Liverpool Lou

But prostitution doesn't go on in go-go bars. that happens off premises, doesn't it?

That's incorrect, Barfly and the Novotel Lotus were there at the same time as each other, the Novotel Lotus was not built where Barfly was. Barfly morphed into the Kangaroo Sports Bar on the same premises and closed a couple of years ago, many years after the Novotel was built in 1994.

All the 'Artist' bars closed well before COVID. Mojo's and the The Office too. That's not "all the bars in 33". What you meant was, some bars in 33 closed before Covid.

So the pool bars with bar-fineable girls are "go-go" bars? No, they're definitely not.

What does that mean? Are you suggesting that Asian expats don't age or that there haven't been Asian expats here already for decades? The aging western expats don't age any quicker than the Asians and what makes you suggest that when the current western expats expire there'll be none of their countrymen to replace them as has happened for the last sixty or seventy years?

There's still plenty of bars in 33 (and 22), they may be temporarily closed pending the re-opening but they sure did not "all die before Covid".

Why do you say that? What's the problem with buying alcohol in Thailand, you can have as much as "he and his cronies" have, can't you?

"The science"? What science are you referring to? Do you mean the little bit that you have selected and then both misinterpreted and misrepresented? Which beach-front properties are "going to be under water before long"? Could you be more specific with your claims...with evidence that what you posted is accurate?

All the scientists say the world is getting warmer and the ice caps are melting and sea level is rising fast. "All the worlds scientists" say that and no scientists say that it's cyclical and expected? All of them? Where did you get that from?

Load of tosh. Who's "BS desperation"? You didn't notice that the article isn't written by anyone in Thailand?

No, they're not, the article did not mention beach-front properties.

The OP was not comparing the qualities of the Hamptons to those of Hua Hin (some posters who didn't read the article properly were). It is just about city residents buying a place at the beach, that's all, like some Americans buying in the Hamptons...apples and apples, so to speak.

That's Hong Kong's journalists for you!

I thought that false and misleading information was not permitted on this forum?

No one is comparing Hua Hin as a resort to the Hamptons, there's not one word about that. The article is comparing the actions of some Bangkok residents to those of Americans buying in the Hamptons, that's all... "As with the New York getaway, many Bangkok residents want to escape the traffic and pollution, with the coronavirus pandemic nudging them to make a move"

The SCMP has copy and pasted what, from whom?

Pity you didn't catch the smell of South China Morning Post article as opposed to a Thailand "add" [sic]!

"I rekcon they say this sh_t hoping foreigners will rush there to buy buy buy! I'd call it B S.." .You're assuming that it is Thailand saying that, it's not, it's the South China Morning Post!

Take another look at the photo! The diesel appears to be red also!

What is it that you're saying is a "money-making scam"? There's no "scam", there is just illegal selling of the diesel.

Obviously, they were fitted this this year as the article clearly states that the project started on September 16th...this year! "At the rapid rate of speed, all remaining Bangkok taxis will be converted by around March 2074, providing no new taxis are added to the roads. After they have finished converting all of the Bangkok cabs, will they be extending the program upcountry?" None of that matters as the screens are not mandatory, they're being offered free of charge to any drivers who want them.

How would a transparent screen stop you from doing any of those things?

Really, have you seen one? You seriously think that the rear of the taxi is sealed? Jesus... They're not mandatory so why should drivers who opt for one want to have it removed? "...and have the opportunity to flee when a door is unlocked.." Passengers who want to do a runner can do that now, it won't take the new optional partitions to enable them to skedaddle.

"...I don't understand the negativity". It's a rule for most Thaivisa posters whenever there's an opportunity to lamely mock Thais or Thailand!

.... and then presumably the car blows up? Why presume an explosion? Maybe you've been watching too many movies?