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Some new words/phrases for you: ... open minded ... unprejudicial ... not a bigot A friend, co-worker, family member that I've known for 5-10-20-30 years, or all my life decides to come out, if I didn't already know, and what, I no long associate with them, love them, care about them. How really F'd up are you ? Would you disown your son or daughter if they were gay ? They tolerated straight clubs, so I think I can tolerate alternative lifestyle clubs. Actually some of the best damn clubs I've been in. Try doing a hit of LSD, and going to a 'impersonator' show ... now that's a freakin' trip ... Wow ... I just heard Marilyn Monroe singing

Whoa ... competition is a beautiful thing .... ฿฿฿ in the pocket Where were they (GWM & BYD) 2 years ago ? I could have save ฿80k

If at Bangkok, try EC Mall @ Fortune Town(Rama 9), as the sell Leica, and should be able to help or point you in the right direction. Fortune Town, 2nd floor - 082-551-1535

Good heads up. Also people should watch out for the same, houses put up for collateral, without their partner's knowledge. Many think it's free money. Farang build, buys/pays for new house. In wife's name, who refinances it, for what ever reason. Maybe even a good one, that goes tits up. Worse if paying off a gambling debt, or help a friend/family member that had no intentions of paying back. It's only farang's money ... he no need Why my first 3 cars were entry level POSs (Vios & Mazda 2), that I wouldn't have owned in USA. Dependable, but basically crap for comfort on the road. As not knowing if I was staying, or was going to walk away from them, quick sale & loss. First 2 in my name, since not really trusting Thai partner #! that much, and then very single when buying 2nd. 3rd was in future wife's name (already lived together for 6 yrs), and couldn't turn down that 100k baht tax rebate to new car owners.

Describe long ... We have solar at house, and are unofficially 'off grid'. Over a 14 hr period of no production, we use 25-30% of our ESSs on average. With 2 frigs, AC on all night, 65" TV and couple laptops being used till about midnight (6hrs). At 30%, that's 6kWh of our 20kWh ESSs. Our EV has 46.3kWh of usable battery. When we're O&A, the house uses <5kWh a day. Do the math.

No tick for tack, as you simply prove my point, students that apply themselves, can reach their goals. Those that don't, will be left behind, as the system, any system, doesn't care. Fairly obvious when you can have drop out rates of 25-50%, if not more, as one member pointed out. TH no different than any other country or students applying themselves. My daughter has friends, many going to same or other Bangkok Uni s, but instead of getting the internships while there on last year, then a job and working at a successful life, they partied on, and simply returned to their family & friends back in Isan (Udon Thani), that doesn't provide much for job opportunities. If they were going to do that, they could have saved their parents a few baht, and simply went to the local Rajabhat University .

By simply being on this site would lend to that thought. White collar folks with money, might come to TH once on a holiday, then afterward think ... "Why do people return ?" Unless of course they limo from posh resort to post resort, avoiding all in between. Don't think you find them in the back of a tuk tuk headed to soi cowboy/nana plaza or Soi 6 or bangla rd. They just have their fun delivered via room service. Them folks would be on the Fodors or Frommer's travel site/forum, that would cater to them, or don't even bother with forums, and simply have their 'personal assistant' plan something for them

Seriously ... would you like to see their parent's tax returns also, and what car they drive. My daughter didn't go to an international school here/TH. Actually damn inexpensive high school, about 35k baht, all in for whole year. Uni (top 5 for TH) wasn't much more, and she is on her way to early retirement in 20 yrs. As stated earlier, good job, plus self employed, w/RE investment, and all of 24 yrs old. And the little bi-atch lives in a 5+M baht condo. Amazing when students apply themselves, at school, and in life.

And while it's idling to warm up, you'll have condensation collecting in the exhaust system, leading to that rusting out in the future

Reading comprehension must not be your strong suit. If they didn't have to pass threw metal detectors to enter the school, then probably not from the same inner city schools I'm thinking of, where the drop out rate of 25% or more isn't a rare occurrence. That's Philadelphia. Come out to suburbia, Chester, PA, USA. "The graduation rate of Chester High School can be as low as 46%"

I'm more of a Caesar, Cassius, Mark Anthony kind of a guy. Depths of imagined power & Senate conflict. Thieves in the night & conspiracies. Pre industrial English folks come off as too uppity for me. If going to dissect the social perception of common, real folks, I'll just watch "Stagecoach" or "12 Angry Men" for a good ol' baring of souls.

Your ignorance and prejudice really does shine. You talk of a subject you know nothing about. You wouldn't know a gay person if he/she was standing or sitting right next to you. I'm not, but have been around them for decades, by preference, and to clubs, and trust me, that truck driver, bricklayer that you thought just couldn't find the right woman, but has a best bud (days past before being out was acceptable) was gay. Typical joke (days past) ... What do call a single person, never married over 30 or 40 yrs old .... ... Gay.

I can't help, as I'm a LUX fan. You might try Amway soaps, as I know they don't (didn't) add the chemicals that make soap foam up, as soap doesn't naturally do that. Pricing in TH, I haven't a clue. USA it was more expensive per bar, but not per use, as they also don't melt away like the rest. Disclaimer: haven't used in decades, as in 3 at least.

also a Farm Frites Finest / 10mm fan from Makro Can't be bothered with making my own, and just not as good anyway.

Log in to Orchid Plus and all will be explained. I used all mine (TG & UA (Star Alliance) via flights and hotel stay @ BKK.

I think most members are Brits & Aussies. I don't recall ever really talking about politics when in the USA, with family and friends, or now. I'd like to say never, but who knows, might have had a conversation I forgot about. I've never asked someone who they voted for, and don't recall someone ever asking me. If not for the forum, I'd never give a thought about politics. Entertaining as all hell, listening to non Yanks yakking away about it. It'd be like me talking about Euro soccer, and y'all be laughing your butts off about my ignorance

The topic is Chinese, and I replied to a post about someone opinion of. Also added, my thoughts on food, of lack of. Yes, I know all large countries, have regional differences in food, since being from a large country. Even very small countries like TH, and the regional difference run the spectrum. My opinion, and common sense. But thanks anyway.

RAM & memory are too inexpensive to buy fakes. Why would you ? Just deal with the manufacturer or authorized resellers.

Doesn't fit the MSM spin of things, so I couldn't find much. One speaker stated the world economies will crash before the earth starts to have major issues. That's entirely believable, as people aren't going to keep believing their countries aren't bankrupt already, as they come up with new taxes to suck the last bit from your paychecks. I think everyone has had enough of the BS. Does anyone believe any of it, but yet they comply. Carbon tax .. what next, water & air tax. You weight 100 kg, so you suck up X cubic meters of air, your air tax is $$$

I'll be spending the kids inheritance and the wife and I won't need my oops or her retirement fund. Go out with a BLAST

Except for these 5 ex presidents: ... Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President. ... Bill Clinton, 42nd U.S. President. ... George W. Bush, 43rd U.S. President. ... Barack Obama, 44th U.S. President. ... Donald Trump, 45th U.S. President. anyone of the other ex presidents could do as poorly and certainly not any worse of a job than biden ...

I'm guessing not just TH. Helped raise 2 kids in the USA (only other experience), and public schools there are a joke. Took them out and placed them in private (Catholic of all thing) school. Now a whole lot better, but at least the safe. That was in suburbia. Forget inner city schools, stay home, stay alive.

Hell no ... that goes to the 'chosen ones' Strangely, not that familiar with their cuisine, although the very few things I've had I liked. Wouldn't go out of my way to find & order, but OK. I've been trying to sort their different sauce, but can't get my head around them yet.

He's a GOD ... All Hail ...

Agree, and my High School is an excellent example. Rated #2 in the state, when I went, couple years later, merged with 2 other towns, to form a 'district/bussed in' school, and a decade or less later, and it was rated #2 ... from the bottom in the state. Now, 30 yrs later, I can't imagine how far it's fallen. Gangs run it now.