Dont confuse me

Road didn't look that wet, maybe a stray buffalo in the road caused it to happen, of course going to fast for the road conditions didn't happen neither did speaking on his phone or radio ????

How many times has the 'boot been on the other foot' never heard ofvfalangs attacking a Thai because of loud music!

That was a treat for mom, dad and the kids, they won't forget in a hurry!

I trust you enjoyed it?

Ohhhh dear a please wouldn't go a miss ....sad F=#@k

12 Yr old, 12 midnight, 12,000 THB do I detect a pattern here?

12 Yr old, 12 midnight, 12,000 THB do I detect a pattern here?

What a spiffing good idea! Well done sir! ????

So wrong, the poor kid probably isn't going to get the After care that would be given free of charge in the West.

Hopefully they weren't 'gap year' students involved, could cause LoS to drop even further in the rankings!

I thought so but it appears you can!

Can you imagine a first timer here, unknowingly booking a dodgy hotel, subsequently submitting a unfavourable (but true) review, the hotel management insisting the review be removed or pay them 3 mil THB! The first timer calls their bluff and involves the police who takes the side of the hotel, the first timer updates the review and levels criticisms at RTP . Welcome to Thailand here's a 3 million fine for daring to tell the truth about a $h!£y hotel and a year free board in the monkey house.

Maybe I'm being over cynical, Mr RE Spectable spends ex amount on a flight to get here it's done with everything in place except the insurance! He arrives and is confronted by a team of uniformed lovelies 'helping him out' with the necessary insurance cover which he assumes will be more or less the same price as his home country! Here is your 1st lesson Mr RE Spectacle, TIT where if you drop your guard your be fleeced like an Australian sheep. Would I trust this? Not a chance! Purley my opinion based on my experiences.

And what is on offer to encourage these other groups? More to the point what/who are these other preferable groups? It's not like LoS makes it easy to stay long term/purchase property, give work permits! Thailand should be grateful and make the most of what tourists it has be it long/short term/backpacker's/5☆Hotel businessmen, or retirees on fixed incomes one way or another they ALL contribute to the economy.

It's a poor country people simply do not have the ability to buy a car particularly older people! Whilst I obviously cannot condone 5 on a motorcycle, it may well have been the case that the grandparents wanted to 'treat' their grandchildren. Not an ideal situation and I seriously doubt if anyone was in possession of a current driving license or insurance, or indeed wearing helmets, but as I said there are a lot of poor people who simply cannot afford the things we take for granted. The driver of the pick-up hasn't done anything unexpected, a 7 Yr girl in my wife's village was struck and killed by a hit and run driver whilst waiting for school bus, he was never traced. Won't be the last case we hear of this year!

The main difference is that in North or South America it wouldn't be a phone he was playing with more like a loaded .45 which I've no doubt would have been used!

At the first easing of restrictions bars and restaurants in Spain had to close by 6pm. There were lots of work hours missed because 'Pedro' took it upon himself to extended the normal 2pm to 4pm siesta/lunch hours to 6pm getting smashed outta his face! It didn't take long to realise that it was a bad idea, if your going to open then OPEN if not stay CLOSED! All the government are doing is paving the way for bars etc to be subjected to a bit of easy 'tea' money.

I've attempted to put myself in the position of someone albeit single or with a family reading Thai news over the past few weeks whilst trying to make my mind up if it's worth the trouble booking a holiday there? The answer is a emphatic, no I won't bother certainly this year maybe next.

Unless I've misread the post, am I right in thinking that 'he' a Norwegian national who I guess speaks Norwegian gives his Cambodian girlfriend a Sh!€ load of money to sort out some paperwork at 'he's ' embassy? Sorry mate you got what you deserve all I can say is she must have been some mega S#@g.

So these people must be the 'high rollers' that the country has been attempting to entice over here?

Unless they get woken up by the noise in a busy Chinese Market!????????

PCR tests are a money spinner, and just the start of things to come, don't think for one minute that the world wide financial impact this pandemic has caused will not cost the average guy something. Lost revenues have to be recovered which invariably means pice hikes

If the information that they are planning to visit Bangkok and Pattaya is correct, the damage (if any) would have already been done as soon as they get on the first public transport, of course if they make it into a hotel, bar or massage parlour!

The Thai Ministry of Public Health urged the public to refrain from drinking alcohol, visiting poorly ventilated areas, and doing other risky activities to help reduce the spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant. would other risky activities include riding or driving on the roads? Ban using the roads for a few weeks would save a lot of lives!

If the hotel isn't as described or the service/amenities aren't up to scratch then a bad review is inevitable. Providing the review isn't exaggerated and constructed criticism where possible is left, I honestly don't see what the problem is? I've left several bad reviews, far worse than a 6-10 and never had any problems. Hopefully the young lady is shown to be right in her actions. Seeing this a Thai vs Thai issue perhaps the platform she left the review may also have been Thai operated which could explain why/how the offending review has been removed! Free press my A$$