Speedhump

On 6/26/2022 at 5:36 AM, scubascuba3 said:

Hard faced Russians though, hardened pros

Yep The Russians are ugly on the inside. 

23 minutes ago, mogandave said:

Is “American” a race? 

 

When you allow people with tickets into a ballgame, and disallow people without rickets you discriminate against non-ticket holders

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. 

2 minutes ago, mogandave said:

It is discriminatory, but how is it racist? 

 

Just as requiring Chinese citizens to have have a visa, but allowing US citizens in with just their passport is discriminatory, but it is not racist. 

 

 

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. ????

1 hour ago, mogandave said:

Actually, dual pricing is common in the US as well. 

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. 

1 hour ago, wombat said:

You have personal experience?

I'd love to read about it.

Go to third floor Nana Plaza and get your own! 

7 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Not them all, most of the ones that work as prostitutes in tourist areas are not worthy of respect - wouldn't trust them at all.

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....).

12 minutes ago, itsari said:

Ok, I am sorry that I have it wrong .

All the best

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

17 minutes ago, itsari said:

Condoning a slap for a person who is transgender when you find things are not as you expected is not the way to go. 

Have a pleasant evening

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. 

4 minutes ago, itsari said:

You seem rather mixed up .

Have a pleasant evening 

You called a ladyboy a man, or did I get that wrong? I'm just saying that I don't. My friend's daughter is one (was her son but decided at a very young age being male wasn't for her).

1 hour ago, itsari said:

The man deserves nothing as you suggest.

Perhaps you need a few slaps for your ignorance 

I do refer to katoey as 'she'. It seem reasonable to allow them dignity. 

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

There are certain acts one commits in this life, that are tantamount to self revocation of the right to consume oxygen. 

Murder as a punishment for deception being one of them, you mean. 

9 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Reminds me of Begbie in Trainspotting when he found out the girl he had picked up had a cock. 

 

Every red-blooded male has been fooled by ladyboy prostitutes, to varying degrees. I'm not suggesting the deceased was a prostitute but ....

My friend was fooled in Korea the same week he began working there. When he left the shower she was in bed already looking like a dream. He flicked the sheet back there it was. He began screaming and smashing his fists on the wall, she jumped out of bed, and down the apartment building corridor sharpish. He stripped the bed and slept under a towel with a rugby shirt for a pillow that night. I just don't know why they believe every foreigner can tell them from females, it might be sensible to give some hint before it gets to the nitty-gritty! ????

My god where did they drag up the word 'toothsome'? A word not in general circulation for many decades. I'd wager less than 5 percent of readers would even understand it if read out of context. ????

58 minutes ago, Thunglom said:

THat's what you take from that? I have to say I expected as much. 

Yawn 

2 hours ago, Thunglom said:

Well - looks like you're in denial or suffering from cognitive dissonance - your answer shows you see you life in terms of race.

No, but if you want to speak as though race DOESN'T EXIST, you're the one in huge denial. Once again you're just shooting down your own comments with your self unawareness.... ????

I really did want to ignore you, but this is just too funny....

8 hours ago, Thunglom said:

you remind me  of the  paranoid old farangs I've met in bars entries and public places etc., they show little understanding of Thailand and just think everyone is conspiring against them. Basically their dearly held racist  views  suggest they should be superior and they spend their time compensating for the obvious fact they aren't. This normally takes the form of endlessly negatively stereotyping Thai people and using wild generalisations, all from a point of gross ignorance. Of course Thai people sense this - they are often right about "dirty" too.

It is a sad fact that your self-obsessive feelings of thwarted superiority will mean you will never integrate into Thai society..... and never learn

You're actually a walking apology for racism. I have no problem at all with Thais, nor with all the Indians and Filipinos I worked with for many years in the UAE. You see, we're not actually talking about me. Anyway, as I said, I'm done with trying to point out your errors. 

4 hours ago, Thunglom said:

there's stupid, stupider and then there's racist.

This is neither racist nor Xenophobia.

the restriction apply to non- Thais regardless of race creed or colour. Xenophobia is a fear of foreigners and this policy is not motivated by fear - possibly a misplaced national;ism, which is common amongst military-based regimes.

Oh really? A country where the people in charge, that make the rules, talk about 'dirty farang? You're being wilfully blind, whilst ridiculously accusing posters here of racism because they talk about the xenophobia (possibly racism, I already explained the overlap between the two words) which you yourself admit exists in societies of this type, proudly exhibited as nationalism: 'we're better than every other race'.... 

If dual pricing was just to allow poor Thais to visit, it should also charge better off Thais a higher price, not just foreigners. Others have pointed out that nowhere in Western countries would such a policy be allowed , as it would 100 percent be considered racist. 

I'm done with you now, you're just rehashing the same lame words again and again to different commenters here. You're blind and wish to remain so. Up to you. 

5 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

Durian ice cream

A five star hotel in Singapore had it on their Sunday brunch buffet once. I was really surprised. Not as strong an aroma as the fruit itself, but the lady I was with has a very sensitive nose, she actually picked it up from across the restaurant. 

I've heard this before but ignored it. Maybe I should pay attention to the science in future. 

Waiting to see a film in the Odeon Leicester Square in London long ago, I bought a durian in Soho's Chinatown to eat later. I had it tightly double wrapped in two plastic bags, one over another, seemed airtight. After a while on my seat, you could smell it two rows forward and back. Luckily daytime cinema, and hardly anyone in. ????

52 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

You know it was her that committed those things do you ?......nah didn't think so ????

Just as you have no knowledge of Occam's Razor or the acronym KISS? ????

On 6/4/2022 at 9:04 AM, CharlieH said:

It seems she is not actually guilty of anything.....yet.

It would seem she had his permission to access and use those items.

Once returned, lesson learned, hopefully!

 

The sex thing, who says it was her, could've been the brother and his gf. All speculation.

He gave her permission for safebreaking and jewellery theft, no doubt.... 

Started on the Chang a bit early today? ????

Why isn't a valid Thai driving licence enough to show you are invested in Thailand? I think I remember I did show it once at the BKK snake farm a few years ago and was charged as a local.