Thai Dan

Man, that's brutal.

Maybe the officer felt they/their (whatever) gender changing, so they/their (whatever) had to change clothes to match. ???????????????? Oh, this is not the West we're talking about. ????

Her "brother"? ????

But, but, Minister Anutin backs MaryJane. IMHO, MaryJane is MUCH better to let the people have as compared to white whiskey, SangSom, etc. In my experience living for a year in a village, MaryJane, especially when grown at home, would save a poor, broke, no-hope young man from wasting what little money the family has on alcohol or meth. Village life for many of these young men is beyond hopeless really, and they will look for something to ease the hopelessness, whether any of us think they should have it or not. It is hard to watch how many young men die at a relatively young age in the villages due to hopelessness, white whiskey and meth. Let 'em smoke a little MaryJane, relax, do the few menial tasks they may need to do (walk the cows to/from the pasture, for example) and get the world off their shoulders for a while. Has anyone ever seen someone have to be treated in a hospital purely from smoking a little MaryJane. I can't think of any.

Yeah, a fetish sex game. You know the one, where I get to beat you (her) about the head until death occurs. So, yeah, great game! Plant his ass in jail, forever, or at least until he is no longer able to participate in "games".

You gotta love this guy. "based on situations" = based on how I feel when I do it.

LOL! You haven't watched CNN, MSNBC, or most other media for a few years, have you. I am being sarcastic, of course, as were you. Anyway, gave me a good laugh, thanks.

Rant accepted. Many valid points that people, and indeed the people that make up governments, need to consider. I don't like censorship and I didn't see you call for that. Kudos. There are far too many geopolitical unknowns for just about anybody to think they have all or even most of the facts. Racism is always ugly, and for what? I don't even think it makes the instigators happy when they fall in that direction of diatribe. For the rest of your points: A little self-reflection, people? At this moment I'd hate to be either Russian or Ukrainian; it's not like any of the citizens from either was consulted by their governments, anymore than I am by mine.

I don't normally respect calls of "white privilege" and other some other terms that are being bandied about for political purposes back home these days. But if anyone cannot empathize with any people in difficult times, I believe that is the definition of privilege. Perhaps those making fun of other human beings and the conditions they find themselves in should take a minute or two for a bit of self-reflection. My two-cent's worth anyway.

Your comment says essentially the same thing I was trying to get across, and I also appreciate the link to the CDC paper. The difference lies in the words "infected" vs "transmissibility". Vaccinated people are better protected, but transmissibility is not diminished. The virus is in the air we breathe.

Hope it all works out and was a temporary side-effect. Do let us know when you have time. Update: I see above that it worked out ok. Happy to hear it.

???? Yawn.

Has your wife been vaccinated? If so, she is now protected from serious illness and death. She no longer needs to worry about anyone around her. And if you have also been vaccinated, then you're both good to go. Some of these gals can be right unreasonable with their Farang mates. They won't read scientific data/analysis from other countries any more than they will listen to their husband's advise over the garbage hauler's, and certainly not over the Pu Yi Ban (interesting comparison there: International data on vaccinations, et al, vs Thai government and media. Hmm.). Good luck!

Oh, there is a virus in downtown Bangkok, alright. A virus which at least used to be eradicated every election and then slowly creep back up. But the most recent form of the virus planted another form of itself such that it cannot be eradicated. Now there is no vaccine available unless the citizens roll out their own version. And then there is Covid. Useful to block eradication of the first virus. Quite the strategy, actually: A virus that allows another virus to prosper.

If he and his cronies can keep this up long enough, they can "be elected" again and get some more time at the trough.