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Now China? Did you ever pick up a history book, or even watch the news?

"If I have whisky, I will be drunk today."

She always knows exactly what to say... 🤡

"Aliens!"

He means a rise in the prices of smaller homes that some might consider safer, like houses and apartment buildings a couple of floors high.

How do they know that he is a tourist?

The article is about these self-style "paedophile hunters" and the bad things that they have done, such as breaking the law themselves or targeting innocent people. This is worthy of highlighting. They might think/claim that they are doing a good thing, but they are likely only doing it for their own benefit and don't care about who gets harmed. And in case you're going to respond as such, no it is not OK for innocent people to have their lives ruined if it means it might save some others.

Like many of the people on here who constantly moan about one thing or another, the problem very likely lies within you.

I read and responded to your whole comment. Perhaps re-read my comment and have a think about it. 🤷‍♂️ You don't know what argument means in this context.

How so? (It clearly doesn't.)

I read the whole of your comment. It doesn't make sense. There being more greenery in places where there is already naturally masses of greenery doesn't help your argument. Nothing about my original comment suggests that I believe that people in SEA are going to be concreting the entire countryside. And the fact that they don't doesn't mean they like nature or are trying to preserve it.

So, because there are trees in the countryside it shows that SEA people really do like and preserve nature? Have a think about that for a second. 🤦‍♂️

Might be easier to go through an apartment building that rents out to a few foreigners, one where you rent from the building owners and they have an office on the ground floor to help with admin.

At least it isn't on fire in this pic.

Most Thais are in the same position, so this makes little sense.

He sounds so angry, and also a little deluded. Thais who get surgery generally want to look Korean, not European. And they buy Western cars if they are expensive to show how wealthy they are. I can imagine him drunk in a bar walking up to people and angrily telling them they're this that and the other. It's interesting how he tries so hard to put across a certain image, while criticising others for their choice of image. I assume that they make him feel inferior in some way.

A lot of Westerners come from a culture of moaning about stuff, but it normally comes from a place of being used to wanting to make things better. While I'm sure Thais do whinge, they no doubt do it in a lot more of a low-key way. One difference is that Thais can bottle up their whinges and then explode. With foreigners, it's more like a slow puncture.

Simple... Thailand: corruption, lack of safety, lack of protection and accountability, cheap The West: a lot less corruption, far safer, a lot more protection and accountability, expensive It's quite simply about the pros and cons of each. You cannot have a chilled out, cheap and fun society while following millions of strict laws and constantly stressing about everything you do. Equally, you cannot have a very functional society where rules are followed to the letter and strict standards are kept while having fun all the time. As a foreigner, with foreign money and other benefits, you have a false idea of what Thailand is really like. You have a closer idea of what Thailand is like for the wealthy elite. If you had to live more like a regular Thai, were disabled, or were the victim of some sort of horrific crime or industrial accident, you would probably feel differently.

A good point. It's probably a lot harder to have a nice lawn in SEA. They don't seem to have the same kind of grass we have in the West. You do often see these kind of pot-plant gardens.

It's very difficult to please everyone. Factory workers want jobs, but people are used to buying cheap plastic junk from China. The challenge comes from the disconnection. People might feel bad about the crumbling state of society, both physically and metaphorically, but when it comes to paying 10 dollars for something vs. 100 dollars, in that instance, they're going to choose the option that leads to all the things they complain about.

Given his deception, greed and disregard for the law, he'd be much more at home with a Biden or a Clinton. 🙄

Outside areas covered in concrete. Canals filled with trash. The only place you'll see much nature is in a park that is maintained by some sort of authority. Am I wrong?

You literally have no idea what you are talking about. What I wrote is true. In SEA, you will hardly ever see a lawn in a garden. They prefer to concrete things over. As that shows that they like nature? Ridiculous, as usual. Nope, you don't have a clue. You see a few parks, and assume it means Thais like nature. Why do you think they are made? Becasue they wouldn't be there otherwise. Think about it.

Another case of starting a fight, coming off worse, and murdering the other guy in response? Murder seems so easy to get to in Thailand.

Asians generally don't appreciate nature. They seem to prefer concrete. Add to that the quality of workmanship and lack of accountability. 😓