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Andre0720

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  1. Zelensky called Vance a 'Bitch', while Vance was taking over from Trump. Do you think that this guy Zelensky has the diplomacy needed to discuss a truce with Putin? Cannot even show respect to Trump and Vance, who were there only to try to help Zelensky, and Ukraine... Of course the noodle Biden would never have enacted the same result from such a meeting. As nothing would ever evolve from the participation of Biden. Even if he would have managed to stay awake.
  2. Not so. I seem to be cursing more foreigners on motorbikes than Thais lately. Simply because so many foreigners, unlike Thais, like to ride these 350 c.c. or higher capacity. Recklessness is normal here, for known reasons. Foreigners are reckless while driving at greater speeds.
  3. Canada. Downtown Ottawa. Near Chinatown it happened. But the culture is no longer the same. When I went back to visit, after the Covid lock down, hard to believe what was allowed to happen. People moving from downtown, not feeling safe any more, even on Rideau St. Tents on the sidewalks of Bank St. near the Parliament buildings. Homeless people allowed to sleep there.... On Bank St. a shop that I used to visit, had to call before someone would come and open the door. I did not have a SIM with telephone access on my phone. Could not go in. People are in fear, even in their own shops. Only the bigger shops, with more staff, have unlocked doors. Well yes, it is all about the culture... And the culture here too often accept as normal for people to deal with disagreements with knives, and even guns... The world was better before. No doubt about that.... All these places that I visited years ago, many of those are now off limits for my son. Sad that this was allowed to happen...
  4. Not in my country. I have never heard of such an event in my youth. Then, in the news, article about someone downtown being stabbed, for no serious reason. Lots of surprised faces around. And soon after, it was reported that the event happened within an Asian community, immigrants. In our culture, this did not happen....
  5. Has anyone seen this video of Trump telling the truth like no one else ever did?
  6. Residents of a Bangkok condo are fed up with noisy tourists disrupting their once tranquil home. Ultimate irony....
  7. Well, instead of showing us something that you do not like, show us something that you do like. And no need of AI to show some videos of Gazans celebrating the killing and raping of people on their land, or anywhere in this world for that matter... So something positive for a change....
  8. But what if they did have money in the bank, let's say for 5 years in a row, but one money transfer was late for a given month, and visa renewal was rejected at all levels.......
  9. If, maybe, perhaps... If an Agent is used...
  10. I was told that when I use my WIFI to call or connect to a site, my phone service does deduct money from my top-ups. So now I keep a minimum balance only, as when it gets close to '0', those deductions simply stop. And when I do have to top-up, it shows a balance of some 5 bahts only. I no longer question that. I just keep the balance very low....
  11. Absolutely no discretion involved. To eliminate corruption inside Immigration Offices, the officers must act like clerks, as they insist on having all the papers to support the issuance of visas. And it depends on the IO of course. Visa agency here told me the elimination of the use of quick deposits and withdrawals to support the requirements for a visa. But Immigration Officers are for all intents and purposes just clerks, needing supporting documentation. Obviously having enough funds in Thailand is just not enough for a clerk, must show papers. Boxes and boxes of papers stacked at the IO.
  12. Marketers use math....
  13. Wow, must have been driving at speed, at least 10 to 12 km an hour....😊
  14. Out of nowhere, some absolute tosser in a battered old Toyota Altis, looking like it's an old repainted Bangkok taxi, decides to stomp on the brakes right in front of me. No indication, no warning, nothing. I yank the brakes, but it’s too late. The front wheel locks up, the handlebars wobble, and suddenly, BOOM. Mate, I was going ten kilometers an hour. I’ve seen coconuts roll faster. Typically one who drives too fast is to blame... But at 10km an hour, able to brake, front wheel lock up, handlebars wobble, but too late... Must be the type of motorbike is the problem.. Hummmm Reminds me of this police accident report, that read like this: "An invisible car, came out of nowhere, struck me, then vanished".
  15. "as they know the cops will take the Thai's side over farang. '' No they don't, well not always perhaps. Many years ago, my gf called he cops because of a dispute over who should get the apartment that we were sharing. She wanted me to just leave the apartment, and to not take anything with me. She told me that I was in big problems. Cops came over, asked the landlord who was paying for the apartment, the answer was 'the farang". Cops put her belongings in their truck, and drove away...
  16. Thai people would just be thanking Buddha at this stage....
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