Andre0720

You must be joking I hope... Irresponsibility is part of the culture in Thailand. As long as only insurance companies get stuck with the bills, nothing will change. Certainly not because of a 'broken nose', while we see all the carnage on the roads, and nothing is ever done about it. "As many as 939,713 road accidents were reported in Thailand last year, up 4.7% from 2021, the Thailand Road Accidents Data Centre for Road Safety Culture (ThaiRSC) said. According to data revealed by ThaiRSC on Friday, road accidents claimed 14,737 lives and injured 924,799 in Thailand last year.

I do not consider myself to be a racist. But I have learned about other races a lot, by being around people of other races. Knowing about other races, and developing opinions about other races, certainly is not being racist. As if one could only talk only about other races that they like, while the other opinions, well then they become racists. So if we could just refer to things that we have learnt, what we know... Regardless of how nice one could think that Thai people are, particularly men. Here are some of the characteristics of the population here; - Very selfish. They refuse to obey the traffic regulations. If their driving endangers other people on the roads, so be it. They do not care at all. Speeding, calling, texting... - Very irresponsible. They will try every option they can think of to avoid taking responsibility. In case of road accidents, children they have fathered. Women are left alone to take care of their children, in many instances. I was told by my Thai neighbor not to stay on the scene of an accident, as describing what has been witnessed can be dangerous to one's life. Preventing a driver from lying about an accident is dangerous... - Very emotional. I am told many times to not even look at other drivers on the road, as it could be dangerous if the other driver gets offended at being looked at. - The wisdom here tells that one should never fight a Thai man. You cannot win. They will hold a grudge, until they find a way, with 4 or 5 other men, to avenge a loss of face. But then, all of this can be construed as being a positive or negative, in the context of expats living in Thailand. Seems to me that in so many instances, expats find it positive, as they can have a nice relationship with a Thai woman, who has totally lost any desire to spend time with any of these Thai men... So enjoy your stay...

"He told local media that he may have fallen asleep at the wheel. " Well, 'he may have fallen asleep", may. So if this attempt to avoid taking responsibility shows to be bad for him, he will then be able to claim something else, that 'might' have happened...

As long as the best time for people to make those phone calls and reply to all these text messages, yes the best time for that is while driving. I see so many accidents that can only be caused by people not paying attention to driving, too busy.....

The quest for happiness......

Well no. I did mean Hamas. It was a response to your comment as follows: 'This is not an answer. Israel should only go after Hamas, collateral damage of thousands of Palestinians can't be right, it sounds like a war crime to me." So you are saying that ISRAEL should only go after HAMAS, so my question was: "Who in your opinion should HAMAS have targeted?" Certainly not party goers right? So there was retaliation.... And you would then impose on ISRAEL to go to their drawing board, and slowly try to establish a proportionate response to the attack by HAMAS. You claim that ISRAEL should remain calm, think a lot, go on a meditation experience before attempting any response. Douglas Murray has commented a lot on this idea of 'proportionality of response', during a conflict. His final comment, it is ridiculous and impossible to achieve. All attemps to resolve the Palestine-Israel conflict, were accepted by Israel and all rejected by Palestine. 3 attempts through the years are well documented. What must be understood here, is that other Arab Muslims countries do not want to help the Palestinians by accepting them as immigrant, even Egypt, which is 90% Sunni Muslim, do not want them, even if they share a border. Because wherever these Palestinian go, there are problems. London.... ... Now why in this world would Israel want them, Israel being so hated by Palestinians. Certainly not conducive to friendly ambiance now one would think. Well, actually, Muslims are intolerant to any other culture that they consider as 'infidels'. Their own do not even want them...

And how would a good man respond to this? In other words, HAMAS should go only after who? Dozens of Hamas militants who had blown through Israel’s heavily fortified separation fence and crossed into the country from Gaza opened fire on about 3,500 young Israelis who had come together for a joyous night of electronic music to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkotaza. Saturday’s attack on the open-air Tribe of Nova music festival is believed to be the worst civilian massacre in Israeli history, with at least 260 dead and a still undetermined number taken hostage.

Starts with how children are raised. They MUST 'wai' at elders when they meet. And this forced show of respect comes with a price. The kids are taught that they are less worthy than elders. And when these kids get older, they rebel, wanting to show that they have had enough of that. Wanting to show that they are already 'adults', but without having had been taught about what being an adult means. And they end up being kids in adult bodies, without control over their emotions. The 'wai', oh, is that how parents make their children 'lose face' in front of adults? If this is so, it could explain why young adults would prefer to stab someone else, rather than having to lose face again... Could be... Respect in adult life here is made for people who they fear, who have a higher rank, mainly. The deep "wai" by a sergeant towards a captain, that deep sign of respect, towards a person who uses his authority to obtain money from corruption, and who does none of the duties being paid for, how can anyone explain that? How can anyone have respect for that??? For others, all that is left are expressions of selfishness. These people do not care at all about others. They will drive the way they want, not caring at all about possible dangers created to others, they will stop anywhere on a main road, blocking traffic, just to go buy something, not caring a bit about the dangers created to others. And the list goes on.... The notion of "The liberty of one citizen ends where the liberty of another citizen begins,", well, they are clueless about that. Anyone who finds beauty in the culture here, is still looking straight inside a travel book to obtain information..

FEAR, one must overcome this debilitating emotion as early in life as possible...

Well, something that you could do, at least during the day. I attended a full week-end lecture done by Anthony Robbins. One heck of a motivator. And I took notes of what I liked during this lecture. One goes like this: "Emotion is motion". So when I go for walks, or to shopping malls, I think about raising my shoulders, and throwing my head back a bit, and 'smile'. Nothing short of amazing of how many people will smile back, just looking at my 'motions', and the resulting good vibration 'emotions' that I display. And it is not fake. When I smile, it does make me feel good. And people conversely smiling back at me, makes me feel even better. And it makes me think only about that, and no more about worries, that we all have. And I told my son many times, 'Do not forget to look at the clouds. They are beautiful. And looking at the clouds will generate a 'motion', and again, a resulting 'emotion'. If it does not work, oh well, try one of those medications, as an adjuvant only, of course...

Religion, and the non-gifted people who believe in them... Sent on behalf of: -The 2.2 billion of Christians -The 1.5 billion of Muslims -The 488 million de Bouddhists -The one billion of believers in hindouism - -the 28 million believers in Sikhism -the 13 million believers in Judaism -the 104 million believers in Shinto - -The 4 million believers in Jainism -and lesser known religions -without forgetting the 189 members of the Flat Earth Society.

"10 Ways to Resolve All Conflicts and End War De-escalate the concept of enemy. ... Treat the other side with respect. ... Recognize that there is the perception of injustice on both sides. ... Be prepared to forgive and ask for forgiveness. ... Refrain from belligerence." Well, try that with HAMAS

If Islam was really a 'religion of peace' as they claim it is, then there would have been more peace and security...

What a place this is, what a place..... Kids are protected by a 'Young offender law', and the adults, by a 'Defamation law'. Someone here has to do something about this....

Why oh why....

Fully agree. My experience also. And in addition, they will sometimes hire as a mechanic, any kid, with little experience....

Well, you already know. Everything in this culture supports irresponsibility. Dishonesty is not seen as a bad trait. Then a lie will follow: 'Not happened here' they will claim. And if one complains further: Moving on to the 'defamation law'. Until you give up...

"claiming he was confused due to having been “away for four years.” Well, 4 years immersed Thailand will get one prolific in formulating excuses to avoid responsibility..

Just wondering why the police here seem to like doing this kind of work, while they really do not like to do anything to ensure 'safety' on the roads. Police and safety, feels to me like these two words should go together... Oh well. Just checked my GPS. It explains it all....

Wish that a professional could be hired to sort this out. Do not leave this in the hands of politicians, or in the hands of soldiers acting as politicians. Get a professional to work on a 'decision table', ideally a lawyer, describing all possible circumstances related to the subject, and showing the outcome for each circumstance. A 'decision table' is the perfect tool to describe a multitude of rules in a given topic, and it also highlights missing circumstances, so highlighting holes left in any redacted law or set of rules. This law, described through a 'decision table', would show so may holes, so may missing circumstances, so many missing conditions, that nobody could even know how to call it.... Well, I used to do that kind of work....

A good visa agent is one close to you, who deals with the local immigration office for services.... So you are not providing much information to go on...

Just wondering how 'bars' are able to avoid detection.....

"There are many reasons why I don't have kids and I am not a parent." You missed the best opportunity to learn something worthwhile in this world, "to accompany a child or children through their developmental years'. And you should not boast about not having had the courage to do so....

But the point should be that this forum is (or should be) learning, and sharing our own knowledge with others. (or should be). So so often no knowledge is shared by posters with an inordinate amount of posts. Oh oh, let me check on some of my posts.???? And I so often think about asking some of these kids who are concentrated on their phones, (and older kids too), "What are you learning", while I know very well that they are learning nothing. Most are just obviously playing electronic games (that does very little to the body and mind). I spend a lot of time discussing with my son, and many times using questions. -"Tell me something that you know very well, and that you do not like?". And when you say that you do not like something, would you think that it be more appropriate to say "Oh, I do not know that"? -"Do you think that you possess 'free will'?" - Do you think that 'freedom' is something to strive for?". And if so, don't you think that dependencies and addictions limit your freedom? - Describe the difference between addictions, and habits that you have not because you are addicted, but simply because you like them? My apologies to all those Thai people who actually conduct such teachings to their children, while I am so tempted to believe that it is nowhere to be found here...

"Concerned citizens' again. Never thought I would see that happening.... ????