BritScot

I like the old trains from Bangkok to Trang. The first class cabins, waiter service, bringing you food to the cabin. And yes, the slow clunking of the rails. Having a drink discreetly taken on board (no more alcohol sales on trains because a member of staff had raped then murdered a young girl). I felt safe and secure watching the world go bye-bye slowly. If the trains become high speed then no more train journeys for me! What could possibly go wrong!!!???

Times must be changing. I remember in the early 2000's when I was a diving instructor on Kow Tow we were well warned that a immigration raid was coming. However, a very crooked man who did visa passport runs for 2,000baht decided he could have a stamp made and cut out immigration! Until!!! A friend "Mini me" the Dutch man got stopped leaving the country with all these forged stamps in his passport. He was locked up, massive fine and bared from Thailand (fine and legal costs paid by his employer on Kow Tow). When I arrived back on Kow Tow, there was the old Thai Guy, sitting at his shop, sign still up "Visa Run 2,000baht" as if nothing had happened! Dozens of dive masters, instructors had to destroy their passports and go to their embassies for replacements. Mind you I had a great night in Bangkok after meeting up with them.

You did read what you wrote?

Are you insane? The owner of the dog is responsible and should keep the dog under control at all times! A dog when out should always be on a leash and under control. Dogs should not be allowed to roam at will! This time it only killed chickens " someone's livestock" next time it could have been a child or an adult. I love animals and especially dogs! I have had, trained and worked gundog's, for many years and if one of my dogs had escaped and went onto a farm and a farmer shot the dog the only person I would blame would be me! this is another case of ridiculous Thai Think justice!!!

You really need to read history and not watch biased documentaries. Korean war, Vietnam War was won. However the currupt Vietnam army collapsed the second the Americans left, gulf one, gulf two even Afghanistan was a win until whoever was runing America pulled out and left a disaster. Don't let your biased hatred blind you. Im not an American fan boy and have stood side by side with American soldiers and even though individually I was not impressed, their equipment and numbers are and do lead the world!

You are obviously blinded by hatred. Reference the accusations of shoot first with drug gangs, I'm sorry but your point is? However, in your clouded view it must be alright to give the order to shoot innocent protesters within a temple? Then hound and persecute a very brave nurse helped thise shot and who witnessed it? I go by life experience and your analogy of things get more expensive! Wow that's a bizzare reason when vehicles were cheaper in Thailand than in the uk by 200% but now they are upto 30% more expensive in Thailand!! The corruption went from a 20% markup to well over 30% to 40% under the Jack boot!!!! You don't seem to have any idea? Look at Japan, look at South Korea and Thailand should be as prosperous but hay ho a few families found their way onto forbs

No! You will find it's 19 years old! 16 and the parents say no or decide they want a money, or the girl has second thoughts a few days later you are in serious trouble.

Why? He was voted in by the people and the "but he was currupt", well not even half as bad as those that stole the country at the end of a gun. I remember my life as an expat under Mr T. and it was good. I also remember the change in atmosphere towards expats under the Jack boot of the generals. Mr T. = High GDP, far higher English competence. The country has regressed and not progressed. It is so sad! Oh as a side note: My Triton 4x4 520,000baht/£11,000 then (over £30k in the uk) now take your pick any vehicle in Thailand is more expensive in Thailand than it is shipped and sold in the UK.

Bizzare! Obviously know nothing as you said but I would question the fools you talk to as their knowledge is also zero. Tanks are filled to pressure. Before you dive you check your pressure gauge and carry out a sniff test of the air for normal scuba then rebreather is a totally different set up but again it is done by pressure and O2 persentage.

You bring up a very good point but it isn't the bends that kills free divers it's drowning! It is very dangerous to free dive especially after doing a scuba dive. There is a condition caused by CO2 in the blood as you rises and come near to the surface, you simply pass-out and breath which = drown. I remember a young newly qualified Dive Master back in early 2000's (Kow Taow). After his first dive he decided to skin dive. We never found his body. All the dive schools sent out their dive boats and qualified divers. I had over 300 dives around Kow Taow i can assure you, crystal blue sea is quite rare and quite ofter vis is only a few metres. Best dive site is or was Sail Rock!

Because they are lazy and stupid. Very recently I was almost scammed out of thousands of £. Luckily my bank had more brains than me and blocked it and also my account. It was a long con/scam, the person gained my confidence over 2 years. Tricked me into a business venture only to find out he had no money and he had set it all up as a con. When I starred to realise (week 2) he was trying to scam me and he tried to take over the business. He was kicked out yesterday and I now have a business which I now know is a little gold mine. Not every con is over the greedy suckers but sometimes it's someone like myself who was trying to help someone, I believed was a friend. 2 years he played me He learnt yesterday I wasn't someone to be crossed.

Do you know anything about dog and breeds? The breed gives the dog traits: working dogs, guard dogs and little toy dogs. For each breed the traits are bred into the line. However, it's then the human who through love, abuse and ignorance cause the problems. The breed that gets hammered all the time American pitbull was once refered to as "The nanny dog" (I believe, it was the original dog breed in Peter pan). It was a dog bread for protection and hunting. This dog is very loving and very, very protective towards what it sees as it's pack. When you get a person who has no idea how to train and socialise a dog you get problems and the bigger the breed the bigger the problems. The fact is toy dogs bite far more people than any other breed group! Abuse in any animal manifests as self protecting aggression.

I'm sorry but why should she have been charged for Thai policy that in principle worked. Thai corruption is not her fault but if so then every top job in Thailand would become a post to prison as the whole system is currupt. Thais just can't help it. The biggest crimes are taking a country at the end of a gun.

Are you crazy! It's always happened. Did you see the size of that so called knife not! It was a sword! Thailand is very dangerous. An innocent person can easily be set apon by a pack of rabit thai men-boys, and beaten, stabed or shot. Why? Because they are jealous, see a slight, bord, drunk, and or robbery.

You need to read some history! Ask yourself why Russians are never taken hostage in the middle east? You will find its because of their response years ago. It involved going after the terrorists male family members and I believe removal of a body part! Their hostages were immediately released. Over millennium it has been shown the only way to deal with terrorists is with terror.

Didn't Mr T. Play golf with the generals just before they stabbed him in the back with a coup?

No! Things have always been very dangerous in Thailand. It's just Farangs look through rose coloured glasses and are oblivious as to what is going on right under their noises.

Are you for real? Thai youths are doing this and worse all the time.

What nasty self abusive narcissists on here. Point one: several security thugs go OTT with a guy having fun. Point two, when was mass beat downs ever acceptable? The poor guy is in intensive care by the looks of the photos and the cowered security guards have chaffed knuckles and maybe a strained ancle from stomping on his head! Use people disgust me! Regardless of where he is from....

No! However, I have had a gun pulled on me for daring to park on a public road that a guy had decided was his. I've had a taxi drive go into his boot to get a weapon but then decided better as I was standing waiting. Just because you haven't experienced it doesn't mean you never will. So tuck yourself in bed with your blankie after bolting all your windows and doors and try and make sure no one becomes jealous of you......

Omg! You just can't help it!!!

If you wear rose coloured glasses and blinkers. Have actually done a visa and 90 day report. Yes Bill's can be cheaper, back to annual visa stress, back to rose coloured glasses, sex "Handsome man" only if you pay which is the same in any country. I found living in Thailand very stressful. The knowledge that your life can change on the whim of a hi so, and regulations are also up to interpretation and constantly changing.

What's with the pirate ship? I've been there, seen it and done it (10 years living in Thailand) and I/we are back in the UK now. Yes in winter it's cold but when you get down to it, the uk has far more to offer. Thailand is great for holiday's and we still have a house there but live full time, no!

Very racist comment. There are plenty of deviant beasts in Thailand who are Thais.

Not a myth, fact and the elite also became very rich over the Vietnam war as America gave Thailand billions over that period "where did it all go"? Not to the Thai people. Soldiers went to Pattaya and officers went to Phuket. That divide still vibrates slightly even to this day. Watered down a bit when the Russians started to appear in numbers ( I noticed this change in about 20012/13).