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On 5/6/2021 at 8:17 PM, OneMoreFarang said:

But it seems there are more Americans than others who have this "we are special" attitude.

Americans; special like the other 8 billion on this planet. It's this attitude of the OP that makes me steer clear of Americans around the world. Hopefully a troll and not serious.

On 4/30/2021 at 1:14 AM, richard_smith237 said:

I think its about time Thailand banned pickups... 

Or the Thai drivers..........just a thought

Anybody who's spent any amount of time in Thailand shouldn't be surprised by this news.

22 hours ago, Carlos Primeros said:

The water machine Air to water, was too expensive, too noisy and uses too much electricity for my taste....

Thanks for that, I was worried about the heat/noise aspect of these machines. I guess if you keep it outside somewhere maybe it's alright.

I've got no use for politicians or lawyers in Thailand, or any other country. All a bunch of snakes in the grass. Rant over....... 

14 hours ago, rwill said:

Pure Aqua Thailand (pure-aqua-thailand.com)

I contacted the Thai distributor--a farang,  of this product several years ago, he responded once but never got back to me after the initial correspondence. He said something about his chinese suppliers not fulfilling their obligations. Sounded like a good product just no way to buy it.

11 hours ago, Crusader said:

But, yet again, some people are just too eager to try a make a quick profit...without really asking themselves if it is too good to be true.

Exactly! Kind of like the that "guaranteed XX% return" on condo rental" investment scam, sorry, plan. 

Dying in a road accident.

On 3/13/2021 at 5:46 AM, rooster59 said:

The public did not believe that there would be more accidents, they said, if everyone follows the rules and drives sensibly. 

5555555, that's funny! Why would they start now?

On 3/12/2021 at 8:04 AM, Kenny202 said:

Like most things here probably no logical answer.

Exactly; logical to Thais but not to farangs. The key to understanding Thailand is; try not to understand, makes life here a lot simpler.

The timing belt is a good thing to have checked/changed if it's got a lot of kms on it. If the engine is an interference fit type and the belt fails valves could hit pistons, obviously not a good thing. It might be chain drive but better to find out. That's one of the first things I checked on a friend's second hand Suzuki Swift; it was a chain drive so no issues with belts.

I feel your pain and sympathize with you, but I wouldn't flash my lights too much or "toot my horn" too much either. Too many incidences of road rage over here with the fragile Thai male egos involved.....usually doesn't end well, especially if you're a farang.

On 3/9/2021 at 11:52 PM, webfact said:

This could be interpreted that he was under pressure to act on pressure from outside his country's borders.

"You think"?! Of course he was!

On 3/1/2021 at 12:40 AM, webfact said:

It was a coming together of minds

555555, that's funny!

15 hours ago, Taboo2 said:

The questions is why did he not fight back.

IMO based on history, if the fight escalates he wouldn't be fighting just one Thai, several more of the taxi drivers would jump in just because it's Thais against foreigners, they don't care about why they're fighting. I'm not proud of the fact, but I have first hand experience with this. In the western world we have this idea of one on one, not in Thailand.

Usually it's the other way around in Thailand; male killing the female because she wants to finish the relationship and he loses face.

The original article shows LOTS of evidence, no idea why the hotel is calling it "spreading false information". Defamation laws are created for a reason but this is not one of them when the facts are clear--IF the guy didn't create this evidence. But we know how Thailand is, wouldn't want anyone--or any business, to lose face, that's what's most important.

17 hours ago, jacko45k said:

it has turned Sihanoukvile  into a place to avoid. 

Agree totally!

In my experience car batteries tend to last around the 2 year mark in the tropics, if you're past that you're doing good. I hooked my latest one up to a smart charger when I was gone for an extended period and still only got around 2 years. I also went with the most expensive battery I could find and that didn't help either. Good luck.

7 hours ago, Leaver said:

Are you also suggesting that not 1 baht will trickle down to the people?

No, I'm suggesting the MAJORITY of the money won't make it into the average Thai's bank account, it will go back to the chinese businessmen that built the casinos.

How about we agree to disagree because our discussion is going nowhere--like a lot of these threads.....I'll let you have the last word.

11 hours ago, HashBrownHarry said:

You should know that here the rich get richer and the normal people just get walked all over...

EXACTLY, it's what royal families/politicians/rich elite want.

In a perfect world; casinos would be built, profits would go to the cities, provinces, country and then trickle down to the Thai citizens by improving their life.

In the not so perfect world (reality); chinese build the casinos, profits--not all but most, go back to china, chinese businessmen, and the Thai politicians/elite that have allowed the chinese to build here. The Thai people would be last on the list--IF even on the list, of people receiving any benefit from legalized gambling. Shihanoukville Cambodia comes to mind, a Google search provides some insight into gambling brought in by the chinese there.

On 2/5/2021 at 2:55 AM, Leaver said:

So????

Just mentioned that fact so that people wouldn't think I was a 2 week tourist with little or no experience with Thai society, I have a few years experience with Thais in Thailand.

On 2/5/2021 at 2:55 AM, Leaver said:

Gambling is already here.  Has been for decades.

I meant legalized gambling, guess you didn't understand the reference to that, which is what the article is about. I know underground gambling is alive and well in Thailand.

On 1/23/2021 at 8:47 AM, Leaver said:

Would you rather the proceeds of gambling go to criminals and corrupt police, or to the the Thai tax payer, in the form of better schools, medical, roads etc? 

I've lived in Thailand for 25+ years, am married to a Thai and have lots of Thai friends both poor and some well off. In all those years I haven't seen much of those better schools, roads, etc come to the to the Thai taxpayer. The rich and political elite always end up better off when something such as gambling comes along. The trickle down effect doesn't happen in Thailand. 

Maybe mentioned already; No, because I like my d**k to stay attached to my body.

Too many Thai men have learned this the hard, painful way. One good thing if this does happen to them, easy to assimilate into Thai society now that they've become a member of the "third gender" club, no stigmas over here.