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I'll hang in a while longer. Mediocre; recycled tropes. Maybe they can pull out something in another episode or two.

Good start, but then the badass old man, suffering an amazingly rapid cognitive decline, quickly let a ditzy woman castrate him and start calling shots. Modern Hollywood. Tossed it after the 3rd episode or so.

The reason is that Brits are constantly making stereotypically negative comments on the forum about other nationalities and ethnicities.

Violent incidents, no. TQ is rather local and clubby. The bikers (many of whom were ex-service) and the current service members (SEALS, notably) got along just fine. Normal idiots in bars inevitably get into disputes, but the other two groups were always a deterrent to escalation. TQ also never found favor with the yobs partly for that reason, I'd speculate.

No. Local media, hack vlogger, and forum poster drama. The owners never said a thing about closing forever. Towards the end of the unpredictably long COVID lockdowns, things were looking rather grim, just as with so many businesses. Lease payments had to continue (no moratorium) as well as (reduced) staff support, in all benevolence. One of the owner's daughters, living in the States, decided--quite on her own (younger generation thinking)--to start a GFM. Despite the usual forum sneers and lies, it exceeded its modest goal rather quickly and helped bridge the gap. TQ then did well again from the time it reopened, SHOCK.

Lots of families coming here nowadays, expats raising families. No. And much, much more.

No, the usual FUD spreading. Seems like this lie might contravene Thai libel laws.

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You have no stats on all the past OS or, most importantly, on their profitability. As noted for the third time, M'soft planned for a more gradual adoption of Win 11. No. It seems you don't know a lot about business, actually. Besides, Win 11 hasn't given a bad impression to most users who like Windows and who have also tried it. Same with Win 10. Lots of annoyances, as always, but most users who moved from 7 to 10 didn't then go back to 7. Third-party programs helped with the transition, as from 10 to 11 for some users. No. Win 11 has the same requirements now as it did for the initial release on Oct 5, 2021. The next day, on Oct 6, M'soft put out a support bulletin to help advanced users configure for older systems with TPM 1.2. Not at all, as I haven't even tried it yet. If I did, and if I then found it unusable, you could say it flopped with me. But it would be quite usable, no worries on that score--hence I mentioned earlier I may eventually change to it or to Linux. Another Complex Question fallacy. Not a scare tactic; the official requirements, all rational enough, haven't changed--and they won't; and most of the market will gradually move to Win 11. A last version hasn't been announced and, accordingly, the end of support for that last version, whatever it will be.????

Good for you. Still, when I'm out I never wear a mask and never encounter the difficulties of which the OP relates.

Maybe you're thinking of the Penthouse Hotel?

You'd need to discuss it with them and fight all you wish. Me, I prefer to avail myself of their services.

In my branch of Bangkok Bank, only to verify identity briefly. I usually ask they pull down their masks first to compare with their photo on the counter. That gets a laugh; sometimes they will.

No, I never wear a mask except in the bank and hospital, where it's required.

Pro tip: before starting a possible transaction w/ a Thai, FIRST smile and offer a friendly Sawasdee, krub, correctly pronounced. Don't wait for them to greet you. Just that immediately distinguishes you from the many farang idiots they have to deal with or have heard about. Try not to blow the first good impression and you're golden.

Yes. You could just install few major programs for the check. Like Win 10, Win 11 will also run programs in compatibility mode. https://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/run-older-programs-in-compatibility-mode-in-windows-11-10/ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/make-older-apps-or-programs-compatible-with-windows-783d6dd7-b439-bdb0-0490-54eea0f45938

By travel agents. Westerners can't afford tours or agents, except visa agents to hide their lack of income & bank deposit, and buy their own cheap tickets.

Doesn't the bus travel from Bangkok to Pattaya as well? Are the tourists to be locked in the malls after they get off the bus, or is it possible they may go to other places and engage in activities other than shopping? Like all the other services. Better yet, serve free Chang and baked beans on toast for our Pattaya members.

What an official "last version" announcement from M'soft looks like: "The current version, 22H2, will be the final version of Windows 10, and all editions will remain in support with monthly security update releases though that date," said Jason Leznek, Principal Product Manager for Windows Servicing and Delivery. "We highly encourage you to transition to Windows 11 now as there won't be any additional Windows 10 feature updates." Users and organizations who must remain on Windows 10 are advised to upgrade their devices to Windows 10 22H2 to keep receiving monthly security update releases through October 14, 2025, when Windows 10 reaches its end of support. --https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-10-22h2-is-the-final-version-of-windows-10/

No. "Cash cow." Building roads, widening roads, improving roads usually leads to more business development and revenue generation. Such has been the case here--in more ways than one.

Confine your whims to weekdays. Avoid holidays as well.

No. Tourists drive from BKK, turn into Pattaya Nua and straight to the T21 parking lot. Central, tourists turn into Klang, turn left, and go right into the Central parking lot. Extremely convenient, with great views from the malls-on-the-beach; the locations were chosen for just that reason. In those locations, the malls have become a big part of the attraction of Pattaya for domestic and non-monger international tourists. You don't mess with success.

Not 22 years ago, you didn't. If you remembered that time, you'd certainly remember the Germans, quite a large group then--relatively speaking. Pattaya was much, much smaller then. What you observed was merely a concentration of far fewer tourists. As Pattaya grew rapidly, the same number or more tourists spread out over a larger area, leading to PATTAYA DEATH pronouncements and obituaries from disgruntled members needing the excitement of seeing most barstools occupied. And the traffic was of course far lighter then. Nights would see a bottleneck at the Beach Rd./S. Pattaya turn, and the Alcazar/Tiffany shows attracted tour buses, along with Mike's shopping mall. Certainly nothing like today. The modern traffic snarl started after the completion of Central Festival.

Fortunately, we may rely upon our shrewdest members always to predict such and then chortle afterwards. After all, a positive story is bound to come along eventually.

Good. Then you can address my points specifically and document the reasons behind your own smug practice. ???? You're big on science, I know.