
Lee65
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On 2/18/2023 at 7:48 AM, KhunLA said:
EV = Electric Vehicles? That topic does tend to divide people.
Just learned that intolerance toward "bigots" could in itself be bigotry:
"The meaning of BIGOTRY is obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices ..." Merriam-Webster
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1 hour ago, HuskerDo2 said:Didn't "lose" to any of them. BTW, Irak is not a country. Educate yourself on spelling things.
Yeah, educate yourself on spelling things!
Afghanis managed to milk the USA for $$$ billions of aid over 20 years and, on top of that, came away with $$$ billions worth of USA military equipment after the Americans finally gave up and scurried away.
The Americans ran - did not walk - out of Vietnam after having their a*sses handed to them despite their many years of committing atrocities - in the name of "American Exceptionalism".
And now the USA cannot even defend its own border with Mexico.
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19 hours ago, cmjl said:
As I understand it,the large amount of sugar cane grown isn't just to keep the world's sweet tooth happy it's also grown for supposedly 'green' fuels ...
Interesting point. I found this, and others, in support:
Biofuel Production from Sugarcane in Thailand
Along similar lines: the clearing of large swathes of thickly vegetated land for short-lived solar panel farms - for the production of "green" electricity.
Turns out humans are mostly idiots.
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15 hours ago, BritTim said:
If you are aware of the basic pay for immigration officials, you might be less judgmental about mandatory unofficial tipping for certain services by officials in Thailand.
Then you should be grandly tipping the honest Thais who make even less for doing harder work for you - cleaning your building, cooking your food ... from the minute you wake 'til the minute you drop.
Gotta laugh how people can string together non-sensical, though convenient, rationalizations. Pathetic, actually.
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14 minutes ago, Stocky said:
I see the UK's Air Passenger Duty for flights departing the UK will, from 1st April 2023, be £200 for the new Band C, that's flights over 5,500 miles.
Now that IS a big deal.
Maybe for some. And anyway, the UK was lost years ago. We still have hope for Thailand.
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Sometimes it's just easier to justify paying than to admit to yourself what a coward you are.
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The Chinese will likely/hopefully be particularly averse to this. They're pretty sharp when it comes to money.
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4 hours ago, brianthainess said:
again More Puke-et Express bad reporting.
Good enough to get people reading the article. Clicks are what count.
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"Beast Of Burden"
I'll never be your beast of burden
My back is broad, but it's a-hurting
All I want, for you to make love to me
I'll never be your beast of burden
I've walked for miles, my feet are hurting
All I want is for you to make love to me
Am I hard enough?
Am I rough enough?
Am I rich enough?
I'm not too blind to see
I'll never be your beast of burden
So let's go home and draw the curtains
Music on the radio
Come on, baby, make sweet love to me
Am I hard enough?
Am I rough enough?
Am I rich enough?
I'm not too blind to see
Oh, little sister
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty girls
You're a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty girl
Pretty, pretty, such a pretty, pretty, pretty girl
Come on, baby, please, please, please
I'll tell you, you can put me out on the street
Put me out with no shoes on my feet
But put me out, put me out
Put me out of misery, yeah
All your sickness, I can suck it up
Throw it all at me, I can shrug it off
There's one thing, baby, I don't understand
You keep on telling me I ain't your kind of man
Ain't I rough enough? Ooh, honey
Ain't I tough enough?
Ain't I rich enough? In love enough?
Ooh, please
I'll never be your beast of burden
I'll never be your beast of burden
Never, never, never, never, never, never, never be
I'll never be your beast of burden
I've walked for miles, my feet are hurting
All I want is you to make love to me, yeah
I don't need no beast of burden
I need no fussing, I need no nursing
Never, never, never, never, never, never, never be-
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2 minutes ago, Tarteso said:
So he meant that the descendant of an immigrant and a true canadian is half bad people ?
Think he meant the designation "Canadian" means almost nothing anymore. And hasn't for many years.
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Where's the Laughing Reaction icon?
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Seems we are not permitted to laugh
in reaction to a post ..
Are we allowed to write something funny?
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1 hour ago, Aussieroaming said:
RIP, a senseless death
Unlike all the sensible ones.
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Have you thought of identifying as 100 kg of African-American muscle?
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What about the paperwork involved in making a private sale? What if the vehicle is for sale in a province other than where it was purchased/licensed? Is it difficult to deal with Thai government offices for the transfer of ownership?
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Nobody here's solved the colonel's problem yet.
Might be time to ask ChatGPT?
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5 hours ago, theoldgit said:
Received that book and was reading it my first months in Thailand - while the drama described in it was knocking on my door in real life. Read similar excellent books at the time, too. For these books I've been forever grateful to British Ken. (Though Scot blood would probably have sufficed to protect my money in any event.)
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Gawd what a stupid thread ...
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Don't much give a flup about tourists getting dual-priced. They're on a different trip.
Nor about those expats who don't care anyway. Knock yourselves out.
But IMO, dual-pricing for long-term expats is insulting, antagonizing, and counter-productive for Thailand.
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Don't explain
Don't complain
Don't give advice
and don't say anything that will hurt someone.
Gonna need some new forums ...
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So maybe it's not really the dual pricing in itself that's so very terrible. It's Thailand's other 999 cuts to the death in addition to the dual pricing that add up and can occasionally cause one to, let's say, balk.
"Death by 1,000 Cuts in Thailand: Here's The List!"
Someone wanna start that thread?
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3 hours ago, sidjameson said:
Who paid for your schooling to 18?
Health care to 18?
Precisely. Not "free". Somebody paid. The same way I have pitifully paid taxes and respected the law all my adult life - both for myself and for the moribund community of which I was a part.
I know what you meant when you used the word "free". But, really, there ain't no free lunch. Unless you're an illegal migrant to the West - then everything is free. But we won't go there.
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16 hours ago, Xanthe said:
Should have thought about that before abandoning your home country and settle in Thailand. Thailand has provided you with a wife, and a life, and in return they are asking for some extra money.
Thailand gives out free wives and lives and you don't pay at all!
Don't forget to add "we are all guests here" ....
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19 hours ago, sidjameson said:You lived in western country growing up and was given countless free stuff on the agreement that you stay and spend money in that economy forever after.
Wasn't given anything "free". And that was not the "agreement".
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Honda PCX: Pattaya to Koh Chang
in Motorcycles in Thailand
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Certainly doable and can be enjoyable. Some better riding along the coast. Not so much inland or on the main highways.
New to this kind of riding? Best to find your own pace and range. Got time? Unsure of your abilities? Take a few days to get there. You'll see more and develop your skills, too.
And remember: "Don't ride faster than your guardian angels can fly."