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you didn't address any of my questions but instead chose to continue to just complain about ladyboys per se. I've seen these ladyboys at Pattaya & others in areas of Thailand and they can be a bit "pushy" and/or "forceful" but they're only aggressive and/or violent when we react badly. Like most Thai guys do. Maybe you're forgetting they are guys? Your use of the adjectives "aggressive" & "violent" can just as easily be levelled at the moronic drunken foreigners who encounter them and who - more often than not - make no attempt to hide their distaste and dislike for the ladyboys often mocking them and pointing like they're a circus act there for their entertainment. If these cowering foreigners learned how to behave properly - especially after they've had a drink - I guarantee there would be far fewer incidents. The ladyboys take a never-ending barrage of verbal abuse from foreigners so it's no surprise if they react/over-react sometimes. I'm pretty sure that if you let them be and kept out of their faces they'd let you be too.........because you can take it as red they're not psychos. You wouldn't challenge a Thai motocycle driver - unless you were drunk - because you know they will not tolerate it and you'll end up in a fight! Why do you expect ladyboys to put up with it?

Psychos? Says who? Do you even know who triggered it or what the trigger was? Do you even know where you are? They have more right to be there than you probably as they are Thai.

or soi 4 or TikTok. Its really not difficult. A member of my family IS a sugar g/f and it works extrememly well for both parties. If you want exclusivity though that will cost you........try actually talking to regular girls at the mall or in shops or at the BTS. There are plenty open for what you're looking for. You will be expected to make financial contributions though so if you're a cheap charlie you'll get found out.

"Our status and re-entry permits are of course long-lost..........." Your copies might be but I think you'll still be in the sytem here. You losing your copies and the records Immigration keep are not connected.

why is this story saying the boy is only allegedly responsible? Has there been a new development? Another shooter been unearthed?

Chinese tourists also book and pay for almost everything in China before they leave. Their "contribution to the economy" baffles me. They speand very little.

And there I was thinking Barbra Cartland was good...........she's got nothing on you.

Maybe it's the sceptic in me but the moment they start being precise with figures - as they are in this story - that's the moment I suspect something is not right. If such a thorough search actually was carried out in 47 provinces across Thailand, 3,224 locations then it's a "start" but not very thorough. 1,593 alleged suspects captured - captured? Meaning..........arrested? Charged? Fined? Told off? 1,789 illegal and improvised firearms and 75,973 units of ammunition seized - again not very thorough for the area covered. My first thought was these items were already in the possession of the RTP and hauled out for a photo opportunity.........but that's just me being sceptical.

Wow. But kiddly fiddlers and rapists and murderers just have to show remorse and cry a bit and point and get reduced sentences (sometimes no jail at all). That is nuts.

they do though lead to a lack of respect of others and a misplaced belief that they can reset and start again & eevrything will be ok.

the internet is marketed as a tool to bring people together but in reality it actually makes islands out of us.

it wasn't mosr definately NOT a non-white thing. Just say what you mean instead of beating around the bush. The UK is arguablt the most ratially tolerant and diversive country there is. The main issue was a sovereignty issue. The wokeist EU were forever imposing ridiculous laws on us that had no bearing on life in UK. Open door immigration without any checks being done on who was actually coming in and lying about the numbers that did come in. It became intolerable and people voiced their displeasure at the ballot box. Your regional remark is verging on racist and is another reason the polls got it sooo wrong. All those stories in the media of life coming to a halt, planes being unable to fly over our air space, etc.........economies crashing to unprecendet levels..........the people just got sick of being hoodwinked. You clearly went along with the hoodwinking or you're a terrible wokeist liberal and part of the problem.

the problem is two-fold. 1. It wasn't implemented as intended (cause they were Remainers) 2. They didn't tell us it wasn't implemented properly (obviously) and then tried to blame all the ensuing problems that have arisen since on its' implementation. It needed a pro-leave politician at the helm so that it would be implemented as intended. Farage was the obvious candidate but was a loose cannon and was paid off to keep his nose out. The Remainers in the Cabinet wanted to Brext to fail. It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if they negotiated a way back in and all these issues have been deliberately created and even exacerbated.

a proper western persons comment

thanks for making my case for me.

What a great question! I thoroughly enjoy my own company but would definately struggle being totally alone. A dog would ease the loneliness as they are usually better friends than most humans anyway. But even then human interaction would be required even at a rudimetary level.........like a cleaner 2-3 times/week. I'm not much of a beer drinker so the pub scene wouldn't hold much sway for me. I find just sitting in a busy park and watching the world go by can be immensely satisfying too. People do stop and smile and nod and sometimes sit down and say Hello. Isolation is used as a punishment in jails and for good reason........as a species we need interaction or we begin to lose our grasp of reality.

they say the day you stop learning is the day you start dying.

The USA.

Using Thai logic, entry to the USA should be an absolutely astronomical amount then? What the governemnt seem to be overlooking here is that foreigners already purchase a Visa in order to gain entry, pay to enter certain buildings and areas of natural beauty, are over charged by taxi drivers and suffer double-pricing almost everywhere they go. Alas, now they want every visitor to pay a fee to literally walk in? There's a tipping point somewhere when visitors will say "sad that" and they will look at alternative destinations & begin voting with their feet. I'm not actually against an entry fee - lots of countries do it and have done for years. But it's one thing after another here if you're not Thai.

I have to agree.......but the only other oprion is to actually teach them the rules of the road. If nothing is done lives will continue to be lost and bodies maimed. This report makes no mention by the way of the trail of destruction they leave in their wake.....bent fenders, whiplash injuries, insurance claims and worse of course. They need to be made aware why they will not come out on top in a fight with a car. The standard of driving by many car users is pretty low as it is, these delievery drivers merely compound the situation and literally put life and limb on the line to make a pittance. The companies who employ them need to take some responsibility too for the carnage they cause. A good compensation lawyer would have a field day here with these fast food companies.

it's an old photograph..........they tried the same thing a couple of weeks ago in a different location and used an old family photo trying to stir up trouble. People are easily led though.

Begs the question - why are they even driving at all if the authorites know they cant drive? They are a danger to everyone else around them.

Defensive Driving training? They drive as if they're in a computer simulation and endanger everyone around them.....they surely cant have driving licences. They are a danger and a menace to everyone else on the road. Just put a speed limiter on the bikes - it'll save lives, cut down on needless A&E visits and save a lot of suffereing.

For far too long the Thai government has lauded Chinese tourists as if they are some kind of mannna from heaven. It is getting ridiculous just how many of these reported crimes are perpetrated by Chinese citizens. They don't know whow to behave properly and have dreadful social skills as a rule. Manna from heaven? Just some good manners would be a start. Time to turn the screw on these grifters.

Re-positioning the wagons ^_^