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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc7HmhrgTuQ&ab_channel=MontyPython

As usual the police were driving in a standard unarmoured pickup truck. while the Army has Stryker APCs being washed and polished to death in barracks around Bangkok.

The main advantage of living in Thailand full time is that you tend to see changes if and when they happen, especially out in the rural provinces. The last major change I saw was when they widened and resurfaced the route 1117 where I live from 2 narrow lanes to 2 much wider lanes with a m/c lane on each side. The big village went from 4 to 6 lanes each way to accommodate parking on market days,. and that was probably 10 years or more ago. You tend to notice the difference more if you are away for a while and come back.

From a farang point of view, having lived both in Bangkok and in rural Thailand since 2001, nothing much has improved other than out here most of the moo bans are now connected to the main water supply from the big village. It was cheaper and more efficient than building a dam, which has been in the planning stage for about 15 years.

At least you can order food delivery now, even from 7/11. Other than that the hospital food IS awful.

I didn't either so I did a Google search and came up with this. https://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/jury-service/types-juries#:~:text=The grand jury determines whether,not open to the public. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-atlanta-georgia-presidential-elections-elections-a702f2ff710ef59dfa7f3215b233102b I am still not much wiser.

I have told my wife, (and she has agreed to do the same), that any big win is split 4 ways. 25% to me, 25% to her, 25% to our son and the balance after taxes goes to the house account as it pays the bills and can fund improvements. We will not tell anybody where the money came from.

What was she doing carrying the knife in the first place?

Actually the problems are not gone. Governments can make as many rules and regulations as they wish. However without genuine effective legal enforcement the laws, rules and regulations are simply ignored. Should a member of the RTP stop you, generally a small to large donation, depending on the offence, or perhaps some name dropping, makes the offence disappear. Until Thailand can rid itself of corruption, and the sooner the better IMHO, the better life will be for everyone living here, visiting or simply being a tourist.

Not where I live in rural Kamphaeng Phet they don't.

quote "That said, have been here long enough (quarter century) to know that there is no limit nor bounds to this country's ignorance, greed, xenophobic loathing, insulting & fleecing when it comes to foreigners." I have been living here in Thailand, both in Bangkok and for the last 18 years in rural Kamphaeng Phet and I have not come across anything like your description of Thais ignorance, greed, xenophobic loathing, insulting & fleecing when it comes to foreigners. As an example, certainly from my personal experience, I went to my local state hospital (I am registered there) yesterday as I was short of breath and very dizzy. There must have been about 100 people waiting to see the doctors. As soon as I got out of the pickup one of the staff asked if I wanted a rolling stretcher or a wheelchair. I was sent straight to the emergency room where I was examined by a nurse and a doctor and given an ECG which said I was OK. The hospital was very helpful and both Thai user and farang friendly. The cost was 200 thb, yes two hundred baht for the ECG and 50 baht for the doctors fee. Most Thais using the 30 baht scheme would have been treated for a total of 30 baht. I had no objection to paying the extra.

It is only that simple IF the laws are enforced. If the bike hirers ignore the law, and there is no enforcement, then the end result will end up as it has in this case.

IMHO the travel insurers should put in large text on the first page, that if you indulge in motorcycling, hang gliding etc, or other dangerous sports, that an extra and more expensive insurance will be required. Without the extra cover you are NOT insured if you take part in those activities.

My BIL fitted a T piece with 2 taps. On for the toilet and one for the bum gun. Both work well and independently of each other.

However I live in rural Thailand and haven't left the country since 2009. I have not seen any changes for the better since the coup against Yingluck back in 2014. What I have seen, though not personally, is the way that S112 has been systematically abused by the government, how free speech and freedom to protest ahs been severely curtailed, how many of the Thai youth are in jail without bail. How before, during and after the last "free" elections certain political leaders were not allowed to take up there elected MP positions and their party disbanded and 6 million votes simply tossed in the bin and those voters effectively disenfranchised. How the EC changed their own rules on how many votes were required to gain a party list seat, after the election.

I never played him in the first place. I think it was Marlon Brando. I have just done a Google search and it was Jack Nicholson. More or less the right quote but the wrong film.

And in the rest of Thailand, including ALL the rural areas?

So if it was NOT Prayuth please tell us all who it really was. If you cannot please, do not prevaricate.

I transferred 30K baht from my Wise UK account last night Wednesday 15 February 2023 and it was in my BKK account just after 2pm this afternoon 16 february 2023. No problems other than the BBK bank haven't sent me an sms yet. I did online banking and it was there.

I transferred 30K baht from my Wise UK account last night and it was in my BKK account just after 2pm this afternoon. No problems other than the BBK bank haven't sent me an sms yet. I did online banking and it was there.

According to the poster @fusion58 It is pretty much as I remembered, therefore Prayuth WAS the PM at the time. Whether he was de facto or de jure at the time is immaterial really. He called the coup, ran it, won it and took over the country, so IMHO the responsibility is/was his 100%. fusion58 Mojo Member fusion58 Advanced Member 1800 1299 posts Gender:Male Location:Laniakea Supercluster Popular Post Posted 5 hours ago Remember when, right after the coup, he promised he would stay on only temporarily as acting PM?

But he WAS effectively in charge of the country. Please tell us all, if Prayuth was NOT the PM de facto, then WHO WAS running the country?

Unfortunately there seems to be a worldwide surplus of old and dumb politicians.

When was the photo actually taken?

To quote a line from a film, :The truth? He can't handle the truth". None of the MAGA supporters or Trump can handle the truth.