Red Forever

If I never go to that "paradise" again it'll be too soon.

Good point but just because he has no valid passport doesn't mean he hasn't British citizenship.

Yeah right. A 20 year gap between visits makes him a regular eh! It's reasonable to expect improvements to have been made in that time but sadly not. It's 15 years since I was in rip off central Pukhet and if I never go back to that thief infested hole it will be too soon.

Short story: A few years back gf and I were riding my Honda 115cc from Hua Hin to Cha Am, not much traffic. All of a sudden a stream of bikers coming from Cha Am came to a U-turn gap wanting to return in the direction of Cha Am. Instead of waiting for gaps in traffic (of which there were many) the brave leader drove into the middle of the 3 lanes and held up his hands to stop the oncoming cars and trucks. Gf and I stopped to watch the spectacle. A trickle of bikers got into the 3rd lane but the Thai traffic wasn't gonna stop for them and drove around them. The lead biker was frantically waving his arms about and a line of bikers went down like dominoes in the confusion. I should add that no biker was hurt in this display of arrogance and entitlement on their part. As for the old guys who go round the narrow sois of Bintabaht on there Farty Davisons; yes guys people are looking at you but not in admiration.

Spot on Oz. I love it when the Gammon get angry cos they (gammons) can't get a rise out of people who are tolerant, against racism, misogyny and homophobia. Woke n proud!

This post is red meat to the Pavlovian dogs out there. Orwell's Ministry of Love (1984) comes a close second in literary comparison to the circus that the Thaksin haters indulge themselves in on a weekly basis.

"Happened to me ages ago". Try doing it now. Money laundering laws have really tightened since 2020. It definitely is to do with Brexit. That's why the entitled, monied elite lied through their teeth to get Brexit over the line before EU passed laws to reign in off shore tax avoidance.

Not simple. To change address the bank now asks for proof of residence eg name on electoral roll, utility bill in bank customer's name etc. I've just been through this worrying procedure.

Airport link train from BKK or Red Line from DMK to City Centre 44 bt and 33bt respectively. Ok, tourists with luggage want the convenience of a taxi so prominent notices at Immigration in many languages should inform tourists to insist on the use of meter. In decades of using Bangkok taxis I've had one bad experience and that was on my first visit. Bangkok taxis are among the best in the world.

Jeez, bet you're a wow at parties!

What's the view like from your high moral ground?

"Bar girl trash"? Classy!

You mean the disgraced former PM Johnson? The guy who spaffed £millions of taxpayer's money on vanity projects. The guy who oversaw police numbers plumett to an all time low. The guy who oversaw the closure of police stations and magistrates courts. You mean that guy!

"Sea level rise is trivial"! Tell that to the islanders of archipelagos in the Solomon Sea and other areas in the South Western Pacific. Straight out of the Trump handbook on climate change denial.

Last time I went there I was refused non o multi entry based on marriage because although I had copies of wife's house book and ID card, original marriage certificate I didn't have wife's Kor Ror 2 (change of name) paper. I understand this was only insisted on by a new officer at the Thai Consulate. This was just days before the border was closed cos of Covid. Have found other satisfactory paths in the meantime.

The only people who use the "divisional woke narrative" are those on the blinkered right of politics. In UK they are known as Little Englanders and rightly mocked.

You couldn't wait to shoehorn your ignorant nationalist post into the OP story of a convicted thug suspected of being in Thailand could you? <deleted> have boat people got to do with this?

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I also have no idea where Khaosan Rd is and what I've read about it seems I've missed nowt. Bangkok is however a vibrant exciting city to visit but the business and main tourist areas are not "filthy" Look at Silom, Lumpini, Sathorn areas.

"They" do not think you're a pr*ck if you tip e.g. waiters, taxi drivers, cleaners. I agree with the rest of your post but the last paragraph is testicles.

Brilliant summation quandow.

The fact that US and UK have recently elected such outrageous liars as Trump and Blobby Johnson shows the absolute need to fact check.

I've said it before. Bangkok taxis are among the best in the world.

Dr Sima in Ubon city. I had one eye operated on in 2021. Cost 25,500 baht. Quick, painless operation. Check him out online.

Just ban these anti social, dangerous toys that are not only a danger to marine life and the environment but swimmers also. I lost count of the times my head was nearly taken off by these motorised thugs while swimming off Hua Hin beach .