JensenZ

Unless you're been sleeping for the last 100 years, it's obvious that the government serves at the pleasure of the military. If they don't like it, out it goes.

The meat is only a mystery to knuckleheads, knucklehead.

On the contrary, assuming your story is true, it was a great win for the food court and every other customer. Of course, there are "laws" against eating in a food court without a shirt. It's called the policy of the establishment that they have the right to boot idiots who don't conform to the standards of human decency. You deserved a punch in the head for throwing food at a vendor, so you got off lightly.

Please read my comment above. He can't take her to court because she already agreed to an administrative divorce. She would need to take him to court because she wants a divorce and he's refusing. She can provide the grounds for the divorce - adultery.

You have no idea what you're talking about. He can get a divorce for free by signing papers for an administrative divorce at the local Amphur Office. Refusing to sign the papers achieves absolutely nothing. There is no court case as she agreed to a consensual divorce already. She would have to go to court as he refused to sign the papers, which would cost him money. Neither will be taking it to court and after they cool down, he'll sign the papers. Adultery is grounds for divorce. It's not illegal in Thailand. There's no penalty for it, unlike in the Philippines and Islamic nations

He doesn't have to do anything at all. If he refuses a consensual divorce, she would need to go to court to get a divorce. That would be an expensive undertaking so it's likely they will just remain married until the guy comes to his senses and signs the papers.

It doesn't matter what they've done. They were about to sign an administrative divorce which is by mutual consent. Taking it to court will achieve nothing. Proof of adultery is merely a reason for divorce if one partner refuses.

Good info - thanks! NFS Info

There are very unfriendly Amphur offices that make the process very difficult for foreigners. It depends on who is in charge. Banglamung is one such office. It used to be friendly, but now it is not. Let's see how you go there DIY and report back. No one speaks English, so you'll need a good translator (my wife is not Thai), so an agent is very useful, if not essential. What did an agent do that I couldn't? Made the process very swift, in just after 9 am, out with divorce before 10 am. Laksi District Office. I paid nothing LOL. Her new boyfriend paid for the agent. Either way, I'm not a penny pincher who tries to do everything myself and likes to ensure everything goes smoothly.

LOL... I didn't get as far as watching the video. These "reporters" are the only ones tarnishing the image of Pattaya because, without reports of these (non) events, no one would know or care. They talk about 2 Australians brawling. This is nothing compared to the brawls I've seen back home in Australia.

It's good to know I'm not the only one who finds these embellished reports hard to bear. Street brawls have now become mainline stories.

I'm glad you caught the satire.

Who writes these ridiculous flowery reports? The excessive use of adjectives and adverbs to dramatize a routine and boring situation is painful to read. Why can't they just write the news? We could write about this in one line. It's a non-event to everyone including the police. The sky will not fall. Pattaya's reputation will not be tarnished LOL

You could try a small daily dose of Viagra (about 20 mg). It helped me to pee better with the added advantage of improved penile health. Contrary to what many think, even with Viagra you still need to be aroused, so it doesn't increase your desire. You'd need a larger dose when you have performance commitments. On those occasions, you can add 50mg in addition to your daily dose.

Yes, Vance is a major liability for the Democratic Party. What a load of nonsense, focusing on some old videos of when Trump and Melania had a spat. What married couples don't? All the "whataboutisms, deflections, and rationalizations" are coming thick and fast from people like you.

So what? In the 2016 polls, he was losing by a huge margin. Polls are useless. I'd say your fear that he might win is greater than any fear Trump has of "losing in the polls".

Speak for yourself, not for the rest of us. Most of your posts are wishful thinking but divorced from reality.

Your replies are utterly clueless and ignorant, but of course, you live in a dream world with nothing better to do than endlessly posting nonsense on this forum.

It doesn't matter what YOU like. No woman will make love to a dirty old man no matter what country they are from. Keep dreaming! For most participants in Thailand, it's the sex industry, so stop using the word "love" unless you're discussing the love of money. "Love-making" disappeared from my reality many years ago, along with my youth. It would seem you're in desperate need of a reality check yourself.

No, it was an afternoon romp from 3 pm to 8 pm.

All this chatter about Soi 6 - I had to take a look myself. I went on a barhop there for the first time in maybe 10 years. I had a fantastic time. The place has improved greatly as has the quality and selection of "staff". I highly recommend it. If there were any aggressive bouncers there, I didn't notice them. I will be back, soon!

There was a bar on Thappraya Road, which had been closed recently, but the security staff wore black T-shirts with "Bouncer" written on the back, which left no doubt why they were there. If it's bouncers causing all the drama and image reduction, then surely it's an easy fix. Just round them all up, run them out of town and start security training courses for more civilized applicants.

I don't see it as a problem, but people getting beat up happens everywhere in areas where people party and get drunk. As both of these beatdowns were from "bouncers" it should be easy to solve. Putting things into perspective, I've lived in Pattaya full-time for 20 years and I don't feel unsafe here. Maybe I've missed a few beatdowns in the news, but it's not a very frequent occurrence, and most I have read about were due to over-enthusiastic security staff. Maybe I'm being optimistic, but I feel this latest incident will result in a city-wide cleanup of the security industry.

Soi 6 is not where families should be going, but we can't beat up a city because it has areas where tourists should not go. We can make the same case for popular tourist destinations the world over... For example, NYC is a popular family destination, but there are areas no tourists should visit. Paris has a red-light district, where families should not go. Istanbul is one of the most visited cities in the world but has dangerous neighbourhoods. These threads feed the anti-Pattaya trolls, but apart from a few areas which are a bit seedy, it can be a great place to live and visit.

It's not. It's produced from raw milk from Thailand's contented cows. I used to buy raw milk from a cooperative not far from Pattaya, in 5 litre bags.