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Promises like these are made by all politicians to get elected. Some are followed through, some aren't. His ego says he can do whatever he wants, but common sense says no. Impossible to end a war in a day unless you used nuclear weapons and the other side said, ok, you win. Bringing living costs down takes a long time, and this is another promise that probably won't work. As far as SS, no one in their right minds would stop paying 70 million Americans because it would be a death sentence for whoever tried. Cutting out false payments and firing unnecessary workers is a given, if they are unnecessary. Trump is a very strange character, fueled by his wealth, most of which he made by help from others, and even his supporters know what kind of person he is. Let's see if this second term redeems or buries him.

Those that never tried weed can only go by propaganda from others of the same cloth. It's usually alcohol or meth that has people going haywire.

You're not surprised about what? I wasn't in court for fighting with my ex's but fighting for custody for myself.It seems that you don't know much about what makes a broken home. Many broken homes have two parents in them, and many children come from single parent homes and do very well. It all depends on how well they adjust. If the parents can remain civil in divorce, if the FATHER especially spends quality time with his children, no matter if he has primary custody or visitation, if the mother doesn't bad mouth the father for any reasons besides how he treats those children, if support is given by the non primary parent, if both parents stay living close to each other so the children can have easy visits, if the divorced parents don't have too many partners exposed to the children unless one is looking to be permanent. many reasons children either adjust well, or don't, and much of it regards their relationship with their FATHER, which is sadly absent in many countries, but especially here, where female children are looked at as inferior anyway, and the males are prized, even though they don't do much in the way of support or time spent with children they create. Children seeing fighting is a good thing for them, as everyone who's normal argues. As long as there aren't any abuses at either parent, names called, or too much silent treatment, children need arguing to understand how to argue, because they certainly will when they have partners of their own.Parents who don't argue hold in anger, and that comes out in silent treatments, with no communication, which is one of the most important things a child can learn with his parents.

Lock up everyone who gets in to a few minutes fight and deport them? That would have Thailand losing millions of baht and prisons would be overflowing every weekend.

Assumptions. How would they know if these were tourists with free visas? Both good boxers? Neither were good boxers. Weed a reason for fighting? Weed is usually a reason for people acting calm.

Studies are also done by biased people who have no actual personal knowledge of what having children is about. You say I have limited knowledge. I've been married three times, and got custody of my children because the mom's were not parent material, as I will with the one here. The only reason I didn't get custody here is because men rarely ever get custody here. Why? Because local men don't fight for their children. Foreigners do, but Thai courts will not give children to fathers here unless the mother gives them away or is a drug dealer. In the US I fought for and got custody of my children, and I've been in court at least 30 times for these cases, both in fighting and looking to get child support because my ex didn't pay. I'm guessing you don't have any children so don't understand what it's like, seeing you feel sorry for mine without knowing anything about us besides what I've said here. This means you have no legitimate comments on anyone's personal situation regarding children, and I actually feel sorry if a drunk like you ever did have children, because you probably would be driving in the car with them drunk. Children come from two parent families who aren't abusive or neglectful and end up in jail or on drugs, and other children come from drug addicted parents and excel in life because it is still about "their" choices made. There's no guarantees because children have peers who they follow and many times choose the wrong paths.

You're as clueless as they come. Thousands of children are born here to unmarried parents, and that means the father has to legitimize his relationship with his child. Saying that most of the children aren't legitimate in the circles I move in has you sounding like an ignorant teenager that hasn't the sense to shut up and not speak, especially about things you know nothing about. Try insults in person, although that might be dangerous for such a little drunkard boy like yourself. All of my children are legitimate if you must know, and I had custody of all of them, and will with this one I have now eventually. Many children that are born here to married parents isn't what I'm talking about of course. I'm talking about children born out of wedlock, which again, is thousands here, and many boys aren't even involved in the children they make. Thailand leads the world with children raised by grandparents and that's a major reason support isn't paid.

I state things because I've never heard of any locals paying support, both from others who live here and the court system where I went for my divorce. You say you know two that pay it that are locals, and that might be true, and it also might be false, as people don't talk much of personal things, especially to foreigners here. Saying they pay might be true or not. Enforcement of laws is weak here, especially trying to track down men for child support, many who don't work on the books. Stop thinking others here have limited anything as you know nothing about what anyone here knows, especially regarding court actions. This is from another post on the subject, and the reason so many don't pay......... Child Support for Illegitimate Child In general, the biological father of the child is not obligated to pay for the child support. However, the father is not barred to enter into an agreement on child support payment with the mother of the child, and such agreement is enforceable once it is registered with the district office." Do you actually think many local biological fathers go to court in the first place, especially when they aren't married? .

Not an excuse for hurting a baby, and that's the norm here anyway. The only fathers who pay child support here are foreigners.

Taking your rage out on an innocent child is the act of a sociopath. If she was mad at the boyfriend under threat of eviction, go back home to mom's house. No one can make anyone hurt their own child. If you're mad at someone, you put your anger there. Problem here is immature children having children with children, with most of them ending up with grandma, with the boy taking off, and the girl going to Bangkok, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, et al, to work , sending home a pittance and seeing their kids a couple of times a year. A pattern which many think is normal here but it's nothing more than cowardice and children who shouldn't be having sex in the first place, or at least without protection.

As I noted before in another post, more traffic, more cars on the road, means less speeding, less accidents. Also, more people walking and throwing water means less drivers. Let's see what heppens in the following weeks. If it returns to the "normal" 60 a day dying, it means nothing has changed.

Who said fights are peaceful? When I refer to violent crime, I'm talking with knives and guns, rape, murder, trafficking humans and the like. Not a fist fight.

True. I didn't, only moving here because of my daughter here with my ex, but will move back as soon as I can. 7 years is a few years too much already.

I lived in New Jersey for 30 years, and next to San Antonio for 32, and never saw a violent crime. Just fights, thefts and a few road rages that didn't go that far. Of course crime happens everywhere, but the only way we know about them, without witnessing them, is by daily news and stats recorded. Taiwan's among the lowest in crimes reported, but they do happen...............https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Taiwan#Human_trafficking

Most people will never see a violent crime in person. I lived near NYC and worked there, visited many times, and never saw a crime. They happened daily and you can be on the next block and never know they happened.

Almost daily on Thai local news.

You've said you haven't been to the US in, 40+ years? This means you don't know what's going on besides watching some videos that people post. What happened in this video happens all over the world, in most schools, with all nationalities and races. You haven't spent any time in any Asian schools so you can only assume what goes on. I have, many times here, and seen what goes on. That teachers were allowed to hit the students until only recently, although it still goes on, has some kids afraid to do anything, and fear isn't how you teach kids. Like the video you posted, To Sir With Love, shows, respect comes from teaching them how, although it should be first learned at home. Children here aren't looked at with the kind of love they are in the west, put into schools so they can babysit them, the parents not doing much to teach much of anything. Japan might be more structured, but most of Asia is this way. As far as you thinking the US is going downhill, look around, as most countries have major problems but the US schools are still very good, with some of the best teachers worldwide. I have grandchildren in schools now and had 5 kids myself, and all the schools they were (are) in are very good schools, with good records of student progress. Children here are passed even if they don't show up. You miss classes or fail grades in the US, you stay behind. I'm guessing you don't have any children, as I haven't noticed you saying you did, so it might be hard for you to understand kid talk. This kid was drunk, and slurring her words, but I understood most of it, as I've had 5 teens. All schools have out of control children, right up to major colleges You see a video of a child going off, and you think it's about all children, but it's not. Many children have a bad home life, and it shows in their schoolwork and actions outside of their homes, and schools aren't exempt. If you think things are civilized in a much backwards, developing country, you're spending too much time indoors, and just a little research online can show you the stats of what goes on here daily with out of control children, from how women are treated, to people ganging up 5 against 1, using weapons, kicking them when they're on the ground, to daily road deaths and accidents from people with no clue how to drive responsibly, how schools are run, knifings, cruelty to animals, attacks on tourists, gang crime and illegal gun crimes, along with multitudes of other crimes.

Stick with women, they smell better and have nicer equipment.

We already have a Susan disguised as a few other usernames.

I'm from New Jersey originally, and I don't know anyone personally, old, young, child, that has not fallen on ice at least once. I have very good balance, and have all my life, and I walked outside a few times and went straight down on ice before I could do anything about it, as has many I know and personally seen. No matter how long you live in the north, you will end up on the ground eventually. I had seen quite a few fall just outside a gym I went to at night after a quick freeze happened after a rainfall. Was outside waiting and watched at least 4 fall in the same place. All gym people like myself and all fit and young. The elderly have a tough time living up north, as a fall can break things. Snow, sidewalks wet from rain, not a problem, as there's traction on those if you're wearing shoes with soles that have ribs. No one's exempt if you live up north during the winter. As far as what the post is about, Thailand will not be an easy place to sue for much of anything like the west. In the west, if you fall on another's property that has ice, you can sue. The same in a store with something spilled on a floor. Their responsibility is to keep the aisles safe for customers. Here you could fall anywhere and you would have a hard time getting anything but a laugh.

Not hard to research facts instead of listening to biased haters.

Your welcome. So many see only their side, not understanding both sides have their problems and good ideas.

I would have taken you more seriously if you didn't add this........"I will stick with my thai mistress.Beatiful lady age 47 with a natural hairy p.....She just called and she have a really beautiful smile Her foreigner husband haven't see her for 4 years.Only promise he would take her to Europe.Nothing ever happened.No support at all.Well .shes have her needs" You do know there are more ladies here that aren't married or involved with a husband or boyfriends right? She cheats with you against her husband, she'll cheat on you just as fast. Telling you she doesn't get any support is a lie many use to get more money from others. My own ex, who's now married, has at least 4 boyfriends she sees here while her "new" husband stays, working , in Germany and sends her money. The day before she got married to her new husband, she was at my house, with our daughter sitting next to me, her kissing and hugging on me, saying, "you still love me". She , like many others, is only interested in things, and the more things she can get, the more men she'll have in the wings. Not all women here are like this slut, but who's to know? Saying she has her needs is saying she needs money from you, above what she already gets from her husband. There aren't many real friends here, as they all talk about each other behind their backs, so the only thing many have is showing off their homes, cars and gold to their so called friends, who are jealous and look at her with envy but hatred. Many live for Lakorns, thinking this is how life is or should be. Women yelling at each other, men hitting women, lying, cheating, betrayals, yes, but there aren't any heroes here like they show. A foreigner can be a hero to a smart women, but many are used and looked at as an ATM, while the women have fun with local men who use them and toss them aside. No one wins beside the player locals, as they pay nothing but get sex from the slutty women who should know better.

Here's the actual definition, not biased, what makes a leftist thinker................https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-wing_politics

Not exactly civilized, but yes, this does happen in a lot of places. Just pointing it out so you aren't blind to what goes on there..............https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/31/violence-against-women-girls-epidemic-uk