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  1. On 2/28/2023 at 5:41 AM, nglodnig said:

    Every time I visit Thailand (for the last  thirty or forty years or more) I spend an hour or two at Bangkok Airport waiting for my onward flight. Occasionally (once or twice a decade) I overnight there.

     

    Dirty, smelly, over-crowded, crime-ridden and the traffic is atrocious - unbelievable, at any time day or night.

     

    Yeah right, it's the thirtieth best city in the world.

     

     

    Overnite at the airport? Do you mean in one of those capsules in the basement? 

  2. On 2/28/2023 at 5:41 AM, nglodnig said:

    Every time I visit Thailand (for the last  thirty or forty years or more) I spend an hour or two at Bangkok Airport waiting for my onward flight. Occasionally (once or twice a decade) I overnight there.

     

    Dirty, smelly, over-crowded, crime-ridden and the traffic is atrocious - unbelievable, at any time day or night.

     

    Yeah right, it's the thirtieth best city in the world.

     

     

    You have a problem Sir, if you cannot see the positive in Bangkok, you shouldn't keep on going back there... 

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  3. On 2/27/2023 at 6:03 AM, SuperSilverHaze said:

    Entire city needs a coat of paint. Really looking shabby.

     

    Needs parks and through rebuild of foot paths, roads, sewers. Traffic laws and regulations

     

    Senior card BTS for farang.

     

    Museum lol. No hab 

     

    Parks and green spaces no hab

     

    Take the masks off you ignorant people.

     

    30 doesn't seem so good.

    This no hab sounds funny but it's the spirit, the kindness of Thais who try to be nice to foreign people despite the little fluency they have in English. Yesterday I was in the BTS and a Thai girl bumped into me, she said "solly, solly, Sir", I said with a smile, no problem, Mai pen rai, she was so pleased that falang can speak a little, nit nói, Thai! LOL

  4. 12 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

    Normally the vehicle that caused the accident has to pay the costs...In this case the hit and runner...Stupid of the girl to travel without a travel insurance  of course. and of course the bill is too high, as probably for Thais it is much lower..1,6 million THB.. while expensive surgeries here on THais are not half of it, including hospitalization... 

    Most probably she did have insurance but the moment she sat on the motorbike, no licence, the coverage evaporated. Null, zero 

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  5. On 1/26/2023 at 8:02 AM, brianthainess said:

    While I agree Thaksin was much better than having Generals trying to run a country with a dictational mindset, (lets not forget the attitude camps) trumping up charges to get rid of popular opposition. And now FFP in the running changes things, unfortunately Thaksin's statement that weed was as bad as opium has put me off him. :coffee1:

    Really? How stupid and outdated to say such a thing... 

  6. Koh Tao is somewhat part of my life as I did my Divemaster's course there back in 2002.

    (After that I continued to become an istructor in the west)

    I ended my stay by getting Dengue fever and had to go to a hospital in Koh Samui.

    Back then the island was so relaxed, most of the people staying there were involved in the diving

    industry, the dive sites were perfect for learners. I just feel sad that the reputation of this beatiful island is so demaged now.

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  7. 39 minutes ago, Robert Tyrrell said:

    Cannabis is a huge cash crop both personal consumption and for Medical purposes, This is making hug revenue for Thailand as it does in many countries, I’m American ???????? And it’s nearly legal in almost every state.

    5% Nope , It’s certainly consumed by many in Thailand ???????? For sure And certainly no worse then alcohol.

    Wow! Another one claiming "I'm an American in Thailand!", there's nothing new under the sun! 

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  8. 5 hours ago, nikmar said:

    one thing I ve noticed within my own, admittedly limited, circle is that people i know would never dream of touching weed are now trying, experimenting and getting in to it. my neice and her friend are good examples. it's like a new toy for them - ""oooh cookies ..... ooooh ready rolled joints"

    And people like me who have had a lot of past experience with it, specially in the teenage years now avoid it like a plague as it creates tolerance, once you smoke some continuously, you become more and more insensitive to it and some people are compelled to smoke more It's really like kissing a mermaid, I would not recommend but still think that everyone should try at least once. 

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  9. 15 hours ago, roo860 said:

    According to the local paper she was a passenger. And wore a helmet. 

    Sorry to say but most helmets in most shops are a complete joke and don't give any protection. They are just a formality to comply with the law. I'm very sorry for what happened to this woman, maybe some rich Thai tycoon could help to pay her hospital bill. She is in my prayers, I hope she will recover soon. 

  10. 12 hours ago, VinnieK said:

    Well..as a Chinese he can blend in easily and yes maybe he can buy himself out of trouble.

    Asians can play the system way better than a dumbass, high-moral-ground farang 

    I wonder how these millions of Sino-thais got to live here in the first place 

    Seems there is special treatment for Chinese here.

    Thai IDs (for a price) etc.

     

    The Sino Thais are a different category as they came in different waves of immigration many generations ago and are now perceived as part of Thai society. 

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