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15 hours ago, observer90210 said:

So here comes   #slapMyA*s

 

I think that the dictionnary should replace the word "domino effect" with "Weinstein effect"...

 

 

Abba's money, money, money comes to mind.

Me too, me too, me too for the wanted attention, maybe?

Slapping backsides?

In a feminist do?

Humour!

2 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

Of course none of the attackers were real Muslims. 

Of course, it has nothing to do with Muslims, and it is not terrorism.

50 minutes ago, yellowboat said:

And these women would get jobs doing what to feed their families and keep their kids in school ?  More thoughtless flapping of the gums.  Tourists flock to Thailand because of the average Thai is fun and hospitable and the costs are not high, not because of some great junta governance.  How silly. 

Not of some great government, now and in the past.

How silly to vent your frustration about a military controlled government.

But, I can only agree about all the people losing their means of earning money.

But those are only small people.

3 hours ago, rkidlad said:

My Thai friend went to the UK about two years ago to study. She said that sometimes when she told people where she was from they'd ask about/talk about the sex industry and ladyboys, etc (don't ask me why but they did). Anyway, she said it was impolite and that people shouldn't talk about it. Right or wrong, I asked her that if a visitor comes to Thailand and sees a lot of prostitution and ladyboys, etc, should they talk about it when they go home? She said they shouldn't. 

 

I explained the difference in cultures. We all know about Thai culture, but in British culture, as with many cultures around the world, people will talk openly. They will criticise and mock, etc. You can't expect people to follow your rules when they go home because it benefits you. Again, right or wrong, if you want someone to think well of you, act well. I don't care about prostitution or ladyboys. People can do as they please. But if locals feel it's embarrassing and don't wanna address it, you will sometimes get a dose of the real world. You can't have you cake and eat it. 

 

It's like when my brother messaged my missus to ask if she could get him some fake Ray Bans. Her first reaction was, "does your brother think Thailand is just full of fake goods?". I had to tell her that I don't know what my brother thinks of Thailand. But he knows you can openly buy fake Ray Bans. If you don't want people to think you can openly buy fake Ray Bans then don't openly sell fake Ray Bans. 

It's called face.

Another word for lying.

And if you don't talk about it, well, it isn't there

3 hours ago, Oziex1 said:

The same old image, I would suggest is an image that while maybe true is an image held by us the expats and frequent visitors and not the tourists. 

You think so?

Funny.

On 15/11/2017 at 7:04 AM, colinneil said:

Moaning about government hospitals seems to becoming a new pastime for some members.

Yes some have a few failings, but most staff do their best in sometimes difficult situations.

I have only praise for nurses/ doctors at government hospital in Khonkaen, they saved my life.

The medical care is mostly on the same level as what you might get in private hospitals, if not better.

But yes, the rooms in the private hospitals might look better.

But cleaner?

I said look better.

Khon Kaen hospital is my choice also.

4 hours ago, peperobi said:

The total amount is even by 22,356 not correct because they count only the peoples that died at the incident place, many peoples die few days/weeks after as because of the fatality.

Probably so.

Anyway, in the US 102 traffic deaths per day.

Thailand 61 per day.

Tragic.

18 minutes ago, sanuk711 said:

Really Geezer....how many 100s of years do you feel she should get for committing this absolutely heinous offense ---such a pity they have done away with the flogging as well.

I am afraid you have no idea, at all, what it means if your identity is taken away from you, don't you.

The repercussions are very intimidating, because you don't exist any more.

Flogging, yes identity stealers should be flogged, put in prison for a very long time and all the assets should be confiscated and given to the victim.

For a really serious crackdown on the taxi*$#@, you need all the tourist police, all the local & provincial police, the immigration police, the military police and a few regiments of soldiers of all services.

2 hours ago, sanemax said:

Has it been confirmed that he wasnt actually the Childs Father ?

No, of course not.

They just were banging him around.

4 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

What is it with westerners and the need for gigantic pick-up trucks. 

A common accident in Thailand given that motorbikes are supposed to travel to the left. As a car driver in Thailand its one of the first things you pick up, check that blind spot for bikes. A lot of Thais will come to a stop, check, then turn left.

If you are going to drive a gigantic pick-up, just to go to BigC once a week, be proactive and realise you are sharing the road with hundreds of small motorbikes.

A lot of Thai drivers stop, look, and drive?

Are you really serious?

They don't look when opening the door, they don't look when driving away from the kerb, they don't look right if they turn left when the traffic light is red........

Need I go on?

3 hours ago, Bob12345 said:

Seems like a valid reasoning, hope they can force the BEM and MRT to buy more carriages or force them to lower prices.

 

Shouldn't that be "Thai Consumer Protection Agency"?

Otherwise they have failed their job miserably in the past decades 

In fact, if you buy a ticket, you make an agreement with the transport company to be transported from A to B, while there probably is not in the agreement mentioned you will have the right to be seated.

I presume safety reasons might be the way to go in court, not the right to be seated.

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Granny knows best

Quite so.

15 hours ago, SABloke said:

Double decker trains in a single decker underground tunnel. Brilliant 

It all depends on the available height in the tunnel(s), the existing floor to rail depth and how high you want ceilings to be.

Thus a brilliant idea to research.

14 hours ago, wotsdermatter said:

The removal of seats will directly affect people who are handicapped, as I am, because we cannot find somewhere to sit down instead of hanging around on the overhead straps which means we are less stable.  Or is it that handicapped people are not people.  In Toronto, where I am at the moment, all public transportation have designated seats for the handicapped.  Sometimes these are occupied by non-handicapped but give up the seats when they are needed.

Would the latter be possible in Thailand?

Diplomacy needed in Korean "dispute".

Oh yes, the armed kind.

The Kim-clan will do anything to stay in power.

9 hours ago, beowolf2012 said:

I come from Denmark and my English writing is not so well, but i mean the Uighur muslim is not the good people at all.

You are right!

38 minutes ago, greatwhitenorth said:

I think you should have stopped writing at I'm not thinking every thing after that  is gibberish

But I am quite certain you do understand his "gibberish", but do not want to read anything out of your line of thought.

2 hours ago, observer90210 said:

Great news!!...the European Banking Authority in France !!!....wonder what they will do about the tax haven of Monaco ?!!

 

Not the mention the Medecines Authority in Amsterdam !...soon some weed based Aspirine to hit the shelves ??!!!

If the latter would be beneficial, why not?

I guess many medicines are based on all kind of drugs, so what's the difference?

1 hour ago, observer90210 said:

Make sure they get enough food, games , pu*sy and booze...and believe it or not !!!...none will be stupid enough to blow it all for any crazy religious cause !!

They will.

They speak Turkish, sort of, and Turkey supports them, sort of, so they try to claim to be Turkish in the hope to not be delivered into the kind care of the Chinese.

Better be careful with them, remember?

3 hours ago, lupin said:

errrr... she doesn't look remotely Asian let alone Thai

As said in the article, she is "half Thai", so not really Thai, something half alien.

2 hours ago, quadperfect said:

He talks about the usa as evil empire and yet if war breaks out he  will try to destroy every nation near him first and then no doubt die like the idiot he is.

I dont want to see nuclear war but its looking like its headed that way.

 

 

The whole issue is the wish of the Kim-clan to hold on to power.

For that reason alone those mad idiots will, if necessary, destroy anything in their reach.

Including their own population.