JonnyF

So if they disagree with him, "they ain't black"? Staggering arrogance in trying to tell black people what defines black. Typical of the left though, they hate it when black people don't fit into the stereotype of what they think they should be. Unfortunately we have his ilk in the UK as well. If they don't agree with you, they're not "really" black. Disgusting . https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11254543/Fury-Labour-MP-Rupa-Huq-recorded-describing-Chancellor-Kwasi-Kwarteng-superficially-black.html

Joking about getting his name wrong? Or joking about him being prejudiced? Or joking about how he decides who is 'truly' black? Because none of those are exactly side splitters on the comedy stakes... This thread is not about Trump. You have plenty of others to choose from.

Have you considered a large dog? Something like a Rottweiler, Pitbull, Doberman. Or even a large "Thai" dog. Pitbull's are a good choice (for an experienced owner) since they have a terrible reputation here in Thailand but are actually great companions, funny and easy to live with. The chances are, whoever did this knew who lived there (a farang with very few connections) and they'd also know that you now have a large dog. Tell the woman at the local mom and pop shop how strong and unhinged the dog is. Everyone in the village will hear this gossip within hours. Just that knowledge alone would likely stop any future break-ins since Thais (like many people) prefer a soft target and are unlikely to try to get past a snarling Rottweiler when next door has a Shih Tzu.

I don't believe they do. But they should. In my opinion there should be a weight limit based on passenger + luggage. For example, 100kg for both. So a 70kg person can take 30 kgs luggage. A 90kg person can take 10kgs luggage etc. Anyone with a combined weight over 100kgs pays extra for every kg over. That would be a much fairer system than a 140kg person being allowed the same amount of luggage as a 50kg person while spilling their body mass half way across their seat. You could have exemptions for disabled people, pregnant women etc. Sounds like a fair system to me.

Back in reality... https://www.cbi.org.uk/media-centre/articles/uk-economy-set-to-grow-and-business-investment-to-rise-following-brush-with-recession-cbi-economic-forecast/#:~:text=The economy looks to have,0.4% and 1.6% respectively.

We were discussing Johnson's achievements (Brexit) and failings (Cake). Do try to keep up dear.

Yes it WAS done. Not as hard as I would have liked, but done nonetheless. And the UK economy is doing better than expected. Avoiding recession. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/10/uk-economy-rebounds-with-stronger-than-expected-january-gdp-print.html Better than Germany in fact. Which is in recession. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65707206 As the Eurozone gradually moves into recession. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/08/euro-zone-enters-recession-after-germany-ireland-growth-revision.html Brexit was not quite the cliff edge it was supposed to be huh... ???? Project Fear .

He did a great job with the vaccine rollout in the early stages, saving many lives. Then he ate some cake at the wrong time. You clearly think the latter is more important than the former. Kind of explains your support for Sturgeon, you value image more than substance.

I doubt he can remember who Rashid Sanook is. It was several days ago. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2022/oct/25/rashi-sanook-joe-biden-rishi-sunak-name-video But of course, Biden knows everything about prejudice. He even tells black people what it means to be black. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2020/may/22/joe-biden-charlamagne-you-aint-black-trump-video

Yes he did.

Who don't you name this other former national leader to which you refer? Oh that's right, because the thread is nothing to do with him ????.

It's about the man who finally got Brexit done. The man who handled Covid extremely well. The man with no luxury motorhomes on his mother in law's driveway.

Yes. Did you?

I guess you don't like the word fat. There you go, trying to control the language again. You just can't help it. What do you prefer? Weight challenged? What's the latest PC term? Let me know so I can avoid offending the snowflakes by calling a spade a spade.

Exactly. There are many horses in this race. All the EU is doing is putting a 100kg jockey and a pair of Wellington boots on their own horse. The Chinese and the Russians meanwhile have installed carbon fibre horseshoes and injected their horse with steroids. Nothing new here though. The EU is renowned for regulating the competitiveness out of it's member states. Unfortunately for them in this case, their influence ends at the EU's borders.

Nothing to do with Markle's links to the Democrats of course. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10800309/Bidens-sister-invites-Meghan-Markle-join-Democrats-make-good-presidential-candidate.html I wonder if they'd have been so quick to block this if Harry was a MAGA hat wearing Trump supporter? Yet more political interference. What a banana republic the US is becoming under this Biden administration.

Amazing. Blair didn't face this much scrutiny over the WMD lies. Boris has a bit of cake at a party and everyone loses their mind. We get it, he's an arrogant toff and he doesn't like to follow the rules. But he didn't invade another country, he had a slice of cake and maybe a glass of wine for god's sake.

The EU's first instinct is always to over-regulate, restrict, impede, control. It's a Pavlovian response. They have to justify their overpaid positions as faceless autocrats. Thankfully, the UK left all that nonsense far behind.

Like most things here, it's better to take care of it yourself. Our lake is almost full already, this was taken on Tuesday. The government water is often of such poor quality that using it to water our trees/plants often causes them to wilt. It also gets switched off at random times meaning you can't set up any type of watering routine that depends on it.

Exactly. It's no coincidence that all the air hostesses on Thai Airways are attractive, slim and have a certain 'look'. People need to accept that not everything in life is equal. Some are stronger, some are more attractive, some are more intelligent. Equality of outcome is a childish fantasy. All the crybabies "Oh it's not fair" ????. Who told them life was fair? I had a very pretty but very chubby female friend who went to work in S.Korea as a teacher and was constantly offended when Koreans openly said things like "You've got such a pretty face but you're too fat, why don't you lose some weight then you'd be beautiful". I told her they were just being honest and instead of getting upset why not use it as motivation to lose some weight, get healthy and look and feel better. She didn't speak to me for 2 months but did eventually lose the weight (I'm not claiming it was due to what I said) and she looked 10 times better and was no doubt much healthier. All this "Oh it's OK to be obese" is detrimental to people's health. It's not OK. It's dangerous.

Get a grip ????. I have nothing against fat people. If they wish to lead an unhealthy lifestyle and put themselves at risk of multiple health disorders such as diabetes that is their choice. They can balloon to 200 kgs for all I care, knock themselves out. However, when their poor decisions starts to impact me then I become irritated. One of the ways it affects me is when I am sat next to someone on a plane whose body mass is so huge that it takes my personal space (that I have paid for), and makes my journey very uncomfortable. If they buy 2 seats, no problem. I'll happily buy them a beer and thank them for being a considerate human being.

Why are you asking yourself questions?

It was an example of how small amounts add up. In reality, those 50 kgs would probably be used for carrying commercial freight which earns the airline extra revenue. That's amazing, well done. So can I. Sitting next to an opinionated, sanctimonious, argumentative individual might be worse. Likewise, someone who had terrible BO might be worse. Screaming children with travel sickness might be worse. None of which has any relevance to my point about fat people spilling out of their seats into mine being incredibly irritating and uncomfortable. Like i said, if they can't fit into their own seat they should be forced to pay for the seat next to them instead of allowing their body to pour into it free of charge and crushing the poor individual unlucky enough to be sat next to them.

Sounds practical to me. Weight is of critical importance to an aircraft, 5 fat attendants could equal an additional passenger. Plus they need to fit between the aisles and food carts easily without pressing up against passengers sat in the aisle seats. They should also be fit in the case of an emergency. I'd like them to do the same with passengers. Nothing worse than having an obese person sat next to you, their body spilling over the arm rest into your seat for 12 hours. If they can't fit into the seat they should be forced to purchase two.

Yep, maybe she was expecting a bit of bean flicking but didn't want to play hide the digit? It would be unusual for the masseur to go straight from a perfectly normal massage to insertion in one second. But who knows? Her word against his at the end of the day.