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And so the exodus of quality expats begins. This time it's personal
Excellent posts from oldcpu and he mirrors many of my own thoughts regarding Phuket. I enjoy riding around the island and exploring just for the hell of it, and it amazes me how much of the land is still rubber and pineapple plantations. One of my favourite rides is to a cafe on the north-east coast where I enjoy a coffee and cake a couple of times a week. It's quite a smart place and relatively expensive and so not aimed at the local Thais, but I've never seen another Westerner there - it seems popular with SE Asians but whether they are Singaporean or whatever, I really can't tell. So yes, most of Phuket is still beautiful and unspoilt but you're not going to discover that if you stay in any of the major tourist towns and rely on tours or a guide, who will probably only take you to the established tourist places. Having said that, I stay in Kamala as it has the best compromise of local/tourist vibe. I do enjoy frequent nights out in Patong for beers and people-watching, but if I had to stay there for more than an overnight then I think that my opinion of the place would deteriorate very rapidly. It is undeniable that Phuket is being developed at a rapid rate, but there is still plenty of space. Unfortunately, there are no infrastruture upgrades to handle this expansion and the roads are falling to pieces and not maintained. Back to the OP - to say that the quality (i.e. monied) expats are leaving is total nonsense - many of the developments north of Patong that I am familiar with are aimed at folk with far more wealth than the vast majority of posters on here - myself included! -
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Thai Officials Face Probe Over Fatal School Bus Inferno
Nobody cares if a "state body" would face legal action. Not a whit. Specific heads need to roll. Personal responsibility is the only way this crap will ever end. 🤣😂🤣😂 If you believe that, DM me about a bridge I have for sale in Brooklyn! Unless the "official" is some lowly inspector at some bus inspection place.... Not that I think inspectors are lowly in their person or even position. I'm speaking in relative terms, compared to the levels this needs to go on a genocidal hunt for. (I shouldn't need to explain, but with the insane level of woke idiocy these days, I should mention that I am speaking with metaphoric hyperbole and not calling for violence) Like major CYA operations.... "integrity"? I don't think they know what that word even means. Yeah... investigations continue... I recall particular "investigations" that have continued so vigorously, for years, regarding a wealthy heir killing a policeman, all the while he dodges justice as he enjoys his elite lifestyle hopping around the globe to anywhere except Thailand.... yep the investigations continue... NOTHING is to be believed until these corrupt criminals masquerading as elite and important people are removed from society and spend some years in prison. -
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Kamala Harris Just Got Some Great News
I'm sick and tired of the MAGA crowd always hammering their point home with links to credible sources. For pete's sake why can't they just post lame memes!? -
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Europe’s Migration Policies: A Quiet Shift Toward Trump-like Toughness
Build that wall, Build that wall, Build that wall. The great United States president Abraham Lincoln had a great plan for the slaves after the Civil War, too bad it was never implemented. The great President Donald Trump also had a plan for the Mexican invaders but this plan did not come to fruition because the Democrats opposed him at every opportunity. I hope the Europeans have better luck at preventing the illegal aliens from invading their boarders. -
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Thai Officials Face Probe Over Fatal School Bus Inferno
As an ex secondary teacher, I cannot agree that a person at the school should be held responsible for the selection of the bus company. Nor do I imagine that a teacher would be given any details of the age of the bus or fuel system used. Maybe the education department could appoint people with some expertise and time to devote to short listing bus companies that meet minimum requirements, but to suggest that an individual at the school is at fault is I think extremely unfair. Can I also suggest that a number of videos I have seen online of Thai school children in buses suggests practices not conducive to safe transport of children - dancing and standing in the aisles and singing loudly would do little for the concentration of the driver on the task at hand. Thai children need be sat in seats and remain there for the course of the journey. -
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Hit and run got me, I'm all broken!
I do notice they are quicker to violence here than back in the US, especially as far as intentional homicides and using weapons. Not saying some in the US aren't the same, especially as far as road rage, but just that it seems to be a bigger problem here. -
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Robert Jenrick Calls for Whole Life Sentences for Grooming Gangs
What should be the jail sentence be for gangs of men who serially abuse Children ? As you are saying that a life sentence is too harsh what should their jail sentence be ? -
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Wall street very convinced ,its gonna be Trump
I have been in the Issan area for over 15 years; and I have traveled the Kingdom of Thailand extensively as far north as ChM and ChR and as far south as Nakhon Si Thammarat. I have also travelled to Cambodia and Laos. I will be happy to provide whatever identification the owners of the forum require to prove my identity. I owe you nothing beyond this explanation. If you want to keep guessing that I'm someone else, have fun. -
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Kamala Harris Just Got Some Great News
Some of you are reporting very minor things against others who you very obviously have differences of opinion with. Moderators are not dumb. We see this and do take action against those abusing the report button, and as US elections draw near and things get crazy as they always do when people mistakenly think something they say here makes a difference, we're being extra wary of this. -
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Any experience with Dog Dementia .
What symptoms does the dog show? There isn't much treatment available for humans, so can't see it being much different for a dog. -
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What's your favorite sex position?
We're not all sexpats here. And why would an adult male want to know what other adult males are doing in the bedroom? This is usually a very private matter, and only a topic teen boys talk about with other teen boys. -
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Robert Jenrick Calls for Whole Life Sentences for Grooming Gangs
Jenrick...our very own little Trump......immigrants, criminals, the EU, the ECHR.........run, run for the hills, run for your lives. As much as I loathe the poor man's BadEnoch I hope she kicks his ass in the election.- 1
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Kamala Harris Just Got Some Great News
The polls are worthless, since the spread between the candidates is smaller than the polling margin of error. What is significant are early voting numbers, since that reflects votes, not opinions. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/early-vote The Dems are way ahead in early voting.- 1
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