[Phuket hotel boob: Portuguese guest’s topless strut causes chaos]

Obvious mental illness. Hope she gets help. But once again, bare female breasts pose a great threat to humanity - forget about the fact that for the whole first year of our lives we stare at them constantly as we feed. Near as I can tell no one has ever been assaulted or harmed by a breast, or driven to insanity by the sight of them, notwithstanding Austin Powers's machine gun jugglies. Although there is the occasional juvenile gawking and commenting, but that comes from the imposition of our hypocritical sexual values. Strange world, strange values.

[Phuket Hospital Appeals for Respectful Conduct from Russian Patients]

6 minutes ago, mran66 said:

555 - to expect respectful behavior from Russians is about same as expecting Norwegians to have brown skin and thick curly black hair, or say a  bird move around by walking instead of flying i.e not impossible but fairly rare occurrence statistically.

As a Norwegian with brown skin and thick curly black hair I resent that. Funny how you happened to choose to describe Black people as your example. A Freudian slip? You could have chosen any kind of example. So you don't like Russians, and you don't like Black people. Another run of the mill racist who just can't avoid wearing it on your sleeve, can you?

[Phuket Hospital Appeals for Respectful Conduct from Russian Patients]

Most of the clueless complaining commenters, as usual because of their insensitivity to Thai people and how they conduct themselves, will not understand and appreciate that for Thais to voluntarily undertake sensitivity training to try to de escalate confrontations that are in no way their fault, is a testament to their cultural sense of courtesy and politeness which is an example that the rest of the world fails miserably to measure up to. The hospital staff do not deserve to be denigrated or ridiculed for wanting to take the high road and voluntarily do their best to make things better. I doubt most of you are capable of doing the same, to your own detriment. And nothing of the sort exists in your home countries, certainly not the US where I'm from, hence I choose to live here without complaining

[Phuket Hospital Appeals for Respectful Conduct from Russian Patients]

4 hours ago, Hellfire said:

unreasonable expectations regarding treatment.
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Yes, some people don’t expect to pay triple prices for everything and get angry. You cannot expect a respectability from somebody you openly rob. 

You haven't a clue what you're talking about. Anyone can charge anyone whatever fee they choose for a service, and that's not robbery. That's commerce. Hospitals will inform you in advance what the fees will be, and it's up to you, your choice, to accept the services or not. Not robbery. You also have the choice to get insurance or not. These are things every adult knows. Responsible adults. Maybe you need a grade school level dictionary. Look up robbery and a few other words you seem to not understand. There is no justification for getting angry in such situations, it's not mature adult behavior - are you emotionally unstable or chronically ill tempered? I've had nothing but great and satisfying experiences in Thai hospitals over the last 10 years, they showed me respect and I showed it to them. Russians are well known for their bad attitudes and behavior. I've seen it many times. If you think it's so bad here, Go back where you came from, you're just as bad as the Russians, and we don't want or need you here. Or, maybe you're Russian? In which case, please self deport back to your daddy Putin. Nobody wants to hear whiny chronic complainers repeating the same old exaggerated victim stories. 

[ASEANNOW is Joining The Thaiger]

20 hours ago, Red Phoenix said:

ThaigerTalk - the forum of The Thaiger - is dedicated to Free Speech with little to no moderation.  Only when members report breaches/complaints a Moderator will look at the case and make a fair decision with TT's Free Speech policy as over-riding principle.  

Will be interesting to see how that will affect AseanNow's current moderation approach.  

yeah, currently you're not allowed to criticize them without being punished. Stay tuned about what I just said. If you don't hear from me again you'll know. 

[British man arrested for begging to buy drugs in Koh Pha Ngan]

8 minutes ago, harleyclarkey said:

Ata boy....bringing the brits to the fore ... again! 

What a plonker.. brain must be frazzled! 

Meth = frazzled. And yes, probably not the brightest bulb. It's sad, really, these guys are sick with their addictions. No one would choose to live like this if they could turn back the hands of time. My brother died of his addictions after spending much of his adult life alienated from his family. 

[6 Thai men arrested for attacking 2 foreigners during Songkran]

Thai people actually getting arrested for crimes against foreigners. How many of you complainers does this prove wrong? Doesn't matter because you're not the sort that ever admits to being wrong, that would spoil the fun of complaining. 

[6 Thai men arrested for attacking 2 foreigners during Songkran]

Oh

30 minutes ago, BarraMarra said:

Any chance of these cowards being photographed and splashed over local news outlets like when a falang assaults a local ?

Wahhhhh, unfair to falang, wahhhhh. This whining gets old. If you don't like the way Thailand does things go back where you came from. I don't blame Thai people for being angry at foreigners when they misbehave. They have every right to be prejudiced if that's the case, it's just human nature. You're all a bunch of intruders to them, they didn't invite you here. And from where I sit it doesn't look like you have much understanding or respect for them. (I'm not referencing this incident or these particular criminals, only the ones you generally imply are "so unfair") And it's the kettle calling the stove black - you're no less prejudiced, your prejudice against Thais is transparently revealed by all  your remarks. You have no moral authority to preach from. Nor do any of the rest of you. Who cares how the press covers it? There is little or no real journalism left ANYWHERE in the world. The rest of us didn't come here to listen to a bunch of doddering complainers. We know where we're better off - here - and we're grateful. I've managed to get through 10 years here without being treated so unfairly that I have to cry to the newspapers. Imagine that. If you want to change the world join the Peace Corps. And lastly, this is an example to prove all of you wrong - Thai people actually being arrested by Thai police, but that's not good enough, is it? Of course not. You enjoy complaining too much. 

[new passport because the current one has too many stamps]

2 hours ago, mania said:

 

Just out of curiosity I wonder if that is true? Since a new passport has a new PP number..  not that it matters was just wondering. I guess these days the biometrics page has all the info regardless of PP number

A new passport might have the same old number, depending on when it was issued. My last 3 all had the same number, but this year the passport design changed and so did my number. Subsequently I presume I will keep the same number with each replacement, should I live so long. 

[new passport because the current one has too many stamps]

15 hours ago, Jack1988 said:

I am asking for a friend of mine! Does it worth to make a new passport if the current one has too many stamps but it still has many free pages? My friend would like to come back to thailand but he is afraid that immigration officer could deny him to enter because of too many stamps on his passport. By the way he is abroad right now and it's already 6 months that is out of thailand

Stamps are not what matters, the number of remaining pages are all that matters. 

[Duo steals million-baht diamond bracelet from Bangkok mall]

2 hours ago, MartinL said:

So now even "resembling foreigners'  is a potential offence, is it? There seems to be no end of ways they're trying to finger foreigners for Thai crime. Surely, if the thieves definitely were foreigners, it would have been one of the first things used to describe them by the shop staff.

Wahhhh racism wahhhhhhh. Nothing in the article suggested any sort of prejudice. Is this your theme song everywhere you go? Picking on the poor foreigners again wahhhh? All the article said was they were "dressed like foreigners" which was simply the way someone described them, no more, no less. What if they were dressed like clowns? Would you cry bloody murder about clown prejudice? Probably if they were dressed like foreign clowns, Ronald McDonald maybe. They probably were dressed like foreigners as the average person might observe, even if their features were Asian. I see Thai people dressed in western fashions all the time, and that's how I would describe them. I actually often laugh because of what's on t shirts that they themselves can't even read. BTW would you have us believe that there are no prejudices or stereotypes in your country? Lastly, you weren't there, never saw the video, all you see here is a blurry still frame, but boy you sure pile it high and deep based on virtually no information. You must be psychic. If so, why don't you help the cops solve this? 

[Non-O retirement Visa renewal]

20 hours ago, Nowaythatsreal said:

With regard to Dr Jack54 comment are you saying that there is no way I can successfully renew my retirement visa on my own without going through the agent. Notwithstanding the alternative of starting the process in the UK? 

I have never entrusted this to an agent for the reasons you have clearly demonstrated, plus it's an unnecessary cost, it's easy enough to do on your own. Anyone who says you can't do this on your own doesn't know what they're talking about. I've been doing it for eight years. Thousands of people do it on their own. You search out the requirements online, download necessary forms from the immigration website. If there are any errors you can just come back the next day and correct them. You can make an appointment online 3-4 weeks in advance. Rather than keeping a small fortune uselessly parked in a bank just for this purpose, why not use the income method of showing 65,000 baht per month deposited in your bank? Do you not make at least that month? To reiterate what has been said, if you get this in your country it will be the O-A with insurance requirement. If you convert here in Thailand from the tourist visa you get the O. On the other hand, most agents get the job done without any mishaps, and if you're not motivated to do the work there is likely a reliable one somewhere. 

[Belgian tourist brutally attacked in Hua Hin, friend seeks justice]

New course for Thai reporters: "How to construct sentences professionally and properly" First lesson. "was attacked from behind while sitting on a sidewalk by a German national " Was he sitting by the German National? . No. Corrected sentence: "was attacked from behind by a German national while sitting on a sidewalk" there ya go, fixed. Now go out and get that new job!

[Belgian tourist brutally attacked in Hua Hin, friend seeks justice]

7 hours ago, Mitkof Island said:

Who did the foreigner piss off? That takes some effort.

Whereas, on the other hand, making ignorant comments requires no effort whatsoever, does it?

[Heavily Injured Foreign Man Found Near Pattaya’s Walking Street, Police Investigate]

7 hours ago, sumongkhwai said:

One night, many years ago, my wife and I were walking along the beach walk in Pattaya back to our hotel. It was super late. We saw a farang getting into a fight with a motor bike taxi driver. The motor bike taxi driver got on his phone. My wife and I both looked at each other and said the same thing, "there's ten guys coming round the corner". Nothing good happens early in the morning with a bunch of booze on board. Just my opinion.

You are correct sir

[British tourist found dead in drain following pub crawl on notorious 'Death Island']

As an alcoholic who used to drink heavily but changed because of the damage I was doing to my own life, now just a few beers once in a while, I look at these things with great sadness. Cultures teach that the drinking "party life" is an admirable one rather than the dangerous one that it is, and these are the casualties of that belief system. I would guess that for every dozen or so people who can drink without overexposing themselves to major risks there is at least one or two who take their lives in their hands every time. Meanwhile ANYONE who becomes visibly drunk has exponentially increased their risk of accidents or being the target of malfeasance. I learned the hard way when both my drinking parents deteriorated severely as they got older and had very compromised health when they died, one of lung cancer; a brother who was a runaway train wreck who died at 42; and another brother who would have died had he not curtailed his drinking before it killed him. I never lecture people about it, I say very little, I can only hope that in the decades that follow the world will evolve to a place where people don't deem it necessary to be drunk in order to have a good time. 

[The baffling 27 years of Richard Burrows, aka. ‘Peter Smith’]

"professionally but spasmodically,"  Guy gave you cramps and back pain?

[Thaksin Shinawatra’s ‘secret’ health scandal]

"According to Tawee, doctors recommended aqua therapy to aid Thaksin’s shoulder muscle recovery." Anyone who knows anything about medicine and physical therapy knows that this is a very common way for older people to regain strength after long illness and lack of physical activity. Water activities are a good low impact non strenuous form of exercise. Those are foam covered aquatic dumbells specifically for this purpose, relatively light in weight. 

[Thai doctor offered bribe to drop lawsuit in Swiss scandal]

23 hours ago, jaideedave said:

This young Dr is obviously (to me) being coached big time for fame and fortune.

Davey boy is probably guilty of something no doubt in my mind.

 

Thing is that Dr's here are held in god like esteem here and can do no wrong. In the past I had a heated argument with my wife when I disagreed with a statement a Dr made concerning a med issue I was having.

She couldn't believe that I questioned the Dr's advice.

Obviously coached? Your powers of divine intuition are impressive. There's nothing about this case that even remotely suggests that. That statement is ludicrous. You overestimate your grasp of how the world works. You should probably quit watching tiktok.

[Western Engineer Assaults Pattaya Bar Women In Row Over Bill]

7 hours ago, DjSilver said:

She deserved it trying to scam a foreigner in Thailand. She should have gotten more than this. She got off too easy.

 

More foreigners needs to stand up against these low life scammers...

Do us all a favor and go back where you came from. You're not welcome here. More foreigners need to stand up against people like you. 

[In 2023, Thailand shifted away from cash just as Sweden asked to see it protected]

5 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Nothing worse than standing in a line behind some guy or gal, fooling around with their phone trying to get the payment app to work so they can pay for a 20 or 40 baht item at 7-Eleven. Or an 80 baht coffee. There have been times I've been so frustrated with the four or five minutes that this person is fooling around with their phone that I pulled out 20 or 40 baht and handed it to them. Here, take it, pay for it move on please.

 

In my opinion real man always carry cash. I hope that digital currency never takes over. I love having a wad of cash in my pocket. Always have and always will. 

You're in the wrong country if you're so impatient and entitled that you can't stand to wait in a 7-11 line for a few extra minutes. I'll bet when someone is waiting for hot food it must drive you batty. I myself have Parkinson's disease and it takes some time for me to fumble with money, so I step away from the register in case anyone else needs the cashier. But not once have I ever gotten a side eye from anyone behind me as I fumbled away. If it had been you behind me you might have accidentally caught my elbow in your solar plexus. What are you in a hurry for? Always got some place important to be? More important than everyone else? If you think your patience is so wrongly being overtaxed  imagine the patience the Thai people have to have just to deal with you and your demanding ill temper. How you personally like to live is your business, but you have no right to project your opinions and preferences onto the way Thai people conduct their daily lives. It's their country not yours. And you don't sound like a "real man", your attitude is in fact very childish and petulant. ""real man always carry cash". Never heard anything more ridiculous. Real man means a mature adult man who can move through life unfazed by minor events. How about "real" (mature) men don't bother others over trivial things. "Real" Mature men can tolerate life's inconveniences and keep smiling.  Go back where you came from, you give the rest of us happy, patient, respectful foreigners a bad name. 

[In 2023, Thailand shifted away from cash just as Sweden asked to see it protected]

5 hours ago, BritScot said:

One thing I have realised over the past few years is how stupid people are. Accepting lockdowns and in the uk publicly telling people they were using Phyops against their own people a fact that still disgusts me (being ex army). Then watch people sleep walking into digital currency  with the power banks and governments already welding. I tokenly carry an oz silver coin in my pocket to remind myself its real value and not made up. Everyone should read about the Bradbury pound (it scared the hell out of the Bank of England because it had real value).

"Phyops"? What is that, a Greek monster? Like the Cyclops? You know, there are medications that can help with hallucinations, voices, and delusions. 

[Chalong Police Arrest Male German Overstayer After Axe Threat in Rawai – VIDEO]

18 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

Oh dear, there appears to be a constantly "confused" person following my posts on this thread, no matter what I am commenting on!

 

Go on, come clean, what is it that "confuses" you? I will be most happy to try and explain it clearly to you.

Why does it bother you? Does it matter? So what?

[Chalong Police Arrest Male German Overstayer After Axe Threat in Rawai – VIDEO]

6 hours ago, ABCDBKK said:

There are so many of these crazy incidents occurring on Phuket now that they don't even phase me anymore. Another day, another nutter, just a typical day in Phuket now innit. 

Phase: The appearance of the visible face of the moon. A state of matter such as liquid, solid, gas. A period of time during which a teenager may have a particular behavior pattern or problem. Faze: Fluster or disturb. There. I just saved you a bunch of money on night school.  You're welcome.

[Foreigners and their overseas income: what next?]

4 minutes ago, Card said:

The answer is a clear YES. Any money brought into Thailand from abroad, no matter how it is brought in, is assessable. That doesn't mean it will be taxed but has to be added to the mix and is declarable.

Social Security payments from the US are non assessable, according to Thai government rules that I read. I have my  Social Security incone verification letter in case I need it.