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The reason I ask is because it was always my understanding that unless the Thai citizen renounced their citizenship, they were always able to buy or own anything in Thailand they wanted.

My wife has a sister that is married to a foreigner. Recently, her sister went to a local government office to have some land transferred into her name that her father is giving to her. Apparently some government official told her that they knew she was married to a foreigner and because of that, they could not let her put the land in her name. I had never heard of anything like this before so I was curious if there was a new law recently passed or something.

It is my understanding that if a Thai citizen marries a foreigner but retains Thai citizenship they are still able to buy land and/or property in Thailand. My Thai wife is trying to tell me that the Thai government now is able to check if a Thai citizen has married a foreigner and if the government sees that the Thai citizen has indeed married a foreigner, they will no longer allow the Thai citizen to own or buy any real estate, business, or property in Thailand. Any one know if this true?

Some good movies listed by some of you.

Red Belt - Very good, and underrated, film.

Burn After Reading - I liked it. It helps if you understand it.

In Bruges - I was starting to think I was the only person who ever watched it. Very good and so funny too.

There Will Be Blood - Good film. Noting like the title implies.

Ones mentioned already but I agree with them:

Big Lebowski

Fish Called Wanda

Bad Santa

Also have to add:

Blues Brothers

Dumb & Dumber

Blues Brothers 2000 - That movie is an insult to the original and should never have happened!

I wholeheartedly agree with you on this.

Yes, those were good movies. A really crappy one was "Maximum Overdrive". I think King may have even botched misdirected that one himself.

HA HA, I love this movie. It's one of those "It's so bad, it's good" type of movies.

Wild Wild West

Enough said

Agree on this one. Very bad.

The worst movie ever made has to be, "Killer Klowns from Outer Space".!

I also agree here, very bad.

Anyone ever see the Eddie Murphy movie Vampire From Brooklyn.

Complete and utter crap!

Exorcist was scary and the American version of "The Ring" I thought was pretty scary.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Based loosely on the real life of Larry David, one of the creators of Seinfeld. Very clever.

Finally someone mentioned this. Best comedy ever by a country mile.

The U.S. economy is already in a recession, it just hasn't been announced yet.

If China really wanted to spite the U.S., this would be the right move to make dumping all their U.S. assets. As others have said though, China won't do this. China's main exporting country is the U.S. so to cause damage to the U.S. economy would be detrimental to the Chinese export market. This is just an empty threat.

Picking one best movie is an impossibility. There are just too many good ones.

Godfather I & II

Big Lebowski

Blues Brothers

Full Metal Jacket

Goodfellas

and many, many more!

I just got done watching the series finale here in the U.S. I was very disappointed and that is all I will say about it.

Paulie Walnuts is my favorite because he always made me laugh with the stuff he said.

As a man I might be the most shaved one here to reply.

I shave all the hair off my arms, legs and chest/stomach area. I don't really have any hair on my back thank God.

As for down below, I do like to shave the hair off the big guy and his two buddies. But the area above the big guy that sits below the stomach, I dont completely shave that area but keep it trimmed very, very short. I can't imagine anything more sickening for a woman to go down there and get a nose & mouth full of hair. Uuuuggghhhh!!!!

I read a lot of you saying that you thought it was gay for a man to shave his entire body like I do. Or some of you said you thought a man would have to be vain to do it. I originally did it because I used to be into weightlifting and weightlifters shave the hair off their bodies to increase muscle definition. After I suffered my back injury and no longer lifted weights, it really started to itch when the hair would start growing back so I kept shaving it. Eventually I grew to like the feeling of bare arms and legs so I have done it ever since.

I certainly am not gay and I don't believe I am very vain either. But I do groom myself and keep myself looking nice. After I shower I put lotion on my arms, legs, stomach & chest to keep my skin smooth and soft. I keep my fingernails and toenails trimmed at all times. I even shave off the little excess hair around the back of my neck to give it a clean look. My wife loves running her hands over my soft, hairless skin and I am only worried about pleasing her. Plus its very comfortable.

Fellow guys, don't knock it until you try it.

Obviously, getting a straight answer to a question is not going to happen.

So I think I will go and bang my head against a brick wall.

Which part of my answer didn't you understand sir?

Not a case of not understanding.

Just a case of waiting for a simple "yes" you are withdrawing your statement or "no" you are not.

I clarified my answer for you several times already. There is no need to withdraw anything. I stated CLEARLY that electronics cannot do anything to harm an aircraft in flight. I base my conclusion on the fact that there is no evidence to support the theory that they do cause harm. Which part are you unable to grasp here?

The part I don't grasp is where in post 35 you say electronic items do not affect the plane in any way.

In post 52 you say "it's that I know electronics do nothing to modern aircraft during take-off. Remember, I work there, it's my job to know this".

Post 54 you say "Electronics MAY interfere but there is not evidence to support this"

Post 70 you say "In my mind I truly believe that they do not harm aircraft in any way"

You have gone from saying they do not affect aircraft, to, they may, then it's your belief.

If a person were to ask me, I would say that electronics do nothing to harm aircraft in any way.

The airlines and so-called experts are the ones that say electronics MAY harm aircraft. That is their position, not mine.

Having worked for the TSA in America and having done my own research I do have to say that those who complain about the liquid bans need to do some research on their own. I was working when the liquid ban came into place and I was not happy about having to do it. I then read a report out of Europe about how the terrorist can make a liquid bomb and color it and corbonate it to look like any kind of drink, or other product and have seen the test results of what the explosive would do. If you dont like to have them take your liquids than all you have to do is go online to the airlines website for 20 minutes to see what is allowed and not allowed before you fly, take some self responibility before you fly and it will be much easier. Most of the people I dealt with knew they could not bring the products but felt that the rules and laws did not apply to them. Just think of it this way, you may complain about the security but how much more are you gonna complain when you are in a plane at 30,000 feet with a big hole in it because of a lack of security. The problem that the average person does not realize is that the terrorists rely on your complaining and whinning to make there actions easier to perform.

If you did work at the TSA then you know that there are so many easy ways to do harm in an airport or on an airplane that have nothing at all to do with people going through security. Security at airports needs to mandate racial-profiling and leave the little old ladies alone.

Obviously, getting a straight answer to a question is not going to happen.

So I think I will go and bang my head against a brick wall.

Which part of my answer didn't you understand sir?

Not a case of not understanding.

Just a case of waiting for a simple "yes" you are withdrawing your statement or "no" you are not.

I clarified my answer for you several times already. There is no need to withdraw anything. I stated CLEARLY that electronics cannot do anything to harm an aircraft in flight. I base my conclusion on the fact that there is no evidence to support the theory that they do cause harm. Which part are you unable to grasp here?

Obviously, getting a straight answer to a question is not going to happen.

So I think I will go and bang my head against a brick wall.

Which part of my answer didn't you understand sir?

I hope for your sake that your boss is not a member of this forum, because he would sack you immediatly.

Whatever you say, rules are there for a reason even if your not clever enough to understand why you should follow them

My opinion.

cheers

onzestan

Even if one of my bosses were here and read what I said, I wouldn't get sacked at all. They would simply tell me to not use my MP3 player during takeoff and that's it. You guys are making this issue seem a lot more serious than it really is.

Most rules are there for a reason but many rules are silly and unnecessary including the one we are discussing.

I am a firm believer in self-preservation. So if I saw any solid proof or thought that my using an MP3 player during takeoff might cause harm to myself or others, I wouldn't use it. I have yet to see any proof.

For the love of god, will you make up your mind.

1 post you say that electronics DONT affect aircraft, then in another post you say the MAY.

In my mind I truly believe that they do not harm aircraft in any way. According to the powers that be, they MAY but they aren't sure and there is no proof.

You stated clearly in 1 of your earlier posts that they do not affect aircraft in any way. It was your job to know that.

Are you now withdrawing that statement.

I believe that electronics cannot affect aircraft due to there being no proof.

I hope for your sake that your boss is not a member of this forum, because he would sack you immediatly.

Whatever you say, rules are there for a reason even if your not clever enough to understand why you should follow them

My opinion.

cheers

onzestan

Even if one of my bosses were here and read what I said, I wouldn't get sacked at all. They would simply tell me to not use my MP3 player during takeoff and that's it. You guys are making this issue seem a lot more serious than it really is.

Most rules are there for a reason but many rules are silly and unnecessary including the one we are discussing.

I am a firm believer in self-preservation. So if I saw any solid proof or thought that my using an MP3 player during takeoff might cause harm to myself or others, I wouldn't use it. I have yet to see any proof.

For the love of god, will you make up your mind.

1 post you say that electronics DONT affect aircraft, then in another post you say the MAY.

In my mind I truly believe that they do not harm aircraft in any way. According to the powers that be, they MAY but they aren't sure and there is no proof.

I hope for your sake that your boss is not a member of this forum, because he would sack you immediatly.

Whatever you say, rules are there for a reason even if your not clever enough to understand why you should follow them

My opinion.

cheers

onzestan

Even if one of my bosses were here and read what I said, I wouldn't get sacked at all. They would simply tell me to not use my MP3 player during takeoff and that's it. You guys are making this issue seem a lot more serious than it really is.

Most rules are there for a reason but many rules are silly and unnecessary including the one we are discussing.

I am a firm believer in self-preservation. So if I saw any solid proof or thought that my using an MP3 player during takeoff might cause harm to myself or others, I wouldn't use it. I have yet to see any proof.

You have already stated that CD Players, Laptops etc do not affect modern aircraft in any way, and that it's your job to know this.

Yet in your last post you now say that they may, though there is no evidence.

Which is it. They don't, or they may.

You stated that you are not getting blacklisted for anything. You did not specify using an MP3 player. A person can get blacklisted by an airline for a number of reasons. You are not an exception to that rule.

The reason I would like to know what your job is, because you have stated that it is your job to know about electronics. If this is the case, one would have to assume that you work in engineering and more specifically, avionics.

Personally, I have my doubts about you working in aviation engineering, let alone an airline.

This issue seems to really get under your skin.

Let me rephrase one of my statements for clarification purposes. I know there is no evidence to demonstrate electronics affect planes. That is what I know.

Yes, I am not an exception to any rule. But I use my MP3 player on airplanes during takeoff and no one ever sees me because I do not flaunt it out in the open. Therefore, I don't ever think I will get caught and even if I do, they will only tell me to turn it off. I will not get blacklisted.

I am not an engineer but I do work for an airline, ok? You don't think I work for an airline? Well, you can think whatever you like. That doesn't bother me any. I am not here to prove to you where I work.

Post No 13 “They would know that there is a liquid ban going on and would never try to smuggle liquids onto an airplane”

So obviously the restrictions are effective.

I fully support the restrictions as long as they implement racial profiling along with it. I clearly stated this before.

Post No 38 “If an announcement was made to evacuate the aircraft, I would clearly see everyone get up and start to scatter. I don't need to hear anything”

As an airline employee, you would know that even a couple of seconds is vital in an evacuation. You could quite easily miss an important instruction from the crew.

I think I would be fine but thanks for your concern.

Post No 38 “I work for the airline. I am not getting blacklisted for anything”

Staff travel is a privilege not a right, and can be withdrawn at any time. As an airline employee you would know this.

I do know this but I am not getting blacklisted for quietly listening to music that is hiding under my lap. I haven't had one problem yet.

Post 52 “it's that I know electronics do nothing to modern aircraft during take-off. Remember, I work there, it's my job to know this”

So please explain why airlines impose the restrictions on the use of electronic items on take off and landing.

They impose it because they think it MAY have something to do with the airplanes instruments but they aren't sure. There is no evidence to support this and there has never been one incident involving electronic items onboard an aircraft.

Post No 35 “I cannot comment on the use of cell phones but as for all other electronic items such as MP3 players, CD's or laptops, which they dont let you use until 10 minutes after take-off that is also a sham. These electronic items do not affect the plane in any way”

If you know that electronic items do not affect modern aircraft, surely you would know whether a mobile phone may affect an aircraft. After all, as you say in post no 52. “It’s your job to know this”.

I have just spoken to a qualified aircraft avionics engineer who works for Lufthansa and he told me that the frequency’s that some electronic items use MAY interfere with aircraft wiring/avionics. Especially “fly by wire” aircraft such as Airbus.

Mobile phones emit a much stronger signal than normal electronic items do. They avionics guy said exactly what I just said to you above. Electronics MAY interfere but there is not evidence to support this.

Post No 56 “I am not discussing any details about my job in here”

You have already stated in post no: 8 that you work for a major US airline at a major US International Airport and in post 52 that it is your job to know that electronics do not affect aircraft. What harm will it do to you by saying what you do.

Why do you need to know? What does it matter?

Post No 49 “I won't follow the useless rule about electronics during take-off? That hardly qualifies as irresponsible”

Well it certainly isn’t responsible to disobey a rule.

A rule that hasn't been proved to prevent anything.

Post No 56 “I carry a very small MP3 player with tiny ear phones and I keep the MP3 down on my side under my lap so no one can see it.”

Whether you have a “small” one or a “big” one has no bearing on the fact that you are breaking a regulation. And if a crew member saw you using your MP3 player they would almost certainly ask you to stop. Would you refuse and say that electronic items do not affect the aircraft.

No, if they asked me I would stop even though I disagree with it.

Just because others feel they can't use them and I am flaunting it?

First of all, when I am on a flight, none of the passengers know who I am anyway. Second, I carry a very small MP3 player with tiny ear phones and I keep the MP3 down on my side under my lap so no one can see it. I don't flaunt it out in the open [see above quote] and I never get told about it.

But your answer does imply the crew do know you are an employee, so my point stands. By the by if you worked for me, and people do, your attitude would not be acceptable, but you don't so it's moot.

Regards

No one knows I am using it unless another passenger looks at me for a while and sees me pull out my MP3 player and put it under my lap.

It is in my book. Once you start NOT following rules because YOU think they are stupid you might be in for a nasty surprise sooner or later. Except that, you should at least show some courtesy towards other passengers that do follow the rules, especially since you are supposed to set the example as an airline employee.

What airline do you work for ?

onzestan

It isn't that I think they are stupid, it's that I know electronics do nothing to modern aircraft during take-off. Remember, I work there, it's my job to know this.

Please explain how my using electronics is being discourteous to others? Just because others feel they can't use them and I am flaunting it?

Surely you don't expect me to tell you who I work for? Just so I can hear a bunch of nonsense from you guys about, "Oh, I am never going to fly that airline anymore!!!!!!"

I do think it is incumbent on any employee to 'set an example'. There is the issue of the crew possibly having to waste time asking a fellow team member to abide by the rules, and creating unnecessary work for them. So as a matter of internal professional courtesy I would have throught observing a minor inconveniencing rule would not be to much to ask.

Regards

First of all, when I am on a flight, none of the passengers know who I am anyway. Second, I carry a very small MP3 player with tiny ear phones and I keep the MP3 down on my side under my lap so no one can see it. I don't flaunt it out in the open and I never get told about it.

Maybe you could tell us all what your job is.

Flight Deck, Cabin Crew, Operations, Catering, Management or dare I risk saying engineering.

If you work in engineering, what licences do you hold.

I am not discussing any details about my job in here.

It is in my book. Once you start NOT following rules because YOU think they are stupid you might be in for a nasty surprise sooner or later. Except that, you should at least show some courtesy towards other passengers that do follow the rules, especially since you are supposed to set the example as an airline employee.

What airline do you work for ?

onzestan

It isn't that I think they are stupid, it's that I know electronics do nothing to modern aircraft during take-off. Remember, I work there, it's my job to know this.

Please explain how my using electronics is being discourteous to others? Just because others feel they can't use them and I am flaunting it?

Surely you don't expect me to tell you who I work for? Just so I can hear a bunch of nonsense from you guys about, "Oh, I am never going to fly that airline anymore!!!!!!"

If you work for an airline, you of all people should be abiding by the rules and regulations.

I wish I knoew which airline you work for so that I can avoid it like the plague

in future ? What an incredibly irresponsible attitudue you have !

Irresponsible? Why? Because I won't follow the useless rule about electronics during take-off? That hardly qualifies as irresponsible.