thaibeachlovers

Sounds like you never got out of the city. Go live in a village for a while to see a different side of Thai life. No shopping malls, 7 11, KFC or Macs.

So, just another climate change that has resulted in many deaths that has occurred throughout man's history on this planet. Drought, flood and pestilence have been not uncommon as long as man has been around. The difference now, as I see it is that some of us think that we can change nature by some means, to make nature kinder, but is that a realistic theory, given it has never been done before? However, what is certainly true is that some are getting rich off the idea that mere humans can change nature. Carbon credits? LOL.

Personal insults don't convince me that you do.

Thanks for correcting me.

Topic isn't if you are better off. It's are PEOPLE better now or then?

Did you miss a non then, as in I was cruising the world on the last non atomic powered aircraft carrier? Google tells me that the USS Ranger was non nuclear powered.

Where I live there hasn't been any noticeable sea level rise in my lifetime, yet islands I never heard of are suffering "sea level rise". I wonder if it's that they are sinking, and not sea rising at all.

Your reply was "Okay, mitigation is a big deal these days, solar power, wind power, shutting down coal plants, I understand that people are buying cars that don't burn gasoline." I don't see anything there as to what YOU are doing about it, unless YOU are shutting down coal plants or building windmills. If YOU are not doing anything, just say so.

What is someone's idea of a great bar would be another's rubbish place. Take your time, look around, WALK, sit and look before moving in. You've got all night, remember. I wouldn't bother with any clubs. At least in the bars it's lit well enough to have an idea of what they look like.

Nothing on Walking Street. Be prepared to look around and don't rush it. I took hours to find the right one sometimes.

I had one of those, but in Bkk as the girls at Nana are better looking than the average Pattaya BG- cost more too, but worth it. I stayed at the Dynasty Inn, just up the road from Nana.

Always inspect the room before renting. Always ask if they allow "guests"- some don't or charge extra. I liked staying at the Lek hotel. Has buffet breakfast, so long as you ain't too fussy about food.

No, I'm not. You obviously only met lazy ones, unlike myself. My wife was very active. Worked really hard.

I never expected my wife to "love" me, but I was more than a little PO'd when she stopped having sex, with me. NB. One does not need to love someone to have sex, and it's normal for wives to have sex with their husband. Part of being married, isn't it?

LOL. I never cheated on my wife, but we got divorced as she became the screaming harpie from hell.

Can't speak for anyone else, but I got married because I thought that way I'd have sex all the time without trawling the bars every night. I was wrong.

I disagree with you on almost everything. I lived with my wife for a year before getting married. My mistake was letting her move to the village. Before that we were happy, but her sister wanted her to divorce me and marry someone that gave them lots of money ( I didn't ), so eventually the marriage failed. If I had the opportunity to do it over, I'd only get a village wedding, so she knew I could walk away at any time, I would not give her any money, but pay the bills. We'd never live anywhere near the family- as far away as possible and no spare room for them to stay in. I didn't build her a house or buy her a car or anything like that, as I wasn't that daft. She worked for her money, and I'd never have given her an "allowance". I got taken worse financially by my first western partner, so I did learn some lessons, but people change, no matter how we "research" them before getting married. My wife was lovely for years, till the family got to her, then it all changed.

Problem for the young generation is snacking after school, when they head to 7 11 or the food cart for unhealthy food. Their mothers probably didn't have the money to do so or had to work after school. Lots also ride m'bikes to school instead of walking.

That's a generalisation as none of the Thai girls I fed did that. If they stay slim ( lots don't ) it's because they ain't gluttons and they are more active than western equivalent.

I saw it and nothing blue about it. It was more yellow than anything.

I have no problem with a reasoned response pointing out that I am wrong and giving a reason that is acceptable. I do have a problem with the personal insults.

Oh so true. If one doesn't say they believe everything CERTAIN scientists say, and want to drive an EV and never eat beef, one is obviously a died in the wool climate hater.

I'm far from a fanboy for Trump, but I don't like Biden, as much as I didn't like hillary, which is a lot. I'd be happy if Trump had done the right thing and not stood for POTUS again. As for McConnell, he has long ago passed his use by date and should have retired long ago. It's not like he needs the money, is it?

Let me correct that. The rich that get richer by not using local workers and use exploited labour in China need China to export it's goods so they can continue to get richer. On the one hand I want to see Chinese people turn on the government, but on the other hand NZ depends so much on China to import produce that a destroyed Chinese economy would be disastrous for NZ.

That is indeed something that those that love Biden should take to heart.