RocketDog

Agree. Like most of the countries on the planet have for far too long. That has been slowly changing the last few years though thankfully.

True enough. No nutritional value in sewage.

Yes. I have experience with Chinese goods of many types. Shoddy, inferior, crap junk.

I guess not. I bought with blood in the street and made 21% gain in two days in technology stocks.

No. It was all a bad dream. A very bad dream. Can you imagine the havoc he would wreak if he were president again? He could sow destruction and chaos within weeks of being elected. Like stoke global tension or even crash the stock market! 🫤

Or not. I tried both ways but you can't polish a turd.

Another topic degenerating into bickering from a couple of members. Harrisfan is generally always one of the two. Moderators should just close a thread when it gets to this point

Sadly the beat reply I can give you is this: Pretty much all forms of social media have succumbed to decay into dumpster fires washing into a swirling sewar. Humans want to be heard and, against all evidence and feedback to the contrary, believe that they have something to contribute that the world must hear, comprehend, and agree with RIGHT NOW! Social media is the pitiful distillation of that common misapprehension and a painful reminder of humanity's likely fatal disability: near utter failure to communicate even the simplest concepts to each other. I've never indulged in any of it save this forum. I joined when I first came to the Kingdom and it was a source of cultural information that was valuable to me. It was called Thaivisa then. Now, it's clear that the only cultural insights I can gain on AN are related to some of the worst traits of human nature, particularly western cultures. I already know more than I want of those. I still post occasionally but generally don't read replies because I have no reason to believe anybody cares what I think and I don't want to take the bait of some malcontent looking for a 30 reply bicker-fest.

Clearly you have a weak grasp of geopolitical strategy. 'Large piles of ice' immediately adjacent to oceans that were previously filled with more ice become strategic naval control points. The islands the chinese created in the middle of the pacific ocean were previously large piles of coral. But now they are naval bases with landing strips, rockets, and guns. Get it now?

Interesting. I 'am told' the opposite. [Well, maybe not interesting at all since I just made that up. Did you too?]

It sounds a bit like you are whistling past the graveyard. If you are sure your stance is correct (for you) there is no need to point it out repetitively. Is there? BTW I agree with you and I keep scrupulous records of proof that I owe nothing and thus have not filed. If I determine that I owe taxes some year then I will file. I refuse to risk my wife and life in the Kingdom over a few hundred dollars tax. I live here and use the roads and infrastructure too. Every expat should make their own assessment themselves. Probably some of them do owe taxes, "fair" or not.

Oh crap! Does that mean FB will be scraping data and selling advertisements to people even after they are dead? A fate worse than death.

Very helpful. Comments like your are what makes AN a leading forum.

Remember that when they come for you

America lost.

I'm not seeing it on the phone app. I asked in forums several times with no answer. It is in the desktop app.

So you agree that the three branches of government shouldn't actually provide checks and balances on each other as the Founders intended? So you agree that Trump is on course to be a dictator and you will cheer him on? Just wanted to be sure I understand you.

I want to ask a muslim friend of mine if he followed the koran strictly. He said he did and so then I asked him if he is approached by a non-beiever The Koran says that he can either tax him.Kill him or enslave him. So I ask him if I should always wonder what A muslim would do with me when I meet them the first time. Should I be afraid he will cut off my head? His reply was oh we don't do that anymore. I told him That did not relieve my fear.

Doesn't it depend on how loud they are?

"While he acknowledged that he was not fully informed about the political discussions surrounding his extended stay, he stated, “I believe him. I don’t know all those details.” Horse's mouth.....yes. Horse's belief.......yes. Supported by facts?...no. So horse admits he 'believes' but admits he doesn't 'know'. Bad Horsie! Bad Jonny!

He does serm to create posts for the sake of stirring the pot doesn't he.

China is not debt-ridden? Yes, it is. So they face the same choice usa does. An international naval blockade of the China Sea out of range of their missiles will shut China off from the world. They have cloudsv of dumb missiles but they can't guide them over the horizon and using satellites and operators fir each missile is impossible. Ships on the other hand can constantly move. China's navy is not a true Blue Water navy and most of their ships have limited range because of fuel. China cannot wage war at sea. Japan's Blue Water navy is larger than china's. Without import or export China goes down and her citizens rebel since the CCP has broken the unspoken agreement with its citizens: give us a better life and we will accept your tyranny. China spends billions in propaganda trying to convince the world it is invulnerable and it just ain't true.

That's my reaction as well. If you go asking questions and looking for trouble someone will accommodate you. I'll assume the OP has his reasons and move on. I have studied the Thai tax rules, don't owe tax, so I keep records every year to prove such and I won't go looking for a TIN number. Note that those who have and posted here were told the same thing or met with bewilderment from the tax office. Let sleeping authorities alone.

Does anybody know a way to auto-block news updates concerning Pattaya? Similar to the way I can block anything from certain members. Like some AN members, this is getting terribly redundant and predictable. Nothing new, just continual chaos.

Well........ I guess it depends on the results. Assuming they aren't tampered with.