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In this case the "tantrums and bad behaviour" were exclusively the actions of the Swiss guy.

I understand your thinking. But i think reactive belligerents, and he seems to be one of these, don't really control their behavior based on consequences past or consequences anticipated. Even, though it doesn't affect me directly, he being a person who reflects badly on expats here, I would be glad to see him go.

You are justly proud of your achievements. Sincere congratulations. But intelligent people can disagree with each other, of course the less intelligent and the uninformed also have opinions. Disagreements of all kinds occur on AN and lot of posters here are pig ignorant and proud of it. Hence the ignore function which I have used liberally. I have found that one of the most useful functions of AN for me is to show me what kind of behavior and attitudes to avoid. To many of the posters here the saying applies: "You're not completely useless, you can always serve as a bad example".

No you are correct. But BritManToo is playing the poor innocent. Didn't even know he bumped him "apparently" he bumped him. But then he admits he knew he bumped him, was there a confrontation that led to this?

Wow, extreme over reaction by the Thai professor. But "Apparently I bumped his car that made him angry", ... apparently? You were unaware? Wow.

She is wearing a crop top and shorts, pretty normal attire. You consider her to be half naked and you bring up Nana Plaza freelancers out of the blue. Are you a conflicted Puritan? Are your libidinous thoughts disturbing you? It's OK, it's natural to think about sex. I notice you avoid talking about your mother... haha jk, jk I know you don't need any kind of psychiatric help. You are just fine the way you are,... really.

I see a lot of calls for deportation. Why not? : stoning, could have community participation. or save up a group of offenders and have group crucifixions, could sell tickets. Deportation is so boring. (for the benefit of the thick and slow, JK).

It sounds like the start of a joke or a riddle. What do you call an Englishman who throws a glass? Why is a raven like writing des?. Or something...

People are funny about this. Me too. Is it the Sanctity of Life, is it a higher morality? Kill bunnies or baby seals I am outraged. Kill rats or snakes, not so much. I think it is the Sanctity of Cute Cuddly Lifeforms.

Agreed Fred. But I was responding to the post that said: "Obama took all the guns remember" When he clearly did not.

"Obama took all the guns remember" Actually I don't remember that. "4 Years After Sandy Hook, Obama Leaves a Legacy of Little Progress on Gun Laws No federal gun laws have been passed during his two terms, and gun sales are up... Yet for all the words, Obama has made little federal progress toward what he has repeatedly described as "common-sense gun laws." It is, the outgoing president has acknowledged, one of the biggest regrets of his time in the White House." https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/years-sandy-hook-obama-leaves-legacy-progress-gun/story?id=44163755

In the 1970s I had a job cleaning furnaces that involved going into people's basements. We would routinely see ancient (1940s) Maytags still in use. Some were just an open tub with an agitator, no lid or top, still working. I came to understand why the Maytag repairman is the "loneliest man in town". Here I have an LG, it works just fine.

Careful what you wish for.

"On many occasions its just sport to some and enjoyment winding others up." Guilty as charged. However, I try to only let the air out of the over-inflated of which there is no shortage on AN.

Chicks dig him, cuz he knows a dude that can do Qur'an repairs.

I have had Bolt drivers say they want cash when I am already paying on my CC through the app. They were ok when I explained that though. Another Bolt driver messaged me before pickup that he wanted cash so I canceled as same problem, and I don't want to pay twice. Has never happened to me with Grab.

Ride apps are a good solution. The only problem I found with using apps is that the GPS doesn't always accurately give the pickup location. On Ramkhamheang Rd with 4 lanes and a middle divider the Grab app couldn't tell if I was on the north or the south side of the road. More than once i have had to jog down the street to catch the Grab taxi. Generally, I ask the fare if they aren't using the meter, and weigh the convenience of paying a premium and pay it or not. I have learned don't go with drivers that say "up to you", at the end of the ride he probably won't accept a reasonable fare. Can't imagine the amount of overcharge that would get me to spend time in the complaint process. I know, "it's the principle of the thing".

Unintended humor, I know you meant assassinations. But I am all for assignations. as·sig·na·tion /ˌasiɡˈnāSH(ə)n/ noun; plural noun: assignations 1. an appointment to meet someone in secret, typically one made by lovers. "his assignation with an older woman"

Could we please have a yawn emoji? Please?

Agreed. I think many of them really should be very pleased with their lot in life. I guess it is natural to look ahead and upward and have expectations that all will be better year after year. They are told to be angry and resentful and they buy into it. But I think the Trumpers are angry over nothing. Personally when I compare my life to that of Keith Richards (millionaire, never had a job but to be a Rolling Stone) I feel a little disappointed. But realistically I am pretty content with my lot in life, humble though it may be.

You would think but... He has a solid core of dyed in the wool followers, then those who are voting against Biden, those who are voting against any kind of liberal/leftist agenda, then the culture war voters who think Trump will bring back the 1950s. I thought as you do the first time he ran but he won of course.

" they just love their restrictive and prohibitive measures." Maybe "they" do but this suggestion (whether a good idea or not) is neither restrictive or prohibitive. It's intended to discourage alcohol use by information as far as i can see. My question would be: have the graphic pictures on cigarette packages decreased the sale of cigarettes? A quick search on this topic comes back with a lot of articles and a resounding "meh". No clear indication that warning labels decreased cigarette use, I doubt these labels would be effective.

Pathetic example of "bragging in the form of a question" by a wannabe intellectual. He would be an object of pity if he wasn't so unlikeable.

Don't need to. I'm not speculating. If you had completed your education, you would know that those are the only kind of statements that can be made based on statistics. A group of men rising at 3:00 am might have a change in its average life expectancy; the average life expectancy for the selected group might decrease by 15 years. Nothing can be said about individuals in that group as their life expectancies will differ depending on other factors. One problem with having a conversation here is that there are differing levels of education among members and some are "too smart too learn". If you google "life expectancy of early risers" you will get a number of articles discussing this subject. They all tend to indicate that early risers live longer. That was not my issue, my issue was with interpreting statistics. "Morning People May Live Longer Than Night Owls" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/well/mind/morning-people-may-live-longer-than-night-owls.html This article discusses some of the health issues involved.

Time to move.