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So what is "Big Joke's" actual position?

They are and they aren't. They are public in that people generally are allowed to freely access them, but they are also private property, so of course the owners can make their own rules.

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You have to wonder if there is actually any benefit to this training, other than anti-foreigner propaganda. Chill out guys, there's still plenty of racism doing the rounds from covid.

Suggests ASEAN NOW.

Seems pretty obvious why a department that deals with foreign people working in Thailand would be investigating foreign people working in Thailand. ????‍♂️

Risky tactic. Not great for his "cool uncle" street cred with the youth.

I'm not sure what this has to do with my comment. Could you expand a little?

1, What would you do? 2, Are you Thai?

Why?

If you are not in the position to help, filming is the next best thing as it provides evidence for the authorities. It's always a good idea to film.

Aren't most prostitutes generally lazy? People make out like there is no choice, but there are girls who work food and service jobs to make ends meet. Maybe they're mostly not pretty enough to go on the game, but I'm sure some are. There are obviously Thai girls who choose to work hard for their money.

Some girls do, some go with Toms. The reality is, sadly, that many Thai women expect it and believe it to not only be normal but what they deserve. Many also cannot get out once they are in as the guy will kill them.

Possibly, but I wonder why he didn't just look that up or accept the definition of the clearly unfamiliar phrase "same same but different". It seems that admitting he is wrong or had misunderstood was just too much for him, so he had to continue to deny something that is as plain as day.

Perhaps you're joking, but there is little chance that cave men forced wolves into domestication. What is far more likely is that some non-aggressive wolves began hanging around camps/villages as they figured out that humans had food and they became less afraid of them. This then probably led to a natural domestication where wolves and humans basically benefitted enough from being together that it persisted. There wouldn't be much point in trying to force a wild and aggressive animal to be tame and friendly, as the chance of success is extremely low.

So you could stop kissing to eat and still get the longest kissing record as long as you are hugging?

What did it say before? They appear to have updated it. (Although there is now a semicolon where a colon should be.)

Interesting concept. I wonder what Thailand would be like with people aware of there being consequences to their actions. In some ways better and in some ways worse?

She had a very creepy and sinister air about her. She also decided to alienate a lot of people in the way that she described anyone who might even consider voting for Trump.

Yes, they did. One user said the man was Russian, another corrected them saying he was Lithuanian, the following reply said that Lithuanian was similar to Russian using the Thinglish phrase "same same but different".

It's funny, isn't it? With Trump the first time, Hillary was the only person bad enough to get Trump elected, then, this time, Trump was the only person bad enough to get Biden elected. It's very interesting watching the two waring wealthy elite factions vie to hoodwink a supposedly educated nation, and the resulting madness from both sides.

At this point it seems like the term "whataboutism" has been repurposed as "Trumpaboutism". There comes a point where you can no longer deflect any and all criticism of "your guy" by simply saying "What about Trump?". The main problem is, it means little to actual voters and only really scores points with people who already hate conservatives simply because they're "the bad guys" and have never gotten over the fact that Trump was president.

Someone's been watching a little Bill and Ted...

I find shorts and t-shirt to be too hot most of the time. Even wearing shoes is often too much. Jeans would be torture in this climate. I wish it could be done, as foreigners often look so awful in shorts and t-shirt, but it just isn't happening. I certainly miss wearing jeans, hoodie and trainers, but they just aren't compatible with Thailand.

You cannot take someone saying "same same but different", a phrase which means similar, and quote only part of the phrase, "same same", and then claim that the person said "same same" meaning the same. You are misrepresenting what they said. It's akin to taking someone saying "I do not", quoting only "I do" and trying to claim they said they do do something. They didn't say "same same", they said "same same but different". The two phrases have different meanings, and to claim they meant "the same", when they clearly meant "similar" is being dishonest.