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Well, as long as he cheated because he needed the money . . .  It would have been inexcusable had he not needed the money.

Free medical care for my visits to Thailand - for just a 100 baht premium?  Sounds good to me.

1 hour ago, griffon2011 said:

Why? That is the question never asked.  That the Jews have been persecuted, demonized and slaughtered over and over again as you say is never in question only the reason why.  What is the common denominator that Jews have that transcends thousands of years, hundreds of countries and just about every culture they come in contact with to treat them this way? They can't always be the victim.  

You are of course correct.  But when I tried to answer your question, my comment was censored - as "racist".  Censorship does not solve the problem.  Only discussion can.

5 hours ago, worgeordie said:

"Could", I think we all know that will never happen.

regards Worgeordie

Exactly.  This is all about scaring the money out of him.

22 hours ago, bristolboy said:

I've noticed several times references to the powerful Israel lobby but no one ever identifies who these people are. This coyness is the kind of thing that leads to suspicions of there being anti-semitic motivations behind this criticism. So all of you who cite the powerful Israel lobby, do you care to identify who you are referring to?

Here is an excellent book on the subject:  https://www.amazon.com/They-Dare-Speak-Out-Institutions/dp/155652482X/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

It goes into quite a bit of detail about how far Jews have infiltrated the US government - for the benefit of Israel.  The enemy within - is all I can say.

Who in their right mind would buy a tour from an Indian on the street?

On 1/17/2019 at 11:43 AM, Krataiboy said:

You must be choking, squire. . .  as are most Bangkokians right now, not to mention the millions around the world suffering death and disease resulting from the use of fossil fuels.

Each year 2 million people worldwide die prematurely from the poisonous gases that make up smog, according to the World Health Organisation. Only last year, a Greenpeace survey revealed fourteen Thai provinces had air pollution well above WHO-recommended limits.

 

Whether or not the use the burning of fossil fuels is a major cause of climate change may be open to argument. However, the horrendous health consequences to human populations - particularly across developing nations such as Thailand - is indisputable.

 

We urgently need action, not excuses for inaction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can't just consider the negative aspects of things.  Billions of people around the world have been lifted out of poverty and misery by the ready availability of relatively cheap energy provided by the burning of fossil fuels.

I am working in Ho Chi Minh City now.  A Vietnamese colleague came into the office one day recently wearing some new glasses that appealed to me very much - and they were very cheap too.  Here is where he bought them:

https://thecrafthouse.vn/search?q=glasses

By the way, Ho Chi Minh City has an excellent and cheap public bus system.  And there is a wonderful app that you can use for navigating it:  https://busmap.vn/?locale=en

On 12/9/2018 at 6:46 AM, rooster59 said:

Delegates said a major issue was how to reassure developing countries that richer nations would deliver on promises to help finance the cost of shifting to a lower carbon economy.

This, I'm afraid, is the whole point of the "global warming" scam:  to transfer money from richer countries to poorer ones - with a good chunk of the transferred money getting lost along the way.

On 12/6/2018 at 3:35 PM, mikebike said:

My question has always been, “even if you don’t ‘believe’, why risk it.?” Good ecological practices aren’t really all that difficult. I don’t get the resistance.

Your reasoning would be correct - if there were no cost to your so-called "good ecological practices".  The fact, though, is that at least for now, it costs a lot more to use renewable energy, which puts a huge burden, not on you and me, but on the poorest people in the world.

Many times over the years, I considered moving to Chiang Mai.  The total lack of a rational public transport system prevented me from doing so.  I suspect I'm not the only person who avoids living in Chiang Mai for this reason.  That can't be good for a city.

On 10/6/2018 at 5:07 AM, JohnThailandJohn said:

 

Does it really matter if it was 4 or 6 million?

No, but it does matter if it was 6 million or 300,000.

The truth is out there on the internet - if you're willing to go looking for it.  You can start with this short video on the subject:

When a person succeeds at crime, he thinks he's smart - and he keeps on doing it - until he gets caught.  No thief thinks to quit while he's ahead.  And if you commit crimes for long enough, you will eventually get caught.

https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=uKauP_1536844894

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Maybe they were just trying to protect the child from eating that unhealthy crap?

Wait, no - a foreigner as honest as a Thai?  Hard to imagine.

Stealing from passengers is the business model of these buses - to offset their cheap fares.

Actually, in this case, I believe the ladyboy:  They just can't help stealing.  It's a reflex response.

As far as I know, according to Thai law, you have to burn two or more people before bail is denied.

On 7/10/2018 at 8:52 AM, JLCrab said:

Sure but from the linked 'Sun' article he had already left:

 

Bernd, a wealthy entrepreneur, moved to the island two decades ago, buying two properties and building up a motorbike rental business.

But he left in 2016 after becoming frustrated with the corruption and hostility towards foreign business owners.

He started another business in neighbouring island Koh Phayam before returning in March to "tie up loose ends".

 

And that's when the snake decided to seize the opportunity to bite him.

Why is it that people so readily accept Thailand enforcing its immigration laws, but when America does it, it's considered to be unfair, heartless, etc.?