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Fantastic.

Cats are just killing machines and slaughter, the native fauna such as skinks, lizards, frogs, harmless snakes, toads and any unwary birds. When a cat moves in, the animals I see in my garden declines.

Good to see native fauna win one, for a change.

Cats are just killing machines and slaughter, the native fauna such as skinks, lizards, frogs, harmless snakes, toads and any unwary birds. When a cat moves in, the animals I see in my garden declines.

That's exactly why I love cats, however the Thai variety don't seem to have a very long shelf life. But I do like them around.

Your neighbor needs a bigger cat. The cat I use to have in the US was 15 lbs. I think he would have given the snake a run for his money.

I personally don't like wearing gold, other than a wedding ring which I don't even wear anymore <my marriage is fine, I just don't like 'bling'>. I prefer a modest silver necklace, or even better, the beaded necklace I now wear a small, simple Buddhist medallion on.

Thai? Thais in my village wear their gold, and it tend to come out in quantity during festivals, funeral, weddings and other gatherings. Is someone going to rob them here in the village? Given the family interconnections, I seriously doubt it. If anyone gets robbed, everyone knows, and someone will know the perp. I've never heard of it happening, at least in our village. I heard of minor theft, but that's about it.

The paradox is not lost on me personally that virtually every Thai in Thailand wishes they had white skin. I think that is utterly hysterical.

So when somebody gets all excited and starts pointing out the 'farang' in the vicinity, I generally point out they are kon Thai.

The conversations, in Thai, usually go like this, example:

Thai kid: "Mom, look! A farang."

Me to my wife: "Honey, look! A Thai kid <dek kon Thai>!"

Other than that, the whole 'farang' thing is out of my circle of control; I'm not going to change ingrained Thai cultural biases, but I can poke fun at them.

So, don't look to me to take up 'The White Man's Burden." I'll leave that load for someone more 'sensitive' than I to bear.

But the UK like the US opens their borders and welfare systems to those who entry the country illegally, but deny entry to the wife's of it's citizens if they don't meet income rules. How many of the illegals meet 'income rules'.

Does anyone know where you can find softball equipment for sale in CM (if it's available at all).

outraged It`s just a wall !

It's just a stack of bricks that have been relatively recently built and serves as nothing much more than a tourist attraction. The old wall, Kampandin, on Kampandin Road is pretty well violated by all Thais living in the neighborhood. So much for respect of historical artifacts, hey?

Much ado about nothing.

What repeat traffic offenders? There are no cops on the road pulling people over who speed, drive recklessly, or break laws that Thailand does have on the books. Who are they going to send? People not wearing helmets or seatbelts stopped at roadblock rotflmao. Low hanging fruit is all they get. The real danger is never addressed.

Pageantry for the unwashed masses.

Just wait, this is only the beginning of the problems.

As in the original post, the big problem that a lot of people do not realise is the problem of saline.

As the water table keeps dropping the saline concentration increases to the point where wells and bore holes become useless, if salt contamination gets into the farm lands then the land can be barren for more than 10 years!

I really do not think the Government has given any of this the serious thought that it deserves, but then again, they are just poor farmers anyway right? Who needs them.

I'm sure the elusive Thailand Polar Bear are about to die out too!

Fear!!!!

Fear, fear fear!!!

Relax

Maybe that can sue Mossack Fonseca for defamation.

We've been through this one before::

Health insurance is not a good deal unless you get real sick thus the guys who like to say on here that they are 'way ahead' for not buying heath insurance because they didn't get real sick. Most people do not expect to get real sick. But of the small percentage of people that do get real sick, probably close to 100% of them never expected to get real sick either.

You also have to factor in that some of those on here that say that they self-insure and would never buy health insurance are medical basket cases that could never qualify for an individual policy even if they wanted to.

re medical basket cases that could never qualify for an individual policy even if they wanted to.

And of course that is entirely their fault and they should jump off a balcony because their situation in life was different from yours - I assume you can afford insurance? So you must be a 'good person." What of those who can not, either here nor in there home country? They're just 'bad people' right? And they should just accept that eventually they will be forced to commit suicide? Right?

I have very minimum insurance here in Chiang mai .If the worse comes i am prepared for the balcony jump .Had a good life up to now ( 63 years ) ,and have been blessed with good health so far .

If the worse comes i am prepared for the balcony jump

That's exactly what I'm talking about. How many over 60 are going to pull the trigger on that options as they age?

Once over 65, your options become limited. Maybe you want health insurance, but you'll be left paying exorbitant premiums, deductibles, co-pays, and or course your insurance company will not let one leaf be unturned regarding your health and will exempt anything they believe may cost them money as you age. 70, 75, 80 - you are out of options! What did you do wrong? You weren't independently wealthy an able to pay for all your own medical. Ageing and affordable insurance are contradictory terms in this country. Of course there will be the naysayers who have had a policy since they are 40 and don't see a problem, but for those whose native country will not cover their insurance here in Thailand??? Try going into the private insurance market after passing the age of 60 and retiring - and many coming to Thailand due to it's affordability of living - but not affordability of health insurance. My guess is that once your resources run out, you do what many expats do: end it. Thinks it's a coincidence? I don't.

It's good that they have all these meetings or nothing would be done.

Have a meeting, take copious amounts of photos, plenty of press to display the Puiyai, and then ignore it. It's a self-correcting problem. A few hundred people stop contributing to the gene pool.

It seems that even in 1950 they enjoyed street fight...nothing new....

These are all Photoshoped. Everyone knows that drink, throw water, sexy-dress, sexy dance all fault of Westerner. Good Thai never do.

It's official. All activities that are considered to be 'Fun' are now outlawed and banned during Songkran.

Shot him twice? <BAM> click, thump, click...<BAM>.

Of course, he'll plead that he needed to load and fire the second shot because his life was in danger, sorta the same defense US cops use after emptying a 15 mag cartridge into some kid for jaywalking.

They really know how to throw a party! Restricted water and drinking times. Pathetic really.

I'm sure the Chiang Mai elites will have their water trucked in and their alcohol provided 24/7 right along with the catering. Restrictions are only for the "little people."

But if it was an orphaned rat....??? Sure it's not?

Tried today first time, Could not get rhough the bollards in many places, too close together. Asd well, no speed can be maintained, all, stops and more stops and no go's Waste!

Have ya ever thought that maybe their attempting to slow you down to protect the pedestrians?

Yes ,the majority are ,but in our local club you often here the Boss Man rollicking riders for 2abreast ,and doing breakaways and their sod the motorist attitude.They remind me of Fortuna drivers a bit.Im the one puffing at the rear.[emoji479][emoji467]

It's an idiotic attitude that eventually gets one killed or injured over the long-term. The 'moral high-ground' card plays well in litigious American, but means next to nought here in the Land of Smiles. Ok, Somchai's insurance company pays you 100K THB for injuries that will cost you a few hundred thousand dollars (quid) to take care of in your own country. And of course, Thai hospitals won't give you the pain killers you need to heal and recuperate, so it's back to the home country you go, hubris and all. But by all means, keep that attitude bicyclists. Keep the attitude.

Since when has any lane primarily reserved for a car been respected by a motorcyclist or bicyclist?

Since when has any lane primarily reserved for a motorcyclist been respected by a car or bicyclist?

Since when has any lane primarily reserved for a bicyclist been respected by a motorcyclist or car?

As a matter of fact, those lines on the road mean virtually nothing here in Thailand, regardless if you are in a car, or on a motorcycle or bicycle. If you think different, your freaking hubris will get you killed or injured.

"But, but, but....I have the moral, legal, and ethical high-ground."
Keep repeating that to yourself in the hospital. It can be your mantra. You will never understand your own abject stupidity.