... You can't stop selling alchol - unless you wan't to become an islamic-style state...

Why you think this is islamic-style??

Not using drugs is one of the main no no's for Buddhists- so it would fit to Thaireligion/culture/tradition perfectly .

I know, not really realistic...

Patex

But not everybody can be as perfect a human as yourself. We're sorry...

เพลง,

YOU are sorry, no need to speak for the others.

Everything what changes the attitude towards alcohol is highly welcome!

No advertising= no glorification= less attractive for following generations.

Patex

Have you ever been young before?!!

Kids want what they're protected from.

... You can't stop selling alchol - unless you wan't to become an islamic-style state...

Why you think this is islamic-style??

Not using drugs is one of the main no no's for Buddhists- so it would fit to Thaireligion/culture/tradition perfectly .

I know, not really realistic...

Patex

Sorry I know picking up on typo's is lame but this one made me chuckle... do buddhists really give other buddhists a hard time for not using drugs? Coz if so I wanna be in that religion!

Let's hope they get rid of Takin before he makes LOS a dry state or a a Singapore like he masterbates about being like. It's Thailand man - come on!!! Why not work on corruption, the real acid eating away at the nation...

Throughout the history of what is laughingly called "civilization", the biggest killers have been:

a. War (especially deaths of civilians)

b. Plagues such as the Black Death

c. Abuse of alcohol

h. Cigarette smoking

Hmm .. your sources?? methinks Malaria would be near the top of that list.

Just for interest, here are some stats I found - sorry they are bit like apples and oranges...

Deaths from:

Drink driving (in UK) 600 per year

Smoking (in UK) 90,000 per year

Malaria (worldwide) 3,000,000 per year

Terrorism (worldwide) 2,000 per year

UK population is about 60m compared to world population of about 6,200m: so VERY crudely multiply UK figures by 100 for "world figures", which makes smoking more dangerous than malaria, and booze fairly safe.

I had no axe to grind in getting these stats, just curious....

- and I DO realise you can't translate UK stats to "world" stats like that, if anyone has better figures please share them.