thecyclist

Was that somewhere during or around Tết, the Vietnamese New year?Worst time of the year to travel to Vietnam. Like Songkran, should be avoided like the plague.

Last month. I am still in Vietnam. But I went overland this time. Took five minutes. I am shuttling back and forth between Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia. Sometimes I fly, sometimes I bike. This was the worst I have ever seen it (Nov2022) :

No, they have nukes.

Bangla is not the equivalent to Pattaya 's Soi 6. It's more the equivalent to Soi Buakao or walking street. There is a small Soi, forgot the name, with short time " massage parlors", short time do the business upstairs places at Patong that is somewhat similar. If it still exists. Last time I was in Phuket was 10 years ago. Soi 6/sex is pretty unique in Thailand.

Nothing wrong with flying into HCMC. Yes, sometimes the lines at immigration are a bit long, but I have never waited more than 50 minutes or so, average around 20 minutes. You do need an outbound flight reservation on visa exemption, but immigration rarely asks for it.

Perverts like me. Strictly looking /glancing, no touching.

Srettha, the grinning ass, as a beast of burden, should come with a buffalo nose ring, would have made it easier for Tony to yank him around.

Long live chairman Kim.

Anyone who has time to write and post one idiotic question after another is by definition a loser. People reading and responding to these questions are more likely than not also in the loser rubric, which would make this a confession. Striving is overrated anyway. It really depends on what kind of loser you are. The worst kind are the Trumpian losers. If you are in the orange cult you are beyond hope. Go for euthanasia/reincarnation.

When did you get that email.l? I have had an account with them for 15 years, and never ever got an email from KTB.

You would lose that bet big time. I have heard it, and much much worse( farang kuay for example) , so many times. But a lot more in the past (30/40 years ago) than now, not, in my opinion, because Thais have a more favorable attitude towards farang now , but because 40/50 years ago, there weren't that many of us around. They are used to seeing us all over the country, it's nothing noteworthy anymore. Their xenophobia is still there, just more under the surface.

Well, psychologists say to become a mature human being, you have to learn to cope with rejection and denial. the Thais are giving us a valuable lesson. We should reciprocate, and introduce a fee for Thai tourists, so they can achieve maturity too.

The Thais have a long tradition of farang blaming, we brought prostitution, we brought Aids, we caused the once pristine land's degradation into a den of iniquity.All because Farangs are ba(crazy) and ngo (stupid), How often have I heard Thais say that. The Thais have an exceptional lack of self reflection and self awareness, and a corresponding phenomenal capacity of passing the buck. Every nation have their myths.The reality :Thais are some of the greatest scofflaws on the planet. Now, under Donnieboy and his make America moronic again movement, the the US of A.... Is turning into the western Siam, just, as everything in America has to be bigger and better than anywhere else, even crazier and infinitely more stupid.

If Donnieboy calls it " totally fake", then it has got to be totally true. Thanks for the confirmation, Donnie.

The most offensive thing in this story is having to hear the word "Emily" a hundred times in 2 minutes. I used to think it was a cute name, not anymore. Referring to yourself in the 3rd person, yes sometimes Thais do it, but not over and over again, to a headache inducing extent.

It recently occurred to me that the weekly, usually Saturdays, Rooster column hasn't been around for a while, probably a year or so. What happened to the Rooster? Did he quit, was he fired, did he follow the legendary Night Owl, Bernard Trink, into the great beyond?

Buddhist monasteries might put him up and feed him.

It doesn't really exist here, but it is probably one of the easiest country in the world to get a ride if you are a farang, better even a farang with a bicycle. I have been doing it for ages, and most of the time I get a ride in under 30 minutes. I don't do it to save money, but because of convenience. riding my bike in the countryside till I get tired, and then hitch a ride to my destination, which used to be BKK. No fun cycling into BKK. I often ask the driver whether he would have picked me up if it had been a Thai man, and 90 % say no way, too dangerous.The reverse happens in farangland, where I have spent up to 7 hours waiting for a ride. Farangs are scared of farangs, Thais are scared of Thais. I assume that the Turkish fellow didn't look " farang" enough, more "kaek" /Muslim. Also he tried to get a ride in the city, BKK of all places, which is much more difficult than getting one in the countryside heading back to the city.

Written by Adolf residing in an insane asylum for the mentally challenged.

Because they are mentally ill themselves.

If you voted for the clown, you are much more likely than not, to be an ignorant idiot, low IQ, score high on the F-scale, a misogynistic racist... in short not a pleasant person to be with.

They have the money in the bank, it's just not "their money", it's borrowed money, borrowed from the agency.

So she is fully qualified to work in the porn industry, or as a stripper. Small brain and heart, big boobs, good for the sex industry, bad in politics. Some Milf clips located in a mock up of Downing Street 10 with an intruder overpowering her.

A weaker Baht would be great. Should be around 40 to the $.

So there would have been a lighter sentence if a bicycle had been utilised in the commission of the crime? A Jogger would have gotten an even lighter sentence. A person in a wheelchair just a 100 Baht fine. Good to know.