Purdey

Married mine two weeks before i met her...

And in the other news of the day is a Chinese thief stealing Louis Vuitton bags. You can't make this stuff up.

Whatever the rules of CPR at least someone was there to bring him round and so, another feel good story makes AN seem a better place.

Looking at a map of China showing the close regional proximity of US military bases compared with a map of north America with no Chinese military bases anywhere near, I guess the Chinese need to be more afraid than the US. Also, Americans forget there are a bunch of politicians older than Biden (Grassley is 89). It's just that Fox needs to find fault with Biden or he will defeat the Republicans again.

Can't say I like noodles every day. Whatever the breadth of Chinese cuisine, most eat the same food. And spitting bones into the floor of restaurants makes me throw up. And the howls of the dogs beaten to death in their cages for the strong meat used to keep the cold out. To take Richard Dawkins' quote and alter it, isn't it strange that wherever you are born, that is where you find the best food.

Pretty sure they've always been nasty. I guess you can't civilized then.

Am currently in Hanoi and no obvious street beggars here. I did notice people who provide services, like boat operators, are very pushy about tips. However, there are many really thin Vietnamese pushing and pulling carts so i suppose Thailand is the land of plenty for some, in the same way Thais go abroad looking for work. But if the Vietnamese police are tough on beggars why not Thailand?

Thailand's military sometimes forgets that Burma used to invade Thailand "whenever they wanted" and destroyed the original capital of Ayutthaya. They are not soft cuddly teddy bears. The one consistent enemy that Thailand has ever had. Danger Will Robinson.

I have a bridge in London I am willing to sell cheap.

Get to know drunk Thai men and you will understand.

So absolutely no chance of sexual assault when stripping in public? Excellent. Where's the shaming in saying she is in danger?

The main issue is that eventually a guy or several will grab her and do the dirty and what can she say? There I was minding my own business and these chaps raped me? She is putting herself into a dangerous position (no, not reverse cowgirl).