spidermike007

A rather general question. I think the vast majority prefer Thai, as it is familiar, they share a common language and culture, and it is more comfortable for them. Having said that, there is a small percentage that are open minded, have heard good things about foreign men from their girlfriends, and are open to the possibilities. I have been told by many that foreign men are more affectionate, more communicative (a rather mixed bag on that one), and more willing to provide them with support. Also, I often hear from them, that some foreign men are not as possessive and as jealous, and allow their women more independence. My wife has alot of independence. She tells me her girlfriends cannot believe it. Often when they go out, their boyfriends or husbands have to join. Not an option for them to go solo. For me, sitting around and listening to them jabbering for hours (in Thai) is the epitome of boring. 

Thailand, through extreme myopia, put itself into this position. By putting all of it's eggs in the basket of China, they opened themselves up to a tourism and economic tragedy of immense proportions. It was an inane decision, made by people with little to no experience in tourism, hired based on cronyism, or nepotism, and entirely without merit. When you reach for the bottom of the barrel, this is what you get. The Thai people are in for a world of hurt.

Tourism was already in a near crisis stage, due to an extremely xenophobic and racist administration. Now? I do feel bad for the common Thai. However, in a sense they allowed this to happen, by allowing the totally incompetent army to take over. The only solution now, is to get them out. Hopefully, the youth will rise up. The army is truly despised at this point in time. They are beyond useless.

This could be a good thing in the long run. 

Thailand has joined the ranks of the most polluted countries in the world, with many days well over 50-100 PM 2.5, and often 125-200 AQI. The air here is horrendously bad, and seems to be getting worse each year. 

If Prayuth and the people in charge of this catastrophe really cared, there is so much they could be doing.

1. Stop the ridiculous promotion of diesel vehicles. You walk into a BMW dealership, and over half the cars for sale are diesel. Thailand is one of the few countries left, in the world, that actually promotes this nonsense. As soon as diesel vehicle is not maintained according to schedule, it becomes a hazard to the environment. What are the vehicle maintenance habit here?

2. Convert all diesel powered electric plants to natural gas. Begin promoting renewable energy. Show us some creative juice. Show us, and the Thai people something. Anything.

3. Stop the burning now. How? There is a very simple solution to this problem. If the authorities were interested in solutions. The burning has to stop. There are alternatives, to this 19th century technique of burning after the sugar cane harvest. Either the government starts to encourage farmers to switch to more environmentally friendly crops, or they start to penalize farmers for burning. This heinous burning, is leading to a tremendous degree of environmental degradation, and alot of lung disease. So here is what I propose-

A. Fine the farmers 5,000 baht for a first offense, and give them a stern warning, that burning is now prohibited, and the second fine will be very harsh.

B. For a second offense, fine the farmer 100,000 baht, and warn them that if the burning continues, their land will be confiscated.

C. On the 3rd offense, confiscate their land. Period. No questions. No legal proceeding or appeals on the part of the farmers. Allow others to come in and purchase the land at a fair price, with the caveat that sugar is prohibited as a crop to be grown on that land. The news would travel faster than the toxic smoke, and farmers would change their ways overnight, and move into the 21st century. 

We have an emergency situation. Thousands of people are dying from pulmonary failure. The lung institute in Nonthaburi is packed to capacity.  

The increasingly bad air will eventually discourage tourists too. This thing is going to hit Thailand hard, and it is going to hurt coming after 6 years of major sabotage to the tourism industry, on the part of the administration, a hapless PM, and a dumb as you can get army led administration and TAT.  

"Most of them do not take the cases seriously because they believe that it is for the benefit of the girl to undergo female circumcision for the protection of her chastity," said Eldanbouki, executive director of the Women's Center for Guidance and Legal Awareness.

Yeah right. About as effective a deterrent as forcing your woman to wear a hajib, or the more extreme burka, to ward off potential suitors. Just extreme paranoia, and extreme lack of self esteem, confidence, trust, understanding, and spirituality. Alot of very insecure men, forcing their women to do crazy stuff, behave in ways they would not dream of on their own, and pure, unadulterated extremism, and a medieval mindset.

Call me a cynic, but with public safety standards here, I would not trust a local skydiving outfit to have high quality equipment, nor well skilled technicians and maintenance people to handle the equipment, nor to make sure their customers are given the best chances of a safe experience. Sorry to hear about this guy. Has to be quite a horrific feeling when your chute does not, will not, and cannot open. My guess is poor equipment, and bad maintenance. 

You can never count on this administration to take public safety, nor traffic safety seriously. Frankly, I would be just as cautious about the small plane here, as the equipment. 

The GOP will pay a heavy price for the disloyalty and irrational behavior they have shown toward the American people. 75% wanted witnesses and documents. That includes tens of millions of republics, who are decent people, and simply wanted to know the truth. But, instead they went lockstep with the guilty Master. Not a smart strategy. I expect the dems to pick up at least 10 more seats in the house, and there is a possibility of a majority in the Senate. There is a distinct possibility that Trump will be humiliated come November, and kicked out of Washington permanently, to return to a nearly bankrupted empire. His name is so radioactive, that nobody will want to touch his name anymore.

He did this to himself. Hopefully, once he loses the election, the SDNY will pursue him vigorously for bank fraud. He is a career criminal. It is only a matter of time before the law catches up to him.

Thailand, through extreme myopia, put itself into this position. By putting all of it's eggs in the basket of China, they opened themselves up to a tourism and economic tragedy of immense proportions. It was an inane decision, made by people with little to no experience in tourism, hired based on cronyism, or nepotism, and entirely without merit. When you reach for the bottom of the barrel, this is what you get. 

The Thai people are in for a world of hurt unfortunately. Hopefully something good will come out of this mess.

Thailand, through extreme myopia, put itself into this position. By putting all of it's eggs in the basket of China, they opened themselves up to a tourism and economic tragedy of immense proportions. It was an inane decision, made by people with little to no experience in tourism, hired based on cronyism, or nepotism, and entirely without merit. When you reach for the bottom of the barrel, this is what you get. The Thai people are in for a world of hurt. Tourism was already in a near crisis stage, due to an extremely xenophobic and racist administration. Now? I do feel bad for the common Thai. However, in a sense they allowed this to happen, by allowing the totally incompetent army to take over. The only solution now, is to get them out. Hopefully, the youth will rise up. The army is truly despised at this point in time. They are beyond useless.

This could be a good thing in the long run. Hopefully, it will take a very heavy toll on the horrendous army, and perhaps even force the resignation of Prayuth. He really needs to get out now. 

Thailand, through extreme myopia, put itself into this position. By putting all of it's eggs in the basket of China, they opened themselves up to a tourism and economic tragedy of immense proportions. It was an inane decision, made by people with little to no experience in tourism, hired based on cronyism, or nepotism, and entirely without merit. When you reach for the bottom of the barrel, this is what you get. The Thai people are in for a world of hurt. Tourism was already in a near crisis stage, due to an extremely xenophobic and racist administration. Now? I do feel bad for the common Thai. However, in a sense they allowed this to happen, by allowing the totally incompetent army to take over. The only solution now, is to get them out. Hopefully, the youth will rise up. The army is truly despised at this point in time. They are beyond useless.

This could be a good thing in the long run. Hopefully, it will take a very heavy toll on the horrendous army, and perhaps even force the resignation of Prayuth. He really needs to get out now. 

The Chicoms were already facing some major issues. Maybe this will make their lives even harder. Major fractures in Chinese society at the moment. The more pressure on that heinous government, the better. 

No doubt. And add to that the worst air pollution in years. It is a perfect storm. Corona was not of their own making. Virtually every other problem Thailand faces was self created by the incompetents, who deserve to be ousted by the people. 

Anytime an opportunity arises to target this extremely incompetent man, the public or an opposition party should take advantage. He is running down the nation, decimating the tourism industry and sabotaging the economy. He deserves to be kicked out in a very inglorious manner.