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Another one of those companies that did everything correctly, and have their licences in order, Herr Fritz? Hello from the coffee shop of Thai business reality, you can have my old barstool, you'll probably need a strong drink!

I no longer drink. Unless you are the CEO you cannot know for certain what is going on in Coca-Cola Thailand, for example. And is you are a CEO you wouldn't be on here trollposting your life away. All I've learned from this exchange with you is that fantasy dreamers don't necessarily all occupy barstools. There is absolutely no way your Corporation, if it exists, is 'running clean' in this country, none, nada, zero. Even Rolls Royce have been busted here!

Hilarious! What version of Thailand are you living in?

There's nothing quite like the buzz of a morning beer, and you don't need to be old to enjoy that! The Germans traditionally serve Sekt (sparkling wine) at breakfast. It can even be had at Breakfast World in Chiang Mai, if its still around...

It always costs MUCH MORE than real meat. My green credentials end at Broccoli.

Well, the Farangs can just go cry in their beers, because they have almost no rights, and seeking a court settlement here is utter madness, even if you win you lose.

Not if they're maintained and discarded once they are at use-by, but, who bothers with these irritating details in carefree Kalaland?

The only thing more bizarre than these tragic tales is the way they're reported. How does one undress diagnostically? Sounds like what you'd do for a prostate exam.

If your discharge is "sticky" I'd book a clinic visit.

So two-mango girl next door seem to have wound your watch? And why not? Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro are breeding like rabbits with girls their great grandkids age! Just make sure she doesn't out-smart you out of your life savings, old chap, there's no coming back from that in your 70s.

The 7/11 burgers are surprisingly good, for what they are and what you'll pay! The toasties are legendary. Fun fact: the family who own CP are richer than the Korean Chaebol who own Samsung! Crony Monopolies are a helluva drug.

Agreed, the ''golden-shower mile'' (Nana to Cowboy) of Bangkok is a freak-show to me like the original StarWars bar scene. And I'm that old too, so the next generation are busy making their memories. Never knew Somsaks in Pattaya, but its always sad to read these posts. Everything is getting lower quality for higher prices, its global, and its a sad regressive trend.

Prigozhin suggesting Putin, the architect, was deceived about Ukraine is absurd, he's trying to tell the whole truth, and should just do it, because he's not going to live to see the next Mayday parade anyway. He can't win over the people because most Russians still go along with Putin's party line, why would they not? It's all they've ever known. This war now has more plot twists than Breaking Bad.

For those who would like to see some familiar and sickening faces implicated, Youtube search: East101 -Thailand's fearless Cop. heartbreaking.

Make year model, what you do on it (generally) any errors, how frequently they show, what they say exactly, what software you are running, how you maintain it, whether you clean its drive, what's the memory availability. What OS. Maybe a few other details... They're complex things, the answers may be tedious to get and post, but they could get you another year or three of PC life. Or help the group suggest a fitting replacement.

If at first you don't succeed then Krai Krai again. What a waste of good oxygen. Tosser!

This is hilarious! You have to hand it to the kid, he basically got fifty cops and extras to break the law, filmed it, took it viral, thrilled the kids, pissed off the old farts, embarrassed the force, outraged some crew cut T-Rex's and trousered a nice chunk of "influencer" change. Whattaguy!

The only man ever to have more indictments than cheeseburgers. I'm amazed both combined haven't burst his aorta. He must have a way of floating out of his body and observing it all quite dispassionately among the rest of us, the chutzpah is incredible!

I saw a video of the girl with the Nixon tattoo being interrogated, I thought she was going to have a seizure, man she was so pissed off! All a-grimace as a Gargoyle and almost chewing on her own tongue, it was wonderful TV!

It's not cheap being a skint drinker! Fellas, quit if you can, everything improves, from your waist to your weiner, to your wallet.

"Let the children have thier way, let the children play..." Santana ???? Damn where did that come from? I love it when my memory gives me presents from 1979. Thank you China! Going to listen now...

A liver scare finally sorted me out last year. After 4 months off the sauce I was back to baseline with my prior test results at 4x the "high" readings, according to the doc. I can't find the exact medical terms right now. I lost a load of weight too! I still think I've done permanent damage, something still twinges in there every day... But that's all it is for now. FWIW I went cold turkey, I was overseas at the time too. Separate to the current situation above (and this is not medical advice, nor endorsed or recommended) but I took some magic mushrooms down in Koh Lanta a few years ago, and the wonderful unexpected side effect was they removed the desire to drink immediately for about 18 months, then it gradually wore off, and during Covid I was back at it! I was also dry for about 5 years from age 28, just sorting out my spiritual life, and I was a big binge drinker since late teens before that, your typical young Scots/Irish yahoo! I'll just add this PS: I've been fortunate enough to just stop anytime, I well know many cannot! My tragedy is, I simply never wanted to stop. I'm a bit of a nihilist in that regard. During 2021 I was putting away 72 cans a week (three cases) and the odd cocktail, shared bottle of vino, with the missus.

John, I beg to differ on your perception of the Sanuk factor. We forget that generations of young westerners and Thais have followed after us, the kids are "totes" still having as much Sanuk as we did with each other, and the internet has definitely broken down barriers even more! Young Thai ladies our age in the 20th Century were clueless about everything unless they saw it in a dubbed Hollywood movie! We certainly would have been unlikely to mingle with the Thai overseas educated elites of the time either. The internet has changed all that, yes many remain resolutely incurious, up to them, They literally have "the whole world in their hands" as the old spiritual song went.

Sent you a PM.

Yes, the Germans and Brit gals like getting their boobs baked, there definitely should be a beach or two hundred that are nipple nirvana, the ladies who lunch wearing black tablecloths can hang out in their own zone, there's enough sand for everyone.