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The people who do this, have no concern for shame, nor are they embarrassed. A week does not go by when we see/hear of these people. This past week we had incidents on Aeroflot, Easy Jet and Spirit. They need behavior modification and until they receive it and are made a public example of, the incidents will continue.

We recommend you direct your attention to the unhoused dog and cat population. The money you would spend on one bag person, could easily helps pay and neuter, feed and vaccinate hundreds of abandoned animals. There is no love like a dog's and there is no greater honour than to serve a cat.

Because now actions can be taken against irresponsible shop owners. It's like the bar regulations. Get enough complaints and there is an enforcement action.

Business groups are fond of saying how they can self regulate. There are people in this forum who regularly complain about government meddling in business affairs. And now we see why some people cannot be trusted to self regulate. The Thai media sector is in large part self regulating, and the self regulations have been expanding https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2300386/calls-for-over-the-top-video-industry-to-be-self-regulating https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailands-film-industry-set-for-transformation-with-new-self-regulation-bill

There are a lot of people coughing up crap now. I can understand if someone wants to wear a mask. In any case, what's it to you? How's it hurting you?

That's neither accurate, nor fair. There is no evidence to support your claim that he despises people of color. Nor is he a miserable man. You just don't understand self made people who persevere and beat the odds. And if he is so hated, why did 3,579,000 New York state / 839,000 New York City voters pick him last election? Can you come up with 3.5 million supporters in NY state?

Your personal bias has blinded you. The sad part is that you are wrong. If they hate him, why did New York state show the largest swing to Republicans, of all the states last election? If he is hated why did he increase his share of the New York state vote to 43.31% of the state's vote, compared to 36.75% in the 2016 election and 37.74% in the 2020 election. 30.1% of New York city voters voted for Trump last election, with Staten Island 64% of its votes to him. No, he is neither jealous, nor hated.

Aren't you still filing a tax return with the IRS and still liable to pay tax on income earned in the USA?

The reality is far different than what you claim. You present a scenario where the police will control the cannabis trade. Come back when you can substantiate the claim with something like evidence of involvement. There is no flip flopping of rules and laws. Nor were "large foreign investors deceived". Thailand liberalized its laws and there was a free for all with the cannabis industry failing to self regulate. The government has been forced to step in and provide the regulation. This was also seen in the USA, when there was a contrast between state and federal regulations. There is still an incongruency of regulations. Any foreign investor who is going to lose money on Thai cannabis has no one to blame but themself. It reflects a lack of market knowledge and due diligence. A similar scenario played out in Canada. Cannabis was promoted as the next gold rush. A couple years into the new industry and companies were failing and the promised profits did not materialize. This brought on M&As and an industry shakeout. The same thing will happen in Thailand. A foreigner who invested in Thailand's cannabis was nothing more than a speculator seeking to reap windfall profit. It is no secret that some of the foreign backed cannabis shops were nothing more than money laundering operations.

Seriously? You expect people, like foregn tourists with no knowledge of Thai, to ring up the police and that the local plod will rush on over to deal with a jerk who doesn't know basic courtesy? Many things are illegal in Thailand. Like operating a motorbike without a helmet or in soliciting for prostitution and yet it is widespread. The restaurant owners have tried, and it is an exercise in frustration with some of the shops that are linked to local gangsters. Customers just don't come back or leave. You think Hua Hin or any other Thai municipality has actual planning? The shops are already open and thankfully some have already closed for lack of business. The fact is that the new regulatory regime will address the issues described. The cannabis industry refused to self regulate, and this is the result. There is an assumption that cannabis is far more important than it is.

You really do not understand NYC politics. Only 993,456 people voted. Of that, a minority, 432,305 voted for the man. 56.5% of Democrats who voted picked an alternative candidate. There are almost 5 million municipal voters in NYC. Once people become aware of the potential risk of electing a man with no management experience, and of dubious political positions, voter turnout may increase. There is lots of time for an independent to enter the race. If not Cuomo, a candidate mutually agreed upon by civic power brokers, vested interests and people who will lose their businesses and assets if Mamdani is elected. Too many voters are still upset with Cuomo and his baggage. Moderate Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine won the City comptroller race, with a 14% cushion ahead of his nearest rival. There's a message there, and it is that people did not want Cuomo. The support for Mamdani is not likely to grow for the election in November.

There are cultural and religious prohibitions. Dubai is Sunni muslim and unlike Shiite muslims are not as accepting. If one wishes to travel to a foreign land, one must be prepared to accept the local social customs. The locals did not want some heavily inked person amongst them, or maybe the tattoos were an excuse to just deny entry to an undesirable foreigner. The reality is that the demographic of western males who are heavily inked like this man are more likely to be mentally ill and/or of a lower socio economic demographic than western males who are not marked up. It is particularly pronounced with some western countries. It is not as if he was bringing anything of value to Dubai was he, so it is doubtful that the UAE has lost anything from this. He can go holiday in Cambodia, Thailand and Spain with his countrymen who look just like him.

Ok. If reparations are due, then they are due. However, the value of the financial aid disbursed over the years, the infrastructure and other benefits provided will have to be deducted from the claim amount. Also, reparation must include repatriation. The African descendants must agree to return to Africa.

How so? Why would a country seeking to tamper down abuse receive bad press? On the contrary, the changes should help. I can't speak to other locations, but in Hua Hin, some of the shops are located in restaurant row and near high tourist traffic areas. The tourists are often elderly or young families and not interested in cannabis. The shop opposite my favourite tapas place attracts some really pathetic customers. They fire up in front of the shop sending their stinky smoke into the people trying to have dinner. Last time I was there, many people were complaining. Sometimes the cannabis users try to light up in the bars.They are told not to, and then they have hissy fits. There doesn't look like there was any planning for these shops.

Cheap price does not deliver healthy or high quality meals in Thailand. Even the better quality restaurants are obsessed with frying with palm oil, and the excessive use of salt and sugar. I try not to eat out, opting for salads, and steamed vegetables when I can. When I do eat out it, I go for foods I don't want to prepare at home like fish or beef. Few restaurants offer steamed or grilled vegetables. It is always fried with a high sodium fish or shellfish sauce. Even when I ask for a grilled fish, it's like pulling teeth. The better quality restaurants charge western prices, but that's what it costs to have properly made meal.

One should not rely on Cannabis promoters for data, as they have embellished the numbers to support their view that they are a valuable industry. Let's review what we do know; - Thai nationals can grow cannabis for personal use, but commercial growers need licenses. Statista says that there were 1900 licensed commercial growers in Thailand. - According to the BBC's report today; There are now around 11,000 registered cannabis dispensaries in Thailand. - Cannage Cannabis a medicinal producer in 2024 stated that there were 9.700 licensed cannabis shops Medicinal cannabis will still be available. I expect that we will soon see the M&A of the industry speed up. 1900 cultivators is too many. Nor is there a need for 11,000 cannabis dispensaries. 70,000 people will not be out of work. The money laundering shops will close, but the medicinal use dispensaries will continue.

Readily available information. As per NOAA; Between 1993 and 2023 mean sea level has risen across most of the world ocean (blue colors). In some ocean basins, sea level has risen 6-8 inches (15-20 centimeters). Rates of local sea level (dots) on the coast can be larger than the global average due to geological processes like ground settling or smaller than the global average due to processes like the centuries-long rebound of land masses from the loss of ice-age glaciers. Map by NOAA Climate.gov based on data provided by Philip Thompson, University of Hawaii. https://www.climate.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_620_original_image/public/2024-08/ClimateDashboard-global-sea-levels-map-20240821-1400px.png?itok=DNV9cG49 https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-sea-level

There are some very biased opinions offered as "fact". A failure because there is no scorched earth evidence of total destruction, or a success because the nuclear weapons source sites were hit with ease. I measure success on the basis of it showing that the USA was not isolationist and that finally, someone other than Israel said no to the deranged mullahs.It is a regime that hangs teenagers in public squares for the crime of being gay, that beats and blinds women for going without a hijab, thatcruelly kills companion dogs because dogs are considered harem, and where millions come out to chant death to those who oppose shiite violence. The Iranians may have shocked the region's arabs into realizing that there can be no accommodating Iran. It was wonderful seeing the Qataris panic at the sight of missiles overhead. Finally, they get an idea of what they have been financing for decades. On one hand we have people complaining that Trump bombed Iran, but then those same people complain that the destruction was not intense enough. Nothing trump does will satisfy them.

It was a success because it showed US resolve and capability. It demonstrated that the USA can and will act if necessary. Iran's dictatorship got the message. Next time they will be turned to rubble. Maybe the mission did not destroy the capability, or maybe it did. I suggest that the people who are saying it did not, are advocating for more bombing.

The Chinese sourced consumer devices are unreliable. They are not medical grade.

You really do not understand what global warming means. The warming disrupts currents and weather patterns including the jet stream. The result is that some places will experience extreme cold, while others will experience extreme heat. Weather events are more extreme. High intensity typhoons and hurricanes become the norm, heavy rain and snow storms become more likely, tidal surges more intense because sea levels rise and so on.

Too many gullible people here. This is a FALSE CLAIM. The story has been proven false. https://time.com/7297472/jd-vance-meme-mads-mikkelsen-tourist-denied-entry-cbp-ice/ FALSE. MISINFORMATION “Mads Mikkelsen was not denied entry for any memes or political reasons, it was for his admitted drug use.”

That lifestyle faded away 10-15 years ago, and Covid was its demise. When I first started working that's the way some people were. Today, most people under the age of 50 are not interested in that. They socialize differently. I expect that the cannabis shops didn't fully understand their market.

Would you have preferred he drown instead? Have some compassion. If he was hit, it was a sad way to go.

For reference sake; Bangkok set fare: Stand-/Waiting (per hour)฿ 180.00 Base fee incl. 1.0 km฿ 40.00 2. to 10. Kilometer฿ 6.50 11. to 20. Kilometer฿ 7.00 21. to 30. Kilometer฿ 8.00 31. to 40. Kilometer฿ 8.50 Every additional kilometer฿ 9.00 50 Baht airport surcharge for trips starting or heading to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK).\ Expressway tolls are extra.