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My partner had an attractive daughter that had a string of "boyfriends". I had a code of number of rings to answer the phone if my partner, as it was always some boy lusting after her, so stopped answering the phone. My partner had her on contraceptives at 14, and she managed to avoid getting pregnant till she was 18. Married the father of the child who was a right nasty piece of work. Lost track of her then, so don't know how it worked out for her.

When I lived off Buakhao there was an internet cafe that was full of bargirls chatting to the beloved overseas that was sending her money. That was before phones that used the internet. I had a couple of bargirl "girlfriends". one for 4 years and one for 8, but I never sent them any money from overseas. When I wasn't there they worked in the bar again, just like all the girls that get sent money not to. Actually, the last couple of years with the second one she went back to Buri Ram, but she'd stay with me when I came on holiday. I still had to pay her, but no bar fines.

Can't understand why any guy would want an inexperienced prostitute. We don't pay to educate them.

Known as "coyotes" in LOS. Just there to dance and get lady drinks, share of tips etc. There used to be a coyote bar behind the Lucky Star bars on Walking Street. I'm sure there will be a chorus from all the guys who bonked them though. There is always an exception to the rule. The night market in Lamphun used to hire some to dance on a ute with a sound system, and the best coyote dancer I ever saw was at the Bangkok motor show back in the 90s. There was a huge crowd of guys gathered around to appreciate her moves.

IMO he has a very large <deleted>. Any woman that says size doesn't matter is lying, IMO. Apart from his millions and fame, Mick Jagger is rumoured to be more than adequate, which would explain why someone that ugly gets to bone such attractive women.

and yet without any modern technology they conquered the planet, built cities, wrote masterpieces, created wonderful art, developed philosophy and invented morality, the printing press, steam power, iron ships, hot air balloons and lots of ways to kill each other. What they didn't do was live in their parent's basement playing games on a computer about killing people, while expecting other people to support them.

We don't get any of that in NZ. The most I get is a few more $ in winter for increased electricity for heating. Can get free public transport if live in a city with a bus/ train service, but far as I know only till 3 pm. Pensioners pay the same to see a Dr as a millionaire, same for dentists, car costs etc.

That, is the multi billion $ question. Far as I can gather, they are just printing it, or in a digital age adding a few zeros to the ledger. The result will be, of course, massive inflation, which has only just begun.

You could have substituted NZ for Australia and 5 million for 25 million and it would be as applicable. Just add a huge gang problem, out of control crime, an overwhelmed police force and an endemic drug culture. Used to be referred to as Gods own country, but the deity departed these shores long ago.

There are many incapable parents in the real world. Only in Utopia are parents all good and children perfect. Do you live in Utopia? Talking to me as a child never meant a thing unless it had some real consequences to back it up. I remember my childhood. Many kids were rotters and bullies and just plain nasty. Some kids even kill themselves because of other kids. I have known some good kids, but not many.

Given the source for that, just how reliable is it? I'm pretty sure that a Russian source would have a completely different "estimate", and IMO both should be taken with a large pinch of salt

The significant word in all that is "RUMOURS"! Perhaps aliens from the planet Zog will invade planet earth and turn us all into batteries, but till it happens it's not true.

All I can say from past experience with Thai officialdom is that what is written does not necessarily hold true when it is an actual live official involved. Some of them like to invent new "rules" for some reason known only to themselves.

In many over 70s, including myself, some evidence of "brain damage" was evident, even without covid. ????

I have a friend who's "infection" was minor to the point of almost passing unnoticed, but he has some effect of "long covid" that is just getting tired more easily than before. He was double vaxxed, but not yet due for the booster.

Can anyone be OK in a world gone mad- covid, war, inflation, barking government, etc etc? However this isn't the thread to be getting into all that. All I can say is that I'd rather be in LOS, and if I had to buy a <deleted> phone to be able to do I'd buy one today. I envy anyone that is there, and being there would make all the stupid stuff like constantly changing regulations a minor irritation. I sometimes wonder if those living in LOS actually realise just how great a place it is.

Damp squib ? That’s weird. Alas I see that I said "squid" in the post, so yes that would be weird. I've corrected it now.

You are welcome to it. I won't be regretting when it's my time to go.

I've never found it to be so. I've deleted the rest of my reply because it's off topic.

In Thailand different places make up different rules, even government departments like Immigration make up different rules in different districts. What happens for one farang is different from another even if doing the same thing, depending on where they are doing it.

Of course I'm using a computer to send this message and yes, it is spying on everything I write on it. The difference is that it only knows where the computer is, and isn't tracking my every movement and every thing I buy ( for the benefit of advertisers ). I also never use it for anything important like banking. BTW I'd rather cut them off with a rusty razor blade that use anything from Apple.

Is that the best you can do- a damp squib? Try 1990s, before the internet was even a thing for most. A far, far better time in Thailand than now. We now have machines that can tell us about almost anything and the world we live in has gone bat <deleted>. Is that a co incidence?

Indeed.

Russia has cut gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria ( on Al Jazeera it was said because they wouldn't pay in roubles ). It might be a tad more urgent to find alternate sources of supply for Europe if they continue to supply weapons to Ukraine. Am I the only one that thinks aiding an enemy of the country that is providing something of major importance is not going to have consequences? BTW, so much for the posters a while back that were saying Russia would not cut gas supply to Europe if they didn't pay in roubles.

I'm not advocated "beating" children, but a smack on the back side is better than shouting at the kids, IMO. Kids know that if all that happens if they do wrong is getting shouted at they can get away with anything. In the boarding school I went to pupils got beaten with a sand shoe by prefects for talking after lights out, but while I disagree that pupils should be allowed to beat other pupils, I doubt the experience made us into criminals. While the debate about disciplining children is worthwhile, it's obvious to anyone with a brain cell that there is a problem with unruly children that are out of control, and it's not uncommon to see them about. On talkback a while ago there was even a discussion as to whether children on airplanes should be only allowed on certain flights, or restricted to certain parts of the aircraft. A brat on a long flight is indeed a horror.