Thaiwrath

42 minutes ago, sanemax said:

You seem to have misunderstood .

1 . I have wanted to stop smoking for years and 10 quid a pack has given me an incentive to do so .

2. I wasnt into being promiscuous in Thailand , so didnt participate in disease risk sex .

3 . People seem to be a lot slimmer in the UK these days , so being a bit overweight is noticeable , compared to Thailand where its quite normal to be overweight  

4. I went to a NHS hospital last week with bruised/cracked ribs and the nurse explained  to me that if my ribs were cracked , they wouldnt put a caste/bandage on , just send me home and sit it out waiting for it to naturally heal . 

  She checked to make sure that it wasnt serious ,didnt give me an x-ray and told me to get some pain killers if it hurt and sent me home .

  Had I been in Thailand , they would have given me an x-ray , done every test possible , maybe kept me in for a few nights , bandaged me up and given me a whole host of medicines (from their own over priced pharmacy) and told me to go back every five days for a check-up and more medication .

  Would have ended up costing 5-30 000 Baht in Thailand , whilst in the Uk , just had to get myself a pack of painkillers

I have been twice over the past 2 years to Government Hospitals here, and, yes, they did give me an x-ray, to make sure there were no jagged edges (as your great NHS hospital should have done), and with the x-ray, consultation and Tramadol painkillers, it was just over 500 baht.

No hospital puts a caste/bandage on for bruised/cracked ribs in this day and age, and to suggest 5-30,000 baht here is luducrous !

"In his speech, General Paiboon said, as a soldier, he regards the scourge of corruption as an evil, but admitted that he didn’t know how to deal with it, because it is very difficult to eliminate."

His bank accounts, and (hidden) assets, probably total a lot more than his soldier's salary !

"She said that the Prime Minister has reprimanded the officials concerned and, since that incident, both he and his delegates are served food in paper boxes or wrapped in banana leaves throughout the trip."

Pathetic.................... There are far more important issues to deal with, rather than a silly complaint like this.

Because it's all about personal opinion, and what you make of life.

I am more than happy here, and have no intention of leaving. 

4 hours ago, Mansell said:

Somewhat amusing your comments, especially as the doctors move backwards and forwards between private and government hospitals many times on the same day. But as long as you are happy to pay the inflated private prices, good for you.

A friend of mine needed a hernia operation, after a consultation in our local Government hospital.

The doctor told him straight, you can get it done here, in about 5 weeks, total cost 40,000 baht.

However, he also advised him that he could perform to operation in a private hospital here, the following week, total cost 120,000 baht !

My friend waited the 5 weeks, had the successful operation done in the Government hospital, and says he won't use any other hospital here. He is certainly not poor, but couldn't see the sense in spending the inflated price for the same operation, especially as the same doctor would have done it.

2 hours ago, madmen said:

geez that's just crazy. Thanks for exposing the scaming. I think those running from tm30 form Will be jumping from frying pan in to the fire!

Also, many people going there are expressing how easy tourist visas etc. are to get.

That was the same in Thailand not that long ago. It was so easy to go from anywhere in N.E. Thailand to Vientianne and get a visa year after year, but the Thais saw what was happening, and put a stop to it.

What happens when the Viet Government clamps down ? What is plan C ?

Went there for a holiday a few years back, enjoyed it, but I will leave it as a holiday destination.

Didnt see in my time there, anything that would make me choose to live there over Thailand.

"He stressed, however, that the best way to protect the party from dissolution is to work creatively to persuade the people to accept that Thailand needs a party like Future Forward."

It does now appear that the people accept Thailand needs a party like Future Forward.

However, they have no say in in the decision of the Constitutional Court, or other independent organisations, regarding dissolution of FF, and the people who do have a say, might well be influenced by more powerful people, in order to stop their progress. 

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

He hasn't needed to see a doctor in the last five years since taking up the practice - known as urotherapy.

I'll stick with my 50 baht to see a doctor at my local Government Hospital choice !

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

The poll shows the two generations of Thai people have different preferences when it comes to political parties,

The younger Thais are, thankfully, getting better educated than their elders, a good thing.  

32 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

The full enforcement is expected to be made towards the end of the year. 

2050

2 minutes ago, Just1Voice said:

I'll go with the repair shop theory.  

I think you've hit the nail on the head there !???? ????

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

Paiboon said Prawit had welcomed him and promised a role in legal affairs.

 

Another sh*tbag joins the circus.

30 minutes ago, webfact said:

Somjai Phagaphasvivat, another political scientist, said Prawit’s power and Prayut’s charisma will help them manage fighting political factions in the Phalang Pracharat Party. These two men also have the capacity to steer the entire coalition government.

Wow, this political scientist has a completely different definition of charisma than I do !

I certainly don't think bribing opposition weaklings to defect from the opposition is very charismatic, but, rather, a desperate measure taken, in order to retain power.

The above picture sums Prawit up too, a false smile, with all his hangers on posterior licking.

It would be great to see that smile disappear, but, hopefully, we don't have to wait 2 years for it.

2 minutes ago, webfact said:

Prawit urges five Phalang Pracharat ministers to vacate House seats

The sooner you vacate, the better for everyone !

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Former red-shirt and Pheu Thai member Suporn Atthawong, alias Isarn Rambo,

As he almost certainly defected for personal financial gain, I would suggest he has a new alias:

alias Isarn Greedy <deleted> !