it is what it is

after visiting my sister who emigrated to australia, and my mate in the west indies i have been underwhelmed by thailand, and many other country's beaches. 

5 minutes ago, bendejo said:

 

I took MAL from KL to Capetown to Buenos Aires (in 2010).  I thought the checked bagged allowance was 40kg.  At the airport I discovered that such baggage allowance was for the Capetown-BA part of the trip, while for KL-Capetown was 20kg, and the price for overweight was ridiculous.  The fellow at the check-in who explained this tried very hard to convince me to check my bags as they were RIGHT NOW, which made me suspect there was some incentive for himself.  I found a quiet corner and poured through my things, discarding nearly half my stuff (I think this was not unusual, there were a few airport maintenance staff hovering in the near distance waiting for me to go my way and get at the flotsam).  I know the value of the stuff I tossed was much less than the fee would have been. 

 

the devil is in the detail. unfortunately, these days you have to concentrate and check, and check again, all details when booking long haul flights. the smoke and mirrors marketing and pricing of the short haul market has infected the long haul market.

april 1

3 minutes ago, Spamhead said:

At a guess because the management are total <deleted> without any clue how to run a retail outlet and even less commonsense. 

so... if all the products on the shelf have been sold they should not re-stock the shelves until the shop is closed? that's common sense? it's certainly an ineffective business model.

and if products aren't available on the shelf you wouldn't complain, you'd be happy to wait until the next day to buy those products?! really?!

assume thais who have recently traveled abroad will also be required to comply, and that the authorities have a system in place to identify those citizens who should be complying.

In other countries they have staff to resupply when the shop is closed.

not true, in the uk supermarket shelves are re-stocked during shop open hours

try not to see criticism through the lens that if something is not right it must be because it's thai/thailand. 

On 3/29/2024 at 12:32 PM, NorthernRyland said:

There are so many punk kids in Thailand it's actually quite shocking. Their lowlife loser parents let them cruise around on motorbikes without mufflers at any speed they want and terrorize people. If there were any adults in the room all these kids would have their bikes confiscated and the parents fined.

very sad. but not a thailand problem, many countries have issues with the extreme behaviour of adolescents

couldn't care less, never needed to pay someone to spend time with me, neither have any of my mates. and i've had an awful lot of fun.

a fool and his money are soon parted always has been, and i guess always will be, true.

depends where you are, in bangkok three days, but quiet start and finish usually. never been to pattaya but hear it's longer there.

but i don't care because i'll be in another country 😁

9 hours ago, paul1804 said:

Sadly their is no shame from Thai's !!

sorry, but you are wrong to suggest this is a thai trait, back home the council in a small town near me decided to cut down around 30 mature deciduous trees for apparently no reason, they did it overnight which was particularly sly. and once they're gone that's it...

ouch.

book ahead to avoid disappointment.

in all the years i've been flying into and out of thailand i've never been delayed arriving or leaving - always been through immigration before my bags arrived.

an air stewardess took a shine to me one one flight and gave me a fast-track pass that i could use in case of long queues. i've never had to use it, probably obsolete now 😄

they are thai, this is thailand, they will have much more idea of the possible outcomes than us foreigners. leave them to it.

1 minute ago, josephbloggs said:

The maid from Yasothon was Roger Crutchley, not Trink. Roger Crutchley was actually a proper writer and I used to enjoy his columns (he was also the sports editor of the BP). Trink had maybe 5% of his talent as a writer.

anyone who knows about writing knows trink was an awful journalist, i was always surprised the stickman site always held him in such high esteem.

On 3/25/2024 at 11:11 AM, simon43 said:

Ask yourself - would you start chatting to women in your mall in the UK, USA, Australia?

 

Sounds absolutely creepy to me....

depends on the situation, if a girl is interested and lets you know then it's fine. pre-smart phones i met loads of girls in malls, on buses, walking through markets, in parks, non were working girls, and many wonderful times were had. smart phones and internet daring put an end to this, for me anyway. it was a lot of fun while it lasted.

2 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Are there Thais who can sing?? and they don't cover or copy??

sure, my friend's daughter studied music at mahidol, she now works as a professional jazz singer often performing at top notch venues. jazz is not my favourite, but she has an amazing voice.

 up to you.

i remember a BP writer, roger beaumont, i think, he was pretty good. andrew biggs was fairly humorous

21 hours ago, JoePai said:

Never 'eard of them !

doesn't matter, you're not the target market

thought they'd solved this problem years ago...