Andre0720

I must agree with you. Certainly certain hospitals attract certain types of people... So I stand corrected... Are you a smoker by the way? And which hospital to you go to? So I can go check it out....

Well, I just never saw any at Bangkok hospital in Phuket. None. Not even an ashtray bin outside the entrance doors. None. But I would think that you might be the exception that... well you already know the rest...

Ever heard about the "Exceptions that confirm the rule". If you go to a hospital for example, you will be shocked not to see outside cigarette butts. None. So yes, there are people who develop their brain, and go beyond age 13. Thanks for pointing it out...

Perhaps the only strategy that has a chance of giving good results, to focus on one of the three governing principles in Thailand. "Saving face". So replacing the pictures of mouth and throat cancer victims with just a "caveat" on every pack of cigarettes, and vaping products. "Stupid people exchange good money for a slow acting poison".... Everything else does not work here....

Agree with you. And so strange that when replies include references to education levels, so many members have a reaction of 'confused' or 'sad'. Perhaps less educated people get more emotional... Perhaps....

I smile at people just about al the time. Makes me happy knowing that I wear a smile. People smile back at me, and this all adds to my pleasure in enjoying life, in any circumstances. But this story makes me conclude that if the people here were able to hear the small voice in my head talking about them, I would be dead by now.....

Seven days when many people are not at work, might very well make these days more dangerous...

Next time be careful with some of these people who do not have a College or University degree.. Unpredictable.. Some, of course, some....

Has to do with fear.... People are afraid of dying in an 'unfamiliar way'. Dying in a plane crash, for example, quite unfamiliar, and creates lots of terror in people's mind. COVID death are unfamiliar, and creates fear in the mind of people, of any nationality. Dying on the road, very very familiar here.. It creates no fear at all. All these deaths on the roads create no emotion in the mind of Thai people... And certainly no fear of being arrested and fined by police (sic). All about fear...

And Watson....

You do understand that many Thais use their motorbike to go to work, and kill themselves and others at the same time, because it is for them paramount to get there 15 seconds earlier. Perhaps a fine equal to at least the monthly cost of the poison they buy, and appear to smoke it as if it was the only way to show their virility... Women are lucky that they are quite less influenced to fall for that horrible habit...

Perhaps thinking is your problem. Just go back to your meds pls....

In Thailand, I have a few rules regarding money, all that I need. 1.- "You can borrow an amount of money from me, as long as it is an amount that I am ready to lose". 2.- "You cannot borrow money from me, if you have not reimbursed a previous loan". And I am always happy when a friend borrows a few thousand bahts from me hehe. I am ready to lose that, and I will not loan more money to that person. No exceptions... Guarantor, no different than borrowing money...

And all the time I thought that Australia was an entirely civilized country.....

Sounds logical though. Towards an objective of fewer deaths on the road during Songkran, by limiting the number of eventual deaths in pick-up trucks to no more than 4.

Anybody you know is able to stay polite with you?

"You are either prejudiced or you aren't, and you show you are." preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. "prejudice against people from different backgrounds" Are you saying that you can distinguish "Preconceived opinion", from "postconceived opinion". How do you do that???6

If you want to read from people who 'confine' themselves, please do not read any of my posts. And thank you.

"Most cases are drunk driving, following by overstaying, illegally entering the kingdom, and working without a work permit. " I always considered these bad criminals to be things like: -Murder - Rape - Aggravated assault - Kidnapping - Robbery - Drug trafficking Well, Drunk driving, not safe for others now is it? Somewhat like someone driving too fast I would think. Any of that in Thailand? Well, if anyone oversteps the country's boundary, uninvited, I would still feel safe. Great feeling actually, to feel safe. And if anyone would do the criminal thing of 'working', without a permit. I might worry about my safety, never know what type of work they would do. Or even being forgetful. Not renewing a permission to stay. I already feel unsafe. Actually I once was in a situation where I could not leave the country, and I could not remain in this country. I wonder how many people felt unsafe because of that... Safety, someone should start thinking about that concept here. Anyone not wearing a helmet, it simply does not make me feel insecure. Or having the wrong driving license. It does not make me feel insecure. Particularly in this country....

Well, they could not be made more dangerous.....

Well, how about trying some Buddhist way of looking at the world. Take a deep breath, concentrate on the eventual Nirvana, look at the sky, put a smile on, slow down, smile at the other driver, think that you will get there, wherever you are going. Then you will just forget to bring your gun with you someday, then realize that you never needed it after all.

Ah these IO's, don't they just love the help of 'Agents'....

Success. Face saving went its due course....

I wish I could go back. Windows 10, far better on my computer. Issues that I have, is that is is slower, and most annoying is that W11 will fail to start after a period of 'sleep'. Just will not start. I have to unplug my computer, just about every day, and 'restore' Safari to previous condition. Never had that even once with W10, and I went from W10 Pro to W11 Pro. I use RegCleanPro, to clean the Registry, good for the day. But the registry is always 'not optimal', when I run the optimization function. Not a real big deal, but I do feel W10 pro was flawless compared to W11.

"explained that she had good reason". Well, if one has a reason, particularly a good reason, then, then.... Yes your honor, I did aggress her, or I did shoot her, or I did stab her, but I had a good reason.... I often do question the mental abilities of these people...