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Maybe, but it will take time. And if it does, many of the farangs who are in Thailand will not be welcome. I expect that for some of the Vietnam boosters here, they have never been to Vietnam or had dealings with the Vietnamese. It is not easy. They are more fatalistic than Thais and their sense of hospitality is different too. Their corruption can be more intense and overt. You want to complain about Thais not being proactive, well the Vietnamese are even worse. A large number of the people who visit Thailand now would not be welcome in Vietnam as the Vietnamese have a low tolerance for misbehaving foreigners. In public, they can be quite prudish. For some people fed up of the debauchery of Thailand, this would be welcome. However for much of the demographic that visits Pattaya and Patong, Vietnam is not an alternative. Be careful what you wish for.

The double standards being applied here would be amusing if they were not so revealing. Unlike other foreigners, he is fluent in Thai and prospered in Thailand. I can see why some people are agitated: Envy. He does not operate a beer bar brothel in Pattaya making his living by pimping out vulnerable people. Nor does he have a small factory exploiting Thailand's weak environmental protection laws, or operate a bogus dive shop or scooter rental scam business. The man does not need me to defend him, but his business has employed multiple young creative and hard working Thai people. I never liked him, and found his stunts stupid. In some cases, they were ripoffs of the identical stunts done elsewhere, without him giving credit to the original content creator . Condemn him for that, but not the other nonsense. He may no longer be a missionary, but he has not been shunned by the Church, so he is still most likely at the very least a nominal member. However, if I have misunderstood, then I am corrected. The use of the cats and scorpions was indeed idiotic. More like ignorant, but that was a Thai initiated stunt. However, since he is the boss, the responsibility lies with him and he is rightfully condemned. He has done other idiotic things. Perhaps the more appropriate description is a man consumed by a lust for wealth. Or a classic small city American who was not taught to think because of his upbringing. Does it matter? I don't watch his content. The little that I have seen is inane and unimaginative. I have seen some of them in the past and do avoid the content, but then I am not a 12 year old. They were the stupid antics of a 19-25 year old naif. He has however grown along the way. Unfortunately, he has also become even more unattractive in personality and appearance. The issue of his girlfriend/domestic partner/concubine/companion or whatever is of interest to some as he was popular with young women who dreamed of making him their very own. Now he is on the market again.

Cute. You are an absolutist, If you wish to deny creative license to reinterpret and to adapt Sneewitchen, then Snow White must always be portrayed by a German peasant girl speaking in low German, using low German idioms and vernacular. It is an accepted practice to reinterpret roles. If that wasn't a case, then many operas would cease to exist. Ever hear of West Side Story? It is a modern version of Romeo and Juliet. The Magnificent Seven is a remake version of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film Seven Samurai. Your logic holds that those two films should have neverrbeen made because they don't have Romeo and Juliet as Italians, but Puerto Ricans and white guys. And the Gunslingers in the Magnificent &? Where are their kimonos and rice bowls? tsk tsk.

This is about a man who criticizes the government support of housing. The US Government was a major factor in how so many US citizens were able to afford housing in the 1940-s to 1960's. And yet it seems that he wants to stop that role so that his cronies can make a bigger profit from affordable residential housing. This is not about other people who you are tossing out here to distract.

He does not run any Thais down. All the creative content employees and crew are Thai. He is a Mormon, so I am surprised he had any relationship without marriage.

They are not that arousing are they?

Keeping it classy as always.

OK, but the likelihood of a vitamin C deficiency in an older male is indicative of a more serious issue such as a nutrition deficiency or an intestinal absorption deficiency. If someone is constipated the tried and true method of addressing is exercise movement such as walking and more fiber.

There is nothing to indicate that he spat on anyone. And what he did is not grounds for "public nuisance". He was not in public space. He was an invitee at a private business. The venue did not ask him to leave did they? And even if they did and he co-operated, he was not a nuisance. The responsibility lies with the venue management. It tolerated his behavior.

In the absence of a complainant, or visible damage, what do you expect the police to do? What happens in your own country? It is not about being afraid. It is about the appropriate use of police and court resources. At worst this is a ticketable offence in some countries, providing a law enforcement official witnesses the act.

You sure about that? Typically, the public officials implicated in child molestation rings are law and order types such as police, vicars, and conservatives social value campaigners.

China's veneer of wealth could disappear, but the Chinese steadfastness will remain. Westerners have a difficult time understanding the mainland Chinese mentality or value system. They are a tough people used to hardship and capable of enduring pain for the benefit of their families and future generations. As long as there is food, even if basic, and a clear statement of a national goal and direction, the Chinese people will not falter. They will remain united when faced with an external threat. One need only watch some of the more popular Chinese dramas and comedies. The scripts always emphasize a need for the Chinese to stick together and to help each other. They are like a colony of army ants who ill sacrifice their all for the benefit of the pupae and Queen. That is why GDP data and other financial indicators that the west relies on, are not reliable indicators of the Chinese sentiment.

A 10 year ban for Pita. And yet a convicted man and his family are allowed to rule, and the people who overthrew a democratically elected government are allowed to sit in government. Nice values.

More attention seeking stupidity form a man who knows little about the film industry. Multiple estimates and studies indicate that approximately 70% of US film industry revenue is derived from foreign markets. Impose a tariff on the film producers and the foreign markets will do similar, killing foreign revenues and facilitating pirating of product. You can't make realistic films about foreign locales unless you film there. US locations don't like the presence of film crews. People complain about traffic congestion or the inconveniences. There are always the threats of litigation. US locations that offer the kind of urban setting needed for some shoots are lacking. Local taxes are high. Deal with those issues, and maybe more films will be made in the USA.

Is this how you tell the world that you are biased against black people without being explicit? Rachel Zegler, the principal of the current release, is a white latina. Her father is Polish and her mother Columbian. Whether or not an actress is of a specific ethnicity is irrelevant. Snow White is a faerie tale. If you wish to be a an absolutist, then only an emaciated German should play the role as per the Brothers Grimm tale.

I expect that some of the Reform council members will prove to be embarrassments. Many were not well vetted. Others may find that dealing with rubbish collection, parking complaints and so on will be rather exhausting and annoying. The citizens who regularly appear at council meetings to complain are often a few cards short of a full deck. The election will not change the realities of dealing with some lazy council workers who will rely on their union to protect them. It is easy to criticize council members, and it doesn't matter if Lib Dem or Labour or Tory because they all have to deal with some very tiresome and stupid people.

Melania was never a super model, nor did she ever claim to be. She was an attractive woman when she was modeling and did well. It is you who is calling her something she never said she was. Trump's wealth is a bit of a mirage and relies on valuations of leveraged real estate holdings. Do you know who his financial backers are? He is not as wealthy as he claims to be and has significant debt. As per Rolling Stone: Trump’s Financial Disclosures Show Significant Debt and Abundant Grift, Nikki McCann Ramirez, August 16, 2024

I offer that a professional police force and professional prosecutor's office should not be influenced by local councils when it comes to carrying out their responsibilities. If they are, then the problem lies in large part with the police and prosecutors. As we know from the Pakistani grooming gangs fiasco in Rochdale, there was gross ineptitude on the part of the Greater Manchester police. They failed to investigate allegations. The Children were even collected at care homes. The police and prosecutors must be independent to address the possibility that local councils which are responsible for local care homes do not have council members who see the homes as convenient child sex larders. The councils can certainly call for investigations into criminal activities, but they do that now.

Boeing was not working on this type of project. It's government funding is project specific. This was not a designated project. Perhaps you are confused with manned space shuttles.

Many false claims are made by an individual with no knowledge of Canadian history, political systems or economics. Carney had multiple passports because he was living and working overseas and the passports worked for him. It is not unusual. Approx. 4 million Canadians have dual nationalities. Approx. 1 million of them are US nationals. He is wrong on the lumber claim. The USA does not have the capacity to produce the lumber needed.There are not enough sawmills to cut the lumber and the US timber reserves are in national parks and locations away from markets. Unlike Canada, the USA does not have aggressive replanting of forests once cut down. He is wrong on the oil industry/ the USA is purchasing oil at below market cost , refining and selling it back to Canada. If the chronic whiners in Canada's oil patch were so concerned about oil production they would want an oil refinery and not more pipelines to export oil to the USA. Maybe it is because of the US control of the oil patch. He is also showing his ignorance of the oil that is used. Not all oil grades and types are the same. The US oil refineries are specific to Canadian oil grades, not to southern US oil. He is wrong on the auto manufacturing and assumes that Canada would be content with importing US automobiles. Canada can and should pivot to only Canadian made and non USA imports. They don't need multiple versions of US models. No more electricity, water, inland transits or overflights for the USA too. Canada should put heavy taxes on flights to the USA, and cut a deal with Caribbean nations for holiday goers. Cuba would gladly welcome snowbirds, especially if they became medical tourists.

When I saw red Cap, I thought it was a complaint about the lack of Red Cap porters at Thailand airports.

Someone's kid? Maybe 70+ years ago.

was the information incorrect?

Mr. Musk is not even close to being a conductor because 1. He is not directly managing or or directing the activity, and 2. He did not create the "arrangement' that would allow for the operation's success. Assumptions to the contrary, Mr Trump is not an aeronautical engineer and has a limited knowledge of high altitude and space management. The credit lies with the engineers and technicians.

Self made? He relied on an inheritance that was created because of government generosity. Trump is wealthy today because of government housing subsidies. While still a young man, he inherited his father Fred's real-estate empire, worth tens of millions of dollars. The senior Trump made his fortune by building middle-class housing financed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). In the 1930s, Fred Trump built single-family homes for middle class families in Queens and Brooklyn, using mortgage subsidies from the newly created FHA in order to obtain construction loans. After his real-estate business fell on hard times, he revived his firm during World War II by constructing FHA-backed housing for U.S. naval personnel near major shipyards along the East Coast. After the war, he continued to rely on FHA financing to construct apartment buildings in New York's outer boroughs. https://prospect.org/economy/trump-s-housing-hypocrisy/