spidermike007

We need to maintain humility here. There are an awful lot of Thai male adults, who look like men, and smell like men and yet have the emotional development of a 13 year old. They cannot handle any perceived slight, or any tiny wound to their incredibly fragile egos. So, you stay out of their face. You do not provoke them. A real man can handle someone being a jerk, without over reacting and causing violence. Adolescent minds cannot.

We simply cannot allow ourselves, regardless of the circumstances, to be intimidated by laws written by and for cowards. The small minded offenders need to be called out. The fact that this forum alone is now citing the name of venues is a huge step forward for Thai society. And both the owner and the bouncer need to be held to account. So what if the water was not free. You just tell someone they need to pay for the water. Basic civility.

Expect an enormous refund. The check is in the mail!

You completely misunderstood what I was conveying. I was talking about people who feel the need to convert others. People who are constantly droning on about their savior. Not a civilized discussion like this. Not at all. I was making a simple point.

It is quite reasonable. I visit the emergency room here to visit a specialist, and with x-rays I am out the door for 2000 baht, at a private hospital. In the US? $300-2000. An anecdote on this subject. A good friend of mine got in a bad motorcycle accident some time ago. He almost lost his leg. He got his first of 11 operations at Bangkok Hospital Samui. It costs him over a million baht. They wanted to do a second procedure. They quoted him 1,400,000 baht. He decided to transfer to Bangkok. He was quoted 460,000 baht for the same procedure, at a top private hospital there. The surgeon told him that he worked at a public hospital too, and could do the same operation there, for alot less money. He told him he would get him a quote. In the interim, my friend called a good friend of his, in San Diego, who is an orthopedic surgeon. Since my friend is a retired chiropractor, he knew all the terminology, and explained what he needed, and asked for the best price. His friend called him back the next day, and quoted him $960,000, with cash discounts! The local surgeon here got back to him, and told him he could do it for 46,000 baht. He transferred, and they did all the rest of his procedures. So, 1,400,000 at Bangkok Hospital, 460,000 at Vejthani Hospital, and 46,000 at the public hospital, with an excellent surgeon. VS. 31,000,000 baht in the US. Again, no complaints from this peanut gallery.

Many of us know that is simply a PC narrative. The vast majority are doing it out of choice. They may not like it, but they are not being forced into it.

Some things are more personal than others. Preaching to others who are not asking for advice strikes me as a high level of insecurity.

Some of us do what we can to increase our chances of survival, well being and bodily health. Some don't seem to care. Being reckless simply increases the odds of disaster. They are already stacked against us on the road here, so it seems a bit cavalier to not take whatever precautions we can.

For me, there seems to be a direct correlation between the actual relationship one has with the creator, and the need to talk about it. The lack of any real spiritual practice, (or relationship with whatever notion one has of a God) seems to compel people to discuss religion endlessly, and attempt to convert others, whereas, those with a real inner life and spiritual practice, seem content to just live their lives, set an example for others, and let their lifestyle do the speaking. In other words, you would not feel comfortable discussing your intimate life with your loved one with others, so why talk about your inner life with others, unless they ask?

I know this might sound narrow minded or old fashioned. But I have always felt that the true test to being a ladyboy, is having the entire procedure. That takes some real commitment and guts. And money. There is no halfway, there. It is all the way in.

It is really all about education. The Thai government is essentially doing the same thing the British government did in India back in the days of the East India Trading Company. Back then, they just simply closed 1,000s of schools, to keep the people uneducated, in order to maintain power, and stifle resistance to change. Before that, Indian education was examplary. Here, they seem to be deliberately maintaining a highly inferior system, which is not open to change, improvement, or reform, in order to maintain cheap labor. https://vedictribe.com/indian-history/how-the-education-system-in-india-was-systematically-destroyed/ Destruction of our education began with the English Education Act 1835, where the East India Company was to fund and support any institution that would teach the western curriculum with English as the language of instruction. https://www.immortalbharat.in/2020/07/how-british-destroyed-indian-education.html?m=1 The law now said that any Gurukul that teaches in Sanskrit or regional languages is illegal and running such a Gurukul (educational institute) is a punishable offense. This resulted in the closure of tens of thousands of gurukuls across the country with many Acharyas (teachers) and disciples even being imprisoned or killed for disobeying the law.

False. Near monopolies are never a good thing for the consumer. Just look at True Visions. It is an unmitigated disaster for the user. The programming is inferior, they have made very little progress in increasing the number of HD channels, it is grossly over priced, and the selection of channels is terrible, and has barely improved in the past several years. Monopolies only benefit the company, not the consumer. This is pure whitewashing.

It is likely that every minister here would be fired, if they investigated them. The stench is obscene. If not for corruption, than for malfeasance or inability to perform the job effectively, like in the case of Anutin, Prayuth, Prawit, Phiphat, or the Big Joke.

A step in the right direction. Making this profession illegal, while turning a blind eye is nonsense. Just make it legal and regulate it. Most women who are in the trade don't have alot of alternatives. The pay scale here is so low, it is hard to support a family, for all but those with a specialized degree, or entrepreneurs. Making it legal benefits everyone.

I am a wolfatarian. I speak wolf only, but I can still type. I hunt with wolf packs, and I wear only wolf type clothes. In reality, this is now recognized by some school districts in the US. There was a time when men in white coats would come around and put someone dressed as a cat into a straitjacket. Halloween is the exception. Or the threat of a trip to the asylum would’ve modified behavior. As China threatens to invade neighbors, we’re cringing when someone tells us he’s an antelope and we better acknowledge he’s got hooves whether or not visible. How could we possibly win a war with an army filled with dogs and cats? Do School Kids Identify As Animals? I recently heard someone say that there are students in the Twin Falls city school system identifying as animals. They didn’t get a trip to see the school psychologist. Instead, I heard the kids are getting away with their claims because administrators and staff are too timid to lay down the law and that students who claim to be animals can get away with skipping homework. After all, paws and hooves can’t grip a pencil and struggle with a keyboard. https://newsradio1310.com/twin-falls-schools-said-to-allow-students-to-identify-as-animals/

Oh, let us hope this happens. If any nation on earth deserves bankruptcy, it is Russia. They are already morally bankrupt, and are being led into the abyss by a serial killing madman dictator, who seems to think nothing of inflicting massive pain and death upon women and children.

I tend to agree. As a Democrat I see the party being weakened by the progressive left. It is a horrendous thing to witness. I still think most dems in the US are centrist, and are offended by woke ideology.

No. They just don't seem to care. They have no pride. There are a hundred things they could be doing, starting with incentives to prevent the toxic and nasty act of sugar cane burning. If there are laws against it, they are rarely enforced. Never forget. This is the do nothing administration, and Prayuth is the do nothing PM.

Correct. PC is making us weak. It is a horrendous narrative, and will likely burn itself out over time. Let us hope. I wonder if this article was written by an American? PC and woke are at their apex there.

This would be a classic. For a follow up, he can challenge Anutin, who would likely go down within a minute of the first round. Millions would watch anyone in government get knocked out. Fun stuff. Let's bring real entertainment to the people!

Why wasn't the chief admiral of the Thai navy relieved of his watch, along with the ship captain? Who has taken responsibility for this calamity which could have likely been avoided?

Does Hua Hin even have a marina for boats? One of the reasons the Gulf is of so little interest to yachtsmen is the lack of marinas, service facilities and ports of interest. Is this another case of the Thai officials grossly over estimating their attraction to the outside world? Putting the cart before the horse? In most nations, you build the marinas and facilities, then the yachts come.

Are we no longer able to use the term ladyboy, or katoey? Is the term transgender something that applies to only post op people, or anyone who identifies as a woman? Just wondering.

I think the consensus is that the shiny tile looks a little like marble. And it is cheap to install, and easy to clean. So, it appears to be a false appearance of luxury, over safety. I dislike the shiny tile. It is beyond dangerous.

One wonders if Prasansuk is attempting to pick up the mantle of the big joke, left vacated when he was fired as immigration boss, some time ago. Will he become the new foreigner hating guy at immigration? This seems an extreme thing to do. I would understand red cards for known felons, or people committing serious acts of malfeasance. However, no one knows where the bar will be set, and this program would be ripe for abuse, and just more corruption. Same old, same old. Just new opportunities.