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I wonder what made them think they were Pakistani.

It's not so much white guilt per se. Rather Left wing white guilt. Too many bleeding heart liberals. The next big UK payout will be to the descendants of slaves in the former Caribbean dependencies. A nice little earner. Why the descendants of long passed Britains have to be made accountable is beyond me. I certainly don't feel any guilt. It was nothing to do with me. I have an alibi M'Lud. I wasn't even born.

i asked that and the lady said yes.

There is a plague of this in London, with thieves on bikes, e-bikes etc., snatching belongings from people on the streets. It was big news recently because the thieves were chased all over London, and one was rammed off his bike by police in the City of London by Bank tube station in front of commuters going to work. Perhaps the Thai police should make an example of this pair to try and prevent it becoming prevalent here.

I was talking to an elderly couple yesterday that have recently moved to Thailand. The wife told me that they had tried to open accounts in five different banks, all without success. I asked if they had all the correct documents and she told me they had, but the banks were not willing to open accounts for foreigners due to a recent crackdown. I then suggested that perhaps they try an agent. She told me they had tried that too, but the agent wanted THB68,000 from each of them.

I commented to my GF about the unseasonal rain we have had the last two or three days here in Samui. February and March usually dry as a bone. She told me it's the monsoon coming. I thought that was the later part of April, after Songkran. it's been nice though with the cooler night time temperatures. Like free air con.

One can dream. Khun Chansin.

Open AI plugged into DOGE. Now that will cut waste. Ever watched that movie WarGames?

If he was arrested in Pakistan and mistreated in Pakistan, why didn't he make his claim through the courts in Pakistan?

In other news: Suvarnabhumi airport purchases large stock of Zimmer frames and wheelchairs to cope with expected influx of elderly tourists. This is expected to speed up their passage through immigration, and avoid large queues.

The regular UK Army is under 75,000 personnel. There isn't even enough to defend the UK, let alone another country.

It's not just Pai. Even here in Samui it is chaotic now. High season has always been fairly busy here, but I have never seen the roads this busy before. Journeys that once took ten minutes can now take an hour. Impossible to get a flight to or from Bangkok for days, car ferries fully booked. Uncontrolled building everywhere. So called "Beach Clubs", which seem to be the new trend are popping up everywhere. My only surprises are that there hasn't been too many power outages or water shortages. I dread what will happen when, or if they build the much talked about bridge. It might be progress, but it's not all good.

Reducing school hours isn't the answer, it's what is taught in those hours. Improve the quality of teaching and cut the brainwashing. Stop teaching on a shoestring budget. More exposure to English via media in schools would help. Especially in rural school where the children won't come across English speakers so much. i wonder how many hours are devoted to English lessons each week in Thai government schools.

Good idea. I forgot about him. He is not too far from me. Thanks.

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