happydreamer

A wise man once told me...you're paying for her to go away afterwards. Other than that, if it were me I'd say it saves time and energy. When I was a younger man I used to like the idea of seducing women. I had a lot more free time back then. Life now is busy. Needs to be like a grocery store item that I check off my list. I couldn't care less about the emotional connection. I get more out of talking to myself or my stray cats.

Yep...add 2001Ibiza to that list too. That one I've been to but seeing it now would never return

Lived in Thailand 10 years...Places Ive never gone and will probably never go Koh Phangan Phuket Koh Phi Phi Koh Tao Pai I did go to Samui on my first trip here in 2012 but spent the entire time on grounds at the Conrad.

1993 Rx7 R1, with every bolt-on mod one could do. Ran 12.4 in a quarter mile on street tires. I loved that car. Purchased in 1998 gave her up in 2001

Just arrest them. They have to start making examples. And if you get arrested you can't come back for a year. Two arrests you're banned. You wouldn't be doing this type of thing in there strict SE Asian countries. Why go to another country to be a douch3

Look cool and be charming. Smile a lot at strangers. Go to a lounge with a bud, raise your glass to a table of ladies that glance your way. They're looking for you to notice them. If they raise their glass back to you order a round to their table. Smile at them when it arrives. Then go over there and talk to them. This works best if you're only with one friend. Don't bring a pack of hungry dogs with you. When I lived in Chiang Mai I literally met a girl without even speaking to her until she walked past my table to leave. We had "air communications " all night raising glasses, smiling, pretending to text each other, tossing air messages to each other. Make a game of it. These girls like the cutesy <deleted>. That was 7 years ago, had a fling with her, wasn't gonna work out as she was extremely jealous but we're still friends to this day. Remember that in a room full of Thai people, if you're the handsome charming foreigner, you're somewhat of a token. People will notice you , you'll stand out so use it to your advantage.

Excellent advice man.

Insufferable wench. Needs to be choked out a bit

It would not be reasonable to assume any level of safety and /or pride taken in ones job here to ensure any level beyond the ol "at-a-glance" pass. No one in charge gives a sh!t here and therefore the people who work for those who don't give a sh!t care even less.

What a disgusting turd

Oh the horror of urban landscapes going back to being thriving places of business instead of refugee pools. What a horrible notion.

Most likely a squatter from Portland or some other liberal state in the US

Degenerate Island. How surprisingly shocking

The perp was reported by another passenger to be exposing himself on the escalator

A country that doesnt tolerate I'm better than you behavior? Are you serious? Have you ever seen how the priviledged treat their help here?

Usd

Yes. Back home I'd need to be pulling in over a half mil to be taxed at the same rate

Ive actually found the tax rates here to be much higher than what they are at home.

Aren't Russians trying to leave Russia? Why the hell would a non Russian go to visit? What a dunce

Ya because criminals and those prone to criminal activity obey laws

In this day in age I just don't understand why people are fascinated with riding elephants....or messing with wildlife in general...petting tigers, kissing / handling snakes, eating bugs. Just dumb

The answer I was looking for. thanks Mike

Ya I understand this part. But what Im asking is do they increment the tax on your earnings for each bracket? So if you're in the 2-5Million Baht bracket are you paying 30% on the entire amount or just the amount thats over 2 million?

Does anyone know how the tax system works here? In other words, in the uS we have brackets whereby we are taxed incrementally...so 10% on the first 11K 12% on anything between $11,001 – $44,725 22% on anything between $44,726 – $95,375 24%on anything between $95,376 – $182,100 32% on anything between $182,101 – $231,250 And it just gets worse from there. Does anyone know if it's like that here or if its just a flat rate based on the total amount?

Slightly worse. At least the westerners aren't standing up your ass breathing on you and pushing you