Middle Aged Grouch

Amazing the number of newbies who suddenly appear in the comments to criticize Thailand and Russia. Seems like a busy day for the US propaganda machine back at some obscur black site.

Why ? I do not see a photo with anybody from Israel or the USA ? Israel army shot down a journalist from Al Jazeera network some time back. Israel refused the injunctions of the international criminal court to bring the military chaps guilty to court and it was fully with the support of the US who refused that Israel respond to the crime in at the International Criminal Court. So no better then Russia IMHO.

The future of economic prosperity is anywhere but no longer with the US or Europe. A smart businessman like the actuel Thai PM has perfectly understood that.

Still, better you leave.

Any progress the Red Bull case regarding the alleged manslaughter of a Thai Police officer in a road accident ?

Depending on where one is now born in a western nation, all the green-eco-woke trend, will tell the child that he is a female, make boys dress as girls and make girls dress as boys and force people to use mixed gender public toilets. That's another step of our european and western absurdity, that will lead to a disturbed future civilisation.

Wonderful east european quality tourists with free 90 day tourist visa stay.

Visiting Bangkok can be a health hazard for western tourists more used to good air quality back home. Smokers at higher risk. Better to choose another place for the holiday. Up to you if you don't care.

Europe is already giving a safe haven and a free entry to all the Ukrainian mafia or the muslim potential terrorists threats or the excessive migrants from Africa.

Then no need to ask others why they comment isn't it ? Is this that hard to understand for a nimble mind ?

And who is Biden ? Staline ?

No matter what the "misunderstanding" is. If at any point drugs were being sold, no matter what, the place is jail. And that's it. This story also reminds all to be very wary of the friendly farang who will try to chat you up and often the farangs in Thailand create more problems then others.

Why post ? well on the other side, why respond if the post bothers you ?

Today the japs,koreans or other chinamen are paying 150$ and thus creating inflation all over those nice "entertainement guide ladies".

The point is to be street smart and avoid anybody trying to get to close, or who comes over and asks a question. Almost got caught this summer in Europe, when an eastern european chap with a map came over to ask his way. Spontaneously i was trying to show him the way, when my girlfrien suddenly saw how he was using one hand to hold the map and below the map, hiding his other hand heading towards my pocket. I just stepped back fast, said thank you and walked away, On looking back few meters further, the chap had just vanished. East europeans are obviously not the only ones, but they do have well organised gangs that operate all over the world.

Good for you and as you mention, it was 20 years ago. Times have changed and very often one has to argue with the taxi fellow on arrival at Suvarnabhumi Airport to use the meter. Not to mention the other hidden *extras* they try to charge like toll or special airport tax. It is true that there are these extras to some extent but there are always dishonest ones...quite a few, who inflate the ride. I prefer to hire a private chauffeur driven car. A bit more of course in cost, but it avoids having to hand out me cash to a taxi cheat. Even better is the railway link that leaves from Suvarnabhumi basement and drops you directly in the heart of BKK at Paya Thai stop.

If you are in a house developpment, try not to use the managers of the property as they tend to over charge the owners and ask for absurd rates for pool maintenance or cleaning. Mainly in those swanky pool villa developpments in Hua Hin for exemple.

Sorry, but I reserve my sensible answers for sensible people only.

Oh dear, another bootlicker.

Amazon also had issues a few days ago with their double authentification OTP sms that was down. Looks that there is a load of issues or problem either technical with all the recent updates due to eventual cyber attacks ? Gets scary to use an Android phone as they sometimes seem to need almost daily updates on the apps. iPhones seem the most secure...for the moment. Of course you will always have the nerd comming over, not minding his business and claiming it's not true, that iPhones are bad and ugly and bla bla...but seeing how many updates are needed on an Android, I prefer by far my iPhone that seems to have better protection agains all the cyber criminal scum.

Very true, but don't worry, the Bib will be waiting for the tourists at 4 am and see how they can harass to make some tea money on the wee and dark corners of Sukhumvit.

Oh man !! many of my sour overaged fellow grouches here have not been to Ibiza or other party islands ? neither to some top europe destinations where the clubs close at 5 or 6 am and then you have the "after parties" that last till noon. Of course it can have inconveniences to close so late with all the drunks or drugs. But it could help the economy as the hookers in the clubs in Bankgkok (that means almost all the women in a dance club) would have a bit more time to find a hansum drunk falang to pay some high absurd rate, for the "private service" back in the farang's hotel room.

The fact in having 5980 posts does not make one more smart. It could be a sign that one does not have a life besides posting all day ? But then maybe I am wrong. If you get offended by his post, do what you preach....put on ignore.

Choose another country as they will hassle you at immigration on arrival and all the pre registration and mess they create for flights to America in the airport of departure.

Same as in Thailand where Thai banks not only refuse foreign numbers to secure accounts via the OTP sms, but also make it a pain in the Axx for foreigners to open a bank account. Not surprising that foreign money will start to go to other countries.