Mr Meeseeks

Triumph bikes are designed in the UK at Hinckley, and Royal Enfield up the road after pinching some of their lead designers.

I see a Garrett turbo which pushes out 163bhp stock, more than enough to see off all coal-rolling pickups, SUV derivatives, Camrys and most other vehicles on Thai roads, which is good enough for me. I now also have a 718 Cayman S in the garage, but the A-class is my daily driver. It's funny, but nobody tries to race the Porsche, but they will all have a go at the Benz, and nearly always end up embarrassed if I give it a squirt.

A shrine to Prayuth.

Not on Thai roads.

The soi dogs are out of control in Banglamung and Laem Chabang, posing a danger to people walking around, running in front of traffic and being a general nuisance. Thailand has to get tough on these feral dogs if it wants to be considered a civilised place.

Then the government should subsidise helmet production and enforce mandatory helmet laws instead of doing absolutely nothing.

D'ya think?

It's just like Harry Potter.

On that same corner when the first bar Traveller's Corner was built there back in 2004, the customers who included my good self, witnessed a coach load of Korean tourists get stuck trying to turn down the soi, and the driver got himself tooled up with an iron bar and proceeded to smash up a taxi that was in the coach's way. The faces of the tourists on the bus was priceless. Fun times.

That is a fair effort. Almost feel like he should be congratulated for it. Almost. ????

Then there's this. ???? Just in time for the National Book Fair coming to Bangkok, police this morning rated a Bangkok book publisher known for issuing material against the grain of normal Thai society. Fa Diew Kan, which translates to “Same Sky”, was raided at about 10:30 this morning by around 30 police officers. https://thethaiger.com/news/bangkok/book-publishers-known-for-controversy-raided-by-bangkok-police ????

The test and go system is not to benefit visitors or to encourage people to come, it is to demonstrate how well they are doing in controlling the spread of the virus in Thailand and to inconvenience foreign visitors because, in true Thai fashion, they don't really want loads of us here at the moment but just can't come out and openly say so.

Had it in Darwin, Australia. Was delicious but it was the saltwater variety not the freshwater. Big difference in the taste of the meat.

Was there not a survey done on Thai traffic police recently that exposed 70% of them could not answer basic questions on the Thai Highway Code?

All the same family. Not in their positions because of their skillset but because of the family they belong to. Therein lies the major problem.

This is what happens when the Chinese immigrants cease to be just a merchant class but actually take over and make policy.

In, out, shake it all about, You do the hokey cokey and you test and go, Money's what it's all about, hey!

Here's mine, not far off for a lot less money.

Sometimes we have to realise that this is the way it is here, and this is the country we've chosen to stay in. It's never going to change unfortunately, as much as we wish it would.

The poster I replied to supported the military coup in 2014, hence my comment.

At $30 a pop too. Lavish wealth gained.

I saw, but then realised the charges were politically motivated after a military coup. How is supporting military coups working out for you btw?

All the reasons they want Amnesty gone are in that article right there. Damning.

Dunno. Probably that he is far more intelligent, savvy, has better etiquette, is a better businessman, politician and economist, speaks far better English and is far more popular among Thais than the troglodyte currently pretending to be in charge?

He understands the common man.