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Paetongtarn visits Phnom Penh at the invitation of Hun Sen
spidermike007 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Not exactly a dignified visit to a ex Kymer Rouge officer with a history as a serial killer against his political opponents, and a land-grabbing billionaire. Sen is a blight on the history of Southeast Asia and will likely be remembered as one of the true despot dictators. Due to the weakness of the West he was allowed to disguise himself as a democratically elected leader. -
There is nothing "must visit" about Phetchaburi province. Cha-Am is a very sad looking beach that reminds me of Coney Island in the 1950s, except without the roller coaster. it's overcrowded, it's super touristy, and it's not that nice of a beach. The nice beaches on that side of the Gulf start and Puk Nam Pran and go south to Ban Saphan noi, that is a 175 km stretch of exquisite beaches, with few crowds. A very special area.
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A bonding company would typically stay away from a weasel or a huckster, who has made a career out of being a scoundrel who does not repay his debts. A large part of his fortune is money stolen from small contractors. In this day and age it's a whole lot easier to get rich if you have no morality and you're willing to scam everyone you do business with. It's a lot tougher to be a businessman with integrity and make a good living. I definitely understand why they won't lend the money, I assumed that this was going to happen and I'm hoping and praying that he ends up forfeiting some of his trophy properties. That would be just reward for a lifetime of crime.
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Thai Student Activists Demand Thaksin's Arrest: Present 6 Proposals
spidermike007 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
The military doesn't need to act against Thaksin, he has surrendered all principles and jumped in bed with the army. As soon as they overturned the democratically elected PM, installed Sretta as their do nothing puppet, and the PT joined forces with the army. The lies continue, the steal continues, the rapacious greed continues, and it appears that the Army is desperate to hold on to power as long as it possibly can. The activists are on the right track, what we need are 20 million Thais out in the streets demonstrating, then things might change. -
I know a lot of Thai men through my woman, when we go out we have a great time and they're very warm towards me. But I don't think any of them would consider hanging out with me on their own, it's just not not their style, granted the language is somewhat of a barrier but even the ones who speak really good English don't seem to have an interest in hanging out. It's not a socioeconomic issue, because these are successful Thais, so there are other issues at play here.
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You sound like a monk. I happen to really enjoy my friends and I derive a tremendous amount of fulfillment out of my friendships, so the fact that I don't have any close Thai friends here is a regret. But it is what it is. Fortunately I have a lot of good friends elsewhere and I have some very good expat friends here.
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That would be a terrific excuse for the Armed Forces to actually get some real hands on practice and it's also a reason to put them to use. What else do they do? They seem like the most useless defense organizations I've ever encountered, and when you take into account their budget that's a crime against the Thai people. So is Sretta's astonishing negligence.
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Yep, I think that's an accurate observation and I will bet that most of these Thai friends who speak fluent English have spent time outside the country, which tends to open the mind and stimulate curiosity. I think the average Thai person is not a particularly curious being, therefore they don't really have much interest and getting to know us, getting to know what's going on in our lives, and getting to know about the outside world.
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Exactly, Mexicans tend to be warm and friendly and welcoming. If you live in Mexico for 5 or 10 years you're considered to be an honorary Mexican, totally the opposite of life here for an expat. Fortunately I've never felt the need to belong, but I certainly don't feel like I belong here, even though I love it here, and I will likely be here for the rest of my life.
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Okay they must have revised the policy, because I have a friend who's been there for over a decade and he had to put up some kind of bond for a significant amount of money to get a long-term visa, and he's still fighting to get that money back even though it was represented as being just a bank deposit.
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I haven't seen the video tape so I don't know for certain but how often do you hear about Thai cop's gunning down foreigners here? It just doesn't happen, so the policeman must have felt threatened to have pulled his gun. I don't have much respect for the RTP, but there are some instances where you just have to say okay something was going on.
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Thailand feels like pure luxury compared to the PI, and for me the entire nation in there feels like one huge Tijuana.
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Severe summer storm to hit Thailand with hail and strong winds
spidermike007 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
One can only hope and pray for something like this, with the air being the worst I've ever seen it in the decade plus I've been here we need rain desperately. -
Trump says some undocumented immigrants are ‘not people’
spidermike007 replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Many of these people are being forced from the country by dire economics, drug cartels and threats of death. Yet they're not human because they're trying to escape destitution and poverty. These kind of statements indicate exactly who this man is, what he is and what he is lacking in the way of heart and soul. Perhaps it's Trump that's is not a human. At a minimum he is lacking any sort of qualities of decency and he is a very dangerous man.- 184 replies
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