BangkokReady

How does one brandish a top? I actually think they might be doing this on purpose to drive engagement.

Please stop lying about me just because I exposed your mistake. It is very childish.

No they aren't. Yours are. Liar.

What does that have to do with a comment about how common it is for 16 year olds not to live with their parents in Thailand?

Never mind...

16 year olds not living with their parents. It's a lot more common in Thailand than in the West, but many don't realise this cultural difference.

How so? Someone mentioned 16 year olds not living with their parents, I commented on that, you failed to understand a simple comment, then made a fool of yourself. Nothing weird about me pointing that out to you.

What are you talking about? The comment I responded to was about 16 year olds not living with their parents. Why not read the actual comment before replying? That would save a lot of hassle. 🙄

That doesn't mean that the comment I responded to said that. Why would you think it does? Why not just read the actual comment? Weird people on this thread. 🙄

You've heard many Thais take issue with 16 year olds living away from their parents?

JFC. I'm not sure how anyone can actually be this dense, but I guess this explains a lot of your previous posts. What do you mean "we are talking about"? I replied to one poster who was responding to another, talking about a particular point. Not related to children or sex (not that all under 18s are children anyway). As I said, please check again (and when I say check again, I mean check what was actually being discussed, not what you think some people on the thread are talking about).

They were colonised by the Spanish.

I don't think that is being jaded. He was generous to them many times and when he asked them to be generous to him, they refused. All that happened was that he wised up to the fact that his generosity was not truly appreciated and they did not do the same to him when he was in need. Having realised the taxi riders' true natures, he modified his behaviour, which seems sensible.

The post is not about tipping. Tipping just happened to be one detail. The post is about the motorcycle taxis drivers not remembering the tips and letting the guy off 20 baht for a trip.

No. Check again, please.

I don't think they have a problem with it.

Sorry, how does this relate to what I actually wrote? I didn't mention children, nor sex, paid or otherwise.

Are they trying to claim credit for parents having to buy things for their children ready for the new school year?

Well, it was pretty awful in the West...

A lot of people are unable to comprehend that non-Western cultures are wildly different to our own.

As I said, this is Thailand. It's not rare to find minors living alone for all kinds of reasons. It's totally likely that for there to be a 16 year old living away from their parents and working full time.

I think they mean in Thailand.

I think she looks OK.

They're still Thai in Thailand. Women in Western countries can experience the same thing. Most Thais can find work enough to support themselves. Unemployment is very low in Thailand. As for "mentally challenged". They cannot work due to being mentally disabled, so they have to marry an older foreigner? That sounds a little weird. What on Earth does race have to do with anything? Women who marry pop/movie stars are from countries where race is isn't a factor in how likely it is that they will be able to live independently. Non-White women in Western countries aren't forced to marry older men to survive. You've kind of gone a little off the rails here. I think perhaps you've tried too hard to find a way to disagree with what I wrote, and you've stopped thinking logically.

The figures don't magically make more people dead. 🙄