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"they" LOL. tucky is such a little putz. Start a conspiracy and see if the goobers buy into it. Of course they're dumb enough to believe it. 91 felony charges, with plenty of (R) witnesses suggest trump dies in jail. Curious when he turns himself into authorities in Georgia, he might get a surprise and be refused bail, as his statements show he fully intends to intimidate witnesses and public officials doing their job. His dog whistle BS is so transparent. Just like 6 January, the coward gets others to do his wet work. I suspect more likely he will be instructed to keep his flap shut, lest his bail be revoked and he gets jailed pending trial. I bet he would no longer insist on a 2026 trial date if jailed now. Lock him up. (That's not my quote; I borrowed it from 'someone')

There was collusion with russia. Having an AG who prohibits real investigation, whitewashes the report, and then a Senate with an (R) majority who would never convict one of their own, does not equate to innocent. manafort, as campaign manager gave internal polling data to konstantin kilimnik, who gave it to the GRU's Internet Research Agency (ironically run by now possibly dead prigozhin), who then microtargeted voters in swing States with fake stories on HRC. roger stone was in constant contact with Wikileaks and knew the dates and material Wikileaks would leak. trump even noted that in one of his rallies. THAT is collusion, or better said, willing cooperation. Oh, and this was in the majority (R) SSCI Report. Perhaps you missed the article on all the graft trump family members and trump got while he was serving and his daughter and SIL were ostensibly serving as public officials. It makes anything Hunter might have done look like stealing a cookie from Grandma's jar.

They aren't coming for the moo ka ta. They aren't coming for Nana Plaza (at least not the women) They aren't coming for the temples and pagodas (it's haram to step foot in infidel 'false' religion sites) They are coming for Bumrungrad (obesity in the Middle East now exceeds even the USA). Also, being a hypochondriac is part of ME culture. They used to come for al Qaeda-Thailand Chapter at the Grace Hotel (Hambali of Jama'a Islamiya was a guest until he moved to Ayutthaya, where he was captured). Not so much on Sukhumvit proper, but in areas along Soi 4, there are now Muslim sharmoutah, should any man be in the mood for trying out a potential new wife. The OP is right that their numbers have skyrocketed along Sukhumvit (though he was prescient by 9 years). One can see packs of giant eggplants waddling down the road, their happy young daughters in party dresses seemingly unaware that as soon as menstruation commences, they will be mutilated in their nether regions and forced to wear the eggplant outfit until death. These young girls also may end up as wifey #4, like it or not, and may already be betrothed, despite never having bled. Heck if it's good enough for the guy famous for being driven out of the town he would eventually make wildly famous, it's almost 'spiritual' for a man to imitate that deviancy. Oh, sorry, statutory rape is okay if done for 'religious purposes'. One oddity that always strikes me is that truly strict Muslims do not consider Buddhists human beings, as Buddhists are not 'of the book'. Jews and Christians are merely 'misguided', unaware that the Last and Final Prophet, Peace Be Upon Him, followed on from the Old and New Testaments with an improved version of reality. Absent a belief in one of the three books, a being is lower than a porcine. I'm not an adherent to any ancient superstitions, but I hold particular contempt for ones that are evil and oppressive and which have zero chance of reflecting the reality of existence. In any event, since they're spending money, it's all good for us infidels, no matter if 'our book' is in the nightstand next to the hotel bed, or was written by Christopher Hitchens.

Coffee and a couple of protein bars before a few hours in the gym. Time to go.

I have allegiance to the ideals that are at the core of the US---which is a work-in-progress toward total equality under the law. I have some pride---despite not choosing my place of birth---that the concept of every human being having equal value under the law originated, in practice, in the US. Yes, the Founders borrowed it from Locke and Rousseau, but the first place it was put into practice was the US. The Founders could have chosen the Magna Carta as the foundation document, but instead took the free ride, that monarchs get under the MC, and put everyone on the same footing (again, a work-in-progress). That is why the idea of 'special simply by being born', as countries with monarchies have, is anathema to me. When people have to pretend some monarch is great, when all evidence says they're somewhere between mediocre and deviant, something is quite wrong (I'm not insinuating anyone in particular, but historically there's been many deviants, from kings to queens to even popes. The Borgias are the quintessential example.) Sadly, not only does work-in-progress require 250+ years, a certain percentage of Americans have lost sight of what US ideals are, and instead have joined a cult and have been fooled by a Snake Oil salesman. The most shocking thing is how transparent and self-serving the clown trump is, yet somewhere around 40% still think he's worth more than a bucket of spit. Thus, because so many of my fellow citizens have become losers, my allegiance is floundering. I feel the US is like Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront: "I coulda been somebody; I coulda been a contenda"

That 'sleepy' guy, who has been a gaff machine since birth, has delivered the lowest UE in 55 years, ended the trump Recession, got a bipartisan infrastructure Bill passed, reduced prescription drug prices, and re-energized NATO after trump tried his best to destroy it. Also, Joe might slip going up the stairs, but there's no toilet paper stuck to his shoe like trump. I doubt Srettha will do half as much as 'sleepy'..

Tough to understand the draw Thailand has for Muslims. Maybe it's the medical facilities? Certainly when I go to Bumrungrad for my Work Permit Medical Certificate, I think I'm in Riyadh. It isn't as if they are all coming for: ---the moo ka ta ---the temples (haram alaykum for stepping foot inside one) ---the agogos (at least the women) ---shopping (Dubai is much cheaper) Strict Muslims do not even consider Buddhists to be full human beings, as they are not 'of the book' (Jews and Christians theoretically have the same deity, but just fail to understand said deity sent His Last and Final Prophet, Peace Be Upon Him, Accept No Substitutes). I feel a certain sadness when I see Muslim families walking about, their young girls in party dresses and seemingly happy and carefree, though who will, as soon as they menstruate, spend the rest of their Earthly iteration dressed like giant eggplants, even being subject to a 4-wife marriage if hubby so chooses. I do not care for any religion, and certainly in 2023 it's high time to put aside all superstitions, but as Sam Harris says, some superstitions are worse than others. Eh lan wa seh lan to Thailand !

One percent of the population owns 75% of all assets in Thailand. With this election that 75% will asymptotically approach 100%. The other 99% just have too much household debt, so they cannot be trusted with possessing anything. Their 'betters' will correct this, for their own good. (double entendre intended).

Russian ruble is falling again. Last week it breached 100/$, though some official support has come in. How long can that last? The ruble drop will impact Phuket RE. China is a major concern. Evergrande filed for bankruptcy protection in the US, and Country garden, another major RE developer, is missing interest payments on debt. Millions of Chinese have pre-paid for property that now is never going to be built, and since the companies are bankrupt, they are going to end up with no money and no property. Not sure how the CCP is going to deal with that. Youth UE in China is 20%. Not good. It's looking increasingly unlikely Chinese buyers are going to support the Thai RE market. Seems a good time for buyers of Thai RE to sit on our hands. Having observed several RE bubble bursting (Tokyo 1990, HK late 1990s, US 2008), my experience indicates most markets fall 50% or more. Let it breathe.

Can you do that in London? New York? Sydney? Tokyo? Then why would anyone think it's okay in Thailand? I do see Westerners doing it, even in Bangkok. Some are heavily tatted. Not a good look, and unlikely to make Thais any more smitten of foreigners. Tying into another topic about TAT's latest target demographic, I really don't like seeing women dressed as giant eggplants, either. I guess if one founded a religion where upper body nudity was dictated by one's deity, maybe it would be as acceptable as eggplant suits.

Some hear say he hates the West. Not sure, but he does love those Westerners' technology, as it was that tech that became the source of his fortune. It isn't as if any Thai or Chinese had any hand in inventing telecommunications.

Mixed. On the one hand there's nothing she could do since he was already dead; OTOH it's pretty Machiavellian that her coaches decided to keep such intimate knowledge knowledge from her. I suspect whatever she feels would be different: 1) If Spain had lost 2) If she was told beforehand, decided not to play, and looked back five years from now

You seem to be making an assumption that all bargirls are bad, and all non-bargirls are as pure as the driven snow. That 'good girl' may well have had a few dozen partners and will angle for money, but plays the coy ingenue well enough to fool you. Each person is an individual and should be judged on her own merits. I did not grow up dirt poor in Isaan with a miserable parasitic extended family who knows how to exploit filial piety, so far be it for me to judge a working girl.

First number is if you're buying for your bargirl. Second number is when your bargirl sells it back so she can buy what she really wants.

In the times I've visited agogos post-Covid, I find just the opposite: lots of young and middle aged Chinese are barfining, and the women chosen run the gamut from light-skinned to mocha, clean to tatted, natural to lab-enhanced. I've even seen Chinese couples barfine women for "purposes unknown". The fact that China has 30 million more marrying age men than women (due to the long-held one China policy and preference for males) seems to be driving carnal behavior.

How far might this Potemkin moral fiber extend? Will Nana Plaza, Soi Cowboy, Walking Street and LK Metro be closed down? Will the dozens of Thai-owned Escort Services be shuttered and taken offline? Will "Soapies" be boarded up? Will massage shops begin offering only 'traditional' massage and no happy endings? Will high-ups and government officials be subject to arrest for taking on university students as mia nois? Will the business laws be changed and put "owning a business geared toward prostitution" on the same list as diamond polishers, hairdressers or wood carvers---jobs prohibited to foreigners?

You make a spurious leap. There is zero connection between bad behavior and negative repercussions, unless the cops get you or the aggrieved party knows who and where you are. The Universe plays no part in that. Karma is a concept drawn up in the infantile hope there is some retribution inherent in nature itself. There is no physical law to make such a thing happen. The examples you note are not random. To make a leap from planting corn seeds/later harvesting corn to 'do something bad and the Universe gets you back' is just a fantasy.

LOL. Research a superstition? Better to binge watch Peaky Blinders or pick the lint out of your navel. While you're at it, 'research' if my cousin Joey created the Universe last week.

It is totally random in matters such as good and bad. Individually it is totally random how we materialize in this world, too. One can be born male to intelligent parents in a developed country, and life is pretty easy. One can be born a female in rural Bangladesh and life is not going to be easy. Neither person 'deserved' his or her fate; it just is. The reason religions and superstitions exist is because most people are uncomfortable with randomness. Random means no control. Many will accept a malevolent entity (such as the Old Testament god) over random, because there's always a chance to strike a deal with a malevolent entity. No chance for a deal with randomness. On a large scale, everything is result of the basic forces of existence (and maybe 5). Electromagnetism, gravity, the strong atomic force and weak atomic force. Every other belief system is from the Stone or Bronze Age, was conjured by ignorant people, and has zero evidence backing it up. Yes, one can believe whatever one wants, but reality has no respect for foolish beliefs, so good is not rewarded and bad is not punished, at least by any unseen force.

Karma is real, the Earth is flat, and there's a guy with a white beard up in the sky who loves you so much. Oh, and astrology, ghosts, lucky amulets, levitation, reincarnation, and even when folks with severe Alzheimers die, the second they are dead all their memory and personality returns in an instant.

Maybe I'm wrong, but those officers look to be the Fashion Police, not Immigration, and looking at the Swede's outfit, he is surely guilty.

Some bargirls take an old foreigner to the cleaners by exploiting his feelings and need for young companionship. Some foreigners feed a bargirl's dreams by promising her eternal love and eternal financial support, then abandon her when he's schtupped her enough or is just bored silly with her. The foreigners who get taken have heard all the stories, yet convince themselves it will never be them. The bargirls who get abandoned have heard all the stories, but think their foreigner is different. Nobody can be taught a thing; some people are just made for disappointment. Sometimes, however, things do work out, for the foreigner who ends up trusting a bargirl, and a bargirl who ends up trusting a foreigner. Some 'live happily ever after'. I have no clue what the numbers are, but I suspect the Taken Foreigner and the Abandoned Bargirl are by far the norm. Ain't nobody innocent. Nobody will ever learn because nobody really wants to learn. Am I now an expert? Should I make a YouTube video or Facebook post? Is there anybody who has spent more than ten minutes in Thailand and doesn't already know all of this?

I knew trump was having trouble finding new lawyers to represent him, but daaaaaammmmmnnn! How the 'mighty' have fallen !

If trump is convicted in multiple jurisdictions, maybe he can be drawn and quartered, with parts serving time in GA, NY, DC and Leavenworth.

Never quite understand this male ego thing.... Odds favor the 'shop girl' NOT being a virgin, which means she had sex because she was horny. Bargirls have sex to make money, maybe even to take care of family. A shop girl's salary doesn't always cover what a family might need, and anyone who's spent any amount of time in Thailand knows how strong filial piety is here. 10K baht/month is often not enough. To me, it's an odd moral code that says "Horny = Good", "Money = Bad". I'm not a virgin, and I was not in love with every woman with whom I slept. Sometimes it was a one night stand, because I was in the mood. I would hope any woman I happened to fall in love with would not care. So as not to be a hypocrite, I cannot dismiss a woman simply because she has had many partners, out of horny-ness or for want of money. I understand being concerned about her activities after we build a relationship, but I suspect the shop girl is as likely to stray as the bargirl, or as me. I think lots of guys claim 'morality', when the reality is they are insecure about their own masculinity and wonder if some bigger, better guy satisfied the woman they are with.