kwilco

20 hours ago, frank83628 said:

There weren't clinical trials,

the vaccines didn't stop the spread of covid and the lab leak theory is the most likely cause, as confirmed by FBI, CIA, its only FaucI that is still denying.

 

All things denied by those receiving millions from Pfizer and other pharmam corps.

 

Your whole comment is striaght from the pharma paid MSM script

its weak, gullible people like you that allowed the covid scam to go on for so long by believing every single thing the media told you, its people like you that turned on your neighbours, doctors, nurses, teachers, and anyone else that didn't want to be forced into a jab

 

you need to read bad science by Ben Goldacre before you comment.

On 5/20/2025 at 2:24 AM, NICKMONDO1 said:

I really wish they would just shut up talking about this ridiculous subject.

just forget it and get on with life for goodness sake.

dont they think we have suffered enough from all this ridiculous bs?

I bet the ones who died wished they'd taken you advice.

2 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Nearly every thread in Thai on Facebook mentionsฟรีวีซ่า - free visa.

...and.... your point being?

5 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

Well more confrontations, fight, arguments, beatings etc were either NOT reported before, which I find hard to believe!

There have been significant more reports recently, this year, than before.

The reported rise in crime rates, particularly petty theft and nightlife-related incidents, indicates a potential uptick in danger compared to previous years. Specific 2025 incidents (e.g., stabbings, assaults) and local concerns about enforcement suggest challenges in maintaining safety amid high tourist volumes.

Not just Pattaya, Phuket also!

 

 

I think it could go both ways really.

More tourists/ foreigners concentrated in hotspots = more chances for stuff to happen—fights, petty theft, nightlife drama. That’s kind of expected in places like Pattaya and Phuket.

But if people are seeing a real uptick in serious incidents this year (and locals seem to be saying the same), maybe it’s just confirmation bias, but it's  hard to say without stats, but the reports feel more frequent lately.

Also, with everyone filming everything now, stuff gets noticed more—even if it always happened.

Either way, better enforcement wouldn’t hurt.

1 hour ago, kwilco said:

seriously??? - I think you have issues...I expect you think he had transgressed the unwritten law of the Piranha brothers?

somebody nailed his head to a coffee table?

3 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Show me where it's racist or shut up

why is it racists always argue that things they said if did aren't racist - they clearly believe it's OK to be racist.....I expect they justify it by being "high-class"

5 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

It wasn't as dangerous, but I agree now it is getting more and more dangerous, I wonder why?

or are you just more awae of the danger?

ve you visited these falls - their health and safet record is appalling -  I doubt if he even new he was steeping out too far - However I guess you are much cleverr - even though you have no idea of the situation?

25 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

This Brit lad looks to be lacking that !

Really or are you just self-cokpensating? Apparently he was insured but stepped out of te "safe" zone.

14 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Is it compulsory ?

Nope - Just like common sense

A picture says a thousand words......

4 hours ago, twizzian said:

 

I believe Travel insurance is quite different from private health insurance 

What do you mean? As a tourist he would have travel insurance. - THe sad thing about expats is that so many are underinsured and have no true cover if they get seriously ill or injured - You choose you cover and should know what it is.

1 hour ago, johng said:

Rubbish  they knew at the time but lied..yes down right lied.

Who are 'they" and who are the ones who "didn't lie"? - follow thiese simple rules

Tested repeatedly, 
•    Supported by data, 
•    Accepted by experts, 
•    and most importantly Refined over time

1 hour ago, johng said:

• on 8 mice

• suppressed for 75 years

• paid for by us

• at the speed of science !!

QED!

1 minute ago, bubblegum said:

I guess is your freedom of opinion but every

precisely not! - most things here are not opinion

On 5/12/2025 at 12:04 PM, rattlesnake said:

 

Darwin doubted his own theory, as did Copernicus and Newton.

and do you think they were "wrong"??

On 5/12/2025 at 12:04 PM, rattlesnake said:

 

Darwin doubted his own theory, as did Copernicus and Newton.

Of course.That would indicate yo don't understand what a scientific theory is.

BTW they didn't just have one either 

4 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

 

bout 4 yrs ago I needed a toe nail removed.

 

Had insurance so went to a large well known private hospital in Pattaya, was quoted Bt.12,000 to remove it.

My insurance has a limit of Bt.10,000 a day for OPD so they declined.

Yeah I coulda paid the extra Bt,2,000 and got it done but I though meh.... I aint spending 2k.. I'll rip it out at home with pliers after I consume a bottle of rum.

Out of curiousity I stopped at a medical clinic in my soi on the way home, they did it for Bt.280

why wait?

6 hours ago, twizzian said:

Even if he had travel insurance, I would say absolute no way they would pay out that amount on a medical bill

sounds like you are under insured!

36 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

with scam web sites, I know it's free, many tourist dont, 

so how does your post help?

On 5/1/2025 at 2:24 AM, DonniePeverley said:

Dual pricing only effects cheap backpacker type tourists and sensitive souls. Thailand in no way should appease cheap backpackers who offer nothing to the economy, but take up valuable space. Not only should they put the prices up for foreigners but ban anyone with a back pack from coming into a national park. Furthermore ban hostels. 

 

The prices for these places are still cheap compared to western standards. 

 

Thailand simply needs to adjust the wording and image of the dual pricing. For example, if you see a price on the wall, but then offers Thais a reduction it may look better than showing two prices on board and you get the dreaded sensitive police brigrade crying dual pricing. 

 

In London you have attractions and places that offer discounts for locals, and those not from the area pay more. I see no moral outrage there. Imagine being a local Thai and seeing lovely national parks destroyed by mass cheap tourists, throwing rubbish everywhere, crowds, and the enviromental damage it does to your locality. Letting them in cheaply offers some compensation. 

 

Aren't the also planning this for the BTS - where by locals in Bangkok may get a set fare of 20 Baht per person, but others will pay full fares. Wording makes it okay. 

Those who use the term "backpacker" as a catch-all insult reveal more about their own ignorance than they do about the travelers they're attempting to dismiss. "Backpacker" is not a synonym for cheap, disrespectful, or disruptive; it's a broad label encompassing independent travelers who often contribute more meaningfully to local economies than mass-tourism resort guests. Many backpackers spend months in a country, investing in homestays, local food, transportation, and off-the-beaten-path communities that rarely see tourist money. They are often the first wave of discovery that later supports broader tourism infrastructure. To deride them without defining who they are or understanding how they travel is lazy and uninformed.

On 5/10/2025 at 8:57 AM, Free the 115 said:

Are you saying that doesn’t happen? Tesco and the yellow prices? What’s the difference?

How ridiculous! Are you suggesting that TESCOS charge 5 to 10 times more if they think someone has more money or restrict the sale of yellow prices to any particular group???