https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenHard for me to comment, Glamma. I don’t drink. I also don’t make a hobby of hanging out with drunk Thai guys out in the sticks. In fact, I don’t hang out in the sticks at all. I’m not even in Thailand right now, which further complicates my ability to conduct field research for you on this subject. Maybe Georgeenta would be willing to hire himself out as an independent researcher and perform a statistical analysis for you. We all know how good he is at this stuff. For a fee, of course. Serious science doesn’t come cheap. That said, I do speak Thai, so when I hear Thai people talking it generally sounds like a language I understand rather than the strange woodland grunts and extraterrestrial transmissions you seem to be describing. Since you’ve chosen to settle in the North, you could always learn some Northern Thai. I don’t speak the Northern dialect myself, but I’ve never needed to because Central Thai is spoken pretty much everywhere by people who occasionally need to communicate with the rest of the country. If your goal is specifically to decipher the conversations of drunk Thai guys deep in the northern countryside, then some regional language study may indeed be necessary. But I’m fairly confident they aren’t just sitting around making alien noises. They probably only do that when you’re nearby so they can reinforce your theory that they’re members of an undiscovered species and inspire your next fumbling forum post about the mysterious sounds of rural Thailand. My working assumption is that they’re speaking a regional dialect, not attempting to make first contact with another galaxy.Sun, 31 May 2026 15:25:02 +0000I certainly have a case. Why do most of Ukrainians that stayed not need protection? The "protection" only a privilege for those that "ran"? Hot potato. Especially for those that return, once it is all over. I wouldent't return, as "stigmatisation" would make it hard for them to be accepted as veritable Ukrainians again. It is often quoted here, that a large number of Ukrainian women including their children have reached the shores of Europe. What about the majority of Ukrainian women, including their children, that have decided to stay? Who are the heroes in this war? In my view, the ones that stayed and not the ones that ran, enjoying the benefits of a lavish "social security system". Something that "the remaing mothers and their children" in the Ukraine don't have. "Financial opportunism" has replaced the believe that the Messias will return soon in many corners of the world. Getting tired of waiting for his return. Easier to board a rubber boat and head for England. The root of the refugee problem in general. Like it or not.Sun, 31 May 2026 15:23:21 +0000I'm curious WHY you think he would do that.Sun, 31 May 2026 15:21:46 +0000Yes, Blair has power. Cowards like Starmer go after the little people. The Lucy Connolly's of this world. Women. Mothers. Working people.Sun, 31 May 2026 15:20:35 +0000And there was me feeling special again 5555 ... oh well.Sun, 31 May 2026 15:19:25 +0000No. I've pointed it out a few times as well.Sun, 31 May 2026 15:16:10 +0000Have you looked at setting up a trust? You said your funds are offshore, so the trust could also be offshore. That would ensure your funds are protected for your son, and it would be tax-efficient for IHT purposesSun, 31 May 2026 15:15:44 +0000Sun, 31 May 2026 15:15:13 +0000Didn't imagine for one moment that you would.Sun, 31 May 2026 15:14:41 +0000Keep up the pressure on foreign nationals, Israeli or others engaged in these shady deals until they do everybody a favor and get out of Thailand. Nobody except crooked Thais looking for easy money want them here.Sun, 31 May 2026 15:14:31 +0000I have a number of hotmail/outlook and gmail addresses. For the last 18 months plus I have been managing them all via Thunderbird. Once the OAuth2 authentication is set up it should be pretty painless. Benefit - it keeps all your existing addresses.Sun, 31 May 2026 15:13:21 +0000Not insult. Evaluate.Sun, 31 May 2026 15:11:53 +0000Lovely.Sun, 31 May 2026 15:09:35 +0000This is NOT bashing of anyone. As I did mention in the Topic, most guys sound this way, after a few dozen beers...out in the sticks.... Or, am I mistaken?Sun, 31 May 2026 15:06:53 +0000Sorry: Something went wrong trying to post a few examples from YT.... I had intended to post this single supportive vid from YT....Sun, 31 May 2026 15:05:51 +0000I know it's still a couple of hours before the clock strikes June 1, but I think you still deserve the award for the first Thai bashing topic of the month. What's next? Anyway, well done Globs!Sun, 31 May 2026 15:05:01 +0000Shirtless Aussie questioned over alleged cafe rampage in Vietnam | Nine.com.auSun, 31 May 2026 15:04:15 +0000“Proud Boys” Is it only me seeing it?Sun, 31 May 2026 14:59:23 +0000Dear Folks, I really do not like the sounds emitted by drunken young men drinking beer together, sitting around a table, in a night market, or just by the roadside, or even outside their homes. But, what are the sounds made by Thai-Guys, would you say, if one were to try to qualify them, based on any Hollywood or Bollywood films? I do not know about you….but…. Here is MY selection for the most representative sound of Thai-Guys drinking beer together, and over-drinking, on any given evening…. https://youtu.be/ofSp-j1R4fw https://youtu.be/ofSp-j1R4fw Also, listening to Thai-Guys, in the countryside, from afar….sounds so very close to this Ack-Ack noise. Thai women, their sounds, in all situations, I dearly love. But…Thai-Guys?... They leave MUCH to be desired. What do you think? Am I right? Best regards, Gamma Note: Ack Ack Ack Ack Ack….Ack Ack Ack Ack Ack….Ack Ack Ack Ack Ack… They are even worse than Thailand’s roosters, in so many ways…. Don’t you think.....???Sun, 31 May 2026 14:59:02 +0000You definitely havent hunted elk. How about Moose? Use shotguns? Open country shots? PS on topic, using a shtgun in the brush for hogs is fineSun, 31 May 2026 14:56:49 +0000Sun, 31 May 2026 14:55:59 +0000I do all that with a cheap laptop? If you want a big screen, you can plug one into a laptopSun, 31 May 2026 14:51:13 +0000Manayek is excellent.Sun, 31 May 2026 14:51:09 +0000Agreed, but even using the income method at least some branches of BBL are interpreting the policy as any funds in the account on the day of requesting the letter. Another example of just how fickle this policy varies at BBL branches.Sun, 31 May 2026 14:50:01 +0000You're way behind. https://www.naval-technology.com/news/idf-iran-navy-caspian-sea/ Look at the date : march 20th.Sun, 31 May 2026 14:49:10 +0000