NorthernRyland

I only had a tourist visa back then. Never had anything like that happen. Felt like there was 1/10th the amount of people back then so how did it take so much longer than today?

it's headed that way too. The slower pace of life in Chiang Mai is fading fast.

They're totally stressed out and it's only going to get worse. I thought they were going to move the building but they built back in the same place after closing for a year or so. They must be tied to that location but's obviously going to be overrun at some point.

uh no? It was always relaxed for me. Just that one small building back then.

I saw hill tribe women doing garden work with the tops pulled down under their breasts long ago. People used to eat rice with their barehands too. The good old days?

Not saying it's the worst thing in the world just reflecting on how it's gotten worse over the years and will continue on this path. It's trend in the city and something to consider.

I was watching a video on YouTube of a guy in Khon Kaen and he showed the new immigration building. Huge building and large open parking lot. Looked pretty much empty. How nice that would be. This made me reflect on the Chiang Mai immigration office. First time I went was in 2006 but Google only has images going back to 2011 but I don't think much changed by then. Back then I only used the small building on the right and even if it got full it didn't feel crowded or hectic. Parking was trivial but I only had a motorbike back then and cars seemed to find places within the grounds proper. I forget but I think they had a simple queue number and just came up and handed over the papers then came back when it was done. Fast forward to today and the old building is now dedicated to solely for Burmese and the rest of the people go to the new building on the left (see second picture). Parking is a non-option now and you need to park across the street and pay 20 baht then cross over the busy road (at least they made a cross walk with a light). During the peak season unless you get there before they open you're probably going to have to come back after their lunch break and there is a pre-scanning process outside before you even go inside. Seating is often so full you need to wait outside. Very hectic and stressful now. They had to add a drive-thru line for 90 day reports and the copy/scanner building is located around the back where before it was right next to the main building (where the coffee shop is now I think, under that large tree). It's a ticking time bomb. It gets worse every year and eventually the outside parking is going to be filled too. Hectic and slow as to be expected given the volume of people. Even so they seem dedicated to this location probably because it's so close to the airport and easy for tourists. 2024. Look at those wires now too. The median in the road (behind the picture) which had nice trees is all concrete now too. Uglier and top of it, except that tree has gotten much bigger but you know they're going to cut that down eventually too.

They're coming for you man! I see people roaming around in places I never saw before and it's happening fast.

With the extreme polarization in the US is anyone surprised? I don't think you can reasonably assume a fair trial anymore depending on the people involved on both sides.

I'm not following maybe, are you saying there is a racial bias favoring whites? That's what I'm disputing.

Why do you guys never learn? Look at the chart again. You're not comparing apples to apples.

Oh great even more of them. The whole world has descended on Chiang Mai now. Not what I signed up for.

Who are those people who ride around bicycles and wear the black slacks and white shirts? Mormons? They I also see some women who often wear dresses and have this little skull cap thing like the Jewish men wear. They're some Christian sect but not sure which one. I see both of these from time to time in Chiang Mai. In fact a friend of my wives dad was a Thai Christian and I wen to his funeral at "church" in Chiang Mai. It was really bizarre the preacher there was even soliciting during the funeral which was in really bad taste.

I only ever go out in the evenings after the sun has dimmed. I always time it so I have 2 hours and arrive back just before dark so the time I leave depends on the time of year. This fits my schedule but if you're an early riser of course go in the morning but the sun is harder to avoid then. Problem is when it rains in the evening I miss that day or get resolve to get soaked but that's the rainy season for me (like today).

Gotta get away from them. Had a nice storm this evening. Got soaked but now it's a cool 22C outside and peaceful. Life is pretty good.

This guy has dedicated much time to this topic. The BBC (aka big black cock) has a history of doing this and clearly an agenda to erase English identity.

Within the first minute she dodges the EQUITY part and gives a definition for equality. Comments disabled for a reason! This is a racial quota system intended to distribute races more equally in an organization. HR people are now being hired and paid to help fill this quota. Once again state mandated low standards for Americans. Total tyranny, no free doming of association. It's a disaster for Americans who just wanted to be left alone.

It doesn't matter if there were some Africans in the Roman army in some select locations. BBC has done similar things with the findings of a single black person in some city and by that they can extrapolate and say "see, it was always diverse and you're just racist and ignorant for complaining your town looks like Lagos when it was all white when you were growing up" The purpose of this propaganda is twofold, first is to disposes the English of their heritage so they can't not claim full outright ownership of their country and second to give the Africans their importing in to the country a sense that they belong. If this was happening to any other group you would see it clearly for what it is, i.e. part of a larger cultural cleansing project aimed at a dispossessing a people from their homelands.

"police activity" really changed my mind with police. You can see first hand what happens if you don't shot first and go the route of deescalation.

He did an interview once with The Jolly Heretic. I think that's the only time I've seen him long form. Lots of good stuff from J.H. too but he does his live interviews on other platforms as YouTube would certainly ban him.

ha that's funny you mention that. Some years ago (before COVID even) there was a woman sitting next to coughing and sounding extremely ill. I started wearing masks during air travel then as an experiment to avoid getting sick and the woman out of courtesy told me she had the "cancer cough" and wasn't infectious. Made me feel better at least that I wasn't going to get what she had and spoil my summer vacation back home. Hope she pulled through ok.

The explosive growth of Thailand over the 20 years has been fueled by debt and is unsustainable and has already reached the breaking point.

I'm still waiting for this mans mental breakdown. It's going to be glorious. Any day now...

Take a moment to view the very first YouTube video which just had its 25 year anniversary in April.

My uncle got bronchitis last year and it's not gone away ever since. I suspect it's a lifelong illness now. He's 73 and lives in Pai which has some of the most extreme smoke anywhere in Thailand, I'm talking days where it's 400+ AQI and thick like fog. Not sure where this goes but it has seriously impacted his quality of life. He was in Pai for 23 years and made it this far.