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12 hours ago, Crossy said:

Wet scrubbers eh?

 

Now in the UK that would refer to something rather different, although they could be found easily in Bangkok

this is pretty much how Thailand deals with most things - do nothing to prevent it happening then do something totally ineffective to deal with it when it does

It's like road safety - fatal crashes all over the country by people driving like lunatics, what do they do - set up a static checkpoint checking for helmets 

means absolutely nothing, which is why that place is a waste of space and should be disbanded 

The Thai people keep backing  

well I was going to go off on a rant but what's the point

we all know what it is

There are a huge number of people enriching themselves - been going on for decades  and will never change ………………………..unless - I'll keep that to myself

This current government needs to realise that part of democracy involves opposition and alternative views, it is fundamental for democracy to work, if you don't accept that then there is no democracy, opposition is healthy and keeps all voices heard

24 minutes ago, Berkshire said:

The sign doesn't say "NO ENGLISH SPOKEN HERE!" or "ONLY THAI SPOKEN HERE!"  It just suggests, probably tongue-in-cheek, not to complain about their English proficiency...which also suggest that they're trying to speak English best they can.  Why are certain people getting so upset?

I am far from upset, I just find it amusing in a country that relies on foreign tourism making a statement like that - simple solution - go somewhere else 

1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

I speak only a few Thai words but I agree with the sign.

Only because I have witnessed too many Falang get upset or even yell at staff at various places because they cannot understand English.  Calling them stupid and the such.

It can be frustrating but not really their fault. Blame the government for not making them learn English in school.

If you want good English interaction with mostly polite people, go to the Philippines 90% there speak.

simple solution - go somewhere else 

go somewhere that realises that they rely on tourism and actually make an effort

I think what this restaurant is saying is "WE DON'T WANT FOREIGN TOURISTS" 

which is probably fine for most 

56 minutes ago, webfact said:

Don’t complain about our English, If you can’t speak Thai”

Nothing wrong with that statement if you are serving Thai people "but" you are entertaining and serving foreign tourists who generally "do not speak Thai", if you want tourists to continue to come here then make and effort to be good hosts - if your business is not doing well then blame the tourists/customers - typical Thai attitude of not owning their own issues and blaming everyone and everything else.  

So your statement is one of blatant ignorance and stupidity 

Lets refrase your statement to what it actually means 

In our country of Thailand were tourism makes up almost 20% of our GDP do not come here on holiday unless you speak Thai - go somewhere else

New test for tourists at airports/borders - a Thai language test - if you don't pass you will be deported 

20 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

Yet another drunken tourist that can´t take care of himself. Why in the whole wide world, can´t they just stay home, drink and try their best to kill themself in their home country. People with such severe alcohol problems should automatically be banned from travelling. It´s easy! Just revoke their passports and force them to sign in to a detox clinic.

how serious a problem do you think it is ?

want to compare it to foreigners injured on the roads and public transport - doesn't seem that serious to me, in fact quite insignificant 

27 minutes ago, johng said:

Pathetic response yet again !

I have said it many times

Thai authorities only act after they are forced to "after an event" you can apply that to pretty much everything - preventive does not exist here, everything they do is in reaction to an event that has already taken place which makes Thailand unsafe and dangerous

I don't agree with mob rule

The truth of the matter is that if he hadn't crashed nobody would be any the wiser that he was drunk while driving - the real problem is there is nothing to stop these drunk drivers - until the police actually do police work it will continue - in Pattaya many MB taxi drivers are drunk come 12 midnight - and where the police ? sleeping so they can set up a road block the next day to catch someone turning left on a red or doing a U-turn were they shouldn't or some other petty instance of extortion while the serious dangerous traffic crimes go on without challenge

big cracks in the concrete (bottom right) seen in the photo could be a clue

just as well it wasn't hanging over a lake at a crocodile farm as was seen a couple of years ago on here

the place is one massive expensive undemocratic farce