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No, you see that's where you're wrong. US companies can afford those factories and labour, they just offshore because they're greedy. But they could produce in America. Are you seriously telling me a company worth trillions like Apple can't manufacture in the US?

Well, nothing is ever free with women. Only for you with your Hi-so gf, maybe. Of course I did not bring a professional over to Thailand, I'm not insane. But flying to Bangkok to get the affidavit at the Filipino Embassy was not free.. They even make you get a flight for that affidavit these Filipino devils. Then I had to fly to BGC to deflower her, hand deliver the affidavit and pay the flights to Thailand. Have you ever had a burger in BGC? Very good but New York prices. Anyway, then she eats in Chiang Mai, that's not free. Buying her micro bikinis and high heels was not free. The return flight. A Thai bar girl would have been a lot cheaper.

A truer word was never spoken. Another Filipina looker almost ruined my life. Character is by far the most important. Here is where Thais do a lot better. A lot of Filipinas have mental issues. My first one thought little black devils sat on her chest at night. Mind you Thai girls also believe in ghosts.

I actually did that for a while, I brought a Filipina virgin to live with me in Chiang Mai. It was a MAJOR visa headache. They would not let her leave Philippines, because she looked so hot and was only 24 and had never been outside Phil. That is actually a major disadvantage with Filipinas, they live in this insanely incompetent country, perhaps the only one in the world that routinely stops young women leaving, just because immigration feels like it. I had bought her a ticket and she was offloaded, could not leave the country. So I had to fly to Bangkok, queue in the heat and get some icomptent Filipinos to do an affidavit in a prescribed form at the disgusting Filipino embassy. Then I had to fly to Philippines to hand deliver this affidavit of support. Only then was she allowed to leave this God forsaken country. Of course all for nothing, as when I realised she had an IQ below 69 I asked her to leave after 2 months. Bit of a shame because she was very willing in bed and warm otherwise, also a good housekeeper. Her only cultural issue was that everyone thought she was Thai in Thailand. Their Christianity is of course not real. They will make a show of praying before going to bed, then cheat on you when you are not looking. They have zero morality. And yes, Thailand is of course a much better place to live than Philippines.

Thais are more genuine, more naive and more honest, though of course we are talking about women so one has to qualify that heavily as lying is a way of life for females. Filipinas are scheming liars on the whole, much worse in that regard. I guess because life in Philippines is harder, the poverty is more extreme. Harder to survive there. Filipinas have that funky smell as well, but I would have to disagree that they are terrible in bed due to Catholicism, that is not my experience at all. Of course physically Filipinas have more curves and do not have that slim elegance the Thai girls have if you are lucky. But Filiipinas often also have terrible teeth more often, huge chompers and the head is often too large for the body. On the plus side Filipinas are better with housework for some reason, and Thai girls cheat more often. Filipinas also cheat of course, but somewhat less. Filipinas have the advantage that they speak English bettter, which is a pretty big advantage. Still, I prefer Thais because they are physically more appealing and more cute on the whole.

I quite agree, but the really weird thing is the guys who think their ex wives DESERVE half of all their net worth, half the house, the pension etc, just because they had a night of passion with someone else. It is truly bizarre how men have internalised that women deserve half no matter what. But getting back to your wife, you said she worked in a bar, so she would have had a fair number of clients before you, assuming she worked there a few years. That thought never bothered you?

Actually the speech urges the DOJ to concentrate on prosecuting Fentanyl producers and gangs, but then some posters always lie on here.

The chain rotisserie chickens I found disappointing as well, the skin not well spiced and the chicken falls apart. I saw a stand with some woman doing it, I will try there. The best chicken is SP Chicken in Chiang Mai, but it is always crowded.

Always good to hear one that worked out. How old was she when you first met?

What I wouildn't pay to see someone kick out the bloated EU bureaucracy and the political parasites in the member states. Imagine if someone cut welfare in Germany, UK and France...no more rasta-haired white kids throwing beer cans and cigarette butts on the local city square... Who knows with a bit of luck Trump's policies will be copied by someone in Europe eventually. One can but dream....

"Despite what some commentators currently view as an extraordinary cash position at Berkshire, the great majority of your money remains in equities," Buffett reassured Berkshire shareholders in his annual letter in February, referring to both the stocks and businesses that his company owns. https://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffett-memes-stock-market-crash-cash-pile-apple-quotes-2025-3

"When three of the four Nord Stream gas pipelines connecting Russia to Germany were destroyed by unknown saboteurs in September 2022, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mikhailo Podolyak described the bombing as ‘a terrorist attack planned by Russia and an act of aggression towards the EU.’ The attack – which knocked out the route through which Germany had previously received 30 per cent of its gas supplies – was designed to ‘destabilise the economic situation in Europe and cause panic before winter,’ Podolyak wrote on Twitter. But there was one crucial detail that Podolyak failed to mention: compelling evidence is emerging that it was not Russia, but Ukraine that organised the ‘terrorist’ attack. Moreover, according to a major investigation by the Wall Street Journal(WSJ) published this week, US intelligence was forewarned about the operation and attempted to prevent it – only to be ignored by the Ukrainians. The picture that is emerging is of a small, highly professional group of civilian and military saboteurs operating with the support and direction of the Ukrainian military and the sanction of Volodymyr Zelensky himself – but funded privately and operating independently." https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/do-we-now-have-proof-ukraine-blew-up-the-nord-stream-pipelines/ You see that? Not just evidence, COMPELLING evidence. Not just that, US intelligence was forwarned about the operation and they asked Ukraine not to go ahead.

No, he will be known as the greatest president the United States ever had. Only a few months in and Ukraine war ceasfire in sight, corruption and bloated government tackled, the man is what this world needs now.

"Despite what some commentators currently view as an extraordinary cash position at Berkshire, the great majority of your money remains in equities," Buffett reassured Berkshire shareholders in his annual letter in February, referring to both the stocks and businesses that his company owns. Buffett is a long-term investor who's owned stocks such as Coca-Cola and American Express for decades. It's unlikely he pared his portfolio because he saw trouble coming and wanted to cash out before the next market crash — and he probably won't care much about a few months of stock performance. He's publicly soured on banks and pointed to higher bond yields and the prospect of steeper taxes on capital gains as two reasons he was happy to take some Apple profits and buy Treasurys instead. He's also explained his growing cash pile reflects a dearth of bargains with both private and public companies trading at heady valuations. https://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffett-memes-stock-market-crash-cash-pile-apple-quotes-2025-3 So actually Buffet cashed out to buy Treasurys because the stock market is doing so well! There were too few bargains for his style of investment.

That's not the case though.

Not at all. JP Morgan just issued GROWTH forecasts for the US economy and said the risk of a recession is less than 50 percent.

Russia invaded Ukraine AFTER NATO made clear it intended to make Ukraine a member and AFTER the CIA backed "revolution" that saw a pro-Russian government toppled in favour of a course of seduction of the West. Ukraine had a boyfriend but wanted to jump into bed with a guy that looked like he had more money. An age old story. But he's not going to marry her, is he? Russia did not need to "stoke nationalism in Ukraine", the decades of brutal neglect of the Donbass by Ukrainian governments managed to do that quite nicely.

It's a bit more than "allegation", if German prosecutors went to the trouble of issuing arrest warrants for Ukrainians they're obviously working on more than "allegations". Lawyers work on evidence.

I don't know I'm not so convinced a billionaire wants to see the world burn. Too much to lose. My favourite is these guys claiming Trump is a Russian spy in all seriousness. You gotta laugh.

"According to the WSJ, the sabotage operation involved a small sailing boat and a team of six people, a combination of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians with relevant expertise. The operation used private funding but was directed by a serving army general, who reported to Ukraine’s then commander in chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi. However, German police and prosecutors are reportedly pressing on with an investigation that is now homing in on senior Ukrainian military officials and could prove embarrassing for Berlin, given that it involves an ally launching an act of sabotage against key infrastructure. On Wednesday it emerged that German authorities had issued a European arrest warrant for a man identified as “Volodymyr Z”, a diving instructor who lived in Poland and is alleged to have dived down to the seabed to place the devices on the pipeline. Polish prosecutors confirmed they had received a European arrest warrant for a man suspected of involvement in the Nord Stream attack. “Ultimately, Volodymyr Z was not detained, as he left the territory of Poland at the beginning of July this year, crossing the Polish-Ukrainian border,” prosecutors said in a statement." " https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/15/ukrainian-team-blew-up-nord-stream-pipeline-claims-report Of course you could also read the original Wall Street Journal report linked in the above Guardian article.

Yes, as we all know the strength of the US economy is solely due to Joe Biden. He was slaving away building cars, making burger patties, stacking shelves. He's a one man power train.

If you read my post again it referred to "massive" inflation as we saw under Biden. Whether that happens remains to be seen.

Canada is rolling over. Still the 25% tariffs in place and they climbed down from their threat to target US electricity. You can spin it how you like. Everyone can see Canada got smacked down. After all what leverage does Canada have? Very little. You don't have the cards, Canada.

Russians always win these negotiations. They are the world's best chess players. Just think of the Cuban missile crises. Kennedy was celebrated for winning it. In actual fact the Russians won it. The US had to promise to remove missiles from Turkey and not to invade Cuba. Minsk 1 and Minsk 2 were also wildly in favour of Russia. They always win these negotiations.

It will bounce back though.