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How do you feel about Thailand being clearly far-right?
...."..They are only tolerated as long as they bring in money"....Exactly the same as in your home country -
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Gold, the undisputed "safe harbor". Or is it?
Ok. Don't invest in gold. Next topic? -
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Dating 22-Year-Old Thai Bubble Tea Girl - She Just Asked for 30K/Month – Am I Being Played?
Been on here a while now and never thought I’d be making this kind of post, but life has a way of surprising you I guess. So here’s the story. I’ve been in Bangkok for a while, had a few girlfriends in the past, working for an overseas company now, just keeping my head down. I’m not one of those bar scene guys, never really got much into all that. A few months ago I met this amazing girl who works at one of those little bubble tea kiosks in a Skytrain station. She’s in her early 20s, very sweet, doesn’t speak much English and my Thai isn’t great either, but somehow we click. I used to stop by and buy tea from her a few times a week, then eventually we started chatting more and I asked for her LINE. Things moved slowly at first, but now we’ve been officially dating for a few months. And honestly, I’ve been having the time of my life. No drama, no stress, she’s affectionate, fun, and makes me feel 20 years younger. We go out, we laugh, we do things together, and she never nags or causes problems. I’ve read all the horror stories, but this feels a bit special and different in some way. The intimacy is amazing too, which I didn’t expect with the language and age gap, but it just works. Now here’s where I’m looking for a bit of perspective. She recently brought up the idea of me helping her send money to her family. She mentioned around 30,000 baht a month would really help them out. I know that’s about double what she earns, but she didn’t demand it or push hard, just brought it up gently. She’s still working full time at the kiosk and hasn’t asked me for anything else. I’ve never been in this kind of situation before. I always used to read posts on here and think “nah, I’d never be that guy”, but now here I am. And I’m honestly not sure how to feel about it. The truth is, I can afford it, I don’t really care about the money, and I am genuinely enjoying my time with her. She’s made my life feel lighter, happier. I don’t get any sense that I’m really being used, but I also know how brutally honest some of you can be, so I figured I’d throw it out there for some feedback. If both of us are happy and it’s working, is there actually anything wrong with it? As I said, I don’t mind giving her the money. She makes me happy. So I’m thinking, why not. -
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Gold, the undisputed "safe harbor". Or is it?
CBDCs are "Central Bank Digital Currencies", which are intended to replace cash - so that everybody's financial transactions can be tracked and controlled by the government - and if you do anything the government doesn't like, your access to your (digital only) money can be turned off. "When the SHTF" means "When the <deleted>e hits the fan", which means when everything falls apart. -
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Report Police Clamp Down on Prostitution to Protect Pattaya’s Image
I did not go to Pattaya for the diseased prostitutes, nor did my colleagues go to Pattaya for the diseased prostitutes. People I know who have attended events and conferences, often came with their spouses or partners. I doubt that they spent their time seeking out Pattaya's prostitutes. Yes, in many countries trade shows, and conventions often have attendees who use the services of sex workers. However, the reality of Thailand, is that no one really needs to go to Pattaya find a sex worker as they are easily found in any urban setting. The use of hookup apps changed the way the sex trade does business. pattaya's beer bars and brothels are being left behind by technology. Just as Lyft, Uber, Grab revolutionized the taxi sector, hook up apps have transformed the sex trade. The sex trade district of Pattaya is run down, low end and caters to the lower end of the farang pool; These are the last people the people staying at the hotels like Hilton, Dusit Thani, Marriott, and Centara wish to mingle with. Pattaya's sex tourism district(s) are dying. The bars are copies of each other, distinguished only by their degree of filth, Younger visitors and people who are higher positioned in the social hierarchy do not want to sit around on uncomfortable stained chairs, having each footstep stick to an equally filthy floor as they walk to a urine reeking lav, while unpleasant music from the 1970's blares. . Pattaya's sex tourism model is outdated. It's future lies with the event visitor segment. -
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Tourism Thailand Hosts "Sawasdee Ni Hao" to Boost Chinese Tourism
good god, give it a rest! I think TAT would commit suicide if the magic number of 40 million tourists are not achieved by year's end.
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