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4 hours ago, playboy said:

He may think those money are growing from the money tree are free to take?   Just an innocent guy?

Really.. and the monks just forgot to put a sign under the tree saying please help yourself??

8 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

They are trying to eradicate the places where you can get a 'happy ending', so where, exactly, will the 'happy zones' be ? 

Hopefully on planet Mars

6 hours ago, PatOngo said:

The mentality of these people bewilders me.......people in these positions can't be this stupid........can they?

 

Actually yes!!!

Sickening.. welcome to the land of smiles !!

If tourists were made aware that they were being fleeced by paying 10x the Thai entrance price & voted with their feet it would all change inside of a week..

5 hours ago, Raymonddiaz said:

life in Thailand is so cheap. Why not leaving him. Life is precious. Some Thais behave like animals. Always using violence for every problem they encounter.

If you've ever come across a Thai women that's been scorned she's not going to let him walk off with the "mia  noi"

she's going to get revenge!

7 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Another Thai nutter with a gun.

Although he was licensed for it, a severe punishment for discharging it in public would be appropriate.

I wonder what the reason was for taking his gun to work??

politeness training and a small fine for doing all that... jeez

Operating a taxi without a licence, pulling out a knife and threatening someone !!

C'mon Thailand get your act together

16 hours ago, berybert said:

Do the airports run 24/7 in Thailand ? I know they don't in the UK.

Then it shows you know <deleted> about most airports in the UK

6 hours ago, oldgent said:

good well done Police.. unfortunately the predators are out there waiting

And Thais are only too willing to supply them....
Supply & demand it's a double edged sword!

1 hour ago, maoro2013 said:

That was a lot of passengers for that little car.

I was just thinking the same, 8 killed plus 4 injured... that makes 12 passengers in the van??

I'm only guessing but if the van has 3 rows of seats it should be a maximum of 8 passengers??

Presuming the truck driver was alone.

8 hours ago, Briggsy said:

How much is a dairy and sheep farm in Australia worth these days?

Its worth putting on the old guy's undies for a couple of years !

I have two friends both young female student teachers aged 22 & 23 working as interns in different schools.

Both site the children's behaviour as their worst problem during the day.
Both say they are not allowed to chastise or discipline the children or notify the parents of bad behaviour..

The head teacher & principals reasons are that they will grow out of it! 

Both have said to me that they entered the teaching profession hoping to make a change but are held back by the older generation saying the kids must be left alone to do as they please.

Both have said they are actively looking for other work & no-longer wish to be in the education system even to finish their internships!!

But of course all this is made up because prostitution is illegal in Thailand

Just compromise 2am for all bars & nightclubs, if you can't get your kicks before that you ain't been trying hard enough.

23 minutes ago, sungod said:

Hire a car then :)

 

On another note, I'm interested to know where in HH it docks, I read in the BP this morning it was Koh Takiab? If so, what the cost of a taxi into town?

Cost will probably depend on the "whiteness" of your skin..

2 hours ago, Boatfreak said:

Will be taking the ferry with my daughter next week, looking forward. I would never have done the 6 hours trip with a suicide minibus.

life on the ocean wave Thai style may not be so rosy either!!

Quid pro quo for charging farangs 10x the cost at national parks, not to mention all the other add-ons when farangs are charged extra!!

5 hours ago, ezzra said:

 

If I were her, I'd try to be as quiet as a church mouse and don't make too much noise

as the people who did her hubby might get angry enough at her and her high profile

and might conceder harming her too, we know that those guys have the means

and balls to kill people for a mere money dispute....

A mere 8 million baht money dispute !

What goes around comes around.

7 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

It was put aside for a rainy day

4 minutes ago, Arandora said:

I didn't say I did not agree with dual pricing in Thailand, merely that is us not racial discrimination. 

I agree that the current rates are too high for visitor families with children but it could be argued that on an income basis they are high for a local family with children. 

The perfect solution for visitors? Free to all. Now, who pays and how? 

Racism is discrimination and prejudice towards people based on their race or ethnicity.

As they charge extra for all foreigners ie non-Thais then this is a form of racism/discrimination

21 minutes ago, Arandora said:

It is not racial discrimination. It is discrimination between Thai nationals, visitors and non-Thai residents irrespective of race, colour or creed. 

It is dual pricing and exists in different forms in many countries. I'm a UK pensioner on a decent pension, more than those less fortunate than me (and there are millions in the U.K. Workforce) who earn less in full time employment. Yet I can get discounts on attractions, entry fees, buses (even free on some!) compared to UK residents and visitors. 

However, the dual pricing system has in the past been used corruptly and its current application is tainted with that reputation. 

Solution? Not me. I avoid on principle and use my Thai Driving Licence where I swallow my principles! ?

Racism is discrimination and prejudice towards people based on their race or ethnicity.

How about reducing it to the same price as every Thai pays....

It's a racist act pure & simple....

Just  two more "wannabies" seeking some more free publicity

I wonder who will be next to come out of the "I've been hurt" wardrobe!!!!