josephbloggs

Sickening, just sickening.

11 minutes ago, Guderian said:

What next, nobody was actually ever hurt at Tak Bai? The Shins are really a family of saints and have been sorely misjudged by the negligent media? And so the rehabilitation continues...

Yep, no one was hurt at Tak Bai, it was all a misunderstanding. No one was murdered in the war on drugs, they were actually all suicides or accidents. His wife didn't buy prime land from the government at way below market value, he didn't approve a loan from a government bank to the military junta in Burma to buy his satellites, He did pay fair tax on his sale of Shin Corp, there was no corruption in the building of Suvaranbhumi, he didn't transfer shares to his drivers and maids to avoid declaring his wealth (it was an "honest mistake" as he said), he didn't get the BOI to approve tax breaks for Shin Corp etc etc

Hallelujah, the saint has returned! All hail Tony!!

10 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

And I think most posters here don't know what nam prik is. Endless varieties and whoever was calling it chili oil is just plain wrong. Nam prik is eaten practically as a dip with vegetables.

 

And here is some nam prik, this one with fish.

 

18 hours ago, Keeps said:

How can a topic swerve so off piste? Yes, you can take it back. I do 3 times a year and much worse from a pungency point of view. I've been pulled by customs (got one of them faces) and no problems. Triple bag it and tuck it away in your suitcase. 

Finally, a sensible and correct answer. We always take some with us, no problem.

And I think most posters here don't know what nam prik is. Endless varieties and whoever was calling it chili oil is just plain wrong. Nam prik is eaten practically as a dip with vegetables.

And for those saying "you can buy it in the UK". First you don't know where in the UK he is going, and second he wants to take a variety of different types. Imagine a poster in the UK asking if he can bring fresh gourmet sausages in to Thailand and people saying "you can buy sausages here". Or someone wanting to bring back speciality cheeses, why bother you can buy cheese here.

And only on AN can a simple question degenerate into bickering about nothing, so ridiculous.

To the OP, it's not a problem, put it in your checked baggage.
 

5 hours ago, Jack Hammer said:

You learn something every day. All those ladies I have been with from Soi 4  Sukhumvit , I didn’t realize they were called models. I thought they had another name.

Those are prostitutes. Are you saying she is a prostitute?

36 minutes ago, bob smith said:

ive always been good and been respectful.

 

still never felt very welcome here.

 

bob.

I'll fix it for you.

It's not a good time to be a farang doing hit and runs, attacking people in supermarkets, spitting at people after you forced them to knock your bike, kicking someone sat on some stairs and threatening to shoot them or have them put in prison, and all the other stuff.

For the rest of us nothing has changed.

Be good, be respectful, and you are very welcome here, apart from Bob - I wonder why that could be.

20 minutes ago, Bobthegimp said:

 

Rolf Harris and Crocodile Dundee are what most people envision as Australian.  It sure as hell ain't what spat on that lady's windshield.

 

Isn't there an animal ridden in the Middle East that spits at people?  I believe it's used as a form of transportation, as well as a source of milk and meat.  I've never seen one with tats and bling.

You mean he's not white, why not just come out and say it. 

Worth a watch.
 

4 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

My Sharp toaster has worked well for several years.

I don't get this thread - all toasters last for years, they are incredibly simple devices. 

54 minutes ago, rattlesnake said:

Can't see what happened on the video. Yes, the headline at the top of the video says "farang" which I find surprising, to my knowledge they used to use the proper word for foreigner in official news reports. Otherwise, there isn't any particular stigmatisation of the guy in the report, just (understandable) exasperation at the fact that he just said "sorry" repeadedly before speeding off without assisting and the boy died.

Yeah, it is very very sad, but the video doesn't show what happened.

If he was in a collision he should have stopped, but other than that we don't see what happened. But if he was saying "sorry" and then sped off it doesn't sound good..

3 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Very true....   the criteria listed (eg Champagne and caviar) is completely ridiculous from the 'evaluation of an airport' even from a luxury perspective.... 

 

That said - regardless of what the criteria is - I find Suvarnabumi Airport quite a decent airport... I've travelled through it so often, a few hundred times and never have any issues......

Agree with this. If champagne and caviar is important to you you'll be flying business or first so the rest of what is in the airport is completely irrelevant.

Economy passengers are not looking for champagne or caviar at any airport so the whole exercise and ranking is just silly.

1 minute ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Speaking of triggered... I see you are running around correcting peoples' posts.

 

So, Run along Champ, I give no <deleted> for you or your links to some <deleted> travel website.

 

Surprise surprise, you want to criticise it but you don't want to know anything about it in case ti doesn't reflect your prejudice. Ignore me if you like, keep shouting in to your echo chamber, you'll be happier there.

And I'm not triggered, but when I am presented with information that seems unlikely (Suvarnabhumi being a top luxury airport) I like to check it out before I inform an opinion and yes, I will correct people who base their opinion on nothing more than prejudice or without doing the slightest bit of research - I found the original survey and criteria in about three minutes. But rather than do that you all jump around and say it is bribery, "they've" done this quickly (even though it was done a month ago) etc etc. Very boring, yet very predictable.

9 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Only last week it was voted by someone that it was one of the worst... so which is it?

It is neither, clearly. The list was for any airport that had more than ten lounges, then they got scores for how many luxury hotels were nearby, how many caviar and champagne outlets there are, how many luxury brand shops there are. That's it, nothing more, nothing less. And yet it triggers people, it is hilarious. 

https://www.allcleartravel.co.uk/blog/worlds-most-luxurious-airports/

Suvarnabhumi does have a lot of lounges and luxury brand shops. It's not one of the world's best airports, nor is it anywhere near one of the worst. It is what it is, a slightly above average, middling airport.

11 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

from top 10 worst to top 10 best in a couple of days.

 

do these people really think we are that stupid ?

It was published in February, Here's the criteria. Which one of these criteria do you question exactly?

https://www.allcleartravel.co.uk/blog/worlds-most-luxurious-airports/

It's really a meaningless survey but funny to see all the bitters on here getting so triggered by it.

5 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

Hahahahaha,

 

They've rushed out and had another ' convenient ' poll done!

 

They are a sad bunch.

Who is "they"?

Here's the original article and the criteria used. They survey was also done in February, so unless the Thai government a) can influence an independent survey conducted without their knowledge, and b) can time travel to go back in time from when the negative one was published, then I would love to know how you think "they" rushed out and did this.

https://www.allcleartravel.co.uk/blog/worlds-most-luxurious-airports/

11 hours ago, RandiRona said:

Well it didn’t take long , did it? 
love home grown surveys!

 

Home grown in New York, which is where Travel + Leisure is based.

39 minutes ago, kwak250 said:

This made me laugh!

Easily tickled then.

On 3/11/2024 at 11:23 PM, richard_smith237 said:

 

* Inflammatory comments edited out *

 

 

One point of interest - you mentioned CCTV footage posted....  I haven't seen that.

 

The only footage I've seen is that of some dash-cam (from the womans car), then what also appears to be phone footage at little later on (after she's impacted his motorcycle)... 

 

Is there any earlier footage showing what 'triggered the Aussie' into his 'nutty aggressive riding rage' ???? 

 

 

While trying to remain balanced of opinion and playing devils advocate with my own thoughts...  I'm wondering if the woman had judged him or badly cut him [the Aussie] up a few mins earlier (before the part of the video clip we see).

 

 

I haven't seen video of what sparked it initially, but there is video of him riding alongside her then swerving in front and braking hard.
 

There is also other footage of him in the same link throwing the middle finger whilst someone drives slowly past him when he is playing with his skateboard (yeah, an adult riding a skateboard) so he obviously has anger issues.

Maybe she cut him up, maybe she beeped at him, maybe she was initially at fault, we don't know. But seems this guy is a bit of a low life judging from his reactions, his ridiculous bling, the fact he is riding a big bike wearing headphones and no helmet, and he clearly has anger issues.