monkeyman

Maybe there's another angle to what's happening. Consider this. My recollection is that Toxin never really stood in the spotlight when it came to the so-called "Social Order Policy", but always took a step back and let Puritannical, Preacher or whoever be the focus of whatever was going on. It occurred to me that perhaps this was a policy he didn't necessarily believe in, but was something he perceived, probably correctly, as being popular with people whose votes he needed. Now the election is over and he has the majority he needs, he no longer needs to compromise or cow-tow to such people but can do things the way he wants regardless of public opinion. I think he may be such a man. If this is the case, there is at least a possibility that his re-election with a big majority might be good news rather than bad. I don't think that morality is high on his personal list of priorities, and he no longer needs to pretend that it is. He is a businessman and I would expect him to behave like one. All the better for us if he does IMHO. Hopefully this bar stuff will slip down the agenda. If the man wants greatness, he won't get it by closing bars in a futile attempt to fight a battle that I'm sure he's intelligent enough to know he can never win. He will have bigger fish to fry, that will give him greater kudos and greater accolades. None of this works if there's any social or moral basis behind these leaflets, which is why I would at least consider the possibility that the origin and purpose of this threatened first round of post-election bar closures is far more important than the mere fact of them. But then what do I know about Thai politics? Nothing. be seeing you monkeyman

So where did this directive originate from? It all seems too low key to be any kind of political gesture.

Is that the Thai version of Bombay Mix?

I believe they managed to save the furry dice.

A baht bus hit one of these farang "lovelies" the other day. "Didn't you see me?" she shouted "Yes" "Well why didn't you drive round me?" "Didn't have enough fuel"

I think that the criticism tends to be on aesthetic rather than geographical grounds. Good accessibility, bad ambience.

Well, a move to Walking Street would make a lot of sense as the biggest criticism you ever hear of the Vientiane is its location.

This has got to be the FUNNIEST thing I've ever heard in my life, so I thought it was time to share it with those who haven't discovered it yet. Briefly, "Ask Elvis" is a short slot that appears here and there as part of the Steve Wright Show on Radio 2 in the UK. People phone in questions about anything from nuclear fission to what is the ideal body temperature for their cat and "Elvis" is straight in there with the definitive answer, and it is SERIOUSLY funny. The best bits for me are when he breaks into song, doing anything from "Stairway To Heaven" to "Banana Splits". The best way to get to hear it is to go to the Radio 2 website where they've got a selection of some of the best clips for you to play back. Just type "ask elvis" into your search engine. The Brits among you have just gotta try the one called "Cor Blimey Trousers" and hear the immortal "Elvis" rendition of "My Old Man's A Dustman". Bloody priceless. be seeing you monkeyman

Vientiane or the shopping centre?

Lifestyle Shopping Centres. Another dose of cultural poison. Great.

....then you click on edit and correct your spelling mistakes.

For you ze var iss over...

.... or eating grits. Sheeeeeeiiiiit!!!

That was probably just Gai with a couple of punters.

She treated me for an eye infection a couple of years ago. Her English is certainly very good. and her nurse was drop dead gorgeous. I would never have believed that I could get turned on by an injection in the butt. Shit, I'll be into feet next.

Are we talking about some kind of a sport here?

That IS at night in my book.

Here's to women's legs. Some guys like fat legs. Some guys like thin legs. But most guys like something in between.

And yobbism is one area where America most definitely doesn't lead the world.

Trouble is, this is what Toxin's saying about us.

Good point. Post corrected.

Girl friendly? They own Sabai Dee. Need I say more?

Man, this is EXACTLY what's causing the problem. Not in the sense you presumably meant it i.e. severe punishment for offenders, but this bloody silly pseudo-western politically correct social order policy and similar head-up-your-arse thinking. Ironic ain't it. Pattaya had social order, in relative terms at least, when it had a free and easy do-as-you-like attitude, then along comes the "Social Order Policy" and the whole thing starts going out of the fucking window from day one. The more order they try to impose, the more disorder they'll create. Catch 22. If they had 24 hour licensing? Things would improve. Same as they will in the UK. be seeing you monkeyman

Any guesses as to who's gonna end up footing the bill for all this?

Even better solution. Change your hotel.