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Not sure if this is still a thing but last time I was in Amsterdam I considered seeing drunken young men (probably tourists I guess) pissing in the canals to be a tourist attraction.

This is really petty crime, isn't it? Well, unless the pisser has a really big schlong.

Seems rather harsh. Perhaps a point system is needed for public urination?

Yeah sure but at the end of the day it's a nothing burger now being blown way out of proportion by "social" media. As if there aren't very serious very real problems to consider in Thailand and the world.

Well, as westerners it's understandable to think in such black and white terms about using agents when you don't qualify. But this is Thailand and I'm not aware of any specific law saying you can't use an agent without qualifying yourself or against an agent "encouraging" an officer with such fictional applications. Does that sound like corruption? Sure it does, BUT ... I've never heard EVEN ONCE in my long time here of an expat or an agent being arrested for that. So is it "really" illegal? Maybe so, maybe not but in practical reality does it matter? Of course in cases where an agent used fake stamps or runs off with money and passports, then there can (hopefully) be arrests of agents and unfortunately the expats with fake stamps are in hot water too. Or perhaps the agent gets legit stamps but away from your local immigration office causing later problems (or dependency on that one agent) for the expats. Not good. There are risks for expats using agents and expats need to make their own risk reward analysis before going there. Anyway I won't personally use agents as I'm old fashioned as I like to legitimately qualify and apply to immigration myself. I sleep better that way. But if I was DESPERATE, there is a good chance I would change my tune.

In Pattaya bigger trucks than that (Thai standard) are called both songtheaws and baht buses. Weirdly only the Russians call them tuk tuks. I wonder what they call actual Bangkok tuk tuks (Pattaya doesn't have them). Maybe it's the Russian influence in Phuket?

Crime of the century! Thai Social Media Users? Are they the same as "netizens" or some other kettle of fish?

The topic is about media representation.

Just anti bigotry.

Oh. OK. But an overstay agreement might be possible.

Yes, clearly being so totally inflexible is super charged nutty but our place as mere f-rangs on one year leashes is not to question the logic in that. If we want to stay -- learn the rules, follow the rules, and shut your piehole!

Haley vs. Newsom

Um. No.

(Unsourced) straw man argument. As long as we're playing that game ... Who's Gay? What's Straight? - The Invention Of Heterosexuality | Assault On Gay America | FRONTLINE | PBS

Israel isn't South Africa. Jews are indigenous to Israel. Afrikaners aren't.

It was one day! If account one was under 10,000 baht and account two was at least 10,000 baht for the one day, that would do it. If not, then ask for the overstay deal.

Antigay bigots want it both ways. Some say why that's unnatural! Then when they find out it's natural, they say, you're animals! (As if straight people aren't animals.) It's not a "few" species. I get you now. Your prejudice is hard wired in. Nothing further to discuss.

To Israel demonizers, Israel defending themselves against barbaric terrorists is a war crime by definition.

As it sounds like he has another account there is NO NEED to ask for lenience. Applying using multiple accounts is ALLOWED.

Some are civllians. Some are active Hamas. We've been through this before. Hamas uses human shields and Israel has decided (for better or worse) that it's worth it for their military goals to target Hamas fighters knowing some civilians will be killed. Like all wars. It's a matter of degree. Again, this is a WAR.

Back to biology class for you. Does the species depend on every or even most men sperming up to make babies? Do you know how many sperm are in ONE man's ejaculation? Do you know how many offspring one man, Genghis Khan, had? The species is not at risk because gay people exist. Homosexuality has always existed in humans and is found naturally in many other species. Let's face reality -- you just have an IRRATIONAL prejudice and it's as ugly a prejudice as racism, etc.

Hope lives! Why not use the other bank account?!? As said immigration WILL accept showing money in multiple accounts. For example account one went under but another account has at least as much as the under amount for the time account one went under. This is not a big stretch for immigation. There is nothing in the law about it needing to be one account. If not that, 2 or 3 weeks might be possible for an agreed upon overstay. Things are really looking up for your situation. My current suggestion. Go in with bank letters for BOTH accounts. Have updated full year records in bank book for BOTH accounts. Some offices want full printed out statements on top of the bank books. As said before, composite transactions in bank books are not accepted. If you want to super proactive you could get the full statements for both accounts on top of the bank books.

Well of course there is a per day fine for overstay but worth paying considering the alternative. I agree if going in and begging as it put it before, the only hope is to address the elephant in the room from the get go. Don't wait for the fault to be discovered. It will be! Come in well dressed and as non-aggressive, non-demanding, humble and polite as can possibly be. You know who is the boss and it's not you! I would get right to it, say this accident happened, it was one day and fixed that day, but understand that that wasn't OK as far as the 800K rule. So as this did happen, officer, is there anything I can do now to still get my extension?

You're entitled to have your own opinions, in this case a completely daft conspiracy theory that gays are in control of straight porn and pushing their anal sex agenda. As far as your personal experience of active anal sex, that's your personal experience and true to you. I think any kind of penetrative sex can be "rapey" and that can be a source of excitement when it (hopefully) isn't literally rape! I have a suggestion though. You're a man. You have a prostate. Which means you're designed to get a kind of pleasure from passive anal sex that women can't possibly get. So may I suggest if you want to be truly fair and balanced about this entire anal sex matter, assume the position for the other side. No homo needed either if you don't understand how that can be a hetero thing, see google. Also to add, it's my impression that anal play has become much more popular with the younger crowd (mostly straight people as people are mostly straight), but I think that's mostly about rimming, not penetration.

Semantics. Nobody is suggesting that everyone is or should be gay. Is having hazel eyes normal? Is having hazel eyes a physical or mental condition? Also it's not about glorifying. Widely representing gay people in media frees creators not to worry about showing all kinds of gay people, including villians. The point is more like showing gay people are PEOPLE, period.