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999, 999 were men spending their $$$ in Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat massage parlors.

while I agree with the US comparison, America has a population of 350 million and not counting another 20 million illegals, the big companies know they will still make huge profit due to massive capital, advertisements, promotions at huge sporting and musical events, loyal base etc. they're not concerned with smaller craft beers companies cutting into their profit margin because most of them are brewed locally for local consumption and the ones that go nationwide are few and far in between. bottom line, America is a big country with a large population where the small guys can make money as well. Thailand with its nepotism and chronic corruption is a bad place for inspiring entrepreneurs.

In a strange way and perhaps a blessing in disguise for the rest of the world with Covid is that China has completely damaged and destroyed themselves from within with these draconian measures and restrictions without any outside interference or meddling. history will show us whether this was a strategic move by Xi or the worst decision they ever made.

I told my Thai wife when she first arrived in America, if she doesn't learn to like Mexican food, our marriage won't last too long! ???? she loves it now and she has always enjoyed Indian food even when she was in Thailand.

you can always count on TAT for the weekly laughs on this board.

Back in the late 90s, I came across a magazine on gun violence around the world. They stated that BKK had the highest gun-related deaths per capita in the world. How true that is today, I don't know, but I would imagine it hasn't changed all that much.

"Vietnam, has a more Work centric population, with a much higher standard of Education for Investors to tap." Hammer meets nail!