I never took part in the water splash games, but I am happy when other people are happy so Songkran atmosphere make me happy. I am also happy when I see little kids up on pickup truck or in the sidewalk throwing water to casual people.
We should relax our nerves and understand happiness.
NATO was to be dismantled in 1991 and with it all US military bases on European soil.
We are tired of being told by the US plutocracy and its lackeys what to do and who to talk to.
You are a farang, so technically you're supposed to live here with the wallet in your hand.
I, for example, pay a Thai to open my bottle every time I take a sip of water.
I renewed my Bangkok Bank card a week ago. I was told by the employee that they got more cards linked to UnionPay so it is very likely that yours is also from this Chinese circuit.
No problem, it is absolutely the same as Visa or Mastercard.
Probably they got the most honest, trying to make money by working hard, like a classic rural Chinese.
Chinese criminals do quite other things, and I'm sure the Thai authorities are well aware of that.
Why should Thai men be angry about that? Foreigners usually get women that Thais men would only get if they were extremely drunk or extremely desperate.