Yinn

3 hours ago, bluesofa said:

 

 

Up next: A competition to find the most outrageous idea to screw money out of the Thai taxpayer.

 

Yesterday Prayut announce increase VAT tax 7 to 8%.

Everything in plaza, etc will be expensive more. 

Need money for Prawit plane, watches, new submarine, budget for choose the 250 senate (1,300 million baht but choose his friends can just phone them), etc etc

i think they will finish the high fast train, because international project. China want to go Singapore, must come in Thailand to go.

5 hours ago, BobBKK said:

Yes they do. Ever been to Russia? anyway Thais smile normally hides some lie or ulterior motive.

Ok. 

You ever smile? why?

Beacuse

fun music

funny comedian

everyone like joke together

deleicios food

nice weather

we like each other 

we like enjoy

we don’t like mock, criticize, complain and ridicule 

we like each other

fun festival

we like fun

have many funny people

durian

we so lucky

Because we happy so much! Why we complain? For what? Enjoy life. Life so good!

Look at face of Africa elephant and Thai elephant. Thai elephant look happy and smile. Africa elephant look serious.

1 hour ago, bluesofa said:

Thanks Yinn.

So as it is the 3.5km section from Klong Dong to Pang Asok, it means it's still the very first section of track that began in December 2017.

As another poster mentioned, the video/photos were apparently published in March?

Correct

1 hour ago, bluesofa said:

 

Trying to be realistic about this, if it's taken more than a year and they are still at stage of earth-moving for the first 3.5km, how can anyone expect they can complete the Korat - Bangkok section in the next two years and have it working, like the government said?

You believe the government? 55555555555555

impossible to finish in two years. Sure.

3 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Yinn, thanks for posting the video.

 

That is the first I've actually seen as to what's happening.

Can you (or someone) tell us where the video was filmed, and how many km is shown in the video clip?

Pangasok

3 hours ago, bluesofa said:

 

I'm assuming it's the high speed railway (1.43m/standard gauge) that is shown,

Yes 1.43m

This video have a lot information about the construction way.

3 hours ago, bluesofa said:

 

 

and not the dualling of the present 1 metre track?

I'm asking this because all of the video appears to show this new construction next to the existing 1 metre track. I thought the high speed railway was going to be on a new route completely?

I think some same, some different. 

16 hours ago, bluesofa said:

The 'government' still say the Bangkok - Korat section will open in 2021.

I'm still trying to find any news about how it's progressing, apart from the first 3.5km section which is 'underway', and last year was the last I saw anything about it.

 

16 hours ago, geoffbezoz said:

I think there is nothing else developed yet.  But the Junta just keep telling the country it is opening in 2021 because they know that by then that the billions earmarked for its development have now been "banked" abroad and Pinocchio and his corrupt band and others , will no doubt by then,  be living abroad enjoying their plunder as seems to be popular with other fabulously rich Thais.

7 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

One of my proudest moments in Thailand was when Sunaree Rachasima stood on stage at a big M150 concert and told the crowd I knew more about luktung than most Thai people, love her of course!

Yes I think Sunaree correct about that. You know more than me sure.

i know we fight before(can’t remember about what). 

I will start new Thai music thred. Please help me, you know so much.

if can make the thaivisa farang happy with the music they not going to care about the problems. Put new song everyday.

i start it maybe tonight, or maybe tomorrow. But I think it better if your thred, because many people don’t like me. 555555

37 minutes ago, johng said:

 

So good!!!!

32 minutes ago, petemoss said:

 

 

Why did he lie? He didn't know where my hotel was but thought that I would be happier to receive some directions, even though they were wrong, than for him to tell me that he didn't know where my hotel was. Very Thai!

1) maybe he forgot where the hotel. Make a mistake. Forgot

2) maybe he said “I think it.....” and you didn’t understand he not sure

3) maybe he want to show you some good spot to see

4) maybe you misunderstood his direction 

5) maybe he spoke wrong

32 minutes ago, petemoss said:

 

I had a receding hairline. On my first visit to Thailand, a Thai lady said to me, "Your hair go on holiday, not worry it come back soon". On this occasion she was telling the truth. After several years living in Thailand my hair grew back! There is a lot of magic in Thailand.

Maybe because Thailand sabai sabai. Not stress.

1 minute ago, Lenny Jones said:

Thainess - - The great excuse - the Thais answer to everything - - - -

Not excuse. Write it thai for me and I will answer.

No time for your criticism, ridicule, complaining and mock. Now, this thred about thai culture.

4 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

One of my proudest moments in Thailand was when Sunaree Rachasima stood on stage at a big M150 concert and told the crowd I knew more about luktung than most Thai people, love her of course!

You should start the thai music thred. 

 You know a lot. I will help you.

thai love music and dance so much.

1 minute ago, Lenny Jones said:

55555 ! - having traveled to many parts on this planet I can honestly say the greatest liars - people loose with the truth I have met - are Solomon Islanders - ANND - right behind them are THAIS! - 55555 !

We lie to make you comfortable. That different to lie about bomb Laos and Cambodia village people.

eg, if you smell bad, we say no problem. Say we can not smell it.  Because we don’t want you feel bad. Like that. 

If you say you never lie, I don’t believe you. You lie sure.

7 hours ago, Genmai said:

Seems like we’ve got a perfect example of some real Thai cultural heritage in practice here!

 

 

Look, here’s the deal. And I can’t believe I have to actually point this out to you but here it is. 99% of all people in this place (both Thai AND expats) will NEVER in their lives be affected by things like Tak’s “Klong Eud” barrel drum, or Chanthaburi’s “Dui Dui” kite-fighting or cute wooden frogs or any of the 18 things on that list. But with total certainty every single one of us is and continues to be affected everyday by:

 

-moronic driving

-lazy work ethics

-endless lies

-shoddy quality in just about everything

-endemic corruption

-aversion to accepting responsibility

-results of a circus-like ‘education’ system

-food with dangerous pesticide levels

-stupid attitudes to environmental pollution

-etc etc etc

 

Now, we all suffer these things. However they do not exist in a vacuum. These are features which are symptomatic and endemic of Thai culture – you know, the thing which is the topic of this thread yeah? The West with their Vietnam Wars and high visa fees is not to blame and has absolutely nothing to do with those negatives OR this topic.

 

Your replies are completely exemplary of another true Thai cultural heritage which is face-saving, shooting the messenger and getting salty when someone points out some of the above-mentioned shortcomings. But then I suppose some societies choose to be 4 years old and it must be sanuk-sanuk-happy-fun time all the time.

 

The truth is most of us have been here long enough to get tired of the lies and our tongue-in-cheek comments (which seem to have gone over your head) are indicative of our understanding that maybe, just maybe, there are priorities which should be placed higher than kite fighting and drum hitting – like trees in the middle of roads and Issan teenagers digging up mass graves of rabid dog corpses to eat.

 

 

None of you guys know about it either. Come on, you really gonna tell me the average Thai person can go through that list of 18 traditions and find more than 1 or 2 things that they’ve actually heard of before?

 

Even yourself! @Justgrazing kindly suggested for you to bless us with your knowledge – you sent a link to the Intangible Cultural Heritage webpage and suggestion to go to Bangkok for the day??

 

Also – what exactly are you so proud of in terms of METRICS? Drums and kites – okay great. Can you name just 1 meaningful measurable statistic that is indicative of a healthy culture?  

 

 

I’ll tell you what it isn’t – it definitely is not a thread for you to crap all over Western nations and rant about things like the Vietnam War and how all farangs lie about it or how difficult it is for you to get a visa to Australia - all things which have 0 relevance to the topic at hand AND YET your comments are still being tolerated. I will say this again – this privileged double-standard you enjoy is ONLY because you are a novelty here and if it was anybody else pulling the same crap their posts would have been gone within 5 minutes. I honestly don’t understand why everyone is putting on some appearance and letting you walk all over the place like you’re special.

 

 

I'm here for the culture, of course!

 

But why are YOU on this forum if you get so triggered by our comments? If you don’t like the criticisms levied at your country – don’t read them!

I am still learning English. 

Your post too long for me to understand.

But you sound very angry.

jai yen yen na pee!

Just now, Orton Rd said:

Ramwong should definitely be on the list even if it was cobbled together by the PM and his Mrs in the 40's. Often there is a dance stage with the dancers having numbers on for some reason. You buy a book of tickets to give the dancers of your choice. This is a theatrical portrayal with the security guy chucking trouble makers off

 

 

Make me happy to see you talk about thai culture. 

And not complain about the immigration, stupid Thai people etc on this thred.

Thankyou very much ka.

2 hours ago, petemoss said:

You are right, most of the HiSo people I know are so-so HiSo, or as I call them pseudo HiSo. Not nice people. I also agree about the food, Issan food not for me. Tam makhoon with ba ra, horrible.

No,no. I really like issan food. Love it!

I just don’t eat the raw meat and insects. Also I don’t eat blaraa, because it bad for the liver cancer.

11 hours ago, stevenl said:

Can't see the lines there, but could easily be she was parked on the street, therefor illegally. If that is the case she is responsible.

Her house is in the private village with guard. Not illegal, sure. 

The blind and drunk Frenchman was her neighbor in the village. 

Read the link and post.

7 minutes ago, petemoss said:

I was asking "Where does it say that we can't discuss what's on the list?"

 

In Issan, a lot less HiSo people than in Central Thailand. Probably because there are a lt less Thai Chin.

Sorry I misunderstood. I still do. 55555

you know a lot of hiso people? Real hiso?

Or just so-so who act hiso?

issan have a lot of good culture, so does other region. Issan has the best music. I like the food, but not eat the insects, dog, raw meat.

5 minutes ago, nickstav said:

Now you don't know what you're talking about. Thailand welcomed the US with open arms. Why? In the 1950s and early 60s Thais were training with the communist North Vietnamese, were armed by them and carried out insurgent activities within Thailand, including the assassinations of multiple Thai leaders. These same insurgent groups partnered with some of the Muslim groups in southern Thailand to promote discord (which still exists to this day). Yes, The Vietnam War was a terrible, terrible thing, and America had many agendas within that war, but don't try to make out that Thailand was just an innocent dupe in their complicity. Learn some of your own history. 

Wrong

11 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

Likay should be on the list, at least it's Thai

Been in the list since 2010

http://ich.culture.go.th/index.php/en/ich/performing-arts/236-performance/210-li-ke-song-khrueang

5 minutes ago, petemoss said:

No it isn't. Where does it say that?

http://ich.culture.go.th/index.php/en/ich/performing-arts/236-performance/190-mo-lam-phuen

5 minutes ago, petemoss said:

5 minutes ago, petemoss said:

 

Nicer people too, much less HiSo.

Most other people in other region not hiso. You imagination. If you think that you don’t understand.

I not expert about this. Confused.

But many farang is always complain about uk, euro, Aussie, money is so “weak.”

so if thai baht so strong, must it be good, right? The import stuff now cheaper for me to buy it.

Dont want to be weak like that and complain.

10 hours ago, petemoss said:

Interesting. Thailand, with the government's agreement, was used as the main base for committing these atrocities.

That is correct.

The farang lie to us about what they do. Lie so much about Vietnam war. 

They lie to everyone about that. 

https://pulitzercenter.org/reporting/how-us-secret-war-laos-still-happening-today