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On 1/21/2020 at 8:52 AM, Nelson52 said:

There's at leat 2 bars in Cowboy that have wheelchair access that I can think of and have space inside for you. Lighthouse is one with a ramp outside

And ive seen bouncers or staff lifting guys in chairs into or out of bar on numerous occasions

If you guys arent against a little assistance  I reckon youll do fine.

54 minutes ago, tom in bangkok said:

Around 500gb. We got upgraded to 300/150 speed for free recently (from 100/40) but the download usage is still the same.

he meant mobile data, that sounds like home fibre.

On 1/21/2020 at 1:57 AM, Roy Baht said:

They're only empty in the daytime. Go at either dawn or dusk and you'll see Thais exercising, jogging, biking, etc.

Wont see anyone biking at lumpini at dawn or dusk, its prohibited except foe between 10 -3.

Likewise, benjakitti closed its excellent bike loop for a year and is a building site.

The opened up a .9km loop in the new section which closes at dusk.

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

So do I, haven't been zapped by my paperback yet. Surely a kindle isn't plugged into a charger so I don't really understand where you are coming from. You made some sarcastic reference to a bedsite reading lamp, which is far removed from the cause of these frequent electrocutions of people snuggled up in bed with their phone currently on charge. 

Yeah, paperbacks are great if you finish a book every 2 weeks or so, but some of us who read regularly prefer a more economical medium. I finish 2 or 3 novels a week.

I personally havent read a paperback in about 5 years.

Im amazed you aren't worried about the potential fire risk having all that paper around a house wired for electricity.

And yes, kindles need charging too, though I use a huawei media pad which is often on charge evenings  as the tablet drains toward the end of the day.

When I fall asleep, sometimes it makes it to the bedside table, sometimes it doesnt.

it seems to me if you are willing to have an alarm, bedside lamp and various other electronics in the room, a tablet with a quality cable and charger isnt that big a leap.

Ill take my chances,

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

It isn't in bed with me, what are you doing with yours?

 

My phone never, ever, goes into the bedroom, nor does my Mrs' phone. why on earth would it?

I have clearly indicated I read in bed, and you can't read an ebook without a tablet or kindle or similar.

My phone is in the lounge charging at night but that is only because I don't wish to be woken up with a call in the. Ight. 

16 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

And just how will they pay their own way in life?  I suspect they will have many speaking engagements, book sales, insider talk shows etc.  But that will run out as they become old news.  What personal wealth do they have now?  How much are they taking out of the UK treasury or whatever funds the royal family lifestyles?

 

  Hate to cast aspersions on her character, but from a critical point of view some may think it looks like a classic gold digger, money grab marry into money and then divorce the family

And perhaps it's hypocrites that begin statement with "I hate to cast aspersions" then add a but and begin acting aspersions that have encouraged them to retire from the public eye.

On 1/19/2020 at 9:18 AM, petermik said:

And so they should...if they don,t want to do the job (and fair play to them) then they don,t get the "perks" that goes with it.....feel sorry for Harry though...he,s being "lead up the garden path" so to speak

Led up the garden path?

And How would that be?

5 hours ago, legend49 said:

Yes he is typical Thai.

Really, typical thai?

You must love it here.

Only if you want to be able to use the new passport as identification in the event of a lost card, transaction or anything else they may require Id for.

Na naew is classic, one imagines it functions not unlike Pravda or any other state news agency during the heyday of communism.

Anyone with a phone with hotspot and a tablet or laptop has a smart car. 

I was in a smart grab just yesterday and even took a smart train.

4 hours ago, Mackstask said:

What a <deleted> poor Nanny state, communist influenced country this is becoming. 

You understand what "Nanny state" means right?

3 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Ah yes... the curiously Thai-only 'obsession' of using your smartphone in bed while it is plugged into the charger.

 

or,

 

The non-Thai obsession with health and safety that makes use of a charging smart phone in bed and any subsequent risk of death by electrocution totally and absolutely impossible.

 

Take your pick.

What nonsense, a proper charger and cable pushing a low voltage, low amp current are not dangerous in the least.

I read ebooks in bed and charge my tablet at night as I sleep.

You have a bedside reading lamp? Living on the edge indeed.

3 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

More to do with sleeping on the floor on a mat. Harder to sleep in your charger when your on a bed.

My charge cables run through my headboard and my tablet charges beside me as I sleep. Sometimes it makes it to the bedside table, but if I fall asleep reading it doesn't.

2 hours ago, neeray said:

Why am I unique?

You are not, I thought that was clear. 

On 1/17/2020 at 7:05 PM, tinca tinca said:

sounds like your a queer......eating and being naked !!!

This fellow knows queer. Well spotted indeed.

On 1/17/2020 at 6:55 PM, KC 71 said:

No, its French’s but will do

decent ham though (makro)

We differ on our interpretations of decent ham

On 1/17/2020 at 6:43 PM, Nyezhov said:

Capers! Capers!

 

Heres more.......deep breath so I can shout...

 

PPJ ON WHITE!

MAC AND CHEESE!

CHICKEN SOUP!

CLAM ZUPPA WITH FRESH ITALIAN BREAD!

PIZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

LINGUINE WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE!

RARE ROAST BEEF ON KOSHER RYE WITH RUSSIAN DRESSING!

LIVER PATE!

ANIMAL CRACKERS!

 

Notice dudes: No one has said, o yeth, Arugula maketh me feel tho warm and fuzzy.

With you on the capers.

Salty good bombs with cream cheese and lox and fresh dill.

I thank heaven daily I was not raised with a beige English palate.

On 1/17/2020 at 12:57 PM, Speedo1968 said:

All my foods are comfort foods !
Why ?  

I am grateful and lucky that I not only have food to eat and that I also have a choice and that my choice has been vegan for 50 of my many years.

Thanks for letting us know.

Always tough to spot the vegans in the room, they are usually quite hesitant to provide the rest of us with that information.

Glad to see that after 50 years you have overcome that stigma.

On 1/18/2020 at 4:05 PM, giddyup said:

I unplugged it a plugged it back in, but it won't scan channels for local cable network. To be quite honest I haven't been happy with it since the get-go. It did a system upgrade yesterday and half the apps I installed disappeared. The technician says the tuner is kaput. Not a good result for a 2 week old TV.

Who watches cable tv anymore? (But that is another discussion)

Have you tried inputting a video source, are other tv's in the house working?

If so return it.

3 month visa no financials required. 

I generally spend the night, but I'm sure you could come in early and head straight to the consulate.

Re vientiane, I do not believe financials are required for the 3 month visa, however an appointment to apply is.

23 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Is this a Human?

Very much so it would appear.

1 hour ago, robblok said:

I think Thais should learn more English as they are a tourist country. They want to make money of tourists then learn English. That is how it should be. Its just your education and your nationalism that are wrong. They should have more English TV and lessons.

 

But your also right that native English speakers are often arrogant and expect non native speaker to know everything. Indeed people who speak English as a second languauge have often far more understanding for the Thais then those from the UK, US.

 

I laugh my ass of when I see Americans (seems to be often Americans) ordering food and using complicated English like hold the Mayo and editing complete menu's and then expecting it to come out right. It often goes wrong if you do so in Thai to try it in English is just crazy. 

As a third nationality observer, I feel the need to comment that while many seem to feel this sign is particularly indicative of Americans, there are far more Brits on the ground in Thailand and rarely have I seen a nationality behave more poorly.

In my experience Americans are generally loud or brash, ok tourists can be downright violent or paralytic drunk or both.

And, the sign, as so few here seem to acknowledge while it specifies English as the alternate l beige of choice is certainly indicated for tourists of all nationalities who are not necessarily English native speakers.

We are not talking about the entitlement of English native speakers here, but of western travellers as a whole.

Many tourists to Thailand are simply <deleted>, natioality or native language not withstanding 

10 hours ago, White Christmas13 said:

In the Philippines, due to a history of multiple settlements, more than 170 languages are spoken and only 2 of them are official in the country: Filipino and English.

I can read chief, I have also spent around 8 years coming and going to Philippines for work..

The English is great amongst the middle class and wealthy.

It is not universal and English ability is actually in decline if you read some reports.

But thanks for taking the time open Wikipedia to prove me wrong. 

I am assuming it was your source, because you didn't have the courtesy to attribute your cut and paste - nor it seems did you have originality enough to add your own comment.

10 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

I speak only a few Thai words but I agree with the sign.

Only because I have witnessed too many Falang get upset or even yell at staff at various places because they cannot understand English.  Calling them stupid and the such.

It can be frustrating but not really their fault. Blame the government for not making them learn English in school.

If you want good English interaction with mostly polite people, go to the Philippines 90% there speak.

No they don't. It's a myth. There is more English, but you get rural, many simply can't or won't speak it.