Shocked farang

19 minutes ago, Mansell said:

What a bunch of crooked &ankers the lot of them. No military should be in charge of a country. Fire them all and have another election.

Well, you lack the understanding of what a military dictatorship actually is... It's not a matter of deserving or earning, but of raw power, mighty is right... 

44 minutes ago, Mr Derek said:

I bit idealistic. You know that as soon as the people come to power they start creating a new aristocracy - as in the French and every other revolution. I have no confidence that Thailand will be any better under 'democracy'.

You pointed to something inevitable, even under Pita, that most people cannot see at this moment. Pita has all the ingredients to form a new aristocracy, his international "silver spoon" upbringing and exclusive education... 

3 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

Based upon professional most who threaten to commit suicide rarely go through with it.  It's the quiet ones who usually carry things out into the great unknown.  

 

He will not get much sympathy or empathy from anyone (from Thai or Foreigner).  

He has my full sympathy as I have watched enough content on the terrible, I mean really terrible conditions inside a Thai prison and this fellow wasn't hurting anyone, he was just having fun! 

I bet this so called "Boy" is actually a ladyboy! Haha, only in Thailand! 

12 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Why did anybody ever allow them to enter Thailand?

Exactly, that is the reason that this Interpol red-flag system exists in the first place. So these people can be identified and bared from entering at an airport. But I understand, the officer didn't do a good job and didn't check the passport against the interpol list. 

11 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

The current vaccines REDUCE the risk of you contracting the COVID virus, especially in the months immediately post injection.

 

And, longer term, also significantly reduce the risk of either getting seriously ill or dying from COVID, compared to those who have been unvaccinated.

 

 

I think that he was just teasing you, what you said is pretty much common sense nowadays! 

12 minutes ago, Denim said:

And now , one little benefit of Brexit shows. We are not on the list and not heading it as the biggest pi*s pots in Europe.

 

Don't worry, it's no secret how much Britts love the booze... 

On 5/26/2023 at 8:26 AM, ukrules said:

Thailand is on a list maintained by the Chinese government - it's not a good list.

 

There's some very weird stuff happening over the last few months :
 

It's not clear if this is nationwide or just in a handful of places......

 

"Local police stations are carrying out strict review processes for people leaving China, particularly if they're going to Thailand, Cambodia or other Southeast Asian countries,"

Read this : https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/travel-restrictions-02202023160935.html

Thank you for sharing this, it's really worrisome the way individual freedoms are crushed in a dictatorship such as China. 

4 hours ago, riverhigh said:

News I really don't want to hear or read about. Nothing positive, just more negativity regarding foreigners living in Thailand. The usual BS "we must protect the Thai boarders, ensure public safety and maintain national security" which essentially means Thailand is for Thais. The news I want, and never will hear, is permanent residency for retirees. I loathe Thai immigration and time-consuming, anti-foreigner regulations.

Exactly, Thailand is for Thais in those people's minds, then why would you want to remain indefinitely in such a place? We farangs can't hide, no matter what we do we are still farangs, no matter how fluent you become in Thai, you're still farang. For me the only way to enjoy Thailand is on a temporary basis. 

2 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

It's still pretty easy to do agency-assisted border runs

Sure, I know that but only if you qualify, as far as I know they only allow normal tourism 6 months per year in Thailand. The rest of the time you need to be out. 

I find it really amazing that he says he will deal with " The elephant in the room" (lesé majeste laws). I doubt that he will be successful but only mentioning it is already an advance for this taboo. 

The dream is over, my overstaying friends. Yes, Thailand used to be easy to stay indefinitely, you just had to do a Visa run every now and then. No longer. You need to update your mental model about this country, if you really love it, is willing to put up with being forever a foreigner, then go for the legal channels, stop this stupid hack of overstaying tourist Visas. Get real! 

In my decades of visits to the Kingdom I have never overstayed even one single day. 

12 minutes ago, morrobay said:

I heard that. 

Lovely! 

I have always firmly believed that Pattaya one day would become a family destination in Thailand. This day has finally arrived! I'm ready to book a family vacation in Pattaya! 

On 5/13/2023 at 9:43 PM, SenorTashi said:

And they're wrong about that too. There are many different cannabinoids and they work together in harmony. If you isolate THC without CBD for example, things get a bit out of balance.

I have some good friends in the UK who've been very involved with this whole subject for decades. Which is the only reason I know so much about it. Every human has cannabinoid receptors in their brain. They only react to cannabis so why would they be there if we're not not meant to ingest the plant? If you believe in God, you should accept that he put all the plants here for us to eat.

 

One of my friends eats only the leaves and seeds of cannabis plants for months at a time because he claims it's the ideal food for our health.

Here's the link for anyone who's interested.  http://freecannabis.net/cannabis-compendium/cannabis-a-dietary-essential/

 

And the rest of his story, in which he befriends Howard Marks http://freecannabis.net/contact-free/the-chronicles-of-cannabis/

<Every human has cannabinoid receptors in their brain. They only react to cannabis so why would they be there if we're not not meant to ingest the plant?>

Wrong, the Cannabis cannabinoids emulate the ENDOcannabinoids produced by the body. Our own body produces ENDOcannabinoids that bind with these receptors. 

One thing that needs to be reminded is that the medical stablishment does recognise the power of Cannabis as medicine but only the CBD component, the THC component is responsible for the "high" effects of Cannabis in the brain and the medical stablishment does think that it's potentially dangerous in some people, this is a fact, a scientific fact, even though I personally believe that it should be legal, for responsible adults, of course, never teenager, never! 

The gennie will be forced back into the bottle, with the tail between his legs... Poor Anutin... 

10 hours ago, Kiwiken said:

I caught Omicron coming back from Bangkok to Sydney then on to NZ but I think the Sydney- Chc leg. Was not as bad as I expected with my first case. Think Omicron not as bad as older variants. When In Bk most People except Western Farang were wearing masks

Which is really odd at this point in time by the way  Now I am in a country where almost nobody (except some elderly people) wears a mask, I can see people's face and expression! I urge Thais to stop hiding behind those stupid masks! 

5 hours ago, Purdey said:

Things will continue but the RTP won't extort money from the girls. I guess the pubs will still be guilty of human trafficking though. 

Some businesses that get extorted are totally legal businesses, such as restaurants and bars. You only need a certain amount of success in Thailand to become a victim of extortion. 

3 hours ago, LiamB80 said:

Cannabis isn’t as harmless as people think especially for teenagers and young adults when the human brain isn’t fully developed until 25yo. It can severely alter the psyche of these young people. Modern strains are highly potent and basically zonk people out of their mind. I myself was a regular cannabis and quit a few years ago when I noticed things in my life i didn’t like. Irritability and even outbursts when I didn’t have it and I also felt its better to face the world with a clear mind. Occasional users won’t have these issues but when it becomes a habit it can be harmful.

Exactly, as a matter of fact, using Cannabis one develops tolerance, there are some receptors in the brain that get blocked, so the person want to smoke more and more. For people who understandably want the benefits of medical cannabis they should go for CBD, without the pscyco active effects of the THC.