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Assume that every casual sex partner may well be positive and many a non-casual one as well. Especially prostitutes as if I even have to say that. Then take responsibility for protecting yourself. Nothing short of celibacy is fully risk free. End of.

Expanding on my last post:

I'll give my subjective impression. It's obviously impossible to precisely quantify this sort of thing. Definitions of left and far left are not precise things. You can only generalize. So here goes. It is my subjective impression that siding with Palestinians over Israel has evolved into a sort of acid test for western progressives, far leftists or whatever label you prefer. This includes buying into the full package of Israel demonization such as Colonialism Apartheid state Terrorist state Occupation state Jews viewed as all white oppressors over persecuted people of color Israel should have never existed Israel should commit suicide now as they're not legitimate Exaggeration of Israel's territorial ambitions Blindness about all the good aspects of Israel that compare favorably to every other country in the region / Muslim country, etc. In the context of this topic, freedom for LGBTQ people not to be murdered. Which has come to mean progressive Jews who have more moderate views such as opposed to west bank settlements and Netanyahu but in support of the continued existence of Israel as a state with a Jewlish majority with a right to defend itself are not accepted, are rejected, are even subject to antisemitic hate crimes from the left. This is a shame on many levels especially considering the vital importance of Jewish people in historic progressive movements.

What river would that be? (Click unmute at link) https://www.tiktok.com/@haimetgar01/video/7295001080620977410?is_from_webapp=1&web_id=7298358180185622022

People are noticing. What are they thinking? Are they thinking at all? Dana International to LGBT world: If you go to Gaza, Hamas will kill you - The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com) Dana International to LGBT world: 'If you go to Gaza, Hamas will kill you' Dana International, the Israeli Eurovision winner, urged the LGBTQ community on Instagram to condemn Hamas, stressing the importance of supporting peace and equality.

Of course. Very advanced. World class health care. Choice of climates. Beautiful beaches. Good Chinese food in the city. Out of the hurricane strike zone. Major finance hub.

Yes seriously. They actually welcome retired expats.

I was going to say the French but was curious to see if they were mentioned already. I kind of like the French but they seem to hate everyone including themselves. I visited one time backpacking at 15 and vowed never to go back and I haven't and won't. I don't even want to change planes at De Gualle airport. I spoke beginner's French and was universally met with derision and disdain just for making the effort in bad French. I still respect French culture but at a distance please. Montrealers are much nicer.

OK, now I have an update to my update. As previously mentioned, the Jomtien TM30 desk told me that because I own my condo and live in it, I am NOT required to file a new TM30 when reentering Thailand and coming back to the same owner occupied condo. But I still wondered if the retirement desk agrees with that. I asked. I was told that they do.

Located where in Jomtien please? I haven't tried this myself but I was told Fascino South Pattaya will deliver via the Grab app but I don't have a clue how you actually do that as I doubt there meds menu is posted there.

It hasn't been lower than 10 for dog's years.

I watched the rally in Washington D.C. online today. It was large but compared to demos for other causes not particularly large when considering that context. In the speeches, cease fire was rarely mentioned. What was mentioned often was absurd charges that Israel is committing genocide. Do they even know the definition? Also of note several chants of River to the Sea which they know very well means wiping out Israel, in effect a chant supporting genocide of Jews. Curious that they falsely charge genocide when they're openly favoring it themselves. Disgusting really. Not even one mention of Hamas or October 7. Not one mention of accepting the existence of Israel with the goal of living side by side in peace. There were also chants from the stage for violent intifida (terrorism). An event in D.C. is of greater significance because the audience is directly the American government and the American people. This was in effect not a pro Palestinian rally, it was a pro genocide of Jews rally and a pro Palestinian terrorism rally. If they hoped to persuade the U.S. government, they totally failed. It was clear to me that if even one speaker said anything reasonable about a peaceful path forward, they would have been booed off the stage or worse.

Israel is not a theocracy. It's a nation state, flawed democracy, with dramatic political divisions, and by no means a monolith, though there is unusual unity about responding to the shock of October 7 (Israel will never be the same). Using the widely misunderstood "chosen people" phrase as a weapon to attack Israel is a cheap sleazy move at best.

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Well I assume that Angeles City has a different vibe than Cebu City. Interesting though to compare Angeles City to Pattaya both places with the reputation we all know about.

I don't even talk to baht bus drivers much less flirt with them!

Nope.

Hamas clearly meant to bait Israel into a fierce reaction with the Gazan civilian deaths (human shields) used for propaganda purposes being a key part of that plan. Israel will always remember October 7 -- most of the world has already forgetten it not to mention the denialist narratives. It turns out Hamas is not a trivial enemy for Israel. It's anything but one sided now. Hamas is winning the propaganda war (with a side effect of global antisemitism surging to historically high levels) and their terror tunnels are going to be incredibly difficult and costly for Israel to deal with. Enemies of Israel of course will rejoice. However for those looking for peace and justice should not rejoice. Hamas is not for peace and justice. They are for crushing Israel out of existence, killing all Jews, and creating a regional extremist Islamist caliphate. Something the "progressive" westerners and Queers for Palestine chanting the genocidal River to the Sea might really love , ha ha.

Perhaps the difference might be related to the fact that in the Philippines English is much more widely spoken and generally at a higher level than Thailand too.

Hamas is winning the international PR/propaganda part of their plan big time. Hamas wrote, produced and directed this horror show | The Hill

You missed the point. The flair factor is about encounters with locals in their environment. Somehow the locals in Cebu City (etc.) are more engaging.

Yeah I get that but transport can be more. I remember feeling that there was a lot of entertainment value riding the San Francisco MUNI bus system.

I have ridden Cebu City jeepneys and I have ridden Pattaya baht buses. The Cebu City jeepneys did add a "touch of flair" but maybe I'm jaded. I'm not feeling that on the Pattaya baht buses. But just checking to see if others do find that riding Pattaya baht buses add a touch of flair to your retirement adventure. Bonus happy brownie points for those that also ridden Cebu City jeepneys and can flair - compare. Perhaps the part of me that could feel the flare was killed when a baht bus driver pulled me roughly by my ears. Or perhaps it's garden variety familiarity breeds contempt or at least indifference. Peso for your thoughts? 6 Affordable Places To Retire Abroad Without a Car | GOBankingRates Jingthing

It's also a lot more than Hamas propaganda and Queers for Palestine protests too.

Total B.S. This is a war. Hamas struck first with a barbaric pogrom that reminded Jews all over the world that the sickness of antisemitism never goes away. The Hamas ideology is to KILL ALL JEWS, and of course to crush Israel. Yes Israel has a strong military but the side of Hamas has Hezbollah and all backed by IRAN. Normal criticism of any country is normal. Sadly criticism of Israel very often is quite odd -- expecting things of Israel nobody would expect of anyone else. Nobody is saying that all people in Gaza are terrorists. Stop lying! Israel is openly and explicitly going specific Hamas targets. But Hamas uses human shields, expects mass civilian deaths (and doesn't care), and then uses that result for propaganda (which works quite well). As far as persecution of all Gazans, the blame for that is in no way only on Israel. You've got Hamas itself which uses resources for war instead of infrastructure and you've got the Arab/Muslim world including Egypt that has a border with Gaza. You can say war crimes but I don't think it's rational to label targeted attacks on legit targets as war crimes where the enemy has designed things to allow mass civilian casualties. It's not like Russia intentionally bombing civilian targets where there is no military target. Israel didn't ask for this war. They got it, and they have every right to defend themselves from the genocidal Hamas terrorists.