Purdey

The populations in the North and South were approximately equal, but roughly one-third of those living in the South were held in bondage. Because of its considerable, nonvoting slave population, that region would have less clout under a popular-vote system.

They're all out to get us.

Ahem, 3 million more votes than Trump. Of course, the popular vote doesn't count.

I take it the customers were mainly Thais then? No Brits or Swiss were hurt in the making of this story.

I suppose they hadn't noticed that they are still poor.

Watched The War of the Worlds recently. English and French production so English subtitles when the French speak. Tense and thrilling. Be warned, the aliens kill everyone, whatever the age. P.S. Gabriel Byrne is excellent.

The Thai government will be weeping tears of joy as they welcome more young British men to Thailand.

I can't find any record of her ever holding a job outside politics. Her father held many entrepreneurial jobs, but it seems, at 37 years old, she hasn't been employed in a business. Anyone know more than this?

After 37 years I have heard them all 🙄

Westerners and Easterners (Asians) are thought of differently. Africans, more differently. Westerners are respected but can never be Thai. Asians are similar and 'understand' Thais. Africans are worst in their eyes. Remember how Tiger Woods refused Thai nationality because of how his mum was treated for having a child with a black American? Thais make wild assumptions about westerners. So many examples of how different we "aliens" are: - You are so rich because your government gives you FREE money when you are old - you get FREE medical care and education - you squeeze the toothpaste tube from the end not the middle (someone actually said this to me) But in the hierarchy westerners are respected for all being rich, polite and caring (more than a Thai guy).

Don't they mean trying to stop us spying on them?

How many actors check their guns for live rounds? Why would a Hollywood gun have live rounds on set? Did the armorer in the Crow go to prison when Brandon Lee was killed? So many questions.

I understand that if you don't have a local bank then you're at the mercy of local retailers - though credit card companies don't allow retailers to add fees to their cards. When I use a Thai credit card in Vietnam the hotel charges the fee and I don't have much choice if I am leaving for the airport. If you are retired here you must have a bank account and can use the ATM card as a debit card to pay

I still use Windows 7 at home and zero Microsoft applications. It has an XP and an Android emulator just in case. Just add a virus scanner and it's still good. We use Windows 11 at work and it is fine for M$ Office use. I have 2 very old PCs that I have used Linux flavors on but all require some knowledge of their operating system as they are too old for Ubuntu and Suze. Stick with Windows 7 if you can.

Easy to convert to Islam, impossible to convert back again.

If Trump is right, that he has total presidential immunity for any action, then Biden is within his rights to assassinate Trump and get away with it. Just a thought.

Sorry, I was misled by this sentence: The city had previously instructed the owners of these shipwrecks to clear them

Had cataracts in both eyes and those cataracts were removed. They will not do both eyes at the same time so as to avoid the risk of becoming blind if there is an unforeseen problem.

Just ban all Brits for 12 months. Thais have never been against a bit of racism now and then. OR: Invest in education, industry, high tech development and forget the tourists.

Hope they charge the boat owners for clearing them up.

Labour ought to win the election but not under Starmer. He is too wishy washy to be a leader.

Well, they did write that the note was taken down inside 24 hours. It is ok to threaten but if your armed forces expansion plan is on the beach in Phuket, I don't have much hope for it.

She would never vote for a Democrat and Trump is the only Republican candidate. Who else is there for her to vote for?

I had both eyes done at Rutnin Eye Hospital, one month apart, for 50,000 per eye, covered by insurance, about 10 years ago and the difference was astounding. From extremely short-sighted to able to drive without glasses made me feel freer than I had ever felt. The mother-in-law went yesterday and the quote was 55,000 Baht for just the one eye. The place is frequented by wealthy people so no reason not to. Highly recommended.

Someone doesn't want them legal so he can sell them illegally and make more profit.