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That is precisely the problem... pretty soon the hiring becomes reliant on appearances of being diverse rather than qualified... pretty soon you have second rate service to your industry... a very good example is government workers... ever been to the DMV or any government office and tried to get good service? NO... didn't think so... if you did it was a mistake made in their hiring practice and one of the qualified slipped through the diversity requirements. So in your mind it is OK to discriminate as long as it is for the "right" reason... that's total hogwash. I disagree because I value societal issues more than economic issues. In other words, I am a left-leaning liberal who favors socialism, and above and IMO, you are expressing the perspective of a right-leaning conservative who favors capitalism. It's true that hiring the most qualified candidate will most likely provide better service (and more profit) for an organization, but hiring candidates that enhance the diversity of the workplace gives opportunities to those who have not had an equal chance to develop their skills because of their race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, etc., and that helps enhance the diversity of the society as a whole.

Yes of course... diversity over meritocracy is your mantra until it is applied to you... then hear the uproar. This wasn't applied to me, although I agree with you that when YOU are the one affected, the activities get personalized. In this case, IF this man was LET GO AND THEN REPLACED by a person of a different race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, etc., in order to diversify the employer's workplace, then that, IMO, is wrong. If, however, a person was HIRED over another person in order to enhance the diversity of the workplace, that, then, IMO, is okay.

I've lived in Thailand for over 20 years and have never been asked for my passport by the police or other civil authorities. I have been asked for it during certain transactions, especially at my bank and, of course, Immigrations. I also have a Thai driver's license and a resident ID (pink card), but again, am only asked for them during certain transactions. I now carry photos on my phone of my passport, visa page, extension page, and 90-day receipt.

I have lived in Thailand for over 20 years and have never been slapped by a Thai, including my Thai wife. During that time, I've never been slapped by a Farang either, but I've been threatened by one during a heated discussion at a golf club.

Although I am an extreme-left liberal and fervently support diversity, I do think that should not be done at the cost of discriminating against anyone based on their race, gender, sexuality, religion, etc. I don't know if this was done in this case, but if it was, it's wrong and should be rectified the best way possible.

Sounds okay to me. Why should any students be given special treatment?

Lock him up!

Lock 'em up!

The term "karen" is used far too much, especially creeps like you, who simply have a limited ability to think. @Liverpool Lou, Where are you? I would have thought you would have been all over this one! 🤣

I would like to know what your definition of "gaol" is. If you don't want to (or can't) define it, at least let me know if the definitions I found online are compatible with your definition.

Okay, then, would you please tell me the definition of the word "gaol."

This is the best site I found which promises to tell the difference between "jail" and "gaol," but I didn't see any difference cited in it. Difference Between Jail and Gaol | Difference Between Please tell me what you think is the difference between those two terms. Thanks...

The way I, and most of the English-speaking world, now spell it is "jailed."

Going to taylor's shop and starting arguing "in front of her children"?! What sort of mother will allow that to happen? I guess she was slightly pissed? Actually, when I asked that question, I meant is it worse for the tailor because the assault was "in front of her children." But I also agree with what you are saying.

Does "in front of her children" increase the severity of this incident?

I had to look up the word "gaoled." I've never seen that word spelled that way before.

I had to look up the word "gaoled." I've never seen that word spelled that way before.

I have a very low opinion of both women and men with tattoos. The larger and more flamboyant the tattoo, the lower my opinion.

Why should anyone be concerned with someone who's naked?

Despicable!

Much of his success with Bitcoin was due to his publishing of these documents. I'm just saying he made money doing so. I'm not saying that was his only or even primary motive for doing this. Anyway, he's now admitted to his crime and is a convicted felon. I don't know what's happened to all his money, but i did see he asked for donations to help him charter the private flight back to Australia. I hope we don't ever hear any more about him.

When you say "many of the expats I've come across in Thailand," do you mean those you've actually met and interacted with or those you've only read about? The reason I ask is, I've only met and interacted with a very few expats as those you describe. Those kinds of expats, however, are the ones I read about on AseanNews Forums and other news media. I think they make up a very small percentage of expats living in Thailand. Of course, I don't live in or visit Bangkok or any other large city very often. And I also don't hang around taverns or seek out prostitutes. I think that also is a large part of this problem you are describing.

"In October 2017, Julian Assange said WikiLeaks had made a 50,000% return on Bitcoin. By that December, it had raised at least $25 million in Bitcoin." WikiLeaks - Wikipedia

Not currently, but if he thought he could make a few bucks to switch parties....

I'm a far-left liberal, and I'm against 1, 2, 3, and 8. I'm for 5, 6 (on high-income individuals), 7, and 9. I don't know what 4 means.