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  1. 3 hours ago, likerdup1 said:

    It says he was wanted for  "taking a minor who is over 15 years old but not exceeding 18 years old away from their parents, guardian, or caretaker without reasonable cause, willingly and intentionally."

     

    The article head line maybe wrong.  Why he was arrested may not be for statutory rape  YET.. The age of consent in Thailand is 15. HOWEVER, he is an authority as a teacher and the age of consent in that case is 18.

     

    ALSO! the age of consent is 18 in the USA and I have heard the USA may have some policy in place with many countries to allow the arrest of US citizens who travel for sex with under age women.

     

    Before the discussion ensues I think it would be prudent to figure out just what is going on. This article has some contradictory information.  

    Not that it's particularly relevant, but the age of consent in the US is set by the states, on a state-by state basis. In some states, it's 16. Some states have laws relating to the difference in ages when one of the parties is under 18. Some don't. 

  2. 8 hours ago, BritManToo said:

    Happened at a coworking space in Chiang Mai a few years back.

    Rounded everyone up and down to the police station, not sure how it ended for them.

    It ended up that the police apologized, let everyone go, and said that this kind of work was allowed in Thailand.

     

    However, it's not 100% relevant. This was basically an internet cafe. It was mostly people answering their emails. The raid was conducted on the false idea that the internet cafe was a company, and the people working there were employees. Red faces all around.

     

    Can anyone point to a single instance of a digital nomad being kicked out of the country for digital nomading? 

  3. In tired of the actual rubbish. And there are a few other things I don't like. 

     

    However, no place is perfect. Immigration makes me nervous every time, but if I don't blow it out of proportion mentally, it's a very small part of my life here.

     

    For the most part, I get left to my own devices and can do what I want. 

  4. On 7/27/2023 at 4:10 AM, JensenZ said:

    The purpose of my reply was to prove that you are wrong in saying that all scientists are atheists and provided a very long list of Christian scientists over many centuries including scientists still living.

     

    You said, (quote): "It is a well known fact that ALL scientists are atheists".

     

    In this debate it is irrelevant what the scientist you are quoting has to say about religion as I will gladly concede that many scientists are indeed atheists. 

     

    Anyway, let's hear what one of the greatest scientific minds of the 20th century had to say about God and religion:

     

    For Einstein, "science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."[44][45] He told William Hermanns in an interview that "God is a mystery. But a comprehensible mystery. I have nothing but awe when I observe the laws of nature. There are not laws without a lawgiver, but how does this lawgiver look?... Einstein devised a theology for the cosmic religion, wherein the rational discovery of the secrets of nature is a religious act.[45] His religion and his philosophy were integral parts of the same package as his scientific discoveries.[45]

     

    Einstein stated, "I am not an Atheist."[9] According to Prince Hubertus, Einstein said, "In view of such harmony in the cosmos which I, with my limited human mind, am able to recognize, there are yet people who say there is no God. But what really makes me angry is that they quote me for the support of such views."[27]

     

    Accordingly a religious person is devout in the sense that he has no doubt of the significance of those super-personal objects and goals which neither require nor are capable of rational foundation ... In this sense religion is the age-old endeavor of mankind to become clearly and completely conscious of these values and goals and constantly to strengthen and extend their effect. If one conceives of religion and science according to these definitions then a conflict between them appears impossible. For science can only ascertain what is, but not what should be...[38]

     

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_and_philosophical_views_of_Albert_Einstein#:~:text=Einstein said people can call,god is a childlike one.

     

     

     

     

    Einstein certainly didn't believe in any kind of personal god, or the god of the bible. He used 'god' as a proxy for his sense of wonder about the universe.

     

    "It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it."

     

    Lots of scientists are atheists, and the higher up you get in the academy of science, the more likely you are to be an atheist. However, it's ridiculous, and obviously trolling to claim all scientists and all super-smart people are atheists. It's simply not true.

     

    The reason that many scientists are atheists is because they are trained in a style of thinking that goes against the type of thinking needed to maintain religious beliefs. Scientists, and anybody else that thinks clearly knows that snakes don't talk. 

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  5. 4 hours ago, Purdey said:

    I find it hard to understand why people believe in alien visits. Yes, there are probably aliens living on other worlds but how they fly here and elsewhere without breaking the speed of light is anyone's guess.

    This is the point many miss. If faster then light travel is not possible, we're too far away from any but a couple hundred stars to travel to. There is undoubtedly life on other planets. But they may be hundreds or millions of light years away.

     

    And our radio broadcasts have only been going into space for 100 years or so. How would they even know we're here? 

  6. As a few others have suggested, explain to them that you like to take it slow. If they text you and say "See you tomorrow", say " I'm free next Thursday, but in the meantime, we can chat" if you want to see them again.

     

    Don't tell them where you live and don't give your phone number. Here's why.

     

    A few years back I was chatting with an attractive woman in her mid thirties. She was a school teacher and owned her own home. It was a pretty good set-up for a girlfriend.

     

    She lived a couple of hours away. Eventually, I invited her to visit me over the weekend. I  had noticed she was somewhat insecure, but the alarm bells didn't ring.

     

    She came and spent the weekend, but we weren't a good match. It was a constant struggle. She was continually putting herself down.

     

    Come Sunday, I was getting ready to take her back to the bus station so she could catch a van back home, and she refused to leave.

     

    She said she was going to quit her job and stay with me. I eventually told her that she could stay if she wanted, but I would leave and go elsewhere (I was in a hotel).

     

    I finally got her in her van and off she went. I even tried to encourage her after she got home, but it was no use. She had terribly low self-esteem, and what I had done lowered it more.

     

    From that point onward, I've been careful about letting women know where I live until I get to know them better. And LINE is much better than a phone number. I have one gal who climbed over a security fence, in the rain, at 1:30am, knocking on my bungalow door, claiming men were chasing her. She had my phone number and got new SIM cards and texted me from new numbers for months.

     

    So, part of it is realizing that yes, they may take dinner far more seriously than you do. Part of it is you being clear about a pace you're comfortable with. And part of it is about protecting yourself.

     

    Personally, I'd make it clear in text, before you meet. I'd consider a coffee date rather than dinner.

     

    Good luck.

     

    PS: I'm no prize. I'm older, don't have much money, and I don't dress that well. 

  7. On 5/14/2023 at 5:54 PM, fusion58 said:

    I'm often amazed at the number of business signs - some of which must have set the proprietor back more than a few ducats - I see around Bangkok with similar grammatical errors, misused colloquialisms, etc. You'd think some of these folks would want to consult with a native English speaker before placing their orders.

    I have a Thai friend who runs a restaurant. She regularly checks with me about how to write things in English. I also wonder why more don't check with a native speaker. 

  8. 4 hours ago, webfact said:

    RTA army chief assures there’ll be ‘no coups on his watch’
    by Mitch Connor

     

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    Royal Thai Army Commander-in-Chief General Narongpan Jittkaewtae.


    Royal Thai Army (RTA) Chief General Narongpan Jittkaewtae assured the Thai public yesterday that there would be no coups on his watch, stating that the term should not exist in anyone’s vocabulary. General Narongpan is set to retire on September 30 and provided reassurances in the lead-up to the elections on Sunday. There have been concerns about possible unrest following the polls.

     

    When questioned about the potential for future unrest and the military’s response, the Army Chief explained that he was not worried.


    “I don’t worry. We have learned many lessons from the past. We have reached a point where democracy has to go ahead. Everyone should be mindful and avoid what should not be done.”

     

    In response to inquiries about the possibility of another coup following the elections, General Narongpan urged reporters not to raise such matters, as it could create conflict. He asked that journalists refrain from using the term, and confirmed that the military had removed it from their vocabulary.

     

    Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/army-chief-assures-no-coups-during-his-tenure

     

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    No coups in his watch. But will there be watches on his coup? 

  9. A while back, I met a gal on a dating app. I asked her about her job, and she said she owned a coffee shop. I thought, "Great. A businessperson. Someone who can support themselves."

     

    Then, strangely, she asked for my opinion on which purse I liked, because she was online shopping.

     

    Then, after a day or two, she asked what I do during the day and I told her. She said she spent her day trading forex. That's when it hit me.

     

    She was just trying to give me the impression she was successful so I would buy some software from her, or some forex trading system, or maybe engage in a pyramid scheme.

     

    And I thought she was talking to me because I'm so handsome ????

     

     

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