ThaiFelix

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?

I agree its annoying but I feel your proposal is like saying you dont understand Thais when they speak so why dont we all force them to learn English so we (the foreigners) can understand them.  Why should they change to suit us??  This is their country, they either dont find the volume annoying or they enjoy it.

However one place I did find it very disturbing was when I was teaching.  The volume Thais like is very damaging for childrens ears and used to be horrendous in the canteen at lunch time.  I once approached the principal at lunch and asked her sarcastically if she could please turn it up because my friends in Bangkok (20 kms away) could barely hear it clearly.  She looked at me dumbfounded, clearly not understanding my sarcasm.  I explained nicely it was too loud for the childrens ears and then walked back to my table.  I noticed during the rest of mealtime she kept looking over at me with the same confused look on her face.  After lunch she actually came up to my office and asked me what I meant by too loud!!!  Now this was a Thai principal who I got on with very well, who always had an ear for teachers concerns and who understood English very well.  The volume never changed, I guess because they had no idea what was considered an acceptable level (for a farang!)  I might add that the children werent bothered by the volume and neither were the Thai staff.........This is Thailand!

So whats the connection between Al Qaeda and 9/11??  Are you saying that some people still believe they were responsible?

4 hours ago, joeyg said:

Deal hard drugs.  Should be executed.  Now before you jump on me.  Think of how you'd feel if one of your children got addicted or died from his drugs.  That's what I thought...

 

Utter nonsense...now before you jump on me...my daughter has a problem with meth....very sad but at the end of the day she made the choice...no-one tied her down and forced it on her.

What I don't get is the censorship of this video. Only the other day we were shown uncensored a motorcyclist being hit at high speed by a car. But this video with a girl showing a perhaps too much (depends on your pov) of her natural body and it is all smudged out. Double standards.

I agree. Its time there was a complete crackdown on "blurring" on Thai media. They could do it alongside all the other crackdowns (that they havnt forgotten about yet).

Police must have decided that as he is brain dead it would be a waste of time to send him for attitude adjustment. What a tosser!! Shame on you Vegan (bean head).

she can always get a job playing in thai soap operas on television,she is a superior actress indeed.

But....but....errr...I thought this was a Thai soap opera series???

Its on TV right now as I write. An interview with some of her victims and their new lawyer

My wife is wetting herself with excitement watching it. Absolutely transfixed to the screen, frozen solid except for her mouth.

In broken English she is ranting:

"many many passports but for who?"

"she hit girl take care house many times"

"lawyer talk she jai dum"

"she talk she give big money to temple.....huh!......bullshit! "

etc

etc

When the show is over my wife is angry......"Why not have more?" "Why give us nid noy every day?" "I want it finished...I want to know everything....I want to know who take care her....big boss police?....army?....who?.....who she give big money for take care her??" etc etc

Doesnt that make it a Thai soao opera?

Travel sites only get limited slots.Book direct,cheaper

No it isn't.

Many is the time I have contacted a hotel directly for price. Not a single time have I ever been offered a room direct from a hotel that was cheaper than Agoda.com and Booking.com.

You're talking out of your anus.

Sorry my experience on 3 weeks holiday right now has proved the opposite. Over the last three weeks we have stayed at a few (5) resorts along the narrow strip on the east side of the gulf bordering Cambodia. Every place, and I mean every place...even those we just drove in and got a price but not stayed...has been miles cheaper direct (at the door) than online, I have to admit it is low season and very quiet...that might make a difference. Being on the spot we have also been able to negotiate even lower prices when staying longer than one day. Another factor may be that this area appears to be a Thai only destination seen only one other white man in three weeks.

I have to admit however that there is a resort in Isaan, with a big pool, run by a Brit that I sometimes stay at that is much cheaper on Agoda etc. He tells me that Agoda has made a mistake but he seems to have accepted that mistake for a long time????

The ones that get me are the ones who overtake on a blind bend or crest and then flash their lights at oncoming traffic to get out of the way

Back home drivers would flash there lights to warn others of speed cameras ahead.......I cant quite see that happening here

Happens nearly always before Road Blocks. Sometime to late, sometime in time for me to reduce speed. ;-)

Problem is it happens everywhere else too!

Back home drivers would flash there lights to warn others of speed cameras ahead.......I cant quite see that happening here

Dutch is a scapegoat. He was only following orders (fearfully). and his superiors who gave the orders will go free........... same old same old!! And why? Because we put our heads in the sand and accept this bu##shit every time!! Shame on us!!

So where are the blurred photos and finger-pointing??

Both the clips I have seen this week feature the child bouncing up and chasing the van. I can't recall being so committed to making it to school. Does anyone else recall the practice of children riding on the roofs of song taews being made illegal? It wasn't that many years ago.

Still goes on in my area......and right past the police??