Jingthing

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.

Agreed but over time it's getting even more so.

He's like a cartoon character villain at this point.

Yes.

It's hard to imagine a more perfect fit for leader of Ukraine during this war than Zelinsky. He's the opposite of a minor player. Ukraine would have been doomed long ago without him.

Oh the conspiracy theory B.S. again. So predictable.

Suggesting that Zelinsky and Putin are equivalents indicates very muddled thinking.

I call B.S.! The Nazis hadn't occupied Florida and much of the Eastern U.S.

Every conflict is different. But this conflict is more like WW1 and WW2 than Iraq.

Probably? Don't forget the Christian countries like Uganda.

Marriage equality. ALL the same rights including rights to have children. You're being disingenuous yet again if you assert being anti gay marriage is rare. Globally, it's a very unpopular position. Who is stopping gay people from having legal equality? It's not other gay people, buddy. It's tyranny of the majority that take the power and oppress. If if was a minority race they were doing this too, that would be much more unacceptable but against gay people, A OK, they are treated so often as either less than or even criminals. Would people be demanding "studies" about a certain race to decide whether to allow them to marry and have children?