FolkGuitar

Americans have long been seen as the 'Ugly' tourist/expats abroad, running roughshod over more polite, less aggressive cultures who 'say' nothing but notice everything. Yes, I think we will begin to see less polite behavior towards Americans. Hell, Americans are seeing less polite behavior towards other Americans BY Americans. Why not by the Thais?

Convicted felons should not be allowed to run for ANY office.

Too late. Already destroyed in just these last few months. I'll bet they go so far as to suggest a name change for the country!

I haven't seen too many Hallmark Greeting Card stores in Thailand, so perhaps giving cards isn't an important part of Thai Culture. We Westerners tend to equate gifts with how someone feels about us; the more they spend, the more they value us. Not all cultures do that, and some (Japanese culture, for example) often even keep a record of how much has been spent by others for their gifts, to be sure to spend at least an equal amount when repaying gifts to them!

Soon to be the norm in America too...

Sounds like a very healthy, yet enjoyable way to deal with diet. Keep it up! 🙂

According to the emojis, someone is confused about this post. In fact, I've noticed that, regardless of the subject, 'usually' there is one (only) confused person among the various other responses to most of my posts. Many agree. Many disagree. Some love it. Some don't. But only one is confused. I'd hate to think I'm causing you so much confusion. If you send me a message when this happens, I'll be happy to explain.

Flour, potatoes, and rice on a low 'sugar' diet? All of those convert to sugar once in the body. One medium potato contains 'about' 25g of carbs that all turn into sugar. The body can't use a potato as is. It will convert it to sugar for cellular energy. Pasta and rice aren't far behind. Once a week for each is fine on a low-sugar diet, but more than that... it ain't a low-sugar diet anymore!

Yet another excellent reason to avoid Pattaya!

Songkran 'can be' fun. If you have kids, it's a delight to watch them play. With a group of friends, it can be a blast, especially for tourists. Get drunk enough, and it's an mobile party! At least until the fighting starts. But after 25 years of it, I'm done. Take away the blocks of ice and I'd consider an hour or two of it again. That's enough. I hope those who want to play enjoy the holiday.

If you don't want to play, do your daily chores in the morning, before 11am, then stay home. It's only a couple of days.

Better have another meeting and discuss what we haven't done for the past 50 years, just in case we might do it this year.

100% cocoa powder, Food-grade cocoa butter, sweetener of choice, (I also add a spoonful of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. ) I buy where ever I can find the best prices, and still not sacrifice quality. As for proportions, I just wing it. Make it as rich as you'd like and as sweet as you'd like. If you prefer milk chocolate, add powdered milk, NOT fresh milk. 🙂

Don't have to be a scientist to know that there are carbs in ALL veggies. While there are no vegetables that contain zero carbohydrates, there are many that have very low carbohydrate content.

Man, I love carbs too! Wouldn't give 'em up for nothing! Same with sweet things. But I'll choose healthy carbs like spinach and broccoli, berries and nuts. And for a sweetener, Monkfruit or stevia if I want to go natural, Allulose or Erythritol for the times I don't. Breads, waffles, cakes, and pastries, just made without wheat flour. And of course, chocolate. I made mine into Almond Bark breakup. Nope... no suffering involved.