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  1. mikebell
    Did it in Taipei 20 years ago; never went back.
  2. mikebell
    Agreed but here is a microcosm of the whole TAT Empire: my daughter/Son-i-L are snowbirds and want to fly South for the Winter. They've chosen Vietnam - no TDAC; a much more generous tourist visa, rather than going to Immigration here to extend Thai visa & forcing me to fill in TM30s.
  3. mikebell
    Simpler - Vietnam.
  4. mikebell
    There is no point in getting hot and bothered about this topic. It's a storm in a teacup. In Vietnam 99% of motor-bikers wear helmets. In Thailand, police enforce the law for a couple of days (outside their stations) then retire to the comfort of their A/C offices. Then the daily slaughter on the roads goes on.
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    Once High season is over, long-term expats are the life blood of Pattaya (Thailand?). Better treatment by Immigration and police would help sustain them. Tourism in Vietnam is on the increase whilst Thailand introduces TDAC and cuts visa times. KISS = Keep It Simple, Stupid.
  6. mikebell
    I wish I had a baht for the number of times this word is used to explain wrongdoing by Thai companies/politicians/police/monks/hi-sos/army generals....
  7. mikebell
    You're absolutely right. I taught English for 39 years. I was so smug about my word play that I got them the wrong way round.
  8. mikebell
    Which are only consulted AFTER an event. How can Pattaya police be judged as successful?
  9. mikebell
    Some go into the profession precisely because they are sadistic bullies. The trick is to discover it, sack them and let the law take its course. This doesn't happen because many principles have no principals.
  10. mikebell
    For this, you 1st need real police - visible ones.
  11. mikebell
    Anyone who drives in that condition has no conscience.
  12. mikebell
    PS - Well done to Sattahip police.
  13. mikebell
    In that order. Suspect the mother would only benefit if he won the jackpot.
  14. mikebell
    Who will benefit from confiscating these cars? My bet will be on the future drivers wearing brown.
  15. mikebell
    As always, a problem identified and nothing done to fix it until AFTER an event (which could easily have been fatal.) Nothing will be done to identify those responsible for their inactivity. If TAT ever read the accounts of such ignorance, they might identify why tourism numbers are dwindling.
  16. mikebell
    shamed into being by the farangs giving out free helmets the other day whilst the inactive police stood by, grinning at the foolishness of the exercise. (Remember the fat cop in the video?)
  17. mikebell
    Charge him/her with reckless endangerment then give the driver the sack.
  18. mikebell
    A merciful release for all concerned.
  19. mikebell
    Feeling smug. As I read Chapter 1, I thought (suspiciously) why was she carrying around 32K at that time of night? Then I read chapter 2. I bet I could get a job in Pattaya police force.
  20. mikebell
    Chop Suez?
  21. mikebell
    Just to be clear; are motor cycles allowed on these overpasses? The ones I use on Suk have a (supposed) 60kph speed sign on them.
  22. mikebell
    Sorry I was not clear. Offering only a small bribe was not enough in the face of those huge penalties.
  23. mikebell
    Obviously not enough facing 'penalties reaching up to 10 years of imprisonment, fines up to 200,000 baht, or both.'
  24. mikebell
    There's loads of food at every wat - they feed it to the dogs.
  25. mikebell
    Is this the root cause of the neglect?

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