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I guess there has really been a multiplication of genres and styles in pop music. I remember when I was kid some radio stations would play Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Flat and Scruggs, and the Beatles. So you would hear a lot of styles of music. Now I never hear the music of a lot of famous artists. I am not aware of ever hearing a song by P Diddy.

So you're saying you don't notice anything different about Thai driving culture? "Key Issues: High Fatality Rates: Thailand has one of the highest road traffic death rates in the world, particularly among vulnerable road users like motorcyclists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Motorcycle Safety: Motorcycles are a major contributor to road traffic fatalities, with 74% of road deaths involving motorcycle riders. Vulnerable Road Users: Motorcyclists, pedestrians, and bicyclists account for a large proportion of road traffic deaths. " (from Google AI Overview)

I have nothing new to add but I just don't understand the way Thais drive. Is it a million vehicle game of chicken? Is it just optimism? I just don't get how so many drivers can drive so badly with no foresight and apparently no sense of self-preservation.

Sounds like mostly a failed IT implementation. I always wonder about nepotism/cronyism when IT projects go off the rails. "My son studied coding for 6 months, he can build the needed IT support". Or people who coded phone apps thinking they can build a multiuser business system. Or plain old graft, IT contract to the company with the juiciest bribe? Seems like a professional IT company could have implemented the requirements, not exactly a problem on a par with a mission to Mars as far as unique challenges. Now fixing a system that was screwed up from the start, there's a challenge.

OP started an axe-grinding thread, phrased a question when he really wanted to express his hate/contempt/dislike for a certain group of people that are really none of his business. Alway impresses me when a person resents those who have less than he does. Here's an idea: MYOFB. Mind your own farming business melon farmer. I live in Bangkok and have a full-time job and I could care less what guys who are living their own life in rural areas are doing. I wish them the best.

I don't think this particular issue is anti-trans bigotry. It's just a question of sexual dimorphism. Males normal distribution of muscle mass is shifted to the right relative to females. That means that males in general will have an advantage in almost every competition. Billiards and chess not so much but pretty much every athletic competition. So allowing people who were "males at birth" (for want of a better term) to compete in women's sport is patently unfair to the other competitors. IMHO any argument against this is double-talk.

Several people answered the survey that they would be buying the Trump cologne. I find that hard to believe. $250 bucks for any cologne just seems ridiculous. Anyone who has actually bought the stuff? Is it even available yet?

1. Common sense and practicality will be used? I would think testing would be needed only if another competitor challenged an athlete. If testing becomes necessary can test for Y chromosome right? 2. This is less likely to be an issue. Biologically sexual dimorphism in the species means that statistically men tend to be larger and have more muscle mass so have an advantage in most sports. If there is a sport where women have the advantage again testing for lack of Y chromosome could be used could it not?

Response to flaming dragon's post: "Maybe he did deserve it. Has anyone you know been quietly minding their own business and beaten into a coma,? Maybe he's one of those c u next Tuesdays who can't hold his liquor and likes to start trouble, like so many of his countrymen. What is the balance of probabilities and how much can we put you down for on his gofundme? " I'll give you the "like so many of his countrymen"; could have stopped after "like so many"; no reason to make it about nationality. But the questions Flaming-dragon asks are pertinent. Why so many from all countries can party for years in Thailand with no trouble and some guys can't stay out of trouble for 24 hours, 7 days, 1 month - whatever short interval before finding trouble? Is it just bad luck? Father of the year comes to Thailand leaving his wife and kids back home? Or wild and crazy guy comes to Thailand to demonstrate how partying is done? I don't know the answer but it could be either or somewhere in between.

I didn't consider that as it seems these stories are mostly concerning tourists.

What is the balance of probabilities is a good question. Here on AN there are many people with years of experience in travel in Thailand. I haven't seen anyone come forward and say "I was shopping for a 'Same, Same, Only Different' t-shirt and I was suddenly attacked and beaten unconscious". It's possible this guy is father of the year but there is range of possibilities where he is more or less a bad actor.

"And why it happens all the time to Brits?" I wonder as well. Even given the number of British tourists relative to other nationalities is seem like Brits are in more than their share of these disaster stories. United Kingdom: 121,529 tourists visited in January. United States: 118,038 tourists in January. Taiwan: 116,779 tourists in January. Germany: 112,828 tourists in January. France: 110,515 tourists in January. stats are from Google"AI Overview"

Such a mean old man.

Crazy old coot.

Astounding. Who would buy this stuff? I guess the ultra rich might buy it for a joke.