Thai provinces extend ban on alcohol sales

[Kaoboi Bebobp]

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Fake Bailey's ........

1 teaspoon red cup coffee, 2 teaspoons Milo 3 in 1, fill to 1/2 cup with hot water.

Add 3 teaspoons sweetened condensed milk and 80ml Hong Thong rum (or or SangSom or whiskey), throw in blender with ice, whizz until smooth.

 

Serve over ice, best drunk quickly while it's still smooth and frothy (usually not a problem).

 

Candidate for Post of the Year. ✌️ (Apparent swipe at TV's resident Ned Flanderses is entirely coincidental.) 

 

By the way, what is red cup? 

[Forza2002]

Zero logic on the ban. There are way more people mingling at the local markets, using the same inane logic they should close the markets..

 

How about all the people queuing up at food banks, social distancing not enforced. A good example was the photo of people lining up all around the moat in Chiang Mai. If the CV19 death toll numbers are to believed, it's sheer madness some of the restrictions currently in place...

[Elreeco]

6 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

New year is over.

What does extending the ban hope to achieve? 

Control.....

[Dice Man]

5 hours ago, fourpack said:

Pretty obvious what it achieves if you really stop to think about it.

 

Can you tell me as I have no idea.....will this stop road deaths ??

[brewsterbudgen]

Is the ban in Bangkok still due to end on Monday?

[teatree]

5 hours ago, vogie said:

In theory an alcohol ban was probably a good idea, but in practice everybody knows what is going to happen, a lot of dry citizens are going to be buying alcohol like there is no tomorrow when the ban is finally lifted. There will be belated parties, friends meeting up and drinking a skinfull and basically making up for lost time. Whereas if there hadn't been a ban in the first place people would have just have carried on as normal and just enjoyed a quiet drink at home.

Yes, it was very kind of them to announce the ban the day before so that everyone could go out and bulk buy.

[lamyai3]

2 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Is the ban in Bangkok still due to end on Monday?

At present yes. But highly likely to be extended now. 

[siamsev]

5 hours ago, BobbyL said:

Are there any other countries in the world (excluding fully dry countries) that are imposing these childish bans on their population? 

 

They really do treat the masses like complete plebs. 

Hong Kong, South Africa, Greenland, some regions in France, are examples of other places that have banned alcohol.

[andersonat]

6 minutes ago, siamsev said:

Hong Kong, South Africa, Greenland, some regions in France, are examples of other places that have banned alcohol.

 

  --  When did the alcohol-bans start in HK and in France ? 

 

 

Edited April 17, 2020 by andersonat

[stephenterry]

Stop whinging - it's only until the end of the month providing there are no upward infection spikes. Whereas farang behaviour is not really party-minded, thai social behaviour tends to lead to many people congregating - even at temples. Give them whisky, and it's an excuse for a binge up with family and friends and neighbours - any one of whom could be carrying the virus and infect others.

 

And that's not knocking thais or farangs -it's normal society upbringing.

[dluek]

5 hours ago, fourpack said:

If this so called By you Childish ban saves one person from getting Covid-19 . Then it's achieved its aim

Alcohol withdrawal can kill as well. In fact there was a report two days ago that a man in Buriram died from it. Also a man in Ubon binged on homemade lao kao (normally he drank only beer) and died from that. Another man (can't remember where) climbed and fell out of a tree and hurt himself b/c he was going through withdrawal. 

 

Also, people saying that domestic violence will go down due to lack of alcohol are probably wrong. Alcohol withdrawal causes extreme anxiety and irritability, which are likely to worsen domestic violence in the short term -- not to mention suicide and other forms of violence. Especially when the withdrawal symptoms are added on top of the immense stress caused by this crisis.

 

Anyone who has studied alcohol withdrawal knows that forcing severe alcoholics to stop drinking cold turkey, without giving them the type of support they'd get in a rehab centre, can be very dangerous. One of Thailand's leading alcohol experts said as much the other day, referring to an estimated 100,000 Thai people who are severely dependent on alcohol.

 

And if you think alcoholics are all like "the town drunk," think again. Most fly under the radar and many successfully hide it from their spouses. I've known guys who filled soda bottles halfway with vodka all day every day, and still held down jobs and family life. People like that can drink an amount of booze that would make most people pass out, and you could sit there talking to them without even knowing they're drunk. Take it away suddenly with no support, and you're playing with fire. 

[19DL86]

Control, control, CONTROL!!

 

Why would any of you/us think that there was any reasonable logical explanation?

To control where the poor spend what little money they have, perhaps to ensure it's spent on food and essentials?

Also to test our resolve and what degree of resistance - before they take away the next simplistic or basic right.

Maybe next it's power outages so we've no Internet?  Water shortages done already.

Edited April 17, 2020 by 19DL86

[Winky Wilson]

This alcohol ban is really serious. I never knew what the “shakes” were till I saw a man suffering here.  I never realized the severity of alcoholism. Scared me enough to know maybe alcohol is a serious drug. It’s not all jolly fun.

[AAArdvark]

6 hours ago, BobbyL said:

Are there any other countries in the world (excluding fully dry countries) that are imposing these childish bans on their population? 

 

They really do treat the masses like complete plebs. 

Absolutely,  The Philippines has had a ban for at least 2 weeks now.   I was fortunate that my supermarket did not know that Magners contained alcohol. 

[zaZa9]

6 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

the ban came right after all the stories about the Thais partying till all hours of the night during curfew.

 

that is why it was banned. 

 

 

 

This would make sense except pretty much every Province started their bans at very different times .

[Emmess]

4 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Fake Bailey's ........

1 teaspoon red cup coffee, 2 teaspoons Milo 3 in 1, fill to 1/2 cup with hot water.

Add 3 teaspoons sweetened condensed milk and 80ml Hong Thong rum (or or SangSom or whiskey), throw in blender with ice, whizz until smooth.

 

Serve over ice, best drunk quickly while it's still smooth and frothy (usually not a problem).

Hmmm, as my daily body requirement is of 400 ml of whiskey. Guess will just have to invest in a calculator and multiply the rest of the ingredients by 5????

Edited April 17, 2020 by Emmess

[marvin1950]

Let's see now.

There is a curfew.

I am social distancing

I have to eat home (restaurants are closed)

Thailand does not do comprehensive testing covisd-19

I cannot buy alcohol to drink in my own house.

 

6 million thai people have no job.

You don't alcohol to cause domestic violence

 

 

[Monomial]

Quote

Lopburi

Ends 16 April 2020

 

Is there anyone in Lopburi who can confirm or deny that alcohol is currently being sold? I may make a road trip tomorrow if it is open.

 

 

[BritManToo]

1 hour ago, Kaoboi Bebobp said:

By the way, what is red cup? 

Nescafe 'Red Cup' available in 7-11 and everywhere else.

Strong black instant coffee.

[jesimps]

7 hours ago, fourpack said:

Pretty obvious what it achieves if you really stop to think about it.

 

Yes, it keeps the people where the govt want them, and without the dutch courage that alcohol provides.

[jesimps]

7 hours ago, fourpack said:

If this so called By you Childish ban saves one person from getting Covid-19 . Then it's achieved its aim

By that reckoning, then they'd be right to stop stop everybody getting up in the morning when you take into account how many ways it's possible to die. What an incredibly boring world it'd be if you were in charge of things.

[Olmate]

It pays to do at least some of your general shopping with ma n pa! ????

[jesimps]

7 hours ago, BobbyL said:

Still yet to be given any reason as to why only Thailand needs to impose and now seemingly extend an alcohol ban whilst other nations do not.  

 

Edit: The alcohol ban over Songkran made sense to stop parties. That has now ended. 

Not in Pattaya, when Songkran is usually dragged out until about the 21st, but I know what you mean an agree.

 

[Don Mega]

3 minutes ago, jesimps said:

Not in Pattaya, when Songkran is usually dragged out until about the 21st, but I know what you mean an agree.

 

when has it dragged out to the 21st ?

[ThaiWai]

 

[roger101]

6 minutes ago, jesimps said:

Not in Pattaya, when Songkran is usually dragged out until about the 21st, but I know what you mean an agree.

 

Pattaya's Wan Lai is the 19th always has been, after that it's over.

[djayz]

7 hours ago, fourpack said:

This ban isn't all about falang lol it's about the Thai population. You know the people of the country you live in

As a permanent resident here now for 10 plus years with family, job, WP, etc., I am a member of the population. 

[jimmjam]

2 hours ago, vogie said:

To make you feel better we will all give you the clap at 0800pm this evening.

I will be waiting. 55 minutes left.????

[Steve Vincent]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Some provinces are yet to make an announcement regarding an extension to alcohol bans but it is highly likely any ban will be extended to April 30 for all provinces nationwide.

Sounds like Thailand need to open plenty of AA clubs ....... forget about drinking & driving that’s just stupidity ! Businesses will close as a result of this ban. Still don’t believe enough being done to test people for the virus ‘ banning alcohol sales for a further 2wks just wrong when other countries around the world are just making people stay at home without alcohol bans. Next Thailand will ban food delivery’s 

[connda]

Are these governors elected or appointed?

If elected, they're probably looking at their last term in any government office.