joekicker

Yes, and my guess in this case is that the hats start out in China, where the Yankees have made a real push in both marketing and talent scouting. However, lots of teams and leagues make their souvenir shorts, jackets and caps in Thailand and some of those "fall off the truck" as well. In some cases, you can buy the real, authentic made-for-US-idiots merchandise as well -- although most of it is knockoffs. It's 2010 in Thailand, and there are several Thais who watch TV shows and movies made overseas and know what they're buying -- in general, even if they can't tell you how far it is into the right-centre gap in Yankee Stadium (385 feet). But I (also again) guess that most of the Yankees hats are sold because people want to be just like the others. .

Looks like THAI has made a decision it's never made before, to go all-Airbus in the future. This is interesting: From the Bangkok Post 16 Aug 2010 Talks begin for huge order {Demand has been heavy for the A350XWB and deliveries may fall behind schedule.} Thai Airways International has begun talks with Airbus on the possibility of acquiring up to 30 of the next-generation A350XWB jets and six additional A380 superjumbos. THAI president Piyasvasti Amranand and Jean-Jacques Boissin, Airbus's Southeast Asia sales director, separately confirmed the discussions. If a sale materialises, it may represent the largest aircraft order in the 50-year history of the flag carrier. The aircraft would cost US$9.12 billion on the open market, though Airbus tends to offer deep discounts to compete with US rival Boeing on major orders. Airbus is pushing for orders of the new high-capacity jets as part of THAI's ongoing fleet renewal programme as it replaces ageing jets with planes that offer more advanced features and better fuel efficiency to appeal to customers. According to a draft plan presented to THAI's board earlier, by 2026 the airline expects to have a fleet of 102 aircraft with an average age of 7.5 years.

And THAT is why eyewitnesses are the most unreliable witnesses of all. FWIW, that was my exact (cynical) first reaction, but then I found out this youngster is well known and well documented, and it's her, and it's her voice. .

Next time do it yourself and avoid stupidity. Weights in international boxing are measured in pounds. The Olympics use kilos of course, but that's because they're amateurs. .

I've never heard what I think is a good argument on this except bleeding-heart. Convince me why it's bad that tiny languages are dying. I understand that keeping culture may be good (or not), but it doesn't depend much on a total language. You can toss the caber or do a rain dance or spear-hunt lions in English or Mandarin or Arabic as easily as Gaelic or Manchu or Tsuu T'ina. Why do we care if no one speaks any of those? .

Why? .

Yeah, they keep putting capitals on proper nouns and adjectives. And they keep using full-stops instead of commas. Idiots. .

A 10-year-old girl that wowed the judges on "America’s Got Talent" is being called the next Susan Boyle. Kids can be so cruel. - Jimmy Fallon (US comedian) .

Yes, it's good to see the Brits pronounce something the way's it's spelt - aluminium and also Wuhster. .

Thank you (and also to villayouth for his correct correction). This is what I had thought for a long time, then suddenly I see it so often without an "e". I'm positive you're right. .

Could we list the two things in the world, in addition to chocolate, that are not racist? .

I REALLY like this freebie quite a lot. It is smoother, faster and in my own opinion better than Open Office. SoftMaker Office .

Rhymes with whinger. Soft g-as-in-j. If I'm not mistaken, which I frequently am, "a crock" began life as "a crock of xhit" which was way too harsh for the American broadcasters and moviemakers of the time. So after that expression became quite well known in common speech, it dropped the ending. Crock comes from "crock pot" which is still the common name without any smirking. .

Bangyikhan Distillery and Mekhong whisky production have not shut down. When shelves go empty in Thailand, it usually means a fight between the distributor and the market. .

A lot of times this tracks back to pixxpoor maintenance/update of the DNS service at the Thai ISPs. They do a LOT of their own DNS stuff in order to enforce the censorship. DNS is not for the faint-hearted, which a lot of the Thai ISPs definitely are. If they upphuock their DNS servers, even/especially the server lists, there sure are run-on problems from that. .

Yeah, in the end any Thai dish can be cooked bland. And any non-Thai dish can be made so hot that it will burn the mouth. Pad Kapow is one of the dishes that is supposed to be quite spicy and it's available everywhere, only reason I specified it. It *normally* not always comes with cut-up mouse poop peppers in it. .

I hear this a lot. Keeps you guys from enjoying a lot of stuff, though. I don't think it needs a national day of celebration, but where in the world do tourists NOT pay higher or different prices? Fergawdsake Disneyland charges more if you're not from southern California, and brags about it EXACTLY like Alcazar does. United Airlines charges different depending on whether you buy your ticket in Thailand or in the US, even though you're using the same flights. It's just part of life. Both shows are fun (or not; I think they are). You have to be deranged or a raging homophobe to think any of these people are attracted to you, let alone so crazed they would do anything physical. .

Just called nam prik - literally water chili. It's cut-up chilies in fish sauce is all. Usually uses the little mouse-poop peppers, and you should use it sparingly on the khao pad, yes. .

Like just about everything, considering that khao phat is Chinese. Thais do have two original khao phat dishes, Fried Rice with Spicy Beef, which tends to be very spicy indeed not to mention really delicious when done well, and American Fried Rice. (Do not doubt me on this.) .

jacko I agree. The whole point of Thai cooking is the BLENDING of the four flavours - salty, sweet, sour AND spicy. Watch them prepare som tam, and all four are in there -- fish sauce, sugar (or similar), manow and chili. Knocking you over with any one of the tastes is considered poor cooking. You can make the spicy be the most dominant of the four without totally taking over the dish - that's what good cooks do. .

The dish Pad Kapow means Fried Basil. Add a gai (chicken) or nuea (beef) on the end. Even in Bangkok, this is a VERY spicy dish, served over rice with a fried egg. You'd have to be in a really wimpy-touristy place to get a non-hot version of this, it's quite dependably hot. Then there are soup dishes where you add your own spices - from the "Chinese noodles" of kway teow to the curry-soup dish Khao Soy. These come with hot stuff on the table you can stuff your bowl with if you're up for it. In Pattaya you have to be a bit careful of the holes in the wall, because they might cook for "the farang taste". "Phet dai, krap" will get across the very simple message to the cook that you can take it hot. .

Macs and 'nix won't stop "them" from gathering your surfing stats. Which is the point that the OP is all about. .

That was the long windup, now here's the pitch. As I say, never EVER ignore the possibility that Nok Air is trying NOT to be a wonderful airline. No change, no gain THAI decided to co-invest with Tiger Airways because Nok Air refused to develop into a super low-cost airline, the THAI board chairman says. .

Do you think the Internet is free? .

Beat me to it. I don't think I'd totally quit a restaurant that has great food, just because they added a bowl of rice. But on the other hand I sure want to only pay for what I ate and I don't want drama when I find that extra bowl of rice on their made-up bill. It can be a tough call sometimes, but the "no ploblem" (or not) is sure part of whether I'm coming back. .