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From the photos shown, I noticed two things. The first is that he was not naked; he had on running shorts. The second is that, with his build, he is obviously an athlete and was probably just out running down the road for exercise.

Like invading Ukraine ? Or Gaza?

...and Israel. ☹️

I live near Phetchabun. To get diesel, I have to get up early, about 6 a.m., drive to a fuel station, get in line, buy 500 baht of diesel, drive to another station, get in line again, and buy 500 baht more. I have to repeat this until my tank is full. ☹️

My main account is with Krungsri (Ayudhya) Bank. I've had it for over 20 years now and have never had any problems with it. I also have a Bangkok Bank account because about 6 years ago, when I got a COVID payment from the US, a was paid by a paper check. I tried several banks, but Bangkok Bank was the only bank that would cash the check for me because my name on it was truncated. The only reason they accepted it was that one of the tellers had previously worked in Bangkok and had seen truncated names on US checks before. I recently had a "problem" with a Bangkok Bank ATM. It was outside a 7-11, and the sun was shining on the display, so I could barely read it. I put in my Krungsri Bank card, entered my PIN, and went to the WITHDRAW page to withdraw a couple of thousand baht. I then pressed the "Withdraw" button, and the ATM began dispensing money onto the output shelf. When I opened it up and took out the money, I found I had been given 25 1,000-baht notes! So, now I have to make a trip to my Krungsri Bank and redeposit 20,000 baht.

I live near Phetchabun, and for the last couple of days, all the service stations have either had ZERO gas and diesel, or those that do have only sold 500 baht per customer. Yesterday, I tried to buy diesel at five major branded service stations, but they all had none! :(

What? A fall from a balcony in Pattaya? Who would think that could happen? 🙄

What? A fall from a balcony in Pattaya? Who would think that could happen? 🙄

All religions are a joke, but unfortunately, most times a very debilitating and dangerous joke... ☹️

I assume by “us” you are referring to people on this forum. No, probably not all of us are antisemitic, but I would say most are. And by “antisemitic,” I mean having a negative opinion of both Jews and Arabs. If you disagree with this statement, look up "Semite" online. ...Bill!

“Hate speech” is defined online as “abusive or threatening speech or writing that expresses prejudice on the basis of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or similar grounds.” So I would consider Fine’s statement hate speech, but I don’t think it should be banned anywhere, and it is protected speech in the USA by the First Amendment..

Another Trump lie. I could list many that surpass this one, like the Germans’ bombing of London and Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor during WWII, but I think most people would say that the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan, also in WWII, were the “most powerful bombing raid in history.”

I’ve lived in Thailand for over 20 years. I used to do my long-term visa extensions based on Marriage, but about 5 years ago switched to Retirement because there is much less paperwork required for a yearly extension. I now extend my stay based on Retirement and monthly deposits to my Thai bank account, totaling over THB 65k. That significantly reduced the paperwork requirements.

I agree with you, but I also believe that criticism, ridicule, and offensive cartoons or text should also be allowed for all ideas, religions, political ideologies, and people.

O I've been required to take all the tests you describe when renewing my driver’s licence, especially for my last couple of licences, and I’ve lived in Thailand for over 20 years. Also, a computer test on the Rules of the Road and sitting through a 30-minute video, all in Thai. I usually try to slip out of that one after about 5 minutes.

I just turned 80 and expect to live about another 10 years, or until about 2036.

My understanding (but I'm not a legal expert on this) is that you are right: non-citizens can’t own land here. Thais can own land, and that includes single women. If you are a non-citizen (or a Thai man) and married to a Thai woman, your name should be on the title of any land she owns, and she cannot sell it without your permission. If you want to give her permission to sell it, you can do that by going down to the government offices and signing your approval. I'd advise you to take all your documents - marriage, passport, etc. - when you do that. However, you don't own that land, so you cannot sell it without her approval either. And if she dies, you cannot inherit it.

Anti-Semites hate both Jews and Arabs. Look up the word "Semite" to see that. I think most of this hatred by the West is due to Christianity. I think most people who are "Jew-haters" right now are really "Israeli-haters." They hate the way Israel is conducting its genocide on the Palestinians in order to own all the land in Palestine. I also think racism is practiced by all people. It's just the way we are. We are uncomfortable with people who don't look or think or act the way we are used to.

I switched to this method several years ago, and it is my assumption that the deposit has to be in a Thai bank.

Biden, as usual, is 100% correct. ☹️

I think Anthropic and all other suppliers ought to have voided their contract with the USA Department of War when it changed its name from the Department of Defense.

You have a body that needs food. Try not eating for a month. A popular saying in Zen is, "When hungry, eat. When tired, sleep." Just be.

I can only comment on #3... My main bank account is in my name only. It's my understanding that it has to be that way, so I can use it to get my Long-term Visa yearly extensions. HOWEVER, I do give my wife the authority to withdraw money using the bank book and her signature. This way, if I can't go into the bank, like if I'm in a hospital or dead, she can take my bankbook in and withdraw all the funds and put them into her bank account, This solution doesn't prevent her from with drawing the funds, but is good enough for me.

The title of this document is wrong. It should read “minors,” plural, not singular. 😡