JonnyF

15 minutes ago, RobMuir said:

Calm down Johnny. The Phuket Governor has just asked us to be mindful of the pandemic and be cooperative.

 

He didn't call us any names.

 

Now be a good boy and do as you have been politely asked.

We are guests in this country, if you don't like it you should do yourself a favour and leave.

I'm perfectly calm thanks. Actually, I was referring to Anutin's rant. Do try and keep up son.

Now, haven't you got some boots to lick? Hurry up like a good little farang. Chop Chop.

9 minutes ago, RobMuir said:

Much worse racist rants on this forum daily.

Often directed at Thais, Chinese, Russians,Indians etc

Not worse at all. Even if it was, it's not coming from the health minister of our respective countries is it?

If Matt Hancock lost his temper and ranted at reporters that Covid rates in the UK are due to the dirty F'ing n*****s that never shower, then THAT would be a legitimate comparison.

Your comparison on the other hand is weak and reeks of being a Thai apologist.

3 minutes ago, DavisH said:

Because they will end up being the only ones unvaccinated. It will make finger pointing easier when there is another outbreak. 

It wouldn't surprise me.

Once all Thais are vaccinated, they will probably start separating the number of daily cases between  Thai and Farang (like they currently separate the prisoners figure) just to highlight how many of the dirty farang are undisciplined, rule breaking, disease carriers.

37 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

One thing I'll never understand - for a country where 'Face' is everthing, why don't they get nafive English speakers to proof read things?

Because Thai people are always right in Thailand. 

I had an ex girlfriend argue to the point of tears that when a Thai writes English incorrectly, it is the fault of the English reader for not having a better understanding of how Thai people write in English.

I also had a Thai colleague ask me to correct an email she had written in English. After I had corrected all the errors, she sent it to her Thai boss to "check it", and the boss put all the "Thaiglish" mistakes back in.

21 hours ago, chrissables said:

It's great fun riding the trails, personally i would not want to park up and fly to another area, find a rental, repeat etc.

 

If you have time just ride, take your time, find trails on route when you can. Or what i try to do is ride to a place with known trails, book in for a few day, then go out riding without carrying your baggage, then move on to the next place.

 

I have tried this on a Rally and CT125, the CT125 was for me much more fun because it very light and a fun bike.

Totally agree on the bike. Riding tight trails you don't need much power. A light flickable bike can be much more fun and way less tiring. That's why I recommend the KLX140 (or the 150BF if you need a street legal version).

An absolute steal at under 100k. Bullet proof too.

23 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Ever heard of when in Rome.

 

I hate to see Thai bashing farang here criticizing the local culture, claiming that they are somehow morally superior. Bloody pathetic actually. 

 

 

What on earth are you talking about? ???? The rule is stupid for the reasons I already outlined. Nothing to do with Thai vs farang. I know plenty of Thai Christians. And many Buddhist farang. Why should the rules of a certain religion dictate the law to others who don't follow that religion?

The only people claiming to be morally superior are the people who create these bans. And people like you who support them. I hate to see apologists for religions dictating how others live their lives. If you think that's a good precedent I suggest you study history. How about a more liberal attitude where we live and let live. You know, tolerance. If you wish to abstain, abstain. But don't force your dogma on others.

4 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

 

Buddhism accounts for 90+% of the country.

Majority rules.

If so called Thai Buddhists followed Buddhist precepts, there would be no need for such a law.

How about the other 3 points? 

14 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

In what way do you feel it is a stupid policy given Buddhism frowns upon alcohol consumption (Intoxication violates the 5th of the five precepts).

1. Not everyone in Thailand is Buddhist.

2. Those that are Buddhist should follow the precepts every day, not only on special days.

3. Allowing Religious precepts to dictate the law of the land is a dangerous path.

4. I believe in personal choice, personal freedom and personal responsibility.

5 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

 

Yawn.

Every dry Buddha  day the same old rant.... Are the DT's kicking in yet, do you need a beer ?

Ah. I see you don't have a counter argument so you resort to the tired old clichés. I trust you didn't waste too much of your morning dreaming up such a witty, original retort ????.

No I have plenty of supplies but I have an evening ride planned. No traffic today. Should be fun.

2 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Yeah happens every year on a similar date covid or no covid.

 

Your point is ?

 

 

My point is that we are not children. Neither are many of us Buddhists. Banning things in the name of one particular religion is not really an intelligent way to run a country in the 21st century.

The running of the bulls in Pamplona also happens every year. Just because something happens every year doesn't make it correct. That's incredibly simplistic thinking.

So now we have a Buddhist alcohol ban on top of the existing Covid Alcohol ban.

Frankly, I think this is insufficient. I hope Prayut adds a third nonsensical reason to ban alcohol, on top of the existing two in order to maintain existing levels of sanctimony.

12 minutes ago, John Drake said:

 

Don't the same people who own True also own part of the Chinese vaccine? 

Yep, good old CP own True and also own part of Sinovac Life Sciences.

So it's quite easy to see why the government acted so quickly on this. Of course they're spinning it into "Thailand sets a fine example to the world..." instead of "Thailand protects dubious monopolies".

This is about protecting the interests of the owners of True Corp.

Nothing to do with protecting the Premier League and it's clubs. As others have mentioned, there are pirated EPL shirts openly available at pretty much every market in Thailand for 100-200 Baht.

2 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

Truth is not a cultural value here. Only status counts and the foundation on which it builds is appearances.

Agreed. I think the likes of Anutin actually like telling bare faced lies because the fact that nobody in attendance challenges them just gives them an even greater feeling of power. It's like, you all know I'm lieing and still you dare not challenge me. 

Of course, it doesn't go down so well outside the country and this curious phenomenon is one of many reasons that Thailand has acquired the (affectionate??) nickname throughout Asia as Lieland.

Plenty of vaccine for everyone? Plenty of different brands to choose from? ????

I really don't understand the logic behind saying something that everyone who is listening knows is a complete lie. Must be a cultural thing...