Shocked farang

I had the same feeling as I once stayed for about 2 weeks in a condominium in Jomtien that had mostly Russian families as customers. Many of them actually owned units there, I can say that I didn't have any issues with them, except that their English was almost non existent.

There's definitely something evil about his "smile" (smirk would be a better word).

Your point of view is from a western perspective, Thais are not exactly western and most of them could care less about the Ukraine war plus in their minds Russ are just " farangs" like all the other light skinned people who visit Thailand.

True, as they say, the gennie is out of bottle and there's no way to put him back!

Thais never discriminate, money is money, no matter where it comes from...

Whats happening now is only a discussion, when they sit down and look at the numbers, the small businesses that contracted debt and will go bust, the big investors that supply high quality cannabis to this market, either by producing it locally or by importing. The stakes are just too high for a sudden reversal at this point. What I can see is more and more regulations will be implemented, as to whom is of legal age to buy and smoke, how to behave in public, so kids don't get the impression that pot is trivial. Whoever chooses to get high will continue to be able to, there will be more regulations only.

I think that pot & alcohol just cannot be compared. All the latest medical research points to alcohol simply destroying completely someones liver (plus many other negative consequences). Pot is a completely different animal.

As this is Thailand, in the end he will definetly leave the potheads alone as the gennie is already out of the bottle!

So you only speak some "street Thai" as there's no way to avoid learning the Thai script if you ever want to speak it properly.

Time to get enrolled in a western/eastern social skills crash course!

One friend of mine defined the Russian performance in Thailand as, you go to an all you can eat buffet, the Russians attack the food, fill their plates to the top and leave nothing for the other customers. So true...

True, there are a lot of them. Even movies have been made showing their lifestyle in the Kingdom. In the movies they always have an affinity with the police...

Yes, and we farang will never have a say into this anyway...

Yes, you're missing something! Welcome to LOS!

Just guess who will be the candidate most likely to get elected in the next PM election in Thailand? The trick of becoming a martyr never fails in politics!

Anyone serious about using Cannabis for medical reasons would actually avoid smoking it as it contains THC and would instead take the CBD tablets. This is the bottom line about medical use of Cannabis.

HK.3 sounds like some sinister variant coming from Hong Kong... ????At least is what they want you to think... There goes the Covid Soap opera again!

I believe many Ukranians that end up in Thailand have mental health issues, last January I was in a small apartment in Bangkok that I rented through Booking.com and the Ukrainian who was renting the unit next to mine started to make some really weird and loud noises in the middle of the night, I had to contact the building manager who kicked him out. This war is taking a toll on many people, I hope it's soon over, really!

He needs this phase in order to look like a victim of the system. Then he will be pardoned and will come back with full force.

Falangs, you have no chance if this man is in power...

But I understand that he misses authentic Masaman curry cooked by Thai hands... Good luck!

He's doing it wrong. He should wait until Thailand have a democratic government again and then return and see how he can fight his charges in court Right now it's all Topsy turvy, the guy may stay in jail for a long time...

Wow! Another exciting chapter in Thai politics Soap opera is about to begin! If one person is responsible for the years of military dictatorship in Thailand, is this man. The bull<deleted> never ends in the land of smiles!

Thaksin is the original creator of the "walking ATM" concept. He should be awarded for his contribution for the English language!

You're right, I had forgotten about Pulp fiction, it's a great movie.