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This "Doctor" got 45 years in US for telling people they had cancer and giving them Chemo so he could defraud insurance companies and rake in cash.

http://legacy.11alive.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/07/10/fata-sentence-handed-down/29993873/

Really really sad for the guy.

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Poor composition. And nobody wants to see a cats bunghole.

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My Buddha this is stupid, better than the boondoggle suggested previously for Sankhampaeng I guess.

Can't wait to see what the inievitable taxi mafia demands for a 70km shuttle to Nimmanhaemin.

High Speed rail?

Fancied a beer on Apr 18, traipsed into WarmUp sometime just before near 1AM, maybe 00:40 not sure, asked for passport by guards. Thai driving license accepted.

Found the bar Closed and had to settle for a Cookie from Subway.

Nothing good happens after Midnight anymore anyway.

Think I have the same service, Sarasota?

You believe in Chemtrails, seriously?

I guess Tra Vigne closed too.

It was rustic food served in a Bowl.

http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2015/10/23/wine-country-classic-tra-vigne-to-close/

Truely no matter how dilligently a non-white conforms to the mannerisms and characteristics of a "proper Englishman", they will not be accepted by some. Even though street chavs are derided by the same, the authenticity of their Englishness would never be questioned, though they hardly differ from punks in Baltimore or Paris. The one-drop rule, the true fallacy of racism. Suggested reading "Memoirs of a Black Englishman" by Paul Stephenson.

The lady in Seoul finishes with tweezers under bright light and magnification, every last hair.

Almost wish she wouldn't the pain draws tears from the eyes.

Makheua Phuang (the little flavourful pea sized things, Makheua Pro (the golf ball "eggplants") the fresh coriander leaf, so where is it ? Available at farmers market my friend!

I asked this to a Thai family running a small restaurant and takeout in one of the most expensive beach communities in Orange County, CA, inhabited mostly by rich white people. They laughed. "our customers don't need they just want chicken, pay another $4 for EXTRA chicken" ! (Their Gaeng Kiew Wan Gai is just a giant pile of sliced chicken breast lightly coated in green curry with a few sprigs of basil and red pepper slices). Clear they could put in more effort but it would increase the price and even though people in Corona del Mar can afford it the effort would be a waste.

I have been to some "upscale" Indian and Mexican restaurants in the SoCal area and they were always based on "scene", food being secondary to guys buying $16 dollar drinks at the bar chasing snatch. Problem with that is when a such place becomes passe' it is not sustainable. A famous restauranteur Danny Meyer opened "Tabla" (Indian) in NYC in the 1990's. Noted Indian musician Zakir Hussain personally told me personally it was dreck. Looks like it is closed now and there are many places called Tabla around the country now. Used to be an upscale Thai place at South Coast Plaza ten years ago, they certainly were not pulling $25-35 for entree plates. If that is what the author is talking about why so-called "Ethnic" food can't but French can, I'm not convinced the reason is completely based on Eurocentrism and bias. To get the profit premium you have to provide a scene, in location, and put value on the plate. Sushi does this with pricy imported fish shipped by air and the expensive Chinese with whole fish, and shellfish prepared to order and sold "market price".

Don't forget the solidified bird spit and sustainably farmed Japanese fish fins and abalone.

The author makes valid points here but may be a victim of Orientalism and own subtle bias. For example appearing to state that mediocre Japanese food in middle America is bad because it is cooked by Chinese. It is mediocre because it contains cheap ingredients prepared with little care. I agree that Japanese food followed a different trajectory in the US. The first restaurant with a sushi bar in NYC (Nippon) opened in 1963 on upper east side steps from Counsul General of Japan. Don't think it was intended for mass consumption, nor did anyone imagine that decades later "sushi" would be available at every Supermarket. Many of the uber-cool diners at Nobu in LA pay because of hype, it is "the place to be" and they don't have the experience to know what they are eating anyway. There are plenty of excellent places where food just as good is prepared by Japanese cooks in SoCal at reasonable prices, perhaps even more exclusive because they are smaller, may not take reservations, and you wait for a table standing outside in a strip-mall parking lot. I can tell everybody from experience once you get to the downstairs dining room at Nobu's "Matsuhisa Aspen" the food is no better than average Japanese food one can get anywhere, just more expensive. It is produced by recent culinary school grads all with piercings and some with Chefs Knife tattoos on their arms and served by Kids who are more interested in snowboarding and hustling for "tips" and know nothing of Japanese culture. Unfortunately for cooks, like my good friend, their labour is fungible. There are always jobs but here is no great money in the restaurant business unless one is a celebrity chef or has ownership rights making "profits", not wages.

So Americans will pay for the far flung "Branded" establisments of celebrity chefs in Vegas, etc, even though quality control suffers hugely and it is poor value. They will pay for very simple italian food (served in a bowl) because the "Trattoria" is trendy and located in a vineyard in Napa Valley. They will pay vast sums to eat pricy cuts of beef at so-called "Steakhouses", and order $500 wines on the company expense account. I'm not saying working the grill at Charlie Palmers is easy, but it is a basic skill and what does it come with fries and creamed spinach? Cafeteria food. Will Silicon Valley execs plan a business dinner at one of the expensive Chinese restaurants in the area? Perhaps in a private dining room, not on the main floor for sure, noisy and brightly lit with screaming brats running around, with no surgically enhanced tarted-up waitresses to flirt with.

Location, Scene, cuisine, in that order. Meanwhile the gluttons in middle America must fill their gullets several times a day and they want it cheap.

I go to Korea and California and get my nostrils waxed. Lasts about 6 weeks.

Same kind place for ladies snatch jobs.

The nostril requires professionalism, a specialized skill, if there was a reputable waxing salon in BKK or Chiang Mai I would like to know.

I just want to know what 'es got up around his neck? A neck supporter for a case of whiplash? Never seen one in black before

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Post caught my eye thinking Lagos, Nigeria where one of our mob just last week caught Malaria at the layover hotel. Lucky you!

Interesting. In most countries Police could look for and investigate a particular vehicle reported driving dangerously, but could not take action without evidence.

Perhaps if they had a video for example a charge of reckless driving.

Would expats want their driving privileges in Thailand taken away based on one phone call? From some other motorist? In the US if the police did this the Officers would be brought up on charges and suspended pending an investigation of racism.

Meanwhile I saw two vehicles back into each other today, in an almost empty carpark!

Some people just don't belong behind the wheel of a motorcar.

Well I'm sure it's the same in Thailand but as you would have probably noticed very quickly even on your first day here, road rules are not very well enforced. A dash cam or video footage from say a mobile phone does help though and has helped to convict offending dangerous drivers, especially bus and truck drivers.

As for your second sentence, well since enforcement of traffic laws is very weak here, I wouldn't worry about this possibility but let me just make a comment for the record to remind you of where we are. What happens in the US holds absolutely zero relevance here. The dominant ideology in America is cultural marxism. An offshoot of that is universialism - where every culture is seen as equal. Most of us don't know the origins of this ideology but simply know it as political correctness. Only western countries subscribe to this ideology, no non-western one does.

Thailand therefore, would see no problem in taking away any privileges (including driving) from tourists/expats as it sees fit for any reason without justifying itself and without having to worry about frivolous human rights or discrimination lawsuits and other such nonsense.

Wikipedia and many other sources of information on the internet, if they're US based they're biased towards the dominant ideology. This ideology is supported by the Jewish elite.

Anyway, enough with the history lesson, let's stick to the topic at hand here. I can already see from half of the replies here this thread has gone way off topic and turned into a bit of a bickering fest.

In the post quoted I was already led off topic talking about New Zealand, nothing to do with Thailand really. Nor did I say it is a good thing that Police in the US would be accused of racism for doing their, jobs, just if they enforced some kind of bigoted blanket ban based on heresay or generalization. "Report a Drink Driver/unsafe Driver" numbers are good programs. The police find vehicles easily, trail them, and take action based on their behaviour, not just nationality. I think the actions being taken by Thailand are reasonable considering the situation that has developed, and you see there is no blanket ban based on Nationality alone.

I also don't think having Caravans entering from China is feasible considering there are no facilities for them and motor camping appears to be "illegal" under Thai immigration law.

Probably must be more to this story coming out of NZ. The police probably trailed her and confirmed visually she drove like an animal. Or maybe she admitted to making a u-turn accross a divided highway and driving on the wrong side?

Now if you really want to stay on topic you may wish to avoid spouting failed right-wing social theory and jewbaiting. "Cultural Marxism", the crazed idea that liberals intend to destroy western civilization via multiculturalism is reactionary fantasy from the likes of David Duke and Anders Behring Breivik. From a secular humanism bias (you know transparency, rule of law, those horrible "human rights" feminism and all that) I certainly can't say all cultures are equal. That would be intellectually dishonest.

To get back on topic I'm confused now how Chinese are driving in NZ anyway if they are not party to the relevant treaty and cannot get IDP. Maybe it is local law as on Guam where the Japanese at least can drive rental vehicles on a Japanese license without IDP.

Wonderful drivers by the way.

As an aside, I've been to the Vana Nava water park in Hua Hin and it's really good.

It's also the first water park I've ever been to, so take this for what it's worth.

But some really spectacular attractions there.

Wonderful. I'd like to go there if they do not charge "Farang Price".

In the Hot season a similar facility would be welcome, in Chiang Mai.

Thousands of businesses in Thailand post account numbers online in this country. The banking system here looks like it developed from the Japanese model, where ATM transfers are common and personal cheques are not. ATMS have been upgraded but In fact the Passbooks and Passbook update and deposit machines, are EXACTLY the same ones we had in Japan in the early 1990s, I think some of the old machines were imported from Japan to Thailand for local use.

Yes scams involved with "ginkgou furikomi" exist but if you don't send money to somebody/business you don't know one will be fine. That is why the Name of the Account appears when the account number is inputted. I wish in the US one could pay for an air ticket, utilities, concert ticket, etc. you name it at any ATM or convenience store where if one does not travel internationally there is no need for credit cards or online banking really.

As for the USA if anyone is victimized by Check/ACH fraud all losses will be refunded if they report within a certain time frame I think 60 days. The US financial sector has been making huge profits despite fraud and thus have been slow to implement technology upgrades such as chipped credit cards requiring PIN numbers, and intention is to leapfrog to mobile banking with near field chip equipped tech which is supposedly even more secure. Google "Apple Pay". Change will come in stages, not everyone has a smart phone.

Personal cheques are becoming less common and but still convenient in some circumstances. Bank cheques "cashiers check" are still quite common but there are scams with them also. If one sells a cars directly to an individual for example you don't take a personal cheque or expect some random person to show up in a parking lot to count out $14,500. One can go their their bank together with and get a check backed up by the bank. One may also call the bank directly to confirm the validity of a Cashiers' Check before accepting funds.

As for the IRS not accepting electronic payments that is rubbish.

I had to go to my home branch of Kasikorn Bank the other day. It's the main branch. I only usually need to go there once a year or so. Any way while I was in there, there was a loudmouth older American guy complete with gold chains and bracelets, white leather shoes, etc. trying to open a new account there, bragging about how much money (always referring to USD and not Baht; like many Americans do) he was going to put on deposit.... He became absolutely livid when the woman - I think she is the manager there, told him that he must sign a U.S. tax form before he could open an account. He quite loudly and rudely exclaimed "What's this?" and dropped the form on her desk. At that point my queue was called but after I finished my business I saw him get up and storm out uttering "this is bullshit" with many Thais staring at him. Some people will never learn how to behave in Thailand.

He should go back to the US and to open an account without providing SS number.

Perhaps this is another newcomer who has not been following what has been developing with FATCA over the last few years. 2015 they started with Indian Americans, who have stashed vast sums, properties and businesses in their homeland.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/fatca-prompting-us-nris-to-sell-property-in-india/articleshow/50226526.cms

Perhaps this is another one of those gormless clods who believes he will come to Thailand and pull a fast one on the US tax authorities , ex-wives, and creditors. Hiding the pittance of income he earns in interest from Thai banks, renting out Condos casually without paying tax to anyone, or the soon to be failed business he intends to start.

For sure though making a scene and swearing in public is bad form anywhere. In Thailand casting a shadow of negativity on all expats.

A low variety of Farang scum and rubbish, in white leather shoes.

Where is the picture of the herdsman pointing at the sky in accusation?

A generous local government it is, providing compensation for livestock lost to "act of god".

Fraudulent

Interesting. In most countries Police could look for and investigate a particular vehicle reported driving dangerously, but could not take action without evidence.

Perhaps if they had a video for example a charge of reckless driving.

Would expats want their driving privileges in Thailand taken away based on one phone call? From some other motorist? In the US if the police did this the Officers would be brought up on charges and suspended pending an investigation of racism.

Meanwhile I saw two vehicles back into each other today, in an almost empty carpark!

Some people just don't belong behind the wheel of a motorcar.

Purity

lousy

There are some types on TVF,who post bizarre rubbish of similar themes syntax and style

They inevitably get banned and come back under another user account. Some of it can be amusing but

researchers have found a big correlation with these types and some serious psychopathy.

http://easyhealthoptions.com/internet-trolls-mental-disorder/

Something similar at NRT Term 2 airside and now there is a capsule hotel at Terminal 3. When Singapore and Tokyo is cheaper than you gotta admit it's pure greed.

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