Bday Prang

I doubt he was naked when he arrived

Because he had an erection

Fraudulently marketed with promises of the fictional brylcreem "bounce". But once that slime was plastered onto your hair there was no chance of it bouncing anywhere, Normally found on the shelf in barbers shops between the condoms and those styptic pencils for shaving cuts

Tourists staying in resorts like the one mentioned do not use taxis. and do not do 90 day or 30 day reports I doubt many would stay in a resort like the one mentioned for more than a couple of weeks, and when they return home they will have seen nothing of "the real" Thailand

I'm pretty sure in the context of the hospitality industry they are referring to gullible people who have more money than sense. The sort of people who will pay 200 baht for a bottle of chang and 300 baht for a bowl of pad thai without complaining. "quality" people who would not dare venture out on their own and as such have no idea how much things really cost. Many of these overpriced resorts actively discourage their guests from venturing out alone, often using scare tactics,like threats of being mugged or ironically being "ripped off"by local traders The mention of "quality" generates a feeling of smugness in their patrons and pretty much ensures compliance with their extortion rackets, meanwhile they pay their staff minimum wage

Nicely summed up

They are all cults, and "normal" people do not believe in this rubbish. The only people who do, are those who have been brainwashed to the necessary degree, this normally takes place in their formative years. Due to the "influence and power" of "the church" which is a relic from medieval times, this brainwashing is sanctioned by governments, and it invariably takes place from the minute children start schooling, as young minds are very impressionable to suggestion, but just like the tooth fairy and father christmas, normal people grow out of it I wonder what the success rate would be if it was not allowed to be forced on people until they reached adulthood ? Why do they feel the need to indulge this fantasy en masse in the company of like minded others? Bearing in mind their allegedly strong faith, Is it not possible for them to communicate with their imaginary friend in the privacy of their own bedrooms? It's high time any public mention of religion was made illegal. What sort of people revere religions, especially given the number of pedophiles that have held positions of power in them and been protected from the consequences of their sickening behaviour? And as for finding other "followers" who do not pass judgement, good luck with that , it is one of the core reasons d'etre of all religions, and more pertinently what has the OP got to hide from others that he does not want to be judged

But they would have us believe that the amount of daily crime committed by expats is of epidemic proportions, and it is that which is the sole reason for the change in rating .

This reads like a poorly disguised advertisement. Moreover , the company has spent 46 billion dollars !!! on renovating its hotel and now presumably intends to charge top money for those it hopes will want to stay there. To assist with this aim it is trying to discourage other hotels from selling rooms cheaper and seems to expect the government to help keep prices high. <deleted> to that Furthermore, old people and young people generally do not mix well on holiday no matter what standard of hotel they stay in

What on earth does that mean?

Why would you say that ? I have seen plenty of monks smoke, it don't think its forbidden, Many of them also chew Betel nuts , Some have amassed personal fortunes, hardly in line with the teachings of the Buddha

Morecombe and Wise, (Sharing a double bed with no "implications" whatsoever) Carry on films , Sid James, Kenneth Williams,and all the rest of the team Eric Sykes Rich man Poor man with a young Danny Trejo Bouquet of barbed wire Sunday night at the palladium and the Royal variety show Radio Luxembourg, and Caroline Twice daily postal deliveries 2,3,4 and 5 star petrol Esso blue Blue invalid carriages (spaz Chariots) Drip dry "bri nylon" shirts Ben Shermans Doc Martins Those really were the golden years, when did the rot set in, why did it all go so wrong? Who or what is to blame?

If I remember correctly 99.99% of kids my age were blessed with both parents, Everybody's dad had a job Some mums worked too mine was a Shorthand Typist , worked for "littlewoods" in the "typing pool"

Sticklebacks and water boatmen, (probably extinct now)

Green shield stamps Double Diamond Party 7's Watneys red barrelCannon Cans of " LongLife" beer Pony (the little drink with the big kick) Gold label ( adverts with David Attenborough) Campari Adverts with Leonard Rossiter and Joan Collins Hi Karate Dad's Home brew (Served from a Bar in "the front room ") Penny Towers in Pubs The Guys from "william press" coming round to convert us to natural gas Those large rising and falling storage tanks for the old town gas French Cricket on the beach Battenberg cake Salmon or Beef paste sandwiches Collecting "money back" pop bottles Players No.6 bought with proceeds from the above Pot Black The reading of the football scores and the "teleprinter" Frank Bough and Dickie Davies Spot the ball American cops Cannon , Ironside, Kojak The Outer limits Its a knockout Lift off (with aisha) Friday its 5 to 5 and its Cracker Jack, Lesley Crowther , Michael Aspel ? Peter Glase (Doh!) Michael Bentine's Potty Time Subbuteo football Etch a sketch Mousetrap Rain soaked family holidays stuck in the caravan in north wales playing Monopoly Jesus I'm getting emotional I'm filling up

Council vehicles flushing out the street gullies Bob a Job week and the accompanying "job done" stickers 1/2 day closing on wednesdays 8 track cassettes Radios and Tv's requiring "warming up" Colour "trade test transmissions" on TV Watch with mother & Jackanory Thunderbirds , Captain Scarlet, Stingray etc The Double Deckers and The Banana Splits show Setting fire to other peoples bonfires just before bonfire night Building dens Clackers Spud guns Shoes with animal footprint soles Snake belts String undies Grandads all in one underwear with "bomb hatch" Granny's clothes maiden that was hoisted up to the ceiling by a rope Steel "segs" in shoes 5 button waistbands Building "go karts" from old prams Father sweeping the chimney Dampers in fireplaces Father bricking up the fireplaces Mothers monday "washing" day Airing cupboards "The front room" Pantry's Instant mashed potato "Vesta " Chinese meals "Tea Cosies" Sickly kids with leg irons Cod liver oil , Castor oil & liquid paraffin "Kaolin and Morphine" medicine "Izal" Toilet paper Lucky Bags Sweet Cigarettes Action transfers Imitation tattoos Canned Shandy (not more than 2% proof) Tobacconists Snuff Pipe Cleaners Table Lighters Cigarette coupons and the related catalogue Golliwogs Collecting and playing "Conkers" The "corona" fizzy drink deliveries Kays catalogue "Pear and Dean" advertisements at the movies The National anthem every night on TV and at the movies Public information films The distinctive smell when walking past pubs I could go on for ever!

in general I most are , as another member stated following religious dictats I have no idea about the distribution of sexual hangups between the sexes but I am inclined to think that women suffer less from such issues. Its not women , for example , that generally get over protective regarding their daughters having sex, fathers can be a nightmare in my experience

I don't really care what somebody has "defined" it as and I have no inclination to "look it up " Everybody except a few who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths needs to earn a living, and for most people that involves working, the fact that most of us only work because we have to, pretty much means that most occupations are undesirable Coal mining, wagon driving, or door to door sales for example are not ways that most people would choose to spend their lives. However most people working those jobs do not consider themselves exploited and Very few puritanical social justice warriors get a bee in their bonnet about jobs like that screaming exploitation and describing those employed in such occupations as "exploited" But the fact that prostitution involves people having sex seems to rub a few religious zealots up the wrong way . So what brought you to Thailand, the abundance of cheap hookers like most here or was it your "charity work"

Most of the vehement opponents of prostitution seem to be men, I suspect sexual hangups are the root cause.

Not at all, just putting things into perspective for you,

of course they can and it obviously does

They do indeed

I doubt anybody using the services of prostitutes gives a flying <deleted> about your ex 's sympathy

It is a statement of fact, The root reason for prostitution is simple , supply and demand. As long as nobody is forced into it against their will its nobody's concern what arrangements consenting adults arrive at.

That's actually a ridiculous statement