JonnyF

No need to cancel it. Just mandate the use of alcohol in the water pistols instead of water and we're good to go. Cases might even go down as long as nobody strikes a match. I suspect however that Songkran will be cancelled no matter how many cases we have. Paternalistic Puritan Prayut hates to see people having fun and Covid is the perfect excuse to keep 'the children' locked up a bit longer.

I didn't have to leave, I could have stayed as long as I wanted as I had a pretty cushy job at the time which allowed me to work remotely. However, a job opportunity in Bangkok came up and I chose to take it as I wasn't really enjoying living there any more (for the reasons I mentioned) and felt like a change. Been in Bangkok 13 years now and absolutely love it. I've been back to Phuket for holidays 3 times since (when family visited) and never regret my decision to leave as it seems to be worse every time I go. Feel free to address any of the points I made though if you think they are inaccurate. Using a false premise to attack the poster as opposed to the points made is never a good look ???? ????.

Shame they couldn't get the word PitBull into the heading or this would have been a 15 pager by now ????.

Double post

He better tell his boss to use something else next time he loses his temper.

Suck up getting ripped off in case you get shot by an off duty cop? You're really making a wonderful case for the island. What a great way to live. The constant ripoffs aren't the only reason not to live there. The late night robberies, the dirty beaches with all the decent bars/restaurants removed by some local bigwig, the constant roadworks and dust, the raining season when it all turns to mud and sludge and the roads collapse, the lack of public transport and subsequent traffic, the corrupt cops, the taxi mafia, the shortage of international quality restaurants, pre-covid there was the abundance of 2 week millionaire Chang vested sex pests and Bogan families. And that was before the Chinese arrived. I could go on... Anyway each to their own. I have to admit the boat trips to the Koh Yao islands are pretty good (assuming the boat doesn't sink or collide with a speedboat on the way).

Lol what a load of nonsense ????. You're clearly one of those naive individuals who walks around getting ripped off and doesn't even know it. Thai's make the most of foreigners like you and are often polite to your face, they have a good chuckle once you've left their store though.???? Actually in BKK the Mom and Pop stores are often cheaper than 711, less overheads like air con, rent and employees. Sounds like you're blissfully unaware of getting ripped off again if they're charging more than the 711. As for restaurant menus, you wouldn't see the Thai version would you... My girlfriend was good friends with a restaurant owner on Prachanukhro Road and I can assure you there were 2 versions as the owner used to joke about how lucky I was to get the Thai version. I've never been ripped off at a market here in BKK but was frequently quoted stupid prices like over 100 Baht in Phuket for a small bunch of Bananas that would cost 20-25 Baht here in BKK. I ended up going to Tesco instead of supporting the little scammers. Taxis? Here in BKK a taxi meter costs me about 140 Baht for a 15km journey that takes 20-25 minutes. Good luck with that in Phuket... As for my presence being missed, I beg to differ. I'm sure the owners of closed down businesses wish people like me with plenty of money to spend would visit again. But alas, I'll keep spending here in Bangkok, Hua Hin, Koh Larn, Koh Samet, Koh Chang etc. Phuket will miss visitors like me much more than visitors like me will miss Phuket. Try getting out more, it's a big world out there.

Quite a jump in numbers. This explains a couple of very "Thai" solutions that have been proposed in the last few days. 1. Stopping insurance payouts for asymptomatic cases. 2. Proposing that daily cases are not reported.

He loves the power, control and limelight. Without Covid, he sinks back into the shadows. God help us if this tool ever becomes PM.

Nothing changed since I left in 2008 then. Phuket is the biggest ripoff in Thailand. From the Taxis to TukTuks, from local Mom and Pop shops to the food markets. Always trying to ripoff foreigners even if they know you are a long term stayer. Even a lot of the restaurant menus have a foreign version with higher prices. When I left after 2 years due to a job offer in Bangkok I couldn't believe how honest and friendly the people in BKK were in comparison. I guess it's OK for a short break if you hire a car, but not a great place to live IMO.

Good advice. The Thai company I insured with never sent my documents through and then went bust about 3 months after I took cover out with them. I won't mention the expat forum I found this insurance company on but it used to rhyme with Vie Teaser????.

These motorcycle lanes (if ever created - highly unlikey) will be just be used as a shortcut for the usual idiots in their Benz, BMW, Pickups with silly stickers all over it and black smoke out the back, taxis and all the other groups that think the rules don't apply to them. Why? Because the police are too useless/lazy to stop them.

Not happening. Xi wants all the money spent in China as their economy teeters on the brink with the housing crisis. Sorry Thailand, you backed the wrong horse.

I'm guessing they've been smoking it already.

Your friend sounds like a lightweight making excuses to me. I'm guessing they were drunk after half a shandy as well ????.

Getting old also slows your reaction time. Maybe we should ban old fogies like you from the roads? As for real life, this was just a bunch of teenagers hanging out together and having a good time. Great days.

Tolerance builds over time ????.

Or a stunt double for Kohtee.

Nice 'tash Bro. Not quite Burt Reynolds, but it's the thought that counts. ????

I've driven stoned many times (on private land) as my friend's family owned a huge farm and a few of us would drive out through the fields to the elevated areas with the best views in a Land Rover and smoke copious amounts of weed, watch the sunset and generally talk nonsense. I always drove very carefully when stoned, very cautious and focused, kind of "in the zone". I'd go as far as to say I was safer on the way back to the farmhouse (absolutely caned on weed) than I was on the way out (straight). I also did the same journey drunk (and once on Acid but that's a different story altogether) and drove like a complete lunatic. The two are very different drugs. Disclaimer ; No animals were harmed during these journeys.

Not for me. I've had 2 AZ and 1 Pfizer. That's it, I'm done. Screw this new normal barlucks. It's old normal for me.

"Miss Thailand" always seems to be models that look European, either because they actually are half Causcasian or because they have plastic surgery to give them a more European nose, eyelids etc. It's weird. You think they'd be a bit more secure in the way they look especially as many of the more natural looking Thai women are very beautiful. I guess they consider that natural look to be too plain...

I'll avoid THAI wherever possible. Too many stories of them not refunding cancelled flights from last year. Difficult to trust them after that. I find EVA much better.

Careful now. We all know that it's only racist when Whitey does it.