Why does anyone care about this? The Thais on my street are drunk every day, every night.

They only care if they dislike the person who is drunk.

Oh, everybody loves a drunk. Few respect one.

"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly."

“Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink."

"Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it."

Exchange between Lady Astor and Winston Churchill Churchill drank a bit too much methinks. Hitler did not.

Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil war said, "Find out what whiskey he drinks and send all of my generals a case, if it will get the same results". - in reply to comments about General Grant's drinking problems

Edited January 12, 201313 yr by chiangmaikelly

Like sons, like father.

Well at least the father is not shooting anyone.............Oh wait I guess he shot himself in the foot !

Doesn't this story belong in the 'I drink too much' forum?

This would a big joke if the person involved wasn't such a nasty piece of work who 'reared' several more chips of the old block.

If he got drunk in a private party what is the problem.. if he got drunk while preforming work.. yes that would be a problem.

He got drunk talking to Malaysian officials on a visit to solve the crisis in the South. Take a look at the photo, the red carpet farewell is not a couple of muckers getting pissed in private is it?

This expanded shot more clearly shows the setting and context of his slobbering behavior during a crucial talks conference involving visiting state dignitarie

TNews (Thai)

http://www.tnews.co....ml#.UPEVt5gm-So

"Do you mind, me and my friend here, are in negoshiashons."

Edited January 12, 201313 yr by Scott

Perhaps an appropriate diminutive for him would be "You Bum"

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Let's accept the truth about Chalerm and the rest of his nest of vipers family wise and politically they're about as useful as an inflatable dartboard.

Disgraceful

AA worked for me

I have read several pages of this thread and found the usual PTP/red apologists conspicuously absent. Why don't they stand by their man?

It would be encouraging to think that even they are capable of embarrassment form the buffoonery among their ranks. Alas, if that were the case, they would have to live in perpetual embarrassment from most of the current regime.

I would give my right arm to know what the other people in the picture are thinking - by the looks of it, they are not part of the five musketeers!

Let's accept the truth about Chalerm and the rest of his nest of vipers family wise and politically they're about as useful as an inflatable dartboard.

I am still to come across a drunk who admits that he is drunk!!! perhaps he should have taken a blood test.... Keep the bottoms up Chalerm.... dont loiter the streets.!

Why does anyone care about this? The Thais on my street are drunk every day, every night.

Perhaps because the Thais on your street aren't elected politicians and dont go on official overseas visits to meet with foreign leaders and are not responsible for decisions that affect the country in any way shape or form. However perhaps the fact that you cant distinguish between Charlem and the working class pissheads on your street means you may actually have some grasp on the sad reality of the situation...

You are comparing politicians from outside Thailand (or ideally so) to politicians from within Thailand. This guy is no different from the people on my street. That is the point I am making. Does any Thai take anything serious? And no. I can't tell the difference from the pissheads on my street and this guy BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE! Expecting a Thai politician to do something responsible is the absolute definition of FUTILE.

Fraternizing with the enemy over a glass or five of fine Australian Merlot.

Fraternizing with the enemy over a glass or five of fine Australian Merlot.

Ratcatcher...I'm ashamed of you...that's oral ear medication in the glasses!

Edited January 12, 201313 yr by sunshine51

Has anyone ever met anyone who admitted being drunk? The only time I've seen it was when they were trying to brag!

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Has anyone ever met anyone who admitted being drunk?

Yes I have. And anyone who drinks alcohol and pretending it's not because they want to get drunk, tipsy, intoxicated are just lying. The whole point with alcohol or any other drug, is to alter your brain.

The resemblance to Sir Les Patterson is remarkable!

Chalerm is a fool riding a wave of power and self determined invincibility. I see in the future that he will take a very hard fall. I don't condemn any man for going out and getting drunk with his 'friends' if that's what they want to do, hell, i'll join them, but if you can't hold back for 72 hours whilst you are on a crucial peace seeking mission, where peoples lives literally depend on the outcome, how much respect are you displaying for your common man. I would say the common man who voted him into power, but thats the problem, they didn't vote him in to power. Being a drunk in a particular police training class got him friends with someone who just dished him out a party seat. the good news for Thai politics now is that the only way is up!

Maybe he had a reoccurrence of his ear problem.

This man is a liability; however, with his influence and power, he is - at present - untouchable and unaccountable.

What hope is there for Thailand when arrogance, sakdina, greng jai, nepotism and cronyism remain the order of the day?

What hope for the future?

What hope?

thats so very true ... but lets face it there is no really answer to thailands problems ..... its the way things are here and have been allowed for the last 60 years or more ...... it will only change when ..............................

Why does anyone care about this? The Thais on my street are drunk every day, every night.

Perhaps because the Thais on your street aren't elected politicians and dont go on official overseas visits to meet with foreign leaders and are not responsible for decisions that affect the country in any way shape or form. However perhaps the fact that you cant distinguish between Charlem and the working class pissheads on your street means you may actually have some grasp on the sad reality of the situation...

You are comparing politicians from outside Thailand (or ideally so) to politicians from within Thailand. This guy is no different from the people on my street. That is the point I am making. Does any Thai take anything serious? And no. I can't tell the difference from the pissheads on my street and this guy BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE! Expecting a Thai politician to do something responsible is the absolute definition of FUTILE.

Thai politicians have saved thousands of Thai lives in the past 70 years. A look at the adjoining countries of Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, Burma and Vietnam will confirm this fact. Read a little history.

The worst of it is:

On the news where the journo's are asking Chalerm to explain what happened, he is saying 'he got drunk after the meeting, I (as in Chalerm) don't see what's wrong with that'!!!!!!!

He has no freakin idea that what he did was perhaps inappropriate or even outrageous considering the gravity of his visit. DOH!!

Edited January 12, 201313 yr by GentlemanJim

Why does anyone care about this? The Thais on my street are drunk every day, every night.

Perhaps because the Thais on your street aren't elected politicians and dont go on official overseas visits to meet with foreign leaders and are not responsible for decisions that affect the country in any way shape or form. However perhaps the fact that you cant distinguish between Charlem and the working class pissheads on your street means you may actually have some grasp on the sad reality of the situation...

You are comparing politicians from outside Thailand (or ideally so) to politicians from within Thailand. This guy is no different from the people on my street. That is the point I am making. Does any Thai take anything serious? And no. I can't tell the difference from the pissheads on my street and this guy BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE! Expecting a Thai politician to do something responsible is the absolute definition of FUTILE.

Thai politicians have saved thousands of Thai lives in the past 70 years. A look at the adjoining countries of Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, Burma and Vietnam will confirm this fact. Read a little history.

I reckon Chalerm would drink to that.

I think he did a great job of representing the Thai govt:

1. he clearly doesn't give a shit about any serious issues,

2. has a total lack of respect for anyone outside his inner circle,

3. he shows himself to be an incompetent fool who is absolutely unqualified for his job,

4. he travels on a downward spiral of self destruction.

In my opinion he represents the Thai govt (and what they stand for) very nicely

so the man got pissed with friends.

sounds like what i did last night.

he is accountable for far worse

so the man got pissed with friends.

sounds like what i did last night.

he is accountable for far worse

When you got pissed with your friends last night were there Foreign Ministers and Diplomats waiting to say goodbye to you after you got shedded? Were you there for the sole purpose of agreeing a strategy to help stop the senseless killing of women, children and men every single day of the year? If he was so desperate to get pissed with his mates, I am pretty sure all of them could have agreed to meet up somewhere and simply get pissed. No ministers, no diplomats etc, in fact just like you did last night. It's not as if he isn't short of a dollar or two is it.

so the man got pissed with friends.

sounds like what i did last night.

he is accountable for far worse

The sad fact is he is UN-accountable for FAR worse.

Patrick

Edited January 12, 201313 yr by p_brownstone

Like sons, like father.

Well at least the father is not shooting anyone.............Oh wait I guess he shot himself in the foot !

Looks like he's done a few shots.

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I understand that his 5 friends don't drink, but at least they shared the check....

I understand that his 5 friends don't drink, but at least they shared the check....

Lol. It's not that they don't. Just that every time they looked away their glass went missing.