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This doesn't surprise me at all. As a generalization Americans would be the most ignorant race of people when it comes to events outside of America. Even inside for that matter. I was once told by an American that New Zealand was one of the New England states and that people up there spoke 'merican. Go to America and tune into any of the, so-called, news channels - even tune into Fox News here - and if it didn't happen in 'merica then, basically, it didn't happen. Their knowledge of things outside of 'merica is appalling.
You didn't look at the videos I posted? Ignorance of geography is not limited to one nationality.
In defense of Americans, many have no reason to travel very far. Florida, Hawaii, California and some southern states have absolutely fantastic beaches and tropical holiday spots. Add in the Caribbean and Mexico, and you've got a life time of exploring. For skiing, some fantastic places including those in Canada. Why travel very far? You don't have to. Though as an American who has been to over 80 countries, I find that boring.
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Good for everyone to have their fun, and reaffirm everyone opinion of the " stupid American" but I am sure no one mistook Taiwan to Thailand.
other than the title , were there other Taiwan/Thailand mistakes in the article?
as reported the article was written by Thais, the title was changed, probably Thailand was spieled incorrect, someone chose Taiwan from the spell check. and the mistake was not caught during proof reading.
But Ok Ha ha ha........
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went to their website and they seem to have a pretty good idea about where the Bombing occurred
.http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_28653703/bangkok-bomb-blast-kills-15-at-erawan-shrine
I use to work for a publishing company. Amazing the mistakes that are made. But understood considering the ridiculous deadlines. Literally rewording script as the presses are about to fire off! LOL Intense pressure creates mistakes.
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Seems geographic ignorance isn't limited to a single nationality!
What do Europeans know about the USA? - Zombie Exam in Amsterdam -
Is that big wooden bridge rebuilt yet? I've never been, but sounds neat. And from what I've heard, a beautiful area. I guess you can stay on floating rooms in the lake??? Definitely worth an overnighter for that!
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Are you moving into a village? An already built home? Or buying a piece of dirt and building your own?
As far as moving household goods, you wife should have no problems. How long has she lived outside of Thailand?
I'd definitely bring the bike. You'd have to ship it, but that shouldn't be a big problem. Is it licensed in your name?
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I'd hire a car and driver. Not that much money and an easy and comfortable way to see all the sights. Door to door service!
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Or take a regular bus to Chatchuchak market. Cheap and quick taxi from there.
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It's not clear.....Did the gunman just start shooting randomly, or did he attack the soldiers (and lose, haha som nom na)? That the soldiers were the ones injured suggests the latter.
Not enough info right now, but seems he was getting ready to start shooting and the soldiers stopped him, getting wounded in the process. The attacker had a kalashnikov rifle. I would guess that draws a bit of attention when displayed!
A Kalashnikov is the line of AK-47, AKM-47, AK-74 (not a typo) etc. rifles. These are Com-block rifles. Most of those guns are fully automatic, select fire "machine gun" rifles aka the AK-47 and AK-74. Common magazines hold 20 or 30 rounds although some hold more. Kalashnikov was the Russian man who invented the gun.
That's a nasty piece and there is no way it should get onto a train undetected if only the smallest amount of care was taken.
There are no x-ray machines on trains in Europe (except one line). Probably not in the US either. I just did a few train trips and could have brought anything on I desired.
It will be interesting to get more info on this aborted terrorist attempt.
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I am a regular reviewer on TA and, like a number of other contributors to this thread, I use TA judiciously and as a guide to hotels and restaurants. If you take some time on the site you will see how many restaurants and hotels have engaged very productively with TA and, in some cases, have exposed poor reviews for their lack of authenticity and exaggeration. I have a number of friends who are hoteliers and, like you, they don't seem to like TA much. However, most of them recognize that it cannot be ignored and it is best to actively engage. A few of my friends have also admitted that there is a very useful side to the site and that some useful. Feedback is sometimes gained. And no, I haven't missed your point about fake reviews and the issue of anonymity. That notwithstanding, TA has a strict set of protocols for reviewing which is enforced. It might be time to 'get with the program' as they say.
Interesting points. I must say, that if the hotel takes the time to reply to a negative review, and provides a rebuttal, I tend to ignore the review (or take it with a grain of salt) and the hotel goes up several notches for me.
Problems do occur. Things happen. A good manager reads the reviews and responds professionally when needed.
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I can't remember if it's agoda or booking.com, but one of them won't let any reviews being added unless you've booked a room there. I like that approach, but it also means those sites don't have many reviews....
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I found the topic where this was discussed.
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751817-vetinary-question/?p=8245639&hl=euthanasia
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oops...the name is Muang Ake Pet Hospital. Sorry for the type. I'm pretty sure it's Chinese owned.
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It's not clear.....Did the gunman just start shooting randomly, or did he attack the soldiers (and lose, haha som nom na)? That the soldiers were the ones injured suggests the latter.
Not enough info right now, but seems he was getting ready to start shooting and the soldiers stopped him, getting wounded in the process. The attacker had a kalashnikov rifle. I would guess that draws a bit of attention when displayed!
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A new law has jump-started the French bus industry, and travelers will reap the benefits.
Tourists have long taken advantage of the French rail system to travel from city to city, but a new law will make bus travel more prevalent—and cheaper. The Macron Law, named for the French economy minister who proposed it, affects commerce all over France—including allowing retail stores to be open up to 12 Sundays per year—but the biggest change is that it will allow bus companies to compete with the most popular train routes for the very first time. This change will have repercussions beyond France, as new bus companies are opening up routes along popular lines from cities in France to other European hot spots like Amsterdam, Brussels, and Barcelona.
The price-comparison Web site GoEuro is now including buses in its trip-planning options. For example, a search for "Paris to Lyon" delivers several options, including a flight on Air France for $162, as well as two different bus routes, each about six hours and thirty minutes long, for as little as $6 each way. Meanwhile, a Paris–Lyon train through France's state-run SNCF network starts at $73 for a second-class ticket, although the trip only takes about two hours. While many travelers will choose speed over price, having more options will be especially helpful in emergencies (like train strikes or technical problems) or with last-minute bookings or itinerary changes. GoEuro expects that about five million people will take these new bus routes in and around France in the next year.
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I'd ask to see that in writing. There is a Thai law about stuff like this, but I've never been able to find a document about it.
We have people here who are on the committee and are not Thai. Just directors of the companies that hold their house. With that being said, you could potentially open yourself up to trouble. As you know, we're not allowed to work here unless we have a permit. And a few have gotten into trouble over this in the past. It's all a bit hokey, but if they have the right connections, they can make trouble for you.
My friend is a director for a large condo building here in Pattaya. They have director's insurance and it's saved his bacon. He's been sued a few times. My wife was on out committee, but after hearing about this, asked her to back out.
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I'd call Juang Ake Pet Hospital, 038 233 200
They are just past Makro and before Tesco on Sukhumvit in Pattaya. I believe there was a post in the Pattaya forum about this. I'll try to find it.
It's really sad they don't do this here. I've had to put down a few dogs and it was done on the recommendation of the vet. Hard to do, but a necessary evil.
Best of luck.
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I use TA extensively and have found it to be a good source of info. It's not perfect, but it's something I look at. I also contribute extensively.
I ignore reviewers with only a few posts. I tend to find the worst reviews are about some silly thing. Last hotel I was in, in Stockholm, had some really bad reviews. Why? The bathrooms were small, and overall, the hotel is small...and in a nautical theme. True, but the property was absolutely fantastic and the bathrooms in the rooms for 2 people were a bit larger. And we loved the nautical theme and quirky nature of the hotel. So you have to dig deeper to see if the review is important for what you are looking for. In the end, I ignored the reviews and had a wonderful time in a great property.
I'm really sad TA didn't deal with your issue. This is one of the big problems they have. Somebody does 2 reviews, one bashes and another praises. Seems a setup to me. Again, I just ignore these. Or ones where they say they have problems which seem to have been of their own making. One hotel I stay at in Bangkok gets bad reviews because it's hard to find. Go figure....
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If they had a consistent, intelligent, message, I'd imagine some of this non-sense would stop. Otherwise, they are opening themselves up for criticism. Nobody believes what they are saying.
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A little honesty folks - it's primarily a sex tourism market. Yeah, the street food and beaches bring in the backpackers, but it's the easy girls that draw the crowds.
The problem with Thailand's image is that the police force is inadequate to provide safety. Compounding this poor image is the fact that the police force can't solve any of the random attacks, political reprisal crimes and bombings. The more unsolved incidents that occur, the more damage will be done to tourism, because Thailand will be considered "an unsafe destination". When I first started coming to Thailand in the 90's, it was considered very safe, safer than the U.S. But, now you look at the carnage on the roads and in the streets, and it no longer should be considered a safe destination.
I think that might have been more true 10-20 years ago, but not today. I've seen more and more couples visiting than ever before. Beer bar areas are getting smaller and smaller...or pushed back to places like Soi Buakow. Lots of backpackers, as always, but seems to be more mid-range couples and singles visiting also. Ignore a few red light districts, and Thailand has a lot to offer tourists like this.
Thailand has many problems today. Not sure if any will be resolved soon. The police force is a big one. Road fatalities is another.
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Spot on. Who knows what the future holds. We "could" enter a global cooling period relatively soon! Nobody knows. But I do believe humanity has caused some dramatic changes to our planet. And not for the better.
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Dirty water
in Isaan
Reading some of the comments here has got me wondering....
Are there areas in Thailand where people drink or cook with city,or what I would call "tap water".?
I have never lived in a part of Thailand where it was considered a safe thing to do.
I've yet to meet a local that drinks tap water. They at least use charcoal filters before drinking. Not that does a lot of good.
I have some friends who live in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, at 7,000 feet. They get their water right out of the mountain from snow melt. A few years ago, a bunch of them got sick as some sort of bacteria got into the water supply. Not sure how that happened as the water comes right out of the side of the mountain with no rivers or lakes above.
Goes to show, no matter how good your water supply, there is always a potential issue. And here in Thailand, it's pretty bad. Unfortunately.
Boiling your water will kill the bacteria, but does nothing for the chemicals. The short term effects of this are minimal, but the long term effects could be pretty bad.
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A few hundred million years of palio-climatology data indicates that earth temps go up and earth temps go down, well before human and large methane farting dinosaurs were here. The cause? Look at that huge bright, yellow object that comes up in the morning and goes down in the even.
But, get enough sheep to drink the evil co2 is causing
'global warming'climate change malarky, and soon you'll be paying carbon credit taxes to the government, all brokered though Carbon Credit markets, of which your idiol Al Gore is intimately involved in. Give it about 10 more years and we'll be in global cooling, so if Al and company can't make the sheep dance in the next 5 years, they'll have problems.What a crock. Politically motivated junk science used to separate you from as much as your money as the 1%ers can Hoover in. Sheep. Wake up.
From NASA:
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What does NASA say? Their data tends to refute NOAA who manipulates there data. NASA data shows no 'warming'. This is political.
Links please:
http://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/
Scientific consensus: Earth's climate is warmingMultiple studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals1 show that 97 percent or more of actively publishing climate scientists agree: Climate-warming trends over the past century are very likely due to human activities. In addition, most of the leading scientific organizations worldwide have issued public statements endorsing this position. The following is a partial list of these organizations, along with links to their published statements and a selection of related resources.
http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
The current warming trend is of particular significance because most of it is very likely human-induced and proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented in the past 1,300 years.1
July was Earth's hottest month on record, NOAA says
in World News
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Sharp guy, but not a climatologist. Perhaps like asking a dentist what's going on with your liver. A doctor, yes, but not the right one. Love the first quote on youtube: