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The OP buys a watch for 100 baht, and expects it to be waterproof? I'd be surprised if it even kept time.

Nothing so dramatic, he attended a Boris Johnson COVID party.

You forgot the temples.

I have not needed my air purifiers this year in Chiang Rai, the rainy season started early. Dare I whisper the words climate change? Be that as it may, I just crank up the air purifiers when the meter hits 100, the air I breathe is back down to 25 in 20 minutes.

I can talk to my son any time I want by DUO or ZOOM in Australia. I haven't been back to Australia during COVID, can't be bothered with the hoops to jump through at either end. Apart from the price of gasoline, I can't say there has been any increase in my cost of living, which would be a lot more in Australia and a lot of other countries. Lay that squarely on the Russian doorstep.

Perhaps you have not noticed. The Indians I have known, to a man, were as tight as a duck's bum.

I don't pretend to be an expert. Having said that, if you are going to spend 4000 baht - half a month's accommodation in my Chiang Rai condo - for just one night in a hotel, I think it's fair to say you have more money than sense.

500 - 600 baht/night hotels are my style, no need for fancy trimmings. If I want a really good breakfast in Chiang Mai, there are several places I used to know that would be happy to cook me scrambled eggs and good coffee for 200 - 300 baht. In out of the way places such as Nan, Loei and Mae Hong Son, my technique was to stay at a cheap hotel, then go to the most expensive hotel in town and pay for their buffet breakfast. Can't remember getting refused by anyone.

To Rittenhouse, his guns are more important than the children murdered at Sandy Hook and Uvalde. Says a lot about his values. Is it too much to hope he won't breed? Sadly, many Americans glamorize guns. Other nations have grown up.

How do you know Taiwan is unprepared, do you sit in on the planning meetings of their military? As the Ukrainian war has shown, modern shoulder-fired missiles are leveling the playing field. Russia has a superior air force to Ukraine, not doing them much good, is it? China's biggest food import is soybeans, guess where that comes from? Hint: from China's biggest customer. Silicon Valley outsources the manufacture of high-end semiconductors to Taiwan, there is nothing to say the US could not bring that capacity back home. My mistake, Poroshenko is an oligarch, which led me to think he is cut from the same cloth as the Russians.

It seems Americans are entirely focused on domestic issues. Trump trashed trust with just about every democracy in the world during his presidency. Everything he did on the world stage was failure writ large. Biden has restored a lot of trust in America in other countries, it's difficult to imagine Trump would have backed Ukraine while kissing Putin's backside. Perhaps that's not important to Americans, it certainly is to the rest of the world's free nations.

Sounds like you know what you are doing in the kitchen.

It's a lot less difficult to defend Biden, he is a decent man. Trump is an entirely different matter. As you appear to have 20:20 hindsight on all US problems, I'll leave it at that.

I see, one of the biggest producers of baby formula in America has a lethal contamination issue due to a fault in the manufacturing process, and Biden is to blame for that. I suppose he's to blame for Uvalde too. Do you have any idea how ridiculous your post is?

Six of them? How many did you eat in one sitting?

Caustic is a term used to describe alkaline substances. Aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid. I'd agree putting acid into a stomach that may already be excessively acidic is not the best of ideas. IME, Thai doctors are prone to throwing pills at every ailment, which is why I always check side effects on the internet for anything they prescribe. IMO, they are also negligent in not working up a full medical history as a guide to treatment. I only know one doctor here who has bothered.

An ultrasound is worth doing, as well as the endoscopy. About 4 years ago, I had severe chest pain. Turned out I had bile duct sludge which was preventing my gall bladder from delivering bile to the stomach , to assist in digesting fats. The OP may want to look at his diet, there may be foods triggering the pain.

Have a couple of squat toilets in the village if you are interested.

As my bum does not have eyes in it, as long as what I sit on is smooth it doesn't care.

What ads? Perhaps you need to update your OS to include ad blockers.

I guess occupying a bar stool in Pattaya, loaning out money there, would give different results and perspective.

The only way to know for sure is with a PCR test. A person may still have the virus with a negative test, it depends on the detection limit of each ATK kit. Having said that, their viral load is probably so low they won't be contagious, unless they are coughing and sneezing. Having experienced COVID and quarantine here, we were let go after 14 days and a negative ATK. My understanding is one is good to go now as soon as they test negative.

Maybe so. However, D-Day could not have happened without American participation.

"The Longest Day" was IMO a fitting tribute.

I've been living here for 12 years now. I've learned not to concern myself with what other people do here. Recently, there was work being done at the condo. A Thai was using a tile cutter at about 120 dB with no eye or hearing protection. If he does that for a living, he will be deaf by age 45. Is it my problem? No.