JensenZ

Who said that? Joseph de Maistre (b. 1753), a Catholic philosopher... went on to argue that authority in politics should derive from religion and that in Europe this religious authority must ultimately lie with the Pope. It's nonsense. In most Democracies under 50% get the government they want ergo what they deserve. People in Thailand deserve a properly elected government that does not serve at the mercy of the military. The current electoral farce is a continuation of the military coup in 2014. They don't deserve that, and to suggest they do is an insult to the Thai people.

Yet the strong arm of the Immigration police is coming down hard on the tourists that are here, in the name of public safety.

You're inviting alot of people to start packing... Ironically, everyone is fully funded for the rest of their life, however the lifespan may vary. There's a pervasive logic these days that everyone must fund themselves into oblivion - a period of walking dead. The only benefactors are doctors and big pharma. People didn't always think like this. One particular example that screams at me is the average lifespan of Roman woman was 29 years, with 9 pregnancies and 2 living children. These days expectations are rather high in wealthy nations.

It is highly unlikely the old man ran in front of the motorcycle. Unfortunately the old guy can't testify.

So either use the half that provide helmets or buy one.

True, I missed that one. That's another 1000 baht, so they went easy on him.

Unfortantely, how full you think your life may have been vs another who spent a lot of time killing time on a bar stool, there are no prizes. Death is the great equalizer. In death, what you did, or achieved in life is irrelevant. The end result is the same.

The hotter they are, the sooner you'll be facing the death of you LOL. It's a better option to find a gf who actually likes you and cares for you - that's a tall order.

Only if you have strong faith that your theories about afterlife are correct. Mostly it's just brainwashing from birth. If you can truly convince yourself that the end of your physical life is not the end of your existence, it's not a bad thing. I'm a bit envious of people who are so convinced. It doesn't work for me and I was deeply emersed in a Christian religion from birth until I started critical thinking as an adult.

Wither away and die, or planned suicide, that's the choice. The most interesting (or shocking) thing I learned is that most of the people using the sanctioned suicide website are very young. Why do I visit such websites? I believe in planned suicide and preparing for the time it becomes necessary. It's taking control over your destiny. I don't have any family to consider, so it's easy. If you have a family, it's a lot more complicated as you have other people to consider. About the OP's question: "when is life worth living?". LIve has no meaning in an absolute sense. You didn't have a choice in being born. Life only has the meaning you give it.

The disturbing part of this story is that the police gave the rider's name and nationality to the Phuket Express to publish. People ride the wrong way on one-streets all day long everywhere in Thailand, but I must say, his riding was a step too far as far as wrong way riding is concerned LOL. Normally they do it when there's plenty of clearance.

Ok then, you're also a doctor, NOT? My apologies - I thought you were my Google assistant, posting links to irrelevant articles. So you can't find any articles to prove ice cream, milk chocolate and other sugar laden foods are healthy? I'm not talking about eating healthy chocolate and I thought that might be obvious by my reference to sugar. I'm talking about getting a heart attack as soon as possible...

You should visit any local supermarket, local store or 7Eleven. Milk and dairy products are sold in huge quantity in Thailand. There's no way that 90% are lactose intolerant. I would guess the number is quite low.

Are you a doctor? I'm not a doctor, but doctors usually know very little about health and spend their careers dispensing drugs. Cocao beans might be healthy, but not all the sugar and other cr*p that comes with most chocolate confectionery. Low sugar dark chocolate is the way to go for a healthier chocolate, not the sweet milk chocolate that most people, myself included, enjoy. Apart from chocolate, I also mentioned ice cream and other sugar laden foods. Can you find an article proving they are healthy?

Sure, load the burger with wonderful European cheeses and charge 2000 for the burger. Unfortunately all these wonderful cheeses you speak of are far too expensive in Thailand.

You won't get a heart attack from that. It's just a pervasive paranoia people have about consuming fat and cholesterol. If you want a faster heart attack, eat lots of chocolate. ice cream and other sugar laden foods.

Speak for yourself. Boredom is a state of mind. I never get bored staying at home. I would definitely not get bored on a 3-year cruise - it would be amazing if I could afford to throw $90k at it.

If you overthrow an elected government by force (coup), you should be in prison. Let's see if he pays a price for what he did. The only way Thailand can move forward as a true Democracy is after they start putting these people where they belong.

You're right, I should have given him 10 stars. You're either brand new, or walk around with blinders on... plenty of such people on here.

This is the truth - 5 gold stars!!!

Come on now - you don't need to possess to go down in Thailand. The police, if they so wish, can plant drugs. How they treat people for drug possession is everyone's concern. The police ARE the law in Thailand. Back in 2016 the police, and military turned up at my house to do a full search. There was no search warrant, as under military rule a warrant was not required if military were present. Why did this happen? All it took was nasty Thai neighbour with a story. I've never touched drugs in my life. I don't even drink alcohol. How easy would it be for them to plant drugs if they so wished? A lot of naive people on here think there are fair laws in Thailand. It's a country where rules and laws are made and enforced on the fly. It's a country where the military take control and draft new laws as they wish. If this story is half as bad as it sounds, we should all be concerned.

If you'd read the full report - he is already back in NZ rebuilding his life.

They must have heard you as u-turns are quite some distance apart. I noticed today someone had made a small cut in the barrier to allow motorcycles to u-turn. Stopping in the middle of the road to do that u-turn is not particularly safe though, even if you are an expert rider LOL. Good luck to the brave motorcyclists that attempt it.

She won't be or probably wasn't the first accident caused by this median strip. Taking your suggestion further, maybe most people shouldn't drive. Nevermind building safely constructed roads - always blame the drivers. They can put barriers anywhere they please because accidents are always the driver's fault - good drivers see everything and never have accidents. In the real world, a great deal of thought and planning goes into building safe roads. They need to be as idiot-proof as possible. In this case, the main problem is that the barrier causes extreme inconvenience where much traffic has to spend a lot longer on the road, trying to find a place to make a U-turn. By increasing time on the road, it increases traffic volume, apart from causing a lot of congestion in areas where u-turns are permitted. The other day I had to ride an extra kilometer or more to get back to a shop I was looking for which I had passed... which took me to the opposite side of the road from the shop I wanted to visit... and then I had to park and cross the road on foot. If not, I would have had to travel a lot further again to find the next u-turn. This will be more danger for predestrians, as there will be a lot more of them crossing the road to visit the shops. This photo is a perfect illustration of how dangerous crossing the road on foot will be. Those ladies on high heels better take care - sandwiched between opposing traffic on a narrow strip.

It's nothing like the "in the West". Here, to visit the parents after supporting a women for a month is an invitation to treat her family. They probably have some needs she expects the new bf to take care of. She's testing him out to see how generous he will be.