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  1. 13 hours ago, Boy69 said:

    In principal yes but the boys have the right to refuse to go with a certain client if they don't want to.

    Don't worry, we already know who he is (see recent thread complaining about various nationalities...) :rolleyes:

  2. 9 hours ago, Londoner said:

    Number one for me remains- as I've often said- Chiang Rai. The best night market I've seen in Thailand and wonderful touring.... the Lanna temple in Chang Saen close to the Golden Triangle and, best of all, the Chinese village at Mae Salong....if you can cope with the drive up the mountain roads. If, like me you are attracted to border towns, try Mai Sai. Fascinating.

    If any of these Lanna destinations appeals, you mght want to look at the Mae Hong Son loop. Lots of picturesque mountain scenery and intersting small towns/villages.

  3. 4 hours ago, Lucky said:

    I loved the Millenium Hilton hotel on the Chao Praya river in Bangkok. Maybe a few nights there enjoying the river and its surroundings would be a good diversion. I could watch the boat traffic for hours.

    Or you could head downstream for the port and have a couple of nights in the Bangkok Treehouse in Bang Krachao (which is not in Bangkok but the next province along). Very laid back.

  4. 16 hours ago, hojacat said:

    What kind of statement they trying to make? No idea. I would never do it, so can't really imagine what's going on someone's mind that they decide to go out naked on the streets.

    Search for "world naked bike ride" in a city near you.

    According to their wiki:

    "The ride demonstrates the vulnerability of cyclists on the road and is a protest against car culture."

  5. 18 hours ago, PeterRS said:

    Just thoughts.

    I'd add a thought about culture clashes. If you don't share the same cultural background as the other party, it's all too easy to misunderstand what they are really saying, and to be misunderstood. For example, if your (unspoken, maybe even unconscious) expectation is for honesty and objective truth but his social imperative is face-saving and harmony, he will tell you what you want to hear, and will mistake your directness for something else.

  6. 4 hours ago, Riobard said:

    I get on at one BTS by scanning my Mastercard. I get off at a distance that is mapped to a variable charge according to the number of stations travelled. I scan my Mastercard in the train so the door opens to allow me out. My credit card’s brain calculates and pays the charge? How does my credit card’s internal coding do that?! I would think that only a transit fare card can do that math. A credit card only functions by paying for a commodity whose value is established at checkout.

    You scan your card to enter or leave the platform, not on the train.

    The card enters a dialogue with the ticketing system, exchanging information at both ends of the trip. As a result of that exchange, the ticketing system calculates what to bill the card at the end of the trip.

    5 hours ago, Riobard said:

    I’m over 60. Isn’t it half price if you line up at the customer wicket? Can I not just buy a batch of single ride tickets in one fell swoop? Wouldn’t it be impossible to get half price from a machine that is clueless about your age? Wouldn’t, say, a handful of 20 tickets from the wicket be valid going forward over 2 weeks. One queue aggravation up front but obviated subsequently? Too simple? How does half price function given that distance dictates a single ride cost and scanning  is both entry and exit? Does this mean you can only buy one wicket ticket at a time because you tell the cashier your exit station? Just curious. 

    It's only half price for over-60s on MRT. Not on BTS unless you're a Thai citizen.

    Yes, you can buy multiple single ride tickets but as you say, you have to know your destination. Better to buy a stored-value (Rabbit or MRT) card at the kiosk and top it up occasionally. (although the Rabbit card doesn't work on MRT, MRT have their own stored-value card.)

    MRT issue a different card (marked "elder") if you're over 60.

    If I recall correctly you can tell the MRT ticket machines you're over 60 by pressing a button.

    If you use a credit card instead of a ticket, yes, you will be billed at full price.

     

  7. 7 hours ago, ggobkk said:

     I continued to the taxi rank.  (VInapu, I couldn’t use the rail line as  my suitcase is one of the big ones - needed for brining tea to China).  Once in the taxi, the driver started negotiations.  We settled on 600 THB which covered the tolls.  
     

    What, no meter? "Official" airport taxis (the ones allowed to use the taxi rank) are supposed to charge what's on the meter plus tolls plus 50B, which should be considerably less than 600.

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  9. 1 hour ago, spoon said:

    I guess back then, sex with minor is legal?

    Still is, in many places. Laws are less than logical and age of consent doesn't always track age of majority.

  10. 56 minutes ago, zoomomancs said:

    The authorities have banned fuck shows in Bangkok for 6 months, so no.

    Is that official, or just the BiB demanding too much tea money?

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