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  1. Staggering that this Big Joke fella (no pun intended, but with a name like that, WD<deleted> !) .. seems to get away with this kind of behaviour without challenge.
  2. Good points in there for sure and I have the following to add.. There is no perfect country but I get the impression reading through this thread that there are so many armchair critics mouthing off about how bad a state Australia is in. Consider this: We are a democracy, yes with its bruises and failures but give me that over a dictatorship. We don’t rely on borrowing from every Tom Dick and Harry to pay off the debt to Ann Sue or Sally whom they have previously borrowed from. We are a resource country and earn our keep from exports of same. That’s lucky, not relying on dog eat dog trading to eek out a miserable survival. We have social security and many of the recipients are even living elsewhere in the world as beneficiaries. We are not persuaded to borrow up big to buy a new car prop up a local motor industry, far better to let those be made in tin pot dictatorships where the sheeple will make them “cheap as” with coolie labour terms akin to slavery. We are very welcoming of foreigners to join us in our walk to build a prosperous, equitable society. We don’t favour locals over “aliens”. We have a proper justice system using age old English based law that is not compliant to the government. There is separation of powers. Finally we have a revered Monarchy which has served us well for centuries. That last monarch worked hard to make our country better. The next commits to do the same and likely will and the same monarchy tells us if we don’t want them anymore for whatever reason, we are totally FREE to do so. I get the feeling many of the writers in this thread moan about Oz in order to justify living somewhere which may not come close to the above ideals. Well good luck to you but I know side of my bread the butter is on.
  3. Good points in there for sure and I have the following to add.. There is no perfect country but I get the impression reading through this thread that there are so many armchair critics mouthing off about how bad a state Australia is in. Consider this: We are a democracy, yes with its bruises and failures but give me that over a dictatorship. We don’t rely on borrowing from every Tom Dick and Harry to pay off the debt to Ann Sue or Sally whom they have previously borrowed from. We are a resource country and earn our keep from exports of same. That’s lucky, not relying on dog eat dog trading to eek out a miserable survival. We have social security and many of the recipients are even living elsewhere in the world as beneficiaries. We are not persuaded to borrow up big to buy a new car prop up a local motor industry, far better to let those be made in tin pot dictatorships where the sheeple will make them “cheap as” with coolie labour terms akin to slavery. We are very welcoming of foreigners to join us in our walk to build a prosperous, equitable society. We don’t favour locals over “aliens”. We have a proper justice system using age old English based law that is not compliant to the government. There is separation of powers. Finally we have a revered Monarchy which has served us well for centuries. That last monarch worked hard to make our country better. The next commits to do the same and likely will and the same monarchy tells us if we don’t want them anymore for whatever reason, we are totally FREE to do so. I get the feeling many of the writers in this thread moan about Oz in order to justify living somewhere which may not come close to the above ideals. Well good luck to you but I know side of my bread the butter is on.
  4. I’ve not been back to Thailand for 2 years… I hated the xenophob attitude of many Thais I came across (in Phuket in particular). The behaviour expressed in this article and responses just make me sick and not to ever return .. they are stupid not to realise how off-putting their unfair practices are.
  5. You refer to the Munroe Doctrine whereby the US divided the world into two hemispheres, East and West. It did not permit any “Eastern Hemisphere state to form an alliance with a neighbour (ie No Russian bases in Mexico or Chinese troops on the ground in Canada (hypothetical). It came about after the Cuban missile crisis which is a similar analogue.
  6. Too many Xenophobes in Thailand (don’t kid yourself that they welcome you, it exists but in my view, more of them loath/tolerate expats than welcome them sincerely). Philippines has too many guns and unless you are married happily to a native, I don’t see too many benefits other than good command of the English language. Natural disasters there are never far off. Malaysia has too much Islamic BS and blend that with politics and you have to ignore a lot to keep your head in a safe place. I prefer to hop around and not make one place home. The exception for others may be if they have gotten together with a local and that could make some difference depending on whether cultural differences get in the way of a happy life. One thing to remember is in most of these developing countries you must have one eye on enjoying yourself and the other being aware you are still a foreigner and in many ways just tolerated by locals. Little mention of medical care in the forum. This is an issue in all the countries, whether it be quality or cost of care or even the availability of it. My views only.
  7. Yawn, another prediction that will likely be extended. The Boredom meter is past 100%!
  8. Better open it soon: running out of farangs to blame for spreading Covid
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