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Tipping here is a personal act. I tip waiting staff at restaurants because of their smiles and helpful demeanor. Taxis (with whatever change is left) and any guys that deliver furniture to my house and carry them upstairs. One of the reasons I hate tipping in the USA is that they expect it, no matter what the quality of service. Been chased into the street because of a small tip to a useless waitress. 😦

Most ministries here arrange for end-of-budget period overseas studies trips. I remember when one group planned to visit London (especially Harrods) by requesting the UK Department of Education issue an official invitation (which is required for the trip to be approved. The Department was accustomed to these requests and decided "enough is enough." Request denied.

America has serious mental health problems that should be a focus of attention for any president

I can't complain as it is free.

Once, I suggested that waste plastic be sent from Phuket for recycling by train instead of truck. Much cheaper. People were shocked. Never crossed their minds.

Most people complain about the queues. If they sort that out they could jump further up the table.

I think the writer was being sarcastic...

That says a lot more than the writer meant. I suppose the defence portfolio should be in the hands of a military man but why always the army?

Wow. Read the context. As an alternative to nuking civilians - yes.

Not sure what end result these watchdogs are looking for. A complete ban on alcohol a la Saudi Arabia? If not, why do they assume that people will stop drinking alcohol if there is no marketing? The fact alcohol is on sale is incentive enough to drink. Shouldn't the anti-alcohol brigade focus instead on education and strict laws on underage drinking?

There are a lot of Iranian people who are against the theocracy there. Nuclear weapons would not discriminate. Iranians are not Arabic, so the Arab nations are hardly sympathetic, but I don't think anyone would appreciate a nuclear attack in the region. Israel would be better off specifically targeting the Iranian government and military leaders.

Perhaps a bit more analysis about why migrants pass through most of the EU to cross over into the UK is justified. Why are countries like France not the first choice? Why is it the UK is soo attractive?

Thanks. But I guess there is no supreme court that is elected by the people?

As most on here use a pseudonym, I wouldn't be surprised if there are some females who have their own reasons for not declaring themselves.

If I remember correctly, talking to someone from Thai Union several years ago, they put policies in place to avoid negative publicity and their major overseas investors asking them some serious questions. I don't think they expected to go to prison however.

Maybe someone else knows the answer but I can't think of a country that elects their Supreme Court, as in the whole country voting for the judges. Please explain what she means.

A kid with a gun would have killed/injured many more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_of_Australia

It would be helpful if they showed a comparison with previous years.

Mind you, Thai government websites don't have a good track record...

When you know you will lose the next election just pile on the debt and point at the next government's incompetence

The French will be able to push the boats out towards England a bit faster.

Seems the boom of Chinese companies in Thailand is proving to be not the great idea it was first thought to be. Now that e-waste recycling had been seen as a danger in China they come here to poison the Thais.

Wattana Church is at the top of Sukhumvit Soi 19, parallel to Asoke road.

I once asked a government official why there was so much plastic on Mae Ramphueng Beach in Rayong. He said that while the municipality put trash cans every 50 meters next to the road, Thais didn't want to walk from the beach to the road to dump their trash. The beach is not owned by the municipality but the state, so they were not allowed to put waste bins there as it "would look ugly". By the way, people don't "recycle waste" as it requires technology, which not even the Thai government has considered investing in.

... And we will set up a completely safe nuclear power plant that no one should worry about. Trust us.