PingRoundTheWorld

If you're doing it to "show off" then yes - it's ridiculous. Personally I don't date/pay anyone that I don't geuninely like and feel like they like me beyond just money, and if I like them then sure I will hold hands and hug them - because I like them, not to show off.

Yeah. Very unlikely they will alter it drastically. Maybe small changes like a shorter duration or more scrutiny, but unlikely to be scrapped altogether.

None. She's absolutely NOT qualified and she will be a terrible president if elected - which is unlikely. I'd take madman Trump over her in a heartbeat. The whole Democratic party is being eaten alive by the progressives driving it down the drain. I'm generally liberal: pro-abortion, believe everyone should be able to do whatever they want, etc - but this isn't what the Democrapic party represents anymore. Republicans at least make sense, Democrats do not these days.

And that justifies a screwdriver to the neck??? It doesn't matter how it started. It matters that there was deliberate attempted murder. Lock him up.

While I have met big spending Indians too, yes - the vast majority of the ones who travel in large groups spend very little. The stereotypes of 5 guys sharing a beer and a girl are in fact true. Thailand needs more quality, not more quantity, something they always seem to forget. Pattaya too is completely flooded with Indians - they're mostly harmless but there's just too many of them walking around in the middle of the road making second street look like Mumbai.

Why wait? Just get the DTV now, while you can, and don't worry about it.

The "obvious solution"? Not only are there plenty of genuine tourists who enter a lot more than one or two times a year (seriously - wtf?). This sounds more like the usual drivel from expats who hate expats than actual news - has anyone in government actually mentioned ANY of these ideas of how to limit the visas? Yeah didn't think so - the whole point of allowing 60 day entries and the DTV is because they want MORE foreigners (money), not less. Yes, I do think 5 years without any checks whatsoever afterwards is excessive not to mention an insult to anyone who purchased Elite recently, but let them decide what they want to do with it before we start suggesting any draconian changes.

Senile old ****. Just retire already. This wasn't much of assault as much as it was a person who should be in a retirement home. Hopefully this helps drive him out of politics.

Tiktok generation. B**** literally had a near death experience and the first thing she thinks of doing is taking a video of exiting the death trap. smh. Would smash though. 👍

Absolute rubbish. False information. There is no such rule or law 100%. Show me the actual law that states this - it doesn't exist. P.S. I am currently on a more stable visa, but I lived in Thailand on exempts and tourist visas from 2016 to 2020. There is no actual law or rule and it's totally at the discretion of the IO.

I spoke too soon. Literally his daughter. This can't get any better. 🤣

Respect, seriously.

I know it's puzzling, but ladyboys are still the same species, just....different. I think the word you're looking for is...gay.

That's no way to describe a lady. Seriously though: don't go try to **** random cows without their consent. Works for both cattle and humans.

If you want to help, give money to charities. Giving money to beggars just encourages more begging, and encourages illegal activities and human trafficking.

Most beggars and beggar-alikes (flower sellers and other parasites) in tourist areas aren't even Thai. They come from Vietnam and other countries to prey on tourists. It's nice to educate the public to stop giving them money, but what they really should be doing is arresting, blacklisting, and deporting them. Especially nasty are the flower-sellers who rent children to work with them all night to try to gather sympathy, and that's not even getting into the children hired to pickpocket. Protect your pockets when they swarm you! There is a reason they travel in packs.

There is no such rule. False information. Next.

Amazing Thailand. So they disbanded MFP, remove the PM, probably elections again without MFP - then guess who is going back into power? 🤦‍♀️ No doubt this was planned, and sadly they'll get away with it.

You have a nice day too. You're welcome.

Yes, you need it. You've always needed it. The airline may refuse boarding without it and actually will in some countries like Philippines.

Does it matter? It's even worse if it's not the same guys (it means there's even more goons in soi 6). Great for business, really.

Agreed. They should at least release this info to police and the family. Note to self: avoid Finnair.

Soi 6 security AGAIN. Why are they not in jail? they clearly belong there and not "protecting" bars. Also worse than that is the fact foreign owners employ goons who will happily beat someone up to critical condition. This isn't limited to Pattaya or Soi 6 either - a while ago while in a club in Bangkok some guy was attacking a girl at our table, security dragged him away screaming and resisting, and his friend tried to calm things down. They knocked both out, and the friend ended up in the hospital despite only trying to calm them down. Foreign ownership but the guys still eager to beat up customers.

Judging by the Olympics, that might actually work. 🤦‍♀️

Most freelancers I know are simply lazy or alcoholic and usually both. I know a few who went to work in factories but they always quit after a few months because the work is hard, the hours and pay are ridiculous, and most of all they miss partying their ass off and having money. Some of the comments on this thread describe them as soulless creatures who made a wrong choice, but that's far from the truth. They are just people - some of them good, some bad, some crazy, some amazing. They don't lose their souls because a guy (or many guys) had sex with them, and to say that they made a wrong choice is, well, wrong: they get to party all the time, get paid for it, drink for free, and even get laid. Hotter/younger ones have plenty of choice and can choose the men they're willing to go with. That's actually not a bad life, and not a bad choice given the alternatives (factory or fields). Let me guess - she was old and extremely experienced? baggage. All the younger girls I know who work in bars are very happy to be there. It's a choice.