Speedhump

All the old f*rts here saying people don't want to party until 0400h. How out of touch with youngsters can you be? ...

That only means you probably don't drink anywhere near as much alcohol as your beer drinking friends. One large glass of wine a day, 250-750 Baht. For 250 Baht they could drink several large bottles of local beer, Federbrau or Heineken, or two 1 litre cans of the nice dark German beer whose name I forget. I've given up wine here because I like to drink at least two or three glasses with a meal, and not the local muck. ????

Sadly me too.

Not really. I'd say this is typical Thai-style. They aren't in general turned on by good pay for hard work. They prefer to do as light a job as possible, and are very happy to earn just enough to get by. They will leave a good regular job for seemingly no reason as soon as their weekly or monthly pay hits the bank, and without giving notice. Maybe you're thinking about other nationalities?

Not relevant to you I think, but for general interest, two years ago Hua Hin immigration transferred my O/A visa from old to new passport quickly, with no letter required, and free of charge.

Get hit with cancer. 70k will seem like a bargain then.

You couldn't even get all the Sky channels legally for what he's paying. I don't understand then, so don't tell me to hush....

That's expensive but beggars can't be choosers I guess. I only pay twice that for a whole year and the same service, plus all PPV events, like boxing, etc.

I was being sarcastic.

The service I use no longer accept new subs from from people using Android boxes because of the possibility of leaking MAC addresses compromising their security from incorrectly set up boxes. Firesticks only now I think. I'm lucky because I've subscribed for 4 or 5 years.

The pensioners will be queuing around the block for this, eh?...

For some reason, lol. Loaded boxes are fraught with problems. Updates and loss of services. I buy plain vanilla box and pay around 70 GBP each year for a full worldwide service including TV, latest films, all PPV sports, my provider been going strong 5 years already. Do some investigating and find a solid one that won't run away with your money. Updates on a 'loaded' box are just a regular PIA. ????????

"the current expensive flights are caused by 1 / Fuel costs 2 / Reduced flights because of lack of check in staff and baggage handlers 3 / High season and school holidays." The first is reasonable if cost increases need to be passed on to the end user. The other two seem not necessary and are there only to increase profit on the number of flights actually performed. Increased demand does not lead to increased costs, and increases in price are because sellers want to shaft buyers while they can. ????

... you forgot the gambling; cards and animal fights for the boys, mahjong for the girls.

I thought he meant that you even pay through marriage? Because for certain not all men pay 'working girls' .

If you still drink as much they'll be as beautiful no matter what.

Yep The Russians are ugly on the inside.

Come on, you know blacks are considered 'a race' when it suits BLM etc. You know Arabs consider themselves not only a race but a single nation across borders (religion's a b*tch). These things don't follow their strict meanings at all any more.

I said either/or, but in fact if you allow something to only American citizens but to no other nationality, isn't that racist? Racism doesn't have to be towards a single race, does it? Anyway, I don't have a dog in this fight, so whatever. ????

I didn't know that. Isn't it called out as racist or discriminatory by Biden's lot? I guess as it's not blacks being singled out it doesn't set off their radar.

How is it a 'freak' accident, just the usual motor vehicle/bicycle tragedy, carelessness on one or both sides. So sad. I told my wife long ago that we are never riding bicycles in Thailand. The combination of careless driving (certainly not only by Thais) and terrible or nonexistent road repairs make most two/three wheeled vehicles potential deathtraps.

Go to third floor Nana Plaza and get your own!

I do understand that, I'm sure they attain a certain mindset from their peers when they start that job. But they're only a subset of the katoey population of Thailand (I don't know the statistics), I suppose they're the only ones that many farang come across (I didn't intend that pun but I'll leave it in, oops, another one....).

Cheers. Rather a civilised chat for an expat forum. ????????

I have not disagreed with this in any way. You said: The man deserves nothing as you suggest. 'The man' apparently meaning the katoey (ladyboy). That's what I commented on. Perhaps it's you who is confused here? That was my only comment.