NanLaew

Yes, my skiing trip there was fantastic as well, but all a bit anodyne. The European apres ski wins it for me.

Or maybe, like the other doom and gloom merchants that swarm any news that's vaguely detrimental to Thailand like fleas on a dog, you've all simply been here too long?

What has a dearth of Japanese long-term visa options got to do with their burgeoning tourism?

Do you always respond so badly to criticism? Or is it only the anonymous forum thing?

Already mentioned. Plenty others did including @Yagoda apparently, but it seems he was only after stimulating conversation and was somewhat disappointed.

Of course not. What a daft notion. The following weekend though, we took home the same pair, but this time but we swapped partners.

I guess you missed that Thaksin recently trounced whatever is left of the "progressives" in POA elections in both Phitsanulok and Udon Thani. These provincial contests are a bellwether of national political sentiment, akin to the American mid-terms or UK local council elections. This just in: he's just done it again in Ubon Ratchatani. https://world.thaipbs.or.th/detail/pheu-thai-candidate-wins-ubon-ratchathani-pao-election/55897 Winning!!!

Foreigners can proselytise back home, where someone may actually give a toss. Look out the window. We're in Thailand, for goodness sakes. Who cares about the truth? Sheesh...

Compared to what preceded him and what followed his removal, Thailand moved forward in leaps and bounds under his tutelage. Get over it.

My mate and I scored a couple of mutes from the Marine Bar Disco. When our mates found out the next day, they asked us why, of all the stars available at the Marine Bar, we took home a couple of mutes. My mate, a plain-spoken Yorkshireman, dead-panned with, "We wanted a quiet night."

Me too, but I am neither a taxi driver and nor do I smoke marijuana.

Of course I have. Same as you have checked every single person that ever went off-piste while stoned.

Never you mind about what you think I missed, you just carry on focusing on what you love.

A far, far simpler time when you had time to read the legalese, which individually, probably has not increased in size. If one wants to sign up for everything out there, knock yourself out but don't cry about corporate abuse and lawyers that become judges just because you didn't. Excellent! Then they will be fully cognizant of what they are subscribing to, or otherwise and their responsibilities. If they don't agree, they don't click the accept button. If you can't accept your social responsibilities that come with using social media and other "digital age" paraphernalia, if you feel pressured to click 'I agree' checkbox without reading the T&C's, then maybe it's time to put down the smartphone/keyboard and quietly leave the room before you share your debit card PIN with a stranger.

Being too bright, or being conned? Being too bright to be conned. Hope this helps.

Not all taxi drivers have his mate ( and weapons ) with them - fact. Do your research or stop commenting about things you quite clearly know nothing about.

If you have time to post nonsense on anonymous internet forums, then you have enough time to check out the "small print" on businesses that you give your money to. Ditto. Indolence isn't a legal defence. Abuse of the brain that you are blessed with should be punished though. caveat emptor

Yes, but none of them would be violently off their tits on weed - fact.

I think there will always be a manned kiosk to process those who need a stamp but mainly for those who's passports have been declined at the auto gates. The RFID chip on one of my passports is damaged and thus unreadable. It was rejected by the auto gates but processed by the officer at the kiosk, same as usual.

I see you're still not over yourself.

Why? The guy was a total pillock who eventually backed down and was arrested. Fairly recently, there was a Chinese tourist who got all bent out of shape over his flight delays at DMK. He was shouting and swinging his skateboard at security and the cops. After letting him carry on for about ten minutes, where nobody got hurt, he eventually calmed down and was allowed to board his flight, leave the country and be someone else's problem. Meanwhile, the usual suspects on AN were calling for tazers and even LAPD-style shoot-first then call for backup law enforcement. Honestly, you need to get over yourselves (you know who you are).

Too bright to be conned. Good. Very, very good

Don't be too hard in yourself. You're doing just fine over there in the shallow end.

You too. Proselytising I mean

You really should have stopped at, "This guy is so stupid" and saved your proselytising for when you get "back home".