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Maybe Thai farmers are getting a realistic price for their milk?  Many UK dairy farmers are quitting the business as they struggle to even break even.  Only the most modern dairy farms where the cows never go outside are making money. That's factory farming and should be banned.

I don't know about Thailand in general but food is actually too cheap in the UK. Why are we prepared to pay £5+ for beer but gripe at the price of milk?  Some supermarkets try to excuse the poor price they pay farmers for milk by claiming that customers demand it. Milk is a 'staple' in the UK and classed as 'price sensitive' - I suspect that UK supermarkets are simply using it to compete with one another.  I've never seen hoardes of customers with placards outside a supermarket demanding lower priced milk.

Even at the low price it is, the supermarkets make money on it whilst those who produce it are lucky to break even.

Interesting article on the subject here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33960879

Its quite nostalgic to see a truck come each morning and pick up a couple of the old style milk churns from the farm opposite me - I haven't seen an 'in use' milk churn in the UK for 50 years.

I do - thank you very much. Are they free to air channels?

I have just located another AN thread on this, reading through it apparently I also need a reciever.  I don't need a 'receiver' to run my Android box, do you know what this 'receiver' is?

17 hours ago, KhunHeineken said:

When traveling, rarely movies or Netflix.  Mostly live sport.  Different set up when at home.   

For me its mainly BBC News and Formula 1 when I'm away. WS Pro has them both.  I would never subscribe to the Thai channel that carries F1......can't remember if its Fox or True. What I do remember is them breaking for adverts in the middle of a race - sacriledge! I can find F1 after the event elsewhere but not live. Never been able to get BBC News on anything other than WS Pro. At home (UK) - more or less the same with a few movies and series thrown in.

13 minutes ago, KhunHeineken said:

When traveling, I have a laptop and a Google Chromecast.  All bases covered, and the Chromecast is smaller than an Android box.  Can cast to the TV with the laptop or the phone. 

Right but what are you casting?  Where are your movies/TV coming from?

Jeez, reading through some of the replies here - you lot must work for NASA.

I just carry my Android box with me wherever I go in the world - UK, Thailand, Europe. Home or hotel, as long as there's decent wifi and a HDMI connection, I can use it on any TV and watch a zillion TV programmes/movies - no searching for streams etc. - just plug it in and watch.

1 minute ago, NoshowJones said:

The Highway Patrol drivers have only a small budget for using fuel, that is why they can't always do their jobs as they have to spend a lot of time in their offices.

Take a look when you pass a Highway Patrol station. there is usually always at least one patrol car parked up.

Is that what it is?  Silly me for thinking they're all lazy corrupt gits. I'll look at them in a new light now - thanks.

10 hours ago, MrJ2U said:

There's prostitution every where in Thailand.  Are you f blind?

There most definitely is not - especially not in Pattaya.  I know this because a few years ago the Bangkok and Pattaya police chiefs had a walkabout in Pattaya and declared they found no sex for sale.  I believe them - they are Thai police officers.

I'm no expert and can't say its the best but I use an Android box (HK1 Series) with Worldstreams Pro installed (pay annually).  Has a few problems on the odd occasion but works well in general. Massive amount of channels and pretty good with up to date movies and series.

15 minutes ago, patman30 said:

are these clickbait engagement posts now the future of this forum?

It appears so.

Yeah right! Is AN/Thaiger getting hassle from their advertisers by any chance?

On 6/11/2024 at 6:07 PM, AnotherOneHere said:

Complaining about 13 years old riding motorcycles is just cringe. Same as farangs that complains about street dogs,

Funny isn't it, just about every Thai I know also wants kids off bikes. Barking dogs drive my girlfriend crazy and the Pooyai baan in her village just issued the villagers with an order to take their dogs in at night.

Its actually only a small % of parents that let their kids ride underage - next time you're at the school, count the number of bikes and measure that against the number of pupils. There are responsible Thai parents and there are irresponsible Thai parents. I wonder how the parents of the deceased in this case feel about their decision now?

On the whole, I find that Thai's complain about exactly the same things as we do - its just that they've had a whole lifetime's experience of nothing changing.

Whether its common for kids to ride bikes at 13 is not the issue. They are kids, they think like kids and kids do stupid things. There's a very good reason why 13 year olds cannot legally ride a motorbike on the road in most countries. Nothing to do with being a 'local' or a foreigner.

18 hours ago, susanlea said:

Is is time for transgender events?

I think Trans would be up in arms if that was suggested. From what I see, they want to be treated according to how they identify. I saw one man interviewed on TV and he said he was a woman, had always 'known' he was woman but he was trapped in a man's body and wanted everyone to accept that he was actually a woman. Then these pigs flew past my window.......................................

Next thing we know - they'll be demanding their birth certificates are changed!

19 hours ago, Alpha84 said:

I'm excited about exploring SE Asian culture in Thailand and reconnecting with some of my own Asian roots. I am also interested in meeting some local women if that's at all possible. However, I've heard that it can sometimes be challenging to distinguish between Thai ladyboys and real Thai women. 

A lot depends on excactly what you mean by 'meeting some local women'. If you are being polite and what you actually mean is that you intend visiting one of the 'entertainment areas' - then you almost certainly won't have a problem. 

Ladyboys working in those areas are pretty easy to spot and you'll quicky see what I mean.  There are various physical features and mannerisms, most have been described here but the one big giveaway is the constant flicking of their hair and looking in the mirror. They also quite often have a 'cackling' voice and its fairly obvious that they are trying to sound like a female. However, quite a lot of real Thai girls can often have deeper voices than their Western countreparts.

They generally hang around in groups and are a lot more pushy than the working girls. A word of caution, Ladyboys will often grab you as you walk past - don't react, just keep on walking.  As has been said - most will tell you what they are but if you end up with a Ladyboy in your room that knows you haven't realised, they have been known to claim they are on their period so can only relieve you in another way.

If you are talking about dating, that is where you might have a problem.  Again many are upfront about it and most are obvious - others will tell you when you contact them.  There are one or two though that would fool any of us and some seem to think that because they've had the full 'change' - they don't have to tell you.

An ex of mine had a friend who was a ladyboy - living and working openly in Thai society as many do.  However this one was small, had normal looking feminine features, didn't behave more girly than a real girl and had a normal female voice. I was with my ex for around 6 months before she told me this friend was not a girl - I couldn't believe it.

I don't know if it still exists but there used to be a sort of 'quiz website' with lots of photos of ladyboys on it mixed in with real girls. You had to tick the ones you thought were ladyboys - I never saw anyone get it 100% right.

No way is this a definite but if you are looking at dating sites and a 'girl's' height is listed, start looking more closely if the 'girl' is over 173cm.

14 hours ago, webfact said:

They were questioned on the second floor of the police station

Oh good, I'm glad they weren't questioned of the first floor. That wouldn't be right, would it?

Is the reporting on here done by AI or is it simply poor standards?  Much of what's reported here lately (in general) is either confusing, uses incorrect English grammar or as in this case, contains details that have no bearing on the matter.

6 hours ago, Photoguy21 said:

Can we scrap this CIS bit? There are only men and women

I have no probems calling them Trans or Transgender and I believe they should, in general, be allowed to live as they so wish.

But as it it not possible to completely change gender, in my opinion, they remain a man or a woman - according to birth.  They can 'identify' as whatever they want but that should not mean that the rest of us have to accept that identity. I refuse to call a Transgender person who was born a man, she or one that was born a woman, he.

As for them competing in a sport as a gender other than they were born as, no way.  Whilst the outcome of this case is 100% correct, the matter of Transgender people competing in sport is far from settled as this case was actually settled on a technicality.

'her case was thrown out on a technicality because Thomas was "simply not entitled to engage with eligibility to compete in WA competitions such as the Olympics or world championships" as she was no longer a member of US swimming.'

https://news.sky.com/story/transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-cant-compete-in-olympics-after-losing-legal-fight-against-sports-governing-body-13152276

Clearly in a great many cases, a Transgender person can have a physical advantage over other athletes/sportsmen/sportswomen.  They are currently allowed to compete in some sports depending on their testoterone level. I believe that is unfair as all transgenders should be treated equally. It also opens up a 'can of worms', and it quite often creates legal challenges.

In my opinion they should just accept that they cannot compete in any sport as a gender other than that which corresponds to their birth - just as they should accept that they can never fully change gender. They don't need to be banned from sport, they could be allowed to compete according to their actual gender.

1 minute ago, Hummin said:

Problem with insulation in tropical climate, is proper ventilation, and avoiding moisture! Most local construction builders have no experience or knownledge how to build houses with insulation. 

 

 

Not had any problems - mine came in rolls wrapped in plastic foil - not thick but highly efficient.  I fitted it tight back to the outer skin and left a 50mm air gap. The house was built single skin - the inner walls were retro fit.

1 hour ago, KannikaP said:

4 beds, 3 showers, inside kitchen, earthed electrics. red brick walls. Good toilets. 

No problems in 12 years.

2.5 THB, plus air cons etc.

Nice place - the 2.5 mil was 12 years ago?

How long is a piece of string?  I could say 1.5 - 2 mil for a basic house and 3 - 4 mill for something better quality. However, a lot depends on the fittings you're going to put in it. Depending on what you want, the fittings can cost as much as the shell. I fitted a western kitchen and decent quality uPVC windows and doors - not much change from 600,000 for those alone and mine ain't a big house. Don't fit those c r a p chinese plastic windows.

Whatever you go for I recommend double skin walls with insulation between and don't forget the loft insulation - your house will be much cooler.

If you want a western kitchen, I can thoroughly recommend Kvik Kitchens, Bangkok - nice stuff and their fitters were very professional. They had no problems coming to my place which is 2.5 hours from Bangkok.

20 hours ago, Stevemercer said:

It sounds like the bike is an old model. Assuming it was made overseas, then parts may be hard to get and will be expensive. Most of the damage will be comestic (e.g. to the fairing). Specialist Thai repairers can fix this, as well as the dented tank, for a reasonable price.

He says its new, I wouldn't accept repaired parts on a virtually new bike.

8 hours ago, kevozman1 said:

In every western country I know of, citizenship is available on birth.

Which countries?  Certainly not the UK - one parent must be a British citizen.  There was a time when people would come to the UK to have their baby which was, back then British by birth. They would then go on to claim citizenship themselves as the kid depended on them. That all stopped in 1983.

'Historically every child born in the UK was automatically British. Then the British Nationality Act 1981 came into force on 1 January 1983 which said that a child born after that date would only be born British if at least one of their parents was British or was settled at the time of the birth.'

https://freemovement.org.uk/new-law-confirms-british-citizenship-for-children-of-eu-citizens-born-in-uk-before-2-october-2000/

17 hours ago, JK-Trilly said:

I already had a few drinks at that point and I accidentally plowed the back of her car right into her brother’s brand new Ducati sport motorcycle that was parked behind her car. 

If you damaged my bike p i s s e d up, paying for the damage to the bike would be the least of your worries.  Are you writing this from hospital?  Bikers normally get very, very upset when people damage their bikes.

9 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

Fully agree, it is not just the compensation, it is the whole transparent, post incident proactive, crisis management response, by Singapore Airlines, that has been excellent.

Yes, I believe we were in agreement at the time - but the other member was demanding I post links to airlines paying out and was adamant that Singapore wouldn't be paying on this occasion. Those posts have been removed I believe - it became a bit of a slanging match.

I fully expected Singapore to payout and I also suspect that if anyone's hospital bill proves to be bigger than the alloted amount, they will pay. They have a top rate reputation and they know the rules - they are not going to risk that.

2 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Turning right here has a separate light that stays red until upcoming traffic gets a red light.

Not at the lights I mentioned in Pak Chong. I didn't and never would, suggest that anybody goes against a red light.

To re-iterate.  The lights I mentioned in Pak Chong (and I don't think they are disimilar to many others), are on a 3 lane system. 2 lanes for going straight on and the right lane for turning right only.  When the main lights go to green, the red light on the right turning lane goes out - it does not at that stage however, go green until a minute or so later. If I'm at those lights, turning right and there's no oncoming traffic, I go as soon as the red light goes out.  Thai drivers don't move until the light goes green - which is a bit odd as they regularly run red lights, sometimes 10 seconds or so after they've changed.

3 hours ago, Presnock said:

I just read the report again and it sure looks to me the way the sentence reads, supports the 13 others.  Poorly written to say otherwise.

I would agree that its poorly written but.........

'Aui expressed this necessity due to her challenging circumstances: she lives with 13 family members, including elderly individuals, children under 16, and disabled persons, all relying on her for support.'

Note the colon.