Surasak

On 7/1/2025 at 7:54 PM, Magictoad said:

Use WhatsApp 

More details on how that works to a UK land line please!!??

16 hours ago, Surasak said:

Big deal for Bangkok workers. My family have been paying the cleaner 400B/day for at least 18 months.

All thumbs up Emoji's duly noted and accepted. 

Obviously sarcasm is not appreciated by some. 

Big deal for Bangkok workers. My family have been paying the cleaner 400B/day for at least 18 months.

All thumbs up Emoji's duly noted and accepted. 

2 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

I'm telling you, all lottery shops/offices will pay out the smaller prizes, regardless of your nationality, I've had payouts.

Different shops in different parts of the country.

5 hours ago, sungod said:

6 million is hardly a life changing amount

Agreed, but better than poke in the eye with a sharp stick!

7 hours ago, actonion said:

I thought gambling was illegal in Thailand

As the lottery is run by the government, it stands to reason, it is for the government.

25 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

Social media is mostly an "illusion" creating fantasies.
People taking photos of themselves in exotic locations.

That's not real life.

The women that are constantly traveling and posting pics of themselves on Instagram in exotic locations can barely keep a relationship alive, let alone raise a family properly.

And all the other women are watching this thinking their lives are boring and they are missing out.

 

Life is not meant to be a constant adventure and seeking endless thrills. 

 

Depends upon the thrills, surely!

15 hours ago, dinsdale said:

It called irony mate. Department of Disease Control reports on road safety whereas the Department of Road Safety reports on disease. Can you explain how disease and pedestrian deaths are linked?

Less pedestrians, less disease.

I recon the majority of the rest of the world owes the UK big time.

3 hours ago, novacova said:

How about reparations from the Roman Empire?

Or the Normans/Saxons.

Said before, but will say again. Look at 'Mytello'.1 TB to UK land lines and 1.5TB to mobiles. It is also possible to set up Mytello in the UK to make calls world wide. WHATS NOT TO LIKE?

I don't live in Hillside 4, but it is a very common problem in condo's up and down the country. It is the result of very poor workmanship and possibly, the cause is due to the floor being laid and then realizing the pipework has not been installed. The result is a hammer and cold chisel to make the holes. The plumbing is then laid and cement to fill the gap, but no correct sealant used. The blame is squarely on the shoulders of the builder. Unfortunately, he is possible long gone. Solution??????

On 6/20/2025 at 7:08 AM, MalcolmB said:

Every country has prostitutes. But you don’t really notice them much.

But in Thailand family holiday makers are constantly exposed to them.

And the government claims that they don’t want to have that reputation.

 

The problem with the bar fine and take out rule is that we end up with hundreds of monger-prostitute pairs out in public, and it is very obvious.

 

I think most of us don’t like that registering the prostitute at reception procedure at the hotel sometimes having to queue up amongst family groups who are also checking in at the same time with the mother and daughters giving you the stink eye and the dad and sons having a perve.

And then again at the breakfast buffet the next morning. 
And then again around the pool when Lek from Issan decides she wants to go swimming and makes a scene nearly drowning.

 

Legalized brothels would also allow these Dads to sneak off for a discreet servicing with confidence he wouldn’t get caught or seen by the wife and kids doing the dash in public to the short time room.

 

Thai women have an international reputation for this because mongers are seen in public with prostitutes, often walking hand in hand in restaurants, shopping centers, in the streets and at the beach because of the bar fine takeout system.

 

By legalizing brothels and putting it all in doors it would improve Thailands image.

"By legalizing brothels and putting it all in doors it would improve Thailands image."

How many brothels would be required? Where would they be sighted. Would they have a sign saying "SHORT TIME ONLY?" How long would the queues be, and would they be designated for such use, cordoned off on the sidewalk?

Try 'Mytello'. Cheap as chips to the UK.

15 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

I don't see this as a bad thing - in isolation. It can't hurt for foreigners to take a written exam so they better understand the rules of the Thai roads.

 

However, the issue lies with the quality of examinations in the first place.

 

 

Then of course , this completely ignores the elephant in the room...    a bit elephant, knocking one out and spaffing in the face of common sense....   

 

Thailands traffic woes are created primarily by the the drivers on Thailands roads...  from blocking box junctions, creating gridlock, to pulling out without looking, jumping lights and riding down pavements etc... 

 

Thailand 'has' to start looking inwards to see improvements - it can't always 'look' out for external reasons for its issues - when many are so obviously home grown.

 

This isn't an anti-Thai rants - its an anit-absence of common sense rant - ALL licensing needs to become more strict with greater training and oversight - not just foreigners.

 

 

One major problem, which will take millennium to change. Who will train the trainers? !

Somchai says, "This is the way I was trained, so it must be correct! You farang, you not know Thai way!"

The first aiders, don't appear to have done the Swedish guy any favours. rolling him over and pulling his shirt up over his head, was not a very good idea. 

I use Grab where I live, as calling a regular cab incurs an extra 20B, and possibly more. I can hail a taxi and pay 120B to go to the town. I call a grab to go to the same place and it costs 95B. A taxi to the hospital is always 130b. By Grab its 95b and the car is ALWAYS cleaner. Its a no brainer.

44 minutes ago, Pappap said:

Anyone any experience of renting a car in the uk with a 5 year Thai licence? Ta

7 Years ago with Enterprise. Thai 5 yr Licence, but not asked for IDP. 

On 6/15/2025 at 6:59 AM, quake said:

Seen plenty of Thai guys doing this in pattaya and jomtien over the years.

But no outrage on social media. 

 

Ps, Can't take it to serious, his wearing a man bag ,  socks. and sandals.

I didn't see that originally, but now I can understand the outrage. Socks and sandals! Shock horror! Whatever next?

As has been said many, many times, "There is no cure for stupidity." Problem being, there is far to much of it about.

 I have been here few years now, and am close to the end of my time, 'Possibly'. I really do not think I will ever see this kind of change? I wouldn't expect to see any change in maybe two hundred years, because the mind set is too ingrained.