it is what it is

she just needs to steal a loaf of bread from the nearest shop and get transported home free of charge ????

to back up this criticism you need to provide further details, how long had she previously been in thailand and on what basis? possibly immigration had a point, but without the full facts we don't know

ask petula clark

yes, and no, if you're a complete beginner then it would be much quicker to learn the basics and get yourself started if you learn in a structured way with someone skilled in teaching and able to explain in L1. if you don't care about grammar that's fine, it's not always necessary for effective communication. however five minutes listening to someone speak my language without a grasp of grammar can quickly become tiring, not to mention the speaker tending to sound less 'educated'.

yawn.

first time i've heard of a state being terrified by the cub scout salute

of tourist numbers as a whole sex tourists make up but a small part, package holidays from china and elsewhere, of people not interested in prostitutes or the sex industry, make up by far the larger share of the tourism market

few facts yet, so maybe the motorcyclist was drunk, maybe no one was drunk, maybe the motorcyclist couldn't control the bike due to there being four on it... who knows until a journalist gets some facts together.

sorry, but the old routemaster's, which you could jump on and off, in london were by far the best, coolest, and form of public transportation

the truth goes like this: "Without foreigners - both workers and tourists - the kingdom's economy has no future whatsoever." not accurate, tourism only contributes around 11%-12% of GDP, if thailand really wanted to it could pivot its economy and rely less on tourism

not sure is down to education, more like common sense and a reasonable grasp of reality

Could you afford to live in the UK compared to Thailand? yes. next question?

...and it's not as if the starting point was particularly strong to begin with...

nope, since you ask, there's many more; relative pronouns, reflexive pronouns, object pronouns, personal pronouns / subject pronouns, reciprocal pronouns, possessive pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, interrogative pronouns...

fairly pointless question, resulting in predictable generalisations and stereotyping. you are marrying a person, not a nationality.

it seems to me that in Thailand more than any other places I’ve riden or driven that there is a huge reluctance to stop or slow for anything - this results in the inevitable. i once asked my gf why she doesn't stop for pedestrians trying to cross the road, even when we were traveling really slowly. it came from her fear of the person behind not paying attention and being rear ended. no pun intended.

underestimate the power of nature at your peril

to all those lovers of thailand; you only have to scratch the surface to see the harsh reality of being a thai citizen. there's none so blind as those who don't want to see.

Annual GPD 2021: $506 million vs $19 million you mean billion surely, otherwise it's a pittance...

you talk sense and i agree with you. last time i agreed with you my post mysteriously disappeared/was deleted...

any qualified and experienced teacher worth their salt is adept at basic classroom management. if you are unable to manage a difficult class/students perhaps you should consider a different profession/career.

absolutely, keeps the riff raff out

an oxymoron, some would say...

or watch a movie, edit documents, write emails of any length. listen to music, send short messages, take photos and make phone calls i can manage...

like cleaner faces and better breathing unless the face mask fits airtight and has a quality filter it's going to make negligible difference to the quality of the air breathed