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Alcohol removes inhibitions, it then depends on what inhibitions are being removed as to what reactions ensue.

The nicotine in tobacco gives a temporary high. By the time a cigarette, cigar or pipe is finished, carbon monoxide and other toxins in the smoke offset the high. It's why just one cigarette is never enough.

Plenty of thieving, rape and murder in Muslim countries, where alcohol is banned.

Absolutely true people who have miserable, impoverished lives will use any substance which helps them out of their situation. Also true bored, spoiled people will do the same. Three cups of coffee. You sound like a junkie yourself. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3777290/

If Trump were innocent, he and his lawyers would want the four indictments dealt with as soon as possible. His desperate delay strategy relies on getting re-elected so he can pardon himself. Or institute authoritarian rule. The Trumpers' claim the justice system is weaponized is total BS. Trump was indicted by grand juries composed of a cross-section of ordinary citizens. The grand jury system is designed to indict only when there is strong evidence of a felony. It's not as if Trump does not know his way around a courtroom, prior to becoming President he was involved in over 4000 legal actions. Pretending he is a victim won't fly. The judge is indicating the trial happens in the courtroom, not on social media. Trump's political campaign is secondary, as it should be. Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of this saga is the willingness of supporters and craven politicians to countenance the election of a convicted felon to the office of President. Moral vacuity is inadequate as a description of their conduct.

It is illogical to criminalize other drugs, when alcohol is legal and the cause of considerable violence. Most of the evidence supports legalizing illicit drugs, crime rates go down, legal drugs are less expensive and far less likely to be adulterated. The only caveat I have is anyone who commits a crime under the influence of drugs get the same standing in law, and the same sentencing, as someone who is stone cold sober.

It's a moot point whether Australia or Thailand have more as a percentage in that category. Selecting only expats in Thailand, if you prefer.

Feeling hotter is a subjective attribute. The Pilbara in Western Australia has temperatures regularly exceeding 40 C. However, because humidity is low at 10 - 20% RH, it's quite comfortable. OTOH, Darwin at 30 C and 95% RH is really uncomfortable, because one's body can't cool down with sweating. The world's oceans are already producing more rain, the result of average sea temperature rising by about 1.5 C since the Industrial Revolution. Higher humidity would cause more molds and fungi infestations in crops. Ireland's famine of 1845 - 1849 was caused by potato blight, a form of mold. Carbon dioxide requires 5.1 atmospheres pressure to become liquid. Methane's boiling point is -161 C. We are in deep doo-doo if either condition occurred naturally. While water vapor is responsible for roughly 60% of greenhouse effect, its time in the atmosphere can be measured in days. OTOH, CO2 and methane stay in the atmosphere for periods ranging from years to centuries.

Carbon dioxide and methane are both gases. Water is a liquid. Water vapour cannot exceed 100% humidity, any excess would condense out as rain. Of course, the hotter it is, the more water can be present as vapor.

Most of the hydrogen being produced currently is made by cracking methane ( CH4 ), which results in even more CO2 emissions. If governments were really serious about addressing climate change, they would subsidize or incentivize households to have rooftop solar panels, with a storage battery of about 12 kWhr for when the sun does not shine. Instead, the world seems to be fixated on EV's, with storage batteries of 60 - 100 kWhr, to transport virtue-signalling <deleted> on their excursions. As 70% of power stations still burn fossil fuels, it's an exercise in futility. Simple math says there is less demand for lithium by equipping 5 households than one EV. Simple math says households which go 100% renewable subtracts demand for electricity, EV's don't unless they are sourcing their electricity from the same rooftop solar.

How did she qualify for an Australian pension, having Thai nationality?

One could argue Bush, Blair etc. were no better in Iraq. Or Reagan with Nicaragua, Johnson in Vietnam. The reason I single out Putin is because he is following the Stalin model of forced repatriation ( children as well ), and genocide. AFAIK no Western leader has gone that far.

Point taken, although Putin as a mass murderer does take some beating.

IIRC one needs to be resident in Australia for 35 years to ensure pension eligibility. The two year rule should not apply as you were in Australia when you became eligible. As I understand it, two years only applies if the applicant is outside Australia when they become eligible. Definitely appeal the decision, IME front-line staff don't know all the rules. You need an appointment with a Financial Services Officer.

When one considers Putin has enlisted God to be on his side, with whole-hearted co-operation by the Russian Orthodox Church, it does tend to validate your point of view.

IMO you are trying to have it both ways. The wearing of an abaya is an identifying label, yes? Governments and taxpayers should not be dictated to by shrill minorities. If a secular education is unacceptable on the grounds of religious beliefs, they are free to use their own money to establish private schools.

Easily fixed, buy a couple of air purifiers. If you don't appreciate life in Thailand, leave. I suspect no-one will miss you.

Returning to Thailand in 5 days. Back to inexpensive massages, and a sense of freedom I just have not had in Australia. My GF has been waiting patiently for me. Yes, I appreciate how lucky I am.

I am amazed by posters who I once regarded as rational human beings, turning into fruitcakes on this thread.

So does Ivermectin, if one believes the wannabe gurus who post on social media. IIRC garlic is a ubiquitous ingredient of Italian cuisine. Italy was one of the worst affected by COVID, which tends to shoot your cherry-picked data down in flames.

Your previous post said, in relation to a virus: "It is not alive". If COVID is not alive, how did so many millions of people get infected?

I have yet to come across a natural herb which cures cancer, perhaps you can post examples. OTOH, man - made monoclonal antibodies and targeted inhibitors have better than 90% success rate for some cancers. As does BCG treatment for bladder cancer. Mother Nature does not make soap. It was first mentioned on a Sumerian tablet, heating wood ash and vegetable oils together. Nowadays, soap is produced by reacting sodium hydroxide with tallow. Mother Nature does not make caustic soda either. I would prefer posters did not post arrant nonsense.

Yes. You may also need to change the number with whatever organisation you are receiving the OTP from. Some do not send OTP's internationally.

Give me a teleprompter, desk and a bookshelf behind me, I'll take a shot at convincing people rat turd extracts are a cancer cure.