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Oh my god now I've heard it all " a company under contract to the police staffed by farangs impounding cars" From Thais!!!???? You haven't really thought that through have you? People have been killed just for complaining about noise. Are you a ganja smoking newbie?

You don't fit in here

" i suppose you think that's big and clever" You are a retired teacher aren't you ? only they use that condescending turn of phrase

Suits me fine as it is 30 years 1,000,000's of kilo's and still here

What are you ? A retired traffic cop ?

No I don't disagree that people are entitled to their own opinions, But when those opinions are based personal prejudices formed from incorrect propaganda spread by governments and other institutions (refer madness etc) they need to be called out. Times are changing. For example, person may still have reservations about his daughter marrying a black man or his son being gay, but to vocalise any objections to the lifestyle choice of his children regarding those matters on a public forum would be considered inappropriate these days. People need to understand that they have been fed misinformation for years, and that their "reefer madness" fears are unfounded and really have no basis in fact. That relaxation of the restrictions will not bring their world to an end. That their daughters won't be getting raped, and that there will not be carnage on the roads. It really will be of no consequence to people who don't partake, but will make life somewhat more enjoyable for those who do A little research on the internet might put the minds of the unnecessarily concerned at rest, but there is still a lot of misinformation out there, I would suggest that people look into exactly why the prohibition was implemented in the first place. Perhaps starting with googling https://timeline.com/harry-anslinger-racist-war-on-drugs-prison-industrial-complex-fb5cbc281189 and then look at the connection to Nixon and the anti-Vietnam war protests it might open your eyes a little

Asean now have promoted many "reefer madness" type stories on here, yet, somewhat perversely have also started an informative "cannabis forum" I wonder why Misinformed outbursts by people quoting the tired old anti cannabis propaganda should be classed as fake news and removed

How many cars have you "checked" to establish your figures? Presumably enough to create a truly representative sample? have you also divided up into classes of vehicle ie pick ups as opposed to cars etc. OMG some people really must be bored I'd be careful if I were you, some Thais might not take to kindly to "johnny foreigner" scrutinising there vehicles How would you feel if it happened to you in your home country? Absolutely unbelievable behaviour

Would you really like that to happen ? Be careful what you wish for

So many people wanting to make life here as miserable as it is back home, I just don't get it

Classic Thai Visa "hang em high " post

Do you really want Thailand to be the same as the rest of the so called civilised world ?

Think your kind of missing my point. Im saying, that precisely due to what you said , the root causes that forever remain unaddressed, the questionable actions, the inexplicable knee jerk reactions, the ineffective policing etc etc etc that I would remove these vulnerable people from that particular theatre of war for there own safety. until the situation is under control, whenever that may be. Obviously in the mean time I'd be working tirelessly to achieve the unachievable

If I was a member of the Thai government I would seriously consider not letting any tourists on the roads,for their own good, Cars motorcycles or bicycles It really is a different world to what they are used to. The pampered cyclists of the UK for example, who now, for some strange reason, don't even have to use a cycle lane when one is provided, and have been "advised" to ride in the centre of the lane they are using. amongst other woke / green influenced nonsense. As another poster pointed out, that sense of entitlement doesn't travel very well, especially to Thailand. Here it boils down to 2 things "the right of might" I,e, large and heavy give way to small and light, and secondly social deference,, pedestrians are at the bottom of the list , as they are considered too poor to buy a vehicle closely followed by cyclists for similar reasons , motorcyclists come next , and finally cars, in order of value a Benz, being near the top. I'm not saying its right or wrong, its just how it is and we are not the people who can change it .

Do you people ever give up with your misinformed scaremongering

If i was a millionaire I wouldn't be working..especially not in Thailand

I wouldn't worry or wait too long. Pulling a tooth is a relatively basic task for any dentist. I've had several whipped out over here including a nasty wisdom tooth A couple of shots of novocaine and away you go. No need to worry about english skills or bedside manner you'll be in and out of the chair in 15 min max. If you leave it too long and get an abscess you will regret it as things will get a whole lot worse and more expensive of course

I just got the under consideration stamp and main stamp together today at Surin First Covid ext and got 60 days starting tomorrow. previous expiry was 23/6 I asked about any changes as I'd also heard a rumour (why do peolpe start things like that) and the officer replied that she had not heard anything but I'd say she was effectively neither confirming nor denying it

OMFG Anybody who intentionally gets that close to one of those vicious devil-beasts should be locked up for their own protection

Well just got back from Kapchoeng immigration (Surin) with my 60 day covid extension, no problems at all , 14 day "Under consideration" stamp and full 60 day stamp both given at the same time, happy days ! I did ask about the "rumour" I'd heard about extensions being reduced to 30 days and the officer shook her head and said "as far as she was aware" that was not the case.

Nice turn of phrase and very appropriate "<deleted> head armchair expert" there's a lot of them on here , Have you ever noticed the plethora of panic posts on this website every time there is an alcohol free day looming on the horizon. I think there is actually a pinned post alerting them to the scheduled "dry " days so they can send their long suffering wives to stock up for them at the local shop. Even the daily restriction regarding on buying alcohol between 2 and 5 pm is a big thorn in their side despite the fact that its only enforced in 7/11's and major supermarkets, mainly because to buy it else where would require a very basic level of Thai which in my experience most of them don't have even after 30+ years in many cases I could almost accept non (tobacco) smoking teetotallers discouraging cannabis smoking but when it comes from these old "soaks" it kind of defies any logic whatsoever.( people who live in glass houses really should not throw stones) But on the other hand at least it gives them something different to talk about during happy hour other than "Thai Bashing" which is their other favourite subject Most of them will be 5 or 6 bottles deep by now in their chosen (farang men only) watering hole so there won't be so many pathetic replies posted for a while until they have slept it off

There is no shortage of high functioning "pot heads" as you like to call cannabis users, Elon Musk for example to name just one But the fact that cannabis has been Illegal for a long time, coupled of course with the ridiculous narrow minded views of misinformed people like yourself, generally discourages people from admitting their use too publicly

As opposed to the ones doing 120km/hour sideways on their roof, often ending up smashed into an electricity pole or some poor pedestrian, What kind of drug, I wonder, have those people been "abusing" See it every day on the tv. can't ever remember any news stories regarding a guy driving "stoned out of his mind" as the reefer madness crowd like to call it. It may have only been just legalized but only the most naiive amongst you would think that no one was smoking it before. Of course we can expect plenty of stories over the next few months as the media frenzy developes. But its patently obvious that its effects are completely different to alcohol and far less debilitating so it should not be treated in the same way

The weed is NOT illegal although I can't fault your maths. On the other hand presumably alcoholics are people of the highest quality and can only benefit society

And then there's this.... chronic drinkers never amount to anything in life. How can you function at the best of your capacity while drunk af? The old psa about living in salvation army hostels or under disused railway bridges or in derelict buildings is very true. The only thing chronic drinkers produce is urine often covering their own clothes and bedding