Why do so many speak bad about a country they choose to live in? Clearly you are not proud to be "Thai" You need to be assimilated into the basic way of living. Isn't that why you lived there in the first place. Living with a woman half your age, drink driving many things that are not accepted in advanced countries.

10 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

1) showed a cop tying a cloth and using a cord to secure a little girl to her dad on a motorcycle - that's dumb

2) A video posted on the Facebook page of police - that's dumber

3) public comment on the story was praiseworthy for the police - that's the dumbest

 

 The  DUMBEST is that they tied the child with the cord around HER NECK !!! 

The Cops should be Busted for "Endangerment of a Minor"...  
The  DUMBEST thing about this whole incident is that they tied the child with the cord around HER NECK, and sent her on her way !!! 

CS

19 minutes ago, AdamTheFarang said:

Why do so many speak bad about a country they choose to live in? Clearly you are not proud to be "Thai" You need to be assimilated into the basic way of living. Isn't that why you lived there in the first place. Living with a woman half your age, drink driving many things that are not accepted in advanced countries.

I speak badly about stupidity no matter which country it exists in. What are these "advanced" countries you speak of? A pretty condescending view if you ask me. For the record: my wife is 3 years older than me, was born and raised here, and thinks general Thai driving habits are shocking.

25 minutes ago, overherebc said:

Did you post that believing I had actually bought one?

The expression I used was

'I have seen one'

I typed this slowly so it was easier for you to read.

???

Plus you missed the bit that it was the points of the screws that were inside, not the heads.

Do keep up lad.

Thanks for the advice. I never said you did buy one. I said ‘buy’ not bought. How would I know if you had typed it slowly? What difference would that make anyway? I typed the word ‘buy’ quickly. It’s still the same word. You’re typing not speaking. 

 

Sorry, my bad - it was the screw-tips and not heads. So the same sentiment again, don’t buy one with the ‘screw-tips’ protruding. It’s a buyer’s world out there. 

 

 

Tying them together is a good idea.   If he goes flying over the handlebars, at least the kid will break his fall. 

It's easy to say 'This is Thailand' and just expect this as a normal thing. 

 

But when I cross the border to Vietnam suddenly 90% of the riders I see wear a helmet , compared with maybe 40% here. And less cars in Vietnam so "everyone" use a bike there. 

 

Last time I checked Thailand's economy was better than Vietnam .  Still they can't improve safety and just be stricter with all the bike riders here. Amazing. 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 17, 20187 yr by balo

Cultural context..... amazing TIT...555

13 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

Only in Thailand....

 

Thankfully

12 hours ago, CGW said:

No hope for what? a safe & affordable public transportation system for all or the hope that people won't need to venture out and should just stay at home? ?

Its a "developing country" quite what it is developing into is beyond me, though it remains a great source for uneducated cheap wage slaves for the ruling elites! ?

And the elites are getting plenty of help from the cannon fodder

Could it be that the General could remove his finger from it’s rectal retention device and see that the level of stupidity re-enacted everyday here needs urgent action?

 

The carnage on the roads here is beyond any reasonable excuse, it is time for real General orders to make sure that proper steps are taken to teach people good road sense, to drive properly and within guidelines that are exceptable throughout the world.

 

No child under 14 on motorbikes as passengers,  and  over 17 as drivers, proper testing and the banning of transgressors. And this should include the police.

 

But of course tit where only the useless, worthless, and ineffectual is ever applied

What a nice policeman. 

There will be 2 camps here. 

1. The rich will say, how shocking, how terrible, the child shouldn't be on the motorcycle, the policeman should have prosecuted them. 

2.the poor will say, well done mate, more like you please. 

Lost for words... again...

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49 minutes ago, greenchair said:

What a nice policeman. 

There will be 2 camps here. 

1. The rich will say, how shocking, how terrible, the child shouldn't be on the motorcycle, the policeman should have prosecuted them. 

2.the poor will say, well done mate, more like you please. 

Make it ignorant and poor and you will be getting warm

Come to terms with the fact that the rich could not care less then you will have arrived

10 hours ago, AdamTheFarang said:

Why do so many speak bad about a country they choose to live in? Clearly you are not proud to be "Thai" You need to be assimilated into the basic way of living. Isn't that why you lived there in the first place. Living with a woman half your age, drink driving many things that are not accepted in advanced countries.

Because some of us live here with families and care about those families, so hence when we see sheer stupidity endangering life, we feel we have a moral right to speak out to try to influence change.   Clearly something you have no interest in and quite happy letting "stupid do what stupid does".  And assimilation into basic living, which you choose to expouse upon, is by not saying nothing and living under your stone !! 

 

 It is by helping others and that takes many forms including safety education something you appear to be against ( or lacking yourself ) by your apparent acceptance that tying a child to a motorcycle is acceptable and people should not complain about this stupid act if they live here !!

21 hours ago, rkidlad said:

Everyone knows that when it really comes down to it - sentiment trumps law and health and safety. 

And social media is the ace that trumps everything.

13 hours ago, essox essox said:

why are there any TRAFFIC laws in this country....this incident shows just how Police give NO regard to ant TRAFFIC LAW

Thailand is not a nanny state, thank god.

8 hours ago, oldlakey said:

Thankfully

A lot of India etc it's not unusual to see families on a bike.

16 hours ago, AdamTheFarang said:

Why do so many speak bad about a country they choose to live in? Clearly you are not proud to be "Thai" You need to be assimilated into the basic way of living. Isn't that why you lived there in the first place. Living with a woman half your age, drink driving many things that are not accepted in advanced countries.

I wish my wife was half my age , that would make her 35 not 48.

Insanity pure. The child should be behind the driver and not being used as an airbag. Airheads everywhere. 

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