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Terrifying Moment! Parents and Children Inches from Death Under Elephant’s Belly
I'd go with: See. it works. Lucky not to get stomped. -
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Spanish student dies after being attacked by elephant in Thailand
"Beautiful"? Huh? You may like them but, objectively, they are particularly ugly animals. -
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Spanish student dies after being attacked by elephant in Thailand
Mom always said never bother an animal that is pooping, eating or having sex. Now you got to add bathing? -
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Day-to-day life in Myanmar
It's always a good idea to heed the advice of locals. Some westerners have this completely naive idea that Myanmar (and especially Thailand) are safer than they actually are. Just because they've never run into trouble, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Similarly, depending on how you structure your life, will determine your perception of safety. Taking common sense safety protocols, will ensure you are as safe as can be and unlikely to ever become the victim of a crime. In Myanmar, including in Mandalay and Yangon don't go out (unless it's for a flight or some sort of emergency) when the streets are deserted. There's a good chance you'll become the center of unwanted attention if you do, especially as a westerner. While there will be nothing to do late at night, Kawthaung seems safe enough though. It's also weird how different it feels when you drive everywhere (like I normally do) to taking a bit of a walk. When I drive from place to place, stopping off at malls and places where upper middle class locals go, it obviously feels very different and more insulated than when I'm going for a walk somewhere and suddenly some local smiles or reacts, whereas driving along that same area you simply wouldn't get that perception, because you're insulated and disconnected from your surroundings. Therefore, don't hang out and walk around at 3am in Mandalay. You're setting yourself up for trouble. Similarly, those Bangkok or Pattaya neighborhoods / streets that might seem safe between 6am and say, 9pm may suddenly become a little dangerous at 1am or 4am when young motorcycle racers decide to use them, and stopping off at a gas station where they gather might be inadvisable if you're a foreigner and this is Thailand, which is definitely safer than Myanmar, but still not as safe as is it is made out to be. Certain places in Myanmar should NEVER be visited by foreigners (many of them are officially closed to westerners anyway). These include cities such as Shwe Koko (even before Covid, a Frenchman I met, who was brought there by a local was told westerners were strictly banned and he wasn't allowed to alight from the vehicle he was traveling in). Payathonzu is another one (full of Chinese, Lao and Thai scammers now) - super dangerous and if Myanmar immigration or the police sees you, big trouble. Basically any of the scam cities along the Thai or Chinese borders and any restricted area such as Mogok, Muse, many parts of Kachin State etc. need to be avoided. Even if you could somehow get there as a westerner, don't. I've been to Muse, but that was back in the day when westerners were still allowed to visit. I was the first and only westerner to have visited the place for maybe 2 years and probably the last non-Chinese foreign national to have been there as well. Muse was closed to non-Chinese foreigners in February 2015 and hasn't been legally accessible since. The one exception to the above would be a rural part of say Kayin state along the border north of Mae Sot, if a local takes you there and back on a day trip by boat from the Thai side, looking after you the whole time, this may still be relatively safe. Having said that, it's a bit of a risk if Thai immigration sees you, as you're not supposed to leave the Kingdom without permission. I've watched several YouTubers do this. Myself, i've crossed into Kayin State and Shan state unofficially on several occasions, but this was pre-Covid and through checkpoints that were manned by the Thai military and thus permitted. I'm not sure foreigners are still allowed to do this, given the security situation in Myanmar at present. -
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Does your Thai wife or girlfriend ever foot the bill?
Real men pay for the date with their wives or GF’s or whoever. Only chumps will insist on the women pay or go dutch/split. -
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Foreign Tourists Stir Controversy in Phuket Tuk-Tuk Sex Ride
Phuket found itself at the centre of controversy this week ??????? It always finds its self in controversy, usually EVERY DAY!😄 -
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Spanish student dies after being attacked by elephant in Thailand
Is it just me, but so much news out of thailand is drama Tourists getting killed by other tourists Tourists getting killed by locals Tourists getting killed by animals Tourists getting killed by traffic Tourists getting killed by accidents Paints a poor picture
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