radiochaser

I used to work in a government call center here in the U.S. of A.. With my exposure to so many people around the world, I can understand a lot of people who speak English, no matter what countries accent they have. So, I had many calls to the call center transferred to me, because the employee could not understand the accent of the person speaking English with them. How ever, there was that one guy that was transferred to me. His call was transferred to me and the employee told me, I don't know what language this guy is speaking! It took me a few seconds before I realized, he was speaking English. He had a very strong Appalachian Mountain resident accent. I managed to make it through the call and the man was satisfied with my help, but I had difficulty understanding what he was saying. I suspect that he lived in an area of the Appalachian Mountains that were once only accessible by horse, or foot, with no roads for anything else. I, during my young childhood days, used many of the same words that are in the video and text of the link below. " In fact, some say that the speech of the southern mountaineers is “pure Elizabethan English” just as Shakespeare would have spoken it. " https://daily.jstor.org/the-legendary-language-of-the-appalachian-holler/

Don't forget "they're"! Where's my hat? I'll leave now.

I will have to look again when I am back in Thailand. Usually, the only alkaline batteries I see just about any place selling batteries, are the Panasonic brand.

If it makes any difference, I own a Royal Thai Police baseball cap. I bought it from someone selling police equipment to RTP at Vipawadee Police station (the one at the police apartments) parking lot.

I sit, or rather lounge here, corrected. From some of the wordings of internet comments one could think that Zion/Zionists, are different people from the Israeli people, and in other internet comments, Zionists and Israelis are the same people. I do not refer only to comments on asean now, but also to comments that I read other places on the internet.

The north vietnamese army was an active participant in killing non combatants in South Vietnam, some for not helping the NVA, some for psychological warfare against the non combatants of the south. When he says the NVA sacrificed Vietnamese, what he means is, the NVA murdered to further their ends. The North Vietnamese government was also complicit in the violation of the Rule 97, by locating schools, hospitals, nurseries, old age homes, etc, within the industrial buildings and areas that were used to build military arms, using non combatants as human shields! Although, without researching this on the internet, I am not sure that the north vietnamese government was a signatory to the Geneva Convention rules. I think not though.

Not only that, but I watched a video in which a hamas leader claimed that Israel and the United Nations are responsible for the palestinian people, not hamas, (and if I recall correctly) that hamas is only responsible for hamas soldiers!

Both are wrong, but you only complain about the Israelis?

Does your comment mean that the Israelis are using non combatants as human shields?

What do you say about hamas and their violation of, supposedly international law, Rule 97? https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule97#:~:text=of human shields-,Rule 97.,of human shields is prohibited.

No, but yes!

I know several Thai males. None of them are like that one in the news story! Even the ones who own firearms don't act like the guy in the news story.

If it is vegan, is it really meat?

So, if the teacher inserted her fingers into the girls vagina, that is not rape? If not rape, what would a non "wokey" definition of that act be?

I don't smoke cigarettes or cigars. But I did eat candy cigarettes as a kid and they, apparently did not lead me to smoking cigarettes. Here in the U.S. of A., I do know where to buy candy cigarettes. I buy them occasionally when I pass by the kiosk selling them. They taste just as good as they did when I was a kid. Now, that dreaded poison ... chocolate ... I am addicted to that stuff. Got to have some almost every day!! For some reason, especially when I am driving or traveling somewhere. Sometimes when I go to Thailand first, my wife will bring me several Mr. Goodbars (peanuts and chocolate) with her to feed my addiction, when she goes to Thailand later!

NO! You are wrong! She didn't ditch me for a younger man, her water buff ... er .. uh... hmmmmmm... never mind..

Nahhhh.. They like to throw gay people (seems like mostly men) off the roofs of tall buildings ... without parachutes.

OK dude, I am blocking your post!

Arachnophobia and acrophobia. Then there are the heterophobia people.

Seems like they have been anti lgbt for a long time, even before it became popular to fly a flag about it.

Are those the things that look like this? I had something like that in Bangkok a few years ago.. Made by a British guy. Damn they were good and I miss being able to eat them again!

Yes, Don Meung was 17 years ago, if that was when Swampy opened, but the lack of an English speaking immigration officer has been experienced as late as 2022. Then there was the time in 2020, 2019, maybe 2017, etc. Immigration officers don't always speak English. The family has connections with the Thai Police, which includes those in immigration and the lack of the ability to speak English is very evident! Heckfire, even when I went through the stairway hallway, that was where diplomatic entry into Thailand was once done at, (brother in law was an immigration police, remember) even those guys could not speak English! But yes, that was several years ago and not 2023! And 2011 is not that long ago (see my copy and paste below). It is a good thing I have been married to a Thai translator for a little over 30 years! I know enough Thai to get by and live a decent life in Thailand but I cannot have a decent conversation in Thai. I still regret not taking the second semester of Thai language when I had the chance, when I was working in Thailand. I am still amused that diplomats were processed by immigration in the hallway of a stairwell, vs where they go now. P.S. I also "noticed" how you edited my post to make your post more favorable for you. Way to go Lou! Here is the entirety of my post, for those that may not have read my original post: "Not all immigration officers (Thai Police) need to know English, speak it very well, or understand it. My sister in law's ex husband worked as an immigration police officer for several years. He worked inside and outside of Bangkok dealing with non English speaking illegals and never needed to understand or speak English. I still have to converse with him in Thai. My brother in law is a retired immigration officer. He can understand more English than he can speak. Even after living here in the U.S. of A. since 2011, my brother in law's English speaking skills are still worse than my limited Thai speaking skills and occasionally, I need translation by my wife when speaking with him. I do note that you specified "the airports", but my experience is that not all immigration officers at either Don Meung (when it was the only international airport in Bangkok) nor the newer one, AKA Swampy, can understand English or speak English well. Several times in the past, at Swampy, I have needed my wife to translate from and to Thai when entering or departing Thailand. "

I don't recall hearing or reading the term "sunbed" before. Using google, asking what is a sunbed, the google response is basically, what I know as a tanning booth. A device that has ultraviolet light emitters that tans the skin of those that use them. The picture in the article shows both large pillows and beach chairs. Are the pillows the sunbeds or are the beach chairs the sunbeds?

Not all immigration officers (Thai Police) need to know English, speak it very well, or understand it. My sister in law's ex husband worked as an immigration police officer for several years. He worked inside and outside of Bangkok dealing with non English speaking illegals and never needed to understand or speak English. I still have to converse with him in Thai. My brother in law is a retired immigration officer. He can understand more English than he can speak. Even after living here in the U.S. of A. since 2011, my brother in law's English speaking skills are still worse than my limited Thai speaking skills and occasionally, I need translation by my wife when speaking with him. I do note that you specified "the airports", but my experience is that not all immigration officers at either Don Meung (when it was the only international airport in Bangkok) nor the newer one, AKA Swampy, can understand English or speak English well. Several times in the past, at Swampy, I have needed my wife to translate from and to Thai when entering or departing Thailand.

And the vernacular of American English is, the sidewalks are the concrete pathways on either side of the pavement, which is a paved road or highway. I did have to look for the definition of chav.