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California these days?: No way, Jose? Better to live in Mexico?
These days I see more white homeless people than I do black, that's just the nature of things in California. It's a broken economy in a sense that the numbers no longer compute, the cost of living has skyrocketed to the point where it is very difficult for the average person in California to live well. If you don't own a home that's free and clear you're pretty much screwed. -
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A Night in the Thai Police Station
We've all read and seen films about Thai prisons. We all know it's not the most pleasant place to spend your time. And yet, nothing compares to personal experience—what you go through yourself... From the very start, I'll admit that I fully recognize my guilt for the violations I committed. First, I drank about 70-80 grams of Thai 35% whiskey and got behind the wheel. Second, I drove without having either Thai or international driver's licenses. Did I deserve the punishment I received? According to many grumpy, old men from this forum—yes, I deserved to be quartered. From my point of view, however, I was treated unfairly and even in a dirty way. That day, my Thai wife was with me. We went for a short drive around the city, and during it, I had a little whiskey. A police patrol stopped us when we were about 200 meters from our condo. It was around 11 PM. I should mention that I felt 100% sober at that moment, and I'm sure I looked that way too. I didn't refuse to blow into the breathalyzer. The result was 27 "milligrams percent"… As the young officer explained, it was a full 7 points above the legal limit. About 15 minutes later, a young Thai man breathed into the same device, and his result was 120 "milligrams percent". He looked, by the way, quite respectable. They kept us there for about an hour and a half, right where we were stopped. All this time, through my wife, the police explained that they would process us at the station, we'd pay a 20,000 baht bail, and most likely, we'd be in court the next day. At the station, they kept us for at least another hour (together with the 120%-Thai). There's no need to explain the discomfort of being in a police station: various rude, ignorant men of different ages take pleasure in making you feel small, desperately exaggerating their importance. If there's anywhere that the meaninglessness of human nature fully reveals itself—it's during close interaction with police officers (or "dogs," as they're commonly called in Russia). Just when it seemed that the cheap spectacle was about to end, a higher-ranking officer (which means the most immoral of them all) declared that I could escape the country, and the 20,000 baht bail wasn’t a guarantee for such a horrible criminal as me. The conclusion—I'd spend the night in jail. I didn't argue, handed my personal belongings to my wife, and, together with the 120%-Thai, walked into the police cell. There were about 15 other Thai prisoners already in the cell (although among them were also Burmese and some other Asians). The surprising thing was that they were all fast asleep. The surprising part was that they were sleeping on the completely bare stone floor. It finally hit me where I was. The room smelled strongly from the toilet located within the cell. The floor, on which the prisoners were sleeping, was not just stone, but also quite dirty. I sat in a corner and immediately realized I wouldn’t be able to sleep here. My Thai companion also sat in a corner, and initially, it seemed like he, too, wouldn't sleep (by the way, he was sent to jail only because he didn’t have the money for bail). However, I was wrong. Half an hour later, he dozed off while sitting, and an hour later, he comfortably stretched out on the dirty floor and began snoring. And here I was, alone in this terrifying room, surrounded by 15 sleeping Asians. Just a few hours ago, I had been expecting a very different end to my evening. I noticed a small window near the ceiling of the cell. Now, it became my main point of reference for the coming hours. I had to wait for dawn. I won’t go into the details of my thought process. Naturally, it was a tough night for me—both physically and mentally. What I didn’t know was that at the same time the officer who sent me behind bars was interrogating my wife. He asked her about me, how I earned a living, whether I had broken the law before... When he saw my wife’s reluctance to turn me in, he started yelling at her, reminding her that I was a foreigner and that by defending me, she was betraying her country and her people. In the end, he promised her that I’d be deported. Such a nice guy, a true son of a land of smile. Meanwhile, I kept changing positions: I sat when my back hurt, then stood, then walked. I did this all night. The thing that bothered me the most was the fear that they wouldn’t let me go in the morning and would keep me for another day or two. The fifteen Asians peacefully and soundly slept on the floor the whole time. Finally, it started to get light. The birds began singing. My cellmates started to wake up. They treated me quite amicably, but without any excess. I should mention that aside from the stone floor, another problem was drinking water. They gave me a small bottle when I entered, but only after my wife insisted. I stretched it out throughout the night. Surprisingly, my Thai neighbors didn’t seem too bothered by the lack of water—they drank very little. However, when they brought some kind of food (rice and something wrapped in paper), everyone sat down happily and ate with gusto. From this, I concluded that, after a night on the stone floor, everyone’s mood was surprisingly good. Around noon, they loaded us into a van and took us to court. Dirty and unwashed. I was fined 10,000 baht. Did my attitude towards Thailand change after all this? Definitely. Be careful—you really don't want to end up in jail here, even for just one day. And don't forget, we're all guests here (in the worst sense of the word). -
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Democratic Leadership Faces Crisis of Confidence Amid all-time Low Poll
Though the Republican Party may still exist, at this point in time they simply appear to be a sycophantic organization that spends all its time kissing the butt of the fake king. So I would say for now the rot and the extreme moral bankruptcy continues. No doubt Trump will fail and no doubt people will start wising up once inflation kicks up and employment numbers start skyrocketing, and retirement accounts start disappearing. There's a definite possibility he won't even make it through this entire term. And after he disappears from politics with his head bowed down in shame, what will the Republican Party be then? Just a morally spent organization. -
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I'm confused - Using a Visa Agent
I just wanted to give a little feedback on TVC's prices. They are now charging a total of 80k baht for the marriage visa. Quite expensive… Fortunately, I have enough money in my Thai bank account to go the "normal" way. I would have liked to save myself the extra work, but I'm not willing to pay that price out of sheer convenience. -
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Behind the fatal Trump flaw MAGA can't even defend
And for good reason, he never put his family in positions of great power, he may have gone out of his way to protect family members, but that's to be expected. With Trump it's just more like a mafia clan, than it is a leadership group or politics at large, it's just the continuation of a lifelong criminal enterprise. -
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Electric Vehicles in Thailand
Battery technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in the last few years, but what's much more impressive, the pace of development is actually accelerating - leading Chinese technology that is. Granted, EVs are not suitable for every task, but the window for what they cover is gradually increasing, moving them from niche and novelty into real challengers for market share. Clearly, in this field the old trope of 'Chinese can only copy Western technology' will only be sustained amongst basement dweller Luddites, https://carnewschina.com/2025/04/21/battery-giant-catl-showcases-three-innovations-1500km-range-battery-520km-in-5-minutes-ultra-fast-charging-and-2025-mass-production-sodium-ion-battery/
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