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As you know, Thailand has done a last minute extended six day holiday thingie to give some Thais that can take advantage of that a long break. The question here is about Monday July 31 which was the added day. On official Thai bank holiday sites August 1 is bank holiday but July 31 isn't. I know that shopping center branches will be open regardless. That isn't my question here. My question here is if Is Monday July 31 an OFFICIAL bank holiday or not? If so, it would mean non-shopping mall branches closed and money transfers not going through, etc.

That's why the Trumpists need to find petty things to harp about.

Sure thing, dude.

Nothing burger city. What's next? Did he have a small stain on his tie?

Clever. Maybe they can break the dastardly transport mafia there?

I don't like that any country would either support or claim neutrality towards Russia now, but the Russians coming here are not a monolith. Many for different reasons are escaping the war so the more Russians that are not available to murder Ukrainians the better.

I reckon from looking in the mirror.

There is no equivalence there at all! I can understand a concern about Russia taking all the arms if they won, but NATO has the power to insure that Ukraine wins. If you seriously think that after Ukraine wins, a country that very much wants to join NATO ASAP, they will turn into enemies of the west, I can't even process that level of paranoia. Also of course Ukraine will need help to rebuild and that will take decades. Zelensky knew long ago that he needed air power to stage a swift effective counter offensive. It's outrageous that he doesn't have that now and still needs to wait several months, possibly too late. Pundits and useful idiots for Putin wanting to cut Ukraine off complain that Ukraine isn't taking back territory fast enough. Who's to blame for that? Obviously the Russians of course but also it's the direct result of the west refusing to fully commit to making Ukraine WIN. Not to mention all the dead brave Ukrainian defenders and civilians that have already died because of the west's help being too timid.

I don't agree. It's not enough.

It's a matter of behavior. Like the Mexican chants. Speaking of sporting crowds, I'll never forget when my Dad took me to "bat day" at a baseball game. Free bats for all. Meaning the huge crowd was banging the bats on the floor the entire game. Fun for me. A deep trauma for my Dad.

Life saving when it needs to be done.

Why do some people (including me) avoid Phuket? Well in my case it's not the Russians but my feeling that it's overpriced and especially the public transport mafia.

There are other ways to stay if you have money and many of the "dodgers" are skipping country to country with Thailand included on the circuit. Saying 1 percent is just as stupid as saying none.

Of course he was wrong, obviously just trolling. Living in Pattaya we have the exact same phenom but I guess overall the Russians here aren't as rich as the Phuket ones. I can only guess based on superficial clues what percentage are here relating to the war and what percentage are more "normal" tourists. My guess of the war related ones is between 25 and 50 percent, but again I'm just guessing. Russians here would know better. But saying 0 percent, that's jyst stupid.

I think you're confused. Sporting event authorities have every right to impose rules of conduct.

Why post such obviously false garbage?

Yes.

Greetings. As you're Russian I would like to ask your opinion about the demographics of the Russians coming here now. What percentage of the people coming would you classify as "fleeing" the war / avoiding conscription, etc. as opposed to "normal" tourists or expats in times of peace?

I think he's definitely coming back.

I wish I shared your optimism but I don't feel confident in any predictions. Ultimately, even given that Ukrainians have been amazing in their motivation and innovative genius taking on a much bigger invader, what's going to actually turn into fully kicking Russia out depends on the aid from the west. It's clear to me (though hardly an original thought) that the west has been great in helping Ukraine DEFEND itself but has been crickets on really committing to Ukraine WINNING. The west is clearly afraid of that outcome as far as what would happen in Russia, whether they would use nukes, etc. So if that weak tea help continues the best Ukraine will be getting is some kind of temporary "peace" deal with Russia holding on to large areas of their land including Crimea.

Elite enough for Thailand.

You may as well have if you're willing to throw Ukraine under the bus.

Election -- bait and switch, innit?

Awareness of guilt, very damning from a legal standpoint. His cult followers don't care though.

If they can afford to move to Phuket and drive up housing prices without working, that's a sign.