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Have to disagree again, as been driving a scooter here, more than USA, and still, nobody has hit me on that. Quite the false narrative IMHO, and I find most Thais, especially on the highway, to be quite competent drivers. That's me racking up 20-25k kms a year. Irresponsible scooter driving usual just results in self injury, a sad fact in itself, as obviously, most probably avoidable.

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Extreme defensive driving here/TH. I've never relied on others to keep me safe. 20+ yrs driving here, and not one person has ever hit my car while driving. Twice dinged when parked, very minor. People talk like driving in TH is a death wish. Only if on a scooter (78 ish %), and many avoidable, since not wearing a helmet.

probably same reason Dems believed clinton, obama & biden ... a bunch of delusional idiots .... IMHO People believing politicians ... nuff said You can't fix stupid

The newer inverters help with the hot/cold syndrome ???? and seem to maintain the temp better. At worse, keep it chilly and snuggle/cover up in a blanket. @DonniePeverley The cough might be from the pollution, since in Krung Thep.

IF it shows as an inter'l transfer. I believe Wise keeps their exchange rate better by using local banks.

More of a reply to Grouch's post, about BIB should do their job. Certainly didn't stop me from being an idiot in my youth. The deceased, 18 yr old, assuming been riding scooters a while, surely should have know better. His friend did ... nuff said R I P

How do you miss this speed bump if doing the speed limit. Assuming the white is a bit fluorescent. Speed limit is ... at that low speed, you could easily jump off your MB, get some road rash, without life threatening injury, unless a really bad bounce and snapping your neck or something else. Next time in car, set cruise control @ 50kph, and realize how slow that really is. Somehow, it's never the driver's fault in this country. Plenty of enforcement in the USA, and I still drove like an idiot in my youth. Lost my license a few times due to speeding, though do admit, I was a lot more safety conscious when on a scooter. Not saying I didn't have an oops now & then, but with a helmet and minor.

Or people could actually drive responsibly, and take responsibility for themselves.

Live & let live, as long as they are not at my house. Snakes of the Big Mango got to eat ????

Watched #3, Star Trek Beyond last night, and actually decent. 1 & 2 better, but still 3 was quite good. Didn't remember a damn thing about it, and now not even sure if I ever saw it before ???? Couple scenes were familiar, but could have easily saw them in a trailer, maybe read some bad reviews and gave it a pass back when. Glad I gave it a watch.

Not just the Big Mango with trash about, as I hit the surfside pier locally pre sunrise a couple times, and whoa ... more than a few that I was not comfortable being around. Scurrying about with no fear, and the area is fairly trash free. More concerned about my dog than myself, as day time, noon-ish, I'll let her run free on the pier. Not happening with the rats about.

Safe to say, #1 reason for almost all accidents, speeding/too fast for conditions ... IMHO Learned that myself, days past, thankfully never hurt anyone. Only got bounced around myself a few times, no serious injuries.

Let me guess, no helmet. Scooter 20m away, that a hell of a slide, unless it rolled after he fell off. R I P

Late breakfast fits in with my daily intermittent fasting 12-15 hrs, and half overnight. Same brekkie everyday, tasty, unless out of town. Or else it's a pastry w/coffee, or whatever the hotel is serving, if included. Rest of the day is usually not as healthy, although except for sweet tooth fix (pastry or ice cream), then fairly healthy diet. No cigs & alcohol is very rare.

First meal (@ 1100-1200hrs) is cereal; corn flakes rolled oats raisins fz blueberries whole milk morning coffee (200ml), now (@ 0600-0800)

Comma, periods & paragraphs make for easier reading, if you want people to even bother. I actually overuse punctuation (periods) and probably annoys some folks, but also found many can't seem to separate thoughts very good when reading. Not that it helps with some folks' reading comprehension.

Unless they hold dual citizenship, they are Americans. And I just saw this ...

Kind of liking where we are, and most changes in the past 20 years have been for the better, and why we are here. Guessing you're loving all the tourist returning ????

I must have missed the Trump & right wing references, but how can any thread be on AN, if not mentioned. Geez people ...

Best to find best doc, then go to where he/she has privileges at.

Revisited 2014 thread ... a think a lot of folks haven't been back to TH in a long time. A lot has changed, and a lot didn't.

Does it not come with 1 yr ins included in price?

The Barnes Foundation, being one of the best private art collections in the world. Philly Art Museum was Ok also. For a little city, it packed a lot in.