Steve Vincent

Wow what a dull Frenchman ‘stopped & searched ~ found nothing still arrested and made to take a drug test ! Medicinal oil traces found in blood stream...... apparently prescribed by a doctor 

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I've been stopped & searched several times,yet I’ve never been asked to accompany the police back to the station for a drug test. Police wanted 8,000 dollars Why ? Also thought under the new laws it was actually legal to now grow & smoke marijuana as long as you register .... this law was coming into effect when i left 5 months ago.

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so many flaws with this case ‘ i would have agreed to a random search however i would have refused a drug test and refused to accompany them back to the station. as there was no cause for arrest in the first instance unless there was canoodling between Thai girlfriend  Thai/Indian friend or police. GF disappeared with the 8,000 dollars that don’t surprise me,I’m sure as we speak there’s an APB out on her

this time next year tat will be hosting a new game show called recession ..... or i shot myself in the foot ! 

tat in English means old junk ( rubbish ) serious a fortune teller ? Don’t take Einstein to realize thailand is entering a recession especially when your reading Phuket and Pattaya hotels are 30% and 35% down on tourism. Previous reports from tat showed tourism was on the up ! Clearly somebody lying and I’ve travelled extensively throughout Thailand and it’s the same everywhere people not spending like they once were - without a proper plan in place Thailand will see more and more protestors take to the streets,price increases will follow as will austerity 

Paraded on national t.v for a 5 day overstay is embarrassing ! Before long the immigration will be wanting to drive you from the airport to the hotel of your choice before returning to collect you and return you to the airport with a surcharge of 5,000 baht

the pollution in Bangkok is disgusting with rubbish scattered everywhere,. Haven’t stayed in Bangkok for 2yrs now do to the bad stench that comes from the drains at night.Much prefer up country as the air much cleaner. Try blowing your nose after a night out in Bangkok the black dust is everywhere ????

No kidding Sherlock April the 1st jokes still be printed in November after the theft of mrs Huay money from Kasikornbank bank I’m predicting they will be underpinning the baht until further notice !

The Fed lowers interest rates in order to stimulate economic growth, as lowerfinancing costs can encourage borrowing and investing. However, when rates are too low, they can spur excessive growth and subsequent inflation, reducing purchasing power and undermining the sustainability of the economic expansion......

100% this is not sustainable therefore the baht should be weakening and not strengthening. 

As police took him away, he shouted “put me on YouTube and make me famous”.

According to comments posted on Facebook, this wasn’t the first time the man had been abusive and threatened members of the public..... 

cannot condone this type of behaviour and reading between the lines the American has mental health issues ! 
i’m surprised he’s been released on bail until December when in reality he needs medical attention as his reactions are not one of a sound person. 

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand's tourist police chief appeared at a press conference yesterday to declare that tourists would be safe and sound this high season and the country will act as hood hosts to the millions of visitors expected. 

 

Glad he’s not lost his sense of humour ! 

To show that he means what he says 15 people who had overstayed their welcome in Thailand were paraded for the cameras - they comprised 8 Somalis, three Syrians and 4 Chinese.
 

Somalia and Syria ( both war torn countries with high poverty rate )

those captured are probably war criminals who have been in hiding now caught deported and possibly never to be seen again ! 

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Two million are expected to visit in 2019 - but that will rise to 14 million by the end of the next decade.

 

TNN have reported that the average Indian spends a whopping 5,800 baht a day. 

Indians spending over 40,000 baht week ???????????? Pull the other one  sounds like Mumbai coming to a beach near you ! 

Thailand already on the watch list for manipulating there currency by selling baht and purchasing the American dollar. Another way of cheating the system for export taxes...... exports & tourism down banks manipulating there currency is as bad as inside trading and those responsible should be held accountable ! 

where do they find these stories as last week they were saying the opposite ! My advice to the ex pats try option 4 ~ move to pastures new ( Laos and Vietnam will see that pension stretch a lot further ) the worlds in recession yet the baht is the strongest of any currency ? It’s just not sustainable anymore living in Thailand.

400k sitting on the dashboard stabbed 17 times just don’t sound right if you ask me. 
17 stab wounds was a frenzy attack,. and I believe the victim knew the assailant who’s responsible for this heinous crime. Maybe a rival businessman who knows at this stage it’s all a guessing game and the only way we will know is if the police carry out a full investigation or the Korean wakes up and spill the beans,.either way stories like this scares tourists visiting Thailand. I’ve seen a lot of violence in Pattaya over the years and several unexplained murders...... There’s no smoke without fire ! 

Taken immigration 5yrs that’s not something i would be shouting about as it implies incompetence ! Parading farang In front of the cameras for 22 day overstay ? Really I’m sure there’s more important issues than blaming farang for breathing. It’s the ex pats who are living and abiding by the laws who gets tarnished which is wrong,. 
my question for the fella staying 5yrs ~ can the Thai authorities confiscate his land and assets If a homeowner illegally 

Maybe he had few glasses of low cow and got confused with the Buddhist and Gregorian calendar ???????? 

thai airways not a company I would use again after being treated terribly several years ago.... found them to be rude and the food poor,since then I’ve always flown by Eva air who are without doubt the best airline I’ve flown with.... that said when in Thailand always use Thai smile nothing do with Thai airways luckily...... 

20 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

Great read this week, thanks - but I was greatly surprised that there was no mention of Spurs.

Very enjoyable read thinking rooster meant red as in ginger ???? nothing do with spurs and being a hammer it made me laugh ⚒