Bday Prang

A deep manhole has been discovered , no need to worry , uniformed officials including a policeman are looking into it ! Did anybody expect him to say anything different,

Anybody paying 5000 euro' for a bag needs their head examined, especially if the reason for doing so was purely to look different. The people buying elephant pants can not possibly be bothered about looking the same as others. I have bought many cheap t- shirts here over the years some from tesco or big c others from markets some of which even have a "brand name" of one sort of another but that is/was of no interest to me i really couldn't care less. I cannot remember any falling to bits prematurely. I have one on at the moment the label on it says "boss" which my mrs tells me is a well known brand, i bought it in Huahin about 25 years ago, for about 50 baht, and its still going strong. I have many similar others The entire fashion "industry " is nothing more than a huge scam, it may well generate "millions" out of those who fall victim to it , but it is more often than not, people spending money they can't afford on stuff they don't need, and it is that stuff that ends up in landfill prematurely, once it becomes "out of fashion" The alleged "hard work and craftmanship" hardly justifies the price when identical stuff is pouring out of china for a fraction of the cost. But as they say , a fool and his/her money are easily parted

me too, they look pathetic, and as for all those extolling their "comfort" is it the stupid elephant pattern that makes them comfortable ? no of course not, How can they possibly be more comfortable in the heat here than just wearing shorts?

I never really understood the fuss about counterfeit goods to be honest, especially the expensive stuff like rolex watches, Those in the market for a genuine Rolex would never settle for a fake from a market, and if buying from a reputable outlet are unlikely to be conned into buying a fake. Likewise those looking to buy a cheap fake would never consider buying a genuine one. So I don't see that the existence of fake Rolex watches has any effect on the sale of the genuine item at all Personally I wouldn't waste my money on either a fake or a genuine Rolex, plenty of perfectly good watches around at a fraction of the price. I feel pretty much the same regarding any over priced branded luxury items

As far as I am aware the minimum mandatory insurance only covers injuries to the "third party" not to oneself

he's out ! well he was never really in was he?

only if you are using a Non O - A its quite clear

All that b/s about "protecting their employees" somebody in their PR department needs to be sacked, and a few others will be laid off when demand for their flights diminishes as a reaction to this

So was it you who criticised them. And is this anilingual post your way of trying to apologise ?

Of course you have not reached a conclusion of you own neither have you tried to, you're just echoing the others You didn't for a moment consider that he was "possibly the victim of a mugging and possibly fighting to defend himself" you let yourself get carried away with the lynch mob mentality that prevails on here, The usual keyboard warriors get even more belligerent once they have herded themselves into a posse. Safety in numbers and all that, so you thought you'd join in. "I suggest to you, as God said to Abraham, go forth and multiply with yourself." Sorry to have to inform you , but the typed word really isn't very intimidating, Especially as I always imagine them being said by somebody with a crippling speech impediment

To provoke a response from keyboard warriors,

They wouldn't give a $hit about sending a few high street shops or small level farms to the wall, Things will be totally different for the likes of Anutin or any other high rankers who have probably invested a considerable amount they won't losing anything

I agree with the rest of what you wrote but not with the above, the issue of medical / recreational appears to only exist in the minds of a few anti cannabis stalwarts on here and is based purely on something they apparently heard Anutin say , At present despite what they may wish to think nobody has been prosecuted for growing buying or smoking cannabis since all this started, there have been a few rare instances of sellers getting a bit of hassle for not having the paperwork in order, and that is probably due to rival sellers complaining rather than any crack down by the authorities, currently it is in practice legal, for whatever the reason for its use, You can't honestly think that the only reason the police are not already " tapping up the guys on beach rd puffing away" is because they haven't cottoned on yet, to the possibilities to scam people over this? They are not tapping people up, because they can't simple as that. If they could they would, Its not unheard of for the police to extort money out of people , especially foreigners, and in all sorts of ways, even, for allegedly breaking imaginary non existent laws, common when driving for example, And they are not shy of nabbing tourists for not wearing helmets on motorcycles but they seem to leave the smokers alone Maybe they just didn't hear what Anutin was supposed to have said. or maybe they know that legally they are powerless and rightly or wrongly believe that the pot smokers are well aware of this, Just before the legalization the police were heavily criticised for arresting an old couple with a couple scraggy plants . they were told in no uncertain terms to back off , by some one with authority , looks like the order has not yet been rescinded . Long may it continue eh?

Can't say I am particularly bothered, the Mrs . in laws , and the rest of the family seem pretty ambivalent about it all too, I Can't understand why a few on here get so upset about these things,

peasants is not a demeaning term unless you want it to be , you have successfully put yourself in to the "permanently offended" or "woke" category.

Me too, but I doubt we will see it, I will be surprised if we hear anymore about this incident, It will just fade away , as usual

"Whatever the foreigner was wrong" Spoken like a journalist from "Naew na" Do you believe everything you hear from pattaya taxi drivers.

have you ever been to Pattaya ? there are drunks of all nationalities

The taxi driver is claiming the the guy tried to steal it, Sounds doubtful were would he go ?, he was already at home

he said anonymously from the safety of behind his keyboard,

appears he was at his perfect fighting weight certainly not overweight in the photo, no tattoos to be seen either

Oh so now he is either poor or a cheapskate , how exactly have you reached that conclusion "Sherlock" People who can fight like this guy obviously can, would be very unlikely to instigate a violent confrontation, especially over a couple of hundred baht . Its "wannabees" that start fights this guy finished the job

The whole story is fishy to me, a typical Thai lie that would not stand up well to scrutiny, Its pretty poor journalism to say the least, My take is the taxi driver and the mysteriously disappearing motorcycle driver had identified this "heavily intoxicated" foreigner as an easy victim, Two on to one was all they needed, or so they thought, as the guy was a bit the worse for wear, easy money and only a two way split, happy days. But things didn't quite go according to plan, Obviously the intended victim obviously wasn't as drunk as they thought, evidenced by the fact that he was capable of handling himself, Forget the movies 2 on to 1 is tough odds in any fight when sober. I would say impossible odds if "heavily intoxicated" Anyway whatever their actions it kicks off and it turns out that Mr James fights like a winner, fair play to him , The taxi driver gets it first and backs off leaving his mate to get a good hiding, whilst he tries to video the incident as some kind of evidence for plan B maybe Having dealt with the motorbike guy who then scurries off, Mr james turns his attention back to the Taxi guy who is videoing things presumably from a safe distance. as he approaches him the guy panics and tries to run away crashing his own truck in the process.. Loss of face now complete and his pickup damaged the only thing he could think of doing is to revert to plan B, ie phone the police and claim he was attacked by a foreigner A common misconception amongst Thais, and many people on here, is that the police will always side with a Thai whenever they clash with a foreigner, this is not true, and unfortunately for him , the police are continuing their investigations into what happened before apportioning blame Mr Weerapon, who to me actually looks like a typical Thai "bruiser" would no doubt ne astonished to see how the Asean Now "jury" has been so quick to condemn the British guy involved as guilty, based purely on his account of the incident, which they appear to have accepted without question Although in a real court of law, their self appointed, and very vocal spokesman / chairman would have to be removed from the jury, How can somebody whose wife was, apparently, pleasured by one of our legendary British swordsmen ever be expected to keep an open mind when the memory is still so obviously painful Without his biased input a real jury would as yet remain unconvinced

well i was unconvinced, but now you have put my mind at rest with your little link

It was obvious, to all but one