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18 hours ago, portisaacozzy said:

SO you dont like her,why didnt you say so?????

let me tell you something she doesn't give a damm what anybody thinks of her as long as the boss is happy with her performance.

13 hours ago, andersonat said:

 

Karoline Leavitt is a *perfect* example of American-Christianity in-action: she lies as easily as she breathes,  she is a *horrific* person, and she exhibits zero empathy.

 

The [Republican-led] Congress is *also* full of (purported) "Christians".

 

  --  *Anyone* who interacts with any of These-People would/should immediately question their "religious"-beliefs.  

 

 

What's religion got to do with it ?? it should stay within the 4 walls of the church. We are talking about running a country.

On 4/16/2025 at 12:48 AM, MalcolmB said:

I believe you are an Australian. 
Britain exported all its trash down there for about 70 years.

There is an old saying that an apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

The descendants didn’t stand much of a chance.

I feel sorry for the native population down there to be honest. Imagine picking out the worst 5% of a population and basically forcing them on the Aborigine.

 

You would be surprised if you went to the UK how civilized and cultured people are there. We look like you do but are much more elegant and sophisticated. You wouldn’t fit in.

Wash your mouth out with soap !!! I'LL have you know that my great, great. grandfather was one of those worst 5% of  convicts sent to Australia . His crime....he stole 2 loaves of stale bread to feed his family and they didn't even have any butter or marmite to put on it. He went on to become a minister and built a church and a school in Western Australia with donations and his own money.Not bad for a 5% er !!!!

On 4/15/2025 at 11:48 PM, Sir Dude said:

This is true, and why I left long ago... and will never return. The UK is not only lost, it's so full of BS it's silly.

You've only got to refer to the legless  Australian lesbian soccer player Sam Kerr who got into a taxi in London and had a big spew.When the driver told her that she had to pay a cleaning fee she abused him so he drove to the nearest cop shop.  On the way there she smashed the back window of the cab trying to get out. When the policeman tried to arrest her she called him <deleted>**g stupid and white. She is part indian and was charged with racial abuse. When it went court a year later she was found not guilty.The judge said that a white person cannot racially abuse a black person but it's ok for a black one to abuse a white one.I call that reverse racism.What a load of crap.The U.K. has really lost the plot !!!!

23 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

Unfortunately, nice people will see it and think they should avoid Thailand, while yobs will think it's the place to be! 

 

You don't attract "good" tourists by battering the "bad" ones.

What aq load of codswallop B.R.

On 4/16/2025 at 1:23 PM, zakalwe said:

I think it is important to not piss off more than 1 person at a time. It is not like they are going to wait in line so that they can punch you one at a time.

On 4/16/2025 at 2:35 PM, black tabby12345 said:

A drunken incident by a foreign tourist ended in swift retribution after he assaulted a female bar worker and mocked Muay Thai, only to be knocked down by a bouncer and then roughed up by a furious crowd. 

 

Another thing I like about this kingdom.

Often swift instant justice on the spot,  to the senseless aggressor.

 

We don't know what trouble he caused in the bar before the cameras started rolling.It's fair to say that if he had only upset 1 girl the mamasam would have just moved him out and he would of gone on his way. Also note the old fella with the shoulder bag who diffused the situation  before the idiot got hurt too bad as it would be bad for business if he was carted off to Hospital unconcious. He made sure he got just enough medicine  to teach him a lesson.

14 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

100%  - but you'll be accused of being a 'Farang Apologist' and a 'Thai Basher' for making such observations...

 

Of course, its easy to suggest the Western guy had it coming, because he did... But as you point out, 'security' should be held to a higher standard and de-escalate the situation instead of actively escalating to violence. 

 

 

The idiot Westerner makes Thailand look bad, but so do the security and all the others who join in. 

 

While watching the video, I'm surprised the Security didn't react earlier, he showed initial restraint and of course, like most people I wanted to Western idiot to receive his comeuppance, after-all, what an utter tosspot - nevertheless, the reaction from the security does nothing to service Thailands reputation as anything other than a mongers paradise full of idiots and violence - which of course is untrue for the vast majority of areas - but the normal stuff is not spread through the social media - just this craziness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I reckon watching that video will do some good if a yobbo who's thinking of going to Thailand for a holiday sees it he will see what could happens if you  play up in a bar.

2 hours ago, recom273 said:

100% 

 

While posters may commend the actions of the bouncers, the rest of the world sees news reports - Dickheads are always going to come to Thailand, does it mean Thailand has to be dragged down to this level. What’s the problem with just standing strong, asking the guy calmly to go home and calling the police. If this country wants to attract better tourists, they need to distance themselves from this behavoir. 

It's no good calling the Police at the moment as they are all out at the breahyliser road blocks and patrolling the highways to keep the road toll down.

On 4/16/2025 at 9:38 AM, Tarteso said:

Love it 👍

This is how  Thai justice works  I have seen this many times over the years especially Songcran time when the worst idiots shine.When there is a problem in a bar they don't call the police for help and wait for them to arrive with the riot squad The bouncers take care of the situation and if they need help they carry  the dickhead outside and give anyone who want's a scrap to join in and that's usually the moto bike riders who like a bit of fun and other by-standers. I witnessed  a similar thing in soi 6 where a mob of foreigners were partying outside Nana Plaza and I was in the old Golden Bar accross the road. They were stopping all the cars and climbing on top of them and also stopping motor bikes , An old Thai man came by in a pick up and they jumped on the bonnet.When he got out they attacked him. It was lke a signal was given to security and in about 20 seconds flat  about 10 of them came out of the bars and proceeded to bash the sh*t out of these yobbos and let the old man go on his way.Who needs the police ???

She was in the business of being a very good mother that's what !!

On 4/11/2025 at 5:56 PM, scorecard said:

 

Massage therapists is listed.

 

Many years back I taught several courses at a Thai university.

 

Then in my main job I was asked to form a team of management consultants to conduct an organizational project for one of the major casinos.

 

On day 2 or 3 of being there I ran into one of my old Thai uni students, who could speak good English.

 

We chatted and eventually he asked 'why do you think I am here?'

 

He then revealed he worked in a private club at the casino which had a go go boy show with full nude dancing and full gay sex acts. and they paid very big salaries plus patrons who took the go go boys to their rooms were told they the very high minimum tip. 

 

(And also a similar pvt club featuring girls.)

 

My old student asked me 'when I was in your class at uni in Bkk did you suspect I was gay? 

 

My response: No. 

 

He continued that he had been working at the pvt casino club for several months and had made very big money., often had same casino customers take him to their rooms continuous nights and afternoons.  And he planned to stay there another one year and would then have funds to pay cash for a condo in Bkk, and a new car. 

 

He invited me to come to the Casino pvt boys club. that evening.

 

I was working with a consulting buddy (actually my boss) from SIngapore who was very macho and gay. Twice before he had asked me to join him to go to gay clubs in China. There was no show and no pressure whatever. 

 

At dinner (the evening of the day I had bumped into my old student from Bkk) my S'pore colleague said 'after dinner I'm going to one of the private clubs here in the casino, please join me and we can continue to discuss work progress'.

 

We went to the  Casino boys club

 

The go go boys in small bikinis show had started,  about 20 boys, 99% Thai or Cambodian.

 

Then followed by full nude parades then asking patrons to select 1 boy to parade for 5 minutes very close to the patron with erection or select 2 boys to do a close up full gay sex show.

 

About 100 customers present.

Your friend will be set for life when he goes home. He'll have enough to buy a condo in Bangkok . a new car and a SORE  BUM.!!

On 4/9/2025 at 11:04 AM, Lewie London said:

So I’m bombing round on this little rental bike, nothing special, just one of them standard 125s with more stickers than real horsepower. Thought I was being clever, zipping through traffic and all that. But somewhere between my soi and the main road, I must’ve clocked something sharp because I pull up to the 7-Eleven and hear that telltale hissssss, rear tire’s gone flatter than a pint at closing time, lads.

 

Now, I ain’t about to roll it back to the rental shop and have them bang me with some 4,000 baht “damage” fee, so I figures I’ll just nip to a local tire place across the road, get a cheap brand slapped on, job done for a few hundred. Easy, right?

 

Nah, mates. 

 

Roll the bike into this little open-front shop there. Blokes sitting about half-asleep in flip flops, one of ‘em watching Muay Thai on a cracked TV, the other one eating noodles straight out the pot. I says, “Just need a back tyre, mate. Cheap one’ll do.” He nods, says “Ok ok,” and wheels it round the back before I can even get a proper look at the setup.

 

Thirty five minutes later, he wheels it back and goes, “Finish. New tyre. Very good. Michelin.” I blink. “Sorry, what?”

 

He points proudly at the wheel. “Michelin. Import. Same same farang style. Good for high speed.” Mate, I’m not doing MotoGP, I’m just trying to get to 7-Eleven and back without skidding into a tranny.

 

I says, “I asked for something local, cheap, you know?” He gives me that little sideways head tilt, the international symbol for “Well, bit late now, innit?”

 

“Front also change. Same same. Now balance.”

 

“What do you mean front also change?!”

 

He shrugs. “Old tyre not safe. We change both. More safe now. Lucky for you.”

 

Lucky? I’m two tyres deep in a stitch-up and he’s acting like I’ve won the bloody lottery.

 

Then the bill comes. 3,600 baht.

 

I nearly swallowed me own tongue. “You what? For tyres on a bike that ain’t even mine?”

 

He starts pointing at the tires again, saying things like “import,” “long life,” and “very grip,” like I’m buying a high-end sports car and not patching up a rental that smells like five years of sweat and Chang beer.

 

Then, to really take the piss, some tuk-tuk driver leans in from the street and goes, “Good tyres, my friend. Michelin number one!” as if I’m gonna high-five him and thank him for the consumer review.

 

I go, “Look, mate, I didn’t ask for all this. You shoulda said the price first. You can’t just whack on luxury tyres without asking and expect me to foot the bill.”

 

He shrugs again. “You ride now, yes? Very good tyre. You see.”

 

I says, “Yeah, I see all right. I see I’m getting mugged off in broad daylight.”

 

So I slap down 2,700 baht, it's all I had in my wallet, and tell ‘em that’s more than fair for a tire change I never bloody asked for, and if they want the rest they can go chase the Michelin Man round the soi. Jump on the bike, peel off, tyres squeaking like I just did a burnout in a Makro car park.

 

Call me old-fashioned, but I liked it better when getting stitched up didn’t come with tyre shine and a loyalty card.

Bobby Boy Smith, another problem with the local people.Gees ! I feel sorry for you.

16 hours ago, Luuk Chaai said:

.. what  ?  and run the risk of a high heel getting jabbed in your eye ..

let them knock the piss out of each other

I saw this many times in phuket Bangla road. just keep well back and let them kill each other.

My mum used to say nothing good happens after 2am.

Sounds like Bobby Boy Smith to me .

On 4/5/2025 at 11:45 AM, J Branche said:

Agreed, living live.

Done it.  Been thrown 8 feet in the air by car off my motorbike.  Shoulder busted, 1 year 4 months of rehab.  

 

I think, drive and act much differently now.  I drive like Auntie, slowly, if I make it somewhere a couple minutes late so be it.

As my father used to say better to be 10 minutes late than dead on time.

18 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Something going on there.

They must be sharing their work permits.

Must be a Russian migration agent with a  lot of brown envelopes helping them get their permits.

3 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

.... therefore it's good to have a health insurance 👍

Yes exactly or bail out and go back home  when your health starts to fail particularly a diabetic because that disease does not get better as you age it  only gets worse.

On 4/4/2025 at 1:37 PM, Don Giovanni said:

Apologies about the multiple topics but I am now bored to tears at this wedding reception..

 

I recently went to Cambodia for 2 weeks and found the people there to be incredibly friendly and welcoming, but also in a natural sense, not a transactional one..

 

Why do you think this is?

 

The Don.

Hey Don / Bobby Boy.why don't you go there to live and give us all a break.

On 4/5/2025 at 11:11 AM, newbee2022 said:

Oh NO, another one with insufficient health care and funds.

But hey, why not go for other people's money?

He came to Thailand for retirement? Could have saved 300£/month easily.

This would be now enough (40.000£ probably) to take a fly wherever he wants.

No need for any donation at all.

B

On 4/5/2025 at 11:22 AM, Scouse123 said:

 

 

And in my view, he could have had his father removed years ago if things were looking bad, but instead they wait until 2025?

 

How has Jonathan Leo been supporting himself all these years?

 

Couldn't that money have been used to repatriate his father?

By the look of the poor old bugger in the picture  his son should book him in to the nearest temple bcause he will need to be going there soon. Unfortunately a lot of expats retire here with good intentions and think they have enough money to sustain themselves but don't consider situations like this and have to rely on family and/or go fund me. for help.

On 4/2/2025 at 12:59 PM, Classic Ray said:

If fuelled by petrol or gas, there is always a strong risk of fire.

 

There should be some regulation mandating the use of diesel or other less flammable fuel when passengers are carried. Proper risk management.

Good idea, that regulation could be added to the ones that they all follow strictly including all skippers fully qualified and licensed , regular seawothy and maintenence inspections, carrying at least 1 life jacket for every passenger and strict adherence to only the licensed no. of passengers to be carried  on boat.

On 4/4/2025 at 7:44 PM, Tropicalevo said:

 

 

Less corruption at the higher levels back in those days?

Yeah and built before the shonky Chinese builders and their cheap inferior steel came to town.

22 hours ago, J Branche said:

Agreed, living live.

Done it.  Been thrown 8 feet in the air by car off my motorbike.  Shoulder busted, 1 year 4 months of rehab.  

 

I think, drive and act much differently now.  I drive like Auntie, slowly, if I make it somewhere a couple minutes late so be it.

As my old man used to say.better to be 10 minutes late than DEAD on time.

19 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I liked it, thought it was funny. 

 

Loosen up dude. 

 

That will teach them to piss on the moto -taxi riders bikes won't it ??

On 4/4/2025 at 11:29 AM, PomPolo said:

As I have said many times before that ship has already sailed.  They are going to need some jabs today the amount of sewerage that flows into the sea there.

How does the reporter know that they were Russians. Is it because he was russin to finish the job ??