Moses

It isn't "Putin's homophobia". It is social homophobia and root are lays in influence of Russian orthodox church to society. But current situation here is better than in Poland (EU member!) where regions proclaims themself "LGBT free zone" under influence of catholic church. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT-free_zone

Do you know about search personalization in Google? It shows results in accordance with your previews searches. Mine search looks like:

So what? Any unregistered action will be stopped here. Gays, Greens, Left, Right - it not important: if action haven't been registered in city hall, then result will be the same. By the way: the only "antigay" law here is law which forbids "gay propaganda" within minors. This law is stupid, I agree, but still here is no any another law about gays. On the picture police fights with football fans Registered in Sankt-Petersburg's city hall meeting for gay rights:

Well, could you please use Google and watch results of "persecution" by own eyes?

"Just" Bloomberg: "Ruble Surpasses Brazil’s Real as Year’s Best-Performing Currency" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-11/russian-ruble-surpasses-brazilian-real-as-world-s-best-currency "Just" Reuters "Russian rouble climbs to strongest in 7 years vs dollar, euro" https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/russian-rouble-climbs-strongest-7-years-vs-dollar-euro-2022-06-21/ What else are sanctions for? By the way, all you need to know about current situation: 17 minutes with Tucker Carlson (it is not Russian TV)

Every January 1st since 2015. Center of Ukrainian capital Kiev:

Yes, yes, stay for them (translation from Ukrainian: "Our religion - nationalism"). :

Should I care after Ukrainian Nazi killed 2 of my relatives at the East of Ukraine after coup in Ukraine in 2014, while you all - Westerners - kept your tongues in ass in 2014 - 2022? Where you were at that time? So, don't forget: every time when you publish "Stand with Ukraine", you publish "Stand with Nazi".

yes,yes, Alzheimer Biden said the same, he also said what Ruble has rate 200 per $1. Meanwhile Ruble is declared best currency in World in 2022 and is now stronger 20% than year ago, also is only currency what got stronger in 2022 than USD... I'm living in 2 bedrooms apts, August was hot here - whole month +33C, so 2 aircons has been worked 24/7, electricity also has been used for to cook, heat water, for forced air inflow with air purification, computers worked 16 hours per day. My electricity bill is $24.6 for ~300 kWt*h. How much you paid for electricity in August?

It's not for long time: they have now Crazy Liz as PM, she will fix it quickly.

yes, yes, don't forget take this flag into the line for subsidies for gas and electricity, and don't heat your home above 19+С (if you are in Europe). Meeting in Prague week ago with demands to govt quit sanctions and be neutral in conflict collected more than 100 000 participants.

"Turkish people" are behind of money. As usual. Turkish airlines make about 300 flights weekly btw Russia and Turkey, Russians are #1 guests in Turkish hotels, staff speaks Russian. Russian payment system MIR has been urgently implemented almost in all Turkish banks. Turkey didn't join to any Western "sanctions". Instead of it Turkey keeps to buy Russian oil, gas, weapon and other articles of Russian export, and then resell with profit as "Turkish" products to countries where politics play "sanctions game", and population of these countries pays for their politics ambitions, while politics call "Global recession" (look on the title of this thread) their own fuckup. "Gazprom" profit for year 2021 $40 bln, in 2022 Gazprom sold 30% less and already has profit $50 bln in a half of year. So recession isn't that global, you know? P.S. I like your "ostrich behavior" with blocking, please keep your head in the sand.

I'm glad what you want to block me: that means you have no more arguments for to protect your position in discussion. Local trends in investment into foreign property within Russians (Top-10 countries): In the spring of 2022, the geography of demand has changed markedly. Today it is distributed as follows (data for the fourth quarter of 2021 are given in brackets - then there was an active growth in demand after covid restrictions): Turkey - 34.0% (25.9%); Bulgaria - 17.4% (19.4%); Montenegro - 9.2% (8.1%); Cyprus - 6.6% (8.1%); Georgia - 6.5% (3.4%); Spain - 5.1% (6.7%); UAE - 4.7% (3.3%); Italy - 2.8% (4.3%); Greece - 2.5% (2.7%); Egypt - 2.0% (2.3%).

they bough only about 4-5% of property available to sale, because normal amount of sales for Phuket is about 1500, and that exactly means 2 things: 1. property market in Thailand is in agony 2. 25 sales per month in Thailand in comparation with 1800 sales in Turkey means only one thing - Russians aren't interested in investments to Thai property anymore

Don't read Western news about Russia :)))) I'll translate to reality for you: "many Russian banks" means 9 of 360+

I like facts. Russian will arrive soon because Aeroflot will start winter schedule from 30 October. Russians will not buy property in Thailand because Thailand isn't popular for property investments in Russian anymore. What's wrong? P.S. Russians are owners of 40% of properties in Montenegro: also not far to fly, cheap living, language is Slavonic and is easy understandable.

74 units? seriously? Now compare with 1800 sales per month in Turkey. That shows exactly what I told: Turkey won, Thailand lost competition for Russian property investors wallets.

Now is my turn to tell "you forgot". You forgot what I'm Russian and while you are writing here about your dreams and thoughts, I'm writing about facts and trends: Turkey won, Thailand isn't popular country for investment in property for Russians anymore: too many restrictions and problems, and you will never have citizenship in Thailand. In Turkey you will get it 100% in 8 years or in 3 years if property will be $400K+. No age restrictions for residence permit, proof of just $500 monthly income, working bank cards, cheap living.

I don't forget. You are speaking about past, I'm speaking about current situation. After liberalization of law in Turkey and falls almost 80% or Turkey Lira, Turkey property market became much more attractive for Russians than Thai property market: cheap to live, cheap to buy, 3 times less time to fly and it is possible just spend weekends in your home in Istanbul on in Antalya because flights are also cheap, easy to get residence permit (you need just a proof of $500 income monthly) for 1 year and then to prolong it yearly, for it you should just rent any apartments or house on long term (at least - one year agreement). Residence permit is granted to owners of any property. Russian payment system MIR is working in Turkey. After 8 years of living with residence permit you may apply for citizenship. All these make Turkey more attractive than Thailand. The only drawback is - sea is cold from November till April. Summarizing all above: you may expect growing arrival of Russians to Thailand for to spend vacation on the beach from November till April, but I'm in serious doubts what that arrival will revive stagnations on Thai property market.

Not in this year: regular flights will be restored, but charter program is still smaller than in pre-COVID era (in 2019 there was about 70 flights per week only to Phuket) I don't think it will work: Thai property market isn't that interesting for Russians as property markets in Montenegro, Bulgaria or Turkey - Thailand is too far from Russia. For example in 2022 Russians are #1 buyers of property in Turkey because only 3-4 hours to fly, Ruble got almost 3 times stronger against Turkey lira, also Russia has about 700 flights per week to Turkey. So property sales to Russians grew more than 10 times at past 5 years in Turkey.

It will not: Aeroflot starts flights from October 30. Winter schedule is just published.

New review on Mac's tours:

They say it isn't that safe now, but it depends on program: it is safe to visit remote temples, but isn't safe to visit crowded places. At least by western standards. Also is raining season now, so almost no tourists.

Siamroads resumes tours on Phuket. Tie is back to Phuket and is able to make tours. More photos and reservation form is here https://siamroads.com/phuket-guide-tie/