Bday Prang

I don't mind a bit of regency now and again to be honest however I freely admit I am in no way a connoisseur ! Its a while since I drank any but I seem to remember on the bottle that it once won some sort of award 20 odd years ago. I still find it very unlikely that it is seen as a threat by other established companies who produce brandy , and at 600baht a bottle, I doubt producing a bottle of it on arrival at party involving the higher echelons of Thai society would garner any respect .

You may be right you may be wrong, the truth is none of us foreigners really have the slightest idea what is going on in Thai Politics, You should refer to my earlier post We don't even know the correct pronouns to use when addressing people or how to "wai" correctly when greeting strangers. Any" informed political comments" that might be made on forums like this, are based purely on western preconceptions and ideologies, and on what information people have been selectively spoon fed by english speaking mainstream media and of course a few self appointed experts Whilst we are of course perfectly entitled to comment, none of us are really qualified to do so to any meaningful degree

Here we go again , firstly I never mentioned alcohol checks, many of these sites do not check for alcohol, they are not even staffed by police, but by uniformed volunteers employed by the local administration, ( known as "Or Por Bor Ror) they don't even have the power to arrest or even stop anybody. However they have no issues shutting a road down to a single lane presumably for some misguided notion of safety, or more likely, simply to emulate what they have seen their equally clueless brown uniformed cousins do If you really think it is a master stroke of Thai policing to place road narrowing measures or indeed alcohol checkpoints in such places then you have just publicly demonstrated that you are as stupid as they are and are totally justified in referring to me as a genius, at least in comparison to yourself, although I have never considered myself as such Why don't you finish your afternoon chang, have a little sleep , and see if you can come up with a safer alternative, along the lines of cops in cars driving around actively looking for drunken drivers who they can stop, brethylise and arrest Where i come from we call people like you a "beaut"

Taint lickers ( credit to the American Pie films for that phrase) to a man / woman If anybody needs that phrase explaining I will be only to happy to elaborate on its origin

Regency is unique, in so much that it is openly advertised on TV. the past few evenings the advert has been shown at 10pm and 11pm on channel 29 (mono) ok no sight of the actual product itself but also no images of a similarly named soda water like the chang adverts, but the Brand name was clearly shown and there was a clear alcohol warning which to me confirms what they were advertising.

True enough

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

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

Her intestinal complications may inspire her to produce another piece of "art" at least she will have a glut of the raw materials required

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

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

Total rubbish, living beyond their means is a national pastime, and face is of course everything, Brand new pickups on no deposit, 7 year finance, ( initially) and top of the range I phones, and that is out in the sticks where I live, Not to mention borrowing against and often losing the very land they need to earn a living, sometimes literally just for a party ! You appear to have no idea

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.

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

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

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

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

They are part of the establishment, How else would you explain the subject of the OP

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

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

He has an unusually shaped head

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

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.

This is a very common fantasy amongst some members of AN