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Another dangerous vaccine whose sole purpose is to make money for its producer, at the expense of the health of young women everywhere. I read the below great book about the fraud involved in pushing this vaccine on a gullible public when a friend wanted to vaccinate her daughter: https://www.amazon.com/HPV-Vaccine-Trial-Generation-Betrayed/dp/1510710809/ Unfortunately, I was unable to prevent my friend from having her daughter vaccinated. The only thing good that I can say about this vaccine is that it's not quite as deadly as the COVID "vaccine". If someone you know is thinking about getting this vaccine and you don't want to bother reading this book, then at least read some of the reviews of it.

Yes, it seems that it's just a matter of no seats being available during the busy holiday season. I just checked 12go for a random date in February, and train tickets are available on that website then. I only discovered 12go recently on a trip to Uzbekistan. What a great way to book train (and other) tickets, especially in the less transparent countries!

To the OP: Last year, I needed to transfer money to my brother in the US. The bank asked me if he has the same last name as I do. When I said yes, they processed the transfer without further question. Apparently Thais understand the concept of helping a family member in need, and the recipient having the same last name is a good indication of someone being a family member. I remember wondering at the time if I would have been able to send money to my sister, who has a different last name due to marriage. In the case of the OP, is it possible that your brother has the same last name as you but your daughter doesn't - due to being married? If that is the case, then perhaps you could try sending the money to your brother and asking him to give it to your daughter? It's at least worth a try, I think.

Even if it wasn't a scam (which it was), you are under no obligation to give money to random people simply because they ask you to. You did the right thing. In these situations, I sometimes tell the person, "Oh, I was just about to ask YOU for money - because I'm having problems as well. So let's just call it even."

It's going to take him a lot of step ladders to make back his fortune.

Their purple urine matches their purple hair.

My money is in a brokerage account in another country, and the account is not accessible by ATM. The only way to get money from the account is to transfer it to a bank account in my name anywhere in the world. Your way of doing it should work for me as well. I could transfer the money from my brokerage account to a bank account in my name in Cambodia, then access that money in Thailand via ATM, thereby bypassing any tax that the Thais would try to impose on it. Thanks very much for the idea. So the obvious question: How difficult is it for someone not living in Cambodia to open a bank account there? I guess it must be possible, as you have done it. What are the requirements to do so? Thanks.

My wife works, but my partner doesn't. So I spend time with my partner while my wife is at work.

I have been sleeping in front of a fan for nearly 30 years, and somehow I'm still alive - perhaps because I don't point the fan at my face because it's my body that I want to cool while I sleep, and not my face. Anyway, anyone who believes such a silly thing deserves to have higher electricity bills: https://inmykorea.com/korean-fan-death-myth/

I seldom use an air-conditioner (which is the biggest user of electricity in a home), as I find that a powerful fan keeps me cool enough for a fraction of the cost. Doing that keeps my electricity bill in the range of 600-800 baht per month. I just point the fan at myself. I don't need to cool the whole room to cool myself. Try it.

I couldn't have said it better myself. The people running this website clearly have a political agenda, and anything that goes against that agenda is suppressed. That is not a formula for success.

Toxicity and negativity don't bother me. But censorship does.

Control freaks? Wannabe dictators?

Thanks for the advice. How did I make it this far in life without you?

I don't know the idioms from every English speaking country. This particular idiom, in this context, is a British one. I speak (and teach) American English.

I don't know what "kicked on" means.

I lived in Ho Chi Minh City from 2015-2021. It was common for Vietnamese students to approach foreigners in the park near the backpacker district to practice English. In fact that's how I met most of my Vietnamese friends. The Vietnamese are different from Thais. They actually ARE interested in practicing English, and they often lack the money to pay for lessons. Unlike Thais, they are not too proud to ask for a free opportunity to practice. So especially in a place like Quy Nhon, where they don't see many foreigners, I would accept what this woman said at face value. I don't think she intends to cheat you. But if you are afraid of being cheated, just pick the restaurant yourself - if you decide that you would like to eat something together. Or just tell her that you're not hungry.

At first I thought the headline of this article said "Construction tycoon jailed for poaching leaves", and I thought, "Stealing leaves from a tree is not such a serious crime. There must be more to the story."

OK. Thanks. So no increase since I taught there 10 years ago.

Can anybody tell me what they are currently paying teachers at AUA?

I guess the Thai authorities don't want people curing themselves of diseases any more than Western authorities want us to.

Very useful. Thanks very much!

The reasonable solution would have let the the two service providers BID for the business of the tourists. The lowest price wins. The only reason to fight would be if they were both expecting to gouge the tourists.

At least they had a good reason for their crime.

Are you trying to convince ME that Biden won the election, or are you trying to convince YOURSELF? Given a choice between believing a biased, corrupt media - and my own eyes and common sense, I choose to believe what I see. As for this website's requirement to quote "an approved credible source", that's just a feeble attempt to cover blatant censorship, as whatever proof I present that goes against this site's approved version of events would de facto be deemed neither approved nor credible. As such, it is pointless for me to try to argue with a person who has the right to censor anything I say.