Minnehaha Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 How much wine and beer constitutes "flowing tremendously? Sent from my GT-I9500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app lots of open bottles and pitchers of beer on the table in plain sight. the restaurant walls are glass and the road is a main street in central bangkok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry001 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Personally it does not worry me but is an absolute joke. Do you see this in educated Western Societies.. NO!! I feel sorry for the owners and workers in the bars who are trying to make a living for their families. Its something like 5 weekends where bars have had to close this year already. The people who make these laws are the coprrupt with millions of baht in their accounts. They do not care about the average person who loses wages because of these stupid laws. Again Thailand a laughing stock around the world. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinsurin Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Well that's it! I was going to stay home this evening but all this talk of beer! I'm going for a pint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanrchase Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Matt K, you will be telling me next that you can't get a drink in the ME. How is the Sid? Sent from my GT-I9500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Totster Posted March 30, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2014 "Or is this actually a very healthy thing, a good thing, staying away from alcohol now and then?" I've stayed away since 1987 and I guarantee you my life's a lot better. So are the lives of the people around me. Just because you can't behave when drinking or drink in moderation does not mean that others can't also. totster 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosst Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I had not even noticed or was aware of it for that matter. As for the comment "turns people into morons" he she or it must have been on it for some time then!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry001 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 On a Hua Hin beach last night, noticed a BiB patrolling the beachside restaurants. Now why are the police able to enforce booze laws, but seem never to have heard of traffic laws that NEED to be enforced. Has anyone ever seen a police car on a Thai road waiting to catch speeding idiots? Great comment. These 'keystone cops' will not go near a real crime. Fining bar owners is far easier and safer than tracking down a thief who might want to fight them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawker9000 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I can remember in the U.S. when alcohol could not be sold on Sundays. 'Don't know if it's still like that anywhere or not. (I sort of doubt it. The religion-haters would scream bloody murder.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry001 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 All the pubs in Pattaya such as Shenanigans, Lion, Pig and Whistle etc etc are always open on these days where alcohol is banned. Makes this law an even greater farce. Oh my god LOS; take your pick on what the 'S' may stand for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinsurin Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Personally it does not worry me but is an absolute joke. Do you see this in educated Western Societies.. NO!! I feel sorry for the owners and workers in the bars who are trying to make a living for their families. Its something like 5 weekends where bars have had to close this year already. The people who make these laws are the coprrupt with millions of baht in their accounts. They do not care about the average person who loses wages because of these stupid laws. Again Thailand a laughing stock around the world. Yep! the poor people. That's why I drink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanrchase Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Los, should I laugh, should I cry or should I buy another beer? Sent from my GT-I9500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captspectre Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Difficulty in obtaining alcohol, seems troubling to some Thai Visa members. I am not sure why. Home brew, is easy to make if you find alcohol to be a life staple. MY GOD! what are all the drunks from austrailia and the UK going to do? leave for the P.I.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredNL Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Drinking alcoholic is allowed. Selling alcoholic beverages is NOT allowed. So I am at the community pool with a couple of beers and friends. Smart people have stock. Dumbs or people living by the day, like the Thai, may have a problem. And if I've ran out of beer. There is still a family mart around, still selling alcoholic beverages at any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 How can anyone vote for guys who are ripping you off, without being dead drunk anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skorchio Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 There should be a national pissup organised to protest the ban. The whole nation reveling pissdrunk, not a single vote cast the following day, purely in defiance. When the vote is rearranged with no ban in place, all electorate to turn up sober and vote, thereby proving that drink is the root cure for all evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagleizer Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Don't care, don't like alcohol and I think it turns people into instant morons. If alcohol was banned forever I wouldn't care one bit. Drunk people only looks like morons to people who are sober... Drunk people are also a lot more fun to other drunk people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I can remember in the U.S. when alcohol could not be sold on Sundays. 'Don't know if it's still like that anywhere or not. (I sort of doubt it. The religion-haters would scream bloody murder.) Nope, laws like that are still common in parts of the US. Depends on the state and the county. Some counties in the US are dry and ban the sale of alcohol completely. In the county where Jack Daniel's is made it is actually illegal to sell alcohol that they make there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanrchase Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 DP25 God bless the USA! Sent from my GT-I9500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negreanu Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Lost revenue simple as that. Lost income Tax, Lost Alcohol Tax... Offset by more tea money... Balances out I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry123 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Don't care, don't like alcohol and I think it turns people into instant morons. If alcohol was banned forever I wouldn't care one bit. would you like to go on a canoeing weekend?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Certainly no Shortage up here,even in the Cities that ive noticed.noticed. Didnt know there were elections either ,all the places they Vote are closed and its a Red Area generally. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thhMan Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I am all for it... everyday I see just as many drunk Thais as non-drunk Thais getting around... -sic- The people that make these laws are just morons who have no grasp of society and just "come up" with something... it really is a <deleted> situation Maybe if more drunks voted, then there would be fairer results, as booze tends to remove inhibition and they have more "free will" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSkyCowboy Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Difficulty in obtaining alcohol, seems troubling to some Thai Visa members. I am not sure why. Home brew, is easy to make if you find alcohol to be a life staple. Some guys are so smart that they buy alcohol a week in advance, imagine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSkyCowboy Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I can remember in the U.S. when alcohol could not be sold on Sundays. 'Don't know if it's still like that anywhere or not. (I sort of doubt it. The religion-haters would scream bloody murder.) Nope, laws like that are still common in parts of the US. Depends on the state and the county. Some counties in the US are dry and ban the sale of alcohol completely. In the county where Jack Daniel's is made it is actually illegal to sell alcohol that they make there! Those idiots have dry counties in 2014 and have to buy and pay the tax in the next county. Either way it does not seem to make any difference, just look what they are voting for in the US hahahaha. Half the country is stoned anyway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetleythedog Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Don't care, don't like alcohol and I think it turns people into instant morons. If alcohol was banned forever I wouldn't care one bit. You obviously haven't met me yet............ alt=giggle.gif width=20 height=25> .............. Oh, and just bought my beer............ alt=thumbsup.gif width=25 height=19> As my old man (passed away now 30 years) told me after i got pissed down the rugby club on my 16th birthday and spewed everywhere " it doesn't take a man to drink , it takes a man to know when to stop!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggt Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Give your kidneys and liver a much needed break...drink bottled water while the alcohol ban is in place...your body will be very appreciative... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmd5855 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Don't care, don't like alcohol and I think it turns people into instant morons. If alcohol was banned forever I wouldn't care one bit. Reckon you must be the soul of the party at New Year, cracking jokes and hogging the Karaoke mike, Mr. Meldrew. Above said with tongue in cheek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garnethoyes Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I was merrily drinking in various places in Chiang Mai last weekend and never noticed a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nautilus05 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) I really don't get the point of these laws. It's not like it's stopping anyone from having a beer if they want to have one, or buying a bottle of whiskey, or whatever. Same as that 2 - 5pm thing, or the after midnight thing. I can easily get alcohol 24x7 if I want, so I don't see the point of denying me buying a bottle of red wine for a steak sauce, because I ended up going grocery shopping at 2:30pm. Edited March 30, 2014 by Nautilus05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaurene Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 We have a small shop in village up Khon Kaen I just told my wife she say it is ok out of the city she can sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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