spidermike007

Everybody who is in Thailand during Songkran knows what the holiday is all about. This hooligan was itching for a fight, and the last thing this poor local guy expected was to be assaulted. Perhaps they can come up with a customized punishment for him. 20 years in a Thai prison, at his families expense, and let it be know that he assaulted an innocent civilian for no reason. He will likely be quite popular, and get the kind of treatment he richly deserves.

A meteorologist clarified that this is not a heat wave. It is simply hotter than a witches breast, in a brass bra, on a July afternoon in the Sahara desert.

I could not possibly disagree more. Anything to ease the gridlock and allow us to avoid the Bangkok airports, is a huge step forward for the region. On a recent trip to Bangkok, the taxi driver was telling me it took 7 hours due to holiday traffic, from HH. It took me 4 hours. The highways here are utterly choked, and multiple, alternative forms of transport are needed.

Hua Hin is now one of the most under utilized airports in the world. One excuse after another. Really pathetic. Thailand desperately needs regional airports. Hua Hin is ideal. Man up guys. Do the right thing. Take the pressure off of Bangkok. Get it done. Stop the excuses.

I don't see any appeal. Very expensive and too remote. And fairly tough women from what I hear. I will give it a pass.

Using only paper in the US feels filthy. Have started using wet wipes. Much better. Definitely prefer the hose. And those Japanese toilet seats are amazing.

I wonder if she asked him to stop at a bathroom first, before relieving herself? The least she could have done is leave him a nice tip for clean up.

The poor air quality and fires are likely a contributing cause. Not sure what we are going to do it if gets much hotter. Is Thailand the new Africa?

They would have stand up to Big Agra, who are one of their biggest supporters. They are way too compromised and sold out for that.

The likely result of eating in too many Michelin starred restaurants.

I would have made a HUGE stink, and asked for the top manager in the office. I would not have left without the extension of stay. Believe me, noise goes a long ways here, when it comes to getting things done. It works for me, and I apply it only in the face of a serious degree of ridiculousness.

It might climb to 1,000 a day, then rapidly decline. That would be my guess.

Dr. Nitipatana Chierakul, Head of the Respiratory Disease and Tuberculosis Division at the Faculty of Medicine in Siriraj Hospital should be immediately arrested and changed with panic mongering. And his license to practice medicine should be permanently revoked. This is outrageous and highly irresponsible behavior. There is nothing scientific to point towards such a surge. This is likely based on an insane estimate of some sort. Lock up the doc.

There does seem to be disproportionate number of bad actors in the military here. Likely including the senior officers, but we know they are untouchable. So, the real question is this. We know what you guys take from society. So, what do you give back? What do the people get, in exchange for those hundreds of billions of baht you guys vacuum from the people?

Any sort of lies, PR campaigns, promises or rhetoric by the toxic leaders, who are desperate to maintain control, has to be dismissed completely. Cha Cha, you had 8 years to do something. If anything, corruption has gotten worse under your watch. You are a failed leader and a very small man, who is roundly despised, by nearly all. Most of us look forward to your political exile, and quite possibly your physical exile, once the many crimes of your administration have been unearthed.

Personally, I have never felt threatened. I have seen a shooting here, and seen a number of fights, while on Samui. It is nearly always Thai on Thai, which is not my concern. I keep my nose clean, tend to show respect to the locals, and know how to avoid confrontations. The few times I have been faced with a very angry local, I have offered a sincere apology, a deep wai, and they backed down. Never had my house robbed, or a car or motorbike stolen. Never been robbed on the street here, in well over a decade. I have been threatened by a few hotheads on Samui, but after showing them some respect for the perceived slight, they always backed down. Attitude and a show of respect, are 95% of the trick here, when it comes to dealing with the locals.

I can think of another circus huckster who became a billionaire.

Perhaps we should band together and form a good Samaritans club. To counter all this bad news from retrograde foreigners wreaking their brand of mischief here. They do not exactly give us foreigners a good name. Can't they help themsleves? Is it simply impossible for these hooligans to behave, no matter where they are? Where is the respect and courtesy? The fact is, most of us behave responsibly, and have goodwill toward our Thai hosts and friends. I have no idea to what extent this kind of news is amplified in the Thai press here. Hopefully, they realize most of us are very decent souls. One can only hope a goon like this clown gets punished severely, and also banned for life. People could have died.

No. The public urges government assistance in tackling air pollution. If you goons were not bought and paid for by big agra, the burning would stop. It is your compromised nature and your unwillingness to put up a good fight, that is the major cause of the air apocalypse we are facing. People are dying and suffering in hospitals on your watch, and their blood is on your hands. You are cowards. You are incompetents. You deserve to be voted out with a vengeance. How Chiang Mai became the world’s most polluted city- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/12/how-chiang-mai-became-the-worlds-most-polluted-city At least one NGO is calling it what it is. Field burning, not forest fires is the main cause of bad air here.

My experience too. Though, like you we do not live in a major tourist town. I think people there get jaded, and the attitude of some Thais tends to be alot worse. I find most Thais to be warm and kind and best of all, lighthearted. Beats the hell out of America, the land of the heavy heart. And I disagree about the accusations of gang violence against foreigners being common here. I think that is major nonsense and a huge misinterpretation of reality.

Definitely a fascinating phenomenon. In Mexico, after living there 10 years, you are treated as an honorary Mexican, and the path to a long term visa, or residency, is quite simple. Certainly not the case here. I think it is largely due to the reality that the government really does not want us here. They tolerate us. That is the extent of it. Not so with most Thai people, from my observations. But, most government workers are highly indoctrinated, by their very toxic employer.

Way, way too many. And it is a strong indication of just how bent, warped and misguided contemporary culture and society is, that someone can be considered an idol or celebrity just because they have alot of followers on Tik tok, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Personally, I consider social media to be the most corrosive and degenerate force in culture today, and they can be downright dangerous, on multiple levels. Children are growing up now in a world where they expect immediate response, gratification and notification. Their brains no longer have time to evolve; they must adapt to change in an instant, and the results are distressing. The difficulties of growing up have never been so public. Social technology provides a platform where things can run wild. Imagine the stress of high school – the competition for popularity, the pressure to fit in, the judgmental nature of social activities – at an accelerated pace. We try to protect our children from wandering off into the darkness on their own, and it turns out they are doing exactly that – online. When they get older and “ready,” we send them off to college, where they face more pressures. But social media has an infamous dark side and the more people share, the more serious this side becomes. As it turns out, living your life online has serious consequences for your self-esteem, your relationships, and your career prospects. And regardless of who committed the crime, it is a real indictment of contemporary Thai culture, that so many men are murdering women who have spurned them. Where is the self esteem? Any man with sufficient self worth, is able to just walk away from a woman, when things are not working out, or she is no longer interested in him. Where is the dignity? Man up. Show some class. Show some humanity. Show us something.

And that is likely not much of an indication of her intelligence, but rather her understanding of how to manipulate a social media platform, and the silly number of people who use them.

These brave activists are the only hope this nation has for a promising future. The laws should be changed, and the army should not be able to use them to muzzle protests. That is tantamount to fascism or the kind of authority a superfreak like Xi weilds. If you say this is a democracy, behave like it! It is no wonder the goons are disrespected by nearly everyone.

Awkward for them, maybe. Not for me. They don't want to face truth and reality, it is entirely on them. I will ask away, until I get an answer. Where I come from, truth is not considered something to avoid, or hide from.