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Like everyone else, it depens on how much they earn - I suspect they are way outside the tax bracket.

Stat - "And here I am thinking I spend a lot of money on vat, visa fees, import duties etc but apparently that does not count in your book... Apparenty you are not aware than 90% of thai people do not pay any tax at all." "Many Thais, both rich and poor, are simply outside of the tax system. Just three million Thais out of 67 million regularly pay income taxes." and all Thais pay VAT etc a when their income hits a certain level they pay income tax - I see no reason to excuse foreigners from this playing field.

THe amount of fuel used in a flight is directly proportional to the weight.mass the plane is flying. So it is more expensive to transport a heavier person. It is important to know how much it costs to carry everything from a case to a big person. THen they will have to decide whether or not it is worth charging passengers accordingly. You are a percentage of the payload and that amount will vary with your weight. Of course it should also involve changes in seat design..... big peope require more space in the fuselage.

It would also depend on what tax bracket you are in - the first portion of your income is tax free then it's the "average" amount onlt=y over a certain sum is taxed at the higher rate. I can't remember what the earning "gateways" were off hnd but wen I earned a miilion baht only a small portion of that was subject to the higher tax rate.

I guess if you stay in a country and work or have income it is only fair you contribute to the countries up keep like everyone else here.

If you are to avoid death you need to understand that it isn't th flukes that kill you it is the subsequent damage they cause to the live that cam cause liver cancer. THere seem to be a lot of very confused ideas on this thread with people failing to identify how they can me made sick, and whether it is bacteria virus or parasite even that pose the danger.

“Most Salmonella outbreaks are linked to contamination from post-harvest handling and transportation but the bacterium can enter the plant earlier from contaminated soil. Salmonella can reach the soil from manure containing animal feces or contaminated irrigation water.” - https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2019/01/researchers-uncover-how-salmonella-infects-plants-before-harvest/#:~:text=Most%20Salmonella%20outbreaks%20are%20linked,feces%20or%20contaminated%20irrigation%20water

Salmonella bacteria are destroyed at or above 65C. veg can be contaminated but in a wok, everything is mixed together. THe whole point of "stir fry" is that it cooks at ultra-high temeratures which makes it safe. Obviously if the heat doesn't get through to the bacteria - wherever they are they will survive then mutliply in your gut and produce the toxins that make you sick. In the States there are examples of mass contamination of salads supplied to supermarkets and restaurants. The studies found no significant difference between "open market" and supermarkets. Salmonella was not the most common bacteria either.

Please explain....

doesn't matter about when it died - Often trichinosis infected meats come from wild game, such as bear, as well as pork products. In the UK it hasn't been seen since the late 1970s. US more common. Cooking is the answer.

Not exactly - it can cause inflammations which in turn can lead to cancer in the liver

QED - and you compound with your own German prejudices!

THe diseases =referred to are cancer of the liver - not the 2 you mention - this is an extra disease that is way over the population norm... on top of other illnesses common to the rest of the country.. THe disease unlike smoking related diseases is causd by an organism that is treatable in iy=tself - yet they are not being diagnosed - this means the health service is failing to prevent a disease.

20,000 from just one type of cancer and the region has the highest death rate from it in the world. ...and it is avoidable.

How will you know?

Actually it is an anti Thai think....expats constantly write posts that imply they are intellectually superior to Thai people....essentially it is a racist standpoint which invokes the racist concept of "other".

They may do, but do farang? There is still a high incudence in the North East so something is not working.

Both work best against the adult flukes, but there is some effect on the migrating juvenile flukes. Clorsulon is effective only against liver flukes and it is sold alone as Curatrem® or in combination with ivermectin as Ivomec® Plus. Used by vets in Europe

the fluke parasites are particular to freshwater fish.

Here's a diagram of the life cycle of the particular fluke I believe the article is talking about........

I wouldn't be so confident.... THis is the advice of te US department of Agriculture "Trichina and other parasites can be destroyed by sub-zero freezing temperatures. However, very strict government-supervised conditions must be met. It is not recommended to rely on home freezing to destroy trichina. Thoroughly cooking food will destroy all parasites, however the incidence of trichinosis has declined in the United States due to changes in hog feeding practices. Presently, most cases in the U.S. are caused by consumption of raw or undercooked wild game."

THis depends what drug you are taking - you need one that kills liver flukes and before other damage is caused.

THere needs to be a better government information campaign and the health service needs to gear up to treat infections of liver luke before serious damage occurs. Its 'like smoking tobacco - if the research hadn't been published and the public informed millions more would have died. Most countries have hygiene laws too which prevent selling of these products, so restaurants could be made iether to stop selling it or comply with regulations that prevent contamination. Parasites occur in food all over the world - the USA has a whole range of parasites that occasinallu=y affect the public, but sellers know they can be sued r prosecuted. THailand has very basic consumer laws and many foods are consumed outside regulation either through lack of legic=slation or enforcement - fish, meat insects, slad, mushrooms etc

Yes - it gives the impression you eat it and die - it is a problem that has been known for a long time - and not a lot has been done but the cuases and it's history have been disregarded in the name of sensationalism

yet neither of you can come up with a single "study" to back up your point.