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JulesMad

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  1. I support a nation's right to self determination but as an American I'm bewildered as to why working-class citizens would choose to have an entrenched, familial bureaucracy as the titular head of their country.

    Monarchies are a relic of a brutal past. My guess is that at some point in the future they will be no more.

    You obviously do not know what you are talking about!

    The US 'democracy' and presidency is ruled by money and money alone. The Dutch people trust their Royal family a LOT more than americans trust their presidents.

  2. Landmarks are the best way to give directions in Thailandthumbsup.gif

    BUT, farang use very different landmarks then the Thai people (most of us can not read Thai....)

    The one that ALWAYS cracks me up, especially in BKK and big(ger) cities, is the use of 7-11's. Turn left/right at 7-11 is the most used direction and when someone asks me where I live, I always say "near 7-11" (especially if I do NOT want them to know where I live....) cheesy.gif

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  3. Imagine how many more people would have been killed/wounded, if they did NOT have have all these action and warnings and new 'laws' whistling.gif

    Numbers are the same as last year, despite all the 'special' attention for dangerous driving...

    I guess we all can be happy it is not much worse; it is not a matter of 'better', it is a matter of 'not much worse' , unfortunatelysad.png

    Save driving and look in front, back, left, right, down and up ALL THE TIME wai2.gif

  4. IMO Phuket is the worst place of Thailandbah.gif Way too many tourists (mainly russians), the only place in Thailand where I have heard a Thai vendor say to a customer:"<deleted> OFF!", in general the Thais in Phuket are UNfriendlier than anywhere else, traffic is horrible, transportation is over-the-top expensive and corruption is the rule.

    I have stayed there for 5 months and it was 4 months and 30 days too long; ever so happy I escaped that hellhole wai.gif Hopefully I never have to go back there! I can't think of any reason anywayph34r.png

    PS Kang Eang is a notorious hangout for high-class mafia.... It also gave me a 'good' food poisoning for high pricesick.gif . Better to avoid that place at all costs...

  5. As a self-proclaimed assistant of the National Police, I tried to find several other supporters who want to uphold the law in Thailand. I suggested that we would confiscate ALL pick-up trucks with water throwing people on it. If successful, I was going to be an overnight billionaire with thousands of pick-up trucks in my garage.

    Apart from the fact, that I don't have a garage, it will be no surprise to anyone, that I was unsuccessful in my attempt to confiscate ANY pick-up trucksad.png

    This is also the last time that I will try to uphold the Thai lawstongue.png

    Why make laws if you can not enforce them?!? (rhetorical question whistling.gif )

    All in all, I had a great SongKran (shooting people in the pick-ups onlygiggle.gif )

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  6. A bit weird. Usually people ask for help when they cannot pay hospital bill but he is "lucky" enough that insurance paid all but still want more ?

    And all family members cannot manage to get $15000 ?

    Wish him the best and as good recovery as possible.

    I agree!

    It is well known that guys who work in the off-shore business, make heaps of money. Besides that, his american family are unable to raise $15000?!? I find that very hard to believe....

    Anyway, good luck, George!

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