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Seriously??? Tell me you don't pay attention to the news unless it suits your narrative without telling me you don't pay attention to the news unless it suits your narrative. Well, this is getting into off topic arenas I think, so I'll let it go with that. You really should look it up. You are giving information that is 100% contrary to the facts. I don't know if it's possible to be more wrong....

Ok, no problem. I don't think it is off topic, being that it is regarding honour killing. But I could see how perhaps it is drifting a bit. Feel free to go the route of the CCP or the former USSR or Pol Pot or many others who thought/think along the same lines. Nobody is forcing you to follow any religion and if you have one, I hope nobody is attempting to force you out of it. I don't believe any Christian or Jew would. If they did, it would be against their teachings.

No, I am not saying anything of the sort about what they may or may not revere. Your question is absurd. Everyone knows they revere it. I'm not going to attempt to teach you the Bible in a forum. I'm not qualified, for one and for another, the Bible also says something about not throwing pearls to swine. Your comments/questions only show intellectual dishonesty and an unwillingness to look at facts.

Good reason why nobody follows that. I just posted re Christianity. I don't know why it isn't followed in Judaism. The odd thing is why on earth would somebody post something of which they are in complete ignorance. Note that his first comment on it was regarding "practice", not only about what those religions may have in their texts. If one is ignorant about a religion and thinks they see an incongruity between that religion's texts and their practice, it seems like it might be better to get informed before making foolish comments. Just maybe an uninformed person doesn't know all and is able to make judgements on this kind of thing.

Sure, I can accept that as a reliable source, but I can't accept the ignorant application of that to Christianity and the treatment of it in the new covenant established by the leader of Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth. Matthew 5:38-42 ““You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.” Didn't take the time to look it up, but I imagine you've heard of another verse that came to mind, something about loving your enemies and doing good to people who hate you and it goes on from there. Doesn't sound to me at all like the kind of religion that has honour killings as a part of its practices. And since you've never heard of such a thing carried out as any sort of Christian thing, why do you make such a specious argument? I've never heard of honour killings carried out by Jews either, but I'm not familiar with their teachings on it or how they interpret that Exodus passage. But it certainly doesn't appear that they follow it and I wouldn't assume that's an accident. On the other hand, Muslims definitely follow it and that is well-known.

Do me a favor and name one single country where that is true? I could however name a bunch of majority Islam countries where you would be within complete acceptance if you slandered Judaism.

That's a new one on me. I'd be very interested in some sort of reference for that idea. I've never heard of a single instance of a Jewish or Christian honour killing, let alone about it being a part of their religion. On the other hand, I have heard PLENTY of vociferous outcries against such barbarity from Christians in the west. I haven't even heard of blood for blood being a way Jews or Christians settle feuds (not speaking of wars here, I'm assuming, due to the context, we are talking about personal feuds). Genuinely interested in where you heard this. Preferably from some sort of relatively reliable source....

Case in point, the USSR. Oh wait... ummm the CCP? oops... Pol Pot? oh crap... this isn't working, I give up.

You apparently haven't read the whole article. What is provided here in the forum is only a synopsis. You need to click on the link to the original article in order to read the whole thing. Thought you'd know that being that you are an "Advanced Member"....

I wouldn't be surprised in the least if this had zero to do with construction workers getting it wrong. I've seen so many plans by engineers and draftsmen that called for the most idiotic specs imaginable, but that's what they called for, so the contractor is obliged to follow it. They lose money if they have to take time to bring the drawings back and get somebody with a brain to get things done with some sort of rational thought, so they just do it how they were hired to do it.

No need for irrational US cop hate. Context is everything. If a guy is running at you with a sword, you don't whisper sweet nothings to him, you shoot him, like this -> https://youtu.be/0IxOPEdJ7ic?si=iwTVwk2UtWJmDKK0 If possible and their life isn't yet being immediately threatened, they can tase the nutjob, like this in the US ->https://youtu.be/N3Osvhm-Bjw and this -> https://youtu.be/BD78FxRY1vM?si=Cp4fKzKCKHrY7gtr I highly doubt this Russian was aggressively coming at these cops in Phuket with his sword, and they had an opportunity to deal with him without needing to kill him. I see one of the cops has a taser, but maybe they didn't even need to tase him, just like they didn't need to tase this guy in the US ->https://youtu.be/c_MKR-npPfU?si=APS99lFKtc4OuVlm Sorry to burst your bubble. Maybe you watch too many movies? Or have an algorithm feeding you videos based on your viewing habits that makes you think that it's the norm for US cops to put 11 holes in suicidal mental menaces saying they're going to kill you, even though it could be easily justified -> It's far from the norm, very far.

I think that goes without saying... My implication was that it would be insane to stay in such private hospital if it were not covered by insurance.

Ok... I'm a little confused. So, if as of the start of this month this problem has come about at Phrom Phong and other major development projects continue to sprout presently bringing disputes... just how recent is it that Bangkok started developing with proper urban planning? I realize he didn't say directly that there is now developed planning, but "Until recently" it hadn't had such planning and saying "until recently", it certainly implies that it now does have proper planning, yet all the information preceding that statement says it has no proper planning. So, is that landscape architect living in lala land? Are we to understand that within the last 2 weeks there has been a miracle change of proper urban planning? Or is this just another article with horrible translation? Pardon me if there's some obvious thing I'm missing here. I'd be happily corrected and have my confusion dispelled.

I give people a bit more slack than just starting to drink alcohol. Nothing wrong with a beer or glass of wine. But, I do stay away from ANYBODY, not just Thais, once they've had 2 drinks and go on to a third. No need to drink more. Two drinks and on to a third is enough to have them on their way. Drunk people are useless or worse, why stick around?

just an fyi When you notice you made a simple mistake in your post after you posted, you can edit it. No need to make another post to clarify.

Ridiculous. Who in their right mind would go to a private hospital or stay in one with daily rates like that??? Completely insane.

That makes sense. They wouldn't want any association made to taxis... good way to lose business.

Not at all. A friend of mine (65 year old Thai woman) was pistol whipped, robbed, shoved out of the car onto a backroad of Pattaya. (broad daylight) Another Thai woman friend of mine (about 35 years old) was sprayed in the face with some kind of drug that made her woozy, but not before she freaked out on him and he took off, she was a VERY fit martial artist and Yoga teacher, but she was extremely frightened as she found herself of the side of a road in an area unknown to her, at night, alone, and beginning to feel woozy and lightheaded. Nearly certainly an attempt for a rape. (nighttime around 8 or 9 pm in the outskirts of Bangkok) This stuff happens frequently and I'd bet many times not even reported to the police. Most of the Thai women I know won't take a taxi after dark. And a couple of them, from higher class families, will NEVER NEVER and I mean NEVER take a taxi. A member from their immediate or extended family will come pick them up.

A Thai taxi driver reflect on their behaviour? I don't think they would understand what that means, even if you tried explaining it to them.

Yes. That happened 4 or 5 times among my family members. Asymptomatic COVID is not unusual.

Yes, 100%. The media are largely the ones that were the catalyst for the entire fiasco, creating a mass delusion/hysteria. I pretty much equate it to a mental instability. People who were weak-minded, naive, or just not so bright in general seem to have gotten caught up in it. Then there were/are those who are bright enough, but have ulterior motives, e.g., politicians (although many of them aren't necessarily particularly bright, some are very much so). I recall reading a scientific paper published very early on, in which one of the authors was Dr. Fauci. In that paper, they essentially equated COVID to a very bad cold or the flu. It was nearly the exact same thing that President Trump said early on, which of course was advice he likely got from Fauci - exactly as in the scientific paper of which he was a co-author. Of course, the media's visceral hatred for Trump didn't fail, and they immediately jumped on that and attacked like a Rottweiler guard dog, trolled him, and pumped the narrative of how catastrophic COVID is, even harder than ever before. Of course they let their darling Fauci slide and he also started edging over to the Trump hatred crowd after at first being supportive of Trump. He went from COVID being like a bad flu and masks not being necessary to COVID being horrendously dangerous and needing double masks. And the media just kept pushing harder and harder for their narrative to be true. That whole political and media world is so full of evil, it is amazing to watch. I do agree with you that the governments were trying to do their best at first. But then the pressure produced by the insanity of the media became something that they couldn't deal with, otherwise they were too fearful of public opinion and the next election. Then, they started reveling in the power the people were allowing them to wield. Much like many of the police (not all by any means) who enforced the insanity and loved every minute of the power it gave them to destroy people. Of course the corrupt W.H.O., Centers for Disease Control, and others also played a part in tandem with the media and other ne'er-do-wellers, in particular, Bill Gates, etc.... and on it goes.... One can hope that at least some people learned something from it all. But just as how we see the ease at which people are swayed to vote for completely incompetent people, even to the highest offices of a country, I don't have a whole lot of confidence that people have learned much.... But I do hope.

I guess there was more than one! I don't recall seeing that one I shouldn't be surprised though. It was an amazingly crazy time period full of incredibly hysterical brainwashed people denying reality.

I remember seeing a masked solo driver in the mountains between Maehongson and Pai!! Nice fresh air outside, but noooooooo! It must be full of COVID! lol Your restaurant example reminded me of a 24 hour cafe that had 3 floors. The top 2 floors were closed from the early evening! So, instead of spreading the few nighttime customers out through the place, the law forced everyone to sit in tighter confines in the smaller first floor! Similarly with 7-11 being forced to close at night... so they were allowed to be open when they were busy with loads of customers shopping and waiting in lines through the day, but when there were a smaller number of customers that wouldn't crowd their little store and when they'd have no lines, they had to close! It was truly an amazing time to live through and see firsthand how hysterical people can become over virtually nothing more than their imaginations! But scary when it happens with totalitarian wannabees in charge.

Yes, absolutely bizarre. And it was bizarre nearly from day 1. There were already good studies done by March 2020 (When America had less than 20 cases in the entire country!) showing likely morbidity of 0.025% to 0.625% (now we know it was even less than that). Those who were elderly and had compromised immune systems (e.g. comorbidities) were figured to be on that high end. But even in this forum, people were acting like it was the end of the world and calling for heinous penalties and spouting all sorts of utter nonsense. It was shocking how incredibly easy it was for so many to be so fantastically brainwashed so quickly by whatever their choice of mass media fake news was (they likely still follow the same outlets) - over something that had massive amounts of evidence to the contrary from the beginning. I remember one story in here about a foreigner who was harassed for not wearing a mask outdoors to the point of having his photo in this forum (I think even his name was given, if I'm remembering right) and people calling for his deportation! It was insane! People were pretty much as nutso about the "vaccine" too.

Funny thing is, she's likely to make a large jump in her viewership from all the publicity. She's gonna be making even more money off of her videos now. lol Controversy will end up making her even more popular. Most won't see a big problem with what she did and she'll gain a ton of Chinese sympathizers and she'll be raking in a lot more money than she had to pay in any fine.