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Can’t we the public now cope with a Covid outbreak in Thailand?
rattlesnake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Who decides what a credible source is? Who draws the list of who can be heard and who should be silenced? -
Can’t we the public now cope with a Covid outbreak in Thailand?
rattlesnake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Per the CDC ???? Thanks for having the honesty of writing "reality" in between quotation marks. -
Can’t we the public now cope with a Covid outbreak in Thailand?
rattlesnake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Not for much longer. -
It does, yeah, I don't think this is actually the issue. I recall a couple of times when they specifically asked if it was debit or credit. I even asked if I could scan in some kind of way but they said no, only cash or credit card. Maybe the owner of the shop can decide on these things and it's not a standard thing. Maybe they are encouraged by banks to only accept credit cards as they are more profitable.
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Most tattooed people have one thing in common, and that is we don't care too much about what other people think, which is a good thing given the level of ignorance, stereotyping and closed-mindedness I'm seeing in this thread.
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Same here, the ink quality has drastically improved over the years.
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Fauci to step down as nation’s infectious disease chief
rattlesnake replied to Scott's topic in World News
You nailed it, as usual. I wish I could break out of my social media-fueled bubble of conspiracies and join the rational, science-abiding crew but my IQ is not high enough unfortunately. -
Advice/help without judgement *please* - Black magic?
rattlesnake replied to JamesR7's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I would go to a temple and talk to a monk about it, if you're in Thailand. -
Fauci to step down as nation’s infectious disease chief
rattlesnake replied to Scott's topic in World News
Pfizer's number 1 sales rep flees the ship before the reckoning. Pathetic. Good riddance though. -
Lack of gratitude in a Thai relationship
rattlesnake replied to Kenny202's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
"live with farang for what" This excerpt from the OP sums up what I see very often in Thai-Western relationships (not all of them, thankfully, but many): the girl "puts up" with a farang who doesn't understand Thai ways, often doesn't even speak the language or make any effort in this respect, and the one reward she expects for this is the financial security which the average Thai man can't give her. When it becomes obvious that this expectation is not going to be fulfilled, it leads to frustration. Then there are the misunderstandings, what p**ses off a Thai is incomprehensible to a farang and vice versa. Making a relationship work requires work and commitment, and this is tenfold in cross-cultural relationships. I just think lots of people aren't equipped for that (which is why the vast majority of people choose a mate from their own country). The key to success in Thailand is to master the language and culture, it allows you to understand and be understood. Otherwise you're just moving around in fog. And to Thai women "looking for a farang boyfriend" with all sorts of expectations in mind, I often suggest looking for a good Thai man (there are plenty) but of course they don't listen, as Einstein once said, "it is easier to break an atom than a prejudice". -
Yes, from what I can see (I speak and read Thai at intermediate level) the Thai text says it's the "608 old-age group from January to July". An essential factor is the underlying health conditions (if any) of the said "old people", but if (as I suspect) this is missing then this graphic is just correlating "unvaccinated" and death, which would be biased and irrelevant.
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Poll shows more lax social distancing among general public
rattlesnake replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
It's a habit as well. I recall a street poll after the mandates were dropped in the US, asking masked people why they still wore it. I was surprised and appalled at how many people gave answers like "it feels weird without it", "I'm used to it now" etc.