PingRoundTheWorld

Unlikely any meaningful change happens without outside intervention.

Every single time.

All of this over a few extra baht he'd have to pay his insurance. How ridiculous.

This doesn't make sense. Making threats against him while physically in Thailand - sure - but as soon as he left Thailand how exactly would they get to him or his family? They'd have to 1. Find out where he lives, 2. Find out who his family are to begin with, 3. Where they live, 4. After all that they would need boots on the ground in that locality. All of that to smuggle...cannabis? Nah, the more likely scenario is he was approached by someone with an offer, got convinced to do it (not threatened), and now that he's caught the backpedalling begins.

And meanwhile in the rest of the world: it's coming out in pill form. So what if people want to use it for weight loss? their body - their choice.

While I personally have no problem with people smoking whatever the **** they want at home, there's still plenty of tourists who stink up the place in public. Aside from the fact most tourists aren't even aware it's illegal to smoke it in public - the availability as a selling point to tourists brings around the wrong kind of tourists (broke stoners aren't exactly quality nor do they contribute much to the economy). So yeah- scrap it. No problem!

That kind of damage is not 177kmh. No way. Sounds like they took it to the extreme both ways - he was probably speeding but at 177kmh in-city he'd probably be dead himself. Regardless- sounds like everybody else is going to jail except him...

52?? He looks like he could be 72. As for police - the idiot started the fight and challenged the other guy. You don't get to play victim just because you lost. Waste of everybody's time.

Alccohol is not the problem, the type of tourists who go to Phuket are the problem. Every high season it's full of French Arabic gangs who terrorize the place.

What peak tourism? who are they kidding? tourism is massively down due to the strong baht and Cambodia conflict, and let's face it - due to Indians and other undesirables making it less lucrative for the people who actually fuel peak season - westerners. There's no reason for the baht to be strong unless it's being heavily manipulated (which it probably is).

Kind of like the Bitcoin market the last few months. 🤣 Except with Bitcoin a whole lot of people will lose a whole lot more money.

Western countries are so broken that (some) people think immigration is a human right. It's not. If you don't bring benefit to the country welcoming you - you should go home. It's that simple.

Then why is the baht so high? should be the other way around!

If you can't afford a f'in taxi in Thailand you really have no business travelling. Broke idiots seem to be multiplying here lately.

I'm not a fan of taxation (it's theft!), but realistically if 400 baht extra is what's going to deter you from travelling, maybe Thailand doesn't really need ya...

Thanks ChatGPT 😜 Exports and tourism account for more than 70% of Thailand's GDP. Devaluing the baht would help the economy, period.

The new anti-visa run rules might help with that. These guys are usually too young to be on retirement visa, too poor to be on Elite, and too stupid to be on DTV.

Anyone posting videos of strangers online without their consent needs to get punched in the face, especially when it comes to sensitive areas like nightlife and prostitution. One of these YouTube <deleted> posted a video of him partying with my friend. Aside from being unethical it is actually illegal - filming videos you're going to monetize later is working without a work permit. all those YouTubers should be deported.

Thai baht: 20-30% stronger than it should be. Inflation for tourist activities: 20-30% from what it used to be. Now this added tax another 5% on the top. Then they wonder why less tourists are coming. Aside from that - VAT is a tax primarily affecting the poor. People who are struggling to get by as-is will get hit the hardest. Surely there are better ways to raise revenue (for example devalue the baht so more tourists come).

So where exactly DOES it apply? are customers now expected to conduct background checks on any establishment they choose to drink in to verify their legality? Just scrap this stupid law and be done with it.

I feel safer already.

You are talking about Pattaya. I am talking about Bangkok. Prices and rents in Pattaya are reasonable in my experience, in Bangkok they're overpriced IMO. As for "reputable"... it really depends on the agent. In Phuket most are lazy and unprofessional in my experience, in Pattaya I've had good experience, in Bangkok they are professional but have limited access and different agents will show you different units at different price levels in the same condo on the same day (actually happened).

Actually rape is a very common thing in the animal kingdom. A lot more common than humans (because of laws, though even that is not enough for some).

But what if a freelancer... lied?

100% freelancer. A normal girl would not follow a random Chinese guy home. This isn't even a question.