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Unfortunately this is all very normal. The people in the back, the accident, the kids present on building sites. This is Thailand! If this pisses you off, wait until you hear someone say that there was nothing they could have done to prevent it and it was all down to fate...

Those were rhetorical questions. People may claim that the police are the cause of people not following the law, but the fact that Thai people choose so often not to follow many rules and regulations unrelated to the police, suggests that it is a bigger issue than simply the behaviour of the police. There are cultural factors also.

People. In many ways, his beating the intruder and reporting it to the police is asking a question. By not simply allowing the monk to do what he wants, by beating him and ejecting him from his house, by contacting the police, he is asking "why should I tolerate this?"

I thought this was some kind of myth. How many jobs actually pay 300 baht per day? 7/11? Big C?

Nice to see. If the Thai people want the police or government to improve, they have to accept that their respect for the law needs to increase also. ????‍♂️

Is it only the police where Thai people consider all rules, laws and regulations to be completely optional? Or is there a very common attitude to following rules in Thailand that suggests it is related to more than simply the conduct of the police?

Really nasty crime and not uncommon online. Kids have killed themselves over this kind of thing. There needs to be some sort of discussion of this in schools. Don't send sexy photos, don't let your partner record you having sex, people lie and people change.

I think Thais are slowly getting tired of the "never criticise or complain about anything" aspect of Thai culture. Hardly surprising, given the type of behaviour this enables. Also, without tourism money to keep the masses happily subsidised, people are starting to ask questions.

Really? If the fan makes you feel cool it isn't actually making you feel cool?

One big problem is, although it's obviously a somewhat positive outcome in this one instance, what about the fact that so many thousands (millions maybe?) Of people do this exact same thing every day. The reason he has been charged is that he was doing something extremely dangerous that led to this woman's death, but that same dangerous things is being done countless times every day. It seems bizarre that they can sentence this one person, but not take the actions he carried out a lot more seriously across across board.

But you're apparent defence of him is OK? I think you're getting a little carried away in your "all other foreigners are bad, I'm the only good one, I'm more Thai than you" shenanigans.

Whether they're involved in the scam in question is irrelevant.

What does this have to do with trafficking?

So many people die and it seems that no one would ever know or care if not for the fact that they were staying in rented accommodation at the time... ????

Haha. It's your whacky idea that we're discussing. Do you seriously not know the difference between a vagina and a neo-vagina? They don't share any biological features in common. No one is denying anyone medical treatment, it's simply not the case that trans women need to go to an OBGYN. They simply want to because it would be gender affirming for them. "I am a woman therefore I need to visit the OBGYN like other women do." If some OBGYNs want to retrain and provide neo-vagina aftercare for trans women, they are surely entitled to do so, but trans women would still be going for neo-vagina aftercare, not for standard OBGYN procedures that biological females would need to have.

I don't need to. I know the difference between a vagina and a non-vagina. They are in no way biologically the same and there is about as much logic in a trans woman going to an OBGYN as there is someone going to one for a joint problem. The only way I can imagine it being appropriate for a trans woman to go to an OBGYN, is if some authority forces them to double specialise in female reproductive systems and trans-vaginas simply to allow trans women to be able to say that visit them. Perhaps that will happen some day, sadly, but until then... This has nothing to do with being pro- or anti-trans, it's simple scientific fact.

OBGYNs go through extra training to give trans-vagina care? You know trans-vaginas are in no way the same as real vaginas, right?

You could write in one sentence explaining how an individual who has male biology needs to consult with a doctor that specialises in female biology. Unless you don't actually have an explanation. Not giving an answer and expecting people to not only follow a link, but to then watch multiple YouTube videos is the copiest of cop outs. I would consider your response having been asked to back up your claim to be "because I said so" and nothing more.

I think you're missing the point. People are having a little joke about Thai police based on what is written in the post.

Distinctly lacking in "Thainess" though...

I can barely remember how I used to watch TV or movies without looking at another device at the same time. I assume I must have, but it's crazy how much "TV" (YouTube) has become the thing I have on in the background while I look at something else. I'm pretty sure we'd be fine without our devices and we could just watch the movie or the show, but having it there means it's hard not to look at.

What kinds of books, movies and TV shows do you like?

I very much doubt it was "they" that decided to divorce. Sure, but he'll be back again if she gets a new man.

I've seen homeless people huffing glue out in the open a number of times. At least back home people have the decency/shame to do it somewhere private. I know, I know, "if you don't like seeing people abusing solvents in public, go home"... ????

And that would look like a plastic bag with glue in it?