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Paris football riots? What's the deal?
The rioters just like to riot and break things and burn things . No cause, apart from their own enjoyment . Anarchists bringing anarchy to the streets . Looters wanting clothes and televisions . Nothing to do with the football game -
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Report Expat Confusion Grows as Thailand Cracks Down on Helmet Law Violations
I've gone full electric here in the states. Where I live in 21 sq. miles of community road I can ride on w/o a tag or license. I guess pollution snobs wouldn't like thailand very much? I'd be dead w/o my electric scooter therapy. .. despite the fact feminists here aim for me.. 😋 Neighbor across the street is a pfizer scientist.. not even joking. -
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Security Check Before Flight.
I went to Karachi Pakistan, just a few says after a US reporter had been kidnapped on the street in Karachi. Aircraft parked about 150 meters from the terminal building. Passengers had to use manual basic stairs and carry cabin luggage with them and claim a 1M marked square on the tarmac. Then the co-pilot opened the cargo doors and lowered 2 giant check-in bag bins to ground level. Passengers had to claim check-in luggage and take it to the square on the tarmac where they had already deposited their cabin bag. Then numerous sniffer dogs sniffed everything. Nothing found by the dogs, dog team changed, nothing identified. Local people who had been waiting for family, staff, visitors then walked out and took their arrival(s) to their vehicle which had already taken to a designated area and thoroughly searched. Departing 3 days later had to alight from the vehicle about 150 meters from the building, walk to a spot a little closer then dogs arrived and sniffed all bags and me. Got to the check-in desk, all documents thoroughly scrutinized then given a pass with name etc., printed in a designated colour. About 50 meters further on there was another thorough check and new card issued, printing was in a different colour. Colour changed 4 times. Then final check completed and a boarding pass issued with a seat number. Then in batches of 4 passengers had to hand over check-in bags and get in an armoured car at an unmarked small exit door and driven to the aircraft, about 500 Meters away. Walk up the outside simple stairs, then sniffed by 4 or 5 dogs. Eventually all passengers on board, pilot asked if every passenger on board was travelling to Bkk. Arrival in Bkk normal. Then quickly received an email from the Pakistani conglomerate that my consulting company had won the large contract on offer. I called my boss in Singapore and informed him that we had won the contract but also informed that I refused to go back to Karachi and advised him that we should not ask any of our consultants if they wanted to go. Boss in SIngapore confirmed to forget the contract / project. -
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Tipping
So you decide whether to tip based on if they pretend to treat you like a special snowflake? Here I thought I should be tipping for good service instead. Not caring about that stuff and finding it kind of cringey when try suck up to me like that. I guess I had it all wrong.
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