Sad times when the president of the US tweets pure trash.  Embarrassing.  Sadly, he's still got some who like him.  Crazy times.

2 hours ago, Sakeopete said:

I call BS on these women, they just want their day in the sun and possible payment to sell their story. If any of them were really assaulted they could of went after him years ago when it happened and the evidence was fresh.  Can any guy  here say he has never copped a feel during a party or said inappropriate things to a woman. It may not be right but it is common in almost every culture especially years ago. As a race we are evolving and what we see as right and wrong will evolve with us. Trump is flawed however so are most men why condemn him for just being a guy he wasn't a politician then.

So you know exactly what happened in each of these cases.   You were there and saw the events unfold?  If that's not true, then I call BS on your post.  Unless you were there in person, nobody knows exactly what happened.

What we do know, is Trump admitted he could do what he wanted with women.  He's scum. At least 15 women have come forward.  Watch this and weep.

11 hours ago, Morch said:

 

I'd guess you are guessing wrong. Not fully controlling all of Syrian territory does not mean that there is an effective opposition in place or that such would emerge. A large tract of such land would be the one controlled by the Kurds - which are not intent on fighting Assad's regime.

 

The country is depopulated, most of the direct military opposition is either crushed or far from being the threat it used to be. The OP refers to the area in question as "only province that is fully under opposition control. " That Assad's regime is hated does not imply automatic support of the remaining population to opposition organizations or to further military operations. If things abroad are an indication, the ability of the various opposition groups to cooperate or even agree on key issues is questionable.

Come on.  If there wasn't any opposition, Assad wouldn't require help from outsiders and he'd be in control of the entire country!  He's not.  So there's opposition.  This map lays it out pretty well.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2015/05/syria-country-divided-150529144229467.html

Syria: Who controls what?

1 hour ago, Morch said:

 

What opposition?

I'd guess the 50% of former Syria the government doesn't control. LOL

4 hours ago, Naam said:

what's wrong with their behaviour?

Did they pay for the electricity for the AC?

1 hour ago, Get Real said:

And, this man has the stomach trying to tell his people another fairytale. Venezuela is at the brink of total disaster. Today, even the former middle class is searching for their possibility to daily food.
It all took it´s start with Chavez, that managed to totally break the economic stability in one of the worlds oil-richest countries.

Incredible how stupid can be allowed by the masses to rule so many countries in the world.

Good post. I also find it amazing how some here on this forum have expressed support for nut jobs like this...and Chavez, Castro, Kim, etc.  In the end, the people suffer.  While the leaders live a life of luxury.

The people of Venezuela deserve better.

13 minutes ago, lannarebirth said:

Correct. At present CD rates. You need $1 million in cash to create a $1,250/mo income stream from medium term time deposits.

I was referring to total income.  You can have a lot of wealth, but still can't put food on the table.  It takes income.

I can't find the article now, but just read there are major issues with Syrian and Russian warplanes crossing over into coalition territory and striking targets.  The coalition issued a warning it will shoot down any plane that crosses the line.  They said it's a disaster waiting to happen.

Syria is still a mess.  Hard to say anybody has won.  And the future doesn't look that good.  Russia leaves and the opposition will feel emboldened to go after Assad.

7 minutes ago, Jsinbkk said:

Well I do have an idea. People panicked when they realized Obama would win. See

 

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=6185247&page=1

 

 

Same happened when he was reelected

 

http://kdvr.com/2012/11/08/hours-after-obama-wins-re-election-stock-market-plunges/

 

here is the research

 

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09603107.2011.617692?journalCode=rafe20

Please stop.  You're making yourself look like a fool.  From your first article:

Quote

 

Dow Sinks Day After Election; Obama to Inherit Bad Economy

 

Today's market woes just shows a little of what President-elect Barack Obama will face: the worst economic crisis the country has experienced since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

 

A single up or down day means nothing.  Obama was in charge during one of the greatest bull markets in history.  Let's blame him for that one.  Determined AFTER he left office.

Lock him up!  Lock him up!  Lock him up!

15 hours ago, SpokaneAl said:

I find this troubling on many levels. Legally she does not own the street, but morally, she is trying to make a living and parking a pickup in front of her shopfront can affect her sales. She does not seem to be particularly wealthy and I would suspect that she, like many small shop owners, is hoping to make enough to make ends meet.

 

I would politely ask her if I could park there, and if she agreed, would probably buy a couple bottles of her cooking oil as I got ready to leave.

 

And I would not even consider videoing the encounter and using my limited Thai to call her names. Just not a very classy response.

 

 

Perfect post.  Calling somebody ting tong is over the top.  It's a horrible thing to call somebody else.  Unless you know them very well and they understand you are just kidding.

14 hours ago, phuketrichard said:

are ALL these surveys only done on sukumvit road?

i was asked once for a survey at Silom center, by a bunch of cute thai uni students,  but it was years ago

I did a survey with them coming out of Central World. 5-6 years ago.  Hard to say no to some cute students! LOL

6 hours ago, bleble said:

I am wondering if there is any REAL wine for less than 500 thb / bottle in Thailand ? Any idea ?

 

Thanks.

I've yet to see a decent bottle available for under 500B.  650B is about the cheapest "good" wine I've found.  Back home, that bottle would be about 200B.

9 hours ago, ilostmypassword said:

net assets including cash.

Another good indicator is income.  I've seen some countries that have high wealth per capital, but very low income.

9 hours ago, Jsinbkk said:

No, the stock market anticipates. It does not reflect now. 

 

When the market decided Obama would win in 2008, it crashed

 

when it was suprised by the Trump victory, it boomed

Jeez.  You've got no idea what caused the stock market to crash.  Absolutely incredible.  Stunning actually.

16 hours ago, outsider said:

831 people is representative of Americans, European, Chinese and Asians. Wow... Just... WOW!

A poll is a sampling of people.  Not every single person.  Typically, they determine a sample size that would be hopefully representative of the entire population.  831 isn't bad.  And all polls have margins of errors.  Some more than others.

Just now, Meljames said:

 

 

GOP approval ratings are in free-fall. Seems the trump/roy moore supporters are the only ones clinging to the their party loyalty.

 

 

Congressional approval ratings are below 20%!  Horrible.  They should all be fired.

1 minute ago, ClutchClark said:

To those members outside the US, I would be glad to discuss this topic with you but the hyper-partisan Americans on this forum make it impossible to hold reasonable and unemotional discourse.

 

I read a report a few months ago about how the extreme right and extreme left have drastically grown over the past 20 years.  Like doubling.  Those in these groups give no quarter to those who oppose them.  The #1 problem.  IMHO.  No give and take like there use to be.

10 minutes ago, ClutchClark said:

 

Many people do not appear capable of understanding many Americans support the GOP and not Trump.

 

Not directed at you Craig.

100% agreed.  That BS with the Alabama senate race is an excellent example.  The Republicans just can't get themselves to vote for a Democratic candidate.  Even thought they know their candidate is a horrible choice!

Boggles my mind.  I went independent decades ago due to this.  The US drastically needs a political reset.

7 minutes ago, Meljames said:

You should start on thread for pro-trump supremacists. You should have the support of about 32% of the posters.

 

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/07/politics/donald-trump-approval-rating/index.html

I'd say those who support him outside the US is much, much lower.

28 minutes ago, mike324 said:

most folks here either live or lived here in the past because thailand is still a great country no matter what compare to its neighbors. Yes its getting expensive, but so is everywhere else. Thailand still has a good balance of everything cheap to expensive - food, travel, shopping, etc.

Excellent post.

55 minutes ago, MrPatrickThai said:

It is a platform thread for anti-trump supremacists to vent their anger.

 

It was already closed but 2 posters asked for it to be opened again. You can guess which two they are. 

 

It a joke now. 

 

It's only a joke if you are a Trump supporter who doesn't like to hear the truth.  Please stop following this thread.  We'd all appreciate that.

Trump supporters need to read news sources other than Fox.

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/01/heres-how-trump-stands-to-benefit-from-the-republican-tax-bill.html

Here's how Trump stands to benefit from the Republican tax bill

9 minutes ago, Farang99 said:

This only eems to refer to tourists - nothing to do with how long stayers feel.

A point that seems to have been missed by many here. LOL

Jasmine Bar, Bang Saray.  Maybe here?  If not, ask the owner Patrick.  He'll know all the best places in town:

https://www.facebook.com/harryspattaya/?hc_ref=ARRmwVHDZvOYd3L51axrYY2Sgd9wjiSqkePq-pHpi9krcCfH7o1t37BiJdIyWlTDXwQ