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UPDATE: Brutal attack on Thai woman investigated by NYPD
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
And what group magically disappeared from your offenders percentage? Why, it's in the link, although stated indirectly as is the want of government statisticians. From your FBI link: Almost all the "Hispanic or Latino" offenders were folded into the "white" category. Now you know. -
US Secretary of State cancels visit to Thailand over COVID-19 concerns
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Didn't have the right health insurance, so the secretary of state had his ThaiPass rejected. -
Indian actress Vanitha Vijayakumar denied entry in Thailand
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
She got that right. -
Time to call in Jimmy Swaggart.
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Government critics concerned International Reserve could be misused
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Please, no, no, no. That remedy is certain to go to the one percent of the one percent already getting everything. Cash out a couple of trillion and give it out to people with no to lower income. At least a one time payment of 30-40,000 baht. Nothing for government workers or anyone making over 25,000 baht per month. -
Most of these "lost" 1 million would be the only sons of families under China's one child policy. You think that wouldn't cause upset? Any war China would fight right now would mean how many sons from hundreds of millions of families would no longer have an heir? Nothing is more likely to cause internal social upheaval than China losing an only child in a war.
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Should be a "fat tax" for every overweight golfer using a cart. Get their fat butts to at least walk the course.
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Can Thailand become a digital nomad hub?
John Drake replied to Jonathan Fairfield's topic in Thailand News
No, they're yours. You keep'em. Don't try and fob them off on Thailand. -
What I think you see on this forum whenever China is mentioned is a Pavlovian revenge fantasy. Some Westerners cannot come to grips with the fact that they are no longer Bwana, that they don't have automatic deference paid to them simply because of the country of their origin. So when they see an article like this, it gets their hopes up. My own experience with Chinese people, mainly teachers and academics at Chinese universities, is they are loyal to their country. To use a word that will really cause consternation on these boards: they are patriotic. Otherwise, they have same hopes and wishes for their families and career as people elsewhere in the world. The ones in their late 40s and early 50s will tell you that China has traveled an enormous distance during their lifetime, economically and socially. I'm no expert at all, but if I had a prediction to make about all this Evergrande/Chinese debt it's that they will maintain internal debt payments and stiff the foreign debt holders. China, as we've seen with Covid, is able to maintain internal self sufficiency. I wouldn't be surprised to see this play out just like Covid, with the Chinese the last ones standing.
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Can Thailand become a digital nomad hub?
John Drake replied to Jonathan Fairfield's topic in Thailand News
This woman appears to be everything I came to Thailand to avoid. -
Can Thailand become a digital nomad hub?
John Drake replied to Jonathan Fairfield's topic in Thailand News
Lynn Howard. B-Ark -
What water pressure???
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Health Ministry Prepares Serious Defense against Omicron
John Drake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Can we see the unserious alternative?