thaibeachlovers

Well, I for one hope that never happens, else it's possible millions upon millions will die in a nuclear holocaust. Is that what you want?

There was no night life to be had and when I wanted to go for a walk at night the hotel receptionist told me not to as likely to be attacked. This was in the special tourist zone. During the day, constantly bothered by con men.

Pity you didn't give an actual place then. Unless you give a specific place I'm sticking with Pattaya.

Are you willing to pay more tax to do so? Many don't, as already ruined by covid and inflation is making the cost of living rise already.

LOL. You think it's almost over already?

Are they not already doing so?

It's a pretty good hand then. What western leader is ruthless enough to sacrifice millions for the benefit of Ukraine?

How many lives of your countrymen are worth sacrificing for the Ukraine?

Agreed. I wonder if all those people ( not just on this forum ) that want western military involvement will feel if it is their sons coming home in body bags, never mind the potential for destruction in their own country, but the moment a western soldier is sent to fight in the Ukraine it will be too late for anything but regrets, IMO.

I already addressed that. IMO Russia will annex the east and leave the rest to the Ukrainians with a guarantee of no NATO membership. I see no point in taking the entire country, though I could be wrong of course, not being psychic. BTW, just now many men do you think Russia will lose? A few thousand will make little difference to the declining birth rate, and my wish is that all countries would have a declining birth rate, as if we keep overbreeding as we are doing IMO there will be no world worth living in in the future. Britain and Germany lost a lot of young men in WW1, but had enough 30 years later to fight another major war

I suspect he will not enjoy his time with the Russians, given I remember they already said it would go badly for any foreigners fighting for the Ukrainians.

Bkk Brian believes it given he said the same thing a few posts back.

Be wary of good women with degrees and good jobs. They will take you to the cleaners. I worked with many Filipina nurses, all good women with degrees. Can't say I agree with you on that, any more than any woman of any ethnicity will take us to the cleaners. Depends on the individual, as always.

How do you know that it will be an "impoverished wasteland" in 50 or 100 years? Perhaps you thought the "long game" referred to a couple of years over a couple of months.

I suspect that soft western citizens will not accept being cold in support of Ukraine. Europe is lucky that summer is coming, and the war will probably be over by next winter.

That's fine as long as they don't send western soldiers to fight.

Only an hour- you wuz lucky. I spent 3 hours a day on a tube getting to and from work till I joined the permanent hospital staff so I could live in hospital accommodation, despite the lower wages. Even agency wages were not enough to rent in central London. I loved 12 hour shifts as I only had to work 3 days a week to make the hours. One wonders why certain posters think working in a sweat shop or the rice fields is such a better option than having sex with strangers for loads more cash.

That reminded me of the story on here a while back that Austria was going to penalize those that refused to get the jab. How did that work out?

Some of us knew from the very start that eliminating covid was never going to happen, any more that the flu can be. Billions of $ later some governments are still reluctant to admit it.

You'd have to ask the Thai government for an answer on that, but where I live ( not in LOS ) people have always pretty much ignored the social distancing when it was inconvenient, as in supermarkets.

Perhaps it's because the smell doesn't affect Thais. When they built a new accommodation block near where I lived in Lamphun, the outfalls for all the grey water went into a big open drain that flowed past our house, and eventually into the river.

Being retired is great. I haven't worn a watch for many years, as I rarely have to be anywhere at a particular time. The phone tells me the time if needed.

LOL. If I put everyone on ignore that attacks me I could read a thread in about 5 minutes. Anyway, one needs to see what the opposition is thinking to understand them.

In Saudi I had a friend that used to visit me frequently for a lengthy "hate Saudi" session that we enjoyed immensely. We were both there for the money, period.

While I have often been infatuated, I have been in love, deeply, but it was never reciprocated by the object of my love. The two women that professed to love me forever were just lying <deleted>. If I could go back knowing what I know now, I wouldn't love any woman.