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How long have you lived her. That's is exactly how it works here. Grandparents often raise the children as the parent(s) go off to cities to work. You're not in the West. This country doesn't run by Western concepts of morality (thank god).

Agreed. But have you ever had a child die? I have. It gives you some closure. My daughter's urn sat in my bedroom for a few years until I was ready to intern her which I eventually did. I can't express the hole that leaves in your emotions. If you haven't been there, you wouldn't know. Yet I do hear what you're saying, and it is true. But... A sense of closure. That's about all.

Yeah, when I hear "massage therapist in Russia" I pretty much expect that gal is doing the same thing that most gals do who work "massage" in Thailand. Same same - not different.

I thought she had enough saving to renovate the home and support her parents and kids? So she has savings but they need the government to take care of the expenses for repatriating the ashes? That's a cardboard box with a couple of pounds of ash and ground bone. How do I know? I had my daughter cremated after she died at 18 years old. There is very little expense associated with repatriating ashes. So - what's really going on? Terribly tragic, but, Thais suffer tragedies every day. Road accidents in Thailand claims thousands each year and yet I don't heard that the Thai government must provide welfare assistance to families of road traffic victims. Yeah, the Thai embassy should contact the Russian government and ask for assistance to get the process of repatriation moving as well as the shipment of the ashes back to Thailand. But if a Russian had died in Thailand, would it be the Thai government's responsibility to take care of the dead Russian citizen? Nope! We hear about this all of the time when foreigners die in Thailand. So it applies the other way around as well. If you go work in another country, it's not that country's responsibility to repatriate a body if that foreigner dies while working in that country. So why does this family believe that somehow it's different for them?

That's the epitome of hyperbole. Worked to death giving massages. Get real. Wait wait wait, I know. "She was forced by Putin to massage him until she died." That would play well in the West and probably in Bangkok too.

Exactly.

Unenforceable.

If you really want to see what is in the depths of the hearts of men, put them in a car with tinted windows and watch how they drive.

Are cars legally required to stop for a pedestrian crossing a zebra, or is it "up to them"? Not unless there is a red light at the crossing. However, unlike the West, here is Thailand it's a matter of self-preservation. If you believe you have "the right to have cars stop for you in a crosswalk!," you may find yourself being shipped back to your home country in an urn. Even at crosswalk with red lights for oncoming traffic, I always look and keep an eye looking in the periphery of my vision in both directions, even on a one way. Well - unless you're up to winning a Darwin Award. By the way, if you really think that you're "In The Right" and insist on walking in front of a vehicle in a crosswalk and get hit and end up in the hospital, unlike the West, you'll more than likely end up paying for most of your own hospital bills and there isn't going to be any civil suit where you get paid for your "pain and suffering." This ain't Kansas anymore Toto.

Nope.

I have no interest at all in women of European descent. If you have one of those? Feel free to keep it. I like LBFMs. Have for decades. White chicks are lousy lays anyway by comparison. Yet they think they're god's gift to men. It must suck to come all the way to Thailand if your a white chick and find out you can't get laid by anyone but some Thai guy. <laughs> Ha ha ha ha ha.

It worked out so well in 2016, let roll out the "Ruskies Are Stealing The Election For Trump" again!!! "We all HATE Trump, We all HATE Trump, So let's take a DUMP, On Donald J. Trump." 💩 Wash, Rinse, Repeat! 🧔‍♀️"I'm Hillary Clinton and I endorse this message!"

Any restaurants serving brown rice? Gag

I don't look at the price. I just buy it.

Thai Baht Exchange Rate So Low How Are You Dealing With It? Seen it down around 29 more than once. I don't worry about it. Thailand is going to debase the THB, just give it time. Heck, they're now borrowing THB in order to pay the interest on the national debt. Don't worry - it's a self-correcting problem.

"We all HATE Trump, We all HATE Trump, So let's take a DUMP, On Donald J. Trump!" 💩

Never before has the Earth has temperatures this hot. Only by outlawing cars and farting and meat and super-gluing our T&A to the highways can we avoid this Earth-ending crisis. 🌏 "Eek!" *This doesn't fit the proper narrative. It must be censored. The hottest year in recorded history!!! Ever!

It never floods this time of year. This year is different. Melting icecaps are causing massive flooding in Thailand for the first time in recorded history. 🙈 "Eek!"

The media says it was 100% fair, so it's 100% fair. Exact.mp4

Being intoxicated on cannabis is bad for your health, but being intoxicated on alcohol is fine. So cui bono, who benefits? Cannabis: The Wealthy - get to grow it. The Commoners - get to distribute, package it and sell it. Both share in the revenues and profits Alcohol: The Wealthy - get to distill and brew it, package it, and distribute as monopolies. Makes most of the revenues and profits. The Commoners - get to sell some of it retail. See the difference?

Allowing wealthy investors to reap cannabis profits while destroying the earning capabilities of the lowly commoner-classes trying to make a living running a retail outlet. This is how it's done ppls.

Once a year including full cleaning, servicing, and Freon check/top-off. Clean the filters myself.

The incident is not the first of its kind, with locals comparing the aggressive tendencies of the taxi riders to that of a mafia gang. Ya don't say?

I'm an independent with no dog in the fight, and from my vantage point, both the pro-Harris-Leftist-Democrats and the Pro-MAGA-Republicans are both out of their minds and there is no reasoning with either side, although both sides will point at the other side and yell obscenities and call the other side every vile name in the book and insinuate that "the other side can't be reasoned with!!!" It would be pretty comical if it wasn't so freaking sad.

Absolutely - if either Trump or Harris wins the US Presidency I'm going to leave the forum! 🤔 "Hummmmm..."