[Thai eating habits]

Eating many small meals was the norm for people living in high temperature, humid environments back when there was no refrigeration or electricity.  Preparing too much food caused rot & wastage.  Also helped regulate the carbs load to maximize energy needed for farming.

Unfortunately, the habits of a mostly agrarian society didn't change with the introduction of refrigeration, sugar,  packaged foods, and a more sedate lifestyle.

 

 

[Thailand scraps visa requirements for Kazakhstan tourists]

6 minutes ago, freeworld said:

Those basing Khazakstan on a Borat movie and what Cohen clarified and was reported on sky news.

 

Cohen said in an email to the newspaper: "This is a comedy, and the Kazakhstan in the film has nothing to do with the real country.

"I chose Kazakhstan because it was a place that almost nobody in the US knew anything about, which allowed us to create a wild, comedic, fake world.

 

Doesn't matter.

The Kazahks now think positively of the Borat movies and have used it to create a world awareness campaign to promote Kazahk culture and tourism.

Those images above ^ were filmed in Romania IIRC.  Kazahk villages are better organized, not shabby-looking, and are clean.  

[Chinese man covers bill of fellow citizens who did a runner]

There's a lot of good, decent Chinese people.  Unfortunately, the bad ones catch the headlines and creates the prejudice against all.

Same reason why so many Thais think Brits are a lot of fat, pink, male pattern balding, drunken, whoremongers.

 

 

 

 

[Thailand scraps visa requirements for Kazakhstan tourists]

I've travelled to Kazahkistan before for business. 

Because of their oil & mineral exports, they have a relatively high standard of living.

And, they're much cleaner than the Russians!

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

31 minutes ago, Hakuna Matata said:

I wish we knew their nationality to start bashing them.

From their supposed surnames and how they looked in the video, they are likely SE Asians, maybe Chinese.

[Nearly 100k return to Bangkok post-Songkran via public transport]

Y'know, I'm thinking that perhaps the Thais should export Songkran festivities to other countries.

I'd love to see hundreds of thousands spraying water on the Streets of San Francisco, it'd be a way to finally wash-away some of the human feces & urine all over the city.

[Bringing human ashes into Thailand]

 Coroners and hospitals that issue death certificates simply charge a fee for every official copy.  My experience was that they cost me US$10 per copy.

Just spend the money and have more issued.

[Couple of 'Lightweight' Russians 'slugging' it out in family friendly Phuket.]

Were they really Russians?  I heard some English being screamed.

I'd be perfectly happy if they were Russians, but I did hear English.  Then again, if they were Brits, Americans, or Aussies, they would've already been at it.

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

Roids + meth will do that.

[Anutin tells Swiss man Urs Fehr he should go home]

5 hours ago, retarius said:

I can't for the life of me understand why this vile creep wants to stay in Thailand. Not Anutin, the Swiss guy. 

Simple enough.

He's a Big Shot in Thailand.  Runs an elephant sanctuary.  Lives a luxurious life on the beach.

He thought he could wriggle-out of this by greasing the right palms. 

He probably has nothing left in Switzerland except missed alimony payments.

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

My unsolicited guess is that the real Peter Smith never reported his passport as stolen, and never got a replacement.  This helped Richard Burrows became 'Peter Smith' in Thailand and was able to get away with this for so long.  

As a successful businessman playing by the rules, the Thais wouldn't have scrutinized his renewals after entry.

My thoughts are that since he is an offending pedophile, and sex predators have the highest rate of recidivism, what has he been doing during the past 27-years?  

[NATO should recruit Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Japan, and more, ex-commander says]

What a dumb article.

So if Russia invaded Romania, Thailand should send troops and material to fight and die in Europe?

I doubt that most Thais could name 5-members of NATO, they certainly shouldn't fight for them.

 

[NATO should recruit Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Japan, and more, ex-commander says]

3 hours ago, Schnicnac said:

Look, even for Taiwan you seem to miss the point that there is a significant percentage of the populace supporting the very party that sees Taiwan as part of China... so what are US troops there for? Also encirclement (along with South Korea, Japan, Philippines and cozying up to Vietnam which it just bombed along with Laos a few decades ago?

No there isn't.

You are just regurgitating Chinese propaganda.

The Taiwanese wish to remain free and Taiwanese, and have never considered themselves as part of China.

The results of multiple elections in democratic Taiwan, from local to Presidential prove you are incredibly incorrect.

[Identify pill - help]

Don't know what they are, but you'd better take them.

Unfortunately, they are suppositories!

[Chinese Man in Pattaya Arrested for Illegally Entering Thailand and Working as Guide]

39 minutes ago, bradiston said:

So how did he get from Vietnam to Sa Kaeo? It's not like they're adjacent.

From how little he looks next to the car & Thais, I'm guessing he was rolled-up in the spare tire well.

[Two Estonians fined for smoking on Finnair flight into Bangkok]

18 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Not that I agree with smoking on a plane but from what I have read the reason they banned it apparently had nothing to do with safety or second hand smoke, it was to save the fuel used to create 'fresh air' / extraction of 'bad air' i.e. recycling air.  just saying 

Air scrubbers on passenger airplanes are designed for high-volume movement of air through its various filters.  Air filters do not know what they are filtering so it wouldn't cost more if it was smoke or viruses.

[Phuket hotel evicts foreigner who threatened taxi driver with knives]

10 minutes ago, kennypowers said:

Why has this woman not been given the help she needs? She is clearly suffering from mental illness and needs treatment. Why is her naked picture being plastered all over news outlets to be ridiculed. A situation like this says a lot about society . Imagine if that was your mother, daughter, sister, girlfriend or wife. Shame on the police, immigration, the embassy, the media, bystanders and those who make fun on forums. 

I agree.

Normally, I tend to ridicule bad behavior, but in her case, I think there's more showing mental illness than cultural bad behavior.

 

[Cases of Legionnaires’ disease found among foreign tourists in Hua Hin]

2 hours ago, transam said:

It is a killer, 1 in 10 die.........🤕

Sure.  But just catching Legionaire's Disease is an indicator that the person is already not healthy.

We've all probably been exposed to Legionaire's bacteria, and lots of others germs & viruses (ahem, Covid), but our bodies probably just sloughed them off.

You're going have to just believe me on this.  My mom was a forensic pathologist who worked on isolating and identifying the Legionaire's bacterium when it first struck in the US.

[Cases of Legionnaires’ disease found among foreign tourists in Hua Hin]

Legionaire's disease is caused by a naturally-occurring bacteria that gets aerosolized in contaminated air conditioners.

It is not contagious and typically infects older people who are susceptible to respiratory infections.  

Treatment is via antibiotics just like other forms of pneumonia.

I don't know why this is a story, other than that hotels and building managers should follow proper maintenance of all equipment.  -Unless Thais want to start a panic blaming foreigners.

 

 

[Myanmar seeks permission to land aircraft in Tak]

Why not allow this?

Just pick them up in Boeing aircraft.

[Thailand and China join forces for lunar and space research]

I don't know if I'd feel safe aboard a joint China-Thailand space vehicle, but the food aboard should be pretty awesome! 

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

19 minutes ago, bob smith said:

it's nothing but a farang witch hunt!

 

bob.

Witches use brooms.

Crazy Germans use axes.  ...and a mullet!

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

23 minutes ago, bob smith said:

does anyone else think the pump-action shotguns are a little bit over the top for an alleged overstayer? 

 

bob.

Not me.

From all these recent occurrences, the Thai police have shown remarkable restraint when encountering crazed Farangs.

Then, as police, you really want to be better armed than any bad guy, and barricaded suspects are particularly dangerous.  Drunk and especially methed-out crazies, have an amazing ability to absorb pistol bullets before their bodies stop working.   

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

The German should have been arrested and deported just on the basis of having a Mullet.

[Thais received the most scam calls in Asia last year]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Maybe that has something to do with the population size?

???

Did you do the math?  I'll wait.

The US population is approx. 5x that of Thailand.

395,000,000 isn't close to 50 billion.