JensenZ

That's nonsense. Shows you don't have a clue about the bar business. Most customers don't want to be attacked by girls and prefer to make their choice when they're ready and see something they like. It's bad for business for the girls to get too forceful when guys enter the bar. it's not about the girls choosing their clients, but the clients choosing. The experienced girls know this. The last thing you want is to be bailed up by a girl you don't like and have to tell her to go away as there's another one you prefer. As soon as the guy has made his choice, they'll be all over him like a rash. Another thing for you to bear in mind. They much prefer sexpats and sex tourists to holier-than-thou bigots like you who think you're too good. Best you stay away from Pattaya and spend more time in churches and temples. There's plenty of the latter in Thailand.

I would say you're the one who doesn't understand how the immune system works. Let's say you exposed a group of people to a virus. Some wouldn't get sick at all, then others would get varying degrees of symptoms from very mild to serious. I've had COVID-19 several times and they were the mildest respiratory ailments I can remember, and I'm in my 60s in a higher-risk group (pre-diabetes). It's hard work to stay healthy, so yeah, people who don't look after their health, most people, better get jabbed and hope that it works and take the risk they won't be one of the excess deaths being documented after COVID-19. If you don't mind, I'll take my chances with my natural immune system.

You've obviously done no research as you are convinced or brainwashed that what you think you know is the truth. Excess deaths are a real thing and data proving it has been made public in many countries. I respect your right to blast your system with vaccines for every disease known to man, so you should respect that people who don't agree might also have good reasons. Insulting the intelligence of people who choose not to receive vaccinations is no way to start a conversation or debate. We are ranting, but you're not? Someone didn't get your memo. Vaccinations had become an afterthought a year ago despite the earlier craze. In April 2023 I searched Pattaya for a place for my wife to get vaccinated for entry to the US. 3 private hospitals couldn't tell me where to go. Eventually, I found a public hospital that could administer the vaccination on their one-day-per-week program, at the cost of 1300 baht.

LOL. It was a somber occasion as it was my very first tooth extraction. I had the broken tooth sitting on my desk for months, to mourn its passing. It had been in my mouth for about 60 years.

Fortunately, expats still have the freedom not to be vaccinated in Thailand. I did have the thought that the Immigration Department would make COVID-19 vaccinations compulsory for visa renewals back in 2020, but luckily it didn't happen. Thai people weren't so lucky and many were forced to get vaccinated as a requirement for their employment. I suppose you would prefer everyone gets vaccinated for a long list of diseases and we carry a vaccination card with us at all times to prove our vaccination status.

The crowns themselves are not usually the problem. The problems usually start if you develop an infection under the crown. This is the case if you develop a toothache under the crowned tooth and usually a sign the dentist did a bad job cleaning out the root. Bear in mind it's a dead tooth with no blood supply, so infections can set in where your natural immune system cannot help.

The dentist needs to dig out the roots - remove them entirely and treat the canal to kill bacteria. This is typically done in 3 sessions. After each session, they place a temporary filling over the canal. They are killing the tooth, although, by the time you need the root canal, the root is probably already dead and festering. The earlier you get to it, the better. If you have a toothache, don't wait. I lost a molar tooth recently as one of the roots had broken off. RIP

I've had several root canals done in Pattaya. I'm currently in the middle of treatment. 3 root canal treatments spaced at least 1 week apart. 2000 THB x 3 = 6000 THB Crown from 6000 to 8000 - your choice of material. My total, 12,000 baht. My root canals have been molars, which have 2 or 3 roots. Looks like you need the cuspid (canine) tooth treated - tooth #6. They have 1 root. Maybe it's cheaper? The Dentist, Dr Warin Leekpai does outstanding work. He's by far the most highly recommended dentist in Pattaya. I've been using him since 2008.

You're quite right of course - healthy immune systems are overrated. Vaccinations are the key to long healthy lives.

A good time for all the vaccination junkies on here. Now they can get the influenza, COVID, and Dengue vaccines all at the same time. I'm sure a lot of people will be right into that. Who needs a healthy immune system when you can just get jabs to prevent everything?

Lazada - Campbells soup (you can give links titles for easier viewing)

Fortunately, you'll probably be dying somewhere in rural Japan, where God should not over represented. It's twisted to start a topic on God while at the same time complaining about it.

What about August? Are you in your home country then too? If not, extend your visa a month early. Last time I used an agent they said you can renew much earlier than a month, even 2 months early.

Something better was always here - a healthy immune system unpolluted by vaccines and other drugs.

I buy Sidegra brand, Sildenafil 100 mg x 4 = 400 baht. (At different pharmacies). If you're getting them for half this price, you might not be getting the real product. I don't go to different pharmacies trying to find a deal, but the ones I do go to have fair prices on medicine. This is in Pattaya.

My apologies! I posted before I saw your reply.

My wife has the Samsung 23+ (upgrade from Galaxy Note 20 Ultra) and the new iPhone 15 Pro Max (upgraded from iPhone 13 Pro)... so obviously she has ample experience with both. She likes both but still prefers the iPhone. I prefer it too if given the choice. For some reason, Andriod users like to bash Apple, but Apple users seldom do the same. They tend to defend their choice rather than bash others.

Come on, be fair now! This thread started out comparing a Cray computer with an Apple iPhone, now we can't talk about Apple?

I'd be interested to find out in what year Cray Supercomputers caught up to the iPhone 15 Pro.

LOL. You might be the next person to smash into a sign or fall into a pothole... which would be fun to witness. You talk tough, but it only requires a momentary lapse of concentration. Someone might be talking to you, or you might have received a call or text message, etc. Everybody slips up sometimes, except you of course.

I really need the "clear notifications" function that the old format had. I prefer not to constantly see who replies to my posts. Please bring it back. In the meantime, I've opted to receive no notifications at all, but that doesn't clear the old ones.

I'm not here to convince anyone of anything, but that sounds like a nightmare waiting to happen, or it's just bs. Are you talking about an imaginary friend? 25 years younger and incredibly attractive, willing to be a nursemaid for an old man? Only if the pay is good.

But getting work for the younger population is not the problem. The problem is the older generations are living longer and becoming a burden on a reduced workforce. After the plague, there weren't many old people around. Modern medicine is to blame. People need to be dying younger.

They claim the current population of Thailand is only 66 million, whereas recent estimates are as follows: The current population of Thailand is 71,845,250 as of Sunday, January 7, 2024, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data. The population was 66 million in about 2005, 18 years ago. Can they not do even the most basic research? A surprising statistic was the median age of the population, which was only 20 in 1985, and just over 40 now in 2024.

It's a hard pill to swallow for a lot of expats, but a majority of Filipino women prefer love from Filipino men while foreigners are sponsoring them. They are very good at disguising their inner desires. I've made a lot of mistakes myself in good old PI. A young friend of mine married a Filipino, set her up in Missouri, and after she had permanent residence she got pregnant to a Filipino living in the US. That was a bit sad as he did love her.