MangoKorat

Which is precisely what happens.

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.

I don't know where you get the thought that I am a war monger - I'm actually far from it. Can I just remind you that Putin is the aggressor in this situation. Ukraine is a sovereign nation and as such, just as any other nation is entitled to choose its destiny and who it aligns itself with. Putins use of not wanting NATO on his borders is rubbish, it a ruse. How would it be if Russia took Ukraine, who would it have on its borders then? You need to learn that whatever 'deal' Trump and Putin cook up together, Putin will renage on it. Trump thinks he has some kind of friendship with Putin - Putin will bend him over and ............... him. You don't go from hate to love overnight. How would Putin explain his new 'friendship' to the Russian people? For years, no matter what party has been in charge of the US, Putin has been blaming the US for everything. You might want to look back in the news since 2014 - Putin stated on several occasions that the US was behind Ukraine. Russia is proven to have interfered with several US elections . Go ahead and normalise relations. Just understand though, that what you might think of as 'normal' will almost certainly be viewed differently in Moscow. You want the US to normalise relations with Russia? A country who's people have been conditioned to believe that the West is guilty for all its woes since 1999. A country led by a thug who kills and imprisons his opposition, who authorises wholesale child kidnapping and the butchery of civillians of all ages. Yes, go ahead, normalise relations with Putin and see where it gets you.

No, looking at it from a UK perspective, the UK does not spend anywhere near enough on defence to be able to defend itself. Military leaders have been warning of that for years. Its sad that we should have to worry about such things but we live in a dangerous world and never so dangerous as it is right now.

Nobody wants to fight - but Putin must be stopped. The US is best placed to do that but instead, Trump's cuddling up to him. Morally - any free and democratic country has a duty to, jointly with others, stop aggression by one country towards another - if not, it may well be them tomorrow. Putin is the one who started this - its disgusting how Trump fails to call him out on that.

There is only one person responsible for those deaths - Putin.

Trump's behaviour in his 'spat' with Zelenskyy was outrageous, deliberate and planned. How many times does he want the man to say thank you? This was all part of Trumps aim to get rid of Zeleneskyy to suit Trump's new pal, Putin. If you couldn't see that, you need help - the man isn't even a good actor! Its shocking that you yanks who support Trump still can't see the wood for the trees. Thankfully not all yanks are the same but I never thought I'd see the day when a US President aligned with a thug like Putin - a real 'dictator' who has no opposition as such because he either has them killed of locks them up. A man responsible for the deaths of hundreds of soldiers on both sides and who oversaw the massacre at Bucha. What does Trump have to do for you to wake up from your MAGA intoxicated trance? When will you realise that Trump is the one who is at risk of starting WW3? European leaders may be cow-towing now - out of a fear of tariffs but that won't last forever - everyone has their limit and it is well known that apart from a few blind lunatics, very few people in the US actually support Trump in his disgusting attempt to take down Zelenskyy. It was clear what he was doing when he 'invented' his accusations against Zelenskyy. So - so much for the end is nigh - Zelenskyy's ratings are up in both Ukraine and Europe. Your leader - US citizens, is going to ruin your country and its standing in the world order. He's not going to 'Make America Great Again', he's going to wreck your country's reputation and isloate the US. You just can't (won't), see it. The only thing I agree with him about is that European NATO members should be countributing far more to their defence budgets.

Is it impossible for you to simply admit that you were wrong? I don't know what you mean by nobody 'gave an arse about it' - I and millions of others are very concerned about the situation in Ukraine - especially now that Trump is supporting the aggressor - a man (not quite) who clearly is a dictator, despite his sham democracy. Maybe you could explain?

Go away and read Ukraine's constitution, an English translation is available if you look. Zelenskyy was the duly elected President when Russia invaded. Thus, Marshall law was enacted and the constitution state there will not be elections under such circumstances - which part of that do you not understand? By the way, I cannot comment on whether he is a 'lover' or not.

Its bad enough that Trump spews his daily rubbish - usually factually wrong and often just made up but that there are people, and so many of them, that believe his every word, is ver.y difficult to understand. The first time I heard Trump claim that the previous election was 'stolen' I had his game. I don't actually think he stupid - I think he's quite smart. He's realised that being ultra populist actually works - he could tell some of you that the World is indeed flat and you'd dote on his every word. Follow the Yellow Brick Road.

That one sentence tells me, and many other rational people, all we need to know. There's no medicinal cure for your illness that I know of and I think its too much for a psychologist. You should isolate though because its clearly highly contagious.