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Butter Better have what you want...trust me. This restaurant has better food than most USA restaurants. Also, Fat Elvis has the best wings in the world. Better than BW3 in USA.

butter better is at 183 Chang Klan Rd, Chang Klan, Muang, Chiang Mai 50000

It is by Pantip Plaza. go catty corner from pantip then south on chang Klan Road for about 100 meters. it is on your left.

Fat Elvis is 38 Ratvithi Road, Tampon Sriphoom, Amphor Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200. that is inside the moot about 50 meters from chiang mai saloon on the same side of the street going towards the mountains (west).

I really am more alarmed by USA drivers than Thai. The individual thai driver does not seem to speed. They really are good at creating traffic jams so it is difficult to get killed on the city streets. I certainly know about driving in the mountains but I must add...you better know what your doing. A tree branch in the road means construction ahead. I can handle that but I had to know it first...and live thru it. Yes, they cross the yellow line all the time in the mountains. You got to know that. Thai know it. You do not.

Look at the statistics and I think individual car deaths is somewhat normal. I am not going to research that but what is not normal is the 73% motorbike deaths. That is huge and I think it has to do with the increased number of cars on the streets/roads. It might be interesting to know the motorbike deaths where a car/truck/etc was involved.

Thailand needs to hire western organizations to study their parenting practices. Parents in Thailand have horrible practices that is costing the children an education and a wholesome life. That is the problem. Huge changes need to be made before they even think about the education school system

One of the countries biggest problems - and maybe number 1 - is parenting skills. The schools may actually be good but the parenting of young thais is bad. One problem they do not see the consequences of their actions. Then a kid jumps over the seat trying to cause an accident. The root cause - oh boy. Discipline him. Forget it. The damage has been done. My wife and I are now divorced with a 5 year old daughter who hates me. Her parenting caused both to happen. I told her it would happen. It is quite sad. Never have a baby with a Thai woman if you are a farang. She will ignore you and raise the child the thai way. The child and you will suffer greatly.

talk to a lawyer. get his advice. talk to another lawyer. even a third if you feel a conflict. right now you have 50/50 with the kids. what happens after a divorce - hummmm. you may even have to hire a private eye to get the dirt.

Lesson of Life number (who knows): There are some issues worth fighting for. There are many others that I simply give in. This would be one of them. What do I have to do to stay on a flight? Funny---this happened to me in Japan for another reason. I asked - what can I do. The young japanese girl took my sissors, cut off the end of my toothpaste, taped the cut end, and said - 'ok you can board the flight'. that was a lot better than getting arrested. ooops, she did keep the sissors.

Because of many farangs it is best to pay the fine on the spot. All other ways become way too complicated for farangs.

Let's look at this differently - the way I look at it. Thbere are many farangs in Thailand. We get stopped by the police and we are pretty much confused since there could be a language difference, etc. Ok, so we deserve to get the ticket but I am heading home from BKK to Chaing Mai. How do I pay the ticket? Even if I get a ticket in Chiang Mai how do I pay the ticket. This can be quite confusing to people. It is a good system to accept the ticket on the spot and then pay for it at that time. That is good. How the police will handle the cash mught be an issue but the alternative can be quite horrible.

the thais did not have sophisticated DNA testing. They had the USA FBI do it to obtain the enthicity of the men. The British also have the DNA. Forget any switching. Way too complicated way too costly if caught - even the possiblility of life in prison for someone to play with this DNA. Maybe they made mistakes but they caught them.

This is not a huge island. The police are limited in what they know, etc. If I was at all critical of the police - which I am not - I would think the leasson learned is a need for the country to have an expert crime scene team. In western countries thay have these people. They would have flown immediately to the scene and taken over. It is too diificult and too expensive to have high level investiagtors on all the small islands and small towns for any country.

If the British have the crime scene DNA then take the 3 guys DNA. DO they match? Yes, of course they do. Now where do you think a switch was made? The police would have to have gotten the DNA from the 3 guys a long time ago to do a switch but that is difficult to do since the British have the bodies and have done their own DNA. The British will report yes they are the criminal or hey wait a second.

You can also take parent DNA to verify you have the childs DNA but that does not seem necessary. This whole scenario is way too complicated for anyone to fabricate.

I really thought from the beginning that no Thai on a small island would do this. I am American and immediately thought of 'other Asians' - certainly no British and likely no Thai from the island

I would say it would be easy to switch aro9und DNA but if someone wanted to verify the DNA, it would not take too much logic to verify. Remember i believe the British and FBI have the DNA from the crime scene. If you think someone gave fake DNA just get it again or match the DNA from a person with a relative.

Do you see this is western countries. NO. Why? These countries have a safety net for people. What the heck would you do if you had no money, education, skills, job, etc. What would you do? Where is the help. Do you simply lay down in bed and die. It breaks my heart for these children - and their parents.

I would look into 'tagging' fisherman, migrants, etc who come onto the islands - not tourist.

Wooow you have a problem. What is this about drinking. Are you crazy? Many Thais think many farangs are alcohlics. I know many Thais refuse to go to a bar. Your cultural belief - your my friend if we drink together - is way back in the 50 or 60s. Am I wrong on this? Your in Thailand.

Your GF will toto teach you thai culture. she does not want to know yours too much. repeat: your in thailand.

but let me tell you - the drinking thing is not a cultural thing. they are telliing their daughter this guy is wrong. she is fighting back. Oh, by the way, you paying for it all shows me you think your superior over them. your nothing but same-same. Nice to pay for it all - good. Are you now saying they owe you something for that. That is wrong. You are trying to buy them. you are trying to buy friendship. You freely paid. they freely received. no obligation on there part for anything.

i am sure my wife will require me to wear a tracking devise if they readily available.

I simply go to the police dept. they know me now. put in a report go get a new card. We will never learn.

If things are logical with her and you (i bet there not even close to being normal) tell her to go to the hospital and get a DNA test. Have the results sent to you. Then do your thing where you live. If she says NO then it is not your child or she is simply stupid.

By the way WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THE BABY IS EVEN HERS!!!!

She will not do the DNA if it is a scam or she knows it is not yours.

You really do not know the truth but we all know the guy could be a real creep and he deserves it. We don't know. What if the guy promised $$$ then just laughted at her when she wanted paid. Then he passes out on the bed. What can she do? Take 2500 bahts per day. Yes. But she can also teach the possible creep a big lesson - take it all. Obviously, she did not think she was too much in the wrong. She went back to work and was easily caught. I know of very simular stories where the guy gets what he wants then says - get out, i will pay nothing. It happens in BKK. She has no recourse but to leave. I am not saying he is guilty but put the facts together - the big fact is she goes back to work at the same place.

Did you notice the golf course inside the race track? It is Lana golf course #3. Couple of the holes are outside the oval then 6, 7, 8, aand 9 are inside. No golf during race day.

Foreigner - probably true. Probably not a Thai. That makes sense to me. There are many foreign Asians around. Logic says it is not a local - my logic. Logic says it was people who thought they could do this and escape asap.

There is one thing I do understand - if someone provides a lead - journalist or anybody - the police probably has to do something about it. If they do not and it is found to be a good lead then the police really suffers. i can easily sympahize for the police - regardless of the location in the world.