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in order to buy certain Items from some Thai shops one often needs to speak Thai to a higher level than a 3 year old

not if their IQ is so low they wont

Personally I have no idea what IQ specifically means other than its generally calculated by how one responds to abstract questions formulated by bearded psychiatrist type people. To assess somebody's IQ based on some sort of customer service experience is just plain weird The OP seems to think his negative shopping experiences are due to the low IQ of the shop assistants. Perhaps he should think about improving his own Thai language, and interpersonal skills before he decides how he will increase the IQ of an entire nation of people

You must be bored , why would anybody care about the average Thai IQ ? If you want HK IQ then go to HK (better for all of us)

Why do you find that a "real concern"? do you think there may be "racist" undertones lol does it state the nationality or ethnicity of the drunken tourist or the person impersonating them? no it does not. Or are you just a bit "noi jai" because they didn't ask you to play the part

Don't you just love the mainstream media and politics. Two entities who are supposed to serve the public, yet have no idea what the public actually want. They have not, contrary to popular opinion "lost touch" with the public, that phrase would imply that it happened almost accidentally, and that is not the case They don't care what we want they have their own agenda, hasn't always been like that but it is now "Far Right" seems to be the most misused word of the century so far, seems to me that most people have no idea what far right actually means, and genuinely believe it just means "people who don't agree with me " This Wilders guy is not far right, and he certainly isn't far wrong The constant mantra from them, that left is good and right is bad is just plain wrong, where did it start?

I have never in my life heard anybody, except perhaps the late queen, ever use the phrase "my government" It is not "my" government it is "the" government. You may feel in someway duty bound to accept responsibility for its pitiful failings but I and many others do not A government is voted in on the back of its values, and / or as a result of various promises contained within a manifesto which it makes prior to the election. When a government, upon being successfully elected then decides to abandon its traditional values and break its election promises, either wilfully or through incompetence, the electorate, even those who actually voted for the incumbent administration cannot be held responsible, there is very little the electorate can actually do about it, except wait until the next election Then, in the case of British politics, they are given the opportunity to vote for "the other" whose manifesto is no much different that the current shower, and who will, no doubt do exactly the same. There is no other choice. I'm hearing your response already " why doesn't somebody form a party that stands for what the majority want"? I don't think its that easy, but a few are trying , with "UKIP." and "Reform" being a couple of examples but the treatment they and people like Nigel Farage receive from the established parties and of course mainstream media ensures they have little chance of success. However when the people have eventually had enough, and actually vote for somebody who shares their values and genuinely understands their concerns, they are confronted with headlines such as the one attached to this thread, telling them their votes have "spooked" Europe. Europe is not spooked, the only ones spooked are a vocal minority, of those involved in illegal immigration, and a few bleeding heart liberal lefty wokists

exactly and the only ones feeling spooked are prospective immigrants , workshy benefit claimers and the loony lefties. The hard working dutch citizens have nothing to worry about

Are we to be bombarded with this hyped up, sensation seeking, journalistic trash every time somebody sneezes. These attempts by the media to exaggerate all the common and regular viral infections is truly pathetic and quite annoying. There should be a law against this

Nobody "needs" to migrate to a specific country, especially those claiming to be refugees/ asylum seekers. Only illegals have a preferred target destination The UK for example would not be overrun with them if they were not able to abuse the benefit system there, Anyway there are plenty of miserable impoverished countries that are not muslim. Catholics are not big on birth control either and are far less volatile, I'm sure South America alone could meet the needs of most of Europe Many people are only too happy to leave the poverty and desperation of their own countries, I could not wait to leave the UK lol I have given some thought as to why they might hate "us" and have come to the conclusion it is not for anything that the average "man in the street" in the west has done to them, but rather that it is a result of the actions of various western governments. So as neither I nor any other person has much direct influence over the actions of government, and we are the ones targeted for retribution by these savages, the best thing for the west would be to avoid importing any of them to western countries. No need to worry about a bit of bath water, The last thing we need is "highly educated" potential terrorists that follow a barbaric medieval religion with aspirations of world domination at large in society. Don't forget they hate you just as much as they hate me, they hate the lefties just as much as the right wingers too. The fact is that nobody really wants them if the truth be known, and anybody saying otherwise is either lying or virtue signalling

There are certain protocols to be observed if one expects the police to perform, especially in matters such as house breaking, when a foreigner is the victim , however with the right" incentive" or should I say "percentage" they can be very efficient Anybody who expects the police here to behave in the same way as the police back home will end up disappointed...( at best)

I agree but what's really pathetic is that they changed things to make emojis anonymous because a few snowflakes got offended. Unfortunately the anonymity emboldens some idiots like the one you refer to on here. I doubt he (or rather they as there are 2 now) would do it if they had to identify themselves

or a result of the catering

maybe he collects them

what else could he say

oops

You may be right, but name one government on the planet that dealt with covid in a slick and effective way, they were all shown to have been incompetent and too easily manipulated by either experts or the media, Industries and economies around the world have been decimated by poor decisions made by politicians since long before covid and I don't think these lot have done any worse than the UK or the US governments or anybody else. The entire world appears to be controlled by fools who know nothing about anything. one could be forgiven for thinking that was the basic qualification for entering politics I've been here long enough to have heard endless predictions about the end of tourism, Military Coups, Natural Disasters, Global Pandemics, each apparently heralded the end but the tourists , just like the doom and gloom predictions seem to keep coming, and to be honest there is nowhere else I'd rather be. If this tax issue does happen you will be looking back nostalgically at the Prayut years with a tear in your eyes along with the rest whilst you fill your tax return in and mail them the cheque with your fingers crossed hoping they will honour some tax agreement that they won't even read Whilst the covid restrictions may have been restrictive I am inclined to think that living here will be made increasingly more difficult by this new administration. I'm Just thankful that other lot didn't get in

Been here since the early 90's pal and not really interested in your whinging. Not sure why you refer to "English" teachers. As after reading the abysmal standard of English in your post, It has to be said that if that is how you intended trying to fund your stay here, sadly you were dreaming. are you even a native speaker? No wonder you left , I'm surprised they didn't throw you out Not sure how you can blame Prayut or anybody else for that Rest Assured i do enjoy life and shall continue to do so for as long as I can. But don't be too hard on yourself Thailand is not for everybody

That's fine as long as we manage it properly. Firstly we need to stop immigration by people who may despise us and our culture, or even wish to kill us. better safe than sorry, so why not an all out ban on Muslim immigrants everywhere ? that would be a good start,. and as they say , "if it saves even just one life it will have been worth it"

I don't think I have suffered personally as a direct result of Prayut's time in office and I fail to see how anybody else has really. So I find the constant anti Prayut sentiment by a few on here difficult to understand. It was particularly bizarre at the time of the elections with some posters on here getting very emotional, whinging on and on about "democracy" and the "will of the Thai people" some even deciding who their wives "should " vote for and in some cases suggesting that others should advise their wives to do the same ! all for the praiseworthy reasons of furthering democracy and "dragging Thailand into the 21st century" I doubt any of those geriatric wannabe political activists had the slightest idea what any of the political parties really stood for,( Most Thais don't) But having partially informed themselves via social media and the english mainstream media, the key board warriors now, laughingly, felt that they were qualified to voice their ill formed opinions and indulge in a bit of lefty "pro democracy" virtue signalling Not unlike the great unwashed currently active in London shouting "from the river to the sea" who when questioned don't have a clue which river or which sea are being referred to, or indeed any knowledge of Israeli- Palestinian history Several other posters, myself included, tried to suggest being careful what one wishes for, and that a "better the devil you know" attitude might be more appropriate, regarding who governs this place, but predictably we were turned on by the usual "woke" mob, "fascist" and "junta lover" just some of the insults I kid you not So I too hope those tossers are happy now, What with the disappearance of multiple entry Non o visas and the proposed new tax return requirements just around the corner, One things for sure, they've all gone very quiet

If these figures are to be be believed it points to a relatively modest accumulation of wealth for somebody who held that position for 10 years. It almost points to financial incompetence when one considers that he allegedly had investments of over 60 million baht yet only saw a return on that of 1.5 million in 10 years, Seems to have a very modest land holding too I'm pretty sure he's got a bit more stashed away somewhere, but I seriously doubt it amounts to anything like what some of his predecessors managed to get their hands on

If the kid learnt anything that day it was that colouring is useless, but nevertheless That drug addict mother is so lucky to have you around,

Well "Dr Freud" have you considered the possibility that the kid might not have actually "learnt " anything and might actually just be genuinely sad and possibly a little distressed , as a direct result of being interrogated by officers about the recent death of his mother? What" free candy" are you talking about It appears that you have not fully understood the op

Have you been drinking? Your posts are non sensical . Please indicate where I have used, what you consider to be, "gutter language and where i have caused any offence. Exactly what do you know of my background or where I come from ? you are starting to make me worried lol

But that is not the case, as gun crime is significantly lower in the UK. It does occur but it is not yet" the norm" for criminals to carry guns. However those that do, can expect a strong and often lethal response, if and when armed officers become involved