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2 hours ago, allanos said:
The disparity in entry conditions between "western"
countries and Thailand is due to relative economic
strength between the two. The West is First World
whilst Thailand is a Third World, or at best, "emerging"
economy.
Sorry to be a grammar Nazi, but third world is not a phrase to describe economic development. It refers to political alignment. 1st world USA etc. 2nd world russian / China. 3rd world non aligned countries.
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In a rescue situation putting oneself back in danger by jumping back into the water, in this instance, is a stupid thing to do. I hope he is found safe and well (again).
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Let's get one thing straight.
There were the correct number of life jackets. It's just that that there were the incorrect number of crew.
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Having some of that.
Always found claiming tax rebates relatively simple here.
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As respectable and socially conscious as all companies profess to be I would have thought that they would be willing shut up and pay....rather than suggesting that their customers..aka the taxpayer bails them out again.
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Most of the Thai TV 'analysis' of the incident is putting alot of emphasis on multiple 'reports' of there being a number of repairs being either substandard or delayed. As there was pressure to move the budget for the purchase of the submarines.
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1 minute ago, bob smith said:only god can judge me.
Apparently god is white, loud, brash and cocky....so good luck with that one mate.
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20 minutes ago, bob smith said:
nothing about the drug itself but its sadly the kind of clientele that legal weed attracts. think weekend trips/stag do's to amsterdam. not exactly the nicest of folk.
A very narrow and massively erroneous view. My gran used to go on weekend trip to Amsterdam...she loved tulips and clogs. What have you got against my gran???
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4 hours ago, bob smith said:its kinda sad to see these kinds of people coming to Thailand, they never really bothered before and were mostly confined to magaluf/benidorm.
I know that pattaya and phuket has these kinds of white trash floating around in the gutter but not usually the kinda places i frequent.
they were loud, brash and cocky as they come.
Bob, I hate to burst your bubble but these types of people have been coming to Thailand for at least the 20 odd years I have been living here. Its also probably very likely that at some point in your time here in Thailand you have been within earshot of Chinese, Malays, Indians who were talking about the exact same thing....but you just never picked up on it.
When I first came to Thailand back in the early 90's as a much younger (and less wiser) person, drugs and chicks were my two priorities in life.
I also think you do yourself a disservice by describing people you don't actually know as 'white trash'. And as for being loud, brash and cocky....well maybe you just misunderstood their level of confidence in themselves. We live in a pluralistic society and need to accept that we are all different. There is no right or wrong..
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1 hour ago, Neeranam said:
We have obviously been taking lessons from the Capitalist West!
Thailand should get a better teacher !
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5 hours ago, StayinThailand2much said:
Exactly. Chinese, rich, creating 'extra value' (not last for certain government employees)... Probably, 9 out of 10 Thais will still favour such 'tourists' over "those cheap Charlie backpackers".
Sorry you think 90% of the population prefer Chinese (criminals?) visiting Thailand over backpackers. I would find that figure very hard to believe. What is the source for the number - or did you make it up?
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Sorry aren't these the quality tourists Thailand and TAT has been wooing for the past decade? Quality in Thailand equates to rich....and these foreigners are rich..so Thailand should be celebrating their marketing success in attracting so many. Or maybe they are slowly realising those cheap Charlie backpackers from days of old weren't actually so bad?
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3 hours ago, CFCol said:Do away with visa agents. Problem solved. That gets rid of farangs without the appropriate funds etc. to fulfill visa criteia.
Wait for the whinging from all those people on this forum.
Doing away with visa agents though does not solve the problem. The problem is corruption within the immigration service that allows (and probably promotes) the use of agents and 'gifts' from their customers.
The tightening of rules will make no long term difference to the root issue here which is the endemic corruption within the Immigration bureau. Until corruption is eradicated from the Immigration bureau people will always have the 'grey' option to circumnavigate any rules, no matter how tight they are.
This is not about foreigners flouting the rules. This is about the immigration bureau and its officers allowing (and possibly encouraging?) foreigners to flout the rules. There is a difference.
To use an analogy. If a teacher knowingly and actively allows and encourages a capable, intelligent student to fail school. Do you give the student more work (aka tighten the rules) and allow the teacher to continue without correction? Or do you remove and punish the teacher for allowing this situation to be created?
The vast majority of foreigners comply with rules. Punishing all foreigners with tighter rules is a dreadful idea as you are punishing everyone for the actions of a few.
This tightening of rules (in my opinion) is clearly a knee jerk reaction to deflect from the core, unanswered issue of this situation (corruption within the immigration bureau) and is aimed cultivating a more positive public image for the immigration bureau when they are faced with a PR nightmare.
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So raising wages will result in more inflation, more cost to the consumer and reduce competitiveness.
But the pursuit of increasing profits for shareholders / stakeholders, and increased bonuses for top executives will not result in inflation, more cost for the consumer and reduced competitiveness.
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4 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:
And Bangkok ranks.........????
On par at least.
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20 minutes ago, sezze said:
Yes , so if the smell of cannabis puts all other smells away , it must mean it is very bad...
Maybe. But it could be an improvement as it masks the underlying stench. Depends on you PoV.
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3 minutes ago, sezze said:Just out of Pattaya , staying around Buakhao . The stench at many places is incredible. This is not at the legal places but just around and in some bars. Smoking stinks too, but this is a whole different lvl in my opinion. Idk how to solve that, but for me it really smells so bad that if i smell it , i try to move fast to another place.
Pattaya has always stunk.
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On 11/19/2022 at 8:59 AM, mikebell said:
My GF doesn't eat beef, so it is never served Chez Moi. Where in Thai Buddhist creed does it forbid beef?
It doesn't forbid it. A number of my Thai mates do not eat it and whenever I have asked why they reply they have given up beef for a religious vow / wish / merit kinda thing. Cows and beef seem to be frequent benefactors of this ritual.
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3 hours ago, Thechook said:
Tried thai beef once and never again. It's disgusting totally unchewable stuff. I fully understand why Thais don't eat beef.
Most Thais don't eat beef for religious reasons.
I have had a number of really good beef dishes here especially the soups.
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Is this openness, inclusiveness etc why China is using a map written millennia ago to justify its island building, militarization and massive territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Old Winnie needs to learn that words and action must be as one.
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Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this will stop nothing, Cannabis will be regulated just like alcohol and cigarettes' which is a logical and sensible middle ground. Too many Thai people enjoy a good smoke and like cultivating it.
The anti-weed haters and over zealous pro choice cannabis junkies will need to find an accommodation so we can all live together.
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Wow what a choice.
Would sir prefer a kick in the nuts or having a rather large pineapple shoved up his <deleted>.
The outcome in either case will joyless...but the effects long lasting.
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If TAT is using TikTok to guess numbers.....
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24 minutes ago, ChaiyaTH said:
Maybe you have to read again before you feel offended like the woke generation does. I answered your questions in terms of why you think it would far fetched or so difficult to know XYZ and I am honestly surprised you think that, if you lived here long enough or did any local business.
Also, if you actually been around the entire Thailand, you would notice that there is a ton of those shops, as I originally described. That the majority is Thai owned, has nothing to do with what I stated. Most bars in quantity are also owned by Thais, so what.
Anyway point was made, I guess you do not see much of Thailand all the time, else you would understand it already. Seems most members here live very static 99% of the time.
Woke !!!! I have never been so insulted in all my life. Goodbye.
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