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  1. What’s more, in a service-sector dominated economy much of the lost output is never going to be recovered. If people do not go out to their weekly meal at their favourite local restaurant for the next two months they are not going to eat out four times a week when the fear of infection has been lifted. It also seems likely that the economic pain will go on for longer than originally estimated. There is also a question of how long it will take consumer and business confidence to recover. Policy action by central banks and finance ministries can help in this respect but only so much. The chances are that the imminent recession will be U-shaped: a steep decline followed by a period of bumping along the bottom. There will be recovery but it will take time and only after much damage has been caused.

     

    https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/15/prepare-for-the-coronavirus-global-recession?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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  2. 20 hours ago, Canuck1966 said:

    In other news the air in Chiang Mai is well over 400

    They closed the schools in BKK when it was 170

     

    As nice a town as Chiang Mai is, it has become a death zone. The entire northern region. The human lungs are simply not designed to handle numbers like this day after day. The pollution is getting worse here each year, not better, as we are dealing with a degree of incompetence and indifference from this administration, that is at a level that is incomprehensible. Levels of over 200 can dramatically shorten ones life. If I were living there, I would be planning a move. 

  3. 23 hours ago, JCP108 said:

    This is good for me to know as I am heading to the U.S. tomorrow via Japan and returning via the same transit in about ten days. Will prepare to "self isolate" at home for two weeks upon my return. Let's just keep it at that, though. So, no new restrictions, please. I just need the U.S. to not ban people coming in from Thailand or Japan in the next 48 hours. 

    The US is a hotspot now, with over 3,000 cases. Thailand is very safe in comparison. I doubt you will have a problem getting into the US. The immigration guy might even ask you why you are coming. I canceled my trip for now. Was supposed to go this weekend. 

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  4. 1 hour ago, pgrahmm said:

    Perhaps because the western countries are land mass huge comparatively & freedom of movement.....The population isn't taking it as seriously, more business as usual while fighting over toilet paper becomes it's preoccupation.....

    Right now it's only a possible inconvenience....

     

    Not the case at all. My friends tell me no concerts, no movies at the theaters, restricted dining out, shortages of all kinds of food and sundries, long lines at pharmacies, no test kits available anywhere in the US, and a very sheltered existence. This is big. People are scared, and lack of half way decent leadership is a large cause of this. 

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  5. 5 hours ago, Skallywag said:

    Isn't it disrespectful and rude to wear a hat indoors in the U.S.?  Believe Trump is the first POTUS to constantly do this.  I know, its a bad hair thing likely - ????

    " for etiquette, you know that every courteous gentleman will always remove his hat upon entering a building. The rule applies to all hats—no bowler, boater, or beanie is exempt."  https://bestlifeonline.com/rude-to-wear-a-hat-indoors/

     

    Just sayin

    Peace

    Respect? That entire concept and Trump cannot be discussed in the same sentence. He has shown an astonishing degree of respect toward all but his ardent devotees. Plus anyone who is not wealthy, and anyone who is not white. 

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  6. On 3/14/2020 at 1:04 PM, Logosone said:

    Recorded phone calls have surfaced where Amber Heard admitted she was the one who committed domestic violence on Johnny Depp.

     

    That he even needs to enlist Winona Ryder still shows how biased the courts are against men.

     

    "EXCLUSIVE: 'I can't promise I won't get physical again, I get so mad I lose it.' LISTEN as Amber Heard admits to 'hitting' ex-husband Johnny Depp and pelting him with pots, pans and vases in explosive audio confession"

     

     

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7947733/Amber-Heard-admits-hitting-ex-husband-Johnny-Depp-pelting-pots-pans-tape.html

    OMG. Talk about incriminating stuff. He comes across as being kind, considerate, frustrated, and cool. She comes across as being insane, out of control, and a fraudster. Hello! Alot of women will not want to see this!

  7. The US has now been added to the top list, which is reasonable, since they have had 900 new cases in the past 48 hours, and are up to 60 fatalities. With no test kits in sight. Since the letter that Thailand requires means getting an actual Coronavirus test result, it is unlikely that they would accept any old letter. And these letters are impossible to get in the US. So nobody can come here from the US now, without a great risk of mandatory quarantine. I think the days of "self quarantine" may be winding down.

  8. 1 hour ago, sukhumvitneon said:

    Not really.  Google "Jeremy Meeks" and get back to me. If you're good looking you could be an attractive heroin addict and still do alright. 

     

    Yup, USA sucks when it comes to this stuff.  Thailand makes it easier to pay for it.

    You hit the nail on the head. If you are an addict, a thief, a con, a real butthead, or a real game player, you have a better shot. It is amazing how many tens of millions back there, prefer that over a really nice guy. 

  9. 22 hours ago, DrTuner said:

    The obvious solution is to fly first to a 3rd world country where a hack will happily write such a certificate for 200 baht.

    If only it were that easy. Even the US has now been added to the top list, which is reasonable, since they have had 900 new cases in the past 48 hours, and are up to 60 fatalities. With no test kits in sight. Since the letter requires an actual Coronavirus test result, it is unlikely that they would accept any old letter. 

  10. 4 hours ago, spidermike007 said:
       23 minutes ago,  spidermike007 said: 

    It seems these days, the only ones playing down this epidemic, and the need for testing are followers, supporters, and devotees of the fake orange master.

     

    The total numbers can be dramatically reduced, if an infection is detected, and the person then engages in self isolation. If you do not know you are infected, the disease keeps getting spread and the numbers go up exponentially. This is common sense stuff.

     

    I do agree the media is creating a frenzy. But, this epidemic is NOT HYPE. It is very real. So, let me understand this. Your fake master can hurl insults at whoever he wants, and it does not bother you one iota. He can continue with his daily tirades, and continue inventing his schoolyard names for all of his adversaries. No problem with you. But, when someone who does not care for him or his policies calls him a name, we are infantile, but he is not? Fascinating bit of reasoning there. I do not consider his followers to be evil. But, I would say many fall into the category of devotees. 

     

    As the number of cases rise to over 2,300 with over 50 deaths, the US has just been elevated to #7, in terms of the lIst of total deaths. #8 in terms of the list of total cases. So much of this could  have been avoided had pandemic office of the CDC not been dismantled by Bolton and Trump and folded into the office of WMD. Bizarre. Who would do that? Why would they do that? To call it irresponsible and foolhardy would be quite an understatement. 

     

    The voters will decide in November. And it is my prediction they will decide enough of the nonsense, incompetence and thin skinned churlishness. Let's go Joe/Amy. 

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  11. 8 minutes ago, Brickbat said:

    Well said! Now to find a party with some balls and half a brain to implement

    Thanathorn to the rescue. He is about the only person capable of leading this nation forward, in this time of crisis. The need to get rid of the hapless army gets greater by the day. 

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  12. 31 minutes ago, sukhumvitneon said:

    Welcome to clown world.  They've probably gone without a whole lot longer than they let on.  Not that they're missing out, dating in the USA is a complete joke these days.  But let's be honest, Thai-farang relationships almost always have a $$$$ angle at play anyhow

    No, let's be honest, farang-farang relationships almost always have a $$$$ angle at play anyhow. It does not matter where you are. Women want financial security, and dating is expensive. The biggest difference, is here you have an approximate dollar figure, going in. There you do not. Three expensive dates, five, seven? Gifts and prizes? Trips? Cars? Apartments? It is always about money, unless you are under 25 and very good looking. Let's be real about this. It is all so much more honest, and up front here, and the "fortune" that is put on the "ultimate prize" is far more reasonable here. Back there it is insane. The whole dating and relationship scene back there is silly, annoying, desperate, inane, and dumb. And lastly, why on earth would I want to date a woman who is more masculine, than I am? 

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