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  1. This post was for Chris C Are you Muslim? Palestinian? I notice all your posts are only anti Israel posts. Do you realise 20% of people in Israel are Muslim.
  2. Are you Muslim? Palestinian? I notice all your posts are only anti Israel posts. Do you realise 20% of people in Israel are Muslim.
  3. Let me guess, you didn't even watch the video did you?
  4. To all the useful idiots on this chat who would prefer to support terrorists. I was gonna write a big spiel but who's going to believe me. I think it would be much better to put this video on here by colonel Richard Kemp, an expert in urban warfare. If you really want to know what is going on please listen to him. He is a Christian British colonel.
  5. 19 years ago, I had a crown fall off a post while I was in Khon Kaen, I was advised to go to the university and see the dentist there. I did that and he drilled the post out leaving quite a large hole. When I went back to the dentist in Australia, my dentist threw his hands up in horror and said it just needed unscrewing. 🥺 I have been to a few dentists in Phuket and was happy with their work. Over the last 5 years, I have now gone to India for my dental work, less than 1/4 the price than in Thailand and the dentists speak Inglish plus all the latest equipment, unbelievably clean surgery, and great surgeons. 🤣 7 implants and 10 crowns later, I am very happy. Only worth doing this if you need a lot of dental work.
  6. Thailand’s potential U-turn on cannabis legalization (post-2022) risks severe societal harm: **1. Economic Collapse & Unemployment** Shutting legal cannabis shops would destroy livelihoods overnight. Thousands of business owners, staff, and farming communities—many in tourism-heavy areas—face financial ruin, pushing families into poverty. **2. Prison Overcrowding & Corruption** Re-criminalizing cannabis would jail non-violent users, straining Thailand’s prisons. Meanwhile, police could exploit prohibition for bribes, reviving cycles of corruption seen in past drug crackdowns. **3. Public Health Crisis** Prohibition pushes users to unregulated markets, increasing risks of harder drug use (e.g., methamphetamine). Bans may also spike alcohol consumption, raising road accidents and addiction rates. **4. Black Markets & Crime Surge** Organized crime would dominate cannabis trade, inflating prices and incentivizing theft, armed robberies, and violence. Illegal markets thrive under prohibition—see Mexico’s drug war parallels. **5. Tourism & Global Reputation** Thailand’s progressive cannabis policies drew medical tourists and boosted its image. Recriminalization could deter visitors, especially as rivals like Germany embrace legalization. **6. Family & Social Strain** Mass arrests and unemployment fracture families, while crime waves erode community safety. Recriminalization solves nothing—it fuels crime, corruption, and inequality. Thailand should refine regulations, not revive failed prohibition.
  7. And Penny Wong and Albo and the ABC news will back you up.. 🤣
  8. Thais tend to not know what pressure the tires have in there or what it should be. They squeeze the tires and I would bet that anyone that knows what pressure in the tires using this method would lose a bet. My gf took her yamaha aerox to her mechanic. I was shocked when the mechanic squeezed the tires. I asked what pressure should be in them. He said they felt right. I pulled out my pressure gauge and front tire ias 12 lbs and rear was 17. They should be Front 29 rear 33. I said he should use a gauge but is seemed to go over his head. For your question, I would say, don't look down at the road, look where you want to go and a bigger bike would handle the road better. It may move around a little on the road, don't panic, don't grab the front brake in panic. Find out what pressure should be in your tires, carry a pressure gauge and check them regularly yourself when they are cold. If a Thai mechanic checked them last, I would guess they are way out.
  9. Hi, I have a house, which I have been living in for the last 2 years near Robinson's, Chalong, and over this time I have had 4 tradesmens in to fix our leaky roof. Some have been back many times. The last time, it leaked so bad our ceiling caved in and dropped into the kitchen.. It is leaking mainly from the gutter, (which was totally replaced) in a couple of places. It does have corrugated concrete asbestos roof which if I could find someone competent to remove it and replace the roof I would be happy to do that. I know when it is disturbed it can be a health hazard. This roofing material is just over the kitchen in the back of the house, and over the verandah/carport in front of the house. Also any suggestions of what is a good option to replace them with. I would like to renovate the kitchen but not until I know the leaking is 100% fixed. Thanks in advance.. Any roofing repair people you can personally recommend would be very much appreciated. Thanks
  10. Funding should have been cut when it first started years ago. The Palestinian Authority's "Pay for Slay" program dates back to 2004. It was formalized with the passage of the Palestinian Prisoners Law, which provides financial support to Palestinians imprisoned by Israel for acts of violence. This law was later amended in 2013. The more Israelis you kill the more money you or your family get. The greatest % of the PA's budget goes towards pay for slay. The UN does nothing. The ICC? No The ICJ? Nope. Biden? No . Gone now. 🙏 While on Biden, we wouldn't be where we were Biden didn't release billions of $$ to Iran and other terrorist NGO's like the UNWRA. Trump had cut off all their funding, Biden reinstated it. Penny Wong reinstated Australia paying for UNWRA terrorist network. Large amounts of money is coming from Western countries. Now the IRGC are closer than ever to a nuclear bomb. They have enough Uranium and plutonium to build several nuclear weapons. Israel, Saudi Arabia and other gulf states have been threatened by the IRGC.
  11. Thanks, I must have been dreaming at the time I wrote that, but when I woke up, I realised that I was wrong. Now I see the woke are still sleeping.
  12. President Javier Milei, a great man with huge Balls.. All strength to him. We need more world leaders following in his footsteps.
  13. Lol, they were too embarrassed to put their name on the article.. I think most normal people will disagree to DEI.
  14. I have been transferring for just over a year with wise now. Rates are better than at money changers or normally same as XE. This is AUD (Commonwealth bank) to THB (Kasikorn) My experiences it is normally transferred instantaneously. I am currently still using wise and I am very happy. Almost as soon as I press the button to transfer, Kasikorn bank sends me a message to say it's in there within a few seconds. There was one time it took a 5 days to transfer. I was ringing wise every day (free to call them from the app) to see what was happening and they told me there was a problem with their partner bank in Thailand. Screenshot of transaction below. With timeline of 5 day wait as I haven't heard of a transfer taking that long. I have also put a friend onto wise, all his have been immediately transfered.

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