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I was recently blocked up for a few days (rare for me) and I read that as few as 3 bms weekly is still not technically constipation. I recently added something subtle that is working for me. A very small amount (1/2 a teaspoon) of psylium powder with breakfast and water. A typical starter dose is a teaspoon so that's a really small dose. For me 1/2 is enough. I also have been eating a few prunes with dinner for years.

Oils vs. ghee is not a simple black and white thing. It's not right to say oil is always bad. For south indian dishes coconut oil is about flavor as is mustard oil for Bangladeshi dishes. Yeah I believe oil in general is used to save money over ghee though on the other hand health issues or not eating ghee saturated dishes leaves a heavier feeling. Sometimes it is added as a topping/flavoring.

The maga cult celebrates the destructiveness, corruption, cruelty, and idiocy of their dear leader Trump as a badge of honor. It's more like a badge of horror.

Another case of how tastes are subjective. I did try that place several times but eventually felt I'm not a fan.

Westernized fast food is quite popular in India especially with their youth. I reckon they think obesity beats starvation. Not rational to skip an occasional Indian meal over that. Like a lot of things, there are usually more healthy choices on most menus.

Well, the dreaded massively unpopular big ugly bill has fully passed. So on top of the annual mandated cuts to Medicare, the barbaric cuts to Medicaid that will mean much less access to long term care for those who spend down, keep in mind that there were ALREADY lots of medical or medically related expenses not covered by Medicare. So the big ugly bill just adds (a lot) to that which does support my premise here that elders repatriating for Medicare has now become even less compelling. Perhaps the big ugly bill might be the straw that broke the camel's back for many of us in this regard. What Does Medicare Not Cover? Eight Things You Should Know

The last I heard weed was not legal for for foreigners in Uruguay. Which would definitely suck if being an expat there. I guess their motivation is not to become a weed tourism destination but really expats should be excepted.

The most important question at this point now that we have a criminally corrupt "president" acting as an autocratic dictator is whether there will be a REAL election in 28, or even in 26. No, this is NOT hyperbole. Their possible plan is already clear. Declare states of emergency in blue state areas, etc. at election time. You know Russia has elections but they haven't been real for a very long time.

More cult crapola.

Trump has done PERMANENT DAMAGE already to both American democracy and its economic future. Consider his tariff insanity. Countries around the world are adapting the the USA become totally INSANCE by creating new trade channels to replace the USA. Once set, the USA loses PERMANENTLY. A foreign agent would be hard pressed to damage the USA so severely and so quickly as Trump 2.0 has done, and it's still early.

Yeah I've also heard great things about that movie. So you didn't like it. I'm still going to give it a go.

I wasn't aware that there was a competition. Years ago I was hanging out with a Thai guy (don't ask) who was typically racist towards Indians and their food (their curries are funny, ours are much better, the people and their food smells, etc.). So I took him to a banana leaf curry restaurant in Bangkok and he really liked it -- hey this is good, I guess I just haven't been exposed to much outside the usual Thai food lane. The reason there are so many Indian restaurants in Pattaya is because there are so many Indian tourists here. Many of them have "special rooms" upstairs for group discounted meals. There indeed may not be very many Indian tourists happy to pay 350 for a mutton curry with a few chunks of meat in it, but the group deals explains how that market can still be satisfied. If coming as families, the kids usually want familiar foods. I think a majority are vegetarian so nothing easier than Indian restaurants for that. Also many of the restaurant owners do multitask with other related tourism businesses such as tours, import/export, etc. Sure there are some criminals in any group but I find much of the conspiracy theories about why so many Indian restaurants by westerners are transparently racist.

I'm not knocking this but it seems probable it's going to be rather a farce. Check mark your medical condition (s) on a form. No actual medical consultation. Just a formality to register you into the system. Great. Pay the doc's fee and the medical cannabis user ID fee, then. 30 grams of weed a month for you! 30 grams of weed a month for you! 30 grams of weed a month to flippin' anyone who wants it!

It's doubtful that will ever be an option for passports abroad.

You really shouldn't be. The change in the US with it's very large economy and military from a strong stabilizing pro democracy force to a force of flirting with authoritarian dictatorship, chaos, disruption, and voting with North Korea in a UN vote deserves global attention as the negative effects are indeed global.

I've had Grab drivers tell me that Indian places are very busy at the moment and some cut off delivery ordering at all during peak hours. So another case where gross generalizations don't really work.

That's really bad. I was lucky that the postman actually called me upon delivery. I really think the embassy should Email people when it leaves the embassy.

Trump isn't going to make it through this term.

Isn't eyeliner poisonous?

Expanding on my comment before about things becoming more problematic to start with a new O visa IN Thailand. I'm sure you want an O rather than an O-A to avoid the health insurance requirement.

Historically in general in modern times republicans are much worse for increasing the national debt than democrats. This current Trump ugly bill of unfairness and medical misery for the poor reallty takes the cake though.

I think he's saying his previous extension has expired. So that would mean starting all over again with a new O visa, correct? The rules are different for that and I have heard that has become more problematic than usual currently to do in Thailand.

Yeah I had a balti dish at a well regarded London place. Definitely distinctive.

So I've heard. There are a lot of Bangladeshi chefs in Pattaya as well. Many of the places have specific Bangladeshi food menus as well which has very different dishes. Sometimes you need to ask and translate them as they don't expect f-rangs to be interested. That said, I've enjoyed the novelty and learning experience of trying specifically Bangladeshi dishes, but I haven't had any in Pattaya that I would describe as stellar.

I'm glad you brought Tarka House up. It's extremely popular with the f-rang crowd. Years ago it was on my regular rotation but then I had a few bad experiences there so stopped. Recently the youtube channel "Sanctioned Ivan" featured it as the "best" Indian in Pattaya so I tried it again. It was indeed improved from the experiences that put me off it. They have a distinctive style. Not my favorite but I understand why it's so popular and also decent portions of value. Another case which illustrates that the restaurant business is tough. Chefs come, chefs go, what was good last month might be crap now, and vice versa.