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Kentucky is a brutal place for Thai girls.  It snows a lot in the winter, and there are very few Thai people or Thai food.   She will have to be tough to stick it out, and learn English fast.

Wats put images of Buddha all over the place.  Is that the problem, they want them to come to the Wat?

I wonder, how many other countries charge you $15/day for overstaying your visa?  Most just kick you out and won't let you back in.   Thailand is such a shakedown, it gets irritating.

You can cheat the system, but not your mistress.  

It looks great at night, but looks like hell in the morning. Like some of the girls.

I got a good piece of advice from a bar owner when I first got to Thailand.  He said don't fight with Thais.  He said his friend did, and he was in the right.  But the Thai man killed him, and went to jail.  Point is, the guy was dead, almost like this guy.   I heard some ex-cop go on about how he was going to get some Thai dude, and I tried to tell it was a really bad idea, but he thought he was a tough guy.  My wife says its getting worse these days, and they will attack you in a pack anytime you get in a beef with them.  Go home and yell at your TV and get drunk, but don't get in a fight with Thais in public.  It could easily be the last thing you ever do.

He must have has all his assets seized, or he would have had a lawyer appeal.   He could have stalled for a month or two, maybe more.

The acceleration is this case was the deceleration of her body when it hit the ground.  It has to do with the coefficient of restitution of her body as it smashed.  Leave it alone.

Skimpy on details.  

This one had to be an accident if the guy just bought the condo.  Beware, Ambien can make you sleepwalk.  Thailand should have an immediate review of balcony standards for all new and existing buildings, and make upgrades.  

I didn't see this mentioned, so I will.  I LOVE that my Thai wife never has to shave her legs, so smooth!  I had a girl who could almost draw blood with her leg whiskers in the States!    Also agree with the point about their responsibility.  They as expected to take care of their families just like men are in the west.  The bad part about that is that's where you come in, so a smaller family is definitely easier to deal with.  I'll end with: its easier to find a good Buddhist girl in a massage parlor than a bar.   If they work in bars, you know what they do 24/7.

40 baht is a $1.25 tip.  How cheap is the lady?   I know its not common to tip in Thailand, but why get so worked up over $1.25?  Life is too short.  That taxi ride cost $30 in the USA.

When I was in BKK a few years back, a German man said his friend died suddenly of a heart attack.  He had not given his Thai GF his Pin#.  He had 800,000 Baht in the Bank, and no one could touch it.  He couldn't even find his friends body!  I suppose the Bank got to keep the money.  So these stories about farang dying and leaving a large cost to Thailand also have another side.  Raising the amount to $200,000 as suggested earlier is ridiculous, Retirees should have to have medical insurance to get retirement visas is all.  

My doctor tells me not to take my alprazolam (Xanax) when I drink, because "I might not wake up".   So there you have it.  10-15 of those and 4 5ths of my favorite wine about as fast as I could drink it in a nice easy chair with some nice music.    I have a 3yo son, so that will at least 20 years, my health willing.  Making people clean up your mess of a body is not nice.

I suppose everyone knows this, but if you can speak Thai, you can get all sorts of girls anywhere.  It somehow makes you younger, richer, and more handsome.  :)

Yeah, I think large diameter bores are cheaper than building overpasses these days.  

The speed limit in the US for a "blind curve" is 25mph, unless posted higher.   And we don't have Thai people trying to cross the road.   

If they want people to have Thai DLs it should be required to rent a bike.

At 62, Americans can collect Social Security in most cases, unless he was covered by an alternate pension plan.  Its doubtfull he was broke, but all we can do is speculate.   But, hey, we all are going to die sooner or later, and some are ready to go sooner. 

They need more public restrooms on the beach so everyone doesn't go in the water to unrinate.  The 10 bhat stall across the street are too much trouble for too many people. 

When there is clearly an argument there has to be an investigation.  A lot of times there is only one person.  That guy who recently fell wearing "sleeping shades" should be an eye opener for sleep walkers!  

If you like to meet Thai people, you can visit your favorite WATS!  My favorite was Wat Yananwa, by the river.   Your local nice one is best.  They love it when farangs visit, and the English speaking Thais will come to you and offer you books on Buddha.  You can go to retreats where they are masters of teaching meditation.  A lot of farang men think it is phony, but it most certainly isn't.  You can nitpick any religion, but there are many devout Thai women and they take it very seriously.  It is where THEY socialize.   You will be accepted into Thailand this way, and they will love to teach you proper ceremony AND the Thai language.   If you hang out in bars, they will think you an alcoholic farang.  :)   I did both, so I they put tp with me.  My wife is very devout, and it helped me get along in Thailand tremendously, and its helped her acclimate to Sacramento CA, where she has found lots of friends.

Police said he apparently had stabbed her with a bamboo stick, slightly injuring her, after the company refused to return his passport. 

If you see an accident, slow the heck down, there are probably people walking around.  And if you ever have to walk around on a freeway, keep an eye on oncoming traffic at all times, especially at night in a dimly lit area.  Its a tragedy about the nurse who was trying to help people.