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it is what it is

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  1. how do you know she was a tourist?
  2. like many of the mad and dangerous traffic traits here it's basically down to laziness and lack of attention.
  3. normal working day, thank goodness.
  4. many years ago i was in a band, my mate had a neighbour with a dog that barked all day when left alone. we got fed up so recorded the noise of the dog barking. at night, once the owner had returned, we rigged up a PA and played the recording back at him. two days later problem solved. ok, back to the present. the experiences above show the need to research where you're going to live, any country can have noisy neighbors bit it's more difficult to deal with when you're the outsider. make sure you know the building your moving into, the type of people there, the way its managed. my building has a good mix of middle class thai and foreign UN workers, it's well managed. anyone making a noise or being anti-social gets one warning and after that they're out. it's a wonderfully calm, considerate, friendly and quiet place to live, right in the middle of bangkok.
  5. you also need appropriately trained mechanics/technicians to repair and service these vehicles, old school mechanics just don't have the knowledge, there will be a time lag as skill sets are brought up to speed.
  6. Chinese tourist arrivals in Thailand are set to be lower than forecast in 2023, according to estimates by the Thai tourism bureau. what data was the forecast based on? anyone can come up with a figure, the question is; is it an achievable objective? they could have forecast 2.5 million tourists and would have exceeded forecast! they probably need to look at their data modelling.
  7. This documentary is currently blocked in Thailand. there's non so blind as those who don't want to see.
  8. would be interested to know what he/his school uses?
  9. very sad, many years ago, a younger me visited koh samui, rented a motorcycle (no helmet) and went climbing up a waterfall i found, i slipped and fell, badly banging and hurting my leg/knee. the young believe they are indestructible, they take risks, i certainly did. but boy, have i had an amazing life. RIP young man
  10. Surprised there was just the slap, no retaliation and no hair pulling which seems to be the ladies favoured fight tactic here. mate, not only in thailand.
  11. get him off the road. it's lucky he didn't injure or kill an innocent person. there is no excuse for drinking and driving.
  12. sounds like dreadful seats, not a dreadful car. i dated a major japanese brand car designer here for a while, many cars are designed for a local market, interiors based on human modelling of the local population, therefore it doesn't surprise a westerner might be uncomfortable in the seat of a thai market car. this is not always the case but shows the importance of researching and test driving before purchasing a car.
  13. agree. there was a panorama programme about EVs on the bbc recently, basically showing the practicalities of owning one. it all seemed a massive hassle. i'm not against them, but the current products are far from meeting my requirements, i.e. having an easy life
  14. good points, there are multiple ways immigration could identify and track over stayers, if they wanted to/could be bothered to...
  15. obviously. duty is simply the tax, nothing to do with other mark ups in price/profit margins
  16. RIP Shane. an english guy btw. saw the pouges, back in the day, at the town and country clup in north london, not a big fan of the music but the gig was a full on experience. favourite pogues song 'tuesday morning' sans shane. he was a force of nature though.
  17. having worked in tokyo and often dated japanese girls on my travels, i don't recognise your description at all. i found them to be well educated, independent, stylish, contemporary culturally aware, into cool music and films. in short, great companions and lovers. you were really unlucky and missed out on some potentially wonderful experiences
  18. with this cool weather, my apartment electric bill for the last month 250 baht
  19. the Top C 'sale' has been going on longer than bob dylan's never ending tour...
  20. i've sent plenty of things by post to the uk over the years, never had any problems. in contrast, my sister lives in australia, she's always having issues with australia post. the best was when she sent a parcel to the uk, a week after posting it was returned to her - they'd mixed up the recipient and sender addresses...
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