-
Recently Browsing 0 members
- No registered users viewing this page.
Announcements
-
Topics
-
Latest posts...
-
22
THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 30 September 2024
Foreign men vandalise Phuket restaurant, shatter windows and flee by Ryan Turner Image courtesy of Cherng Talay Police Two foreign men vandalised a local restaurant in Phuket early this morning, September 30, shattering glass windows and causing distress among staff and nearby residents. The incidents occurred at the Birds Cafe Restaurant in Soi OrBorTor, Cherng Talay, and prompted a police investigation. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1339422-foreign-men-vandalise-phuket-restaurant-shatter-windows-and-flee/ -
11
Is street food good for you? Old rancid oil. Cheap oil. Food dripping with oil.
Is street food good for you? Old rancid oil. Cheap oil. Food dripping with oil. What I see here is Westerner cultural superiority. Westerners are freaking clean freaks. In 17 years here I have seen all the tropes, exaggerations, and outright falsehoods about "Thai street food." This is reflective of Westerners who come here already prejudging something that isn't part and parcel of their own culture - well, outside of perhaps food stalls you can find a fairs. Ultra-clean Farang Fred: "Unlike Thailand we have whole branches of our excessively large, nanny-state government dedicated to inspecting food establishments, especially "ify" food stalls at fairs." Exactly! One of the things I like about Thailand is that it doesn't have a nanny-state government monstrosity getting into everyone's business. Kids can't even open a freaking lemonade stand in the West. I've lived in Bangkok, Korat, and Chiang Mai and have often eaten Thai street food as well as getting to know the vendors who prepare the food. Yeah - that does require you to have immersed into both the culture and the language of Thailand 👈 something most Westerners who lock themselves in gated communities and who associate primarily with their fellow farangs can never grasp. I personally have lived IN Thai communities since I got here in 2007 and made an effort to learn the language and to assimilate the best I can into the culture. So I find that the topic of "Thai street food" just brings out the worst of Western Cultural Chauvinism. "It's dirty! "It's greasy, cockroach laden trash!!" "You'll get food poisoning!!!" Hate to burst ya'll's ethnocentric bubbles, but the street food I've eaten is fresh, delicious, and generally prepared one order at a time right in front of you if you take the time to watch the process and interact with the staff. Like any brick&mortar establishment (where you can't see the staff prepare the food), on occasion you'll find a place where the food sucks. But those are the exceptions and not the rule. And, oh! I have had food poisoning in Thailand twice!!! 👉 Both times after eating at international fast food restaurants (I avoid those place like the plague now - can't name them due to Thai defamation laws). Denigrating "Thai street food" is just more Thai-bashing by Westerners who come to Thailand with bad case of Ethnic Egotism: Western food clean; Thai street food dirty. Most probably don't eat Thai street food because they already harbor the preconceived notion that it's unfit for human consumption. That's ok, go back to your clean gated communities and eat clean food from Michelin 5 star restaurants and wallow in your Western ethnic snobbery. Eating "Thai street food" is obviously beneath your social status. "Dirty food for dirty people! Grrrrr!" -
4
Brave Fox News Meteorologist Rescues Trapped Woman During Hurricane Helene Broadcast
Stop bringing TRUMP into everything.....where is admin when you need them???? -
0
Foreign men vandalise Phuket restaurant, shatter windows and flee
Two foreign men vandalised a local restaurant in Phuket early this morning, September 30, shattering glass windows and causing distress among staff and nearby residents. The incidents occurred at the Birds Cafe Restaurant in Soi OrBorTor, Cherng Talay, and prompted a police investigation. The first act of vandalism took place at approximately 2.18am when a foreign man arrived on a motorbike, parked in front of the establishment, and proceeded to break the glass windows. According to the Phuket News, a 68 year old security guard at the restaurant, Kochem Nukun, described the noise as loud enough to resemble a gunshot, which led to fears that a firearm had been used. The assailant quickly fled the scene on his motorcycle. Less than an hour later, at around 2.58am, a second foreign man arrived at the same Phuket restaurant and smashed more glass before fleeing similarly. This second act intensified the panic among the restaurant’s staff and nearby residents. Police are now focused on identifying and apprehending the suspects. as well as working to confirm the motives behind these alarming attacks. The incidents have left the community rattled, with residents and business owners calling for increased security measures in the area. The restaurant remains closed while repairs are underway and police continue their investigation. The motivation behind the attacks remains unclear, but the deliberate targeting of the restaurant within such a short time frame suggests a possible connection between the two vandals. by Ryan Turner Image courtesy of Cherng Talay Police Source: The Thaiger -- 2024-09-30 -
20
Where did everyone go... Floral Condo
That could be China Impact. Until 2010s, Thailand was expecting the huge flux of Chinese buyers(to their property market). But in July 2017, their communist party started to restrict outbound flow of money. And in recent years, their own property market is now in crisis; Huge numbers of luxurious condos are left half-built... -
2,300
Thai gov. to tax (remitted) income from abroad for tax residents starting 2024 - Part II
Huh! I think you're confused, not only about the law but also about my name! Yup, lots of people drive the speed limit and obey the laws of the land, why break the habit of a lifetime. -
10
PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra Thanks Public After Topping Poll
Little Thaksin is very popular indeed - until the Monarchists decide to cut off her political head. Then it will be back to normal with a conservative stooge put in place. There is too much money at stake for them not to. -
149
White Culture
well guess what happens when a bunch of low income black people move into their area? doesn't even need to be African-Americans. Give them the Haitians and Venezuelans they have some much compassion for. -
2
7 Types of Used Cars to Avoid in Thailand
There is nothing wrong with LPG, provided it is properly installed in engines with hardened valve seats. IME such engines will last just as long as one fueled by gasoline. CNG is a different matter. Cylinder head temperatures approach 600 C. In addition, 25,000 psi storage pressure means the vehicle has to cart around another 100 kg of steel tank, and said tank has to be pressure tested every year before registering. IMO any cost saving is offset by the above factors. -
35
Kemi Badenoch on Immigration: 'Not All Cultures Are Equal'
So let me get this right Jonny. If your sister had enjoyed her holiday so much that she decided to stay a few years, get married, have children, buy a property, and do so by continually doing border runs (as many Farang do), would she be: A tourist? An immigrant? A migrant? An illegal immigrant? An illegal migrant? -
5
Teaching license for those enrolled in the 7-Module course run by Kurusapa
Does "qualified" here mean meeting the specific requirements (like formal education and credentials) to be recognized as a legitimate or authorized teacher in Thailand? If so, that would mean that someone is not a teacher, even though they have a work permit for teaching and a teaching license from Khurusapa. -
158
I Voted Today
Agreed. Lets stop having the press and DOJ and intelligence agencies also stop their efforts to influence elections too. Lets make ID necessary to vote too. -
2,300
-
1
Reasons to Invest in Luxury Properties in Koh Samui
If I had money to burn I might be tempted......but the thought of a scam, land not legally purchased, builder in debt to traders who have the right to repossess......nope. Rent. -
46
Rising Baht Sparks Fears of Another 'Tom Yam Kung' Crisis
The Digital Wallet handout will fix everything - NOT!
-
Recommended Posts