josephbloggs

So you really think there is absolutely no one in the entire navy who speaks good English? What ridiculous nonsense.

I don't think that's true. I have a petrol XC40 with a glass roof and a sliding sunshade. It also has an option in the menu called something like "auto close sun shade" which, if you are parked in hot weather, will automatically close the sun shade 15 minutes after parking. Good function. I have also driven both an all electric XC40 and a C40 and both had the same sliding sunshade and the same function. I can't imagine them removing the sunshade on future models for any reason.

Probably too late as an answer but in case it helps anyone else. Generally the speed boat people are helpful and will help you get in and out with your bags (I was there a couple of weeks ago). But they are not allowed to drive you directly to your beach anymore; your speedboat can only drop you at the main pier and from there you have to take a songtaew. 30 baht each if you don't mind waiting for it to fill up with passengers or 200 baht if you just want to take the whole thing for yourself. (That was the price to just near Ao Phai anyway).

Too late to edit but I meant the Pattanakarn intersection, not Ramkhamhaeng - a fair bit of work left to do on that station but a month might be doable...

Parmesan is eaten as a cheese on its own - it doesn't only go on pasta.

They seem to be running almost full schedule trials on the yellow line. Every time I drive past I see trains going up and down. Most stations - at least that I see - look finished with a few (like the Ramkhamhaeng intersection) needing a bit of finishing still. Hoping they are still on track for a June opening as I would love to use it to get to work and leave the car at home.

If you arrested for being drunk and disorderly and put in a police cell overnight to sleep it off and calm down they don't methodically remove cords from shorts or even take your shoelaces - not even in the UK - unless there are exceptional circumstances or an obvious danger of self harm. The Thai police - incompetent as they usually are - do not generally go around beating up or murdering foreigners, they are normally very very restrained and patient with drunks.

What absolute nonsense, all of it.

Eh? I was talking in general by the tone of most of your posts. Good luck with your life and all those exploding lightbulbs in Asia, and be careful of those tiles - that could be the next accident to befall you thanks to the "idiots" in Thailand. Seeya!

Wow, sensitive much? Of course you are not a liar - your lightbulb exploded. Happy? As people have explained there can be several reasons for this to happen, and being in Asia isn't one of them. I have lived here 28 years and have never had one explode. It is a rare thing to happen but it happens in the good old US of A too, with just as much - or just as little - frequency it seems. It is nothing to do with geography. But because it never happed to you there but happened to you here your conclusion is that it happens all over Asia but not in America. Seems like confirmation bias to me. I read your other posts that tiles in Thailand bathroom tiles are installed by "idiots" (meaning Thais), Bangkok bank doesn't want foreigners (means you have a chip on your shoulder there), foreign builds are better etc etc. Just my observation that maybe Asia isn't for you and maybe you would be happier back in the west. At least you should chill out a bit and not be so aggressive in your replies to people.

Just like people make up that this happens all over Asia but never in the US.

Ah right. I thought you said they were having prime time beer commercials which they aren't. I agree this sails a bit close to the wind but technically it is not a beer commercial. Believe it or not Thailand does have very a strict censorship board that has to pass any commercial before it airs (I work in that industry) - this one doesn't break the rules but it comes pretty close.

What are you talking about "prime time TV ads"? There has been no TV advertising of alcohol allowed in Thailand for over 20 years (by memory). Let's not make stuff up please.

Yawn. Another AN / TVF cliche.

Did he? So tell me about the evidence and what he did exactly. I know you love to post something in every single thread no matter what but obviously you have a good reason for this one as it is such a strong opinion. So tell us about the evidence please - you must have followed this case closely.

No idea. Do you still see them? Haven't seen them for years in Bangkok. My favourites were the Guinness Girls.

Because the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act of 2008 explicit forbids advertising or promotion of alcohol which includes enticing others to drink. Posting a picture of alcohol whilst writing a (positive) review of how good it is falls foul of that law as it can be considered promoting the product or encouraging others to try it. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Translation:Alcoholic_Beverage_Control_Act,_BE_2551_(2008) I don't agree with the law, I think it is way over the top, but that's what it is.

He may be, but this law has been in effect since 2008.

How do you know it was a positive review? It's good nothing to do with what he said, it's the fact he posted a picture of it (yes, stupid law, I know). Do you really think Boonrawd would call the police for one person on his personal FB page posting a picture of a craft beer? How does that affect them? It's a ridiculous comment to make.

How so? The big beer companies can't advertise either. And this guy was not selling craft beer, he was posting a review. Plenty of people have been fined for posting pictures of the big companies' products. I am not saying it isn't a ridiculous rule that even posting a review of a beer (if it includes a picture) or a picture of yourself with a beer can lead to big fines - it is ridiculous. But saying this is "the elite protecting the elite to the detriment of the country, blah blah blah" is just a typical AN cliche with no substance. Thailand was one of the first countries to ban TV advertising of alcohol and I have no problem with that. But this is going too far.

Wow, and to think people on here moan about 1,900 baht.

Why should she get a mention? My brother also did it - should he have a press story? Should everyone get one? It's a quirky story that isn't important but is a bit of fun. But you have to make it in to a farang victim thing. Try removing that massive chip from your shoulder and you'll find life gets easier.

Nothing dodgy about it. When you search you can see the location on a map but it is accurate to maybe one small block. You get the exact address after booking but you can see perfectly well where the property is. I have used Airbnb dozens of times in many countries and always been happy with my location as I knew where I wanted to stay - it is not like you say "Bangkok" and you have no idea where in Bangkok you'll be. Also they always have pictures in their listing so you can see the view from the apartment. And anyway that's what reviews are for - go and check them before you book. The people in the OP obviously hadn't researched the city they were going to, it's nothing to do with Airbnb concealing the location as it is very clear where you are (and yes what you see here is accurate because I have stayed in some of them).

I actually have an iPhone - I bought an iPhone 14 Pro Max about two months ago. My last iPhone before that was an iPhone 4 after which I switched to Samsung and have stayed there ever since as they just did more things better than an iPhone. However I decided to come back and give Apple a chance as I use a Mac Book Pro and figured it would make sense to be all Apple. Verdict? Meh. It's decent but has many annoying deficiencies and if I had the choice again I would have gone Samsung S22 Ultra. Android is just a bit slicker. But at the end of the day a phone is a phone and when it comes time to buy my next one (not for a few years hopefully) I'll see what's on the market and chose what is best - I certainly wouldn't automatically buy one on brand loyalty as that would be stupid and only morons shop that way. (Oh, seems that's the way you shop? Sorry) Fanboys are just weird. I do the same with my cars too and have never owed the same brand more than once in a row.

It is exceptionally hot and dry this season (I've been here 28 years and this feels like this hottest), but last year was exceptionally wet and exceptionally early, so can't really compare as it is two extremes.