FarangNoi21

and btw, i wouldn't call tutoring kids from the 5th floor food court in silom complex an office.

crossing soi convent is quite an ordeal for senior citizens so i must apologize. i realize that a minutes walk for me stretches out the afternoon for you chaps.

33 kid and a lot fitter than you have ever been.

and the owner of an Ebay plastic jewerly business. Whoa! your parents must be proud.

crossing soi convent is quite an ordeal for senior citizens so i must apologize. i realize that a minutes walk for me stretches out the afternoon for you chaps.

london can you give some specific details on these outdoor activities (besides golf) i dont know the first place to start.

Under the Skytrain Station, near the MRT Line, on Silom, is a lousy location?

if there is Mcdonalds 20 meters on one side and an A+W 10 meters on the otherside, and you sell hamburgers, then yeah i think it is.

But to my knowledge there is no McDonalds 20 meters away on one side. Please enlighten me as to where this is located, if you mean the one at the United Centre then that's a lot further than 20 meters, you have to cross over soi convent and then some to get there.

If there is one closer please enlighten me as for the 6 years i have lived in that area (Sathorn/Silom) i have obviously failed to notice it and i do enjoy there food once in a while when i'm pushed for time. By the way i have an office above the Silom complex so i am around that area most days.

Thanks for your help.

Acq.

lol

im looking for new things to do besides eat/drink all though those recommendations are welcome too.

every government on earth fits this definition, perhaps because governments are made of individuals and all individuals have their own interest at heart.

new stuff for you huh?

why was bkmadness banned?

btw, i am sure that jealousy plays just as strong a part in the hatred for this guy as someone's sense of right and wrong.

he is providing a service (making people feel better about themselves by giving him money, like an actor). of course, his sign is deceitful. he shouldn't lie, he should just sit there with a cup. anyways, in a few years living in bangkok ive seen him maybe 6-7 times, so he must really put the hours in.

there was a homeless farang living in siam square but i haven't seen him recently. he looks like he was in really bad shape. clothes were rags, etc.

im just curious if you are a golfer what % of your friends who you take golfing end up enjoying it? i am thinking of giving it a go, because everyone raves about it but it looks like the most boringst thing on earth.

that world famous english humor.

well good luck with your ebay business then.

"Henry Ford was a pioneer of "welfare capitalism" designed to improve the lot of his workers and especially to reduce the heavy turnover that had many departments hiring 300 men per year to fill 100 slots. Efficiency meant hiring and keeping the best workers. On January 5, 1914, Ford announced his five-dollar per day program. The revolutionary program called for a reduction in length of the workday from 9 to 8 hours, a 5 day work week, and a raise in minimum daily pay from $2.34 to $5 for qualifying workers.

Ford had been criticized by Wall Street for starting the 40 hour work week and a minimum wage. He proved, however, that paying people more would enable Ford workers to afford the cars they were producing and therefore be good for the economy. Ford labeled the increased compensation as profit-sharing rather than wages. The wage was offered to men over age 22, who had worked at the company for 6 months or more, and, importantly, conducted their lives in a manner of which Ford's "Sociological Department" approved. They frowned on heavy drinking and gambling. The Sociological Department used 150 investigators and support staff to maintain employee standards; a large percentage of workers were able to qualify for the profit-sharing."

This seems more like paying a higher salary for better work than a government mandate to give people a wage increase.

If you plagiarise someones writing then at least have the decency to credit them next time.

did you miss these things -----> " " " " "

you are like the worst English teacher ever kid.

You still haven't explained where the 2K extra per worker should come from...

I will write slowly so that you may understand

The 2000 baht will come from wherever the factory owners get capital to make investments. Becouse that is what this is. And investment in human capital. In the long run they will regain their investment becouse they are now selling more products, becouse there are now more money circulating ammong people.

what if the products are exported?

heroin kills people but more people die from drinking and driving then heroin so i think we should make drinking illegal.

or maybe people should be responsible for their own lives and if they want to do heroin and OD let them.

its a good thing they caught these guys, now people wont be able to get drugs easily.

Is it not so that if you pay workers enough to put something aside, to have that car and that TV, washing machine you create consumers. Factory owners, by paying their workers a decent and fair wage, you are also enabling them to purchase the products they are making.

As far as I can recall that is what really started the economy in the west. One of the pioneers in this was Henry Ford, who by paying his workers a decent wage, also enabled them to buy the cars his factories where producing.

Thailand has 65 million people. Imagine the wealth that could really be gained for the rich and mighty, if they where willing to invest in decent wages and education for their workforce.

But no, that is not going to happen. To many nay sayers here...

"Henry Ford was a pioneer of "welfare capitalism" designed to improve the lot of his workers and especially to reduce the heavy turnover that had many departments hiring 300 men per year to fill 100 slots. Efficiency meant hiring and keeping the best workers. On January 5, 1914, Ford announced his five-dollar per day program. The revolutionary program called for a reduction in length of the workday from 9 to 8 hours, a 5 day work week, and a raise in minimum daily pay from $2.34 to $5 for qualifying workers.

Ford had been criticized by Wall Street for starting the 40 hour work week and a minimum wage. He proved, however, that paying people more would enable Ford workers to afford the cars they were producing and therefore be good for the economy. Ford labeled the increased compensation as profit-sharing rather than wages. The wage was offered to men over age 22, who had worked at the company for 6 months or more, and, importantly, conducted their lives in a manner of which Ford's "Sociological Department" approved. They frowned on heavy drinking and gambling. The Sociological Department used 150 investigators and support staff to maintain employee standards; a large percentage of workers were able to qualify for the profit-sharing."

This seems more like paying a higher salary for better work than a government mandate to give people a wage increase.

yeah, that is the age old question "should i stop sleeping with prostitutes, learn to chew with my mouth closed, start bathing, and get a real girlfriend???"... hopefully more people can respond with some advice for OP.

Under the Skytrain Station, near the MRT Line, on Silom, is a lousy location?

if there is Mcdonalds 20 meters on one side and an A+W 10 meters on the otherside, and you sell hamburgers, then yeah i think it is.

A_Traveller,

You really have no idea what you are talking about. How exactly is raising the minimum wage going to help poor Thais become more educated?

If a business owner spends 10,000 a month on employees, and minimum wage increases 10%, then he either fires 10% of his employees or he raises his prices 10%... You want to live in an ideal world where the owner just eats the 10% loss because he is the owner and should be punished for his success (Of course, you aren't a business owner yourself, so it makes it much easier for you to decide that someone else should be penalized). This is a very popular ideology in the West.

How do you feel about double pricing? You must believe that farang should pay more than Thais because they are wealthy, correct? By paying double, it will give poor Thais a better chance at improving their life. But I think its more likely that you get mad when the motorcycle taxi drops you off at English First and wants 30 baht instead of 20 baht but you want Heng to pay his sister 30 baht instead of 20 baht.

I don't mean normal in the western world sense, like grovelling after overweight, solemn women at discos, but as in sticking with one women and building a solid relationship.

So what you are saying is that you can't get beautiful women in first world countries?

the new airport is perfect.

went to subway today and sandwichs are half the size they used to be.

(and please have some self respect for yourself and dont make a 6inch/12inch joke)

Has anyone made it to the showroom yet? What did you think? What about the price range? Seems a bit higher than expected, but this is the best location in my Bangkok.