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6 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Tourists getting a free car and gold. How nice...lol

A tourist winning a car......that's useful.

4 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

If it weren't for blueberries, few Thais would want to go to Finland. 

I worked there one winter and what a miserable place. maybe it's a cultural thing, but their direct communication style makes most Thais think they are downright rude. 

Because Thais dont understand direct communication, you know !, saying what you mean in a straight forward manner.

On 5/20/2021 at 11:00 AM, Poet said:

While there is obviously more to the Thai economy than tourism, it certainly wouldn't hurt to start building it back up again.

Start accepting verifiably fully-innoculated visitors from countries that, thanks to mass vaccination, have achieved the "Zero Covid" status of less that 100 infections per day per million of population. Planes carrying only vaccinated passengers and crews represent no biological hazard to the people of Thailand. Today, that would be Israel, Malta, Iceland, Gibraltar, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Albania. By June it will be the UK, by July the US. By early 2022 it will be most of the EU.

As an emergency measure to kickstart thing, announce a return to the simple, welcoming, low-friction visa system and attitude they had before the coup happened and the junta did their damndest to kill the golden goose. In fact, just wave everyone from visa waiver countries in with a 12-month stamp. Sure, if they cause trouble or take a job that a Thai could do, kick them out, but the focus right now should be on getting people to come and not handing regional competitors, such as Vietnam, a golden opportunty to leapfrog Thailand.

 

Nobody wants to come to a delapodated country where no one has been vaccinated.

Oh, look at that huge plastic poster with all those photos and details and the policeman proudly explaining it all.

Do they realise how stupid they look?

How utterly self-congratulatory and  childish. 

Theres always a hint of yellow around these hiso philanthropists. 

Nice tie and brooch. 

10 hours ago, LukKrueng said:

I've never heard of anyone skipping a class. The only thing I've seen was kids starting 1st grade a year earlier, and that's not very common either. 

As for puberty - I don't think that's a big problem. I've seen 3rd grade girls which are very much developed and 6th grade kids that look like very little girls. I think Thai society is very open minded to differences. I've seen retarded kids both in a regular kindergarten and a regular school and seems the other kids just accept them as they are. 

Hahahahahha.......retarded kids....I got berated for saying that at work a while ago.

Glad im not the only one who hasn't gone all P.C .

By the way, I was told it was....special needs kids........still retards in my book.

Is she part western.......not 100% thai DNA is she ?

On 5/15/2021 at 5:59 PM, Dogmatix said:

 

Wouldn't have happened at all.  We'd all be speaking German.

.....with a great economy and a Mercedes each. 

On 5/15/2021 at 12:00 PM, newnative said:

    A very small drop into a very large bucket that needs to be filled.  But, hey, not nothing.  Where's America's donation???!!!  Come on America, get with the program and create some good will for a change.  

Why should anyone donate, Thailand should get its own house in order. 

8 hours ago, John Drake said:

 

Never watched The Real McCoys or The Waltons?

No......because im not a redneck American 

2 hours ago, Excel said:

Google it and you will find it is to be closed down and the activities are riddled with corruption. 

As is every project in thailand......its very sad really.

12 hours ago, clivebaxter said:

Nations did not need to be rich to order vaccines costing approx 100 baht, Thailand did not do it due to complacency and the usual ineptness. He should of course be urging ALL who live here to get vaccinated not just Thais. 

Subconscious Xenophobia.......its a national trait.

7 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

 

 

There are a lot of hurdles, especially adminstration of the vaccines, but - and this will never happen - a country could make an offer to Thailand of five million doses, a portion of which (up to 20%) would be made available to ex-pats from the country. 

 

 

Why ?

1 hour ago, possum1931 said:

Well you have got an unelected "PM"  with only a Military Academy education running the country with his tinpot soldiers, at least this Anutin guy does have a university degree, do any other members of this "government" have a degree?

Degree in what ????

I have a degree in history, can I be health minister?

An unrelated degree is the same as no degree. 

3 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Careful, don't upset the major shareholder! (Siam Bioscience)

So they can shout about saving the nation and how we should bow in gratitude to them

On 4/24/2021 at 12:30 PM, holy cow cm said:

I think there is more to waiting for this company to produce the vaccine than just bragging. Just wait for the headlines once it starts. 

Saviour of the nation....... brownie points gained protests quelled.

3 hours ago, TooBigToFit said:

It's not just people. Eventually that girl probably would have had her pets attacked by someone's dog. She's living in fantasy land if she thinks its safe to bring those animals down the streets. It's almost pet abuse.

 

In Thailand, now we have a horde of mostly young 'woke' Thai people who think that all the problems in America are so bad and racism is everywhere and they want people in the US to change. None of them look at the problems here and the abuse of animals and xenophobia.

Exactly. As soon as a Thai abroad has a mishap the country is up in arms. 

If it were an American in Thailand, total silence.  

On 4/12/2021 at 5:35 PM, bdenner said:

For crying out aloud, no matter how TW tries she can't spend the 65K I bring in a month (retirement extn. Refuse to go down the 800K path)

Been here 20 years, 3 Chanoots, 3 cars and more land than you can poke a stick at --- wot more do they want.?

 

All in your name is it ?

So, in fact you dont have all that property do you?

What's your point ?

7 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Thailand to me seems to be dragging it's feet over getting everybody vaccinated, whats the problem?

Got to make sure they buy the vaccine from the right manufacturer so said manufacturer can be the saviour of the people.

Wouldn't want a foreign supplier to steal the thunder when it can be attributed to the locally produced brand.

Meanwhile, destroy the country for a bit of propaganda 

11 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Healthy satire does not always cut it with some, I guess we just need to accept that, unfortunately. However that should not stop it being used..............

If I were you I'd go for the old creme pie in the face accompanied by whistles and comedy hooters.

Seems to work well over here.