BangkokReady

You said "I am Thai". I'm not hijacking anything. I just wanted to clarify as it is relevant to the argument you were making.

I'm not sure what you mean. You are a foreigner with Thai citizenship, not a Thai.

In a situation where someone is saying "As a Thai...", but you suspect that they are not Thai, but a foreigner with Thai citizenship, the fact of their parents being Thai or not are a quick and easy way of confirming. So very relevant.

Ah, I understand. You have Thai citizenship. I thought you meant you were actually Thai. Do you believe that if you were in the situation that the OP found themselves in you would have been given the medicine? Or would they still say "the boss says we cannot give it to a farang"? Obviously even with citizenship, they will still view you as a "farang".

Are your parents Thai?

If you make it a daily thing with a routine, it might give you something to focus your mind on a little also. Hopefully the sleep should come naturally after plenty exercised and fresh air. Have you heard of "mindfulness"? Look it up if not. It's quite a good method for clearing your mind and relaxing, especially if you're a worrier/over-thinker.

Nice to see. I hope all the money goes to the right place.

One of the hardest things to get used to in Thailand is the attitude that the customer is always wrong and whatever the seller/provider of service says goes. Zero customer protection and monopoly (enforced by mafia) is the norm. It's so bizarre that they won't just fix the thing. I guess buying and selling gold is so prevalent that the actual sentimental value of an item is nil. But, as you say, why not make it the right weight?!! It must have been the right weight to start with! No advice to give you as I know nothing about this, but damn I would be annoyed by this. It's probably one of those all too common situations in Thailand where there is no rule but people just don't want to do the work or risk going against the flow. I would keep trying and consider sending gf alone, in case seeing a foreigner makes them see Baht signs.

I think China shares the same problem as Thailand does. They both want to develop past their reliance on income from abroad (China manufacturing and Thailand tourism), but this is not something that anyone can "will" to happen.

Sorry to hear about that. That all sounds really scary. Thank goodness there were some friendly locals to help you get to the hospital! Bit of a random idea, but have you thought about rather than focussing on the sleep issue, trying to focus on your health in general? So join a gym, exercise, eat healthy, drink lots of water, and cut out anything bad?

Gee, I wonder why these people who are paid directly in cash are keeping that money at home? ????

So he put around 60 coins in a piggybank per day (if 10B coins)? That's a lot of coins. Something fishy about this.

Should probably have "tentatively in a few areas" on the end of that sentence.

What do you do when you cannot sleep? Do you just lay there or get up again? Apparently if you cannot sleep, after a while you should get up and do something like read a book for a while to kind of reset the sleep hormones. What time are you waking up? Should be the same time every morning. If you start waking later, this can disrupt sleep more.

Sounds like he will literally be getting a taste of his own medicine.

Isn't it the norm in Thailand where public money is involved?

1, Read some great works of literature. 2, Put yourself in a very challenging and uncomfortable situation. 3, Help others. In my opinion, while travelling and experiencing things can make you feel good, it is really only temporary. It's also generally a pleasant experience and I'm not sure if you will really learn anything about life or yourself. When your time is up and you return home, you might find yourself exactly where you were at the start, but with a few stories to tell.

I'm not sure about the critter, but you might want to get the dry skin on your leg looked at.

Did she actually successfully dominate anything?

Also passengers often see more things outside of what is on the road ahead because they are free to look around without worrying about oncoming vehicles. Combine that with the Thai attitude of "don't concern yourself too much with what other people are doing if it doesn't effect you", and I guess they might seem more uncaring than they really are.

His feelings were battered by the thought of the woman going back to her husband. Surely murder is the obvious and justified method of self-defence in such a situation? ????‍♂️

Did you misread it as the guy who brought the knife was the one killed? The one who brought the knife was the killer, and was unhurt. I'm a little confused by your comment, as it would appear to be counter to what actually happened yet started with "That is why...".

I think it's more that covid never really properly arrived in Thailand until Delta, for one of many possible reasons.

Quite literally adding insult to injury...

So less than 13K per month to put a kid through uni? Or were there other sources of income going to him?