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Seems to be in trend for Thai policemen to have gangster-like monickers. Johnny the Enforcer, Joe Ferrari, Big Joke, etc.

Kids not having a laptop and Wi-Fi access is too typical of this country. Submarines? Yes. But no education equipment.

Geez, what did he do that for?

It seems common in Thailand not to arrest drug traffickers if they are rich or work for the government. One even became a member of parliament after serving his term.

I think it may be because Starmer is a "hansum man" compared to compared to Boris (and Thatcher come to think of it).

Such a pity that the strengthening Thai Baht is putting and end to the tourist uplift at a time when tourists are being welcomed here whoever they are. Sad. No more Chinese peeing in temples, pushing and shoving to get on busses. No more Indians having their huge gold chains stolen by ladyboys. No more Brits falling over drunk. Fewer Swedes kicking doctors... Now, wait a goldarned minute...

Frankly, the incident reminds me of a story told by Woody Allen: Years ago, my mother gave me a bullet...a bullet, and I put it in my breast pocket. Two years after that, I was walking down the street, when a berserk evangelist heaved a Gideon bible out a hotel room window, hitting me in the chest. Bible would have gone through my heart if it wasn't for the bullet

Isn't it protected by the Constitution that sandwiches are a right?

While the blame for grooming gangs is like a hot potato, we should remember that it all started in the 1980s (Margaret Thatcher's period of Tory rule) and continued until from 2010 to mid-2024 under various Tory governments without much being done. Now, people seem to think Starmer is responsible for not doing much, which is true to an extent, but it does seem to be that neither party has done much at all.

Alcohol maybe down but only because it is being replaced by drugs like Fentanyl. America is a land of druggies and poor diet, quality of life, lowers the life expectancy.

So, nothing alien about it?

Alcohol is worse than weed when it comes to aggressive behavior.

Trump should swap some land in Alaska for that in Ukraine. Seems like something only a great dealmaker could pull off.

Thai farmers, "where are my laborers?"

Not a shade of embarrassment. If I were a relative I would stay in bed.

British tourists upset about this story.

It doesn't appear that lowering interest rates has helped the economy. I guess no one is interested in taking bank loans. Banks are desperate but don't want to lower their margins by offering better interest for savers. I had a chat with my bank manager and she asked why I kept withdrawing my salary (it was a friendly conversation), so I told her that the Government Savings Bank was safer as it guaranteed 100% of my money. Crickets. At my age, I want safety, which Thai banks don't offer.

12 deaths happen each year at the Grand Canyon while taking selfies. This is why the Darwin Awards was set up. Gets them out of the gene pool.

I don't understand why they would attack him. Simply telling him to stop, due to privacy laws in Thailand, or they would sue should have been tried first.

I thought all vehicles are supposed to move to the righthand lane when turning right. But he didn't use his right arm to signal what he intended. Even on a motorbike, I was pulled over for moving into the righthand lane once when wishing to turn right. I really did not know what to say to the policeman.

I was in LA once and used GPS to find a bookshop. Ended up driving into a housing community with a dead end. Don't trust anything.

Wasn't this the premise of the Sherlock Holmes story "Silver Blaze" and "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon? The Thai police are well-read I must admit.

I found the video interesting as it seems to say, America became the world's richest country within a system that it now says was bad for them. Let's see what happens.

One aspect is attracting and retaining a quality workforce was listed as a top business challenge facing US manufacturers, as the article states. But how to get quality workers who have never worked in a phone factory when they were all sent to Asia many years ago? It takes years to build that experience. If you don't already have an experienced workforce then you have to train them from scratch and they won't stay unless it pays better than working in a store.

Thanks for the article.