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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?

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.

Starbucks doesn't sell coffee. They sell milk and sugar.

Yeah I love Peets.

You presume wrong.

Russia invaded Ukraine. China didn’t invade the U.S. Next ....

Yeah my sim is rated 30 Mbps and I'm lucky if it does 10 on my high floor. Surprisingly it performs better than than my old DSL which I would have kept but it was discontinued.

You've really never said -- nice smelling shampoo?

Decent morals? That rules Trump out. The last I heard Hunter is not an elected official and not running to be one either.

Yeah I get that. My main motivation is anti Musk.