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  1. News: Re: Thailand has the Third Highest Road Fatality Rate in the World

    cheers david interesting site, 0 Net migration this year??????? ha ha i rest my case! but strange as only a while ago the same number of people for both UK and Thailand! now Thailand seems to have 7...
  2. News: Re: Thailand has the Third Highest Road Fatality Rate in the World

    Thanks Susana for the download, very interesting but i think many of those figures are made up. for example it says there are double motor bikes to cars??????

    rubbish there must be over 10 bikes...
  3. News: Re: Thailand has the Third Highest Road Fatality Rate in the World

    May be true, but i find this figure hard to believe.
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    Re: Ministry wants to make Thais taller

    Ha ha what a lot of tripe I've always drunk plenty of milk and im about 5.6ft same as my sister and my dad but both my brothers are 6ft plus. Never a issue for me and no amount of anything when i was...
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    Re: Thailand gets real with India

    Sadly why is it that most Indians(and lots of Muslim country men) i see here are Groups of men looking for prostitutes! Normally one to go with the whole Group!!!!!!

    Or at a bar, 5 guys sharing...
  6. News: Re: Phuket LIVE: Phuket Police, Immigration Are Corrupt, Says China's Ambassador

    If anyone believes this is not true has there head in the sand! If you know anybody that has had the misfortune of the Police being involved in anything will quickly realize that if your not Thai you...
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    Re: Currency..to carry?

    Thailand has to learn to stop ripping off Foreign tourists on bank charges. Most places world wide are free use a visa or master card if you use the correct card, i agree you use the wrong card,...
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    Re: In need of honest advice

    Hi justaname.
    10 years of Marriage and a child i would not worry to much, its no different to any western relationship when moneys tight things like a 6-700 pound per person...
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    Re: Currency..to carry?

    Western atm cards used in Thailand cost 150bht. But there is a few cards from England what are free to use abroad with no loading charges when used in the branch. The Halifax clarity card is one of...
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    Re: Currency..to carry?

    Always use a card credit or debit, go into a branch with your card and your passport no charges, me personally i think its crazy to carry around big amount of cash. but unless you have a safe in your...
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    Re: Cambodia Railway Ticket

    Wow 50 riel!!! whats the point, as i said lowest i see regular is a 100! and you need 10 of those for a 1000 and 4 of them for a $1 ha ha 30bht
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    Re: Cambodia Railway Ticket

    Wow 43 riel!!! 100 riel is the smallest note i've come across in the 8 years and 16 odd times i've been to cambodia and the cheapest thing i've ever bought was for 1000 riel !!!!!! a plain empty...
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    Re: Top 10 Most Popular Thai Nicknames

    Ha ha yes good one Rori, i get it every time someone ask my name :) 555
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    Re: Top 10 Most Popular Thai Nicknames

    Thanks interesting, as my name Ian, when here in Thailand they laugh and say ba lie!!!! Worm!!!!! ha ha but when i go Cambodia they say Shy is what Ian means????? i just laugh and say ian not Alien!!...
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    Re: Top 10 Most Popular Thai Nicknames

    I've chatted to a few thais about the name ice or eye, or i and they told me it means Me! chan, pom, I!!!! ha ha
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    Re: Top 10 Most Popular Thai Nicknames

    The way i here the name Ice is spoken like eye, i've never heard it spoken like the word Ice, or Nam kang
    Probably the same reason Thais dont pronounce S's at the end of words? Tennis for example?...
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    Re: Top 10 Most Popular Thai Nicknames

    ª×èÍàÅè¹ or play name, as i understand most use there nick name from birth and this is what most people no them as. Some people might change them but i think most stick with there original nick name...
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    Re: Top 10 Most Popular Thai Nicknames

    I've heard of a few Mays and 2 Mai, 1 I (eye or Ice) never came across a Ploy, Nan,Bon,Fah or Bank! Plenty of Nok's, Gails, Porn's!!!!! and the most popular name i've heard is Lek.

    Interesting...
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    Re: Knowledge vs Wisdom

    Knowledge is a on going learning experience, wisdom is the experience from your life of lessons hopefully learning from your mistakes.
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    Re: How Will You Celebrate Songkran 2013?

    Started already 12th in Phuket! why always so much confusion over start date 12 or 13th?
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    Re: How Will You Celebrate Songkran 2013?

    Off to Phuket for 3 days of songkran, as 8 days last year in Pattaya was way to much. I have to agree not being able to opt out is not good. But its the same date every year so if you dont live here...
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    I thought that was the Case in most places that have drink drive limits? Apart from the obvious of being stupid to do so!
    America i think so, England? passengers ok i think but not advised.
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    Re: Thai Police Uniforms: Then and Now

    yes i noticed that too? i think the tight looking outfits are smart and make the officers keep in shape.
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    News: Re: Truck water fights banned for Songkran

    I love songkran warm or ice cold water! ha ha, but this year back to phuket for up to 3 days as 8 days of it last year in pattaya worn the fun out of songkran for me.

    The trucks with people in the...
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    Re: Experiences of Juicing in Thailand

    Ha ha good one David, but i used to love watching here shows on Tv, as with all things nothing to excess, her down fall was going to the jungle!!!
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    Mafia run Phuket? Sadly protectionism is seen all over Thailand set always for the few not the masses. Why should you have to pay the sky high Tuk Tuk and Taxi Prices in phuket and not over the rest...
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    News: Re: New 20-baht banknotes shown

    i was interested to hear from a Thai friend recently when playing pool together joking writing the score on the board, i attempted to use thai script numbers ôô instead of ËéÒ ËéÒ for example and he...
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    News: Re: Roads in Thailand the sixth most dangerous

    Hi Fileeep, i completely understand you say on alcohol restrictions, we have plenty are self's in the Uk, then on the other hand some places have 24hour drinking????

    Ausys and drink? Wow dont go...
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    News: Re: Roads in Thailand the sixth most dangerous

    No sorry your missing the point, Not drink driving is the most important thing to stop deaths.

    Stopping people earning a living on some of the busiest days of the Thai year is plain wrong, Phuket...
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    News: Re: Roads in Thailand the sixth most dangerous

    Thailand becomes a joke when it starts banning sales of booze on this or that day because sales of drink has nothing to do with drink driving! If you drink and drive your a idiot simple as that, and...
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    Re: Experiences of Juicing in Thailand

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2298032/Is-feeding-children-raw-vegan-diet-nuts-This-family-says-helped-beat-asthma-acne.html

    Above a interesting read from the daily mail.

    On the guy...
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    Re: New Phuket buses from Phuket Airport

    This is not correct as todays phuket gazzete says now tomorrows start date wont happen until they have agreements with tuk tuk and taxi drivers about not causing the buses problems!!!!!! Only in...
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    Re: Briton denies Buddha tattoo was 'disrespectful'

    Hi Fan,
    i have to disagree, no one in the west would pick an argument with someone with a Christ tattoo. As its just an image, i think this is were things get awkward with the Buddha image,...
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    Re: How Dangerous are Bangkok's Tuk Tuks?

    Samlors or ÊÒÁÅéÍ three wheels, must admit never heard of the term until this post, the version in Vietnam i went in, i was at the front and the bike was behind not like khun Don above post.µØê¡æ or...
  35. Re: Deuandutjai, a site containing 1000s of Thai songs translated to English

    Have to agree great effort, cheers will bookmark and use.
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    Re: How Dangerous are Bangkok's Tuk Tuks?

    How long they been banned in Bangkok? i've hardly been there last few years but before that were plenty about?
    Rickshaws i've only seen in Vietnam, but there banned from most streets also because...
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    Re: How Dangerous are Bangkok's Tuk Tuks?

    I've had the experience of both the tuk tuk and the rickshaws, great experience but the worse thing is the pollution to cope with as your always stuck in traffic in bangkok! its like having an old 2...
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    Re: Experiences of Juicing in Thailand

    Hi guys,being from a back ground of fitness and personal training im always interested in health and fitness, but i have to say when its said you cant eat enough fruit and vegetables, i think this is...
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    Re: Briton denies Buddha tattoo was 'disrespectful'

    Religious beliefs and followings are the cause for so much Death in this world, it only seems none believers are happy to let others follow there beliefs with no prejudice.

    In the western world...
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    Re: Video of "Farang" Singing in Thai

    She's obviously fluent in Thai and has been very clever and getting herself noticed.
  41. Re: 1,000 Baht fines sent to your home for speeding on expressways

    They dont work in the UK to cut accidents they are just revenue earners and for the last year or so lots have been removed because of this. but i think been a good earner for them for the last 10...
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    News: Re: Airport police charged with wildlife smuggling

    The Elephant is a loved symbol in Thailand, So sad any thai could be involved in this trade of Ivory or animals, when these fantastic animals are gone is that when people will take it more serious...
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    News: Re: Bus stop rage driver's sentence cut

    Only in Thailand!
    This is a total joke! has this guy actually done any time? There are to many things like this happening proving money and power talk above true justice. Lots...
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    Re: Experiences of Juicing in Thailand

    Fair play on your new eating plan, sounds like your going the right way with mixing juicing with meals after sunday.

    Only slight caution i would have is ones weight will drop off eating fluids...
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    Re: Si Racha or SeeRATcha ?

    Cheers badfish,



    Very well put explanation of the sauces taste and makes a clear reason why pronunciation is not important.
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