Purdey

A good thing they wai in Thailand rather than shake hands.

Wow. A whole article that refers to zombie knives numerous times without explaining what they are.

Omar Khayyam might have said, "The lying liar lied, and have lied, lied on." Nothing new in this story...

Looks like a very grand bell. I wonder how much it cost to make, and how much they paid for it.

After reading that the universal (30 Baht) healthcare system is short of money, perhaps an investment there would prove better for poor people.

Frankly, whatever Harris's team is telling her to do, it seems to be working.

I think men who love women don't denigrate them.

Having driven across Europe and around Thailand, there is no true form of defensive driving here when there are loonies on the road. I prefer turning my head in addition to using wing mirrors as distance is easier to figure out and you can catch anything in a blind spot (usually). While my biking days are behind me, I turn my head while driving the car too.

50 days in office? Wow.

It is amazing that there is no upper limit on campaign spending. It's almost as if you can buy an election. 🤑

Makes me want to vomit.

Usually i like to go to a different province. Last weekend it was Ratchaburi. As a kid, I liked to watch hill climbs or trials, where a motorcyclist tries to scramble up steep inclines without putting a foot down. I have never seen it in Thailand. If anyone knows where to see it let me know.

Rhubarb and lumpy custard. I still remember the look of horror from the French school cook upon seeing what American kids get for lunch in Where to Invade Next? by Michael Moore: "But... zat is not food!" 🤫

That unfair to Americans. They know a lot about socialism.

Some free giveaways would get most of the expats in Thailand clamoring for admission.

Because they want to win?

Why must people be segregated by race all the time? Indian French, African Germans, Latino Spaniards. We don't read about these. But Black Americans are constantly referred to.

She seemed to be good at putting criminals behind bars as a prosecutor. Probably can speak but clever enough to not get into interviews as she is leading without one. I guess the Republican party can urge the Democratic party to reject her then let Biden stand again.

Harry Potter's Dobby does it. 😁 Also it seems common in Thailand's South. https://aseannow.com/topic/15620-referring-to-oneself-by-ones-name/

I found it works with friends, to use your first name instead of pronouns. Purdey thinks that's a good idea. Purdey likes coffee etc.

Thaksin's 2001 and 2005 governments launched programs to reduce poverty, expand infrastructure, promote small and medium-sized enterprises, and extend universal healthcare coverage. It is hard to imagine they forgot all that but the young ones who don't know history may not remember. However, he was elected a second time with an overwhelming majority in 2005 and I feel that is when the old guard turned against him for not playing musical chairs. He was simply too popular. Westerners only remember his ill-fated, failed, war on drugs.

Even though I agree the 10,000 baht giveaway was a vote buyer, people still see it as free money. If Pheu Thai ends it there will be an outcry.

Peaceful people can be converted to violence by a song? Or weren't they peaceful to start with?

I hope she dumps the 10,000 baht giveaway but promises to use the money to improve rural development and education. We can all dream.

Somchai: next time wait until she's at the second floor before pressing the red button. Then, we can get the change out of her pockets.