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No. I quoted a comment that said " nothing but price increase". I pointed out that is incorrect as some prices have decreased. That, I believe, is inline with recent data.

I don't recall quoting ONS.

Indeed they are deluded. Lots of food prices have fallen, utilities prices have fallen and fuel prices are 60p a litre down on 2 years ago. Interest rates are not high. They are below average.

Then you haven't been to the villages. Sure, some housing estates are going up, also some decent houses being privately built. However, the majority are similar to the picture, or at least what the one in the picture will be when finished. In fact, along the route to Buriram from Surin you'll see many houses built old style, on stilts, with the farm machinery on tge dirt ground floor.

You do realise Surin and Buriram are vast provinces, not just small towns, don't you? As an example, someone on here mentioned Rattanaburi. Take a trip there and look at the villages on the way. Travel along the 226 between Buriram and Surin and take a look at the villages on the way.

Not needed. It's for UK. Thank you.

A very broad statement. There are many areas in both provinces you mention that are poor.

A sensible, informative reply. Good to see. Thank you @Smokin Joe.

Has anyone attempted to get an overseas police check from Thai police whilst living outside of Thailand, for a teaching job overseas? Thanks.

According to official data from Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, in the 4 years between 2011 and 2014 there were 746 terrorist attacks in Europe. Of these, only eight were religiously-inspired, which is 1% of the total. But even the perpetrators of these acts were not all Muslim. In 2013, there were 152 terrorist attacks in Europe. Only two of them were “religiously motivated”, while 84 were predicated on ethno-nationalist or separatist beliefs. Between 2006 and 2010, member states recorded 2,131 terrorist attacks in the EU and only eight were “Islamist”. That means Muslim terrorists were responsible for a meagre 0.3 percent of EU terrorism during those years. The Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) documented 2,400 terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2012. Of these, approximately 60 were carried out by Muslims. In other words, approximately 2.5% of all terrorist attacks on US soil between 1970 and 2012 were carried out by Muslims. This is a tiny proportion of all attacks. An FBI study looking at terrorism committed on US soil between 1980 and 2005 found that 94 percent of the terror attacks were committed by non-Muslims. https://columbanird.org/muslims-are-not-terrorists-and-neither-are-most-terrorists-muslims/

The names I quoted; Brandon Russell, The Base, Anders Behring Breivik, John Timothy Earnest, Patrick Crusius, committed terrorist attacks, yes. They are all white.

I agree. You are confused.

Brandon Russell? The Base? Anders Behring Breivik? John Timothy Earnest? Patrick Crusius?

IRA? Timothy McVeigh?

No, it isn't.

Most likely of Maltese ancestry. Not many Muslims in Malta.😁😁😁

They would probably not survive. Especially when coming across wild elephants.

"Return them to the wild". Most, if not all, of the elephant at sanctuaries snd in the villages have never been in the wild. They were born where they are now.

Who said that? More barstool chat, I guess. You need to go drinking somewhere else. You hear, imagine, some strange things.

Please, answer the question. Thanks.

I don't recall mentioning lions. No need for me to ask myself anything. I did, however, ask you 5 questions. As yet, unanswered questions.

" animals bred for human enjoyment"? Isn't that a contradiction? Are there no wild horses? Aren't horses historically wild? You do know that the majority of elephants in the shows and on the streets have been born in captivity, don't you?

With many of the forests, the elephants natural habitat, cut down, the only real alternative is euthanasia. Is that what people want? It's not what the mahouts want. Most of the experiences I have had with elephants and their mahouts have been good ones. The elephants have been in the lower Issan area, predominately Surin, for centuries. The Gui people being the original mahouts. Maybe it is the humans that should move away from the elephants' territory. Don't forget to release the buffaloes, dogs, horses and any other animals that might be deemed "domesticated" on the way out.

If you don't like what others write you have choices. Scroll past or stop trolling, or both.

Not abusive at all. Just observations. I really is not my problem if you have comprehension issues.