Bday Prang

6 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Except them for what they are, poorly educated unable to think for themselves. They know their place in society.

Not just the uneducated ones,, they all know their place, The Thai language has more pronouns than you would find at a LGBGTQ conference, and they are all designed to reinforce ones social status (or lack of)   The ostensibly simple "Wai" used in greetings performs an identical purpose, and often results in foreigners looking either stupid , ridiculous or often  downright insulting

I have never seen a nation of people so adept at literally grovelling to those the consider superior to themselves yet at the same time showing a distinct disdain of those they consider inferior socially

Anybody who chooses to disagree with that really will be showing there ignorance of the very essence of Thai culture

11 minutes ago, Bundooman said:

Yup!

She, of course, now needs some time to arrange her own 'severe' illness and then she too can come back and enjoy the fruits of their corruption. They will be feted around Thailand - until the army steps in again.

She has the advantage that she is approaching the age when she can claim to be suffering from "lady problems"  unlikely to be questioned to deeply over that sort of thing

 I find all these references and comparisons to sheep highly amusing to be honest.  

Has anybody on here making such comparisons ever witnessed  "sheep dog trials"  very entertaining watching a lone farmer working together in perfect harmony with a dog or sometimes several dogs, controlling them often by using a whistle  or just a few grunts in an ancient and incomprehensible language  (welsh) skillfully guiding a large herd into a confined space that they instinctively  fear and try to avoid  

 I doubt any on here and few in Thailand would be capable.  Solely due to the amount of skill involved

Conversely people are relatively easy to control and manipulate, there are various relatively simple techniques,  the use of fear, (especially of the unknown) worked wonders for governments during the Covid "crisis". 

Another method that works well is the handing out of small amounts of cash.  nothing hard about that 

7 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

The Thai people elected him, repeatedly. 

 

After he was forced out, and "convicted" he went into exile - probably wisely, his enemies then in power would have killed him if he was imprisoned. Then they ( the Thai people )elected his proxies, repeatedly. They too were forced out. His sister Yingluck was " convicted". She went into exile, after being held "incommunicado" for some time. Very probably for the same reason. She was you may remember forced to leave her son in Thailand, the military insisted he remain to do his school cadet force training!

 

Surely you cannot be surprised that the Thai people are not particularly upset that he is effectively free? When the coupmongers who took control of the country and made such a mess of it over the past decade or more got away scot free?

But who do you think sanctions these coups ?  ( I have no idea)    You surely did not think it was all Prayuths idea did you?

2 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

Man, I need to get into the Debt business, I would have said no more payments needed after they paid back double the cash, and I would have smiled at them and said "great doing business with you".

Foreigners trying to get a slice of this pie rarely last long  (with the exception of chinese)

10 minutes ago, VinnieK said:

Yeah...desperation for another drunken night or some frivolous purchase.

Stop idolizing the poor.

99% are dumfux ..

but wait....I have an even darker theory.

Most Thais love slavery/serfdom

In this case, debt-slavery.

I owe, therefore I am.

Once they manage to pay off one debt, they will take on a new one 🤦‍♂️

 

Absolutely correct except the final sentence.    They seldom wait to clear one before taking on another,    Borrowing from peter to pay paul is the way to go for most of them.   

1 hour ago, lordgrinz said:

Man, I need to get into the Debt business, I would have said no more payments needed after they paid back double the cash, and I would have smiled at them and said "great doing business with you".

Not easy to say from under a pickup though is it     Have you any idea how many Thais default on loans and finance.    The word in Thai language for "debt"   and the word for "running away and disappearing" is  almost identical, the only difference being the tone used in pronunciation  

The word is "Nee"  be worried if you overhear  your TeeRak using this word with either a high or rising tone,  be especially concerned if she uses them both in the same sentence

5 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

They could have borrowed against the pickup at far cheaper rates.

They could even have sold it , or traded down     but that would involve loss of face

2 hours ago, Shwaman said:

You're spot on Joe. Glad to have entertained you. First time at bat. Hopefully the last. 555.

You haven't been at the wicket very long either have you? 

2 hours ago, Purdey said:

I guess the Thai people already believe money can buy happiness. 

You guess correctly, its one of their core beliefs. Not only happiness but status and respect too. Its a deeply ingrained philosophy within their religious establishment too,  there are plenty of examples for reference

11 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

It is required IF and only if, the original visa was O-A. Not if it was non-O.

Ah yes,  of course,  I had forgotten all about that visa and its requirements,  best avoided in my opinion

Thanks for the confirmation

3 hours ago, Toby1947 said:

Obviously he ain't got the 800,000 baht Bank requirements. And probably no medical insurance either. There's 1000s of the no hope freeloaders 

Since when has medical insurance been a requirement for a 12 month extension based on retirement, ?    that's news to me

1 hour ago, mrfill said:

That's a very unusual hat he is wearing in the first pic....

He has an unusually shaped head

3 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Obviously, that is no surprise.

 

What I still find amazing that Thai people again and again vote for (often the same) corrupt politicians and then they somehow expect to have an honest and competent government. That is mission impossible. Is that really so difficult to understand?

I think the vast majority of Thais have long since given up hope of having an honest and competent government.   They are offered a bit of money at election time by the representatives of the various political factions and vote accordingly.  

My missis got 100 baht off one of them and genuinely did not dare to vote for anybody else "for fear of reprisals" she said,  but I think an inbuilt sense of deference , to her "superiors"   ( "up people" as she calls them)  played a major part.  

Personally I have long since given up concerning myself,  just let them crack on with it 

7 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

The plan includes deploying 30 units of fast-moving vehicles equipped with flashing lights for enhanced visibility during night-time, particularly aimed at alerting drivers. 

 

Also aim those vehicles at reckless drivers. In all the years I have been here, I have never seen anyone pulled over for speeding or recklessness. Get the useless highway patrol to actually patrol the highway. 

 

How about 30 days in jail, for any highway patrolman found in an office, instead of out there on the highway? Roadblocks accomplish very little, except clog the highways. It is a lazy approach. 

A personal favorite of mine is when they situate the roadblock / checkpoint right after a blind bend in the road, with no advance warning signs of course.

2 hours ago, Oliver Holzerfilled said:

At least the one on the right will get a much needed fashion makeover by the jailhouse ladyboys.  That flowery shirt is dreadful.

This is a very common fantasy amongst some members of AN 

3 hours ago, tmax said:

You are dumb. Why would I post this if it was not real? Surin is a dump and suits you well

you are partly correct, it suits me down to the ground. I doubt you would be accepted though they don't like your sort here,   they don't like your sort anywhere,  the clock is ticking, enjoy while you can. 

5 minutes ago, Phillip9 said:

 

Ok, so now it is obvious you are just a troll who made up a fake story.   Get a life.

I wouldn't even class him as a troll,    some sort of attention seeker maybe,  or just plain "special"

2 hours ago, tmax said:

It's unlikely because the IO's don't get any money from making you stay in the detention center and paying for an overpriced flight out.

 

If I get rejected at the land border I can just walk back to where I came from

Walk being the operative word,  you should consider selling your Tmax, whatever one of those is, your card has been marked and your days are numbered 

6 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Hopefully won't be too long for some !

Couldn't agree more georgina, 

You said you had blocked me,    how disappointing that is not the case,  do you not know how to? 

 Still no apology for accusing me of being a "closet pedo"  ?  come on you know you you want to