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The BM referred to kids. A kid is defined as under 18. The Israeli health organisation announced the exact number of victims and age groups: those under 18 killed - as horrible as it is - were less than 40

When it comes to western media it is more the other way round. Plus stories, like the one from the 40 babies or the baby with the umbilical cord, even when debunked by Israeli media or authorities, are rarely clarified in wester media.

Can I please answer the wrong accusations made against me I did NOT say, the Palestinians responsible for Oktober 7 should not be damned. I only criticized that one side is continuously damned and the other faces no criticism. There were less than 40 kids on that music festival This never happened and has been debunked already by Israeli authorities and newspapers. I can PM you the sources. I did never defend FGM. On the contrary; I wrote that I despise it as it is a mutilation and can be lethal. You can have as much contempt for me as you want - I could not care less. But at least show some decency and have it for reasons which took place in reality and are not made up by you.

Thanks for the clarification.

Yes.

I don't think that a few wrong reports from one correspondent are enough to judge the whole BBC including all their correspondents nevertheless my comment was meant as a joke, as you had stated the BBC is using Hamas operatives as journalists and asked me, if "this is the BBC, that I would like to send their own journalists". My question, why they would not send their own journalists into Gaza, was it order to point out, that the most moral army would not let any independent journalists in that area to independently report on their most moral mass murder of Muslims, mostly women and kids, no matter if I would like it or not. And please do not confuse Anti-Semitic with anti Israel or the criticism of the actions of Israel. The term anti-Semitic is misused to frame every person criticising the current mass murder by the Israeli army as a racist. Jews are semitic people and so are Arabs, So anti-Semitic would mean being anti Jews and anti Arabs. But today it seems as if some Jews have “occupied” this term. Even if you translate it that way, being anti the actions of Israel is not the same as being anti every Jew, as there are thousands of Jews in and outside of Israel opposing those actions. How do you want to call them? Anti-Semitic semites?

Sure? They are not allowed to speak loudly in public. But I have not heard of any laws banning them from speaking to other women. I am not condoning that. I was just wondering, Why you are so worried about Muslim women's rights or their clits, while at the same time you are condoning a war which indiscriminately kills 10s of thousands of them.

Really? Why do they not send their own independent journalists into Gaza? So the world could finally see what is really going on there.

I doubt that look at the current mindset of people today. The thread is about the backlash BBC faced because of referring to Muslim converts as reverts, because “The term “revert” is rooted in the belief held by some Muslims that every human is born into Islam and that conversion later in life“ So what? Christians believe that if you are not baptised you go to hell, which includes pretty much every person ever lived on this planet except Christians. Some member called this a deliberate act of Islamic propaganda, which I doubt, as I assume that most people don't know the difference between a revert and convert. He then made a few statements about the fate of women in Islam and all I did was providing a few explanations, while clearly not condoning to it. And what was the reaction? Three negative emojis and another three condescending comments. People somehow lost the ability to understand the difference between explanation and justification. Now to your job suggestion: Western media in general is more or less following mainstream, where certain countries cannot be criticised, no matter which atrocities they commit, no matter for how long they do it and no matter how many human rights organisations plus the UN oppose them while others are continuously damned for atrocities committed in a single day. And they developed their own language when it comes to reporting, where certain people are “murdered by terrorists” while others somehow “lost their lives” (NEWSPEAK) Despite it is becoming more and more difficult, mostly because of the pressure from society, I still try it to only look at the facts and use my own brain to form my own opinion and not let others do the thinking for me. Expressing that opinion which would have led to an interesting conversation in the past will today result in being put in the same pigeonhole as terrorists or being cancelled for THOUGHTCRIME. I would not last a day.

Where is that? sounds interesting. Because every time my now ex-wife had been talking to some of her fellow Thai countrywomen later we had a fight.

So did the Christians. Women within Christian communities, including in Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania, do undergo FGM most of them being Coptic or Orthodox Christians but also Protestants and Catholics (in Sudan and Kenya). A 2013 UNICEF report identified 55 % of Christian women in Niger had experienced it, against 2% of Muslim women. In Europe the Skoptsy Christian sect practices FGM as part of redemption. Does that also say a lot? I, being a medic, despise it. It is a mutilation, has no health benefits but only risks including severe bleeding or infections which even might be lethal. But I don't understand why this point is being brought up every time there is a discussion about Islam. Christianity has had its own share of atrocities: The mass murder of more than 130 million Native Americans, 2 world wars, the Holocaust, just to mention a few and if that is too much in the past, just compare the number of deaths from the conflicts in the last quarter century. And we call them terrorists! Religions do not kill innocents. People do.

As does almost every main teligion Only when the first wife agrees to the second and both of them agree to the Third and so on, if they don't, there will be no further marriages. Plus they have to be treated exactly the same. However, I am not saying it does not happen but it is not really common. This is a horrible thing but it has nothing to do with Islam. It was custom with some tribes in Northern Africa who brought this barbaric mutilation into the religion. Same as the Christmas tree was somehow brought into Christianity. It is safe to say that Jesus never saw one. Again, this unfortunately happens but not very often, as a family must be extremely desperate to push their own daughter in such a marriage Well, I wouldn't want to do that either but a few converted Muslim women to whom I have talked to, told me that they actually feel relief and more freedom compared to living in the tyranny of Oppression by Western societies, where a woman is mainly judged by her looks, therefore she's expected to mutilate her body with expensive and risky surgeries, take hormones and paint fake sexual desire on her face. A point of view, that I do not necessarily share, as I love pretty women but at least I respect it as a personal choice.

Isn't that crazy, how our world is turning upside down recently, our morality, our understanding of Justice, you name it. 20 years ago it was the other way around. I still remember that funny slogan: "Come visit Poland, your car is already here."

That is so hilarious. The US delivered most of the weapons and bombs which have been used in a mass murder (I don't want to use the G word some members here tend to get blood pressure problems when reading it) which is taking place since almost one and a half year and has led to almost 50,000 people, most of them women and children being unalived ( what a stupid word), the destruction of entire blocks and land robbery which is still taking place every day. And now with a straight face they seriously are criticizing Thailand for deporting a few people?? that's impudence on a whole new level

Dear Bob, as much as your story is entertaining, we both know it's partially if not totally made-up. The question is how much time passed between the Spanish dentist telling you that the cavity in your tooth is not urgent and the day you walked into that clinic in Thailand. So how much did you Fast forward? Several months or even years? No dentist will give you 5 injections In a row; he will always ask for the numbness after the first one and if it does not happen within 5 minutes, then and only then give you another one and if it's really necessary even a third one but that's it as there is a limit to how much you can inject in a certain area. If you really got five of them, there is a high chance that it was you that farted, as with that amount it is inevitable that some of it gets into the bloodstream and turns other areas numb - in your case unfortunately the sphincter muscle. There is absolutely no way that you paid 55.700 Baht,- for a tooth extraction. Even in case of a complicated surgery with cutting the alveolar bone and removing the tooth piece by piece and done so in the most expensive hospitals in Thailand it would not cost even 10% of the price you named. I know what I'm talking about. I am in the same profession like the lady, who tortured you, and by now for more than 35 years. And as much as you are suffering from a very vivid fantasy my curse is my helper syndrome, which will benefit you right now. this is no joke and nothing but a pure professional advice: aside from alcohol and tobacco and physical activity there are some foods, that you should avoid at least a few days after your surgery: coffee, tea and yes, dairy products so stop those milkshakes. Most importantly, COOL that area. Take 2 small hand towels, put one on your cheek, where the tooth has been pulled out and the other one in your fridge and exchange them every 30 minutes. Most patients underestimate but this is the best thing you can do to avoid a hamster face Get well soon! And by the way, it was most likely not your tooth, who betrayed you but rather you betrayed your tooth. Treat the remaining better by visiting the dentist in time. Never forget. You have only one set of teeth for all your life. Sharks can grow teeth back - we can't. Before I forget it. If the sign outside that dental clinic looked anything like that, it wasn`t one and there is a high chance, there might be another reason for that fart.

Look, I have read quite a few posts from you, especially in the political sub forums and I think you are one of the most reasonable members in here, so I'm not trying to oppose or criticize you and maybe I'm just missing something. But in the recent years when they started with that TM 30 thing Hotel receptions must see your passport and check your legal stay in the country so they can complete TM 30 by presenting your data to the local immigration, which they must do by law within 24 hours. Some hotels might not be very serious about and some might accept a copy or a photo on your smartphone but from a strict legal point of view the guy had to do that by checking your passport and that of your friend too. It does not matter who did the booking for how many people. According to law the hotel must complete a TM 30 form for each and every foreigner who wants to stay at their place. If the Foreigner refuses to present his identifications, the hotel staff actually is obliged to inform the authorities.

Maybe you did, I mean insult her ancestors. You wrote that back in the day you have been treated much nicer then on this occasion and I assume that back in the day you did not speak Thai but in English to them. As much as they appreciate it, when we show respect towards their country and culture by learning the language yet there are some obstacles. Look, I speak read and write Thai and I know quite a few people who are much better than me but still I never met a person, who learned Thai after the age of 30 who would pronounce it correctly. As easy as their grammar is as difficult it is to use those five tones together with short or long vowels properly. I give you an example. In January 2020 I was invited to the international Congress of implantologist which took place in Chiang Mai. After the lectures the professors had invited me for dinner and as I had just arrived from Germany asked me how it was over there. While answering them I also mentioned that huge amount of snow, that had been falling in those few days before my flight and it is usual in our language to emphasize something by speaking the word longer than usual like "everywhere I looked every building every car everything was full of snooooow". They suddenly broke down in laughter which I didn't understand first but later that evening when some of them asked me to repeat that story especially the part about the weather and every time I did they laughed again, I got suspicious. Long story short snow in Thai is HIMA and it is very important to use a short "i" and a short "a". Change that into long vowels and snow turns into the genitals of a female horse spoken in gutter language AKA horse c***. So again maybe you did insult her ancestors.

Never mind. Happened to me before. I don't know why. Yet, I have never heard a Thai person asking a Thai professional, who is offering his services in a foreign country, why he should choose his service over any other local service provider.

You shouldn`t! If you have really been to my place, then you probably have visited my website and seen my diplomas, and therefore would know about my 35 years of job experience, about all those international professional medical societies I'm an active member of, not to mention me being a recognised expert of implantology in Germany, the US and in Thailand and as mentioned before the only foreign dentist with “a licence to drill” in Thailand. You would have noticed, I am treating patients too. Actually, I am working full time doing most cases, especially the difficult ones which require full mouth reconstruction, bone surgery or implants, while my Thai colleague, who has more than 20 years of job experience is more into tooth cleaning, periodontal treatment root canal treatment and dentures. You would have noticed that our equipment and the materials are all German products and therefore liable to the strict German laws MPL (medicine product law) and the German law for medical equipment (MedGv). Did I mention, that we offer a five year guarantee in Thailand and in Germany? I would love to go more into details but that would take too much space, will probably be boring for the other members and is most likely against the forum rules which do not allow any kind of free advertise. However, the only thing you noticed, was our German speaking receptionist. So maybe for you there is no advantage in using our clinic as you “did not see a big difference to any other clinic.”

And I`d love to provide an informative response, but to what question?

Savage? Sure. But stupid? I don´t know. Look at Hamas before Oktober 7 and now. They replaced their lost fighters with new recruits and have the sympathies of much more countries than before, besides Palestinians are seen as the bravest and most resilient people in the world fighting against one of the best trained and equipped (plus backed by the last super power) armies on the planet, with only a few AK 47 and some out of date rockets, while the global reputation of Israel is in free fall not to speak of their economy.

As two BMS clicked the “confused” emoji I`d like to clarify: The guy who runs that place is German. But he is not a dentist; he is a dental technician (for more detail see my post above). He hires Thai dentists, who work for him at his place.

I took a few pictures for you today, for a better understanding: This is the implant in the jaw, perfectly healed in with healthy gum this is the screw retained crown with the screw the crown will be put on the implant and fixed to it with the screwdriver and the cavity will be closed with a white filling (nano composite) (too white this one, I changed it later, I chose the color for the pic so the filling is more visible Now if this little screw is loose, which an experienced dentist can diagnose from the way it is tilting, all he has to do is to remove the filling and tighten the screw and close the cavity with a new filling. Altogether not much longer than 10 minutes. But if the complete implant is loose, well then you can say, I am screwed, because you have to start the whole thing from the start or you or live without the tooth.

The OP asked for a quality dentist and not for a dental technician. In order to become a dental technician, one also has to finish junior high school and become an apprentice in a dental laboratory for 3 years. The job profile of a dental technician is basically the production of crowns, bridges and prosthesis with metal, plastic or ceramic, nevertheless dental technicians are not allowed to examine, diagnose, advise or treat patients, neither in Thailand nor in the Western countries! A dentist, or better DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery), had to pass secondary school, which takes 2 to 3 years after high school, with an university-entrance diploma and study in a dental university for many years. This university studies include general medicine and dental education and covers all dental sciences like surgery, filling therapy, endodontology, periodontology, prosthetics, etc.. Besides, a DDS is obligated by law to do further education regularly. Only licensed dentists are allowed to examine, diagnose, advise and treat patients!

Here is my advice being a dentist for almost 35 years: the only downside of amalgam fillings is their appearance. Amalgam fillings are not made of mercury, or at least not of mercury alone. It is mercury which is chemically connected to silver but also a little bit of copper, zinc and tin, and therefore is a completely different thing than mercury alone, which, yes, is poisonous. I give you an example: Sodium is an alkali metal, which if in contact with skin may lead to severe chemical burn injuries. Swallow it and you will die. Same goes for Chlorine. And yet we eat both of them every day because once chemically connected it becomes table salt. However freshly inserted amalgam fillings still release a small amount of mercury, which did not bind to silver or the other metals, which is swallowed and as the body has no transport mechanism for mercury, meaning it has no mechanism to absorb it into the bloodstream, it normally leaves it through the natural exit of our body. This may happen in the first six months after you got that filling. Mercury becomes dangerous if you inhale it as it can get into your body via your lungs, that's why dentists always use the water cooling and a high power suction unit to protect you and themselves from inhaling mercury while they are drilling out old Amalgam fillings. So my advice: keep them as long as they are functioning and get composite fillings with nanoparticles in case they have to be replaced.