ThaiFelix

1 hour ago, Stan7444 said:

Thank God the b***ard is finally dead. I grew up with him as the Commie off the shores of the US and with his missiles from the <deleted> Soviets 90 miles off our coast digging bomb shelters in case they were ever launched. Batista was not a good guy but far better than Castro for the people. The US was the primary source of Cuban income from sugar to cigars to rum and doing a good business, including the money from casinos, even through run by the Mob. People profited from all of this commerce and under Castro the imbargo imposed by Ike and reinforced by JFK killed their economy. Screw with the US and you will pay the price. Period!!!

 

Look at all the people Castro murdered for their independent beliefs and all of the 1000s of Cubans exiled or running (boat people) in the 60s to Florida to escape his terror and murder, many who died at sea. Under Castro this Communist regime put the people down, shut down the press, killed any form of democratic discussion, and put down the Catholic religion. They exported, compliments of Che Guevara, Communism to other countries in So. America and tried but failed to do the same in Africa. They were the outcasts of the world along with So. Korea due to Castro so I spit on his grave and piss there as well. Good ridden to Fidel and soon Raul and hope they give full democracy back to the people. Trump should cut off relations that the other ba***ad Obama reestablished with Cuba until they come into the international community of nations.

Ooouuuucchh!!  Sounds like a sore loser.

1 hour ago, hdkane said:

Yesterday, I was approached by a university student to take a survey about Thailand. A class project. One question was, "What don't you like about Thailand?" I'm sure she expected me to say something about spicy food, but I replied that the police were too corrupt and the same as a mafia.  The girl actually looked surprised at my answer. Real question--do Thais really not know this? Or was my answer embarrassing to her, because she knows all too well the character of Thai police?

Oh no they know the scene alright....she was probably deciding on whether to put the true response in her survey or not.  Of late my village has been suffering from a lot of burglaries but when I have asked those affected if they have contacted the police they all gave the same answer "Why?  I dont want any more problems"!!

A "freer hand"?.....is that possible??

4 hours ago, Enoon said:

According to another source the VOA fee was raised from 1000 to 2000baht, for those 19 countries in the scheme, on 27th September 2016, and is now being reduced back to 1000baht. 

 

It is the 1000baht that they would have ordinarily paid for a Tourist Visa in an Embassy/Consulate that is being waived.

 

Which puts a rather different angle on their "promotion".  If it is correct.

 

So it sounds more like they put the fee up but then realised their mistake so turned it all around and called it a "promotion" to save face.  Just like my old school, make a decision first and then consider the consequences later.

Why not bring your own folda chair???

28 minutes ago, hyku1147 said:

Use of marijuana can cause dry mouth, nausea, vomiting, dry or red eyes, heart and blood pressure problems, lung problems, impaired mental functioning, headache, dizziness, numbness, panic reactions, hallucinations, flashbacks, depression, and sexual problems.
 

 

 

http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-947-MARIJUANA.aspx?activeIngredientId=947&activeIngredientName=MARIJUANA

You missed the worst side affect of all................The dreaded munchies!!

Could be a red flag, may not be.  Plus you cant work by one flag alone.  In my experience, my wife never says "Oh my darling" when looking at some Thai male star on TV but will do with some  farang actors eg. Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson etc.  And yes she has had a really bad relationship with a Thai man (ex husband).  At the same time I would very very rarely drool over a farang woman but Asian woman I have always been attracted to.  That is certainly not a red flag for my wife!  Its all about personal choice and not necessarily about ulterior motives.  Good luck!

11 minutes ago, TSF said:

No so in LOS. Put on the orange robe and bingo! An instant wise and holy man to grovel on your knees before. Put on a gov uniform with rows of combat ribbons and jump wings and bingo! An instant superior to be respected and kowtow'd to.

Errrr yeah, I stand corrected.....forgot where I was for a second.

Respect is not given...it is earnt!

9 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

What a photo opportunity for T.A.T. to use in an advertising campaign to attract Europe's best tourists !

Yep, "Good guys in, bad guys out"!

48 minutes ago, 14Stevie said:

I share the outrage of all.

Outrage at the big, hard lad that knocked the kid to the ground.

I share the urge to give this animal (well, he may have the biological ingredients of a human but he's not a real man hitting kids is he?) the kicking he deserves.

I admire how quick people were on the scene and take care and protect the little lad from further violence. Whether the little lad would learn that violence is not the answer by those intervening showing such restraint is a different issue and none that anyone here could say for certain.

However, if this happened back where I am from the bloke would have been attacked by both men and women acting purely on the viciousness of the assault. I accept maybe not a great lesson for the kid but the extreme violence would have initiated an extreme reaction.

So were the locals here in the Land of Smiles right to show restraint?

There will be sound and just arguments both ways - especially as such summary justice may see the little lad subject to more of the same or, heaven forbid, worse at home.

I hope the police deal with him to the extent that he watches his ways with the kid in the future.

I also hope (as would happen back where I am from) he is a marked man and decked at every opportunity when he dares show his face in the locality.

Sorry if that upsets some - but you hit a defenceless kid like that you have to pay...........

 

Best post Ive seen for quite a while, esp on ThiaVisa (and your first post...welcome!).  Some fine words of wisdom there...congrats.  The most response you will probably get here is complaints that you cant spell defenseless

2 hours ago, Johnniey said:

Why the need to call them Thais? This is not a racial issue.

I think we all know what he means  (well, except for you).

2 minutes ago, fruitman said:

 

Then it's easy to fool most of the Thai. It makes a huge difference how they treat you, try it yourself! Buy the most expensive blouse you can find (or lookalike, they can't see the price only how it looks on you), wear nice pants/shoes and they'll even open the doors for you while waiing..serious.

 

You can even buy some (fake) big golden jewelry or (copy) watches to top it off...and a nice haircut of course. Keep your cellphone in the hand (put a cover around it if it's a cheapo). Some fake medals from the market on the blouse also help.

 

I have one black blouse which looks very expensive but isn't and it always amazes me how the treat me when i wear it. ALL the Thai, they won't even come close to me.

 

 

And that is how you would be sure to get a teachers job at my old school....and  how that pedophile arrested last week got teaching jobs here so easily. 

3 hours ago, cheeryble said:

What amazes me is that motorbikes will undertake even when you are clearly indicating you're turning say left. Same with the right turn.


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Because they dont know what those flashing yellow lights are for!

RIP Leon.

18 minutes ago, WhizBang said:

Just curious, but what is the penalty for impersonating a cop in Thailand?

 

I'm guessing that it's not much.  Maybe a 500 baht fine and a wai.
 

or 5 days as a monk.

4 hours ago, DaveE13 said:

 

And no Police around when you want them.

Whats the police got to do with it.........this is Thailand???

What?  No temple time??

RIP dear Leonard, you will be sorely missed but your music will ensure you are never forgotten.

9 minutes ago, johnhw said:

Sure would be great if these 37 Cambodians all had a responsible, conscientious relative like you with the wherewithal to do the same.

Oh I agree wholeheartedly but my main point was that the people who own these vans, if correct,  should not only know better but should be setting an example to others.

Last time my wife took one of these vans to Isaan they sat her in the first row of the back of the van.  I refused to let them take her until they moved her to the back because they put a motorbike (not tied down) in front of her knees.  I tried to explain to the driver the serious safety consequences if he had an accident or even braked suddenly.  He just shrugged his shoulders.  My wife told me best not to cause any problems because most of these vans are owned by police!!  After that I refused to let her go in one of these vans again.

Maybe he's a friend of the "Dodger"?  He "impersonated" a cop and even posed as a "good guy" for years before the Australian authorities finally did something about him.

What an unusual positioning for ones university degree....is she she trying to tell us something, like that she has achieved the equivalent of Year 10 in the west?  Or maybe she is drying them because they have come straight from her printer?