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You don't like swimming pools. That's fine and is your choice. You shouldn't extrapolate how you feel about swimming pools to include everyone else.
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If they really want to stop this behavior, the cops should impound and sell the bikes. Bikes impounded and sold under some nuisance/public safety bylaw. No bikes and the problem goes away. Could be a good money earner too.
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Fatal U-turn on Road: 16-Year-Old Crashes into Car, 1 Dead, 2 Injured
swerve replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
RIP the young boy. Will be devastating to his family and friends. U-turn areas in Thailand are so dangerous. I ride a bike and I fear them. My guess is that the car driver didn't really notice, or care about the motorbike, and the bike driver wasn't paying enough attention. -
Beach beating: Thai transwomen assault foreigners in Pattaya
swerve replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
Someone should have sold tickets to watch this event. Was likely a good brawl. 20 LB versus 3 ME goons.- 150 replies
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Unprecedented six-day holiday leads to tourist boom in Pattaya
swerve replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
According to the article, Koh Larn is a stunning island. Not sure about that. I went to a southern beach there five months ago. Just behind the beach area lies an amazing amount of garbage and empty beer bottles. The island could be a large garbage dump. Sad but true. The people who live or work there obviously don't care about this problem. -
I'd be happier if he didn't return.
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I heard of something similar happening to a Brit last weekend at Phuket airport. Brit was coming from KL and hoping for visa exemption entry. I don't know his exact history. He was denied entry, detained overnight at HKT (Phuket airport), and sent back to KL the next day. Phuket airport might be playing some kind of hardball.
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Thai wife being bullied by family
swerve replied to thefarangteacher's topic in Marriage and Divorce
This comment is interesting to me. My GF had her son and DIL pay back money she loaned the couple when they needed to pay a hospital during a difficult baby delivery. I donated some cash as I thought it was the proper thing to do. My cash was a gift and I was very surprised about my GF's stance. -
Learning to float and swim prevents the risk of drowning
swerve replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Swimming should be taught to all school students as an important life skill. The earlier the better. I taught swimming lessons for years and children are able to swim well (travel 50 metres) at ages 3 and up. The challenge for Thailand is that there may not be swimming pools in many places. -
Thai wife being bullied by family
swerve replied to thefarangteacher's topic in Marriage and Divorce
My comment is not so much about the OP. In my experience, if you ever lend money to a Thai you'll never see it again. You should consider any loan as a gift that you can later use to resist more give more loans. Thai's consider a foreigner loan as a something they don't need to pay back (vastly different than a Thai-Thai loan). -
The Earth's climate has been changing for billions of years before humans showed up. Not sure what your point is.
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'Big Joke' Targets 'Outlaws' Gang Leaders in Pattaya
swerve replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
Hopefully Big Joke gets rid of a lot more bikers. I can't understand why the Thais tolerate foreign criminal biker gangs. -
There are fewer buses at Mochit bus station now than there was pre-covid. Minivan is also an option, if you are okay with that type of transport. I agree/think that minivans are more dangerous and less comfortable than buses, but they are cheaper and they depart more frequently.
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Vibrant pink Siam tulips in northeast Thailand draw tourists
swerve replied to webfact's topic in Isaan News
I think they are part of the ginger family. I was up in Chaiyaphum last week and saw them in the park. Pretty enough to see a field of them.