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Ohh no, I would never confuse Iran with the US or the genocidal Israeli regime. I think they are far worse. Do we really want to talk about the killing of the native Americans, the treatment of the Black slaves, the killing and brutality towards Blacks and immigrants today, the possibly hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who have been murdered or displaced? I regularly speak to Iranians, currently and consistently, not "a few years ago". Many of the young ones study in my country and live in apartments and houses that I rent out. I often take my tenants and lodgers out for a meal and none of them have vilified their leadership as you have described. Just last week I held an iftar feast for all my tenants at a local hotel, some fifty of them, Muslim and non-Muslim, and most of the Iranian students were worried for their families and friends back home if the US and the genocidal Israeli regime were to attack. None said they they wanted an intervention by the US or its Zionist butt buddy. My whatsapp has been buzzing non-stop in the last 24 hours as the Iranian students seek a big brother to vent their worries and a shoulder to cry on. I try to do what I can but I've also engaged a mental health counsellor for them at my expense. As it is, quite a few of them are already prone to PTSD as a result of years of sanctions imposed by the US at the behest of the genocidal Israeli regime. I've also been to Iran several times and stayed in the houses of Iranians who are great friends of mine. A beautiful country - second only to Turkiye in my opinion - and a very hospitable people. Sure, there's some discontentment here and there but none have expressed the absolute hatred of their government as you've described. They feel change, if any, should come from within and in their own time and way. Incidentally, political and government leaders everywhere tend to live in affluent areas and upmarket housing. Do Thai politicians live in the slums of Klong Toey; do British MPs live in council flats? I think colonials need to remove their pith helmets and get rid of that misguided and misplaced saviour mentality. It didn't work 200 years ago; it's not going to work now.

I hope a Iran will have a strong leader who will pull the country together and stand up against the US and the genocidal Israeli regime and their illegal acts of aggression.

No. Here are some of the most recent pictures of Iranians in Teheran and Isfahan coming out to mourn the murder of the Ayatollah, the Imam Khameini, in contrast to the fake clips produced by the Zionist-Trump propaganda machine of a few Middle Eastern-looking men and women coming out on the streets to celebrate "Iran's" so-called freedom. These are a proud, strong, intelligent people who have roots in the land and a civilisation dating back to 4000-3000 BC, not some white imports from Europe claiming some kind of mythical ownership in the last 75 years. Moreover, Israel uses it's biggest proxy, the US, to fight her wars on her behalf. Most of Iran's retaliatory actions have been against American bases in the region. Meanwhile it has been reported that Israel dropped bombs on a school in Iran, instantly killing at least 85 people, most of whom were women and schoolgirls. Typical, isn't it, they always kill the children first. And if you want to talk about tyranny and corruption, why not start with Trump and his master and butt buddy Netanyahu.

You mean Bobby Ewing didn't die in that hit 'n' run and it was all a dream? We already know that story. 🙄

True but how many of us are as lucky as Olddaddy to have a variety of personalities to play with? 😏

Uh-huh. You club in the daytime? 🙄 What do you do; crash some seniors' tea dance in Jomtien Complex?

For many people, vacation time is for resting.

Of course. 😉

He does, just the wrong head. 😏

A lovely, romantic story on a Sunday afternoon - who says romance is dead? 🥰 Of course he's telling you the truth and of course you're different. 🤭 Does he also work in a bank? 😏

The orange head is bending over backwards to accommodate the wishes of the genocidal Israeli regime; I wonder what they've got on him. This attack is a great distraction from the Epstein files and the allegations of child rape against him, and provide more cover for the genocidal Israeli regime to kill even more Palestinian women and children in Gaza and the West Bank. The significance of this happening in the holy months of Ramadan and Lent is not lost on people of faith, not that the US and its overlord the genocidal Israeli regime ever had any regard for such sensitivities whenever they wanted to go on a killing spree. This attempt at regime change will fail too like all previous attempts at regime change by the US, including at least one previous attempt in Iran itself, where the US backed a coup in 1953 to overthrow democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh following his nationalisation of Iran's oil industry, and install their puppet the corrupt and authoritarian Shah Reza Pahlavi to protect Western oil interests. And we all know what happened to the Shah in 1979 and who came to power in his place. God willing, Iran will emerge stronger from the ashes of this latest attack to stand up to the US and the genocidal Israeli regime.

Ohh that's what I saw when I clicked the link and was wondering what it had to do with male go go shows in Pattaya. Thought I might've missed something.

The models look like AI manifestations to me @jimmie50 but thanks for the update.

Is this in Pattaya? 🤔

Freshboys? Where's that and what kind of a bar is it?

That's quite normal; myopia tends to improve with age but presbyopia worsens.

Score one for Aunty. 😂 Eyes too although I'm a lot more physically fit now than I was in my thirties and my Thai is fluent.

I like this description. It's something that most people won't bother to notice. I used to walk around the area during my lunch hour when I was working at a firm in Abdulrahim Place on Rama IV before it moved to One Bangkok in Lumpini. The mixture and contradictions of the old and the new, the lily white countenance of the Chinese-Thai executive and the leathery, bronzed face of the Isaan labourer, the street stalls and the fine restaurants, the refreshing scent of jasmine and the icky smells wafting from some of the cooking pots...all quite enchanting as Aunty Vin would say. That's one thing I don't sense much anymore - the scent of jasmine which would indicate to me that I've arrived in Thailand.

He could but there'd be no boys left for the customers. 😆

School friends of yours? 🤔😏

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We haven't heard the owner's side of the story. He may have been stalled by unforeseen circumstances or, as they say, shit happens. There may be also hidden forces at work and/or the motivation for opening the bar may not be what you think at all and perhaps beyond the grasp of the average armchair analyst. What if the Thailand authorities were to prohibit the Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam passport holders - even those with legitimate work permits - from working in sex oriented businesses? I can see this happening. What then? More doom and gloom predictions? Another armchair expert ringing the death knell? Or do we just go with the flow and evolve with the changing landscape of the entertainment industry and Thai society in general? I pick the latter and will continue to visit Thailand as and when I can as there's still so much I'd like to see and experience. 🫶

Yes, they are looking for staff. Their posters say they are looking for large numbers of young, goodlooking, handsome men, aged 20 and older, who are service oriented and good at entertaining. They don't say applicants need to be jacked or muscular which means half of our forum members should qualify. 😏

Opening on April 1st? Not a joke, I hope. 😏 Anyway, it sounds like a welcome addition to the complex. Mediterranean style dishes - I hope they're going to have a wide variety of salads. Mediterranean salads can be a meal unto themselves.

🤒🤢🤮 Pass me the dramamine, please. @BjornAgain I think you're confusing the psuedo machismo of the guys in Soi 6 and Soi Buakhao with athleticism. 😅 Thanks. Before X-Boys became famous, Dreamboys had some masculine and athletic guys, without the Boyz Boyz Boyz attitude. And before BBB evolved into its current host bar format with attractive hosts, it had slowly been on the decline in my humble opinion, with many of the guys who had remained on staff then staying on only to collect their pensions.