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it is what it is

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  1. indeed. where's the netizens outrage at people carrying small children or babies on motorcycles, or teenagers riding recklessly, or people not wearing helmets? not specifying nationality here as foreigners are often as much at fault as locals
  2. did my research, live in a well managed building. any anti social behaviour gets one warning, then kicked out. shows just how easy it is to have an extremely pleasant place to live.
  3. which border point did you use? i have a mate on a multiple entry doing a border bounce from bangkok and heard the aranyapraphet/poipet border may be dodgy?
  4. Phuket has launched the Phuket Crime Free scheme, an initiative aimed at safeguarding international tourists during the peak season. why only safeguard tourists during the peak season? are tourists fair game for criminals outside peak season? would it be too much to ask for tourists to be safeguarded against crime all the time?
  5. how about employing qualified, experienced teachers?
  6. hostage negotiations are often fragile, prone to mistrust, misunderstanding, misleadings, mistakes it's really not surprising they're not going smoothly.
  7. so nice, that after its brief hibernation, the forum is back to being a melting pot for xenophobes. plus ca change.
  8. i've read that the moon landings didn't take place, what's more, i read that the moon is made of cheese. reading something does not make it true. if you have evidence then that's a different matter...
  9. sounds fairly horrendous, seems you have three options; lawyer, move or put up with it. i'd probably move. but if you go the lawyer round orgnise your evidence, make it fact based, precise and clear with supporting statements from neighbours, thai friends and the school.
  10. so the world should never change? can't we, as humans, find better and safer ways to do things. putting stuff on roads seems like a daft idea, but so does throwing water at motorcyclists but that still goes on. in many countries obviously dangerous practices are not usually tolerated or legal. sadly, this can be an unnecessarily dangerous place
  11. the bank of thailand is responsible for the regulation of banking and financial institutions in thailand, not the immigrtion department.
  12. only use it with ad blocker, i understand and don't mind reasonable advertising but the ads were taking up more and more of the screen, distracting and annoying. for me the site was unusable without ad blocking. up to them.
  13. i use nord for uk connection, no problems at all. customer support very good. i had it for six months then had to return home for a while, so cancelled it. they quickly made me an offer, 36 months for 60 GBP, bargain.
  14. horses for courses, different websites/functionality works better on different browsers
  15. This initiative is expected to attract around 50,000 tourists daily from November 24 to 28 agree. also, it's shockingly written as no context is given for the, twice mentioned, '50,000 tourists'. e.g. how does this compare to a normal day? who writes this stuff? who sub edits this stuff? why do such shockingly written articles keep getting posted here? why does no one notice how badly written it is?
  16. no responsibility. that's not the point, the govt was trying to gain kudos with the population with a populist initiative based on current events. and it looks like it's going to back fire. oops.
  17. the article is light on what actually happened. often the account holder is persuaded to give access to the scammer, so fault actually lies with the account holder for not being more switched on. my mother is 86 and manages to cut the call if anyone calls regarding her banking or investments, her bank will not call her and she know this. it's not difficult.
  18. 550 mass shootings in the us this year to october, i think thailand has a way to go yet. tbh though, one shooting, mass or not, is one too many
  19. you talk as if thailand is the only place where fights break out in bars? savages, to use your term, exist in every country
  20. i can honestly say i've never had a bad experience with an IO either at the airport, land border or CW, they have always been reasonably efficient, helpful and sometimes even friendly. i do see other foreigners shabbily dressed, with attitude, with unhelpful interfering wives/gfs and can see how IOs could get fed up with such types. i believe if you're organised, relaxed, calm and patient you won't go far wrong
  21. another reminder to have your affairs in order, just in case.
  22. probably one of several mules on the flight, likely someone from a deprived background now paying a very high price for a bad decision.
  23. there are short term lets at my building but very rarely any issues. it's a well managed building and any contravening of the rules results in a warning and then, if no improvement, removal. i did my research and live in a building that i knew was well managed. research up front can pre-solve an awful lot of condo problems
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