save the frogs

not the ideal retirement lifestyle for me personally.

i'm a statistician

if it's false hope, then why do so many foreigners stay in pattaya for so long?

You're exaggerating. It's only 2 per cent of foreigners that behave badly. There are a lot of foreigners living here and millions of tourists coming here.

Yeah, I was dressed badly once and took a jaunt to the supermarket. The cashier gave me a strange look. So then I realized I need to be more careful how I dress. That piece of clothing went straight to the garbage.

Not everyone dresses well back home either. But yes, good point.

But you don't need to stare at the men .... unless you're in bars all the time. Keep your eyes on the prize ... stare at the thai girls.

why not use the same driver ? make an arrangement.

True, Canada military is crap. But isn't Canada too difficult to invade because of its vast geography? Also, Canada has allies. Maybe they wouldn't fight, but would provide weaponry. It would be too much of a long drawn out war that would cost too much money for the US. 10 Countries that might provide aid according to this dude. He is actually implying they would send troops: Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, France, Australia, UK, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden.

Wow! Are you people planning to apologize for spreading nonsense on here for the last 2 months about how Trump is controlled by Putin?

No, it's not so much the child. It's your own psychology is messed up. You have a low sense of self-worth and you consider your life a failure, even though people have jobs that pay 60K or whatever is not being a failure. It's just that everyone thinks they should become a millionaire and then beat their kids when they don't make it.

My father was abusive and my older brother repeated the same pattern to his son. The boy has been diagnosed with bipolar and is a drug user and gets into violent altercations with people. Seriously damaged for life.

world economy is more interconnected now than before. more global trade. allies can stop buying from china / tariffs / economic sanctions ... i think this news is propaganda. ain't gonna happen. wester media is trying to portray china in a negative light for some reason?

probably drunk out of her mind. nab her.

How are they even allowed to advertise on the Airbnb website if it's illegal? This is what AI has to say:

Whichever country you choose to retire to, don't forget to learn how to read.

Move away from Isaan. It's a backward place. What's the point of owning a cheap giant house, but living in a place with a backward mentality?

It's not xenophobia. It's strictly business. And it states that marriage and retirement visa holders won't be affected. You're exaggerating.

and no one would jump in to defend australia?

first time I hear about it. this isn't news to you? you think it's going to happen? i thought they had their sights set on taiwan.

unlikely to not engage, so double negative = positive?

Is this fake news / propaganda, or is China really planning to go after Australia? Point is ... there are disadvantages to being a small country and advantage to joining up with larger countries. Sooner or later, smaller countries can get gobbled up.

finally a bulgarian in the news. i didnt even know that was possible. some of world's best hackers are from that part of the world.

if a member of EU is attacked, doesnt the rest of EU need to step in?

Does Canada prefer to cozy up to the EU? https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/05/meet-the-mep-who-wants-to-bring-canada-into-the-european-union Almost half of Canadians want to join the European Union and one German MEP is doing his best to make it possible. Canada’s new prime minister Mark Carney broke with tradition by visiting Europe rather than Washington for his first foreign trip as his country’s leader, Carney told his hosts in Paris that Canada is “the most European of non-European countries”, alluding to his country’s French and British roots.