spidermike007

The difference being that in America a shooting is much more likely to be random, in Thailand it's very rarely random and it's almost always targeted, the vast majority of homicides here are Thai on Thai, and they're related to crime, drugs or loansharks, or something of that nature

First of all I'm not a leftist, I'm a Centrist Democrat. If you want to call me a communist or a social socialist or a leftist go ahead, but for me it's just junk, and nonsense. Be nonsensical if you want, if it makes you feel good. I have no problem with hearing truth or opinions, I just think Musk is a highly ignorant man and sometimes I wish he would keep that ignorance to himself. This is not partisan, this is just reality. It's possible you can't separate the two.

If you attempt to apply even the slightest effort to establish an understanding of Thai culture you will realize that so many elements are dictated by the need to save face, amongst the family, amongst and the villagers, and once you realize that you can figure out all kinds of creative workarounds. In our particular case it was a very simple creative workaround, that allowed the family to save face, and hold their chins high, and it was all good. I trusted the family, we got the money back, there were no issues. If you do not make an attempt to understand Thai culture your entire time here in Thailand will be a battle instead. I enjoy every single day I'm here. The other aspect to this is that if the woman you want to marry does not understand this, and does not have your back on this, then you know she's the wrong woman and you just move on.

This is incredibly reckless policy and it shows just how little Trump knows about the economy. He's never been a particular great businessman, he is a talented grifter, though. He's starting to demonstrate that already, this is a move that will cause a spike in inflation and this is nothing but a massive tax hike on the American people.

This is a man who has not worn his wealth and his power with grace. He seems to be increasingly annoying and he seems to say increasingly mindless stuff as time goes along. I for one hope he volunteers for his own Mars mission, build a house on Mars and just stays there. I find him very annoying. Jeff Bezos on the other hand seems to pretty much keep to himself, and avoid constant demonstration of extreme ignorance.

Try the approach we used, we agreed to pay a 400,000 baht dowry, but the agreement was that we would give it to the parents the day before and we would get it back the day after, so it was strictly a face-saving measure for the family and it worked out fine.

A tourist visa is the most difficult category to get for a Thai citizen, visiting the US. A student visa is the second hardest to get. We tried, we failed, it doesn't matter what assets he has as there is no such thing as a sponsored visa and there hasn't been for a very long time. It's not about a quota, it's about her inability to show sufficient assets. Once we were married it was relatively easy for her to get a 10-year multiple entry visa.

I agree he does not have a mandate, he won slightly less than a majority of popular votes, and the election was closer than a lot of his supporters would like to admit. If it weren't for the silly and ridiculous electoral college. However having said that, as a Democrat I can admit that Harris was a horrific candidate, this is a huge repudiation of the Democratic Party and their willingness to pander to the progressive left, whom I despise, and whom a lot of Centrist Democrats also despise. Trump tapped into the popular sentiment, people don't want to be told how to think, how to talk and how to behave, and that in and of itself is something that the Democrats have to learn. Yet to date I've seen no indication that they've expressed any interest in reform. They're talking about another run for Harris in 2028. Are they completely tone deaf? Are they completely dumb. She would be the last person in the world to consider for another run unless the Democrats are interested in long-term irrelevance.

My intention is not to sound unsympathetic to someone who's been robbed, but the relatively simple moral to this story is never drink to the point where you lose control, and never drink to the point where you lose your awareness out in public. The Darwinian aspect of this is that we must have the necessary survival skills to thrive in this world. Some have it and some simply don't.

It's always terrible to hear about something like this, the silver lining is that these mass shootings are relatively infrequent here in Thailand, unlike in America, where they happen almost daily. However America seems to have more of a fascination with violence, guns are very easy to acquire and there are a lot of very insane people running around.

I know that within the framework of the current version of revisionist history that's taking place, 36 counts of fraud do not mean anything, but the man is a convicted felon and a criminal, and I'm not just talking about those convictions.

And it is truly pathetic, around the world what does the highway patrol do? They patrol the highways, looking for reckless drivers, looking for overloaded trucks, looking for people who are causing problems on the road. What does the highway patrol do here? Almost nothing, the only time I see them on the road is after an accident takes place. They are truly one of the most useless organizations in the entire nation, and they should be taken to task for allowing thousands upon thousands of people to die on the roads every year, due to their malfeasance and sheer laziness.

I think the entire planet should band together and demand the execution of Iran's supreme leader. He's been nothing but a thorn in the side of the planet for a long time now, the same can be said about those who came before him. This is not a spiritual man, this is a man with a lot of power who has a hateful heart and creates a lot of havoc around the world. Off with him.

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So does this mean we can simply provide our bank with this tax ID number and that we are not required to fill out the necessary tax forms?

Why on earth would something like this be mentioned? Occasionally these reports are petty, but this represents a new low. Thievery takes place around the world every minute of every day, and most thefts are infinitely more significant than this one. Does anyone really care about a ratty, smelly pair of old shoes? Really? Is that what we've reduced ourselves to? Has society diminished to that level where we care about things like this?

Sounds and smells very fishy. My guess is that a local official, perhaps the mayor of Samui wants to claim these assets. It would be very easy for them to just create a story like this and block an inheritance. After all, why would some rich Thai guy with a lot of power want a poor maid to inherit this kind of wealth? There is no good will amongst thieves.

Someone bought a pack of lies, but it wasn't me.

Refill the Swamp with 14 foot crocodiles!

The economy still has not recovered from the Prayuth Decimation, give the Army 10 years to sabotage the economy and it's going to take a long time for it to recover. In addition you have tremendous household debt, and difficulties on so many levels, exports are down, manufacturing is down, China's competition is stiffer than ever, the real estate sector is soft, and these problems aren't going to go away anytime soon. Not with this totally inept administration at the helm.

Very correct. I don't consider Trump particularly smart, but he is brilliant as a promoter. And he saw how many millions were sick and tired of being told what to do and say, and being told the economy is fine, which it is not, for most people. Harris was pathetic. Trump tapped into popular angst, and the Dems were blind. They still are. I doubt they will learn much from this.

We are not getting along. I don't have the skills to talk things out, nor to look within for the source of the problem. So, I am out of here! See ya!

It is always an extraordinary thing when the armed forces here actually earn their pay. Nice to see that.

It is very simple. You can't get a conviction on a sitting president. You can in some other countries, but not in the US. So why bother? Yet he is guilty. Very, very guilty.

Obviously the issues go far beyond simple law enforcement. However it does create a deterrent. Are they patrolling the highways to find reckless drivers? No. Why? Because they do not care one iota about traffic safety. It is all lip service. The level of pretense, the level of fake purity, the dumb and mindless application of laws here is beyond inane. The RTP are a blight on the nation.