NanLaew

We also had the best of Thailand when we came here in the 70's and 80's. Things change and so do people. Deal with it.

Whatever.

'bout right. And some here reckon a vote for Reform UK will fix things.

Were the kings of England back then more English than the current one? You know, the chap with a Greek dad?

Yes! Now we can force ourselves on brown women. Proper winning.

Well, @CharlieH started it.

Condescending conjecture aside, perhaps you have no real clue about the people you are speaking about? No offense.

Of course your better educated Thai friends may just be being polite and don't want to cause offense and are just parroting your thoughts and opinions? Maybe they don't like the idea of a non-Thai banging on about the need to change but prefer to be non-confrontational as that in itself is quintessentially Thai behaviour. As for suggesting that the ones you don't know are ignorant, that's not very nice.

Of course they'd like it, but probably not as much as farangs think they should.

Or cocaine?

Good points, well made. Some of my long non-stops have been better of late. On my way to get one now. Managed to find some money down the back of the sofa for window seat Eco+ upgrade, so with two large glasses of house red before i left the hotel, I'll enjoy the legroom and the snooze. Safe flying out there.

And once upon a time, I was FL-class diamond-encrusted Rhodium with KLM before they climbed into bed with Air France. Now I've got a two-dozen points on ThaiVietjet that their website doesn't recognise, but good to know my Priority Pass allows me to rub shoulders with the more entitled at the satellite Miracle Lounge at BKK.

Comparing non-stop to one-stop. Pick your own fruit then.

Who died and made you placeholder?

I also like the seasoned front-of-the-bus flyers that post their apples to oranges comparisons. Airlines make the bulk of their profits on those who 'turn-left' at the door when boarding. Since they have maxed-out their profits with the limited variations allowed in Coach, ie. economy, economy plus, economy lite, 3-4-3, 3-5-3 seating and other nuances beyond a few more inches of legroom, 'premium' meals, paying for checked baggage and the like, the focus is on the business (or better-off personal) traveler. At the front of the airplane, there are increasingly more variations and price banding options, but that depends on the fleet size, destinations served, length of non-stop sectors, etc.. Not all airlines can afford to offer the individual suites and cabins that SQ pioneered and Qatar have tweaked. Thai learned that they cannot compete, as have most who bought less than half-a-dozen A380's, with the higher-end, longer-haul airlines. Good luck to them in staying flexible enough to work profitably and safely in an industry where the dynamics are rapidly changing. To me, it's a bus that flies and airports are bus stations. Disclaimer: I have never worked, or pretended to work, in the airline or travel business. Just a tired old frequent flier who misses the Constellation and the stopovers in Constantinople, Delhi and Rangoon.

Excellent post.Thai Airways is now out of rehabilitation but as far as i can see, the many management and financial structural issues have not been properly addressed. I like it when the former-executives and management of international airlines retire to Thailand and post insightful and informative comments on these forum pages.

Maybe he knows where the door plugs are when he's selecting his seat?

Oh... Right... Me neither.

Right about what ? Make your point. Is he right when he claims there's absolutely nothing essential to daily life in the USA that needs to be imported?

Well he's right, isn't he?

Yes, but didn't Trump say there was absolutely nothing essential to daily life in the USA that needed to be imported?

Meanwhile many, many other people can. Amazing THAIland, eh?

...an' take their pesky goldarned nukes with 'em!

The Trump mantra is that the European's are untrustworthy. It's been part of his recent claims to the decades-long "back stabbing" of America by haters of America and Americans. Yes, I know he's talking about trade (at the moment). The VP has been far more openly critical about how European society is fomenting terrorism and how the continent of Europe is a weak ally. Do you think the Iranians would go crazy if they gained entry to the nuclear brotherhood?

Well, someone has to staff all the thousands of revitalised and brand new factories that Trump's tariff-fueled restoration of American manufacturing is going to create. Work places need workers, no?