spidermike007

Does anybody have any speculative opinions as to how this might affect the value of the Thai baht, if implemented?

Outstanding news. Any excuse to just say no to the US, their military industrial complex, and their overarching, highly arrogant hubris at this stage of the game is a great thing, and should be supported. Smart. Very smart. Just say no to the circus goon who constantly overestimates not only his own importance, but the importance of America, which he is causing to decline by the day.

I always say there are certain survival skills that are required to thrive in this world, and moving to Russia, one of the most horrific and destitute nations on earth, is not one of them.

I would say the same applies to all of Thailand, the highways are gridlocked, Bangkok is gridlocked, and the need for alternative transport is at an emergency level at this point in time. Thailand has been ignoring this situation for 70 years now with the exception of public transport in Bangkok.

You can insult him all you want if it makes you feel good but the reality is that he's outsmarting Trump at every turn. And Canada is doing a remarkable job of finding alternative markets for its precious commodities. And the US and Trump are doing nothing but shooting themselves in the foot with their ridiculous policies in alienation of close allies.

Absolutely incorrect, there's nothing about long-term healthcare insurance that's worth it. The tremendous degree of satisfaction I get out of denying the medical mafia my annual premium is worth it, in and of itself. And in Thailand I consider the healthcare system to be good and I think they have some of the best public hospitals in the world, that are very reasonable. I've had the need to use them a few times and the results have always been satisfactory, and the cost has been below what I expected. And the tens of thousands of dollars that I've saved in premiums has made self-insuring well worth it.

It's an interesting discussion, and some things come to mind. First of all living a life without passion and pleasure creates unhappiness, so why avoid everything that is supposedly unhealthy only to end up unhappy and unfulfilled? What on Earth about smoking makes people happy? People smoke because they're addicted and most smokers that I talk to barely enjoy it. Ganja is completely different. But even with ganja for me it was only enjoyable when I did it occasionally, and the people that I know who do it daily do not seem to enjoy it much, as sobriety then becomes the novelty, not being high. And lastly I think happiness is a nearly impossible quality to define, so I've resorted to using fulfillment as a gage, as it's much easier to make a determination based on that.

There is no doubt that there is a lot of money in Bangkok and at the high end of the market things can be quite costly. However when it comes to luxury goods it's not a reasonable discussion, because the taxes are so insane that most Thais and 99.8% of foreigners avoid purchasing luxury goods and fine wine in Thailand ,due to the ridiculous and poorly thought out luxury tax structure. If Thailand had some wisdom that would be lowered to 20% across the board and you would have an incredibly dynamic industry and the ability to attract truly affluent tourists.

Somewhere in the Mediterranean no doubt, if I were wealthy I'd be spending only enough time in the US to visit family and friends and avoiding it the rest of the time. It's just not a fun place to be at this point in time as the attitude of most of the locals is quite sour bitter and you can see their frustration and disappointment. Italy would be my top choice for at least several months of the year. I love that place. The food, wine and people, geography, architecture, heritage, and weather.

Have you ever stopped to think of how boring you're ridiculously juvenile name-calling is? Are you 13 years old?

That broken down knucklehead has to cheat to play even one hole of golf without embarrassing himself. Yet he manages to do so with the entire world looking on and witnessing his caddy cheating on his behalf. What an incredibly bizarre specimen of a human being, how twisted his logic must be to engage in that kind of below the waist, atrocious behavior, and dishonor, what a sorry specimen of a man.

A great place to start would be to see if Trump was capable of either five push-ups or pull-ups. I seriously doubt it.

You have a deal, I won't try to waste your time talking about Canada, and please don't waste my time talking about America, that completely crazy, very broken down nation of mine.

When I was a kid my father taught me how to swim and it took about 10 minutes. For those that are afraid of water you just simply face your fear, and it's astonishing how easy it is to learn how to swim. And it's also incredible how scary water is if you don't face your fears and learn very basic swimming.

Trump the Taco. A new tariff plan weekly. Nice. Real stability. Just what the world economy wants.

Right now Salzburg and Vienna are ablaze with conversation about Pattaya, where the people just cannot wait to go and sample the various schnitzels, fresh pretzels and craft beers that are available. In addition to the amazing cultural activities like the Mozart and jazz festivals. It is the talk of the town.

Trump is flailing at this point and he is very very scared, he knows how guilty he is, he knows how close his friendship with Epstein was, he remembers all the mischief they made together, and all the women they abused, and there's no refuting a very close friendship that lasted from 1987 to at least 2004. The problem with lying all the time is that sometimes you're going to get caught out, because you don't always remember each and every lie.

Kudos to him for calling out Israel and looking for a solution to this problem, which Israel does not seem to want nor desire. Natenyahu has joined the extremists and now there is virtually no hope for peace in that region. Most Jews around the world disagree with their policies. I find them atrocious and very racist. Israel cannot expect the violence to stop, until they develop a reasonable and humane approach. The one thing you can always count on with Israeli politicians, is that they are incapable of learning. Just apply more and more violence. Slaughter more and more mothers and children. That will fix things.

Without bothering to look up your quotes, I would venture to guess that quite a few of them refer to Trump and MAGA as being rather brilliant, which is quite comical. Carney is smart. He has already outwitted Trump several times in six short months. Canada is replacing the US with multiple trade partners, they're finding buyers for their oil, their superb lumber, their steel and many of their other commodities and ignoring the US, and shunning the US like a clever nation should.

Almost every major highway in Thailand allows u-turns and some of them are in totally unprotected lanes. We're talking about a four-lane divided highway, the main artery going north and south in Thailand. if I can't do 120 on a highway like that what's the point of even driving?

This is an absolutely brilliant move on the part of Canada and just shows the extent that Canada is on the right track. Just the fact that Trump is so angry and annoyed at Canada for doing this shows that they're doing the right thing. If Trump doesn't like it, then it has to be morally correct. He is almost inevitably a barometer of incorrectness and foul play.

When you have a country that either assassinates, threatens or jails duly elected leaders and leading candidates, you just can't call that an election. You can call it a sham, you can call it a fraud, you can call it the practices of a despotic super freak, and regardless of whether or not the West willingly goes along with the charade, it is anything but a free and fair election.

There are two big issues from what I can tell from my friends who have kids in school. 1. The children are not allowed to question the teachers, they are so hung up on the ridiculously weak practice of face, this prevents children from truly learning, when they cannot ask questions of the teacher. When I was growing up the exact opposite was the case, we were not only encouraged to ask questions it was totally permissible to tell the teacher why we thought they were wrong, and we could put forth our own theories, this was welcome, and it created a lively exchange. 2. For some of the same reasons curiosity is not encouraged, and when curiosity is not encouraged it's absolutely stifling for young minds. 3. Willingness to hire foreign teachers for subjects that they excel at such as the English language.

You're asking too much of people, the vast majority of the planet is utterly self-absorbed, and conservative politicians have made it fashionable to be both disinterested in, and to deny science. The universe is truly amazing, cosmology is fascinating, astronomy is mind-blowing, and my heart goes out to anybody who doesn't appreciate those fields of study. But the fact that they don't means less than zero to me. I barely give a rat's ass what other people think these days.

Yeah the slow, old, funky, poorly maintained trucks driving in the fast lane overloaded with fruit or various stuff that they're moving, driving at 50 or 60kph in the fast lane, and then not budging when they see a car behind them, is beyond obnoxious. Equally heinous and dangerous is the guy who makes a u-turn directly in front of you when you're doing 120, and there's not a car behind you for a thousand meters. So he makes a decision to cut you off when it could have waited 2 seconds and ensured himself and his family absolute safety. That is deserving of a rather large fine and that kind of deterrent would go a long way toward getting people to behave themselves, and pulling them out of their ridiculously self-absorbed and hugely unconscious world.