thaibeachlovers

My first ex's husband would have asked his worst enemy to go to the pub with him if he couldn't find a willing friend.

Let's wait till the appeals have run their course before whetting the carving knife. That case was only the start of the process.

Not a problem I had in nursing, as very few men went nursing in NZ. Just wasn't a "guy" thing. I started in the largest hospital in NZ and it only had 5 other male nurses, none of which I worked with. One of them went on to have a sex change way back when it was unusual. He even got an article in a magazine for it. Interestingly, I gathered he was ostracised by the female nurses after it. Normally I worked exclusively with females. It wasn't till I went to work in London that I had a lot of male nurses to work with and they were mainly from the Philippines. I did some hospital work early on as a very young man and never fit in. There was always something odd about hospital co-workers. Perhaps that is because of the sort of person that wants to work with sick people. Not many want to clean up people's poo and look after dying people. I once spent a night with a woman that took loads of panadol to kill herself- she couldn't be left alone ( Panadol will kill you if take too much, but it takes a long time to do so ), and another night with a young boy that was bleeding internally. How many people want that sort of job?

What is so stressful about sitting in a bus or train? It's loads less stressful than flying these days. If tourists find travel is too stressful they should holiday at home. What is the point of going to Thailand if all they want to do is fly to a destination and spend all their time by a pool or on a computer ( or on a computer by a pool )? I loved traveling by train in Thailand. The scenery was wonderful, and had I flown I'd never have seen it. Is traveling the point of going on holiday, or is it about doing the same as they could at home, for a lot less money?

Feel free to not read my posts. No one is forcing you to do so. Hint. AN has an ignore function which you can use.

Do you need other people to be entertained? Some of us are self motivating.

Well goody goody for you. You have no idea of my childhood and I'm not going into that on here, but you mentioned death ( unless you dog, kid or wife just died. ), and that is relevant. Some wounds don't heal. Seems you think everyone should be like you, but I'm very happy not to have 4 failed marriages. You come across in that post as someone that has no investment in your life, and live superficially. Few I've known are so flippant about life's problems. Have a nice day.

You really don't get it, do you? Never mind, if you stay in Pattaya it's one less person disturbing the peace on a nice beach This is a photo from google images of Than Sadet on a busy day. Usually less people on it. Bliss.

Disagree 100%. How can one relax in a hotel room with sound of traffic and loud bar music outside? The whole point of little choice is that it makes it easy to relax, without distractions. If you don't understand the attraction of sitting on an uncrowded beach and just doing nothing other than look at the sea, there is no point in continuing to discuss this with you.

Hopefully more countries will follow their lead. Israelis need to know that there is a price for bombing thousands of women and children to death.

Prove he's a rapist or you are making that up. Convicted rapists usually go to jail- Trump has not been in jail ergo not a rapist.

Make that "Oh... so there's a chance that these 34 felony counts ARE the result of a lefty conspiracy from Biden's deep state cabal" and I'll agree with it.

I've explained it to you before, but I'll try again. IMO they ( or at least not most ) are not voting FOR Trump, they are voting AGAINST Biden/ Harris. Replace Biden with an acceptable candidate ( not Harris ) and I expect the support for Trump would reduce significantly. Never underestimate the IMO American dislike of Washington. Saying worth remembering- "The enemy of my enemy is my friend".

Having opened the door to prosecuting a former president, the Dems can hardly complain if Biden is investigated and prosecuted if crimes are found. Perhaps they thought that only they could do so.

Perhaps the pier was only a means to pretend to the world that the US was actually doing something to aid Gazans. As pointed out by multiple sources the number of trucks using the pier was far below the number required to make a difference. IMO it wasn't meant to work. If the US was serious it would send aid trucks on large landing ships that don't need a pier ( which took a long time to install ). They worked well during WW2 and I expect the USN will still have some available.

I take it that was satire. If a real nuclear war kicks off all electronic medium will be toast ( EMP ), so good luck paying for anything with a smart phone.

On that I agree 100%. Plenty of the armchair warriors egging on a full scale European war, but in no way being prepared to go and join in the victory parade of Ukraine in Red Square. Couple of years ago there was a post from a western guy that had volunteered to join the Ukraine army. I often wonder how he is getting on, or if he is even alive, as I read this sub forum.

LOL. The US is involved up to the neck in two major conflicts and it seems that in both Biden is ignored. Oh dear. Perhaps they see him as a dead duck in November.

While I agree with you, if one has eyes to see beyond the propaganda, the west is well on the way to ruin even without a China/ Russia buddy buddy relationship. What gender do you choose to be, and is the sky falling?

Not exactly a new thing. The article is from 2022. The site won't let me quote the relevant headline, but it's right at the start https://www.dw.com/en/oil-us-russia-whose-side-saudi-arabia-really-on/a-63416006

It is indeed a high quality hotel. I had many a lunch time meal there during my time in Singapore, but before a coffee cost $16- cost the same as any hotel in the city area. They had a very nice aviary in the coffee shop and a spiffy doorman to open the door for me.

Perhaps you should take note of your own post that you so kindly gave to me

Is anyone able to translate that into understandable English? I'm not up with Biden speak.

I'm pretty sure that I know what the average Ukrainian man is thinking as they hope to not be sent to the front, but I have zero idea of what will be in the minds of the western leaders as they survey the likely end of their proxy war on terms not of their choosing. Do they feel any guilt for all the young men that died because of them, are they concerned for the ordinary Ukrainian shivering in the dark of winter, will they ever accept that it was a bad idea, or is it all someone else's fault? When it is all over, agreements signed, who is going to pay to reconstruct Ukraine? One suspects certain US corporations will be lining up, but will the taxpayers of western countries be willing? I can't see Russia or China fronting up with a concrete mixer, unless someone else pays for it.

Sigh indeed. There is no mention of "cut and paste" in that rule. You seem to post with obscure references and expect us to know what you are referring to. Perhaps if you do as I do and post the rule when referring to one there will be no confusion. You had no problem posting it in response to my question, so you could have done so in your original comment.