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1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

The "scary" reality for Thailand, is that the neighbors are making a real effort, improving, progressing, and creating a better environment for tourism. While here in Thailand, the environment is one of stagnation, regression, a total lack of vision, xenophobia, fear of foreigners, confused and muddled visa policy, and a baht that is far stronger than it needs to be, should be, or deserves to be. 

 

No effort is being made to address tourist safety, or public safety in general. No effort is being made to address traffic safety and the horrendous amount of bus, mini-van, car, truck, and motorbike accidents on the road. No effort is being made to improve the highway patrol, or even get those incompetent clowns to patrol the highways, and pull people over for reckless driving. No effort is being made to address the understaffed immigration counters at DM, or Swampy. No effort is being made to tackle corruption on the part of the RTP franchisees. Quite the opposite. They are being deliberately protected. No effort is being made to address the myriad of environmental issues Thailand faces, whether it be the water quality, the air quality, the burning by farmers, the plastic epidemic, the extreme lack of trash cans throughout the nation, and a vast host of other issues. And finally, no effort is being made to reform the tourism ministry, separate it from the sports ministry (hair brained to the extreme), or improve the TAT. Nothing. 

 

The army is doing nothing, to benefit the people, or tourists. Absolutely nothing. Perhaps even less than zero. Perhaps the name should be changed from the Thai Army to the Nothing men. Of course tourism is dropping. Why would it not be dropping? 

So, all down hill then!

1 hour ago, bluesofa said:

I had one, but the leg fell off.

I also had one but the wheels wouldn't go round. Which proves its not always brake failure.

1 hour ago, khunano said:

You Reap What You Sow

Yes, and some of that sowing can fall on stony ground.

All true Garybaldy. The thing is, many have strong roots here now and would find it very difficult to up sticks and go elsewhere.

2 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Just hang in there Pattaya the Indians are coming .. 

So the local cowboys can fleece them?

3 hours ago, Peterbilt said:

Creating those figures is the job of the TAT's spindoctors.....

Good at spinning, but 'doctors' I dispute.

23 hours ago, geoffbezoz said:

Prayuth is only a puppet.

The puppet master must be vary good, I can't see the strings.

21 minutes ago, geoffbezoz said:

You mean those Buffaloes are the local hooligans ?

I certainly do. They are almost as bad as the extinction rebellion mob, blocking the road. They are not fussy about who's car they dent either, so yes, Hooligans.

4 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

I'd call that B.S.  I don't think I've ever cleared incoming Immigration in 50 seconds of the time from handing over my passport, and that was BEFORE they started their fingerprinting scheme, which clearly is making things longer.

 

Agree. And whats this about interview? Never happened to me.

5 hours ago, Hawkman said:

 

Hmmm. At which point did Andrew Briggs call Thai people hell? He said the queues were hell for tourists, you idiot.

 

The obvious solution is manage it better and it can be done, with some common sense and planning and listening to others.

Common sense, planning and listening to others????... Never, never, never going to happen. On the other hand if it ever does. perhaps someone could lift me out of the box and prove it.

3 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

The PM is right, a lot of the prostitutes ask outrageous prices these days!

Do you mean you've been undercharged????

I came to the conclusion a long time ago, the chewing with the mouth open, was to suck in as much air as possible while eating food laced with chili. It helps to cool the tongue, you know.????

7 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Might assist others if you said what Hospital ?

Yes CharlieH, you may be right, but I choose not to say.

The pink ID card was very useful when I had a Vascular ligature operation in a large general hospital two weeks ago. Private room for two nights, one before and one after the op. Service was exceptional and many of the nursing staff spoke English. When the bill was presented, I asked if I could stay. Cheap as chips was an understatement, I've spent more in a 4 star hotel for two nights.

2 hours ago, wgdanson said:

Lazada, search Yeast.

Thanks. Will do

On 7/16/2019 at 7:56 AM, wgdanson said:

It all depends on where you live and what you personally want.

I live in 'my own' house in a a rural village but only 30km from Phitsanulok City where there are the usual Tesco, Big C, macro, Immigration, restaurants, etc. Go there twice a week. Also go to local vegetable markets twice a week

My day usually begins at 5.55 am, turn phone on for BBC midnight news. Check emails, currency, blood pressure, and have a pee. Take dog for walk/shit, back home to make a cuppa for me and coffee for gf. during which time I log onto TVisa to see who's dissed me !!!!! LOL

My day revolves around cooking, wine-making, watching catch-up telly or downloaded movies, listening to music, Popmaster, Countdown, playing Scrabble online. I used to be a professional musician so spend quite a bit of time recording on my PC, write some songs sometimes. Maybe mow my lawn and cut the hedge now & then. I am happy with my own company and my gf has so many friends I sometimes only see her morning and night....peaceful.

I would like to know a little more about the 'wine making'. Where do you get the yeast from?

One word covers it......Daunting!????

I find soi dogs can be very aggressive, but they are only defending their territory in most cases. Also, dogs can become aggressive if they have food and see the intruder as a threat. I usually carry a walking stick when out locally. It just needs to be pointed at the dog to make it back off. No point hitting the dog, which will only makes it more aggressive. On the other hand, you have a means of defense if required.  

23 minutes ago, davidst01 said:

why does it flash at night time in one room. In other room at the hotel it doesn't flash

Could be due to a fault, Can't be sure as ours do not flash, they are always on. However, in the room which doesn't flash, is the WiFi being used?

The larger one is a Wi-Fi access point. We have five of them to cover three floors, work a treat

The smaller one is a smoke alarm.

Sent from my ZX Spectrum using dial-up.????

6 hours ago, DLock said:

Buddhist holidays and alcohol bans always make me smile.

 

The same old miserable drunks trying to rationalize how it's not fair for the non Buddhist's or tourists on holidays or small businesses or how they can beat the law and buy from Mom and Pop stores, or sadly sit in a dimly lit bar drinking beer from coffee mugs.

 

It's like a Groundhog Day thread.

I think you will have to explain 'Groundhog' day.

All these prohibited times of being able to buy alcohol and the nut case bans on Buddha days, is one reason why Thais get drunk so much.