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Bangkok Taxi Driver Faces Backlash for Not Using Meter
A minority may, the vast majority do not. That depends what you regard as a scam when bringing out your LL Rule Book of Pedantic Points... You could argue that a Taxi driver who quotes 300 baht for a journey that would normally cost 80 baht on the meter is not trying to scam a person because he's being open with his quote. You could argue that a group of Taxi drivers who quote 300 baht for a journey that would normally cost 80 baht on the meter are not trying to scam a person because they are have all agreed upon their inflated rates. But... others would rightly agree that the above scenario's are a scam - because the law is being broken to the benefit of the taxi drivers at the cost of the passenger. It obviously depends on area and time... But I would argue in the centre of Bangkok at night time, over half the drivers are scammers (i.e. refusing in the meter)... but in the day time, its less. I would argue that on Sukhumvit Soi 11 after 9pm at night, 95% of drivers are scammers (refusing to use the meter). It all depends on what your definition of scam is - and IMO refusing to use the meter is tantamount to scamming. -
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DJT Stock Price Is Tanking
How much did you give to Harris? You are her no 1 fan. -
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Teenager Stabs Foreign Man in Road Rage Incident Near Pattaya
Look more clearly... They are young Buddhists and wise parents raised them and finally it is a family resort city. -
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Teenager Stabs Foreign Man in Road Rage Incident Near Pattaya
This is actually quite true. People often go on about the police like they're the ones who are letting the Thai people down, but it's fairly clear that Thais are fairly supportive of their hands off approach. Thais seem to break the rules all the time, and support weak enforcement while criticising heavy handed enforcement. -
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Kennedy may drop out and support Trump
Describes Harris. Total nothing burger.- 1
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Kennedy may drop out and support Trump
2 years jail for any official country flag burning imo.- 1
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Teenager Stabs Foreign Man in Road Rage Incident Near Pattaya
No he's not. An Amber traffic light does not mean 'gun it across the junction'... It means stop if safe to do so.. i.e. no skidding or losing control etc. If a bike is speeding up behind a car which slows to a stop on Amber and the bike rides into the back of the car, its 100% the bike riders fault - the rider was too close to the car. The issue here is of courses is not the law itself, but the expectation of everyone around you that the law will not only 'not be followed' but deliberately ignored and that on 'amber' it is expected that other drivers will 'speed up' to get through the lights. It is also expected that when a light turns red, a handful of cars will also speed up to get through the recently 'changed' lights.... -
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Kennedy may drop out and support Trump
More flag burning by the lefts scarf people who have burned and pull down the USA FLAG at the DC riots recently! -
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Bangkok Taxi Driver Faces Backlash for Not Using Meter
A minority may, the vast majority do not. -
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Study: The Looming Danger of a Mercury Bomb from Melting Permafrost in the Arctic
They say they were sampling along the Yukon river. Have they considered that the area was for a long time mined for gold and mercury was often used to recover gold? levels may be lower elsewhere. -
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Teen motorcyclist dies after being hit by truck at traffic stop
Sadly there's no limit to the level some trolls will sink to, even defending reckless drivers. -
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Teenager Stabs Foreign Man in Road Rage Incident Near Pattaya
Be realistic. They will overthrow any government that tries to do this. -
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Teenager Stabs Foreign Man in Road Rage Incident Near Pattaya
And to arrest them... A person with a stab wound to the neck was about to get beaten (to death) by a mob with sticks.... Surely there is a charge and a penalty for being 'about to commit attempted murder'... no ???- 1
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Several neighbouring countries compete with Thailand for foreign retirees
Nice idea, but if you never establish Tax Residence in one of those countries (and maintain it) you will probably be declared Tax Resident in your home country and taxed there instead. They've got us every way guys - you cannot become a global tax exile on planet earth. All you can do is find the cheapest legal option. For me - I established Tax Residency in Malaysia, and only need do 90 days per year there to maintain it. The rest of the time I can be nomadic and untaxed. Good plan for yachties too.
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