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Stuck in Thailand

Large is large!

True but most youtubers don't make jack. On the other hand ... https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/16/tech/granfluencers-tiktok

They couldn't build jails fast enough to lock up people for being morons.

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Some shops are cashless. I don't know how many in Thailand though. As I like brewed coffee, they don't always use the same bean variety, so in that sense, you don't get consistency. In general I would say they use light or medium roast, instead of dark roast for their brewed coffee.

It was an analysis item not a news item. What specifically was incorrect in its analysis, from your POV?

For the money.

Surprised it worked. Aren't you supposed to do this?

The point of this topic is not toilets. The point is the main challenger so far for the maga republican party nomination is trying to break through by arguing that he is more homophobic than Trump.

Now his wife is in on the act. https://www.mediaite.com/politics/casey-desantis-doubles-down-on-husbands-anti-groomer-rhetoric-in-new-campaign-ad-theyre-not-yours/ "Casey DeSantis, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, doubled down on her husband’s anti-groomer rhetoric less than a week after his campaign was condemned for posting an ad accused of being “undeniably homophobic.”" A good commentary:

I didn't say that all Starbucks bashers have all those reasons.

Even though I'm not a Starbucks fan I think most people trashing it are expressing these things: Resentment about their prices Anti big corporations Anti Americanism (such as Euro snobs resenting that Americans have done better in a space they think they should rightly own centered around espresso based drinks) Right wingers thinking they are too woke Left wingers upset that they fight unions How stupid many of their customers are with all the Insta BS Trend towards cashless only shops Etc. The truth is their drinks though overpriced are decent enough and their coffee is pretty good. Not the best but certainly not the worst either.

Somebody ordered that?

You never know. For the time being he is legally vulnerable and his grandstanding won't help him.

Well I agree that I wouldn't watch his stuff.

I make my own coffee at home but when traveling I find Starbucks reliable for good tasting strong black coffee. Of course I'm regarded as a weirdo for ordering just coffee there and even more so because I refuse to order in Italian.

I don’t think you get it. The whole point was for the streaming. He's made big money doing that. I seriously doubt he would be doing such scenes privately. No money in that. I do get why people dislike this dude and the way he makes money. But objectively speaking just deport him and be done with it. It's not good for Thailand's brand to be seen as overly draconian. Most people come here to have fun.

Sounds like you don't know what a drag queen is.

It was in a PUBLIC SPACE in the hotel. It was obviously very poor judgement to do that.

It depends, doesn't it?

He's not a drag queen.

I will say something unpopular. Many western tourists have the false impression that Thailand is an anything goes place. It's understandable why they would think that. It actually is anything goes for some things but crazy conservative on others. I think misbehaving tourists should usually just be given a tongue wagging and deported.

He's got a point about Thai prison. Of course threatening suicide won't help him at all.

It's never a bad time to attack drag queens.