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Einstein often gets more credit than he deserves. 

In 1916, Karl Schwarzschild solved Einstein’s general relativity equations to determine the radius of an object whose escape velocity would exceed the speed of light. However, Einstein himself claimed that the possibility of a black hole was nothing more than a mathematical curiosity—an interesting prediction of general relativity, but not an accurate depiction of reality. Not until the mid-twentieth century, when neutron stars were discovered, did astrophysicists begin to seriously consider whether objects as compact as black holes could actually exist.

1 hour ago, ExpatPH said:

 

So you haven't read all the 333 replies, where in fact NONE has said that PH is in anyway same TH, still you come with strong opinions, without take into consideration:

 

- Thailand’s roads 2'nd most dangerous in the world! Well know fact and survey posted earlier.

 

- Impossible to get taxi in Sukhumvit area and many other areas in BKK from 4pm to 10pm. Grab taxi not allowed at BKK's airport, so taxi mafia can continue. All on Thaivisa.

 

- BKK well famous for Taxis who refuse trips, and who dont want to use meter. All on Thaivisa.

 

- Taxi drivers who kick out older passengers  in heavy rain, or masturbate in taxi, watch porn while have female passenger. All on Thaivisa.

 

- a country that call you foreigner or americano, instead of buffalo. We all know it and heard it.

 

- a country (PH) who actually welcome you and stay, rather than spend all your money, and get out. See surveys posted earlier.

 

- No public transport???? I guess 1 million buses and jeepneys don't count as public transport, neither do for example Cebu 7000 meter taxis, and Grab taxi in high numbers as well. Facts.

 

- and easy tourist visas in PH that allow you to stay up to 3 Years, without stress, not same TH immigration who come up with new regulations yearly. All on Thaivisa.

 

- you dont read news report every week here on TV Thailand Visa Information, from people who was refused entry, or didnt get renewed their 1 year of stay? Every week last 3 years!

 

- Nor do you know many rape and murder cases in Thailand. All on Thaivisa.

 

I could go on all night, but sometimes one can't enlighten people even with well known proven facts, reported incidents here on Thaivisa.

I do think many of these reports are the exception and not the norm.  However you bring up good points about the declining hospitality here and the negative press put out by the government in regards to foreigners.  I recently did some research on agoda looking at hotels in siam reap cambodia and reading the comments and ratings they are far ahead of Thailand right now in the hospitality department.  Thailand will soon become the Walmart of the tourist world welcoming low income group tours from China and India unless things take a different direction in a hurry.

A little bird told me a few calls were made to some people at a white colored house in a faraway land and outside this house was a flag waving in the wind that read "don't tread on me". 

8 hours ago, toenail said:

What  about the speed train between international airport & Pattaya— Rayong??

They have decided to run it under the new beach expansion.

Let me get this straight... the guy is sacked by the PM and is under special investigation so he is made special advisor to the PM?

Amazing Thailand:)

more stellar maintenance I am sure...

Officer "when did you last check the brakes?"

Driver "in March"

Officer "you mean last month?"

Driver "no March 2016"

1 minute ago, Lupatria said:

What an opportunity...

gee no corruption possible by the police roflmao... where are the observers?

On 3/16/2019 at 3:16 PM, Krataiboy said:

My elder daughter is studying at Chiang Mai University - and, like a number of her fellow students, lives too far away to take advantage of the three day break from the pollution. Last night she told me she and her fellow students have been issued with face-masks (no idea how efficient they are), but she is suffering nosebleeds from breathing in the foul air.

 

One shudders to think what long-term damage students like her could suffer with carcinogenic PM2.5 levels up to thirty times the WHO recommended safety limit.

 

In any other country, all the city's educational establishments would be closed until the danger has passed. Unfortunately, the Chiang Mai air appears to be as thick with official apathy and inertia as it is with hazardous particles.

If free masks they are insufficient.  The 2.5 particle masks are much more expensive and the only ones that will do anything.

The guy was obviously a nutjob of unsound mind.  The vast majority of muslims are good people.  However, the media has been dividing our world not uniting it.  They are part of the problem.  Additionally, who knows what level of desensitization video games provide to youngsters.

Queen Sirikat in Khon Kaen is a good hospital.

I drove on separate motorcycle lanes which were physically divided from the road with concrete in vietnam and they worked fine.  Not sure about here however with no enforcement only money making by police.

7 hours ago, jacko45k said:

You said you lived 60km away and had no desire to be any closer. That could be Chonburi City which really is a shit hole. 

The Beach at Pattaya has been worked on and at the moment looks pretty good. Deck chairs are limited to the North End and it is a clear expanse of sand.

Raw sewage, there is a trickle of it again at the North End. 

Many people live here and come for a holiday, and the nightlife is good. 

It's a bit of a dump, yes, but most Thai towns are, traffic is bad, agreed, but that is because of all the tourists. I find it better to live a little out of town, not as far as you though. 

Pattaya is a dump particularly when touted as a "resort or beach or getaway" town.  Get away from what?  Clean air, clean water, safe traffic... yeah it's get away from that alright lol.

If you rubbed shoulders with scholars or more highly educated individuals you will have a difficult time staying on par here with one one one interaction.  Better find some good chats on the internet lol.

On 3/16/2019 at 7:54 AM, Lungstib said:

Poor old U.S. of A. Being seen for what it really is, losing its importance as a legal and moral upholder of peoples rights, no longer democratic and slipping further away from the majority who uphold the idea of world justice. How long before they attain a position similar to how they now view Iran. A comment made on this subject, included in an international newspaper added this;

James Goldston, the executive director of the Open Society Justice Initiative, said Pompeo’s remarks reflected the administration’s view that international law matters “only when it is aligned with US national interests”. 

Which pretty much agrees with all Naom Chomsky has been saying for years. A criminal state.

World justice doesn't exist and is a pipe dream under the current global leadership whether it is usa, europe, china, russia or whomever.  Better to worry about getting your house in order first.

1 hour ago, Quack said:

Sounds like your 'wife' married you for one reason only... Mine will always smile and hug me no matter what amount of money I give her, and for a trip back home to Isan it's almost always a lot less than 8K...

until the money runs out lol

this will backfire if they think the guy is aligned with thaksin he will probably get more isaan votes and the urban voters won't believe him lol

1 minute ago, Caldera said:

I think it's fair to say that those Chinese who try to stay here long-term on VOAs and/or tourist visa face the same issues like other long-term tourists.

 

Personally, I think Thailand's strategy to focus on first time and short-term tourists is understandable, but short-sighted. It will probably backfire when the next major downturn hits Thailand - no matter if it's due to internal or external factors, having a loyal pool of repeat and long-term visitors has helped mitigate such situations in the past.

I don't believe it is the same as many have contacts here from the chinese thais embedded here as well as the simple fact they don't stand out physically like westerneers so they can more easily blend in...

Westerners are being socially engineered for self destruction.  Prime examples here are self hate, guilt complexes, anti family, anti woman, pro feminism, pro abortion, anti woman, anti man, gender confusion, etc.  Funny thing is very few can see how they are being manipulated to hate their own.  In fact I even read a comment on here by a caucasian guy saying white people are the cause of all evil and should basically be eliminated lol.  Ignorance aplenty.  The key to a happy world is to unite as one not fall prey to divide and conquer.  Cultures and people can exist harmoniously without hate but this makes it much more difficult for the elite of the world to rule.

41 minutes ago, fvw53 said:

Economists can help us to learn about the past ...but I strongly doubt about their ability to predict the future...

 

On October 14, 1997, Robert C. Merton (now McArthur University Professor at the Business School) and Myron Scholes were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Science. 
They had devised a method for pricing options, which are financial contracts that were designed to reduce risk.
On the day the prize was announced, Roger Lowenstein writes in When Genius Failed, "Merton, who was teaching a class at Harvard, got a three-minute ovation from his students. 
A little less than a year later, Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM), the flashy Greenwich, Connecticut, firm that both Mertonand Scholes had joined five years earlier--putting their options theories into practice--was hit with losses so severe the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was forced to call an unprecedented emergency meeting of Wall Street's top powerbrokers, who ponied up $3.65 billion to prevent a worldwide financial catastrophe.

Economics is largely a pseudo science where the ends justify the means.