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4 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

Not really.

I live in a rather quiet nice place, but I do not count on this to last.

If shit happens, it happens.

That is the price we pay for living the dream - at such a low cost that is unimaginable back home.

Back home I would not even dream of having my own swimming pool...

well all I wish you in that case,  is may the shit stay away from you!!....and enjoy that nice pool!

58 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said:

 

They did this kind of thing in the US in the 50s to try to stomp out the evils of Elvis, black R&B, and rock and roll. TV cameras refused to show Elvis from the waist down, and preachers would host parties where they would break and burn Beatles records. So Thailand is only 70 years behind the western world. 

They still do this in Saudia, Iran and probably in some areas of the USA!!

one sensible step would be to alert the press in their homeland and make sure large level news is deployed nation or even worldwide!

sorry for being naive, but why not purchase a juice extractor, a good supply of oranges and teach the maid/Mrs/GF  how to make the milk?

10 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

Yeah right. Noise will chase away Thais.

any other suggestion otherwise?

Not that I mean to be inquisitive and sorry if you already give this information that slipped the eye.....but from which country would this embassy be?

2 minutes ago, SovietChild said:

Have you seen what street food people do after they finish their day shift? Instead of using sinks to clean their dishes, they clean it outside on the streets. 

 

I like the street food don't get me wrong, but I like Bangkok too. And, if Bangkok does succeed to become like a western city then good for them. 

I fully get the point not to worry sir!!...

Education?!!...Degrees?...are you crazy?!!!....who will do the laundry, build high tech condos or luxury pool villas, maintain the rice farms, the sick buffalos, cook the paneng's and entertain "short time", "long time" or soapy "happy ends" for a fraction of the price,  if modest people start to get educated, claim decent jobs, improve their standards of living and even worse start thinking "differently". and independantly!!?!!.......in fact I would recommend  to plainly shut down universities ...shocking!!...really!!!

On 11.06.2017 at 7:36 AM, mfd101 said:

Noone can tell exactly - all currencies rise and fall on a daily basis as various relevant & irrelevant bits of news break and as profiteers move in and out of the market.

 

So it's the longterm trend (if any) that counts. And, at this stage, that looks entirely grim for the pound.

 

How could it not be? The UK economy is already looking a bit sick, moving - as reported over the last few days - from highish (by European standards) growth to bottom of the European barrel over the last quarter. A weak government and the inability of the UK to get its act together on negotiations and sufficient experienced negotiators as it undoes the last 50 years of literally thousands of international agreements & then tries to redo them individually with 150 or so other countries ... the British self-inflicted nightmare is only just beginning and it will get worse and worse for at least the next 10 years. After that, noone knows.

but aren't the big buck businesses who export,  popping out champagne as they exports should explode due to the cheapness of the £ ?????

hum...it might put the local apotik's off the business too, for the regular poo attakcs amongst street food patrons!!

how about a few sub's also in BKK airport to clean up the cheating taxi drivers who refuse to turn the meter on?

rent out a space from 7 pm to 10 am next day to high up and boozed teens, next to her home, to be used as a party area, provide a generous supply of 500W speakers and booze with the package including the latest tubes of Justin Biber and Britney Spears....within 1 month she should leave

2 hours ago, impulse said:

 

You may be surprised to find out that a lot of us avoid them, too.

 

Good for those, in that case....less good news though for the chesty girlies servicing short or long time!!

Lol!!..tourists feared the water due to disease?...

One could be tempted to speculate that chances of contracting STD or other disease would be higher on Short or Long Time with the bar girls rather then the beach?

On using ATM's I am always a bit cautious when the machines are not in well crowded areas like a public mall, airport or similar. I tend to avoid the machines even in front of banks, if I feel that the area is not well lit and watched....the skimmers and their trade after all have no limits to their immagination...

The easiest thing would be to put road bumps a bit before that would force cars to slow...and further, just before the crossing to put a trafic light....if not, worthless... many a city in Europe having similar rash  and irresponsable drivers as in Thailand, tackled the problem in this manner...

incredible....the soldiers and all the stuff for music?..my oh my!!...

had this all this happened in some midwest town in the USA or in a suburb of Saudi Arabia, would not have shocked so much...but such stuff in Thailand?...That's a bit new...

well what to say...McDonald's or Burger King would save you from the naughty rice invaders!!!??!!  I recall seeing people doing home delivery of this lovely stuff ...in Bangkok!!

1 hour ago, swanny321 said:

  Who's behind the survey?

The Chinese!!

Any gossip or buzz if the Quadro4  maxi scooter will be imported and serviced in Thailand?

the worst would perhaps be the drunk, unruly, brawling tatooed types who openly insult the local communities and get into drunkard fights with other tourists and perhaps still think that the colonial days are carrying on?

Wondering if any of you use homeopathy and if yes, how do you manage in Thailand?

2 hours ago, oldlakey said:

Wow what a wish list, get ready to wait several Birthdays, Dec 25, and Thanksgiving even if you dont celebrate it, and last but not least the Tooth Fairy will have to come and look under your pillow at least a couple of times

,,I agree...but let's dream a bit!! ...and let's hope in the meantime that the tooth fairy does not get hit over by a speeding humvee during one of it's visits!!

Speeding, supercharged bikes, careless people crossing and not looking and you have a deadly and explosive cocktail of death!!

How many more people would need to die before putting dissuasive road bumps, clearer U Turn directions, more pedestrian crossing with red lights to force cars to stop, clearer trafic lanes...it seems obvious?...maintain them....etc..etc..

Drive slow in the meantime.

RIP both of you.

A very good tip!!....soundy very deliciously tempting....but I am always a bit on the reserve regarding fresh (obviously uncooked) juices, the ice cubes and certain street food stalls!!!...but the other dishes on the menus sound great!

Anybody aware if the mini bus to Bangkok City or Suvarna costs the same as the regular bus from the big bus station off the HH Airstrip, Northbound?