BarryM

The more i learned about the Thai language and culture, the more i came to realise its incompatibility with what the rest of the world regard as civilisation and enlightenment.

Look who's talking. Here's how it goes:

- You establish illegal, unethical, and immoral businesses in Thailand.

- You run this business until you become a billionaire tycoon.

- You've established yourself enough to seemingly 'disconnect' from the same businesses.

- You enter politics and and position yourself as a person against corruption.

- You start lecturing people on what you think is morally right.

And the funny part in all this, this person is elected by the so-called educated in Thailand. Give me a break.

I agree with you on this 100% except for:-

1) His businesses were not illegal, unethical or immoral. They were legally licenced massage businesses.

2) Why not run a legal business to make money? That's the idea of running a business. Would you work for nothing?

3) He hasn't "seemingly" disconnected from those businesses, he has disconnected from them completely.

4) What is wrong with adopting a stand against corruption, particularly if you have no part in corruption whilst supporting that stand?

5) He's not giving anyone a moral lecture, he's simply supporting a local businessman.

And you're right, of course, he was elected. Sensibly, it seems. That's how it goes.

Well actually the conduct of his businesses was illegal , that is why he had to pay millions of baht

to the police to avoid being shut down. But the really funny part is that he apparently has extensive

documentation/video footage of his payments to the police, as well as records of powerful politicians

using his " massage" services. That is why he is untouchable, and is still above ground.

But yeah, Chuwit playing moral crusader is very funny if you know his past. If the Thai dictionary

contains the word irony, which I am pretty sure it does not, there would be a little picture of

Chuwit next to the word irony. Think he really is just amusing himself . He exposed a few gambling

dens, which probably reopened the following week down the road but now are paying increased protection

money to the police..........

Regarding Mr. Green Tea, instead of sucking up to the government by making disparaging remarks about the attendance at the rally, he should learn to keep his mouth shut..... I was in a taxi once, and the driver asked me in Thai if I like Thaksin. I told him that Thaksin was the worst thing that ever happened to Thailand. He stopped the cab, and told me to get out. Lesson? Opinions are not appreciated in Thailand.

I always tell them I think Thaksin is great. He keeps people poor and ignorant so means lots of cheap boom boom in Thailand in years to come.

Australia Broadcasting News reports that divers have entered the sunken ferry and have not found any bodies.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-05/an-divers-reach-sunken-pattaya-ferry/5069258

They would say that, wouldnt they?

Thailand is a very expensive place to live if you like high quality food as virtually all of it needs to be imported.

If you are happy to eat the local food and like a night out with guaranteed happy ending, then sure its cheap.

Seeing how Thaivisa is so full of posters who would stop and never have a problem with extortion in Thailand, I will feel even more comfortable just driving past, secure in the knowledge that a rose tinted spec Samaritan will be along very soon.

A few years back I was in a hotel car when the pickup in front swerved into a motorcyclist, my guess -the pickup driver was drunk and weaving around dangerously. The pickup sped off.

I never stop for anyone in Thailand. Perhaps because the pickup in the instance above was a police pickup. Who do you think would get the blame if they did stop?

Thappraya Rd. Pattaya btw.

I always thought 'water resistant' meant it could handle some rain or a splash in the shower.

Water resistant to 30M? <deleted>?

I would want the warranty to cover this one.

Took it into Cartier on Bond Street, totally stonewalled me and said not even recommended to shower with.

I now wear an Omega. Dived to 95m with it and it works fine. Cartier seems just a pos in a fancy box.

I bought a genuine Cartier watch a few years ago for around 2k sterling

It said "water resistant 30 m" on back, so wore it diving to around 20 m. Result - one dead Cartier watch

Took it into Cartier - they refused to repair saying that water resistant was not the same as water proof. You're better off buying the fakes. Same quality.

Poor chap. Lands in the worlds brothel and gets nicked in a lift

I can hardly blamed him. A visitor to pattaya from that warped theocracy could easily assume all thai women are loose slags and fair game

He wouldnt have the benefit of recent western sensitivities about shagging young girls to know any better

You shagged a prostitute. End of. Are you delusional?

I deal with taxi scams and Thai scams in general by never stepping foot inside the country any more. to worked perfectly now for over a year.

If I need a ride to a large Asian city for some low rent boom boom, then I go to KL, HK or Osaka.

Agree with Starbucks. What what CP do if a Thai upcountry started selling off his scrawny farmyard chickens to look like a CP product, instead of they factory produced tasteless sh@te we all know and love?

A dealer i knew in Pattaya (he used to sort rhe occassional spliff for me), had a "police franchise" to supply three clubs in funtown.

The BIB supplied all the drugs.

A citizen taking the law into their own hands is a sign of a failed system of law enforcement

If there's one thing you must never do in the land of slimes, its to expose the inadequacies of those above you in the pecking order

"So far, police ruled the case to be an accident, and did not press any allegation against anyone." ? ? ? ? ?

Ridiculous ! ! !

We're talking about a 4 year old little girl; who, herself, can NOT be held responsible.

The parents and/or guardians [whomever was accompanying the child at the time] SHOULD be held responsible for her horrific death ! !

In any other country; these people who were 'responsible' for this little girl; would be charged with Negligence-causing-death ! ! !

If these kinds of "accidents" go unpunished; then HOW are people going to learn to Take Responsibility ? ? ? ?

The only good news is, that this little toddler is now in a much better place, void of irresponsible 'carers' !

RIP little one

So you think that the bereaved parents should be charged with manslaughter....

I think they may have already received way too harsh a punishment for any negligence on their part.

No, Lucie, no. This was horrific negligence on the part of people who should be duly punished for it. A 4yo running (I presume) ahead of the guardians towards a bridge to her grand dad. No right thinking adult would permit that.

Right thinking and adult. Two traits I found totally lacking in Thai society after five years of living there.

Mai pen rai, as they say. Its their country, just leave them to it

I picked oranges in Greece as a teenager. 2dr a kilo. We slept rough in disused buildings to save money.

I dont recall any labour rights organisations demanding free flights etc, but I'm just a white bloke from England.

KL to CDG yesterday on A380 Malaysian Airlines

Cattle market lounge serving cold chicken slop, crap beer and no Worcester sauce or tabasco to make a Bloody Mary.

Flight delayed after boarding so 90 minutes without a bloody drink, save those rubbish cartoned juices that MAS think are "truly Malaysian".

A lie flat bed that doesnt't make a bed because some moron thought it would be a good idea to put the footrest at a stupid angle.

Cold Shepherds Pie, replaced with a luke warm, rubber chicken stuffed with something grotesque - tres 1975 budget weeding food.

Drank a bottle of Alsace wine, couple of glasses of claret, had some synthetic cheese and a Xanax.

Woke two hours before arrival to be served rubber eggs and a lump of overcooked farmed salmon. It's inedibility was complemented perfectly by a fluorescent gloop of synthetic strawberry flavour yoghurt from Halabja Catering Co.

Headed into smoking lounge at CDG after grapping a double espresso from the Priority Pass lounge opposite and chatted to a very nice lady from Tunisia (teacher) who was heading of to Dallas and a Kuwaiti bloke. Had an hour of coffees and ciggies putting the world to rights with some very engaging and charming people.

BA - CDG - LHR Club. Lunctime flight. Usual BA piss take seats. Salad with prawns (I fished them out). Three mini bottles of Sancerre and arribved at LHR T5. Luggage off quickly. Sat by fountains with Cafe Nero espresso and ciggie untill my ride home found me.

Now in Blighty for some proper beer and a family wedding before suffering a charter flight to Dalaman next week.

The best scammers twll teerak they are sending them a gift bu dhl etc

The sweet, innocent girl gets a call from "customs agent" informing her that the gold rolex / jewellery valued at 10000us requires 8000 us duty, but can be cleared for 1000 us under the table by the simple expedient of an atm transfer......

Erm....would the sale not go through a lot faster if the Prince offered each member of the board 'a little something in an envelope' for a rainy day ?

I imagine the delay is being caused by the size of the envelopes and the make up of the distribution list

At least he only killed the fools in the back and himself.

A tragedy, Im sure for the families. Their loss is society's gain.

the police failed to act because he is penniless. Unable to pay them off, it would waste police time

My condo windows leaked in Pattaya, despite the promise of german "engineering"

Investigation found they were installed with newspaper to keep them level

The roof leaked, the wiring was condemned bu the bangkok surveyor, actually the whole build was a joke- even the bangkok survey team laughed.

This is thailand. You farang you pay or shut up

Whatever you do, do not invest it in Thailand