spidermike007

Nah. Thailand is still infinitely safer and infinitely less violent than America. 99.9% of the violence here are Thais fighting with each other, so it does not concern us in the least. If goofballs want to take out their yah yahs on strangers for the most petty of reasons let them go at it. Do we care? No not much.

There's no question that Don going along with Israel's genocidal Kingpin has left him in a very vulnerable position. His support is weakening by the day in the US, and the Iran War will likely be his undoing, so sometimes good things come out of horrible circumstances. If America can rid itself of this toxic gorilla that would benefit everyone.

Sorry, I prefer not to however they are one of the big ones so they are easily found. I really believe that these kind of matters should not be discussed on a public forum.

I have been told on many occasions by expats who speak fluent Thai, to avoid these karaoke parlors like the plague. Padding the bills is very common, and I'm told you only visit these places with a Thai who knows how they operate. These are small-time, lowlife, mafia style skim joints like you see on in the Patong area, and this kind of behavior is to be expected, and I wouldn't expect much help from the police. Visiting one of these places is risky behavior, and it ranks right up there with spending time with a ladyboy in Pattaya.

Since when has being critical of one's nation or one's government's policies risen to the level of being a traitor? Last I heard America was still a democracy, which means there's room for discourse, am I incorrect on that? This is interesting because I've been called a lot of things in this lifetime, but I've never been called a traitor before. Alot of my friends actually consider me to be quite loyal, but I guess because I don't agree with all of Trump's policies I'm also a traitor now. So could you please explain to me how this works. Where can I turn myself in, and who should I turn myself into, so that I can be tried for sedition against my nation. Once I'm found guilty how will the punishment be carried out? Will it be through electrocution, or the gas chamber, or will it be boring old lethal injection? Perhaps they will they hang me? Perhaps I will be one of the first to be brought before the fascists newly formed firing squads? I need that information so we can proceed with my execution. You need to provide that and show us that you're a truly patriotic American.

I disagree any mention of corruption cannot be overstated when it comes to this gutter trash president.

You use the term "basically corrupt" are you trying to engage in diplomacy, or are you deliberately trying to understand the facts? Trump is the most corrupt president in history likely by 100 fold, and I do not think that there's a member of Congress or the Senate that is not corrupt, the same applies to his entire Administration, and virtually any politician at the national level in both parties in the broken US of A.

Those mulllahs are some of the most ignorant men on the planet, and they know virtually nothing about anything, much less anything connected with spirituality. Everything about them is pure dogma and the opposite of faith and spirit. Certainly the Iranian people deserve better, however regime change has never been accomplished through bombing, so we still have no idea what's going through that small mind of Trump.

When the goon says something there is always a different story, you're never getting the actual facts because the man doesn't know what a fact is. His credibility is at 0%. He has deeply earned that mistrust.

They shut down is entirely on Trump and he's sending unqualified people to man the airports. 18 years of age 6 weeks of four training and then you're giving High Caliber weapons and send out into the streets. What could possibly go wrong? And now these highly unqualified individuals are going to be creating much belligerence at the airports, which were already as stressful place prior to their arrival. Hopefully they'll send guys that are able to breathe deeply, and avoid shooting the passengers point blank.

The reasonable cost of living, large amounts of very pleasant and lighthearted people, and the fact that I spent years doing everything in my power to get away from America. And that was two decades ago, it's only gotten worse and gone way downhill since.

You mean the swamp?

I guess you have to be a pathological super freak to understand something like this, a relationship is not working out and you do what you can to try to resolve the issues, and when you come to the conclusion that it's just not going to work, real men simply move on and juvenile imbeciles hang on for dear life. Some end up committing atrocities like this one due to incredibly low self-esteem, and a total lack of pride, and likely a very faulty upbringing by people who had no idea what the art of parenting even looks like. My heart goes out to her family, they're likely never going to fully recover from this sort of ordeal.

Nothing this Administration nor it spokespeople says should ever be trusted, their credibility is less than zero at this point. And if there is one thing about Trump that is certain it is that he's doing insider trading, he's charging tens of millions of dollars for pardons, and he's profiting from the presidency like no other president in American history. I hate to use the word corrupt to define Trump, because that's a direct insult to all the corrupt people that came before him. The eclipses them 100 fold.

The amount of hubris involved in the run up to the invasion of a 5000-year-old nation was astonishing, and the thought that Israel and the US could simply bomb the nation and then have the people rise up and thank the liberators for destroying their infrastructure was fairly difficult to fathom. But it is certainly in keeping with the incredibly simple minded thinking of a small-minded man like Don, and a genocidal megalomaniac like Netanyahu.

If you can't figure out why I am ashamed of the behavior of my own nation at this stage of the game, there's no point in me trying to explain it to you. Keep on with the Kool-Aid, it seems to be working.

I would love to see Tiny Petie thrown under the bus. He richly deserves that indignity. And during his second term so far Trump is way under quota when it comes to trashing his subordinates. He himself would never take responsibility for a mistake, his ego is simply too fragile and his self-esteem is too low.

Me too. In this day and age I just don't get the use of diesel unless you're driving a large truck. Unless your vehicle is really well maintained it is so filthy.

Jeez. I hope you understand that you've had some bad luck and that you are the exception to the rule. Certainly hope things improve for you.

There is no possibility of victory now, and there never was any possibility of victory from the beginning. This war was poorly planned, and the use of a SEC DEF who wouldn't qualify to lead a Cub Scout chapter, or manage a Kmart, in and of itself is a historic tragedy. This war was just a huge omelette on the face of Don, and on the face of America and when Trump withdraws with his tail between his legs the entire world will look on an exasperation, and wonder what on earth Trump was thinking and why he is such a spectacular moron and failure. However, no matter how you look at it a US withdraw from Iran is a good thing for the world. Trump's goals were never going to be achieved, and as usual the US Military and Trump did a terrible job of planning, and the public uprising never happened, the Republican guards were never taken out, the nuclear materials were never found, and Trump's war with Iran was a total and complete failure, of massive, epic and historic proportions. Disaster Don once again has caused huge amount of worldwide chaos unnecessary inflation tremendous fear and panic for absolutely nothing in return. I know it's difficult for a lot of his followers to admit that the man is a failure, but I think it's time to man up and come clean, and make a statement that this street garbage is nothing but malignant tumor on the face of America. If Trump had any dignity at all he would resign in disgrace.

No matter how you look at it a US withdraw from Iran is a good thing for the world. Trump's goals were never going to be achieved, and as usual the US Military and Trump did a terrible job of planning, and the public uprising never happened, the Republican guards were never taken out, the nuclear materials were never found, and Trump's war with Iran was a total and complete failure, of massive, epic and historic proportions. Disaster Don once again has caused huge amount of worldwide chaos unnecessary inflation tremendous fear and panic for absolutely nothing in return. I know it's difficult for a lot of his followers to admit that the man is a failure, but I think it's time to man up and come clean, and make a statement that this street garbage is nothing but malignant tumor on the face of America. If Trump had any dignity at all he would resign in disgrace.

I would believe anyone but Trump, I would believe Miley Cyrus over Trump, I would believe the Mad Mullah over Trump, I would believe Xi over Trump. Trump has shown us hundreds upon hundreds of times that he never tells the truth, that everything that comes out of his mouth is a fabrication, and that he has no qualms about making stuff up, so why would I believe him? Ever?

The clown king is scared to death of inflation and he sees that the war is not going as planned, none of his goals were achieved and now he's going to do a withdrawal and try to create a story about how the war was a success and yet none of the aims were achieved. Zero Don! Just another in the incredibly long list of your failures. On Friday evening, as he headed to Florida, Mr. Trump seemed to be designing that much-discussed exit. But he clearly has not yet decided whether to take it. And there is mounting evidence — average gas price approaching $4 a gallon, infrastructure in ruins across the Persian Gulf, a decimated Iranian theocracy digging in and American allies at first rebuffing and now struggling with demands to patrol hostile waters — that the repercussions of Mr. Trump’s excursion may outlast his interest in it. As always, Mr. Trump’s messaging is inconsistent, which his critics cite as evidence that he entered this conflict with no strategy and his followers cheer as strategic ambiguity. Hours later, perhaps sensitive to a Republican base understandably nervous about the political effects, he posted on his social media site that “we are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East.” But his latest list of those objectives left out a few of his previous goals and watered down others. He made no mention of defeating the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, which appears to remain in power, along with Mojtaba Khamenei, who has succeeded his father as supreme leader, though he has yet to be seen or heard in public. Mr. Trump also omitted any message to the Iranian people, whom he told only three weeks ago: “When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take.” The White House has since said that the president does not expect a surrender announcement from Iran, but that Mr. Trump will determine when Iran has “effectively surrendered.”) Huh? Goalposts being shifted once again Don? Mr. Trump’s second surprise was his sudden need for allies. He didn’t imagine it at the beginning of the conflict, the defense minister of one Gulf nation said recently, because he thought the war would be short. But patrolling the strait, and other checkpoints, appears to be a task that could last months or years. His third surprise was the absence of any uprising among either the Revolutionary Guards or ordinary Iranians. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in the Oval Office this past week “we are seeing defections at all levels as they’re starting to sense what’s going on with the regime.” But American and European intelligence officials say they have no evidence of such defections — even after Israel targeted, and eliminated, Iran’s supreme leader, its top security and intelligence chiefs and many top military officials. More lies. Military historians will be dissecting this conflict for a long time. But for now it is clear that Iran is a different kind of challenge. Mr. Trump started using the word “excursion” to suggest this is just a short trip, a brief diversion. But there is no real end in sight. Hey Mr. Numbskull, an excursion for most people is a trip to the Bahamas. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/us/politics/trump-iran-offramp.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

I hope that was spoken in jest, I think Thailand continues to be one of the safest countries in the world. I never feel threatened here. There are some idiots who act out from time to time but 99.9% of the time it's one Thai acting out with another Thai, and it very rarely ever concerns foreigners, unless it's some idiot fooling around with a ladyboy in Pattaya. That's a whole different story. I feel infinitely less safe walking the streets of any big city in America, than I do here.

I think with all the craziness that's going on in the world right now, all the instability, all the fear, and all the uncertainty, it serves us well to maintain our sense of humor whenever we possibly can. And that is truly one of my favorite aspects of Thailand. I find the people here to be very light-hearted, they love a laugh, they love a joke, and that tends to keep me fairly light on my feet, and feeling a lot younger than I am.