2009

That's a great ideology, but there's minimum wage in every country and it's never enough for more than a basic existence. That's why it's called minimum wage. I am sure all of us had a minimum wage job at some point, but you gotta do something to deserve more.

It's not "cool", it's the the prefrontal cortex has not fully developed yet

Who are the favorites in the race?

Out of curiosity, what you he a ballpark figure for Chula to treat bowel cancer?

Lol, who tried to hit him as police were taking him out the guesthouse? The owner? Lol

A lot of poisonous vipers around on this thread. I do hope you get it sorted out and get back over to Thailand with your family.

Nope. Yes, partly, but mostly it's because I believe in a free market. Not playing around with the economy or dangling a carrot ???? to win votes.

But we have the great sufficiency economy.

Obviously, But hey I'd still be on minimum wage too, if I didn't help myself earn more. We seem to be on different pages here. You seem to think I should be concerned with other people's money.

Kind of a weird comment. I don't think all farangs do this, like you say. Are you not farang? Oh, you're Thai now, got it. And I've met plenty of Thais and other people who talk about things they know nothing of. A Thai person once tried to educate me on bread.

Well, they are taking a leave out of the democrat book. Maybe good old Stormy was doing the rounds.

I have not.

Want some popcorn for the violence?

Let's reverse roles and see how good you think it is.

Come on. My local town is not a popular tourist destination

So disgusting. It's also crazy to think that the majority of these crimes are committed by people known to the victim which people don't usually expect.

It's not so much about the bar; it's the socioeconomic background they come from. My EX was a school teacher, not a sex worker. But she came from the same environment as the working ladies. She grew up with them in the village, went to the same school. Came from a similar family with similar values. Yet she went to uni and became a teacher. Nonetheless, she was just as much a gold digging sex worker as the rest of them. She just did it dishonestly and with more cunning.

Exactly, I honestly can't get my head around small business owners. Why not just buy a property and live off the rental income passively?

Why wouldn't it be true for other places?

I've always been baffled by how difficult people say it is to make money from a bar in Thailand. What wages? They are paid peanuts. And some "waitresses" aren't even staff or on a salary. Electricity and water are very little in Thailand. Most bars are open and don't even have the AC on. Taxes are laughable here. And what mandatory insurance does a business owner need here? Now, compared that to the West where bars pay decent wages, proper taxes, expensive utility bills, and necessary insurances etc etc. Imagine trying to make a profit while heating a bar in a British winter while paying your staff properly? Yet they still make a profit while serving imported top quality beers from all over Europe. Here, you are paying 120+ for a small bottle of local swill in a hot open-air bar that was served by an uncouth good-time girl (not even on a salary and if she was it would be negligible). What makes it so hard in Thailand? They are taking a bottle of local rubbish that 7eleven makes a profit on at around 35 baht and selling it for 120 or more. All the while not paying very much in the way of salaries, utilities, or taxes. You'd think a ham sandwich could run a business like this here. It's child's play.

You'd never expect any danger from her judging by her looks. It's scary to think a serial killer could be right next to you at the mall or something. People are often wary of men, I think due to portrayal of males in the media - and women are generally assumed innocent. ????

Of course, I am here right now, lol

Where?

How did she get caught?

What a psychopath.