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  1. 2 hours ago, unicorn said:

    Your response is hysterical and devoid of thoughtful consideration. 

    It's a brutally horrific sexual mutilation...One of the most barbaric idiotic thing humans do.

    I stand by MY 'factual' and 'thoughtful' observation.  

    You've drunk some of that farcical koolaid attempting to spin desecration of the human body for no reason other than religious lunacy.

     

  2. 5 hours ago, Xclay said:

    Goiânia has 1.5 million residents, 2.6 in the metro area (roughly the same size as Porto Alegre). As about the 12th largest metro, it should have a sufficient base to support a GP sauna and it does: Thermas Botafogo.

    Sao Paulo has 12.3MM population and a huge gay presence.    Why?? oh Why?? can it only support ONE decent GP Sauna???  

  3. I've not read much info about Salvador this year as Brazil eases it's way back out of the pandemic.

    My last trip was full of mischief with beautiful guys at Sauna Fox, Club 11 and even at Clube Rio's.  But that was back in 2019.

    What has survived?  And can anyone provide any info on what has thrived?    Thx

  4. 20 hours ago, BiggusDikkus said:

    Is your friend into third-wave coffee? Bangkok has a lot of specialty coffee roasters that only use beans grown in Thailand. They make world-class coffee, and sell bags of beans that make fantastic souvenirs. I go to a different one every morning when I'm in Bangkok. It's how I start my day. There are also a few bean-to-bar specialty chocolate makers that only use cacao grown in Thailand. Again, world-class stuff. Just do a Google search for "specialty coffee roasters near me," or "bean to bar chocolate makers."

    Is he into fashion? Siam Center still has some Thai designer boutiques on the third floor that sell really hip fashions. The attire is every bit as fantastic as the stuff Western labels put out but at a fraction of the cost. And these clothes get a lot of compliments when you back home, go out on weekends.

    Are you staying at a luxe hotel? Sitting around the pool sipping cocktails and nibbling on Thai appetizers served up at poolside bars can be an excellent way to spend a vacation day in Bangkok.

    Grasshopper tours gives bicycle tours of Bangkok. Super cool experience.

    Also, please read BK Magazine. They put out a new issue every week that's loaded with fantastic tips of what to do in Bangkok.

    Into wine? My favorite restaurant in Bangkok is called Som Tam and Chardonnay. There's no better fusion than that. It's in Thonglor, on the ninth floor of a not very popular hotel.

     

    This made me laugh!!!

    Coffee snob/aficianado?  GAY

    Fashionista?  GAY

    Cocktails and lounging at the pool?  GAY

    Wine tasting?  GAY  

    :)

    (The Bike tour sounds like a great idea tho!)

  5. THIS article below was written one year ago, October, 2021.    If 17 were indeed mistreated recently, that is a serious problem, but out of 1100 workers, may simply be disgruntledness (is that a word?)  

     

    The outbreak of covid-19 amongst a group of Thai berry pickers in August in Finland was a cause for concern but overall the summer season was good, at least from the Thai pickers’ point of view were the best managed to earn what would have been years of income in their home country of Thailand. 

    According to YLE, during their two-and-a-half-month berry-picking contract in Finland, some Thai pickers earned what equals to as much as fifteen years of income in Thailand.

    Jukka Kristo, CEO of the Finnish berry company Polarica conforms that the best pickers in his company have net earnings of EUR 12,000 on their placards with the average being just under EUR 4,000 net.

     “The annual income in the farmer segment in Thailand is about EUR 800, and when it comes to an average net earning of just under EUR 4,000, it is big. And for those whose earnings approach EUR 12,000, it’s so big that the pickers can do a lot of things for their family – with these two and a half months of earnings.” Jukka Kristo says. 

    A large number of Thai berry pickers coming to Finland work in agriculture and mainly in rice plantations in Thailand where the income level is very low. EUR 12,000 corresponds to 15 years’ salary for rice cultivation, he adds. 

    Polarica had 1,150 Thai pickers in Finland this season and the Finnish berry picking season is well suited for the Thai pickers, as rice plantations in Thailand do not need labor during the rainy season in July – September. When the berry season in Finland ends at the beginning of October, the rice harvest will start in Thailand.

    Thai pickers are used to hard work and they typically work long hours. The day usually starts at six in the morning and ends around nine in the evening. Berry processing companies always strive to keep their pickers in the most profitable berry locations so it is in the common interest of both the company and the pickers that pickers move with the harvest. 

    This year, for the first time, the Berry Companies Agreement included a statutory guaranteed salary for pickers, but only a few pickers relied on it, according to the companies.

    According to Jukka Kristo, the year as a whole was “just ok”. The blueberry harvest was a question mark before the start of the season, but the humidity of early June resulted in picking continuing for a historically long time.

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