Thailand riots - Page 3

GoldenRivet · 04-22-10, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

"Huh?"

simple

effective

04-22-10, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

You're just pissed because your thread drew not one drop of sympathy.

do you know why?

no?

ok... let me show you where you effed up here...

This is how your post should have looked

but you had to go and take a condescending tone toward westerners for some reason and add in this little nugget.

So people in Thailand are dying and foreigners, possibly including Americans, are getting injured and you personally don't feel any sympathy? How weird.

Some footage from Youtube about the situation.

GoldenRivet · 04-22-10, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

So people in Thailand are dying and foreigners, possibly including Americans, are getting injured and you personally don't feel any sympathy? How weird.

is that whay i said?

no...

i dont have sympathy for your thread.

meaning - i dont care for the way you chose to derogatorily share the information.

EDIT:

here is some footage on youtube that is much more appropriate to the original post IMHO

04-22-10, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

is that whay i said?

no...

i dont have sympathy for your thread.

meaning - i dont care for the way you chose to derogatorily share the information.

Well, whatever. I'd be pissed too if my country was losing two wars simultaneously.

GoldenRivet · 04-22-10, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

Well, whatever. I'd be pissed too if my country was losing two wars simultaneously.

since we are going the childish route.

Im rubber

you're glue

whatever you say

bounces off me

and sticks to you!

04-22-10, 02:28 PM

There's very little childish about losing wars dude.

And here come the travel alerts.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8638552.stm

GoldenRivet · 04-22-10, 02:30 PM

huh?

tater · 04-22-10, 02:30 PM

A buddy of mine lives in Bangkok. His wife, is a naturalized American from Thailand (they met when he first went there, then she did her graduate work here in the States (he was at the same school, but did his PhD work in Thailand, lol)). I emailed him last time this cropped up (I was concerned), and he was amazingly matter of fact about it.

Not saying there is nothing to be concerned about, as I certainly am, but people there don't seem as bothered as I would expect, LOL.

GoldenRivet · 04-22-10, 02:35 PM

One of my associates travels to the region quarterly for about a month at a time.

he never mentions anything about it

04-22-10, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by tater

A buddy of mine lives in Bangkok. His wife, is a naturalized American from Thailand (they met when he first went there, then she did her graduate work here in the States (he was at the same school, but did his PhD work in Thailand, lol)). I emailed him last time this cropped up (I was concerned), and he was amazingly matter of fact about it.

Not saying there is nothing to be concerned about, as I certainly am, but people there don't seem as bothered as I would expect, LOL.

Yea I don't mean to paint the situation as a huge disaster or anything, just that there seems to be some political changes there in Thailand that are kind of waiting to happen. Not sure what changes exactly but there seems to be a division between the city folks and the rural folks, to simplify things somewhat. In the past there has been the tsunami and it's effect on westerners, including Finns so this situation is followed quite closely in Finnish media.

Onkel Neal · 04-22-10, 02:45 PM

Stop reporting everyone who replies to this thread, Herring.

GoldenRivet · 04-22-10, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

Yea I don't mean to paint the situation as a huge disaster or anything, just that there seems to be some political changes there in Thailand that are kind of waiting to happen. Not sure what changes exactly but there seems to be a division between the city folks and the rural folks, to simplify things somewhat. In the past there has been the tsunami and it's effect on westerners, including Finns so this situation is followed quite closely in Finnish media.

Now you're talking.

Your thread would have been taken much more seriously if this had been the tone you used in the OP.

Its unfortunate that such violent exchanges occur, however, radical changes in leadership almost never occur peacefully.

as unfortunate as it really is - its a simple fact of life that people dont get along all that well, and human kind has done extraordinarily well to make it this far without killing itself into extinction

tater · 04-22-10, 02:56 PM

Herring,

I pay special attention to Thailand only partly because of my friends there. I have been there twice (I was briefly an illegal alien there when I let my 3 month visa lapse for a few weeks

) and I love the country. Pretty place, nice people.

What had concerned me most—and still does—are the Muslims in the South. The have been murdering innocent people for quite a while now (as Muslims are wont to do), and it gets little reporting. I remember reading recently of some teachers (Buddhists, of course) getting killed. When I was backpacking there in the 80s, a couple—both teachers—offered us a ride and let us stay in their house near the beach, and all I could do was think of them when I read that story.

SteamWake · 04-22-10, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Stop reporting everyone who replies to this thread, Herring.

LOL

Hey you dont hear much about this kind of thing either and it goes on every freakin day down there...

Quote:

Dozens of gunmen have kidnapped at least six people after storming a Holiday Inn hotel in Monterrey, Mexico's third-largest city.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/04...apping-people/

Talk about your travel warnings.

04-22-10, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Stop reporting everyone who replies to this thread, Herring.

Ok Neal, sorry about that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Now you're talking.

Your thread would have been taken much more seriously if this had been the tone you used in the OP.

Its unfortunate that such violent exchanges occur, however, radical changes in leadership almost never occur peacefully.

as unfortunate as it really is - its a simple fact of life that people dont get along all that well, and human kind has done extraordinarily well to make it this far without killing itself into extinction

Oh I don't think there is anything wrong with my OP. Imagine if these were Muslims rioting, what would the reaction be then? There would be people demanding the bombing of Bangkok etc. And that's just here in Subsim.

Thailand is a very important part of western rule in Asia, a kind of cheap brothel. It's a model for other Asian countries in what they should be like if they want to stay on good terms with the west. I guess the poor in Thailand are fed up being the brothel of the west.

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04-22-10, 02:35 PM	#39
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04-22-10, 02:28 PM	#36
OneToughHerring Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	There's very little childish about losing wars dude. And here come the travel alerts. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8638552.stm

04-22-10, 02:30 PM	#38
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	A buddy of mine lives in Bangkok. His wife, is a naturalized American from Thailand (they met when he first went there, then she did her graduate work here in the States (he was at the same school, but did his PhD work in Thailand, lol)). I emailed him last time this cropped up (I was concerned), and he was amazingly matter of fact about it. Not saying there is nothing to be concerned about, as I certainly am, but people there don't seem as bothered as I would expect, LOL.

04-22-10, 02:56 PM	#43
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Herring, I pay special attention to Thailand only partly because of my friends there. I have been there twice (I was briefly an illegal alien there when I let my 3 month visa lapse for a few weeks ) and I love the country. Pretty place, nice people. What had concerned me most—and still does—are the Muslims in the South. The have been murdering innocent people for quite a while now (as Muslims are wont to do), and it gets little reporting. I remember reading recently of some teachers (Buddhists, of course) getting killed. When I was backpacking there in the 80s, a couple—both teachers—offered us a ride and let us stay in their house near the beach, and all I could do was think of them when I read that story.