MangoKorat

I've shown them videos of what happens in accidents where rear passengers aren't wearing belts - makes no difference. However, as its me that's likely to be killed by a flying body from the rear - I simply refuse to move until everyone has their belts on. Fortunately my new truck has rear belt sensors so I know if they take them off again.

Well, another 3.75 years of this - what will be left of any economy by the time Trump is replaced - including the US? It seems to me that his policies are going to cause worldwide stagnation if not outright recession and all he will have achieved is isolation of the US. Exporters are already looking at alternative markets - by the end of this, the US may not be such an attractive place to export to or import from.

Just glancing through this and to be honest, I have no idea which US products are imported into Thailand and are therefore subject to high tariffs. However, I suspect that as with other countries, its more about what countries DONT export to Thailand BECAUSE of the high tariiffs. For example, a fair proportion of Japanese branded pick up trucks that are actually assembled in Thailand are exported to the UK. There are very few UK/European assembled vehicles exported to Thailand and that is most likely due to the protectionist tariffs the country imposes on them. BMW used to produce some 3 series models in Chonburi - not sure if they still do but that's a rarity. Not really sure what the answer is to be honest. Thailand seems to have been very successful in getting Japanese manufacturers to build assembly plants in the country but do any of those exports end up in the US? I suspect most are sold in the domestic/ASEAN market. Would they reduce tariffs on vehicles and risk what they have? If US auto makers are anything like others - a lot of parts might be made in Thailand and shipped to the US, along with parts made in other countries and then assembled in the US. The auto industry is one matter that Trump doesn't seem to know much about - its a global business with parts made all over the world. His tariff war must be creating a real headache for both the industry as a whole and US auto makers in particular.

Preclude to a rise in tea money. Pay or else.

Thanks for the head's up but all I can say is that my recent transactions have been fine - and those included a one off large amount. I've had payments (in the UK) held by my UK in recent months - one of which was to Wise. The money didn't arrive in my Wise account so I called my UK bank who told me that the transfer to Wise was being held on a random fraud check. It was a small amount to my own account which I make regularly to cover household running expenses. I complained and told them to either send it or return it to my account. I was called back, asked a few personal questions and the cash was sent to Wise who transferred it immediately. Last week I had occasion to send a large amount for a car purchase and checked with Wise whether it was likely to be held or not. They told me that if it was under $50,000 US it would not be held but I might need to be verified before it could be sent. Long story short, I took a chance and just sent it the normal way. It was not held my either my UK bank or Wise and arrived in my Thai bank account seconds after it was sent.

You and Trump supporters appear to live in a parallel version of the 'real world'. That's both a laughable statement and one from someone who really has nothing factual to come back with.

Perhaps you'd like to tell the actual truth - the whole story on that one?

He's actually creating problems - did you look at Wall Street today? I predict that this is just the start.

Do you have any intelligence at all? Everyone who finds Trump's policies abhorent is a 'leftist' according to you but let's placate you OK? All us 'leftists' on here find it incredible that Trump wants to normalise the relationship between the US and Putin's Russia. This after decades of calling out (by both sides) Putin's actions..........incredible, the man is a pure lunatic.

Get out of here.........Republicans are running scared of Trump's retaliatory nature. Musk appears to have more power than Congress now.

I'm sure you're correct but have you noticed that nobody on the Republican side of the seemingly redundant US government is prepared to criticise any of Trump's actions. Governance in the US over the last 5 or 6 weeks seems to have taken place by 'Executive Orders'. What is the role of congress these days?

Yet again you need to be reminded who invaded Ukraine and started the current war......................or, much like your great leader, had you missed that point?

What's your point? That Putin's actions are OK because he's carried them out over 20 years? Is he able to dictate Ukraine's destiny?

NATO is a defensive organisation. They have only ever reacted to aggression, not started it. Putin has forced NATO troops to be positioned on countries such as Georgia through his own paranoid actions.

Absolutely no point in debating this further with you. Like most Trump supporters........you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. However - to rebutt your point. It is well known that Ukraine suffered from huge corruption - they have been trying to deal with it but just as it is in Thailand, its not something you can stop overnight. Its also a hangover from the break up of the USSR. Where do you think all the oligarchs came from? The people of Ukraine made ot clear what they wanted in 2013. I'd also like to point out to you that defence is not warmongering - Putin should not and must not be rewarded for his expansionist aggression. If that means war - so be it. You can take it up the ..... if you like.