JensenZ

This is nonsense. He would not have been killed if it was a poodle no matter how bad the owners are. It's better to play it safe and ban these bad breeds.

And you made that conclusion how? I was down on the beach for 3 days in a row before New Year having fun, with the objection about people lighting fireworks above and over my head. I don't think you'd be laughing if a Chinese lantern came down on your head. I'm right on board about laws to prevent idiots from lighting fireworks. Were you one of them?

Yes, that is a good question. I haven't seen the written law, but if you sent up a skyrocket that landed on another house and caused a fire, it could be a problem. I guess that it's illegal for anyone to light fireworks privately anywhere, and for good reason.

As stated in the article, it's illegal to light fireworks in public places, including the beach. You didn't know? The only people able to get permits are pyrotechnic experts who know how to position and light them, which is usually out to sea on a barge for obvious reasons. Hundreds of people on the beach lit fireworks (illegally) on New Year's Eve. People lit fireworks over the heads (above) of hundreds of people on the beach. It's dangerous when drunken idiots light fireworks of unknown origin (made illegally). The lanterns being sold and lit were even more dangerous. I witnessed many incidents of people nearly burnt from burning lanterns that dropped down to the beach where crowds were sitting. If the police were interested in stopping this illegal and dangerous activity they could have rounded up and prosecuted hundreds of people. People will always do illegal sh*t if the laws aren't enforced, yet the authorities do nothing and complain about it when people get hurt. The buck stops with them.

I found this info from the WHO, which is probably as good as any stats on road deaths in Thailand: Thailand ranks ninth out of 175 WHO member countries for road traffic deaths. In 2021, WHO estimates indicated 18,218 road traffic deaths, an average of 50 per day. The most affected were those aged between 15 and 29; and motorcyclists who accounted for 83.8% of all traffic deaths. Assuming an average of 50 deaths a day over the whole year, the 8 dangerous days produced just under the daily average in Thailand. They should make a bigger effort on the other 357 "dangerous days". 1. Bangkok had the most fatalities. Who would have thought this from the biggest population centre in Thailand? 2. Most fatalities are from motorcycles. Another no-brainer in a population with so many.

Not to mention a fairly young Musk currently worth over US 400 billion, nearly double the next richest. Once billionaires get on the list of wealthiest, it is a new competition.

Enough already. Trump is president, deal with it. (I said that with a straight face).

Do you think people will smoke weed in a completely closed condo? That's not going to happen because people who smoke also want to have fresh air.

Call me Karen, but I hate the smell of cannabis. I don't care if people smoke themselves to death, as long as I don't have to smell it. Smoke your cannabis with doors closed. You have a right to smoke cannabis, but I also have a right to breathe fresh air. If your right takes away mine, it's not ok. I had a problem with too much cannabis smoke (and cigarette smoke) on the beach over the last 3 nights. A lot of people were smoking it.

Is it too difficult to translate it to English: "Deservedly" He didn't deserve anything. He was merely unlucky, as all dogs, including soi dogs and stray dogs, have unique personalities. They are individuals.

They insist on calling them "stray" dogs as though they just wandered off from someone's backyard and ended up there. The truth is that they were born and raised there and are fed by the local Thai people. If not, they would not exist. In my local park (Pattaya), a couple on a trike feeds about 100 dogs every morning and night. This is in a public park with signs not to feed the animals. Of course, the food is very cheap and not very nutritious (flavoured rice), so these animals are not healthy and riddled with disease. I feel sad for the dogs. They have a miserable existence and it's cruel to let them exist in the first place. The Thai people feeding these dogs every day think they are doing good by feeding these animals low-quality food, but they are guilty of animal abuse.

This is total nonsense. Most Trump voters have already experienced 4 years of Trump and voted again. If you want to see massive "buyer's remorse" as you call it, that's most Biden voters. The other side has no policies, other than "vote for me because I'm not Trump"... which hasn't worked this time as it did in 2020.

Still, most people would much rather live in 2024 than pre-1920. People didn't live long, and basic now treatable diseases and injuries were a certain death. Most of us living today would have died long ago.

The leftist loonies have lost their minds (including the OP of this thread). The four states (aggregate total) voted 41.9% Republican and 58.10% Democrat. That's 5.583 million Republicans vs 7.741 million Democrats. If there were a vote for secession to Canada, nearly everyone, including the Democrats, would also want to stay in the US.

Your comment is a perfect example of how people don't learn much from history. There was nothing good about a pre-1920 world.

It's a bit premature to call it a clean sweep. The House contest is far from over and not a sure thing. Let's not jump the gun.

My Filipino ex never cheated on me in over 20 years. Your girl probably became a nympho from working in the bar and she had what Filipinos call "an itchy pussy". It's fine, but don't paint all Filipinos with the same brush. Yours is an outlier. From my limited experience, some Thai girls can't get enough, and I'm not talking about bar girls. Talking about Thai girls around the house. My current girl doesn't clean or cook for me but she pleases me in other areas. There are no rules, each girl has her own personality.

Biden won, with ample video evidence available to show him sniffing and fondling children. What Trump did is alleged as there is no evidence, just hearsay.

That's a nice speech, and I generally agree. You spoiled it by saying you didn't vote for Trump. Why was this information necessary? Are you apologizing for supporting Trump even though you didn't vote for him?

This is nonsense. Go to the Philippines and start calling everyone flips and see if they give "2 flooks" about it. You're out of touch. I was not comparing Filipinos with Americans, it was just a comparison of derogatory terms, not races, Snowflake.

You often put yourself forward as an expert on the Philippines, but when asked about what experience you have there, you're always silent. How long did you live there? Did you have many relationships with Filipinos? I have a lot of experience on both sides of the South China Sea, but it's hard to make useful comparisons because relationships are complex and all people are unique individuals with their unique personalities. My Filipino wife was very different to other Filipinos I've met. Perhaps you could list your "for a dozen good reasons" why you prefer Thai women over Filipinos? This comment would suggest you've had a lot of experience with both nationalities. As for me, I prefer to live in Thailand, so after my divorce from a Filipino I need to explore my options with Thai women. To offer some insight into this comparison, there are some very important points to consider. Firstly, let's explore the population demographics of both countries: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thailand: People living below the poverty line - 6.3% (2021 data) Philippines: People living below the poverty line - 18.1% (2021 data) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ So the Philippines is much poorer by a factor of 3. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thailand: population 71.8 million Median age: 40 years Population 0 - 14: 30.7% Philippines: population ~ 118 million Median age: 25 years Population 0 - 14: 17% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To summarize, there are about 6 million females below 15 years of age in Thailand vs 18 million in the Philippines. The number in the Philippines will continue to increase while the number in Thailand will reduce due to the much lower fertility rate of Thailand's population. Thailand's population is aging while The Philippines' population continues to grow. There are roughly 3 times more available young females in the Philippines vs Thailand. In the Philippines, unmarried, available females in the 18 - 25 age group without children are easy to find. In Thailand, most foreigners will date older women with children. With the much higher poverty rate in the Philippines you'll find that young, unmarried females without children are often desperate and willing to marry any foreigner they can find. Such is not the case in Thailand. Also to consider is the social welfare system of Thailand is a lot better than in the Philippines, and that's an understatement.

Calling a Filipino a "flip" or a "flipper" is insulting in the extreme, even to me as I was married to a Filipino. It's the equivalent or even worse than a white boy using the N-word in the US.

Currently, there is no divorce in the Philippines, only Annulment, which is a very expensive dark ride into hell. A foreign divorce can be recognized by a court in the Philippines, which takes about 2 years (if you're lucky), and it's expensive. My Ex-wife is going through this process as we speak and I had to travel to the Philippines to testify in court a few months ago. If anyone needs advice on this, send a message - I'm an expert LOL It's only a problem if you get married in the Philippines. If you get married abroad and don't report the marriage to the PSA there are no problems at all.

I'm not American, but your comments here are ridiculous so I felt compelled to comment... carry on!

Let's not forget this contest. 38 seats (US House) are yet to be called.