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"Owners of so-called girly bars also fine the sex workers heavily if they fail to show up at work for a day or two." So there shouldn't be a penalty if they don't show up for work? If they don't do that, girls will not show up for work half the time! If you can't fine them, then the only option is to fire them and soon you will have no employees. "Sometimes, operators deduct money from the commission the women make on drinks bought for them by customers, hoping they will be too drunk to notice." This is impossible (at least very hard to do). Girls get a commission slip every time they get a drink. Girls watch out for each other and it wouldn't go unnoticed. They should worry more about drunk customers bills being padded. Where is the protection for us??

Reading between the lines. Girl enticed the guy to the bar. He got a drink. They did not want to barfine with him. He doesn't want to pay. He gets his ass whooped.

"left on the floor helpless for 40 minutes until an ambulance finally arrived". You are not supposed to move someone if they might have a broken back.

Their map is not perfect (no map is) especially for out of the way locations. You have to play around with pickup points that avoid the dead end street. As for them not moving. It usually means they are "finishing up a ride." There should be a notice. They can't show you where they are due to privacy reasons. A "hello" let's the know you are waiting.

These two guys go to a bar together on a motorbike. They both get drunk. By default, the less drunk guy drives home. What the police suspect likely happened. They get into a accident. The driver panics. See his friend is OK and bolts for the hills.

You don't see all those motobikes parked all over the side sois of Walking Street?

I was responding to a suggestion about non alcoholic drinks after 2 before closing at 4. Might as well close at 2 if they can't drink liquor because no one will stay.

It looks like a roof overhang without railing.

If you must use a taxi, don't ask how much. Ask them to turn on the meter. If they refuse, get out. They are more likely to turn on the meter during the day than at night. That said I always use rideshare, Grab or Bolt. Bolt is cheaper. Tip.. Don't request the ride at a taxi stop or area with lots of taxis! Walk further down and maybe to a side Soi before you request. Taxi mafia is real and rideshare drivers get threatened. Drivers will drive right on by if they see a lot of taxis.

This one mean people can buy one last bottle before the deadline.

How about no parking in entertainment zones after midnight forcing people to take taxis.

They are going after criminals. If they happen to be Chinese so be it.

This is what happens in in most places in the world. Clubs get raided and everyone searched. So what ends up happening is that the floor gets littered with drugs. However, Thailand is the only country in the world (that I know of) where they make you take a pee test.

Unlikely. You are better off getting a villa.

This applies to immigration in every country though. It is "at their descretion." If there are red flags, think you are trying to circumvent immigration laws, think you can't afford your stay, they can deny you. If I was an immigration officer, getting married back to back is certainly a red flag. He got off lucky.

Arresting users is not the way to go. It just leads to overcrowded prisons and more violent criminals on the streets..

Personally, I think begpackers should be deported from every city in the world. It just makes your city look cheap and poor. I don’t even like local beggars. Go find a legit job!

The check for funds was always and still in place. These are the type of “tourists” it is aimed at. I am sure they clean up nicely to slip under the radar.

It isn’t so much as overcharging but changing the fare in the middle of the ride. If he had said 300 up front and they agree to it then fine. Personally, I would just get out and not pay when he stopped in the middle.

If it is a straight road, how can you not see a motobike coming? Even if a mototbike was speeding, it would be in your field of vision. Besides, who in their right mind would make a U turn on a road with fast traffic? Something doesn’t add up.

Foreigners participating in politics of any kind is frowned upon in any country. When there protests in Colombia last year, foreigners were warned not to get involved.

Seriously! If you threaten American police with a gun, you will be pumped with so much lead, you will look like swiss cheese after.

Because a tourist visa has more requirements such as round trip ticket, money in the bank, proof of hotel, etc. Meanwhile, the visa exempt has virtually none. That is not simple! Should be. I “should be” be able to stay as long as I wish too, but we all can’t have everything we wish for can we. Seriously, have you done any international travel before?

Most of these guys are retired so it is much different than if you need to work. However, many more are working remotely on a foreign salary and living very well with lower costs.

Precisely. Not everyone is the same. Some people just can't get over the fact that they are living there and not on holiday. They drink everyday and think they can spend more because things are. Eventually, they live beyond their means and need to go home where there are less temptations and they are forced to spend less.