['Taboo broken' as far right becomes German state kingmaker]

On 2/6/2020 at 3:13 PM, sawadee1947 said:

Absolutely BS. 

A fool who calls Merkel a commumist. 

Born in Hamburg went with parents (father protestant pastor) to East Germany, where her father worked for the Church.

She is Germany's very popular  leader with high reputation in the World. 

Went to work for the church in a nation that put those of faith in gulags yeah right keep drinking the kool aid. roflmao

['Taboo broken' as far right becomes German state kingmaker]

11 minutes ago, Saint Nick said:

You do understand, that the political term "communism" or "socialism" were neither coined nor lived in the USSR or GDR or North Korea etc, right ?!

Just because you call a cow a racehorse, will make it win the Kentucky Derby!

And by the way: also, being brought up in the GDR or USSR (or else...) makes you a socialist or a communist.

Neither does it make you a democrat or capitalist, being brought up in West- Germany or the USA (etc).

Again: a cow, being brought up in a horse- sty...and so forth...

You sound really silly with your horse analogy.  I have an undergraduate degree in Political Science and true Communism has never been put forth anywhere and probably never will be.  The point that has been made is that Merkel grew up in East German and her father was a guy who actually left the west and moved to East Germany because he loved the system so much.  Merkel herself doesn't give a dam about the German people as evidenced by her policies.

[Farangs who don’t wear face masks should be kicked out of Thailand says health minister]

9 minutes ago, Peterbilt said:

Of course it is.
The farang is ALWAYS the culprit.

These types always need a scapegoat while the treasure is plundered.

[Farangs who don’t wear face masks should be kicked out of Thailand says health minister]

If ignorance is bliss he must be the world's happiest man.

['Taboo broken' as far right becomes German state kingmaker]

On 2/6/2020 at 11:08 AM, Saint Nick said:

You have no idea what a "communist" even is, so better don't go on, making a fool of yourself!

More, than you already did!

No he is correct if you want to see communism Russian style that Merkel was essentially raised under do some homework than you will not look so stupid.  Do you understand what Lenin and Stalin really implemented in the Soviet union?

['Taboo broken' as far right becomes German state kingmaker]

1 minute ago, nausea said:

Have you met any Germans? It's in their blood.

I have met many but I guess your name aptly describes such an ignorant post.

[Does Thailand have any 2 litre hatchbacks?]

I once had a Saab 9=3 turbo hatchback from Sweden what a great car too bad they don't still make it.

["Don't worry about coronavirus!" - Thailand's first virus patient praises Thai doctors for survival]

This is much worse than China and others are letting on.  Recent articles including the tencent slip up and BBC reporting are stating otherwise.  Do some due diligence and don't take this too lightly.  Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

["Don't worry about coronavirus!" - Thailand's first virus patient praises Thai doctors for survival]

On 2/6/2020 at 9:23 AM, Xbeemer said:

OMG.....nothing like bit of good news to bring out all the Thai hating Negative Nellies on this forum, which appears to be 99% of members. Or maybe those without mental health issues don't post comments. To all those blinded by hate and negativity, here is what I gather from this story. She is a 73 year old with pre-existing health concerns, a demographic most at risk of severe, even fatal, complications from this virus. She was treated by a team of knowledgeable and skilled Thai health professionals. As she was the first diagnosed case in Thailand, those treating her gained valuable knowledge and skills from her successful treatment that can be taught and applied to others. WHO has just declared, that although this virus is very virulent, it is not a particularly dangerous one. Thousands of people die weekly from some form of flu virus. This one is less deadly than many virus's. For those of yu on this forum who need mental health care, you are more of a threat to people's well being than the Corona Virus. Please seek help. 

keep drinking the kool aid...

[Why Is The Baht Not Dropping]

1 hour ago, henry2109 said:

If the elite would have bought foreign currency in massive amounts (against selling thai baht) in the past, the thai baht would have dropped - which has not happend. 

 

So your statement does not make much sense.

I think he is referring to property not currency trading.

[Negative Vibes...is it just me?]

Much of this indirectly is a result of the banksters and the huge scam played during the financial crisis and the accompanying money printing and wild speculation in commodities including food.  The world is still paying the price through the inflationary affect.  The average thai does not make a lot and a big rise in food prices is a big deal.  This was taken without protest in western countries where they could absorb the increase.

[Tourism minister in Samui: Hints at baht action and "new group" of tourists - all revealed next month]

They have no grasp of the situation.  Thailand was the golden child of SE Asia.  It's infrastructure benefited while others suffered during the Vietnam war.  After they became a tourist mecca.  Now it has come full circle.  They have bitten the hand that feeds them and their ever increasing appetite for easy money has left their country polluted with a crumbling infrastructure and a xenophobic attitude that looks to "blame someone for this fiasco" rather than taking responsibility themselves. 

[Palm tree park coming to Bali Hai]

7 hours ago, kwonitoy said:

They had a nice park a BaliHai pier untill they built an automated parking garage for how much?

Does that thing even work?

Yeah worked for the contrators who probably received new mercs out of the deal but the actually parking garage is a broken down empty building.

[Which Motorbike To Buy For Town, But Maybe Some Trips?]

3 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

If you ride a bike with gears and a clutch this is soon something you don't think about. You just use the gears and clutch and you don't think about it.

 

Obviously with a clutch you can't hold your mobile phone with the left hand constantly in the air. I think that is an advantage. ???? 

 

I don't know how easy people change from automatic scooter to a bike with gears (small or big). I never had a scooter so I don't know. But I read lots of time that people who rode automatic bikes for years look later again for bigger automatic bikes. And that makes the selection of available big and bigger bikes very small. For that reason I would recommend a beginner to get used to clutch and gears ASAP. Once you feel comfortable with that then you have the option to ride any bike. Obviously you can then still choose an automatic scooter but you don't have to. Give yourself the ability to choose any bike. 

Clutch and gears are okay for highway but a pain in the ass in the city thus the success of the auto scooter.

[Which Motorbike To Buy For Town, But Maybe Some Trips?]

6 hours ago, OliverKlozerof said:

I wanted to rent a Wave 125 but none of the shops in my area have them available. They mainly have full automatics, not semi automatics. I may keeping asking at farther-flung shops though, as I'd really like to try one for a few days to a week.

However, I'm starting to feel that, for driving in BKK, a fully automatic Click might be simplest. Lots of starting and stopping, and not having to think about shifting could simplify things in town.
I have lots more questions...but here's one: What's the difference between a Click 125 and the 150 version. Well, obviously the 150 has more power. But I mean, when would someone choose the 150 over the 125? There are basically no hills in BKK, so you don't need the extra power. Maybe if you're a huge person you'd want the 150? I'm rather small (5'8", 130lbs), so that's not a consideration. Maybe the 150 would be better for longer distances?
And: Earlier I talked about how a full auto scooter is not good for coming down from high mountains. But then I realized: Very little of Thailand has high mountains. And: There's always the option of pulling over and letting the brakes cool off if I ever got in that situation. So, besides slightly better gas mileage, I'm starting to think I don't really need a bike with gears for 99% of what I'm thinking of doing.

You don't need the 150 it is only marginally faster.  The Click 125 is a great urban scooter but I actually prefer the yamaha gt over it and it is cheaper but will have less resale.

 

[THAI Smile grounds China flights throughout February]

At least someone is using common sense and precaution.

[KFC Thailand won't return my 801 baht]

you need to go in there as a chicken and demand reparations...

[Dual pricing: Retirees and expats may be charged more at Thai govt hospitals]

On 9/4/2019 at 4:14 PM, Angry Dragon said:

reasonable priced insurance for expats who pay income taxes in Thailand is already offered.  in fact participation in the plan is mandatory for all who pay income taxes.

 

i guess this is yet another reason to move from permanent residency to Thai citizenship before I retire.  Class 2 ain't bad, but can't beat Class 1.

good luck moving to citizenship they have a quota system for a few hundred i believe if even that number lol... all smoke and mirrors to appear they are allowing it when they are refusing it for 99 percent of the expat population lol

[Hotel for 1 night to overcome tm30 problem?]

I have one word to say... airbnb... you figure it out:)

[Dual pricing: Retirees and expats may be charged more at Thai govt hospitals]

Just now, rumak said:

Yes,  but a LOT LESS  than they would in almost any western country.   Its all relative..... i have learned

not to complain when the oil change and tune up costs me 175 baht on my motorcycle.  Should i make a face and say that two years ago it cost me 160 baht ?   I smile and think how bloody cheap things are here compared to US or Canada. 

That is not the point.  What if a thai received the oil change and you see his bill is 150 and yours is 300 would you roll over and be happy?

[Dual pricing: Retirees and expats may be charged more at Thai govt hospitals]

more ways to <deleted> off retirees brilliant work thailand....

[Three Brits Kicked Out of Thailand]

It's pretty simple what did he do wrong? He didn't pay an agent to take care of it. How long has he been here and he doesn't see how it works?

[Almost denied at Don Muang airport]

2 minutes ago, G950 said:

This is the second post in 2 days where a person was "almost denied" but bribed the IO to get in. In the last 6 months I read every "almost/denied entry" post and have never heard 1 poster mention any bribes. New trend or something else happening here? 

You are right how can this be?  Thailand taking bribes?  Impossible I say... 

[Warned against Vientiane for tourist visas for Americans, advised to try Myanmar instead]

could be the increasing presence of china in thailand's policies.... 

[Perhaps this is why "we" don't matter...]

On 8/28/2019 at 1:35 PM, jackdd said:

Don't believe any statistics which you haven't forged yourself

These numbers come from http://www.atta.or.th/ and this is the number of visitors who used services of their members (travel agencies)

So this only includes people using some kind of travel agency for coming to Thailand.

Westerners visiting Thailand usually book their own flight and accomodation and don't use a travel agency so their share in this statistic will be much smaller than it actually is

These stats may very well include something as simple as going through the airport as Bkok has become an international hub. It also likely includes all land crossings so for instance the poipet border is crossed by a cambodian buying noodles and guess what he is now a tourist lol.  Let's see the data in depth but that likely will never happen.