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No problem, super fast all day (3BB)

They'll be allowing them out in public next.

I do hate everyone I like. In fact the people I like I don't care for much either.

It's all about hearts and mind.

Buy a car.

What a bore that must have been, judges must have drawn a short straw as well.

Well, that's life, never mind.

No, neither of those, I guess you've just spent a lot of time with them, so can spot them easily.

Well I've been here 12 years and this is news to me. Of course you can read about it as here but it's not like I've actually seen a 'prostitute' with my own eyes.

Thailand has always been lacking in walls.

With regards the pound/Baht rate it's a matter of interest rate differential. The Baht is strong because things look a bit better in the Eurozone and the US so investors are confident enough to buy Thai stocks and bonds, it's mostly short term so can be pulled out in a hurry. If UK rates went up, you'd see the pound increase. It may well be 2015 before this happens.

He may not get death penalty but I would expect 30 years or so. Amounts to a death sentence at 50.

Growing up on the streets of Moscow it was the only way to survive, I guess it's hard to break the habit.

Everyone knows where to go to buy pirated movies and software but I have noticed that the originals are readily available also, often side by side with the copies. There is a mall in Pattaya where this can be observed. Problem is the copy is B400 and the original is B8000+, using Windows 7 as an example.

Stupid idea. Keep charging the country to make it identical to surrounding countries, why bother coming here? Thailand should advance it's unique culture and not copy others.

The British probably home he'll decide to move here permanently, cheaper than keeping him behind bars in UK. Australia used to get British crooks but Thailand will do just as well.

Many young male tourists from all over the world come here looking for excitement, they pay no mind to others around them. They bank on the assumption that the Thais Will tolerate their behaviour. Eventually they run across some who won't. This is a cause of a good number of these 'problems'. Been here 11 years, not been a victim of any crime.

It's up to them, plenty of alternatives.

Excellent move by Thailand but honestly, it's about time.

Everyone knows this is just stupid American humour. It damages peoples perceptions of the US not Thailand.

I would expect the increase in numbers.to.be quite swiftly followed by an increase in the cash requirement. B1m seems certain very soon.

The Japanese may find that manufacturing in Thailand is becoming too expensive if the Baht continues to rise and the yen keeps falling. Toyota and others could start reducing output in Thailand in favour of Japanese factories. The inflows to Thailand are short term and could reverse if there is bad news from the Eurozone or the US.

Being a foreigner I wouldn't speak to a Thai woman unless it was mandated (I had too), immigration for instance. Any that spoke to me without due cause, I just ignore. I don't think they are 'easy' or care if they are.