F4UCorsair Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Branson's self promotion via hare brained pranks like this are tedious, tiresome and boring. I'm not sure that it would attract any business, and may have the opposite effect. I generally won't patronize businesses that have advertising aimed at the lowest 1% of the intellectual spectrum, and this qualifies. It got your attention? how does that rate your intelligence? It attracted my NEGATIVE attention, and I didn't bother reading the article. It's not an IQ test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutai Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Shouldn't that be Sir Richard Branson ? I know that knightoods have been grossly devalued in recent times , but even the capitalist hippy deserves the formal respect due. Even though I have absolutely no time for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3SoiDogNight Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I'm glad I wasn't raised to be a jealous and envious person. I honestly can't relate to all the hatred towards those that are successful. If I see people with things I like to own, I work hard to earn it myself. Sure it would be nice to be a multi-millionaire like Richard Branson, Donald Trump, John Kerry, Al Gore and Michael Moore but it's something I don't aspire to be. For those that are successful, more power to them. None of Richard Branson and Donald Trump's wealth came from government coercion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutai Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) None of Richard Branson and Donald Trump's wealth came from government coercion. But Branson has moved his Virgin Enterprises offshore in order to avoid paying British taxes. Legal (just) but morally bankrupt , imo. Edited May 13, 2013 by chutai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Well, its good that Branson lost, otherwise we would've had to suffer the sight of Fernandes in drag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starkey_rich Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 is there anything this bloke will not do for publicity? Fair play to the guy.Why not? He's the self made billionaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3SoiDogNight Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 None of Richard Branson and Donald Trump's wealth came from government coercion. But Branson has moved his Virgin Enterprises offshore in order to avoid paying British taxes. Legal (just) but morally bankrupt , imo. Thanks for the heads up. I like Sir Richard Branson even more! High tax governments should do more to foster wealth creation instead of running successful people away. The UK as well as the US tax structure discourages wealth. I don't blame him for moving his wealth offshore. Something is wrong with governments that run away successful people yet open their doors to unproductive immigrants that contribute very little to nothing at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutai Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 None of Richard Branson and Donald Trump's wealth came from government coercion. But Branson has moved his Virgin Enterprises offshore in order to avoid paying British taxes. Legal (just) but morally bankrupt , imo. Thanks for the heads up. I like Sir Richard Branson even more! High tax governments should do more to foster wealth creation instead of running successful people away. The UK as well as the US tax structure discourages wealth. I don't blame him for moving his wealth offshore. Something is wrong with governments that run away successful people yet open their doors to unproductive immigrants that contribute very little to nothing at all. Funny how you defenders of shady capitalists who make their wealth out of their country yet refuse to pay the taxes that their poorly paid employees have to, are also soft (?) racists who welcome the misinformation fed by those setting that agenda . For your information, migrants in the UK are half as likely to claim out of work benefits as British nationals are. As most of them are young they are far more likely to be actively seeking employment , or in most instances are fully employed and contributing to the national economy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lifeincnx Posted May 13, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2013 You guys who are "bitching & moaning" crack me up. ... It's not his money or position, but the fact that He ENJOYS life, while all you can do is sit around feeling sorry for yourself and complain about anything and everything. I couldn't agree more as there's far too much of the grumpy class comments on Thai Visa - low on pithy, high on pathetic. I really do wonder just how these negative-thinking expats got along in their own country. Perhaps that's why they came here, but too bad they dragged their curmudgeonly attitudes along with them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaimlord Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 None of Richard Branson and Donald Trump's wealth came from government coercion. But Branson has moved his Virgin Enterprises offshore in order to avoid paying British taxes. Legal (just) but morally bankrupt , imo. In my opinion, no-one has any obligation to pay more taxes than they are compelled to. Just take a look at how our governments spend the taxes they rake in. Wealthy people move their money to where it's most advantaged. It would be stupid to do any different. Co-incidentally, as I'm writing this, I've just seen Branson on the news with this very story. He's a smart man in my opinion, and good on him. I'd be thrilled to be as smart (and wealthy) as he is. Trump? Hmmm, he had a squabble with Branson a year or two back and was quite disparaging of the Britisher. Thankfully however, he seems to have shut up since Branson's Forbes Billionaire Ranking puts him now considerably ahead of Trump, whereas before they were on a par. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie23 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 You guys who are "bitching & moaning" crack me up. Face it, if you had HIS money, and everything else, there's nothing saying you wouldn't make a "friendly wager" with a competitor, but if you lost, would you have the balls to pay up the way he did? How many of us, throughout our lives, have made bets with others over things, with what some might consider "silly" wagers? I once had to shave my head for a week over a Super Bowl game. Come on, lighten up and look at it for what it was. So what if it was a publicity stunt? In my opinion it makes these guys more "human", and breaks the stereotypical image of "ruthless, heartless corporate entities". The biggest difference between Sir Richard and those of you who can only gripe and bitch about this? It's not his money or position, but the fact that He ENJOYS life, while all you can do is sit around feeling sorry for yourself and complain about anything and everything. Spot on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 You guys who are "bitching & moaning" crack me up. Face it, if you had HIS money, and everything else, there's nothing saying you wouldn't make a "friendly wager" with a competitor, but if you lost, would you have the balls to pay up the way he did? How many of us, throughout our lives, have made bets with others over things, with what some might consider "silly" wagers? I once had to shave my head for a week over a Super Bowl game. Come on, lighten up and look at it for what it was. So what if it was a publicity stunt? In my opinion it makes these guys more "human", and breaks the stereotypical image of "ruthless, heartless corporate entities". The biggest difference between Sir Richard and those of you who can only gripe and bitch about this? It's not his money or position, but the fact that He ENJOYS life, while all you can do is sit around feeling sorry for yourself and complain about anything and everything. J1V, I disagree with a lot of what you say. Guys like Branson knowingly make losing bets so that they will have to pay up, and raise their profiles. I recall a few years back when football coaches would make ridiculous bets and if they lost, they'd have to wash the winner's Ferrari with a toothbrush or something similarly infantile. They intentionally wait until their names haven't been in the press for a couple of weeks, then offer to pay. I find his self promotion just plain boring. I don't think, for a s second, that anybody who expresses a contrary view is 'sitting around feeling sorry for himself, and complains about anything and everything." That is just a foolish statement. There would be many CEO's who cringe when he's up to his antics. brianb1944, exactly my experience with Air Asia. Great airline from my personal experience. For those of you who think Branson is the ultimate businessman, he is a true enterpreneur, and has had more businesses fail than succeed. He went into the airline business so under capitalized that if the aircraft had blown an engine on its first flight, the cost would have crippled him, and he would have been out of business. That's the way enterpreneurs operate, on the financial edge. A friend recently showed me a book of his, in which the story of an incident at Gatwick (I think) was told. A Virgin A330 had a main gear not drop for landing, and Branson had said that he gave his pilots the freedom to deal with emergencies as they saw best. I can tell you, as a retired airline pilot, that if a pilot in command departs from the manufacturer approved procedure for such a serious emergency, he would never fly for an airline again, and have his ass dragged through the courts if there was loss of life. The insurance company would also be reluctant to pay. That was no more than a BS story to make him look good....self promotion yet again. He's done well, no doubt about that, but I do find his antics more than a little infantile. As gentlemen, we shall agree to disagree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdenner Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 None of Richard Branson and Donald Trump's wealth came from government coercion. But Branson has moved his Virgin Enterprises offshore in order to avoid paying British taxes. Legal (just) but morally bankrupt , imo. What's morally bankrupt are the banks who didn't move offshore and then allowed the taxpayers to bail em out after 2008. How can you compare intelligent business decisions with the simple payment of a gambling dept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidmann Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 he started with a record shop ,done good in life ,for him hard work and balls paid of , he should take over running the Uk ,maybe then i would return if he could also change the weather 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchybum Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Look just another sales pitch. Richard come off your high horse or other people will bring you down. Look around and they are sharpening their tools like on this website Ah Salty, guess you won't be going to work for him either then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morakot Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 What next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousehound Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Holey moley. I think I saw that guy standing on the beach road in Pattaya late one night last week. Felt kind of sorry, as I doubted he/she would get many customers. BTW, I doubt he's worried about his reputation as the consummate promoter. It's served him quite well, and I love to see and hear the guy each and every time. I rather fancy him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjing Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Further to my previous comment. I fly Air Asia frequently and reckon the service is great with plenty of smiles if you too are nice and smiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I have always seen him as an extrovert; I didn't realise that he was a transvestite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harber8 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 He should pop down to soi ladyboy to make some extra bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I always liked him... have any of you seen his show "The Rebel Billionaire"? It was trip... to bad it only lasted 1 season, it was way better that Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" I'm a fan of Sir Richard Branson too but I also like Donald Trump as well. I've flown Virgin America and Virgin Atlantic. Richard Branson has a wonderful product and it's always a pleasure to fly on his airlines. Virgin Airlines is the polar opposite of that $h!tty, low-class, trash derelict of an airline called Air Asia. I'm surprised that Branson would even know Tony Fernandes since their approach to running an airline is so opposite. Yes he is a publicity guy but so what. The guy has class, personality and still wants travelling to be a fun experience. I see nothing wrong with that at all. I never watched Donald Trump's shows but I have read a few of his books and I listen to his speeches and interviews. Yes he is pompous and has an ego but so what? I like what the man has to say and he does raise some valid points. I find it interesting how Trump was a media darling for over 20 years but once he started criticizing the anointed golden child currently in the White House, suddenly the press turned against him. Regardless, kudos to Branson! I wish Virgin Atlantic served Bangkok. Interesting he spilled orange juice all over Fernandes. I wonder if he made Fernandes pay for it. In my opinion Air Asia does not have Stewards and Stewardess it has sales people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 "AirAsia donated part of the money from ticket sales for the flight to a children’s charity in Australia"..........who will have to wait four months for it to be credited to their account. Sent from my GT-I9003 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3SoiDogNight Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Further to my previous comment. I fly Air Asia frequently and reckon the service is great with plenty of smiles if you too are nice and smiling. I gripe about Air Asia a lot. However they do have cute flight attendants that are nice. Too bad they spend most of their time going through spreadsheets to see who paid for what in advance. Totally tacky customer service if you ask me. I've flown them twice and I don't ever have to fly them again (I hope) as I always get cheaper rates on the more superior airlines such as Thai Airways, Singapore Airlines, Philippines Airlines and Cathay Pacific. Air Asia is NOT a discount carrier. It's a scam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloghead Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 None of Richard Branson and Donald Trump's wealth came from government coercion. But Branson has moved his Virgin Enterprises offshore in order to avoid paying British taxes. Legal (just) but morally bankrupt , imo. And you would not do the same? Each month he gives more to charitable organisations than you will earn in your lifetime... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hellodolly Posted May 13, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2013 Branson's self promotion via hare brained pranks like this are tedious, tiresome and boring. I'm not sure that it would attract any business, and may have the opposite effect. I generally won't patronize businesses that have advertising aimed at the lowest 1% of the intellectual spectrum, and this qualifies. Beg to disagree it was aimed at the honest open minded portion of the spectrum. He had a TV series where he picked a new CEO out of a group of candidates. It was great. Could you please supply me with a list of similar pranks he personally has done. I admire a man who has the guts to step out of the barbie doll mold in broad day light. That takes quality. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/travel/richard-branson-airasia-flight-attendant-20130513-2jgzd.html?selectedImage=2 shows how well Richard does his job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Branson's self promotion via hare brained pranks like this are tedious, tiresome and boring. I'm not sure that it would attract any business, and may have the opposite effect. I generally won't patronize businesses that have advertising aimed at the lowest 1% of the intellectual spectrum, and this qualifies. Beg to disagree it was aimed at the honest open minded portion of the spectrum. He had a TV series where he picked a new CEO out of a group of candidates. It was great. Could you please supply me with a list of similar pranks he personally has done. I admire a man who has the guts to step out of the barbie doll mold in broad day light. That takes quality. That show was an interesting comparison with the other millionairs show. He took part in the leadership exercises like absailing himself and when someone was sent home only had good things to say about the person indicating that while not suited for this the person had many streangths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biplanebluey Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Typical stewardess ..threw the orange juice over one of the passengers....Just lucky it was Fernandez. Come to think of it it may be the first time AirAsia had real smiling service. Another reader that doesn't understand humour------- It was an "accident"---in other words when he poured the ------ Oh never mind!!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biplanebluey Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 "Both teams finished 2012 with no points" Still better than QPR Sent from my iPhone using ThaiVisa app This score was after the two teams had been sold off and taken over by another couple of companies who obviously thought they could do better ------ Hey Ho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Typical stewardess ..threw the orange juice over one of the passengers....Just lucky it was Fernandez. Come to think of it it may be the first time AirAsia had real smiling service. Another reader that doesn't understand humour------- It was an "accident"---in other words when he poured the ------ Oh never mind!!!!! like this one?http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242732/Cathay-Pacific-stewardess-Honey-Lochanachai-quits-threatening-daughter-Thailands-ousted-PM-Thaksin-Shinawatra.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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