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1 hour ago, stix40 said:

Maybe prime minister should consult 

Chat bot ai !

As he is clueless!

Big, repeating announcements, small, repeating achievements.
Thaksin muppet. T. should run the country by himself. At least more efficient, as all these clowns, and braggers who came after him.

12 minutes ago, connda said:

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The airline's attempt to appease Mr. Sirichantaropas, with a compensation of 5,500 baht, was rebuffed. Mr. Sirichantaropas instead plans to sue the airline’s management, appealing for their resignation over failure to resolve repeated complaints. He also plans to file a complaint with the Transport Commission to prevent such defects occurring on Thai Airways flights.

If this was a farang, the airline would have already filed a defamation case against him.

Could be!. The good times of TG are decades in the past, anyway. Not only with them.
The offer of 5500 THB is an arrogant slap in the face, but also typical for the common culture of self entitlement, and infallibility,
you can realise in so many contexts.
On the other hand, these overreaching ridiculous “announcements” of the customer, are just confirming a widely spread “Kindergarten” mentality.
Of blowing up any little BS with warm air. In the end, after some negotiations, there is silence, and beside a “misunderstanding” nothing left. Zero!

8 hours ago, treetops said:

 

The article mentions 8 and it's because of "their high traffic of foreign visitors and strategic importance to international travel" according to another news report.

Yes I know, it's 8. Sorry for my "Fauxpas".

6, or 8, doesn't change anything, about what I wrote.

But, thank you!

"International Travel" and congestion at "Naratiwat" boarder crossing...

Give me a break.

It seems, every Malaysian Ringit counts at the moment...

During the "Worlds biggest Sonkran, ever".

Lol

10 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

And they advised NO, that at least for the time being, I should keep it, as they were still asking for photocopies of it for various purposes.

E.g. wallpaper the homes of government employees?

2 hours ago, Sydebolle said:

Face saving step-by-step; they cannot simply abolish which they were cherishing for decades. Hence "temporary" in Thailand has a completely different meaning and, in many cases, can mean permanent. In six months nobody will talk about it anymore. 
Remember the customs declaration slip you had to fill in aboard aircraft arriving in Thailand? Disappeared also on a temporary basis as customs officers collected them after baggage collection and threw them into a big empty cigarette transportation box which they got from the duty free shop just next to them. 

"Temporarily" means, that it could be thrown on table any time again. If it's only by a local immigration head, to sharpen his profile.

Another good example is the tm30. Nobody cared about it for ages.

On 4/10/2024 at 6:13 AM, Skipalongcassidy said:

HAHA... obviously you have never seen the landfilling that goes on in Asia... they move mountains.

The hub of big plans, and big dreams.

Cruiser piers, extended airports, bridges... Building, building, sealing, surfacing everyting with cement, in their concrete mania.

Like there is no tomorrow.

But there is a tomorrow. With more power failures, lack of tab water, suffocating in traffic, and garbage. This peoples are incapable to think, and planning just 3 month ahead.

Too many examples confirming it.

On 4/10/2024 at 8:35 AM, Sydebolle said:

Well, the airport is privately owned by Dr Prasert who, co-incidentially also owns Bangkok Airways, Bangkok Air Catering and the Bangkok Hospital Group all over Thailand. 

So, if anyone is eyeing anything, it would be Dr Prasert who, despite his age, is in excellent state and very sharp minded. Srettha is one of the PMs who came and went while the business icon is still there ........ 

If he's sharp minded, or not.

As a monopolist, it's not very difficult, to extend your chain unlimited, and be prosperous.

Every child can do that, by just watching it running, or "invest" money (like Dagobert Duck) in something, where is only a very little risk to fail.

There are more "Enterprises" like this, in Thailand. Where the "MD's", or owners, need no skills  but "connections".

It's just the simple shape of monopolies.

About the PMs, you're right. They come, and go. Some of them using their terms, to create their own monopoly, aka. Cannabis "legalisation" has been thrown out. But quite not well planned (with the "hot needle", like so often).

The money flow is not under control (taxing?), and the revenues are going into too many (small) pockets.

Greediness, wants the monopoly.

That seem to be the real problem.

For example, also "7/11/PT", might would like to have a slice of the Cannabis cake? They don't have (very "unrighteous").

So, they don't support it.

Producing photocopies, as a major economial factor, monpolism, corrupt and inefficient beurocracy, the repeatedly announcing of big plans (dreams), often not even halfway achieved.

"Destroying" the tourism sector, and thelr (natural) assets, by a relentless concrete mania, and the incapability to plan 3 month ahead, are other indicators for investors, to think twice.

Crap article, with stupid assumptions, riding the current wave. Stupid behaviour like that, is not exclusive to "tourists"!

Neither a "claimed"

entitlement, to act like that

"as a tourist in Thailand".

Not many, or none of the locals would have been bothered, if the "individual" wouldn't have spent so much effort on, to make, and distribute his creepy,

voyeur video. 

Petty BS, happens everywhere, anytime, conducted by every nationality.

So, 5000 Baht fine, case closed.

No reason to <deleted>.

1 hour ago, Dan O said:

Yeah yeah yeah. Throw out another cliche. I think my point was understood by most except males that have a certain view of females like you appear to have

Don't care so much about, who is "understanding" you.

Especially in this forum, scattered with idiots.

If you "throw out" pseudo- intellectual, Farang-Barstool

"The Thai woman in the Thai cultural context" expertises,

don't wonder, to get a statement. Cliche, or not.

So, what do you think, whom you could get, without payment?

Even if you wouldn't be

(I doubt it)

an (Quote) "Old Axx"? 

29 minutes ago, Dan O said:

Your fantasy life continues to expand in your mind, but there's no correlation to real life bob. Give it a rest. You old a$$ couldn't pull a young thai woman. without payment they wouldn't look at you twice 

Nothing is for free, my friend. Only in "your" own fantasies...

47 minutes ago, stevenl said:

They want legal longstayers. The crackdown is aimed at illegality in case you didn't notice.

 

And yes, I like it that illegality is clamped down on. I was checked, all legal. Am I allowed to post on here?

You can post what you want, even if you would be not an “all legal”. Thank you for the info (the CV is missing).
But, who (tf) wants to know that?
You missed my subject, but at least you felt addressed…
As I feel allowed to post, what I think about parrots.
 

After the rants of “farang-shower-experts”, nothing more, as predictable.
The campaign was prepared after the beach stairways, and is taking its momentum. Like I said in another thread,
the Thaliandbans working down their task list. High season is finished, tourists are mostly gone soon,
plenty of time to investigate the long stayers.
They aim for package tourists, in fenced 5* resorts. Hauled around in VIP buses, directly from the airport,
and straight back to the airport.
Staying 2 weeks, spending 5000 US, or more. After that, bye, bye, cu again next year, with a wai, and a smile.
Long stayers are the thorn in the side.
With some luck, it's cooling down, like so many other campaigns, and crackdowns.

My point is, that I really would like to know, how many of all those screaming, and stupid “kick them out, ban them, jail them” parrots (in whatever case), here in their “Good Guy” sanctuary forum,
are involved in dodgy, but common companies, land deeds, or other circumvented loophole arrangements.
“Schadenfreude” isn't so funny any more, when the targets could include yourself.

On 4/5/2024 at 5:21 AM, spermwhale said:

THat's pretty funny, but it's irrelevant where the taxi was taking his passengers. It has nothing to do with the drunk brit breaking the law.  

Yes, where isn't relevant. But it's relevant what the Taxi driver did, and if he was (proved) sober when the accident happened.
To take 2 Passengers, and no helmets is also against the law, when you mention it, like all those other “crusaders” inflationary using the term here.

2 hours ago, RobU said:

Subjective opinion like yours is irrelevant since alcohol abusers also state how well much it does not affect them. How much cannabis I have taken is irrelevant, subjective experience is always skewed just ask any alcoholic. Objective observation is that cannabis users and alcohol users both have cognitive faculties impaired which includes levels of alertness. Therefore l, as I said originally, cannabis users levels of alertness are impaired just like alcohol users. It's been fun sparring with you but I think this aspect of the topic is exhausted. I'll leave the last word to you. 

Well said.

As I mentioned in other posts before (to some people "confusing"?), the discussion, about the different impact of alcohol, or Cannabis is obsolete, in the context of DUI.

The lobbying of users for "their" substance is understandable.

The rules will be changed. Its already in the pipe, on a not too small demand.

At the moment, the public is distracted by another campaign.

Btw, the recreational use of Cannabis in public, is already against the law, and currently a matter of "tolerance" in a "grey zone", incl. the content of THC in sold weed.

To me personally, the stench of weed at any corner, and many venues, is not my favourite, and surely not a "comfort" to many other people.

1 hour ago, Old Croc said:

I had to supply a Federal Police clearance for my O-A (At high cost).

However, I believe most of the criminal element coming into Thailand currently are entering visa exempt with stays of up to 90 days.

Insisting on police clearances for all tourists would not be practical IMO.   

Exactly! Most of those one track minded "crusaders" just don't get it.

2 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

I reckon the people demanding deportation etc are the same ones who wore face masks when alone in their cars and probably still do 

And wearing a helmet on barstools, or toilettes.

56 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

I generally reserve my comments on cannabis for the appropriate forums my only comment on here was for the purpose of correcting the incorrect assertion by another poster who claimed the effects of cannabis were just the same as alcohol . The effects of cannabis are totally different to those of alcohol.  I stand by that statement 100% .  I'm sorry but statements like "but they both get you off your head" or they "both slow you down"  are totally meaningless. Magic mushrooms , Heroin , Cocaine, Ecstasy ,in fact any psychoactive substance will get one "off ones head" but the effects  are all totally  different to each other and all totally  different to alcohol  I am not really concerned whether you agree with me or not.  

               I would however be more inclined to listen to the views and enter into discussions on this matter  with  people who have experienced the effects of psychoactive drugs personally rather than just spouting whatever rubbish they have cherry picked from google or anywhere else for that matter   Its a little bit like driving a car , one can do as much research as one likes but until one actually gets behind the wheel ones opinions and knowledge are worth nothing

The defending reflexes of Alcohol, and especially (after the pseudo-legalisation) Cannabis users, are mostly just repeating itself.
Most of the other stuff are still illegal anyway. Not to forget the deadly danger of “Vaping”.
What are the “detailed” effects of the different substances in the context of DUI is absolutely secondary.
That's likely a discussion that in these “scientific” cannabis forums, as you mentioned.
No traffic law can take an accurate credit of that. In a cocaine rush the reactions are better, as after 5 beers, or 2 or 3 joints? Might be...
The condition of an individual, or/and accumulated tolerances by regular consuming of a certain substance, might be clinical relevant,
but should not be in traffic law. With alcohol, the given tolerance is easy to prove, right on the spot. With all other substances, not.

23 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

I pretend nothing in my posts  what would be the point?

Quote:
"But the result is not the same, far from it, How much cannabis have you actually smoked?"
"Its not "just like alcohol" at all it is totally different"

Perhaps, you're an expert, instead of pretending.
It depends on the point of view, who cares.
You wrote many aspects, I agree with. Also about the influence of Cannabis.
Not essentially different, from that, what I wrote.
Where the knowledge comes from, is secondary to me.
So, your “investigative” questions, once a while, are obsolete.
 

1 hour ago, Bday Prang said:

Speaking from experience are we?

My experiences are not your business.
If you don't have any “experiences”, google it.

Contrary, some of your posts, pretend that you've a some knowledge.
The usual BS reflexes of potheads, alcoholics, Jaba, and other stuff affiliates are mostly ridiculous.
If they're foreign “scumbags”, or local “saints”, is also quite irrelevant to me.
DUI, if proofed, should be prosecuted, and punished. The severity is up to the authorities.
Not to some dumb keyboard warriors in a “Good Guy” sanctuary, whatever their mission is.

2 hours ago, baipaibkk said:

Drunk driving, what a scumbag. Typical Pattaya foreigner. 2 years of Hilton and he doesn't do it anymore. Taxis are so cheap in Thailand.

Look at the statistics about accidents un Thailand. Then figure out (if you're able to), how many foreign “scumbags” are involved.
Happy “Songkran”! 😂
(Just for the statistics)
 

5 hours ago, spermwhale said:

THat's pretty funny, but it's irrelevant where the taxi was taking his passengers. It has nothing to do with the drunk brit breaking the law.  

"Alleged". So, why not wait for the results of the tests?
I'd reckon an Alcohol, and drug test on both parties would be nothing more as justified.
I've heard, not all the Motorbike Taxi drivers are saints.