I thought the real Bob spent his afternoons drinking Thai whisky with his mates in his palatial home, before going out seriously on ye pysse at night.
Anyway
It stuck in my mind because it mentioned Iraelis, people who were very rarely if ever mentioned in the Thai media.
Got that eh.?
How you can read anything anti-Israeli or anti-Jewish into my post is puzzling and says more about yourself than me.
The topic is actually about young Israelis behaving badly in Thailand.
Around the millennium time young Israelis were making themselves unwelcome in the Khaosan Rd area for antisocial behaviour. This is the first problem I am aware of since then.
No the pissartists and alcoholics will be home alone with their regular supply as they are most days.
Why not close every business, why does the licensed trade alone have to suffer.
Predictable meaningless comment about bar closures. Like me many people do not want to stock up and drink at home, they enjoy the pub or bar atmosphere.
I have not kept a beer in the fridge for decades. Not a solitary drinker.
There is no expectation for foreigners to understand "why", knowing "what" is enough.
An analogy would be that it is often said the law is for the benefit of the legal profession, Thailand is for the benefit of the Thai people. At least the Thai establishment.
I eat healthier than most people I know but sometimes a bit of what you like is helpful. I broadly agree with your summary of 7eleven but they do stock some things that do not fit your description. They are aware of and are slowly catering to changing tastes.
I am a pub/bar person.
I don't like going to other people's homes and don't really want others in mine. The habit of a lifetime has been to meet my friends in the pub/whatever and go home when I feel ready. Not as often nowadays as previously, dry days not a problem now as due to health reasons I haven't had a drink for 8 months.
I go to one on Soi 55 Soi Thonglor which I think is the one you mean. I have a straight number 2 no fuss and no problem. Don't think it could be done any quicker.
Thanks to the allowance of 190,000 baht for over 65s plus the up to 100,000 for pension payment, plus 5% for the first 150,000 I will owe nearly zero tax. With the way sterling is going it may well be zero.
Agree with you, but think the question should be "will they be concerned with me.?" If the task of seeking out people is more trouble than is justified by the amount collected they may not be concerned with the likes of us.