Thonburi-tales

Thats a Brit? Sounds like UK didnt want him not the other way round. Failed in England try Thailand instead. How did the media find out about this rando?

Nice one! I hope the money ends up with the kids but somehow i doubt it. Dont let any Thai officials near it otherwise its gone.

Tuk tuks are death traps on 3 wheels. Theyre not legal transport nor are samlors. Pay the cops. Even motorbike taxis are illegal. I think it was PM Thaksin who made them all wear a numbered vest. Making Thais display the fare to tourists is absurd. Will never happen. 30b or 40b for long trips(for locals) is not for tourists. They do it Laos. A samlor driver came up to me with the fare table on cardboard backing and i started laughing. He didnt appreciate it.

NZ is a tiny market so why bother with this.

Yes. Most Irish are dead.

I would have thought every American male has a rap sheet for gun offences and unruly behaviour. Goes without saying in Texas doesnt it. 6000b for a night in a provincial hotel??? jesus I pay that per month for a two storey home just over the river from Chinatown. Thailand is a 3rd rate tourist destination that charges 5 star prices. I havent been down to Pattaya or Phuket in over 20years. Overated dumps full of old farang and dirty cops.

Even staff at the metro electricity and water boards can get cheap home and car loans. The whole system of governance is rotten. Shopping malls still give credit to people buying tvs and a/c. Alot of Thais make a few repayments and quit. Ive seen thais pack up the truck with personnal valuables then the kids and drive out of the soi at 4am turn left and never to be seen again. Happens everyday in Bangkok. Never loan money to Thais.

For a rando cop to rise through the ranks as fast as he did it must of cost atleast 20million baht. Apparently hes got wealthy family based in Los Angeles. These Thai cops are so corrupt its pointless trying to reform a system that is steeped in tradition. Big Joke has obviously stepped on the wrong toes on his rise up to BBB stardom. Hes been in serious trouble on and off for several years now. Should of stayed in the USA and picked fruit with Guatemalans.

No problem in Bangkok. My electricity bill was only 570b last month might be even less this month. Didnt even use the fan last night. Hardly use a/c over past 8-9 months. Much cooler in BKK. F##k the coastal towns. Havent been to the beach in many years and im an aussie.

Thaksin has just as many poweful enemies as friends but he plans ahead. He knew this was coming. He's in the billionaire Bangkok elite club. Case dismissed due to lack of evidence or just a misunderstanding. Isan peasants and dark southerners go to prison. Bangkok elite go shopping at Siam Paragon and have a 30k lunch at Ho Kitchen. TIT

Yep, for years the British have been lustful for katoey here in Thailand. Alcohol has completely adled them. That poor flight attendant should sue that P.O.S bar knob. THAI should also sue for damages. Doesnt he own a shirt. Pretty cold in the UK in Feb. <deleted> idiot.

",..,alcohol curfew talks hit a hiccup.." yeah, very clever brilliant play on words. The BP really are a class act.

50 million baht is nothing. Would barely cover a few hundred tourists killed or injured in motorbike accidents. The key is tourist visas only. Most tourists dont have a visa but simply a stamp in passport on arrival especially high risk tourists like the British and Russians. This PR stunt will not stop the Brits appearing on Go Fund Me. No chance. Carry on!

Exactly. Well put. Cant stand all these do-gooder Christians who throw money at complete strangers. The idiot wasnt wearing a helmet and probably didnt have a valid licence. Go Fund Me encourages people to continue behaving irresponsibly. The two New York guys that started GFM are multi millionaires. I would shut all crowd funding sites down. Social media is totally out of control.Either that or tax it 90 cents in the dollar like in the 1950's. Dont like it then get a real job.

How smooth things go in a chaotic country when you have VERY powerful friends. What are the odds he is out and about perfectly healthy by late Feb.