BangkokReady

Governments are a lot like women. You should watch what they do, not what they say. They will say what they think makes them look good, makes people like them, or makes them popular (with whatever group they prefer), then do whatever they feel like. You have to remember that, according to the government, prostitution is illegal and doesn't happen in Thailand. You can also pretty much guarantee that while they say they want to ban alcohol, they will go home and drink alcohol after saying it. It's pretty likely that they will say that that period is finished and that they are only targeting wealthy "high quality" tourists and Pattaya will become a family tourist destination. Then in reality it will return to business as usual.

They seem to have more cases, but proportionately fewer deaths. Could that be due to the vaccine? Also, they've been more open for quite a while now. This would easily explain the slightly higher rate of daily cases. You might even expect it to be a lot higher due to the more contagious Delta variant. If anything, your example seems to show that the vaccine is working in the UK.

Interesting how they are so keen to paint something as "irregular", after just saying that it is fairly common.

I prefer bilge-rat or knave, but as pirate insults go, I guess it works for Thailand.

Should Buddhism even still be being practiced then?

Take a look at intermittent fasting and weight training. Maybe kettle bells given the restrictions around gyms at the moment.

"Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others."

I meant the prostitutes. Depends on the customer. I think it would be easier in Thailand due to multiple reasons, mainly cultural. If you have sex once perhaps. If you have a girl every night for a couple of weeks, it will quickly become far cheaper in Thailand.

I'm no expert, as I haven't used a proustite in any country, but I can't help feeling that it would be nicer, easier and more affordable to use one in Thailand. Just a hunch.

Life's simple pleasures. A walk on the beach and hookers in his hotel room.

If Pattaya is opened enough to actually attract tourists (booze, clubs, prostitutes, all allowed with zero social distancing), it will have huge numbers of covid. Vaccinate all, accept covid and have zero restrictions, or don't bother opening.

I guess it's the old "a Thai person wouldn't do that". They might also have been told by people the people getting the loan and the staff "don't worry, you don't have to pay". The whole "Thai supremacy" thing has its drawbacks.

Aren't there many bonafide Thai massage places around the world? How does one know which one is a scam?

Sadly, even in relatively educated and progressive societies, many parents actually don't believe that what they do affects how their child develops.

Blame the parents.

Very sad and a hard lesson to learn. Never go guarantor on anyone else's loan, ever. Legally you're agreeing that if they cannot (or simply don't want to) pay back the loan, you will pay it back for them. It seems quite common that people default also. Cruel that someone's childhood friend would do this to them. I wonder if selling the actual vehicle to recoup some of the loss is a possibility.

There was a post a while ago claiming that people who had got a volunteer visa through an agent were having difficulty going through the COE requirements, even with a reentry permit, due to the authorities asking for additional information regarding the volunteering. Not sure how true that was, or if it will be the case in the future, but you might want to have a quick search.

An interesting and challenging idea. The things is, if you have the precepts of Buddhism on one hand and the ideas of the younger generation on the other, should they be in conflict, then you really have to make a choice. Either force the young people to act more in line with the precepts, or abandon them. If you're a monk and your business is Buddhism, you have to follow the rules, or the blessings and merits won't work. Then you cannot claim the right to not have to work.

Just not Buddhism itself...

(Un)happiness is subjective, but it isn't relative. If it was a relative term, it would always need to be discussed in comparison to something else. You can, of course, discuss happiness relatively, as you can most things.

Freudian slip there? I assume they meant amongst. Or they mean that they want to make Thais hate and fear foreigners even more?

Why not apply everywhere that deals only in appointments and see what you can get. There might be one available soon. You won't know if you don't try. You can always say no.

Finally this problem is being addressed.

If you're worrying about this then there's no point in opening up. Need to concentrate on vaccination and learn to live with covid. No restrictions and treat it like the flu, or there won't be any tourists, or at least only nature overs. No one is going to come if they are treated like a leper while they are here (a leper people want to price gouge), with the constant threat of being incarcerated at your expense.

How does he know he can trust her? She might have another Dad on the side. You have to be really careful in Thailand.