JensenZ

There's little risk if you use uploaders with a high reputation (on PirateBay). Choose them carefully and get to know the good ones. Don't download torrents from anonymous sources. I also use a private torrenting site.

It depends on your ISP. I was with CAT, and later NT (CAT and TOT amalgamation), and was always fast with no VPN. I moved to an area where True Fiber is my only option, and found my downloading speed was being throttled. Using a VPN doubled the speed.

I'd bet my bottom dollar that the Philippines is MUCH higher. You'd never get honest answers because adultery is a crime. It also takes many years and a boatload of money to have a marriage annulled (no divorce there), which most people cannot afford. Shacking up with someone new is a normal practice.

You can't judge normal Thai women by what you meet in tourist areas like Pattaya, etc. That's not a fair assessment. The majority of girls you meet in a place like Pattaya or Bangkok, who work in bars or massage shops, are single mothers desperately trying to eke out a living. Thai women are generally very loyal to their partners, and it's the men who start messing around and leaving them with children and no support. Once a woman is single with children, she has limited choices to support herself. Apart from having young children to look after, she also has family relying on her. It's a very hard life. There are lots of non-sex workers looking for good partners. Just do the research. If you're looking for a good woman, you can't do much better than Thai.

If people stopped calling them "bar girls" and called them what they are, prostitutes or hookers (as they are labelled in their home countries), they might not be so quick to marry and import them.

And how did you figure this out? If I had to guess from my experience with Thai people, I'd say Thai people would ignore the question, thinking "none of your f***ing business", which is exactly what I'd say to anyone asking me such a question.

This is absurd, throwing in the race card... You accuse Thais of being racist, due to some new bank rules, then come out with an actual racist comment, talking about "average Somchai in Nakorn Nowhere...".

No, it won't, but you've changed your wording now and used it to try to prove your point: You said: "The measure they've introduced will stop the current agent protocol" Now you've singled out BBL branches to make your point. Agents could never walk into any branch of BBL to get the job done. I can go to an agent tomorrow who will gladly organise a visa using the BBL. I don't want to go into specifics, but you can figure it out.

No, it hasn't, and it won't. It's off topic here, so I'll leave it at that.

You are correct, I'm irrelevant, but not quite to your level, a fool who has nothing better to do than spend their time baiting anonymous forum members.

I think drone use should be restricted. Use your eyes to see anything you like, not a camera overhead.

In my perfect world, all drones flown by the public should be banned. Who wants drones snooping on them? All drone use should be by permission only, with clear knowledge of what they are being used for and the area they will be allowed to fly. I don't anyone flying drones over my head. Google already has strict guidelines for what they can show on Google Maps, but drones shouldn't be restricted?

Unfortunately, your assessment falls short, because the man you're calling a moron weilds more power than any other person on the planet. Apart from the military power he controls, he opens his mouth, and the world markets jump to attention. The last 4 years of persecution (lawfare) have made him stronger and given him more power. Name another living person who commands that much power... and what's more, no one gave it to him - he took it. If you're looking for morons, there are plenty of Democrats who fit that description, including your last president.

There is nothing to wonder about, as it was quite obvious that Putin put Medvedev in (as president) as a placeholder to do his bidding.

Who writes this nonsense? Of course, they are nuclear-powered, and I'd put money down that they are armed with nukes too. Have people already forgotten how often Putin has been threatening the use of nukes? It's quite clear that cowering from a distance like Biden does not work.