JensenZ

27.5C - always on with lowest fan setting, and air directed high so no direct flow on the body. I wear shorts and a tank top and no bed covers. It seems a bit absurd to make the room cool enough to require a cover. If it feels too hot during my sleep, I'll reduce the temp by 0.5C.

How do you know they are not helping neglected kids and women living on the streets? I'll put money down they are, but at least you shouldn't be condemning them without knowing them and what they do.

You're wrong on 2 counts here (at least). 1. Buddhists do convert to Christianity. I had a neighbor who held Christian Prayer meetings with other converted Thai people. She was a lady who had a house full of Buddhist "ornaments" when she first moved next door. If these Christians couldn't convert them, they wouldn't have opened a Christian outreach center on Soi 6. 2. Soi 6 is not an unusual location for Christian groups. The Evangelical Christians will set up shop in the places that are considered most evil. That's their life's work - to save souls. You might not think so, but a lot of these working girls have very bad lives and they are not working there for fun. If they find girls in desperate need of emotional support - they can convert them... and of course, they are also looking to save the souls of wayward expats and tourists.

I see you learned how to spell Thaksin's name. If you want your posts to be taken more seriously, it would help to stop using childish nicknames and prepare your arguments more concisely. That's a good start. Don't blame other people for being confused by your poorly conceived theories. I wasn't endorsing Thaksin... I have no interest in him whatsoever, but the constant whining, ranting, and obsession over him by expats who came here to retire is absurd.

you're entitled to your opinion, but you missed your calling. You should be writing propaganda for justification of coups.

You missed the words: "by comparison"... of course, you don't consider the coup leaders criminals, but laud them as heroes. I don't believe he was charged over innocent deaths...

The standard fee in Pattaya is 1000 baht, and Thai-Euro Law as listed above will provide excellent service for 500 baht per signature. Anything over 1000 baht is excessive.

No, I cannot see that. The rest that you wrote was virtually unintelligible, so I didn't bother to include it in your quote. Can you not see the real problem in Thailand? There have been 22 coup attempts in Thailand since 1933, 13 of which were successful. What's the point of elections and having PMs if they are so easily removed? They serve at the pleasure of the military. A coup is way above the level of a crime. A coup removes the law and then changes it through the writing of a new constitution. A coup removes freedom from the people. In comparison to coup leaders, Thaksin is a petty criminal, yet forum members obsess over him.

In a land where coup leaders overthrow elected governments, and are lauded as heroes while taking away the freedom of all its citizens, people keep harping on about Thaksin. He's a non-event in a list of Thailand's real political troubles.

There are high readings all over Thailand. I was responding to a comment that vehicles are causing this. Looking at his map: Fires most of the fires are in Cambodia.

What do you expect everyone to do? Stay at home? You could give the motorcyclists a break as their contribution to air pollution is minimal. The current air pollution has little to do with vehicles. If you look at an air quality map of Thailand, it's high all over Thailand, and as high as Bangkok. In Pattaya today it's as high as or higher than in many areas of Bangkok. For comparative purposes, in Manila, the air quality is green in all areas, a city where vehicles pump out black smoke all day long and the traffic is gridlocked for most of the day.

I concur... you beat me to it... they still charge only 500 baht per signature (2024). I've used this firm for several legal matters, including court hearings, and they are the best and most diligent in Pattaya. The lawyer's wife who works in the office speaks perfect English. https://www.thaiyello.com/company/499775/thai-euro-law-officeadvisory

And this is what makes you a lousy potential parent. You don't like children - you just want to own them. This child would not be your GF's child either - did you ask her how she feels looking after a kid that isn't hers but her friend's kid? Will your GF be a paid servant, nurturing your bloodline? If your GF was smart, she'd say no because you'll probably just transfer to the friend after she conceives. Judging on the type of person you are considering all your contributions here - don't have children. Your bloodline should stop with you.

Let's call them what they are - "cock rings", and there's nothing new about them as they have been around for many decades. There's a large selection available on Lazada - metal, plastic, and rubber. They don't increase stamina, they increase the hardness of an erection by preventing blood from draining from your phallus. That's how Viagra works too, but this is a mechanic way of achieving the same result. You can tell your friend now and maybe even try it yourself. You can compare notes.

If the notarized documents are to be used overseas for a government department, or legal purposes, they will need to be notarized by an Embassy. Locally notarized documents will need to be legalized by the MFA and then authenticated by a Consulate so it's usually cheaper and easier to go straight to your Embassy.

This is never a problem in most stores (7-Elevens etc). They input the money you give them, including odd coins and the till calculates the change to give you. No one gets confused. I often do this to round out the change.

I never use cash in supermarkets in Thailand.

Sounds like an exaggeration to me. On the 280km return trip to Bangkok yesterday, and in Bangkok, I did not witness a single accident over 2 days. That's a lot more traffic than on your horror trips to Hua Hin... however, most of the reported accidents would be motorcycles, and riding among countless thousands of them every day, I don't witness accidents as often as you would expect... over nearly 20 years.

I'd like a dash of heroin with my Ovaltine please - to go!

Statistically, the road carnage in Thailand seems high, but you know the saying "There are lies, damned lies, and statistics". For statistics to be meaningful, there needs to be a detailed analysis considering all factors... I read that north of 90% of Thai people use motorcycles, which leads to questions: What percentage of reported accidents, injuries, and fatalities involve motorcycles? What percentage of accidents involve public transport? What percentage involve motor vehicles? Considering how many motorcycles are on the road, there wouldn't be many countries that could compete other than some other Asian countries like Vietnam and Indonesia. Comparisons with Western nations are irrelevant. Having ridden motorcycles around Pattaya for nearly 20 years as my sole form of transport, it has always surprised me how few accidents I have witnessed firsthand. I would expect a lot more considering how many motorcycles are using the roads, and the number has increased a lot since I first came here. I rode 11 km today in peak traffic in Bangkok on a bike taxi without a helmet and felt quite safe. I think overall, the riders are more skilled than we give them credit for.

I've never used the seatbelts on this coach line. I'll be taking the bus from Bangkok to Pattaya later today and will check if the seatbelts are in working order. I use this bus line several times a year - it will be interesting to see if any procedures have changed since the crash this week. I'm in my hotel room freaking out and praying I won't die today on this treacherous bus route. I was going to take a taxi but my wife wants to take the bus. I'm willing to take the risk.

Yes, for sure you better buckle up next time (or try). These buses make 22,235 trips a year and as far I know, first crash in decades. That's about 3.2 million km or 55,662 hours on the road per year. There's a good chance you might be in the next smash. In reality, I believe this bus company provides the safest transport between Pattaya and Bangkok. It's safer than driving yourself or taking a taxi.

Don't be ridiculous. The only obvious reason is he had a lapse in concentration or he dozed off. He's human - and humans make mistakes. He has probably safely transported passengers on this route multiple times per day for years. Accidents happen - the first one I've ever heard of on this route.

Yes, overreaction to one bus crash, the first for this coach line at least since I've been here in 20 years... AND, some minor injuries and no fatalities... and the first on this route including all coach lines between Pattaya and Bangkok. Every time someone dies or has a motorcycle crash, we get the same reaction from forum members, yet I've never seen any comparison of motorcycle accident statistics between Pattaya vs a city in a Western nation. It can't be done because there are no cities in any Western nation with even a fraction of the motorcycles in Pattaya.

No, it was the Ekkamai to Pattaya route.