What Freedoms Will Return After Thaksin?

[danone]

pondering thai society after thaksin: will his "achievements" be rolled back?

- no more early closing hours in the nightlife? even jakarta is bustling now compared to bangkok.

- gasoline again available around the clock?

- booze in stores again available around the clock?

- no more cultural monitoring neo-taliban who prohibited books such as "bangkok inside out", censored nipples and banned certain love songs?

what else did we lose under thaksin?

[GuestHouse]

what else did we lose under thaksin?

Your sense of what matters in life, or so it would seem.

[britmaveric]

Hard to say since Thaksin isnt going anywhere anytime soon.

[Thaising]

Mr. Thaksin will be very happy if you lock yourself in. Expect city folks to make more baby.

[danone]

what else did we lose under thaksin?

Your sense of what matters in life, or so it would seem.

you certainly got a point with your comment - and I guess you have never been stuck after midnight on a highway not being able to refill the gasoline.

there are many other freedoms slowly disappearing under this government. I mentioned the obvious ones which are just a nuisance and nothing constructive or essential for the betterment of society.

[astral]

A lot of the "fun" in life has gone.

I do hope Thailand can roll the clock back on some levels.

[chuchok]

What happens if it's worse? Better the devil you know?

[Ricardo]

A lot of the "fun" in life has gone.

I do hope Thailand can roll the clock back on some levels.

I'd certainly agree that their seems to be less 'sanuk' in Thailand, not that I go out boozing or clubbing anymore anyway, wonder what Thais own experience is ?

All those jokes about Thailand being Asia's part-time tourist-destination have a little bit of truth in them.

[britmaveric]

What happens if it's worse? Better the devil you know?

Be careful what you wish for because it might come true??

[steve w]

Hard to say since Thaksin isnt going anywhere anytime soon.

are most of the opposition still boycotting the election? if so "welcome back mr taksin" innit?

[englishoak]

What happens if it's worse? Better the devil you know?

Well thats the question isn't it?..........But i say give another devil a chance we may get one step closer to an honest leader.....

[samran]

Apart from the petrol decisions, things still seem not to have changed.

- Still fat ugly blokes on the beaches wearing their speedos.

- Pattaya still exists.

- Fat bald ugly blokes walking down suhumvit with no shirts (or English football jersey - take your pick) looking so ###### sexy.....not

- Same fat ugly bloke passed out on same said sukhumvit footpath at 1am. English jersey being used as a pillow.