Hellfire

Yes, the homeless drug addicts hanging around 7/11 are the easiest option. Ideal for those lacking even basic communcation skills and money. But you have to be careful - HIV is quite common in Pattaya.

Jewish heritage through the father’s line grants the right to repatriation to Israel. In this regard, there is a pretty valid version that Hitler faked his death and repatriated to Israel in 1949 on general grounds. According to some reports, he managed to build an excellent military career there and even took part in the 1967 war as an officer. His fellow soldiers recall his extraordinary determination during a pursuit of a group of camel-riding Bedouins in the Sinai Desert. Hitler died in 1969 with the rank of colonel in the Israeli army and was buried with full honors in a military cemetery near Jerusalem. One of the public schools in the city of Or Yehuda bears his name today (not the one he used while in Germany, of course).

The USSR agreed to repay only part of its WWII Lend-Lease debt — about $722 million out of $11.3 billion (1940s value, roughly $120 billion in 2006 dollars, when the final payment was made). In the end, the Soviet Union and Russia paid less than 1% of the total value of what they had received. Repaid??? And you are definitely a bot.

You seem to forget that Israel has made genuine efforts in the past to create a two-state solution — for example, during the leadership of Yitzhak Rabin. It’s important to remember that at that time, most Israelis truly believed in the possibility of a peaceful and lasting coexistence with the Palestinians. So what happened to those very same Israelis? Did they suddenly turn into murderers of women and children — into bloodthirsty racists and religious fanatics? Or is it perhaps that the Israeli people came to realize they have no real partner for peace in this region — that instead of a partner, they face those who seek the total expulsion of Jews living on this land? It’s so easy, sitting somewhere in Chiang Mai, to speak lightly about how simple peace would be, and to accuse the warring sides of primitiveness or narrow-mindedness. Yet the real problem here lies in the inability — or unwillingness — of distant observers to grasp the harsh reality of this region. And this is definitely not about some distant history; appealing to the past is, in fact, just another crude misconception.

So here he is, repeating Russian propaganda to everyone. You don’t really think he’s making up all this nonsense himself, do you?

It is also worth noting that the aid provided to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease program ultimately turned out to be free of charge (as a good will gesture of the Americans). Nevertheless, in Putin’s Russia, it has become customary to downplay the significance of this assistance and to remain silent about its crucial role in the victory over Nazism. At the core of Soviet - and especially modern Russian propaganda - lies the myth of the West’s, and especially America’s, unquenchable desire to destroy Russia and seize its vast resources. No factual argument can sway those Russians who have absorbed this myth with their mother’s milk.

Putin is, indeed, destroying Russia.

Only 49% are serving crime

To sum up a long discussion: there is nothing wrong with learning Thai — in some cases, it can even be useful. That said, considering the legal realities of foreigners’ status in Thailand, learning Thai can in no way be regarded as obligatory, since cultural integration that exists entirely apart from legal integration is a manifestation of a certain kind of idiocy. One could also compare the desire of the rightless farangs to learn the Thai language to a manifestation of Stockholm syndrome. Outside literal hostage situations, “Stockholm syndrome” is often used metaphorically, for example: -People staying in abusive relationships -Citizens defending corrupt governments -Employees loyal to exploitative workplaces -Members of a subordinate class displaying an eager interest in the language and culture of the dominant group.

Recently, two young girls at 7-Eleven refused to sell us beer at 1:20 p.m. I even had to take a photo of their own sign, which clearly stated that the prohibition applies only from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Something is seriously wrong with this restrictive mentality — starting from the government at the top and spreading all the way down through society.

Nobody really knows the origin of the word - there are several theories, often contradicting one another. Additionally, some words tend to change their meanings significantly over time. From my own experience, farang is often (though not always) used today as a substitute for the word “stranger,” and more often than not carries mildly derogatory connotations.

Relax. I’ll pray this doesn’t happen to you. May the gods of Thai immigration be on your side!

But that’s absolutely possible. Or do you really think the immigration officers would make an exception just because one knows Thai? More likely, they’ll be laughing at him as he babbles broken Thai about his regrets in the Suvarnabhumi detention center.

Imagine spending 10 years learning Thai and then being kicked out of the country due to changes to the immigration laws.

All your arguments are perfectly valid — but not when your survival, and the survival of your children, are at stake. At that point, all the number games, the supposed rights of your killers to live, and the old tales about land stolen a century ago — none of that matters anymore. This is something even the most foolish amongst us must understand before it’s too late.