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What amazes me is the number of American students I have met who are taking a degree at a Thai University. What benefit is a Thai degree in the rest of the world ?

I started off by laughing at this chap then I remembered a young copper in NSW Australia shooting himself in the groin while clearing his Glock at the end of shift, he unfortunately got the artery with fatal results.

It is still amazing that the police get outsiders to clean their weapons, lack of training is so obvious, a friend is a local police officer and qualified to carry a gun simply by turning up for a lecture and putting a down payment on the gun, scares the life out of me.

The Ba####d will now probably sue for loss of family life and win in the European Court of Human Rights.

I have experienced this a couple of times and it is Crowd Funding that I totally approve, a small envelope is usually handed out with the initial refreshments and people contribute according to their means.

To sit with people you have never met before, eat, drink, play cards and generally socialise in a quite happy environment is refreshing and totally different from what we expect in the west.

 The deceased in The elaborately dressed container get a simple Wai from all attendees and is then disposed of by cremation at the appointed  time,  it seems so simple and appropriate.

Just another comment, I worked for BL in the late seventies as a Dealer Manager, every week my Dealers were pleading for cars that they could sell, Land Rovers, Range Rovers , all I was being told to push was Allegros, Rover 2300 in awful colours and Itals.

The result was Dealers leaving the BL franchise and Nissan were snapping them up, the beginning of the end.

Management can be blamed but the Unions laid down the rules, Rover night shift for Range Rover started at 10 pm, all work ceased at about 1.30am as they had done their quota and so virtually everyone slept.

As I said ,Dealers were crying out for the car but there was absolutely no way the Union was going to accept any increase in production, they hastened the death of BL.

Before I am accused of Union bashing look at Australia, Mitsubishi wanted to remain in Australia, they requested a renegotiation of the outrageous union agreement in place, the workers agreed but the Industrial Court denied a hearing as it could create a precedent which could erode workers rights. Mitsubishi closed, workers rights to unemployment ruled.

I am not getting into the pro / anti brexit argument but has anyone realised why Nissan , Honda , Toyota started manufacturing in the UK.

The EU was making it VERY difficult for the Japanese to get a toehold in Europe in the seventies, import inspections, vague compliance rules and paperwork galore all aimed at protecting the French, Italian, German motor industry.

The Japanese dangled a very tasty carrot to the UK Government that could only see the benefits of jobs in the “ deprived areas” and they fell for it, this gave the Japanese unlimited access to Europe as the cars were made in UK, very forward looking people the Japanese marketing men.

They have now got an agreement giving them entry to Europe and of course it is going to be cheaper to manufacture in Thailand and other Asian countries, they no longer need the UK.

Note that “ he flew to Indonesia “ he then paid people smugglers to take him from a safe country to attempt an illegal entry to Australia.

Apart from the very vocal minority many in Australia feel that if you want to come here you should apply in the correct manner. Pictures of predominantly fit young Males, with no papers and often an attitude do not raise much sympathy from the majority.

As to the award who has ever heard of it ?

 The previous poster has summed up the attitude to a group of migrants In Melbourne that have totally destroyed the image of refugees happy to be in Australia, they have simply brought their unacceptable ways with them and to criticise is RACISM!!!

Did this last year from Kalasin and only got as far as Sara Buri.

Drove up from Krabi midweek before Songkran and averaged mid 70 kph 

On the drive back on the Tuesday the average was 28 kph with three lane roads having five lanes of stop start traffic, never again.

A very simple answer........T. I. T.

I think a more sensible idea would be to impound the bike for a month first time and extend it by a further month every subsequent offence.

I just had a flashback of half a century to my youth, Mini with rear silencer removed and a length of copper pipe substituted, wheels reversed on the hubs, SU intake tube, must be chromed, and find a cobbled road in the wet to do handbrake turns.

I defy anyone to say they have never done stupid acts, luckily we survived to tell the tale.

I have now done the marriage extension twice, first time needed witnesses , photos and maps etc. Second time was last July , no witnesses, two copies of everything ( followed Ubon Joe advice ) pay the requested fee, all over within half an hour. Back a month later and got passport stamped and a resident cert, out within ten minutes.

I like the area I live in.

Who gives a damn ........

Krabi area, not in Krabi or Ao nang but many smaller areas with beaches, restaurants and simple live entertainment.

Local area has spectacular scenery, good transport links including airport, direct flights to Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur at very acceptable cost.

Rentals vary but 8000 - 12000 for bungalow of very acceptable western standard, try it and see.