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I think tourists in Thailand can expect fair legal treatment. It's not the same as the treatment the Thais get. Sometimes it worse, but sometimes it's better.

I assume you did not know that because of your sarcastic remarks about Marx. I think fear is the main reason many women do not want to either see or be seen naked by men. Gender discrimination is the same as racial discrimination. It's assuming because people have different physical characteristics, they shouldn't have the same rights. My recommendations are not policies or edicts. But, yes, you do have to curb the selfish tendencies of some individuals to ensure a beneficial society for all. We are talking about public showers, those in schools, team dressing rooms, etc. Anyone can have a private shower in their home or other places.

Okay, "bourgeois Christian values" maybe for some, but all of them are not Christian, and very few of them act on their "bourgeois Christian values." And, since you evidently did not know, "bourgeois" is a construct of Karl Marx, but his (and the Christian) utopia has not yet happened. It's been undercut by selfish capitalism. I think girls do not want to shower with biological men because they have been taught that is not the correct thing to do. I do not want to compel girls or anyone else to do anything. What I don't want to do is limit the opportunities for anyone in our society based on discrimination (think "DEI") 😉

I give up, why? Bourgeois Christian values that have to be crushed to make way for your Marxist utopia? So, you have no answer to that. Although I am not a proponent of any religion, why would you say it is associated with Christian values? The snake in the tree?

Okay, and why should the girls not be willing to shower with "biological men that believe they are women"?

My experience with the new tax laws is exemplified by an informal survey I took among the ex-pat members of my golf club. 14 out of 15 of them said they were going to ignore them.

This is just unbelievable! I can understand why Biden's reputation may wax and wane over the years, but anyone who has a favorable opinion of Trump, especially after he has assumed the position of president, is just crazy!

There are plenty of reasons to criticize Israel in its 70-year-long effort to take over all of Palestine, but doctors and nurses should not let that affect their medical services.

Just another autocratic, despicable action by Trump. There will be many, many more...

Yes, but it is a rape that was encouraged by many US voters...

I rotate when I sleep at night.

I favor a two-state solution based on the territorial divisions of the UN Partition of Palestine in 1948.

I am "woke," so I am concerned with the interests of all my fellow citizens, not just the majority.

Cow's milk.

Trump is despicable, and the final score of the Superbowl was 40-22, not 40-14

I must admit I was very surprised at the results of the Superbowl. I thought Kansas City would win easily, but that obviously did not happen. As far as the halftime show, I watched the first couple minutes and then ignored it until the game restarted.

I don't plan to ever leave Thailand.

Sounds like they need to increase the size of the Pattaya Sports Center and hire more attendants to care for the dogs.

Thanks! That's what I thought, but I was not sure. I was afraid since my SS payments are not taxed in the US, when I transferred those funds here, they would be eligible to be taxed in Thailand.

I have only one question: Are transfer deposits of US Social Security retirement funds subject to Thai taxes? In other words, are US Social Security retirement payments considered "foreign income"?

I vehemently disagree with you. Israel will keep killing Palestinians until they force all of them out of Palestine because Israel wants that entire area for themselves. In current history, this has been going on since 1948.

Israelis have killed Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank for well over 70 years, and they have been funded to do so.

I don't recall saying I thought the number of men wanting to shower with girls is tiny, but it is probably much larger than the percentage of trans women. I'm sure there are a significant number of men who would enjoy showering with girls, but most of these are not trans women. According to the figures I quoted in my post above, trans people make up about 1-2% of the US population. Assuming these are split half and half (trans men and trans women), trans women would only be .5-1% of the population. I'm sure there is a more significant percentage of heterosexual men who would enjoy showering with girls. I'd guess as many as 50%, but that's, as I said, just a guess.

It looks okay to me. The spelling "incentivize" is US English, while "incentivise" is UK English.