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  1. geomark avatar

    RE: British Man Arrested with 6 Human Fetuses on Khao San Road

    by geomark 22 May 2012

    I thought this weirdo black magic stuff was popular mainly among Khmer and Isaan people. The story says this guy was Tawainese and trying…

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    RE: People who choose to be here yet complain about it....

    by ribblerat 20 May 2012

    Spade !! I've just a a little read of it my self !! god what a fucktard if i've ever seen one ! he seems really insecure if he feels that…

  3. Surinman avatar

    Re: Tasawan Silk Village in Surin

    by Surinman 19 May 2012

    I posted this article I wrote on the Tasawan Silk Village in Surin to show those visiting Surin that there are many things to see and…

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    Tasawan Silk Village in Surin

    by Surinman 19 May 2012

    Thasawang Silk Village lies 10 kilometers out of the city of Surin. It was originally a small sleepy village where the women made silk…

  5. alex_who avatar

    Re: Poor people in Isaan

    by alex_who 13 May 2012

    YMMV.

  6. geomark avatar

    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by geomark 13 May 2012

    Present use, that's the key. Seems like "spot on" is preferred among Brits while "hitting the nail on the head" is common among Americans.…

  7. alex_who avatar

    Re: Poor people in Isaan

    by alex_who 13 May 2012

    ''TBL, you hit the nail on the head on many points (that means he is "spot on" for our British friends).'' http://www.phrases.org.uk/me…

  8. geomark avatar

    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by geomark 12 May 2012

    Yep. In fact, a neighbor had the same thing happen a few months ago and his garderner supposedly can read. I should have learned from…

  9. tools4fools avatar

    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by tools4fools 12 May 2012

    I think that's what I would do. Lock away anything with chemicals. Never mind if the gardener can read or not, btw. +++++

  10. geomark avatar

    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by geomark 12 May 2012

    It's kept in the garden shed with all the other stuff he has been told not to touch. So I guess if I don't fire him I have to lock up…

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    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by tools4fools 12 May 2012

    How did he get the hands on that defoliant?

  12. geomark avatar

    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by geomark 08 May 2012

    TBL, you hit the nail on the head on many points (that means he is "spot on" for our British friends).

  13. thaibeachlovers avatar

    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by thaibeachlovers 08 May 2012

    #50 *10 years later there has been a massive movement of land from cash poor land rich farmers into the hands of cash rich, essentially…

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    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by thaibeachlovers 08 May 2012

    #37 *Post 36 Think you would have to define poor* Poor as in an old MIL actually HAS to go to work, rather than as a means of something…

  15. LearnThaiCM avatar

    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by LearnThaiCM 07 May 2012

    'Conspiracy theory' is a conditioned rhetoric to discredit shenanigans on a large scale. A government is not the highest ruling level…

  16. geomark avatar

    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by geomark 07 May 2012

    A farmer friend of mine once told me you shouldn't try to teach a pig to sing because it is a waste of time and annoys the pig.

  17. Persona_Non_Grata avatar

    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by Persona_Non_Grata 07 May 2012

    LearnThaiCM. I'm not into the grand banker's conspiracy theory. Yes I agree, Thai society is being financialised - The banks and finan…

  18. Brax avatar

    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by Brax 07 May 2012

    Hi, Yes LTCM, control the money supply monetarism = capitalism. Cannot really blame the poor guys who work so hard, no real knowledge…

  19. LearnThaiCM avatar

    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by LearnThaiCM 07 May 2012

    PNG With respect you need to look at the history of banking, manufactured depressions and the elite ruling families of the World. I have…

  20. geomark avatar

    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by geomark 07 May 2012

    But this issue with borrowing from the local mafia money lenders and then losing everything when you can't pay back is age old. What's…

  21. Persona_Non_Grata avatar

    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by Persona_Non_Grata 07 May 2012

    Money lenders (almost always BKK Chinese) offer loans in the villages - want to borrow Bht10,000 smiles all round, but we think you need…

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  23. geomark avatar

    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by geomark 07 May 2012

    PNG, what's the mechanism that has caused the shift of ownership of farmland?

  24. Persona_Non_Grata avatar

    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by Persona_Non_Grata 07 May 2012

    Brax, and others, The issue about price fixing and government policy here in Thailand is comparable with that in the US, UK or EU were…

  25. geomark avatar

    RE: Poor people in Isaan

    by geomark 07 May 2012

    The real question is, who cares?

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