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Strange and annoying things here in land of smiles
For me, what's strange is when I order food and they bring my warm rice, then it sits going cold for 15 minutes before they bring the rest of the food I ordered. -
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Does Trump completely lack decency and compassion?
It's not "like a religion"; it IS a religion. Just a few days ago, on the anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Capitol, lots of video was on the news showing his cult sporting flags with his name, kind of like the flags some nations have noting the name of their particular deity. Same same, and NOT different. Purely a captured cult. I bet you're feeling like a Danish cartoonist, who some cult members think committed heresy by criticizing their messiah. One little guy has posted 19 replies already, I guess trying to prove his fealty, as if his love muffin could even guy the guy exists. 47 has no decency and no compassion. Though I'm not a psychiatrist, many board certified psychiatrists have labelled the guy a psychopath. Certainly he's been in the public eye enough so that an accurate diagnosis can be made. Psychopaths have no empathy, no guilt, lie as easily as they breathe, and think rules do not apply to them. They are totally self-centered and self-absorbed, out solely for themselves, though they can fool the naive, gullible and forlorn. -
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Thailand airports boost biometrics for faster service times
I thought that had been dropped already as the machines weren't up to scratch, or is it back on again? https://www.able2travel.com/news/new-airport-scanners-fail-100ml-liquid-limit-returns-across-eu/ I last exited the UK in the summer... I'm not sure about the 100ml-liquid rule (we didnt have liquids anyway), but we didn't have to take out laptops etc... the whole 'passing through security' was exponentially faster than it ever has been before. It's for a different system, not immigration. You would be able to get through the rest of the departures process including boarding without showing boarding pass or passport again as it would be done with facial recognition. It was due to be implemented in November and December but I've never heard of it actually being switched on yet. I noticed the hardware in place in October. https://www.tatnews.org/2024/11/aot-rolls-out-biometric-system-to-enhance-passenger-experience-across-six-airports/ Ah... I've misunderstood - I thought the article was regarding Auto-Immigration-Gates on departure. I'm not sure why all this is necessary for domestic flights - there is never any hold up with those anyway - its usually just a person glancing at your boarding pass and ID as you pass through before security.... Or, perhaps I've never travelled at peak-periods for domestic travel so I've never noticed it. -
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Palisades Fire in LA has zero containment
And then there is the mayor. The head of department of water and power. Heads of department of transportation. Head of the department of public social services. Head of the Department of Public health. I’m seeing a pattern here.- 1
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Massage balls
I mean the lacrosse balls you use to loosen the muscles.... Should you a) roll it up and down against the general tight area to break up the knots (like with a foam roller) Or b) roll it against the affected area until you find the pressure points (you know the feeling I mean) and then hold it there on the pressure point There seems to be a difference of opinion online and I'm not sure I'm using it correctly -
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Palisades Fire in LA has zero containment
And that economy can provide unemployment benefits, family leave benefits and all other kinds of benefits for undocumented (a.k.a. Illegal) immigrants. “We provide benefits and resources for California workers. Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits provide partial pay when you need time off work for your own disability or family leave. If you are an undocumented worker in California, you can apply for DI and PFL benefits, even if you do not have a Social Security number (SSN). It doesn’t matter what your citizenship or immigration status is; DI and PFL benefits will not affect your path to citizenship. Your information will be kept confidential.” https://edd.ca.gov/en/disability/undocumented_workers/ California becomes first state to offer health insurance to all undocumented immigrants “In 2015, undocumented children were able to join Medi-Cal under a bill signed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown. In 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law an expansion of full-scope Medi-Cal access for young adults ages 19 through 25, regardless of citizenship or immigration status. Access was then further expanded to allow older adults aged 50 and olderto receive full benefits, also regardless of immigration status. The final expansion going into effect Jan. 1 will make approximately 700,000 undocumented residents between ages 26 and 49 eligible for full coverage, according to California State Sen. María Elena Durazo.“ https://abcnews.go.com/Health/california-1st-state-offer-health-insurance-undocumented-immigrants/story?id=105986377 Ya think they’ll ever pay that money back? Nope. -
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Essential Driving Rules and Etiquette in Thailand
"cutting people off without a glance, running red lights and driving the wrong way" - are generalisations used to reinforce the idea that Thai people as a race or bad drivers … We see in this thread some wild bigoted assessments of driving in Thailand. Attributing driving behaviours to an entire race or nationality is unfair and inaccurate. Just like any country, Thailand has a diverse population with varying levels of driving skills and adherence to traffic laws. Thy fail to provide any statistical data or reliable sources that offer a more balanced view of road safety in Thailand. Generalizations do not reflect the reality of overall traffic safety trends or individual driving habits. I have given an overview to explain driving norms and behaviours in Thailand can vary widely across different regions and cities within Thailand. It's way more constructive to discuss specific issues or challenges in road safety rather than making sweeping generalizations Sharing personal experiences or anecdotes usually resorts to exercises in confirmation bias .This de-humanizes the discussion and offers only a racist perspective. Blanket statements can perpetuate stereotypes and harm perceptions of entire groups of people unfairly. People fail to approach these points calmly and logically, using critical thinking techniques. Foreigners observations on driving in Thailand are full of cognitive dissonance, confirmation bias and racial prejudice - backed up only by anecdotal evidence Remember – the plural of anecdote is not data! Addressing perceptions of driving in Thailand, particularly when influenced by cognitive dissonance, confirmation bias, and racial prejudice, requires an objective approach. One needs to start by acknowledging that perceptions of driving in any country can be influenced by personal biases and limited experiences and admit that this opens the door to a more balanced discussion. People fail utterly to realise the limitations of anecdotal evidence. Individual experiences are only valid in context and they never represent the entire reality of driving in Thailand. Look at broader statistics and studies for a more comprehensive understanding. As I said earlier – foreign drivers are obsessively ethnocentric. Driving norms vary significantly across cultures. What may seem chaotic or reckless to one person might be perceived differently within the local context. It is important to understand cultural differences in interpreting driving behaviours. This will make your own driving so much less stressful – in short if you find yourself spouting a litany of “Thai driving errors” – the problem is most likely with you, not the other drivers. – What is needed understanding and empathy toward cultural differences rather than a sense of entitlement that the foreign driver is both superior and better at driving. The use of stereotyping has highly questionable validity, What is needed is an analysis of specific examples and consider whether they truly reflect the majority of drivers in Thailand or if they are exaggerated perceptions. People’s perspective often lacks an objective or b balanced approach; objectivity needs to be applied along with critical thinking methodology when discussing driving behaviour in Thailand. People vastly under estimate Thai drivers good behaviour on roads – for instance you are less likely to die in a 4 wheeled vehicle in Thailand than in th USA. A more nuanced and balanced perspective, can help challenge and mitigate biases and prejudices often associated with those anecdotal observations of driving in Thailand. We need to challenge negative stereotypes and promote a more inclusive perspective.- 1
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Revenue Department boss calls on tax residents in Thailand to file 2024 returns by March 31
Interesting ... in that list of items of items of assessable income exempt for the purpose of Income tax calculation I note item-17 : (17) Income prescribed for exemption by Ministerial regulations. I believe this is very relevant. I am asking myself ... perhaps this includes LTR-Wealthy Pensioner/Wealthy Global Citizen assessable income exempt from tax in accordance with Royal Decree-743. (ie it can be considered a Ministerial regulation ? ) And hence I speculate if that is so, it should not be included for income tax calculation and thus not included on a tax form - where I speculate further that no Thai tax return is thus needed if such is the only income of the holder of the LTR-WP/WGC. Further, I wonder if income covered by a specific Double Tax Agreement (DTA) (for example such as a pension from Canada where the Thai-Canadian DTA states it is to only be taxed in Canada), does that then also come under "17" (ministerial regulations)? ... as I suspect ? (albeit don't know) that there is a Thai ministerial regulation acknowledging the existence of a DTA and as such covered under item-17. If so, this may also be relevant to some (not all) other country DTA (although EVERY person should check the DTA of the source country (with Thailand) of their income to assess this aspect) - as it could mean no Thai tax return needed (if it is the only income source) - again very very very dependent on what the DTA says. Further, given Paw-161/162 are ministerial documents (and perhaps considered regulations per item-17) then they too for income before 1-Jan-2024 brought into Thailand note such shall be exempt for the purpose of income tax calculation (and also not included on a Thai tax return). Which could mean no Thai tax return needed if pre-1-Jan-2024 income/savings the only income. Clearly I am speculating a lot, but this item-17 may be the answer to some of my puzzling. I am now just as curious to see what the Thai 2024 (English language) tax return form will state , but I am also speculating (again) that there will be minimal change from the 2023 Thai tax return form and that my speculation could have some validity. The above is me speculating - this is NOT, I repeat NOT, intended to give anyone advice as to whether they should or should not file a Thai tax return. Hopefully others will chime in and correct my speculations. .
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