1 hour ago, CorpusChristie said:

There may be a bit of rivalry in some cases , usually from  poor males  , hardly any hatred though , apart from poor thick males who hate everyone who isnt like them .

Call it what you will: dislike, jealousy, Xenophobia, fear or just plain protectionism.  My point is that it exists everywhere and we as a species do not 'love thy neighbour'.  It's natural.

6 minutes ago, Cranky said:

Call it what you will: dislike, jealousy, Xenophobia, fear or just plain protectionism.  My point is that it exists everywhere and we as a species do not 'love thy neighbour'.  It's natural.

Utter nonsense, glad I am not your neighbour. People by nature are generally good, only the anti social, insecure people "hate" others. Obvious which camp you fall into.

 

10 hours ago, paulikens said:

funny how this 100 days without a local transmission wasnt even reported by the world media but when new zealand done the same it was, is it that the world doesnt believe thailand and their figures? also  what happened to them asking the locals in phuket if they wanted foreigners back?   so is the phuket model off the table now then?

The reason is the same as it was when no one in the democratic world send congratulations to Prayut after he "won" his rigged election. Diplomats, politicians and secret services in other countries are well informed about what really happens in Thailand (however they don't talk to the public about it), and also good newspapers know it.

 

Note that also nobody in other countries praises North Korea and Turkmenistan for their very similar "success"-stories.

1 hour ago, Cranky said:

Forgot about the tree-huggers

The fact that you use the phrase "tree huggers" says it all, I thought that phrase died with the Dodo, along with the type of people who use it. "Tree huggers" was a phrase that used to refer to "environmentalists" who chained themselves to trees to stop the felling of trees in favour of a sustainable solution, remember? Today it is generally understood that we need to preserve the natural environment as much as possible with such a rapid growing population. Creating sustainable solutions in everything we do nowadays such as timber, fishing, replacing fossil fuels, reducing greenhouse gases etc,, think this is a load of rubbish.?.. Attitudes change, old cra**y ways die thank goodness.

Thailand should begin to allow Non-Imm O-A Visa holders to return to Thailand.  They chose Thailand to live in and either rent property or buy property there and support loved ones.  This can be done safely, we can be tested and quarantined at our own expense, no need to panic, this can be done safely.

6 minutes ago, Visarghhhh said:

Thailand should begin to allow Non-Imm O-A Visa holders to return to Thailand.  They chose Thailand to live in and either rent property or buy property there and support loved ones.  This can be done safely, we can be tested and quarantined at our own expense, no need to panic, this can be done safely.

So you are prepared to pay hundreds of thousands of baht and jump through hoops to return. The more people who go down this road the longer the government will keep the lockdown in place.

18 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

And yet, when the idea was mooted a year or two ago for every tourist to be tracked with a SIM card that they had to obtain when arriving in Thailand there was a huge outcry (and, as usual, it was just talk and no action). Now, people are demanding a way to track everyone's movements while they are in Thailand.

 

It's a funny old world.

>It's a funny old world.<   Your a funny old man .Nobody ( or very few ) want track and trace and a big brother atmosphere .BTW ,its just a Flu not the Plague .

PM: Foreign Tourists Not Welcome Yet. Have foreign tourists ever been welcomed in Thailand or just tolerated because they bring money?

55 minutes ago, anto said:

>It's a funny old world.<   Your a funny old man .Nobody ( or very few ) want track and trace and a big brother atmosphere .BTW ,its just a Flu not the Plague .

 

you have a mobile phone? email? facebook? social media? you can be tracked and traced. big brother is here my friend.

On 9/2/2020 at 7:16 PM, aussienam said:

I wish that the Prime Minister would please allow retirees back.  We are not tourists.  Tourists come at their own leisure and convenience.  As expat retirees we are desperate.  6 months stranded abroad.  Still paying rent in Thailand and abroad.  Sleepless nights filled with anxiety and losing hope.  compassion is needed.  Please expand ASQ facilities and help us get back.  

The army / government does not seem concerned that it’s own people are jobless, homeless and hungry. It doesn’t like “dirty farang” so it certainly isn’t concerned about expats. The army and the government are not missing any paychecks and the wealthy are still wealthy so they feel no effects from this opportunity to use the “emergency decree” to control protests. If there is another election I hope all of you remember this and encourage your Thai friends and family to vote instead of just accepting this corrupt government as normal. 

On 9/2/2020 at 2:05 PM, Zikomat said:

Bye bye “phuket model”.

another stupid idea

*bubble countries

*phuket model

* the 5 R

*extend visa not extend visa

*expat cannot come back to thailand.

 

and so many other crazy idea.  they never works

the government is hiding something. either they have not doen a good job testing the thais or thy have fakes their numbers. like china

 

and last, they wan the farang to pay for the preventive and testing.

no matter who they let in..... the quarantine is the killer expense.. $2500

for 14 days in phuket locked in your room.. how fun?????

 

9 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

So you are prepared to pay hundreds of thousands of baht and jump through hoops to return. The more people who go down this road the longer the government will keep the lockdown in place.

you must one of those very and super rich expat.. are you willing to spend $3000 on the quarantine locked in a room for 14 days.. that is throwing money away.. what happenned  the hotel that you are quarantine got you infected.. be prepare to pay at least $10,000 more for hospital and more quarantine

 

you must be  either stupid or crazy in love with Prayut and Pad thai and ugly girls....

On 9/2/2020 at 5:29 PM, sammieuk1 said:

Foreign tourists not welcome yet just send your money via Western Union and save us locking you up for 14 days ????  

the HAHA on you

for expat-- they got your baht800,000 ,and they do not want you back to renew your visa.

they do not want expat..they are treated as tourist because they visa will expire.  HAHA

got your money you suckker.

for the richy richy expat...clean up you apartment in bangkok and put every thing in storage..you wont be back to thailand for another year.

 

for the stupid farang  who send money to the ugly girls.. let it go - don't send any...those girls will survive .... . not to worry there will be more in sight. these honeys will not find a replacement for a good year. be strong in heart

 

save your money and restart again.. as a tourist.. your expat kingdom is destroyed.. save all your money .it is going to take either a good year, a new government, vaccine will not help thailand becasue this government is bad.

they just don't like farang now.. Before, they needed the farang to teach their people english and western culture. they do not want that now.

 

HAHA TO ALL of you suckers who are still thinking to return soon..It will not happenned

give it a good year -nobody beleive the thai government with their covid19 numbers.

 

 

 

 

 

1 minute ago, the green light said:

the HAHA on you

for expat-- they got your baht800,000 ,and they do not want you back to renew your visa.

they do not want expat..they are treated as tourist because they visa will expire.  HAHA

got your money you suckker.

for the richy richy expat...clean up you apartment in bangkok and put every thing in storage..you wont be back to thailand for another year.

 

for the stupid farang  who send money to the ugly girls.. let it go - don't send any...those girls will survive .... . not to worry there will be more in sight. these honeys will not find a replacement for a good year. be strong in heart

 

save your money and restart again.. as a tourist.. your expat kingdom is destroyed.. save all your money .it is going to take either a good year, a new government, vaccine will not help thailand becasue this government is bad.

they just don't like farang now.. Before, they needed the farang to teach their people english and western culture. they do not want that now.

 

HAHA TO ALL of you suckers who are still thinking to return soon..It will not happenned

give it a good year -nobody beleive the thai government with their covid19 numbers.

and more for the expat living in thailand with the girls having a business depending on farang tourist to spnd their money. you are basically out of business. unless yo ucan live on the money you made couging the tourist farangs before COvid-19

 

and for the poor expat- just don't get sick. start eating pad thai and a Bht100/meal to survive. no more Fancy stop over at the local pub.

 

1 minute ago, the green light said:

 

 

 

 

 

15 minutes ago, the green light said:

the HAHA on you

for expat-- they got your baht800,000 ,and they do not want you back to renew your visa.

they do not want expat..they are treated as tourist because they visa will expire.  HAHA

got your money you suckker.

for the richy richy expat...clean up you apartment in bangkok and put every thing in storage..you wont be back to thailand for another year.

 

for the stupid farang  who send money to the ugly girls.. let it go - don't send any...those girls will survive .... . not to worry there will be more in sight. these honeys will not find a replacement for a good year. be strong in heart

 

save your money and restart again.. as a tourist.. your expat kingdom is destroyed.. save all your money .it is going to take either a good year, a new government, vaccine will not help thailand becasue this government is bad.

they just don't like farang now.. Before, they needed the farang to teach their people english and western culture. they do not want that now.

 

HAHA TO ALL of you suckers who are still thinking to return soon..It will not happenned

give it a good year -nobody beleive the thai government with their covid19 numbers.

 

 

 

 

 

put the bottle down

this government is not making easier for people to come back to thailand

they do not want anybody back...now or not in the near future.

but the problem is noboxy will venture to thiland

because other government know that Thailand played game withthe covid numbers. and they have not  done much testing. 

 

even if I permitted to go back which I can- have a spouse and pay for the quarantine...i will be hesitant to venture in thailand for fear of getting the virus. 

I will need to stay in thailand for a good 6 month. I can't take the family on a holiday in thailand. and see theirgrandparents. 

 

The Covid 19 treatement is going through established procedures and guidelines,  and perphaps there will be some containment drugs before the vaccine. It will help a little but

I think people will not flock to thailand like they did before.  

 

For sure the chinese, they have only one week holiday.

2 hours ago, the green light said:

you must one of those very and super rich expat.. are you willing to spend $3000 on the quarantine locked in a room for 14 days.. that is throwing money away.. what happenned  the hotel that you are quarantine got you infected.. be prepare to pay at least $10,000 more for hospital and more quarantine

 

you must be  either stupid or crazy in love with Prayut and Pad thai and ugly girls....

You misread my post, I am not one of those prepared to jump through hoops and pay thousands of pounds.

I am currently in the U.K., my Thai partner and son are here with me sitting waiting till the government comes to its senses and realises that the current procedures they have in place will drive Thailand into recession.

Should Thailand open anytime soon for tourists, I am waiting for this news headline: "Returning Tourists from covid-free claimed Thailand tested positive upon arrival".

Because that zero case is a myth and Thai government propaganda at its best.

On ‎9‎/‎3‎/‎2020 at 1:05 AM, Zikomat said:

Bye bye “phuket model”.

now there's no tourists around  it would be a great time to fix the stinking sewage problem at Kata  , were it runs into the beach water from the two ends of the beach , some of this money should go to  fixing this problem ,also the collapsing walkway alongside Club Med. 

nothing turns people off more than the sight of  stinking water flowing into there swimming areas. Karon beach is the same.

3 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

You misread my post, I am not one of those prepared to jump through hoops and pay thousands of pounds.

I am currently in the U.K., my Thai partner and son are here with me sitting waiting till the government comes to its senses and realises that the current procedures they have in place will drive Thailand into recession.

Patience!, wait until December, it will be back to normal, why pay thousands now, Rome was not built in one day!, by Christmas we will have a possible antidote, and china will allow Thailand to receive tourists, as will most other sea countries, all is not lost but patience is a virtue!, or you can go to the Maldives today.

9 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

You misread my post, I am not one of those prepared to jump through hoops and pay thousands of pounds.

I am currently in the U.K., my Thai partner and son are here with me sitting waiting till the government comes to its senses and realises that the current procedures they have in place will drive Thailand into recession.

Have to say I noticed that, he seemed to completely misunderstand your post. Anyway, could be worse, spend Christmas in the Uk, enjoy the crimbo culture. Early next year vaccine if Oxford Uni deliver as expected, and then back to Thailand when you and family are bullet proof.. Sounds all good to me, I havent seen my wife and baby son for over a year, if you are all together nothing really matters,,, be safe fella....

5 hours ago, Polaky said:

Patience!, wait until December, it will be back to normal, why pay thousands now, Rome was not built in one day!, by Christmas we will have a possible antidote, and china will allow Thailand to receive tourists, as will most other sea countries, all is not lost but patience is a virtue!, or you can go to the Maldives today.

Haven't done Maldives, but have done Mauritius,,, absolute paradise.. A million miles away from Pattaya..???? If I had the choice Maldives every time,, in fact almost all of Europe over Thailand nowadays.

On 9/3/2020 at 3:52 PM, sawadee1947 said:

Though you got many "likes" you're absolutely wrong. 

You are spreading fake news like Donald. 

Fact is we never had covid before. So we are unprotected. Even a small percentage of covid infected will die It's cynical not to say that every fatal case is too much. 

The main reason not to agree with your nonsense is that we have to learn every day how this virus can change our lives after recovering. 

It has impact on many parts and left you with many malfunctions. 

Disability is the price you have to pay. Mainly your brain would work properly. 

Covid is a threat to our world and the decision of Prayut is a hard but good one. The vaccine is only half year ahead. 

My advice for you: inform yourself about this disease before giving the loud speaker for all those Donalds in our world. ????

Well what you call nonsense is starting to be realised by people all over the world.

 

So i presume all of these peoples brains also dont work properly?

That would be, everyone who doesnt follow your opinion and would rather just lead all our countries into meltdown?

 

Not much point debating with people like you..your brainwashed.

 

Ill just put forward again, the same thing that no-one seems to want to answer....

 

So, just exactly how long would you have us locked down? 

1, 2, or 5 years?

 Then when there is NO industry left, No economies, No jobs for the youth...and people starving everywhere..

And more likely Corona and/or other viruses will STILL be with us anyway...

 

If thats the case, it means we have self destructed all our lives..

for ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

 

Learn to live with it and manage it, or we may as well all jump in our graves now.

28 minutes ago, pookondee said:

Well what you call nonsense is starting to be realised by people all over the world.

 

So i presume all of these peoples brains also dont work properly?

That would be, everyone who doesnt follow your opinion and would rather just lead all our countries into meltdown?

 

Not much point debating with people like you..your brainwashed.

 

Ill just put forward again, the same thing that no-one seems to want to answer....

 

So, just exactly how long would you have us locked down? 

1, 2, or 5 years?

 Then when there is NO industry left, No economies, No jobs for the youth...and people starving everywhere..

And more likely Corona and/or other viruses will STILL be with us anyway...

 

If thats the case, it means we have self destructed all our lives..

for ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

 

Learn to live with it and manage it, or we may as well all jump in our graves now.

Absolutely correct. the virus is serious, you re not one of these people spouting conspiracy theory nonsense. The only way forward is do everything you can to protect the vulnerable and let the economies keep ticking over to avoid collapse and social unrest as people can't afford to feed their families. The poster who says you have no brain is most likely a retired old boy with no care about the economy because it does not affect his income or standard of living. It's a pretty selfish view as the younger generations are those that will suffer, they don't have the luxury of "waiting it out". You are stating the view of most sensible, thinking people, you are not wrong... Leave the old boy to his pension and careless attitude and the correct course of action to everyone else. ????

33 minutes ago, pookondee said:

Well what you call nonsense is starting to be realised by people all over the world.

 

So i presume all of these peoples brains also dont work properly?

That would be, everyone who doesnt follow your opinion and would rather just lead all our countries into meltdown?

 

Not much point debating with people like you..your brainwashed.

 

Ill just put forward again, the same thing that no-one seems to want to answer....

 

So, just exactly how long would you have us locked down? 

1, 2, or 5 years?

 Then when there is NO industry left, No economies, No jobs for the youth...and people starving everywhere..

And more likely Corona and/or other viruses will STILL be with us anyway...

 

If thats the case, it means we have self destructed all our lives..

for ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

 

Learn to live with it and manage it, or we may as well all jump in our graves now.

Good Luck Donald. ????

41 minutes ago, pookondee said:

Well what you call nonsense is starting to be realised by people all over the world.

 

So i presume all of these peoples brains also dont work properly?

That would be, everyone who doesnt follow your opinion and would rather just lead all our countries into meltdown?

 

Not much point debating with people like you..your brainwashed.

 

Ill just put forward again, the same thing that no-one seems to want to answer....

 

So, just exactly how long would you have us locked down? 

1, 2, or 5 years?

 Then when there is NO industry left, No economies, No jobs for the youth...and people starving everywhere..

And more likely Corona and/or other viruses will STILL be with us anyway...

 

If thats the case, it means we have self destructed all our lives..

for ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

 

Learn to live with it and manage it, or we may as well all jump in our graves now.

Your quote is again nonsense. 

Nothing in this time is predictable. You will learn every day new things about the deadly virus. 

Therefore the question how long any lockdown will last is nonsense. 

It's a day to day business. 

Depends on a second or third wave, depends on a vaccine. Depends on stupidity of people. 

I presume you had nothing to do with science so far, same as Donald. 

But again, you're not alone. There are many Donalds around. ????

4 minutes ago, sawadee1947 said:

Your quote is again nonsense. 

Nothing in this time is predictable. You will learn every day new things about the deadly virus. 

Therefore the question how long any lockdown will last is nonsense. 

It's a day to day business. 

Depends on a second or third wave, depends on a vaccine. Depends on stupidity of people. 

I presume you had nothing to do with science so far, same as Donald. 

But again, you're not alone. There are many Donalds around. ????

The top virologists at Oxford University who are responsible for the development of the vaccine completely disagree with what you are saying. I think I will listen to them rather then you if that's alright. I assume your "so called medical background" is not on a par with the worlds leading scientists who specialise in tackling viruses.????

10 minutes ago, sawadee1947 said:

Good Luck Donald. ????

Well you guys voted him in, so...

???????? 

( im presuming you are U.S )

 

I recall Donald said the virus would just miraculously disappear one day..

we live in hope ????

12 minutes ago, sawadee1947 said:

Your quote is again nonsense. 

Nothing in this time is predictable. You will learn every day new things about the deadly virus. 

Therefore the question how long any lockdown will last is nonsense. 

It's a day to day business. 

Depends on a second or third wave, depends on a vaccine. Depends on stupidity of people. 

I presume you had nothing to do with science so far, same as Donald. 

But again, you're not alone. There are many Donalds around. ????

Easy to hurl insults and not answer the question brainiac.

 

So..

what if we lockdown for

x months/years, totally destroying all our economies, and we STILL have rampant  Covid?

What was even the point of shutting down the entire world if it ends up playing out that way?

 

Realistically any vaccine will only work to a certain % anyway,

and it probably wont even work at all for those who are already old and frail.

 

Fear, stress, and isolation of scared people like you will probably end up causing more deaths than Covid anyways.

 

10 hours ago, GAZZPA said:

The top virologists at Oxford University who are responsible for the development of the vaccine completely disagree with what you are saying. I think I will listen to them rather then you if that's alright. I assume your "so called medical background" is not on a par with the worlds leading scientists who specialise in tackling viruses.????

Better to read carefully than to post emotions