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Taking a step back and looking at the global situation it would be easy to come to the conclusion that the biggest islamaphobes are Muslims themselves. Several Islamic countries have either just gone through a period of civil war or else it is still ongoing. Fighting other Muslims no problem. Those that have had enough want to flee to Christian democracies . Once they are settled into their new countries many want the things they have just fled from. Plenty of other ethnic groups in the UK but they just integrate and get on with their lives. Not seen many Chinese takeaways getting burnt down. Unfortunately for the good Muslims, the significant number of extremists among them are spoiling it for the majority of law abiding citizens.

I would call it prostitution. Selling themselves for money. Some even live in a Walter Mitty fantasy land of being a minor celebrity. Different strokes for different folks.The same applies to bar girls. Those who are ok with it do it , others wouldn't dream of selling themselves no matter what.

I personally think the crop burning problem is worse than the traffic emissions one. Not much traffic in Petchabun but lots of burning and it is very visable most days. I took the wife and sister in law up into the hills recently to admire the sunflower fields. They were pleased to see what they took for low flying cloud ' Mog ' . I had to tell them it was haze pollution from crop burning as far as we could see. Not all local but blown everywhere from far away. If everyone was driving an EV tomorrow there would still be haze because old habits die hard as the penalties for burning are too light. Law enforcement ????? What's that ?

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I would say " would the last sensible person emigrating from the UK turn off the lights and lock the front door. ' However , the many entering by the back door will turn on the lights and unlock the front door for their arriving families convenience. so not much point.

Yes...If the confusion is too great and queue too long I might just pretend to feint and get carried through immigration on a stretcher. Quicker and more comfortable.

Fair point. Those small blue disposable ball point pens cost an absolute fortune, way beyond the airports budget. Thailand + new app = glitch

Nope.

Are you poking a stick through a certain members cage by any chance ?

They were both arm wrestlers ? AI at its flowery worst. How about ' emotional landscape ' Some kind of heart shaped rockery .?

Don't need one because don't eat the kind of food you can cook in it. In fact , the older we get the less we eat. Only eat twice a day now. Mostly skip lunch having a light snack instead.

But not completely.

So in the end 1984 was just a bit delayed. Still, well done Orwell , you saw it all coming.

Mine is 22 years old. Still sound and super reliable. I was back in the UK for 6 weeks in 2023 and used only public transport. I enjoyed it. Things had improved while I had been away. Each bus stop has a screen telling you where exactly the next bus currently is and it's ETA. The timetable was actually accurate not a work of fiction like it was in my youth. So , leave the house, walk to the bus stop and here comes the bus bang on time. Go to upper deck and admire the view of the coastline for 20 minutes. Get off in town , no hassle parking. It was an eye opener as to what humans can achieve when they get their act together.

I would start by doing a Google search on local demographics. Search for information on the specific amper and dtambon you plan to open your idea. This will tell you what your potential customer base is. From that number consider how many are elderly or children that might not use your service. If people in that area are simple farming folk they won't be very interested in wasting their money on non essentials like fancy restaurants etc. If you try to do something that caters only to expats...very difficult as not enough potential customers. Over the years I have seen Thais and foreigners open businesses that were obviously doomed to failure right from day one. One muscular guy tried to open a small air con gym in the middle of town probably thinking that as the town didn't have one it would be a good idea. Lasted 6 months. Our local store does a roaring trade especially in the morning selling precooked food and vegetables to the local villages. Very cheap and within their limited means. Auto repair shops are always busy but that's another thing altogether. Building supplies also do well but needs big investment and lots of space. In the end though , almost all new business we see start up here fail. So, what you are left with is doing one thing well and selling cheap. In the mornings a woman does well selling hot Thai donuts. Another sells only Pad Thai from a cart. In a rural area where the people are mostly poor, doing business is not easy. My wife and I have our own little business selling online. Don't make much but bigger customer base so the profit pays all our bills.

Save the planet. Support the best solution to concerns about emissions. Public transport. A long time ago , lead added to petrol was seen as a good thing. A long way down the road it was discovered it wasn't. It will be the same with EVs. Now they are still in the minority when compared to ICE engines but if we ever get to the stage where every poor man in every 3rd world country has some kind of EV...? Why must we each have our own personal transport ? For convenience. But with massive investment in public transport this might not be necessary. I'm not talking about busses etc but private vehicles owned by the public. You want to go somewhere you just go to an app , call up a pod car which will pick you up within a few minutes and deposit you anywhere you want to go. No need to share your ride , buy a vehicle , worry about parking , worry about repairs etc. You just get to where you want to go whilst reading news on your phone. Drunk drivers killing people a thing of the past. It's already here with ride hailing apps. If massively expanded, with automated vehicles the need for personal transport would be minimal. Ok ok....I'll get my coat.

They tried that with Skynet and look what happened.

Future tense ? I think present tense is fully justified these days. Still, on the positive side , better to have all the rotten apples in one basket place than spread out over the whole country.

Easy and cheap to put a stop to irresponsible speeding but the outcry from motorists would prevent it. Put these in pairs 100 meters apart all along the beach road and speeding would be difficult and lives saved. BUT.....

I convinced my wife to spend a few hundred baht on fake gold and keep it in her bedside draw in a red gold shop bag. Burglars are usually in a hurry and if they find this easily , they might be satisfied and make a quick getaway instead of ransacking the house looking for her real gold stash.

Being alarmed by the steady influx of illegal immigrants has zero to do with racism. It is about the financial burden they represent to the tax payers and the additional strain they put on social services. In contrast, the expats retiring here are legally required to demonstrate financial independence and have not bypassed any visa requirements by turning up on Thailands beaches in rubber dingys. People who throw the racist word around in a demonstration of virtue signaling are often racists themselves since they wish to see every problem only in terms of race regardless of all other considerations.

I'd show them my own message. ' I also am a foreigner here but I have money and am not going to give you the time of day. '

Last years asylum seakers are becoming alarmed by the number of this years arrivals.

Yup 5400 , that's a lot of semen for a family seaside hub..

A name change is in order here. The United Dimdom would fit better with the reality.