Brigante7

Another idiot in paradise...

That's no way to talk about ladyboys.

Serves him right...maybe he's learned to keep his foul-mouthed transphobia to himself!

LOL, no such word as transphobia, yet another made up-word to try and shoot down free speech. Stop being a bigot and accept people have different views and as such are entitled to express them.

HOping the killer will spend 25 years in jail. How ever the law is what they decide it is today. Article 44 prevails.

And if the scooter rider is at fault?

Thanks Richard, yes my daughters Thai passport will be renewed asap, we brought her Thai BC but were not asked for it at immigration, we also have her UK BC with us for the journey back to the UK.

Left the UK yesterday (December 10th) for Thailand with my wife (Thai) and 2 kids (Thai/UK passports), 3 days before we left I realised my daughters Thai & UK passports had both expired ( UK 10 months previous & Thai 1 month previous), yes I know I'm an idiot, we checked in at Edinburgh (flying with Qatar) with her Thai passport and explained that she is going home to Thailand to renew her Thai passport "No problem on you go sir". Arrived in Bangkok today and logged onto British embassy site, 4 weeks to renew her passport or we can get an emergency travel document, but my question is, can she be refused entry to the UK with her expired passport if we don't get the travel document?

In a cashless society, it is easier to implement capital controls.

The whole idea of eliminating cash is very Orwellian.

worse!

100% money (flow), and therefore, complete income tax control.

Eventually it will happen in Thailand. Cashless society, Europe is almost there.

Poor excuses from the banks.

I don't know where you live but in Scotland we are nowhere near a cashless society. Yes many people can and do live a cashless life but many don't, my life is around 90% cash based.

Crap video, turn your phone to landscape mode.

The right people not been compensated I think.

Perhaps, but does an intense desire for money or a big return on your invested money make you a dishonest person?

If I had £1 million and the return from everywhere was between 4 - 5% but I was offered 15% then I would know that it was most likely illegal and that would make me a dishonest person hence I could be conned but if I accept the return of between 4 - 5 % then that makes me honest and as such couldn't be conned.

You can't con an honest person.

Ask Bernie Madoff, he conned dozens of very honest hardworking people out of their entire life savings!

No, he conned people who were greedy and believed him when he promised returns that were crazy and couldn't be delivered.

You can't con an honest person.

It's a lot easier to con an honest person than it is to con a crook.

I disagree, it's easier to steal from an honest person yes, but the reason these Thai woman were conned was because they thought they were getting something for nothing.

You can't con an honest person.

Cheers to all for the replies.

Brigante7.

Can any TV members point me in the direction of any bars where the ladies are freelancer's, I'm in Pattaya from 14th - 21st December and it's against my religion to pay a bar-fine, cheers.

Brigante7.

When will people learn to turn their camera to landscape mode, it's a massive improvement.

Bagpipes?

I recall a story my brother told me years ago (many years). He was in Kings Cross, Sydney, and he and a mate picked up a lady of the night.

One of the two mates got in the back of the car and started getting amorous, when the guy in the back exclaimed, "She's got balls!". The two mates then beat her and kicked her out.

In my early twenties at the time, I had little idea about LBGT issues, but my brother's story disturbed me. It's as if they thought the prostitute had tricked them and so they used violence, but in reality they felt ashamed and thus resorted to unthinking violence. And it had everything to do with the pervading male culture of the time. Little has changed.

And therein lie's the problem, your brother and his mate picked up what they thought was a female prostitute but was in fact a man dressed as a woman, maybe if the man had been honest with them to start with it would have saved a lot of trouble, but then again kicking the shit out of him was extreme.

The only people to blame are the muslim terrorist's.

What makes a muslem terrorist? That is a question that has many answers

Lack of general world knowledge, blinkered education.

Actual weakness of external government bodies, by allowing pervasive Islamic elements to have a voice in non Islamic societies, and so poisoning the minds of uneducated Moslem people.

Actual weakness of Western governments (excluding Russia) to react to Islamic terrorism, or to be strongly proactive to deter Islamic terrorism. This is mainly due to our society relying on Oil/Gas from countries controlled by various forms of Islamic rule.

Percieved persecution by external societies.

Rejection of Islamic ideals by non Islamic nations, so deterring the assimulation into those societies by those who will not modify their beliefs to concur with the society they CHOSE to live in.

Not being able to question the holy book of Islam, in that what was written over a thousand years ago, is still applicable today. It was purportedly wriiten by an uneducated, violent warlord who wanted to conquer all before him. A definite thousand+ year plan. I could have worded this more strongly, but must be careful not to OFFEND too much.

Jealousy of western freedoms.

Stupidity.

And on and on.

What makes a muslim terrorist? That's easy, a terrorist who is a muslim.

The only people to blame are the muslim terrorist's.

In Dubai cameras that see a rule infringement flash and within minutes the ticket appears on your mobile phone

What happens if you don't have a mobile phone or it's a PAYG?

Lets hope that he doesn't trip and fall while walking on Bangkok's notoriously bad pavements while he has his child in that dangerous contraption.

Nice to see the victim's friends helping him. Who needs enemies with friends like that.

I will be in Thailand with my wife (Thai) and our 2 kids (6 & 8 years old) from 11th December - 8th January and we will be in Bangkok for Christmas day, can any TV members recommend a good shopping mall with a santa's grotto please?

Many thanks.

Seems like a good idea, how about putting paedophile"s in with them also, kill 2 birds with 1 stone.

Sorry to be a downer, but my neighbour had a crash on his bike (er6n in central BKK) 2 nights ago and passed away, his wife still in ICU. Fairly young guy, an only son taking care of his elderly mother. A very sad story, and something that has got me thinking.

Do you guys worry about death and injury on your bike? Riding bikes is, without a doubt, the most dangerous thing any of us do on a daily basis. I find that stories such as these give me pause and make me wonder whether I should quit while I'm ahead. Then, inveitably, after a few days the worry leaves my mind and I begin zipping around town like a bat out of hell again.

Do others have thoughts of quitting?

You hit the nail on the head

"Zipping around town like a bat out of hell"

Why not just take it easy and enjoy the ride?