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I remember a punk band in Italy with the same name.

I would like Haad Rin Full like in January. But is just a dream...

My understanding is that fines are part of the funding for the Police. It doesn't matter if you pay at the spot or down at the station. It is still distributed to the members as part of their income. I doubt that the officer demanding the payment on the spot at a organized traffic stop gets to keep it all to himself, he would be in big trouble from his superiors. That is not to say, there are not independent operators out there that will take advantage of a situation to pocket a fine, but in my experience over the last few years it is not near as common as it once was.

I do think there as been a large improvement in how the police enforce the traffic laws, if nothing else, at least now you generally have to have broken a law (no matter how obscure) to get fined. In past, it was not uncommon to be pulled over and have a demand for money made even if you had not actually broken a law.

I notice more and more of the large organized stops both in Bangkok and upcountry, usually primarly directed and motorcycles, enforcing helmet, registration, and insurance requirements. They also go after motorist that are not wearing seat belts and ,recently, talking on mobiles while driving. In addition, I have noted regular stops going after trucks for overweight, insurance, and proper driver licenses. There are also increasing usage of radar on the expressways with people being pulled over at the toll booths for speeding.

I am certainly not condoning the behavior of the policeman in OP, it was no doubt intended to intimidate the OP into paying on the spot and not take the ticket instead. I just don't think he was stealing as stated in the title of the thread.

There still are many police out there that still have the old attitude that was once the norm, but increasingly the attitude is much more professional then in the past. It is going to take a long time to totally erase the perception created by generations of abuse.

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I feel more safe now.

Thailand is a paradise for people looking for cheap and semi-legal steroids and other dope.

Oh my.. Communists coming back!!!

its not worth the hastle - just pay the fines and count yourself lucky - in other countries the penalty would be higher. Its just a fact of life living in Thailand the police are corrupt - they are paid very little so they look for all they can get. Sure dont pay him the cash get a ticket and go wait in the police station being messed about to pay it there - dont know about you but i would value my own time at more than 200 BHT

Do you think if Policemen have a better salary they stop to take bribes for everything??

And this justify policemen to be corrupted?

And what about thai people pay the bribes. Their salary is not small as well?

And, yes, in other countries the tickets are much bigger. So better pay the smaller here. This is the attitude of some kind of falang that always say: wow, in my country is more expensive! So we can pay without problem.

Some italian expats (here in Koh Phangan around 30/40). I guess some thousand scattered in the whole Thailand. Italian Embassy says 3000 recorded as residents. Usually only 30/40% sign at the embassy like resident. The others are 50% of the year resident or just don't want to loose the health assistance in Italy.

It's not so clear for me why many people in TV consider backpackers "repulsive", "dirty", "unshaven", etc. May be also communists, gay, and wathsoever. I guess they are the same kind of people always complaining about Thai people, how they are lazy, how all the women think only about money, etc.

Talking of BP, seems nobody want them anymore, falang residents, TAT, government, but everybody forget that a BP usually spends more time of an average package tour tourist and, most of all, the money the BP spends don't go to to big companies but usually to local managed business.

May be, this is only my guessing, some of the people talking bad about BP are only envious of the freedom and the different way of life (or just of traveling) of the BP.

Ah, I'm not a BP myself.

Yeah! Ok Bangkok, ok Bali, Ok Florence and Rome!!!

Is Buenos Aires so beautiful? I should go before die.

In Bali I know of 2 greek restaurant, always crowded and with very good food (tsatziki, Moussaka, souvlaki, greek salad, tarama, boureka, etc etc) Aroi mak mak.

But in Thailand nothing.

tesco need a better manager. many shelves are empty, they havn't had fresh bread in 3 days, there were only 2 cash registers open today and about 15 people waiting at each. i gave up and went to the old places!

get your s%$t together tesco lotus KPN!

you must never give up Steve. Tesco is the grail, the shelves ooze with the blood of Christ and the checkout girls are the Angles of Judgement sat at the Gates of Heaven.

Have faith, for if you waver the demonds of Limipong and other evil double chargers will prevail and rue the day.

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Maybe this happen only because of the big success of the store and managers were not ready to re-supply the shop. Just give them a chance....

But only one

million dollar baby (Clint Eastwood)

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Inflation eh? first rice, then oil, now Ecstasy tablets. Whatever next?!

Ladies?

I don't suppose he was missing a kidney as well?.................yawn...................

so funny... where do you learn to be so comic??

.........its all to do with face and she was wanting to increase her reputation in front of the other taxi drivers??????????????????????

HL

....call it a massive "inferiority complex" and absolutely no respect, no gratitude for the people who bring the money in this country...

That reminds me some old speech from some sahib in the colonial India. They must be grateful because we bring them our civilization....

Of course the taxi mafia is the most blameful and the best way is just don't take any taxi-meter. From the airport the cheap and professional shuttle vans. The best and cheapest way is to rent a car (shared) for the time you need.

I can usually find fresh sage in Supermarket in KPG, togeter with italian basil, parsley, rosemary, tyme. Easy to find in BKK too.

I have, if you want, a little bit of sage's seeds, but I still didn't try to plant.

All you need is love

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