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[SubCmdr]

Are you really going to make the intellectually dishonest argument that if a man is sending money to the mother of his child (without court order) that it is not child support?

Stealing is Stealing. You are not going to get any argument with me over that.

My point is that some (and you can include yourself in this statement if you want but it is not directed at you) from the Western world hold others to standards that are not met in their own country. In my country of origin there is not requirement that court ordered child support is spend on a child. Are you going to make the argument that because individual amounts are not dictated by the court that the court does not intend for the fund to be used in their entirety for the benefit of the child?

A Mother is held to the same standards as trustee. If your are the court ordered guardian of a child you have a fiduciary responsibility to use the funds designated for that child in that manner or face legal repercussions. Child support (court ordered or not) is not held to the same standards.

It is the principle of the matter and you are playing your usual semantic games that you play in your replies to my posts. Different is I'll point them out when you reply to me directly.

Checkmate

But we are not talking about child care payments. My friend supports his child without any court order and even lets the child's mother live in his condo. He had these particular funds marked for a specific thing.

It is like you signing your kid up for baseball and you sending the money to the mom to buy his top of the line new equipment. She takes some of that money for herself and buys him equipment from the thrift store. Stealing is stealing. Even worse when you steal from your own kid.

[Nyezhov]

Ice Woes. There really isn't any.

Many places have Ice Delivery by an outside vendor. Can there be contamination. Sure.

But I'm sure that places that buy ice aren't having customers die en masse because of dirty ice.

Even the dirty street Vendor has Clean ice.

What you should be worried about is high rate of STDs in Pattaya. Hahaha. Buzzin even did a Video the other day.

Exactly. Thai people get the shits too. Dirty ice for you is dirty ice for them.

[Raj Patela]

Ice Woes. There really isn't any.

Many places have Ice Delivery by an outside vendor. Can there be contamination. Sure.

But I'm sure that places that buy ice aren't having customers die en masse because of dirty ice.

Even the dirty street Vendor has Clean ice.

What you should be worried about is high rate of STDs in Pattaya. Hahaha. Buzzin even did a Video the other day.

[Mr Enternational]

I always find it interesting that individuals expect others to live at standards that are not even held up in their own country of origin. My understanding is that child care payments mandated by court order in the (Dis) United States of America are paid by one parent to the other parent but the use of those funds are not monitored in anyway by the courts. The individual can do whatever they want with the payments at their sole discretion.

Those that come from privilege often do not understand the cultures of those that do not. Especially when visiting.

But we are not talking about child care payments. My friend supports his child without any court order and even lets the child's mother live in his condo. He had these particular funds marked for a specific thing.

It is like you signing your kid up for baseball and you sending the money to the mom to buy his top of the line new equipment. She takes some of that money for herself and buys him equipment from the thrift store. Stealing is stealing. Even worse when you steal from your own kid.

[TooDirty]

Broth should be fine if it was properly boiled. What people get sick from is ice in your drinks.

I think his comment about the broth was more about the amount of spice in the broth especially after you get done doctoring it up. I know I have a, uh problem, with too much chipotle seasoning so it stands to reason. I have considered that ice might not be something you want in your drink. I'm almost afraid to drink anything in Colombia, but ice isn't the worst concern. LOL.

[SubCmdr]

I always find it interesting that individuals expect others to live at standards that are not even held up in their own country of origin. My understanding is that child care payments mandated by court order in the (Dis) United States of America are paid by one parent to the other parent but the use of those funds are not monitored in anyway by the courts. The individual can do whatever they want with the payments at their sole discretion.

Those that come from privilege often do not understand the cultures of those that do not. Especially when visiting.

With respect, not that unusual and certainly not specific to Thailand. Taking something off the top for oneself happens everywhere and in many scenarios. Sometimes its pure greed, sometimes its expediency, but yes agreed raiding the kid's piggy bank is not on and if he was being told it was all going to the school then no doubt she's guilty as charged. You mention "it did not sound like what he had sent" so possibility a lost in translation episode? Also I presume quite apart from the savings account at the school he was also supporting her and the kid in some other way. Possible the two got mixed up? If there was no confusion about the actual amount in question what surprised me about the tale was the girl giving a number that was less than what he had sent. If she was being dishonest you would imagine she would have given the same amount he had sent as he was unlikely to be in touch with the school.

To finish may I suggest another rather more cynical explanation. There was no savings account to begin with.

[Franciscass]

Wingman told me a crazy ass story today. He has a kid in Pattaya. So the school set up a savings account for the kids. He sends money when he is not in Thailand so his kid's mom can send it to school for the account. The teacher called and asked his kid's mom if she could borrow some of the money and the mom said no. 3 weeks later when the new semester began, the school called a meeting with the parents and asked if the teacher called anyone asking to borrow money. They advised them that the teacher had been stealing the kids' money. So all the parents had to give a number of how much money they had sent. His kid's mom told him a number that it did not sound like he had sent in total. So his kid's mom had been skimming off the money that was supposed to go to the kid's savings. Did not matter anyway because the teacher stole whatever was left to actually go to the savings. This kind shit does not shock me at all anymore. I already know what we are dealing with. Thailand is truly fucking amazing.

With respect, not that unusual and certainly not specific to Thailand. Taking something off the top for oneself happens everywhere and in many scenarios. Sometimes its pure greed, sometimes its expediency, but yes agreed raiding the kid's piggy bank is not on and if he was being told it was all going to the school then no doubt she's guilty as charged. You mention "it did not sound like what he had sent" so possibility a lost in translation episode? Also I presume quite apart from the savings account at the school he was also supporting her and the kid in some other way. Possible the two got mixed up? If there was no confusion about the actual amount in question what surprised me about the tale was the girl giving a number that was less than what he had sent. If she was being dishonest you would imagine she would have given the same amount he had sent as he was unlikely to be in touch with the school.

To finish may I suggest another rather more cynical explanation. There was no savings account to begin with.

[Houston Player]

I will be visiting Bangkok in December for 1 week, what is the budget you guys recommend? I was thinking maybe 30 or 40 k baht?

It depends on if you want to have any fun or not. If you just want to sit in a hotel room and then go fuck girls it's enough. If you actually want to go out and enjoy Bangkok it's not enough.

[Banana Boi]

I will be visiting Bangkok in December for 1 week, what is the budget you guys recommend? I was thinking maybe 30 or 40 k baht?

30-40 k only for girls only I assume. Gogo girls for 7 days 35 k ST to 49 k LT. Thermae for 7 days 17,500. Massage joints around Phrom Phong less than or nearly the same as Thermae. FL's even cheaper. So yes 30-40 k for a week for girls only should suffice if you mix things up.

[Explorer8939]

Wingman told me a crazy ass story today. He has a kid in Pattaya. So the school set up a savings account for the kids. He sends money when he is not in Thailand so his kid's mom can send it to school for the account. The teacher called and asked his kid's mom if she could borrow some of the money and the mom said no. 3 weeks later when the new semester began, the school called a meeting with the parents and asked if the teacher called anyone asking to borrow money. They advised them that the teacher had been stealing the kids' money. So all the parents had to give a number of how much money they had sent. His kid's mom told him a number that it did not sound like he had sent in total. So his kid's mom had been skimming off the money that was supposed to go to the kid's savings. Did not matter anyway because the teacher stole whatever was left to actually go to the savings. This kind shit does not shock me at all anymore. I already know what we are dealing with. Thailand is truly fucking amazing.

If you send money to a Thai lady, she is going to use it for whatever she wants, drinking, slots, a Thai man. That is the norm in Thailand.

[Mr Enternational]

Wingman told me a crazy ass story today. He has a kid in Pattaya. So the school set up a savings account for the kids. He sends money when he is not in Thailand so his kid's mom can send it to school for the account. The teacher called and asked his kid's mom if she could borrow some of the money and the mom said no. 3 weeks later when the new semester began, the school called a meeting with the parents and asked if the teacher called anyone asking to borrow money. They advised them that the teacher had been stealing the kids' money. So all the parents had to give a number of how much money they had sent. His kid's mom told him a number that it did not sound like he had sent in total. So his kid's mom had been skimming off the money that was supposed to go to the kid's savings. Did not matter anyway because the teacher stole whatever was left to actually go to the savings. This kind shit does not shock me at all anymore. I already know what we are dealing with. Thailand is truly fucking amazing.

[Explorer8939]

I will be visiting Bangkok in December for 1 week, what is the budget you guys recommend? I was thinking maybe 30 or 40 k baht?

For 3 days, you will be okay.

[Inarius]

I will be visiting Bangkok in December for 1 week, what is the budget you guys recommend? I was thinking maybe 30 or 40 k baht?

[Mr Enternational]

My Thai buddy says the secret to getting around Thailand without sudden toilet emergencies is to never drink the broth from your noodle bowl.

There was a huge ball of hair in mine once. How Sway, how?

[Banana Boi]

I used to like Det5 on Soi 8. Has a nice outdoor seating area with trees strung with lights and swamp cooler misters like they use by the benches in football. When you sit down they give you a nice refrigerated wash cloth. Their Larb Moo & Green Curry were good and plentiful, not really cheap though.

Agree Det 5 across from the Adelphi Suites is a fantastic restaurant and so is Kinnaree beside it. Not positive they're open either since when I last walked by the trees and shrubs were very overgrown. Det 5 used to have everything meticulously maintained.

My Thai buddy says the secret to getting around Thailand without sudden toilet emergencies is to never drink the broth from your noodle bowl. LOL.

Broth should be fine if it was properly boiled. What people get sick from is ice in your drinks.