JonnyF

Supply and demand. Add a million or so immigrants and the demand for houses increases. Hence rents increase along with property prices. Nobody said cultural enrichment was free.

Well, British "riff raff" are on the visa waiver scheme. But I'm sure you'll miss the types of people from Iraq, Syria, Lybia, Somalia etc. who can't afford the 250 dollars for a visa. 😄

Hardly. Starmer will probably see this as an opportunity to get more undesirables into the UK. Many of the countries not on the US visa waiver list are top of his list for cultural enrichers.

Possibly the most egregious strawman I have ever heard on this forum. And there is some pretty stiff competition. 😃 I think I can guess your previous username. 😄

Unfortunately it's unavoidable. Last time I went there I was in a quietish bar in TreeTown waiting for someone, playing pool with one of the staff, watching the Chelsea game. Went to the toilet, came back and in the meantime one drunken moron had come in and told me (admittedly in a friendlyish way) I had to remove my shoes in that bar. When I asked him why, he said he'd just made up this rule (which he clearly thought was absolutely hilarious) and all the staff had agreed to it, so why wouldn't I? Obviously I (relatively politely) told him I wouldn't be participating in his silly little power play (disguised as a "fun" game) and it turned into a totally unnecessary, ridiculous argument out of nowhere about why I wouldn't remove my shoes as he had requested. If the staff hadn't told him to be quiet it could have descended further fairly rapidly. This is one of countless examples I could give that ruin Pattaya for me. You can be minding your own business having a pleasant time and still end up in an inane conversation/dispute with a complete drunk/weirdo foreigner over absolutely nothing. Now I like a good night out but this never happens to me in Bangkok. Never happens to me in Phuket, Chiang Mai, Hua Hin etc. Just some unique thing about Pattaya that attracts complete tossers. IMO that's why the Thais are sometimes unfriendly there as well, they've met so many people like this and assume you are another cretin like the "hilarious" drunk, Mr No Shoes.

I heard it on good authority that there were concerns about British tourists overstaying their visas and refusing to return to the UK after getting a taste of real freedom in North Korea.

A Strawman that Chomps "them"selves would be proud of. 😃

Nothing says hooliganism like a bunch of pudgy soccer mums and grandmothers holding a piece of cardboard. The "far right thugs" slur is a weak attempt to discredit them while the police try to stamp out opposition to the state's harmful policies which is resulting in the sexual harrassment and abuse of their children. Meanwhile, they were acting as a taxi service to the counter protestors while declaring "We don't take sides". It's laughable. Actually, it's shameful.

It really does seem like these cretins are trying to ruin everyone's enjoyment of every event they can. Wanna attend a music festival? The theatre? A sporting event? A day's shopping in London? Get ready for a bunch of morons waving a flag to support a cause they know nothing about, thousands of miles away.

Seems like you've now got about 6 number 10's, but no striker and no goalkeeper. Plus a weak, ageing midfield. Cunha and Mbeumo are decent enough players but not what you needed IMO. I'd say a top half finish would be a good result. No chance of Champions league places. If I had to guess, I'd say 10th. But then I predicted 8th last season so I might be being overly optimistic again.

Well done Greece. If only our own "leader" 2 tier Keir wasn't such a weak, duplicitous man.

How typical. While The Guardian (and their usual mouthpieces on here) label these local parents/families far right thugs, the 2 tier police force are not only running over the protestors in police vans, but also providing transport for the counter protestors. 😃

It's not that we can't stop them. We could stop them very easily if the government wanted to. The state doesn't want to stop them. The state is forcing these people on the British people and those who object too vocally are often jailed. At this point the state is working at direct odds with the interests of the British people.

Should keep out the riff raff from the countries ineligible for the Visa Waiver program.

I bet this tool couldn't find Palestine on a map. Same as the ones singing from "From the River to the Sea" who when asked have no idea which river or sea they are singing about. 😃 Embarrassing.

Strange that she is in jail for trafficking women/girls to clients who now it appears, never actually existed. "We got the bad person, now move along, nothing more to see here". She's a patsy.

It's incredible how much money flows through Thai temples. First time I went I had my hand in my wallet every 5 minutes. Donate here, buy supplies there. Whenever I asked what the money was for, the reply was "for luckyyyyy".

In related news, Thai football teams will now require an hour for half time instead of the normal 15 minutes, and will run out of energy with 25 minutes remaining. 😄

One can only hope that her ex staff can recover from the bullying and harrassment of this #bekind charlatan. I wonder if she will return to the US now that it looks like the Epstein list is off the table?

I can see some advantages. Beaches, wide selection of food/restaurants, nightlife, close to the islands and Rayong, not too far to Bangkok, cheap. The reason I can only stay for 2 days max are the type of foreigners you meet. I've never been to a place with a higher proportion of arrogant weirdos.

On the plus side, I bet there's no shortage of Deliveroo riders in the area. Just be sure to use the door chain when the food is delivered.

Indeed. Trump outsmarting Starmer yet again. Reminds me of when Castro was dumping all the degenarate Cubans on Florida. Not sure what's worse. Degenerates or Degeneres.

Hypocrisy and Leftism go hand in hand. She could talk for days about the marvellous benefits of immigration and multi-culturalism. She just doesn't want to be anywhere near it.

Why would I be envious? I have several properties I could choose from if I wanted to go back to the land of cultural enrichment. Couldn't pay me to live there, especially now there's a chance of bumping into Ellen 😃. Well she certainly won't have any problems in the UK. Just jump on a dinghy at Calais and you're in for life. Other destinations might have slightly higher standards given her reputation.

White flight. Try 2 weeks in Rochdale or Tower Hamlets. 😄