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12 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

The vehicle fumes, dust, silica, insects and road debris that floats over the roads is pretty bad.  There are some days, when one has to wear the mask or else spend a few hours coughing and sneezing toxic dirt. This isn't about Covid, or some other  farang imagined  conspiracy. One wears a mask if one wants to breathe.

I've been riding motorcycles here for 20 years and never had a problem breathing, but I agree Thai people wear them to prevent inhaling dust, and it has nothing to do with COVID.

9 hours ago, GanDoonToonPet said:

Another misleading 'Gotcha' headline. They were using amplifying equipment in a busy, public area which is illegal in the UK without a permit. 

And very annoying to people who don't want to hear it. It's about public disturbance, but the "victims" are trying to make it about Christianity and persecution.

8 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

@EVENKEEL seemed to be saying Iran can't do dat, it's against international law.

 

You know, like bombing some country you're not at war with.

LOL. International Law is totally irrelevant unless there's a way of policing it... like China building islands in the South China Sea, just off the coast of the Philippines. No one takes any notice of International Law.

20 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Interesting. How about the multiple daily new threads complaining about the "bad orange man". If those who have Trump living rent free in their heads 24/7 didn't continuously start threads or for some reason blame Trump for everything my guess is we would see a lot less bickering.

It's quite ridiculous. Biden was president (in body) for 4 years, but all we heard about for those years was Trump, and now that he is president, that same mob has redoubled their efforts.

7 hours ago, billd766 said:

I agree with you 100%.

 

IMHO it has been going downhill since George sold it, and it has got worse with every change of owner.

 

Again like you, it is only my opinion.

 

In my opinion, the beginning of the decline was when the Thaivisa app was discontinued. In a world where most people conduct their daily social media activities on mobile devices, and specifically on dedicated apps (not in browsers), this was an absurd decision. Now the forum is dedicated to a group of fossils who are slowly dying out.

1 minute ago, still kicking said:

So you call me a leftist because I don't agree with Trump?

I didn't call you anything as I was replying to another member. Relax.

On 6/16/2024 at 10:23 AM, Lorry said:

I don't appreciate it as it is a very conspicuous sign of the westernization of Thai diet (and lifestyle).

The results of which i  saw again at my local BigC yesterday: women who even in America would count as obese. 20 years ago,  I saw that kind of people less than once a month.  Yesterday,  I saw about 20 of them.

You saw obese people in Thailand only once a month? I was here too, and there were a lot more than that. People have been complaining about the weight of Thai girls on this forum for the last 20 years I've been here. "Oh my, they are so much fatter these days", you'd often read.

More cheap confectionery, more ice cream and doughnut shops. It's not Westernisation; it's a natural propensity of humans to enjoy fatty and sweet things. It's not the Thai food, but the junk food snacks on the side that make them fat. 

1 hour ago, Cornish Pasty said:

I meet many farang men in Thailand and many Harbour a lot of resentment toward western women.

 

I personally don't, and still bang as many as I can get my hands on.

 

But to those who have been burned by a western woman in the past, was that why you moved to Thailand? Is that why you think Thailand is some kind of utopia, when in fact it isn't?

 

Are you still that bitter about western women in general that it clouds the rest of your judgement and moral compass?

 

Curious.

 

Mark.

You're commenting on "judgment and moral compass", when all you talk about is "banging" Caucasian women (guessing that's what you mean).

Where's your moral compass when you treat women as sex objects to bang? You don't have to like women to bang them, just as you don't need to like prostitutes for a bang.

You're also quite ignorant about the difference between Utopia (Thailand) and whatever <deleted>hole you're from. I'm 66, so my days of "banging" attractive young Caucasian women are long past unless I visit a local brothel in Farangland and pay through the nose.

21 hours ago, J Branche said:

Maybe funny how tourism was pretty good when the foreign currencies were stronger.  1 person no big deal.  Family of 3 or 4 you may say let's wait to visit Thailand when costs are more favorable.

 

Also Funny how people are flooding to Japan where the USD and Euro are up over 15%.  Believe what you want but Tourist know Thailand is not going anywhere it will be there 10 years from now so unless its bucket list why rush just wait.

Funny this, funny that. The only thing I find amusing is that you're making comments without any evidence to support them. The Thai baht fluctuates against all other currencies, but it's not the reason why tourists aren't coming. For 2024, Thailand was the 8th most visited country in the world, with 39.8 million tourists.

Numbers were down by 2.7% in the first quarter of this year, with a steep decline in May. You might focus on other reasons for the decline.

The weather might be one reason, as May-June was the worst, wettest weather I've ever seen in Thailand for 20 years (for this time of year). Tourists are able to read weather reports, and no one wants to visit a country where it is raining heavily every day.

Then take a look at what has been going on in the world since Trump's "Liberation Day" on April 2. A lot of economies are suffering. There's a lot of geopolitical tension and serious wars brewing.

22 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

You have obviously never spent a full day in one of these places.

The prettiest girl will get 4-6 per day.

Gentlemans clubs in Pattaya, most of them aim for at least 3 per day. Or 90 per month.

They reach 1,000 in less than a year and a half on the job.

You've spent full days in gentlemen's clubs and other bars to tally how often the girls are going on jobs? How do you get time to post? You've got a problem and should seek help.

You can't judge the general bar girl population by the prettiest girls. On average, girls are making very little money. For every "prettiest girl", there are hundreds of low earners. But your suggestion that the prettiest girls are doing 4-6 per day is hogwash. The high-demand girls are looking for big spenders, not frequent turnover.

What is obvious is that you have a vivid imagination.

7 hours ago, Hummin said:

Do you believe every girls reach 1000? 

Anyone who thinks most of these girls have rented to thousands has not been to Thailand and doesn't have a clue. If you visit Pattaya, where a large number of girls are for hire, it's obvious that most of these girls have a very hard time reaching one rental a month if they are lucky. The customer-to-girl ratio is very low, especially now in the low season, and the competition is steep. It's not a good way for most to make money. Most of them are just trying to get some drink commission, and most end up leaving and going back to their provinces due to a lack of business and "no money".

The only reason the place is loaded with girls is that so many come to try, and most fail. They hear about the success stories and want to try for themselves to win the jackpot. It's quite sad to see how they struggle to make money. If expats and tourists stopped thinking with their penises and used their brains, they would know what really goes on.

5 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

You often hear this line in the bars. 
Is it true or just an excuse?

It's quite a dumb question. They are not kept women. Most had children before they entered bar service and took on the work in a desperate struggle to support their children AND their family. Most are uneducated and don't have many options, and often they are pushed into this work by their parents.

Whatever you may think of them as SINGLE mothers, did you not consider how good the fathers are? The men who p*ssed off and left the mother with all the responsibilities.

5 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

You often hear this line in the bars. 
Is it true or just an excuse?

It's quite a dumb question. They are not kept women. Most had children before they entered bar service and took on the work in a desperate struggle to support their children AND their family. Most are uneducated and don't have many options, and often they are pushed into this work by their parents.

2 hours ago, BangkokHank said:

Acquiring British citizenship does not make an Indian British. If I were to get Indian citizenship, do you think the media would refer to me as an Indian man?

Yes, it does. What other countries call people who obtained citizenship is irrelevant.

35 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

The full cream version is actually 12 baht cheaper for 1 kg, same brand , same seller.

 

The price I purchased is after discounts applied, which are always available on Shopee.

 

 

 

 

Yes, I took note of the full cream option. Will have to try it.

57 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

Very little cost benefit?

 

347 baht for about 16 liter of milk.

 

Yes, that is cheap, but I was critiquing the NZ full cream milk powder, not low-fat options. I wanted to taste the difference between full cream Meiji and the NZ product another member suggested, and it was a lot more expensive than your Richie brand. The difference, mixed at full strength and the Meiji milk was not worth the bother.

I only buy full-cream milk, but I see that there are a lot of options available now that were not available about a year ago.

On 5/24/2025 at 6:01 PM, matchar said:

So what's the verdict? Does the NZ powdered milk taste as good as Meiji fresh milk?

I bought some a while ago and tested it. It doesn't taste the same as the fresh Meiji, but it is just as good. I enjoyed it. I was surprised. Powdered milk technology has come a long way since I last tasted powdered milk, many years ago.

... however, as much as I enjoyed it, I also enjoy fresh milk, so I won't be switching to it. It's too much hassle ordering it and mixing it, for very little cost benefit. 

On 6/5/2025 at 4:39 PM, Mutt Daeng said:

Meiji currently @ 95 baht (was 99.75 baht last week) for 2 litres in Big C where I live. Lowest it's been for ages.

225 baht for 5 litres - same price everywhere, except Friendship, which charges 225.25.

2 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

In the past we could see the members who sent emoji's.

AN admin decided to remove the user names. 

 

Which was a big mistake, because there was some accountability.

On 6/4/2025 at 6:17 PM, spidermike007 said:

 I predict that Trump's attempts to impose tariffs and bring manufacturing back to the US will be a massive failure of epic proportions.

Given your constant complaints about Trump, it's clear that you want your predictions to come true. However, why not wait and see what happens, and enjoy your retirement in Thailand? Whatever happens will happen, and there's nothing you can do about it. 

I predict you are wrong, but you'll never run out of other reasons to whine about Trump.