thecyclist

The ablutions of professionals is a lot higher. I should have qualified my remark by saying poo Ying Thai. No idea what the average is for the male population. Never lived with one. But when you tell a Thai that you shower once or twice they are shocked and hold their noses (farang men men).Many non isan Thais consider their northeastern brothers filthy (maybe they are not living up to the strict hygiene requirements of the 'real Thais').also have you eaten rice yet and ap nam laeo rue yang is almost like a greeting in Thai. I know of no other culture where showering assumes such a prominent place.

Come on, which farang showers 5 times a day, like most Thais do. Before eating after eating, before going out, when getting back home, before sex after sex. The average Thai :snack, talk, shower, nap..

Since these 3000 arrivals a day are exclusively high quality billionaires spending millions, the low number is good news :kee nok farang out 'farang have money too much' in.

Don't think you have ever been able to enter visa exempt for more than 30 days. It used to be only 15 days when I first visited over 40 years ago. They extended it to 30 days some time in the nineties. Also you were not able to get even a single extension of visa exemptions or tourist visas back then. You could apply for it, but was usually rejected, and you got a week to leave the country.

It's just talk. Sounds good but nothing will come of it. They have been announcing the shutting down of the sex industry for decades.

Why didn't exciting Myanmar make the cut :frequent military coups followed by riots, shootings, all-round action. The Pandemic brought under control by not testing. And they are working hard on the pollution expecting to be level with the big mango in terms of unbreathable air soon.

Must be the additional thrill of surviving on the world's most dangerous roads, that makes it so popular.

The real number of road fatalities is much higher. If you die on the way to the or later from your injuries in the hospital you did not die, at least as far as the statistician is concerned.

Where did you get this information? No confirmed case of Omicron in Vietnam yet.

Yep, and with the Thai penchant for gambling, why not start a little lottery about in which province it will pop up first.

2 countries :people in Laos have no problems with Thai. Useful in Cambodia too, especially along the border. Some would consider Isan a separate country. So usefulness of Thai established in 4 entities :Thailand, Isan, Laos, Cambodia. ????????????????????☺️????

From what I have been hearing and reading on various forums, it seems that of the 4 western vaccines AZ appears to result in the most severe and most frequent side effects.

How far apart were your Pfizer shots. CDC says 3 weeks. I got my first shot 2 days ago, so far no side effects.

Not necessarily for medical advice, but other's experiences. The average doctor probably doesn't know that much about Covid and the vaccines.

A friend of mine had almost daily headaches for weeks after the Moderna shot. Also unrelated?

Just millionaires for the time being

Nok used to carry bicycles for free. So did Bangkok Airways and Thai. If they still do that, the weight of the bicycle doesn't really matter. It is one bicycle, and the rest of your stuff is weighed and charged separately.

More like a 4 year old. An 8 year old kid knows that people who can swim often drown.

What a beauty. Quality indeed.

Money Money Money:that's all they ever think about. Just bring us the cash, you can stay home.

That is interesting. I left Thailand for Vietnam 4 years ago, so not really up to speed. Zolpidem used to be the sleeping aide of choice in Thailand (and many other countries) Why was it taken off the market? In Vietnam Zoplicone is the only sedative that is available OTC, maybe because they have a cheap locally produced generic version here.

Let me get that straight , Mirtazapine and Trazodone worked for you for 15 years,from 2003 to 2018, and then suddenly in April 2018 stopped having an effect? Alprazolam should not be taking as a sleeping tablet, it's an anxiolytic. Zolpidem or Zoplicone are bona-fide sleeping tablets:They are much less addictive, tolerance to them builds up only after prolonged use. Withdrawal symptoms are usually just recurring insomnia.

Have you tried a micro dose of Trazodone for sleep?

That is just so totally wrong and uninformed and overgeneralizes. While sedatives just mask symptoms, SSRIs do not. They have lifted millions of people, some longterm or even permanently, out of a deep black hole.Minimal side effects for most, been around for decades, so pretty much as tried and tested as any medication. And they do not lead to a downward spiral. It's either an upward spiral or they often are just ineffective. They can change your brain chemistry and neuronal networks in a way similar to meditation. Obviously mindfulness meditation is way better than pills, but it takes a lot of time and effort to make that work. Vipassana,yoga or breathing exercises are something that you start when you feel normal and they might help you to never suffer from depression in the first place, but to start meditating when you are right in the middle of a severe bout of depression is either impossible or ineffective. It's like starting to exercise when you are in the middle of a heart attack. You exercise and eat healthy foods to prevent a heart attack, not to short-circuit one that is in progress.

Off and on it for ages. Was off it before the lockdown. I am in Vietnam right now and the hard lockdown with not even outdoor exercise allowed - I need my daily jog or bike ride - Was driving me nuts. So back on it. You don't take antidepressants just to get you through a rough patch, sedatives (finely calibrated and slowly tapered off are for that).Minimum is 6 to 12 month. All side effects (mainly insomnia and for a week or two increased anxiety) are temporary. The only exception is a marked delay of orgasm/ejaculation. Not libido or erectile function (which in my case improved), but it just often takes you forever to come. By the way reading up on the subjects was sort of therapeutic in itself for me. It puts you in charge of your own treatment, and learning about all the different treatments available instills optimism and improved mood.