Trillian

3 minutes ago, Paiman said:

I don't really take it personally. This Forum is Entertainment, Exchange of Information and others.

 

Everybody is entitled to his own opinion. If I notice different Emoticons given, so be it.

 

Sometimes I go for a reply on a topic, other times I might be lazy and only give one Em.

 

Why get upset?

 

 

It's a debate on a interesting topic, I want to hear people's views. 

1 minute ago, sanuk711 said:

I think everyone uses them so maybe the "poor mental health" etc  didn't go down to well.

I rarely set out to be politically correct, except sometimes at work, so I think people need to accept that posting three sad emoji's on random posts in a discussion every day, without even contributing, is not normal, except of course when somebody is 'avin a larf and making a point, as you have done here. Think about it, if three people were having a semi serious discussion and another person came over periodically and say stuck his tongue out at the group, would you regard that as normal behaviour? (I feel I already know your answer but hey, life's short).

1 minute ago, worgeordie said:

Sir, You replied to many of those posting in this thread,

but you did not reply to Colin when he pointed out you

yourself had given him a SAD emoticon ,just before you

made your own post.????.........

regards worgeordie

In fact I replied immediately after his post, in post number 4.

And please don't refer to me as sir, I don't call you Madam or Miss.

2 minutes ago, sanuk711 said:

Have an Idea..........!!

 

For the next week, lets all post a confused emoticon on all Trillians post........

 

He will then hold the proud record for the most responses to all his posts by --- TV Members of poor mental health and an unbalanced personality.

If you were to do that I would find it funny because it would be. But you have to admit there is something not quite right with a personality who religiously posts three confused emoticons, on three random posts, from the same poster, in quick succession, every day.

Just now, Tarteso said:

Or Morse, if we are talking about a secret plan. ????

I'm big on braille myself but it naffs up the keyboard. ????

I post mainly on the subject of economics and finance because I work in that particular area plus I enjoy it, I post on the subject because I know a fair amount of things about it that are potentially useful to others and I want others to learn from what I know, IF THEY ARE INTERESTED. 

I also learn from others from time to time, I mostly enjoy the occasional quality debate that can be had on the subject. Interestingly, most of the sad emoticons I receive are from people who never enter the debate, never post information on the subject and judging from their other posts, probably don't understand or have an interest in the subject or the posted material.....why is that I wonder. I'm sure if my chosen speciality subject was how to help the impoverished rural in-laws and relatives or how to build a garden wall, things would be different. But because the subject is finance and economics some posters act as they do.

8 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said:

Go to "Account "

 

Go down menu to "ignore users"

 

Name the offending user... 

I believe all that does is to hide the ignored users posts from YOUR view, it doesn't hide your posts from their view.

3 minutes ago, pineapple01 said:

I clik Sad for Lefty n PC type opinions because the are Sad Sacks to me.

And therein lays part of the problem, there is no single agreed definition of what the emoticons mean, lots of people have different definitions. I personally would not relate your definitions to the emoticons, it's much better to explain a point of view in English.

1 minute ago, EVENKEEL said:

Never knew it <deleted> folks off so much to use sad and confused. This is going to be fun.

It's akin to that nagging little gnat that flies around your head when you walk through the garden, it's not exactly a fighter bomber type of thing.

9 minutes ago, pineapple01 said:

Thin Skinned Member. Sad to me is like a Purple Heart, a breath of fresh air. TVs for Fun, not boosting ones ego.????.

Part of the problem is that emoticons don't add anything to the subject, who really cares what readers like or don't like when a subject is being discussed, their feelings about what was said don't add anything to the debate. If people want to debate, what's wrong with using the written word?

If you think that receiving a sad emoticon is like getting a purple heart you have a peculiar idea of debate, discussion and education. If someone posts something that is truly a very sad post then perhaps a sad emoticon is warranted. But to post a sad emoticon just because someone has just woken up and to blindly post three of them regardless of the material, is in itself very sad.

1 minute ago, faraday said:

Bloomin' heck Ian, that's not only harsh but completely unnecessary.

 

Yup, I give out the confusion emoji, when I see that someone has posted something, which, in my opinion, has not been thought out correctly, & to explain why I feel that way, would take too long to explain - (perhaps someone could give me advice on sentence construction) ????

There are however, two notable characters who routinely award me said emoji. They're boring, but I would not label them as having "poor mental health" I'd use another word that rhymes with 'banker'. ????

 

Perhaps it's better not to get ones pantaloons in a twist, na?

 

The "Ian" part was very funny, you're not a Douglas Adams fan I see.

1 minute ago, Oldie said:

If you post in a forum you have to accept that not all people might share your opinion. And it is good like this. Otherwise it might get a little bit boring. 

The world would be a sad place indeed if people don't disagree with other people's opinion, that's not in dispute, how you disagree and the arbitrary use of emoticons that are unrelated to what has been written is. Some people actually come here looking for debate, not for fights or attacks but for an exchange of views ideas and facts, emoticons don't help with those things.

1 minute ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Get rid of the sad and confused emojis, in fact get rid of the lot and just put a thumbs up and thumbs down emoji !!

Yep....I say get rid of them, all they do is inflame tempers or inflate ego's. And anyway, what ever is wrong with asking a person to debate using the  written word.

Just now, Peterw42 said:

I agree, its something I also find irritating. 

I dont agree with an opinion, facts, point of view, so I will just be confused or say its sad. Its the Tucker Carlson response (fox news)

Its often in response to shattering their view of Thailand and their place in it. 

Yes I agree. I suppose much of it depends on the reason why a person comes to the forum in the first place, to learn, to teach, to help or just to post stupid inane one liners to earn likes. If it's the latter then each to their own I suppose, I can coexist with people like that although we are highly unlikely to ever exchange constructive ideas in any thread. But in return I, and others like me, deserve the same right to go about our business unhindered yet the one liner/no liner guys don't seem to get that.

In the world of the internet and social network forums, everyone has become an expert in most things, there's no longer a need to listen to specialists in anything!

12 hours ago, tribalfusion001 said:

In the last 5 months I've been on the MRT, BTS, Chinatown in BKK for Chinese new year when it was packed with tens of 1000s, on a packed plane with 400 others coming back to the UK, sat in Hyde Park drinking with friends, been on the underground, sat in friends gardens drinking, mixing in pubs again now and countless shops. The only times I wore a mask were on the MRT/BTS and at airports coming back.

I wear a mask any time I go anywhere outside my home in Thailand, I do so to help protect others, which is the main reason medical staff also wear masks. When I look around me at other people in shopping centres or stores, some of whom are not masked, I think to myself, what selfish and inconsiderate people.

Well done, congratulations.

I hope the IO's at the ports of entry are wise to this con and if a temporary stopover was within the isolation period that they are still isolated upon arrival, otherwise it defeats the whole purpose....how would we feel here in Thailand if say Chinese people transited another country, just to gain access, I for one wouldn't be real happy.

5 hours ago, Tarukhtah said:

Hello guys,

 

Thank you so much. Really. Great to know you could fly with the Thai driving license.

 

One issue though is the passport number in the driving license is my old passport, although I can have that old passport with me for sure.  I have a certification from the embassy about the passport change, also the old passport.

 

And also agreed, I talked with Nokair. They said "yes". I mean... it sounded not very convincing but said yes they can issue the boarding passes even if I come just with the driving license. So I am more worried by the people in the security checks etc. Maybe some will insist I cannot go through without passport. That'd be a mess.

 

And yes it would be great if I had some proof that my passport is submitted to immigration... but I screwed a bit that part. I'll try to see if the agent has something but I am quite afraid no. Let's see.

 

Backup plan is I take a bus LOL. 

 

You are worrying about this unnecessarily, neither the airlines nor anyone else cares about the passport or whether the passport number on your driving license current. That said, it doesn't have the supportive paperwork that you have although it's a bit belt and braces. If it helps, when Thai people want to see some form of ID from a foreigner they usually ask for a passport, that's only because they see the word passport as being synonymous with the word, identification, it doesn't actually mean they want to see your passport, in most cases.

An interesting list showing countries that are reliant on (domestic and international) tourism. Thailand comes in at number 33 on the list but is noticeable, along with the PI, for the high number of people employed in the sector. The list says 8.1 million people which is 2 million higher than any other source of these numbers I have seen before. It also shows travel and tourism representing 21% of all jobs which is also 3% higher than any other numbers I've seen before - it looks as though the site gets its statistics from the news channels hence they are not completely accurate but rather are indicative.

Interesting also to see the second list further down the page which shows the potential loss to GDP from Tourism of the 20 largest economies, 10%/15% is the norm for the top 10 countries.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/countries-reliant-tourism/

11 hours ago, A512 said:

do not make laugh, Thailand is foreigner owned since long ago, tell me how they are going to do that?

Foreign owned, what is it you think in Thailand is foreign owned?

Foreigners cannot own more than 49% of any Thai company and they cannot own more than 49% of units in a condominium building, they certainly can't own land. Even government debt is 96% Thai owned, less than 4% is owned by foreigners.   

Re. the earlier discussion about QE.

A quote from BOT this morning in the newspaper that may not be linked:

"QE may not help recovery because there is already sufficient liquidity in the system", another basic reason why printing money is of no value in this instance.