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Maybe that's why there are so many enormous Chinese restaurants that never seem to have any customers.

That is exactly what the head of the English department in my university told me 20 years ago.

Uhm I disagree. The students at many of the so-called "international schools" are regarded as "paying customers." Students cannot fail and most get "A". It looks good on the school record. I am tutoring a couple of students from a fairly well known international school. They speak very poor English and know only a few basic words, yet they "write" an 18 page report on a British monarch and a 15 page report on "how to extract your own DNA" and get A's. How? Copy and paste + chat GPT, grammarly and so on. Simarlily, I taught graduate students at a university, but was removed by the head of department, after I upset two girls who were plagiarizing. They were "our paying customers."

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I have just finished watching The Day of the Jackal: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24053860/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Highly recommended

I agree that you should respect the laws and cultures of the country. I am surprised that the shops that sell alcohol in your village are closed. I am in Bangkok and alcohol has been sold nearly all day near me. Do they care about Budhism ? Thai people that want alcohol know where to go to get it. It is the tourists that are hit by the ban.

Only too true. I passed my local Thai pub 6.30 this morning and there were about 10 people sitting outside happily drinking beer as if it was a normal thing to do. Go to the tourist areas and everything is closed.

She didn't even take any notice of the kick.

Not true. Most taxi drivers know these particular places like the back of their hands. They know exactly when to drag their seatbelts on and off as well. Many motorcyclists, taxi and private car drivers know the crossings are there, but simply don't want to stop as they know they won't be punished.

..... while she enjoys the fresh, cool air in Harbin

No. The Chinese men are in luxury villas and condos gambling their money away.

Thanks for the info. I won't be taking that bus.

22 students in the second van? Is that legal?

The heavenly look on their faces as they relieved the pressure. 😃

What if I tell you that this is directly opposite an international kindergarten?

It's about 400 metres from my house, and I try to avoid that area as much as psooible

Come to my soi in Ekamai, Bangkok. Every morning 2 guys walk out of their house, jump on a motorcycle, drive 30 metres, pee on the wall and drive home again. # men walk out of their house and pee on the wall. All day long people stop and pee on the wall (and I have seen defaction once). Taxi drivers throw their bottles of urine in the bushes. The whole area is rotten with stale pee. It's easy to pick on the foreigners, but many Thais are much worse.

Why only Chonburi? There are many of these "premises" in Bangkok.

I have a problem. My colour printer needs some new ink. I don't mean red, yellow or blue. I mean the other colour that we normally use to print text. Do you know what I mean?

It's great to see how this government knows how to "tackle" pollution. Free train rides and free masks. Let them burn the sigar cane. No problem!!!!

It doesn't look big enough to land on!

Interesting. I'll give it a try as I like HP sauce on cheddar. Try a thin layer of strawberry jam sometime. That goes well with a vintage cheddar.

I have often helped newly graduated students find jobs and it is surprising how many, when they see their dream job, say something like, "I really want that job, but I want to travel to USA first. Do you think they will allow that?" My answer "NO!"

They have my wife's phone number and used it once to call us when they was a problem with the credit card. They have the number from the membership card.

That happened to me in Foodland once. 13.45 they closed the wine department. I pointed out the time and their reply was that by the time I got to the cash desk it would be 14.00. No way would they open for me.