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OMG , one can buy a house for that sum in many countries, lol

so keep saying constantly , ' 50000 , OMG " to keep him in line

it's why one of my travel advices I'm freely giving is stop constantly trying to convert your home or any other currency to local one as it will unnecessary stress you . as for your adventure Turkish money at that time was easy to distinguish even with all those zeros as it had distinctive colors so yes , driver audaciously cheated you. Hope he had diarrhoea all next day or two

if he is Thai who never travelled abroad thus not being accustomed to big denominations , initially he may be reluctant to spent as subconsciously say, 100 000 ( 4$ ) will sound to him like a lot of money . This was was comment I recently heard from somebody who went to Cambodia and Indonesia previously travelling only in euro zone + USA / Canada and biggest denomination she ever saw was 200 euro

as long as it stops around bar opening time fun in Bangkok still can be had

daytime or evening / night ?

why? my take on it is that you know better whet you are doing. I'm in favour of giving second chances but yes, KeepItReal has very valid point - who will take care about business ?

my guess is they paid tea money in coins or something

quite wet rainy season indeed

you right and one of my friends was great beneficiary of that scarcity when we had year 2000 scare. So great that next year, at 46 he could comfortably retire, although shrewd previous investments helped

we don't like to be only customer in the bar but if it's too crowded it fast becomes seller market and it's no good either

it's why I prefer bar / massage boys over apps or street trade even if it costs more because of drinks and off fees which I treat as insurance premium and entertainment cost combined. to be fair 2 or 3 times when I grabbed somebody from street were enjoyable and free of thefts and other antics but statistic sample is too small for me to build theory

and then spent rest of vacation wondering why you wasted that first opportunity ? My trips there are taking 24 hrs. + but regardless of time of arrival ( earliest I landed was 5.30 am , the latest at 2.am ) I always feel energized when see familiar sight of BTS tracks over Silom

I gather you are not an optimist

patented 'vinapu cocktail " which is made of 60% of gin and 40% of gin should help to mitigate

as they say , 'in first few years you don't have a business, business has you "

we will change that tune when promised high speed train will connect all three

I have good news for you , you don't know and you never will with zero chance of spending 38 behind bars. None of us will know unless placed in the same situation . Guess is some would be bitter till end , others may look , like Peter , for those years to be made as nice as they can be. Still others , not being able to adapt to completely different world, may even long to return to what is familiar. Stories like that unfortunately are repeated world over and are main argument against death penalty .

liar, it was 17 seconds😀

I'm blessed when comes to sunset as I can see it for 3 months in spring and 3 in fall from my balcony. Other 6 months is obstructed by high rises nearby

Democratic party estabilishment stole that election from themselves by making Biden their candidate. I hope in 4, 8 , 12 , 16 and 20 from now I will be able to say the same about Republican party and their 2024 candidate, world acclaimed Orange Overlord

I find paydays even more romantic

to put things in perspective based on my Jan 2024 trip when I flew from Phuket to Utapao. Ticket was about 40 $ more than one from Phuket to Bkk departing at roughly the same time. Owing to unfortunate Friday afternoon arrival time, it took me the same 1.5 hr to reach Boyztown by van , most of that spent beating traffic in city itself , that would take if taxi was taken from BKK using that 40 $ saved on ticket

Happy Birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuu !!!

of course not and rarely they even look like being on the market . Yes , they may sense fresh meat, it's why I said 2-3 walking rounds are better so they don't take you for mere passerby. Let us know how it went