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German Tourist Severely Beaten in Pattaya by Group of 10 Men
Did they breathalize the German who rode his motorbike to safety at 4am?
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Lavish Lifestyle of UK Drug Lords Ends in Thailand Arrest
Merseyside police have been easily corruptable, hence that area has been a draw for even London gangs. Source of info from Gangsters podcast on BBC Sounds.
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The waitress said I had 4 beers, when I only had 3...
I would have just paid for the extra beer and avoided the argument as it's likely to be a bar I like and want to use again. For the price of a beer not worth falling out over. Just avoid the confrontation everywhere not just at your bar. You never win an argument here. You never know what stress she is going through on the day that affects her judgement. Just put principles & pride to one side.
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A Focus On : Kanchanaburi - site of an Iconic Railway
Can you say where the kayak place is. I'd like to have a goat that.
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4 Israeli men fined for causing chaos at hospital in Mae Hong Son
You are 100% correct. I have come across Israelis in Nepal. Apparently they get 6 months paid leave after national service. Many travel. Horrible experience if you come across them.
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Teenage Brit Involved in Fatal Road Collision in Pattaya
In the UK you have to do a Basic Safety Train In the UK you have to do a basic safety training before your even allowed to get on a bike with L Plates. They teach you to drive in the middle of the lane not at the side. That is because when you drive at the side of the lane, cars will continually try to squeeze past increasing the risk of what happened here. So a long way to go for Thailand to get safety on to the roads. Thais can ride bikes, but safely, no.
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JFK assassination papers declassified !
Don't you think the point of this is Trump will highlight similarly between who was involved with the JFK Assassination & the shocking treatment aimed at Trump the last 4yrs by the last administration. Including the assignation attempts.
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Loneliness in Pattaya
Your right. What nationality is the guy who started this. I note in the UK we have a pub culture. You go to the pub for a beer and generally talk to anyone who is there. Interact. But so many nationalities don't have that . Russians don't even speak to each other! Many nationalities happily walk down the street or sit on the kerb with a bottle of beer. British sit in a bar because we have a pub culture & we socialise.
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Swiss Tourist Attacked by Local Youths in Pattaya
My rule is walk away from confrontation always. Not worth it & not my country. Saw a guy gobbing off to a bolt motor bike driver near my digs recently saying if he didn't have a helmet on he'd punch him. All over not stopping 50m further up the road. What's the point of creating stress. Just suck it up. I don't see an unprovoked attack here, but your better just moving on and just don't engage! It's like bath bus guy occasionally tells me I got on in jomtiem (which I didn't) wants 20b so if he's that desperate I give it. Not worth the argument in my opinion.
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Do You Talk on the Phone anymore?
Don't most people annoyingly shout at it using face time on loud speaker. Gone are the days people had discreet conversations with the phone against the ear. Why do we all want to listen. A phone has a speaker and can amplify the sound at the other end! They are just noise pollution today.
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British lawyer latest to fall in Laos alcohol poisoning tragedy
Sky news description tonight was "Adventurous backpacker's" there not they are herded line sheep following the party trail. Full instructions in lonely planet. The perpetrators are just waiting for them. I visited Ao Nang recently. Left because it was full of said backpackers. Same in Pai, I noted food and drink was all premium prices and the cost of a Macidees was off the clock. Double the UK price! They are taken for mugs as far as can see
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British lawyer latest to fall in Laos alcohol poisoning tragedy
You see boys drinking jugs of fluresent liquid with a two foot straw sticking out. Sweet toothes they can't hack a beer. Funnily there was a generation that shunned tea & coffee & drank only water & coke but now coffee has become trendy............
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Sleep aid for a long flight
Watch a John Wick film zzzzz!
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BBC iplayer completely Blocked even with VPN's
I have cyber ghost. I have come to the conclusion that the BBC are good at blocking VPNs. Everything connects no problems. BBC is hit and miss and you have to do the "switch off switch back on" routine or whatever else it takes to get connected. I had Clearvpn before this & had same issues. So in my opinion I would put it down to BBC being clever, not the VPN.
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German Man Faces Serious Charges After Hit-and-Run at Pattaya Police Checkpoint
Yes, hopefully one less to worry about. We need to feel safe walking the streets at night. Not easy when so many are drinking and driving. I see many farangs of all ages walk out of bars and get on their motor bikes. For the cost of a Bolt, is it worth putting yourself at physical risk?
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