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Interestingly if a lot of the science that wasn't/isn't part of the narrative was allowed on this site we could all get a better idea if @connda's post concerning personal experience is significant. Sadly only one side of the story is allowed on this site.

As I said I've had covid twice. I had two jabs early on because I believed the narrative. Luckily I didn't suffer too bad from them. Never again. Don't need them and don't trust them.

This is something I would say to someone who is about to get a booster.

I think natural immunity has more to do with it. Everyone I know hasn't had a jab for ages. As Omicron circulates people get it most with mild symptoms and some no symptoms at all and each time you get a natural booster. Omicron changes, people get it and get boosted naturally again and so it will continue.

You do realise that the common cold is a virus don't you? By the way I'm not a covid non believer as you say. It exists. It's a virus. It's now Omicron and has been for as long time and it's a highly contagious, non-severe virus for the overwheming majority. p.s. I've had covid at least twice. Once Delta and the other time Omicron. Not pleasant I'll admit but neither was the flu when I had that or severe headcolds when I've had them.

I did lots of coughing and spluttering when pm2.5 was at very high levels.

The fact is it's a non-severe virul infection for the overwhelming majority. This is what it is now. Once again this artice gives no detail of comorbities of those who have died and again i wonder how many of those hospitalised are going to hospital for something else and then testing postive. More detail is needed but overall the numbers are still very small in a population of 70,000,000.

There's an article on BP worth a read before pressing any panic buttons. This is the basic message. More contagious (typical of Omicron), still mild symptoms (typical of Omicron) and the at risk group are still the at risk group (typical of Omicron). In parentheses is my addition.

It seems you're right about stupid farangs. It isn't all Thai people is it and this is just one survey. So yes, some farangs are stupid.

This is what happens now. No attributions and direct or almost direct lifts with some AI changes. As you say plagarism or intellectual theft.

As can referendums on changing the constitution. Make questions to suit the required answers.

Srettha, reportedly received a mandate through backing from senators allied with former army chief Prayut Chan-o-cha. Of course the true mandate to govern was with the legitimate winners of the general election and that wasn't the PTP.

There are 8 M&P shops within 5 min of my home upcountry and they will all be selling alcohol. This is the reality all over Thailand and why this anachronist law based on a faith is just laughable.

Are mom & pop shops convenience stores? Let's face it there will be millions of Thais drinking alcohol Wednesday. Just more anachronism in Thai law.

A moot point as the same can be said for alcohol and cigarettes which are both more harmful than dope.

Not suprising consindering ALL news articles and government messages are negative, even demonising and based on falsehoods not evidence and that many Thais tend to believe what they are told as truth. This survey just mirrors this. I remember some guy going beserk in Pattaya and it was instantly blamed on dope. My initial thought was ice which it turned out to be but the negative damage to was done. There have been many articles like this. This, however, shows almost 25%, which represents a large number, do not want dope recriminalised as a narcotic. When taking into account a % of respondents will be anti everything, booze, cigs etc and a large % of respondents will have a complete lack of education about dope and as I stated above will believe what they are told vis a vis complete negative messaging then these results can very well be seen in another light.

The wine bit is just stupid AI and absolutely no editing checks before uploading the article, but having some beer or whiskey (yep! Irish spelling whiskey with an e) in your guts already or eating then drinking not too long after is the same as drinking and eating at the same time. All has time to mix in your guts. I'll have a couple of beers and not a whole lot of durian (difficult) and I'm ok. If I've got some mangosteens I'll finish off with one or two of those and my tummy doesn't get too hot. Too much beer and too much durian I can really feel the heat in my guts.

As I posted above this was my attitude towards durian. Once someone convinced me to eat some my attitude changed completely. Of course having never eaten any I didn't know what it tastes like and my opinion, as is yours, was shaped only by the smell, by perception. What happened when I tried it was something amazing. I found it delicious and the smell instantly went from bad to fragrant and I was hooked. This fruit is addictive and I I'm saying this in a medical way. I'm sure there's a dopamine response. Like many foods, people's negative opinions are often based on perception rather than experience. Red ant egg salad is another example for me. At first my perception of eating ant's eggs was not a good one until I ate some. It's now by far my favourite spicy salad here in Thailand. I no longer form opinions about food without trying it. You may never know if you're missing out on something delicious just because you think it isn't.

Well the magnifiant AI is at it again. Maybe beer's ok then. Apart from this nonsense I've always been told don't drink (alcohol of any variety) and eat durian. This I have ignored of course but I do not dismiss this advice. Durian without alcohol heats my gut a bit but with a beer or three this increases. This is because the liver "gets hot" as a Thai friend (science teacher) told me. He also said that to cool the liver also eat mangosteen, the queen of fruits. Monthong durian is definitely my favourite fruit here with okrong mangoes being a close second. Okrong means cleavage and you can see this on the fruit. Pale flesh and very juicy. I'll bet that evey poster on here that says durian is disgusting has never eaten it. This was my opinion at first but once I tried it I was hooked. The smell became sweet and the taste is incredible. Absolutely love it.

There are many lists showing what drugs are the worst. I challenge anyone to post one that has dope above alcohol, nicotine, meth, coke, heroin, and fentanyl. As I said. This may [or may not be] the case for heavy users. Having the occasional joint do you think this is so or are you just regurgitating worst case scenarios used in arguments against the 'evil weed'. Reefer Madness is a classic example of propoganda demonising the herb.

Sure mate. I know and have known plenty of people who say dope's bad and they're full on drinkers and smokers. They'll argue that coffee isn't a drug. As for dope causing paranoia this is just another example of ignorance. Heavy users maybe but heavy users will get dope be it legal or illegal.

Sadly the anti-drug conservative zealots will have their way as they sit there drinking down their alcohol. Fair chance that the anti-drug posters on here are having a few drinks and few cigs as they type away saying what a demon drug dope is. Problems will increase not decrease with recrimanalistion. Prohibition doesn't work. Everyone knows this. Everyone knows that dope will still be available and everyone knows that the money made from black market sales with recriminalisation goes back to the criminals. Dope is one of the least harmful drugs. This is 100% Thaksin and Army and maybe someone else.

Yep and we are were we are. The market toke took over. 0.2% and there's no way the market would be worth 10's of billions of baht.

So courts and prisons will once again be burdened. Health issues are on the rise. What health issues and what's the number? Rubbish. Easy answer is to regulate. Does the government not have the brains to do this? Yeh! Silly question I know but a $1.2 billion dollar so around Bt45 billion baht will now be binned and black market money will go back to the criminals in the drug industry so the drug kingpins, generals, BIB, smugglers and dearlers. Yep! This seems like a rational thing to do. Agree except for the focus on medicinal use as this will be a very small % of sales in comparison to purchase for recreational use.

True and I've done the same here. I guess this is the new 'professionalism' in delivering NEWS online on this site. It doesn't have to be this way and I'm sure most of us would appreciate human content albeit with spelling and grammatical errors. The article itself is an interesting one and doesn't appear AI generated but being that the source of any article now is not given it's probablly a direct lift with an AI searched image added.