Bangkok Barry

Well read Tassy wine snob.? Really in the know.! I've known him for around 40 years, longer than you have no doubt, and I'm sure that neither he nor I give a rat's fart what you think. It has absolutely no relevance to this thread.

Published by a well-respected and widely read blogger in Australia: https://www.gourmetontheroad.com/2023/04/heading-for-few-drinks-on-night-out.html I like to help him spread the word.

Interesting way to treat their 'guests', don't you think? You know, treat them as potential criminals.

Like, every tourist that visits Thailand and is treated as a potential criminal knows that. Whereas when they are at home they can go out and enjoy a beer without being stopped by the police.

Going with these, which do the job. Why blue? Not to grow weed, but they have a cooling effect in hot weather. Plus, it makes a change from white.

Thailand - Hub Of Scams.

Also, it depends on where you stand. I once checked the temperature in direct sunlight in Bangkok and it hit 57 degrees.

The fact that you haven't been asked isn't the problem. The fact that there are people who have come to Thailand at high expense to relax and HAVE been harassed for absolutely no reason at all is the problem. And the authorities have promised more of the same. Maybe TAT can promote it as part of the charm and excitement of their time in the Land of Smiles.

And they'll all go home and tell their family and friends how they were harassed and passports demanded while having a quiet drink. They thought they'd come to Thailand but found themselves in North Korea. The authorities in Thailand have absolutely no clue about the damage they do to the country's reputation, something they are always so sensitive about. The phrase 'can't see past their nose' comes to mind.

On your first paragraph above, that is exactly the attitude that Thais take (and maybe you are Thai?), which is why it continues and they are part of the problem. On your second, some have higher morals than you and would not do exactly the same. People like you are part of the problem too.

Fox’s lawyers had argued that the elder Mr. Murdoch, 92, and the other executives should not be compelled to testify because they had already provided filmed depositions and their live appearances would “add nothing other than media interest.” I thought that is what Fox was about, creating media interest (true or false, it seems). Except when it paints themselves in a bad light, then it would not be in the public interest. Oh, the irony.

And, as we all know, this is only the least serious of the charges he is facing. The Trump Soap Opera has many episodes to run. And I wonder if, at the end of this particular 'season', with reports of Trump's infidelity, we'll see a divorce application from a 'disappointed' wife in the courts too. And if she's very 'disappointed', imagine the tales she could add to the script.

I think he said it was wedding donations for his daughter that he was looking after for her.

Statistically, aren't there less people killed and injured during Songkran? So it's the other 361 days they need to worry about.

I've never heard anyone claim that. People must talk in whispers or behind closed doors over some issues. And they do. They do. The authorities might be able to stop people talking, but they haven't found a way yet to stop them thinking.

I think this needs to be edited.

They could take the money and ring it up later. But why should they break the law, no matter how irrational and stupid it is.

An interesting charge as detailed in the link; trespassing at night. You can be charged with trespassing if you enter a 7-eleven store? This country gets weirder by the day.

I think its just another case of where justice not served and they just get moved around whatever.. so the bet could be in the bag... do for fun? sure.... if it furthers their careers/possible acumilation of a smaller brown envelope.. why not... as for the point of justice? what? Give it up before you dig the hole too deep.

Really? So they set up the sting for fun and the corrupt judges will say it was all a misunderstanding and send him back to his office desk. Really? I think you might lose your bet,

My thought is that they should be locked away for many, many years. But there are so many that it's not practical to do that. Exiled to an island that is kept under observation would be nice but, again, not practical. You'd need a thousand Alcatraz's and ones a hundred times its size.

I think you'd find it difficult to find many places where it is pretty much a daily occurrence, as it is in Thailand. Either you barely read AN/Thai news or you're a Thai apologist, as most of us know that spurned Thai men frequently resort to injuring or killing her, and sometimes even her family, if he is rejected. So it is your post that spouts complete nonsense.

Jailing him wasn't holding him to account? How long do you think someone like him, a repeat offender, should be held in jail? Was it long enough? Apparently not. But for how long? I don't know, and I don't know if that would convert him into a model citizen either. Some people are just scum through and through, and there are a lot of them. But what is the solution? Jail them for life, release them after 5 or 10 years with no guarantee they would no longer be dangerous scum? I don't know, and it seems that nobody else does either. There we are. I've responded to you without throwing insults out, as you have in your responses to me.

Why? The ultimate self-made man, who began in business by selling records out of the back of a van and went on to become a billionaire. Maybe you're jealous?

1 - when did you last hold a plane ticket? 2 - why would you want to keep a boarding pass after leaving the airport, unless it was to keep as a souvenir/post a photo on social media? To be locked up for 5 days is a bit too much. Yes.