John

A bit quiet here. Related to cultural events in Thailand two main themes come to mind. One people are already frequently exploring: religion, in the form of temple visits. It's great taking in the sights at main temples, like Wat Pho, Wat Arun, ... Read More

@Aroundwego The decline on the most obvious levels is most troubling, crime, drug use, shootings, homelessness, and such, but there are also other subtle aspects that are harder to place. There's an odd attitude about people not expending effort on ... Read More

One big problem with reducing the daily exchanges and perspectives of an entire large country down to a few clear trends is that people can tend to find what they expect or want to identify. All the shootings are definitely pulling expectations and ... Read More

There's a troubling emerging pattern in the US that's hard to really get a grasp of, because it's not exactly the same as the "sky is falling" disaster related media coverage scope, but something is going wrong at an underlying level. The ... Read More

Thanks for the input! Unfortunately one part you cite is especially problematic related to what I'm seeking, since I've worked only in a data center company in Thailand, where I've lived for 15 years. I think Thailand's IT industry is a bit behind ... Read More

I haven't, but I can shed some light on how such concerns tend to go in relation to having problems with another type of product, tea. There is a list of how controlled different types of goods are, with tax rates varying by product type. The more ... Read More

I just watched the Wednesday tv series with my kids on Netflix, which was pretty good, especially if you are a teenager, which of course I'm not. We've only ever subscribed to Disney +, not because it seems better, but because a local service ... Read More

Two different stories are being told about how it now goes visiting Thailand. One is that it's fine to come here, maybe especially for starting out in Phuket, with a relaxed quarantine process that I think only involves testing and a one night ... Read More

Tea! I take tea interest a bit unreasonably far; beyond drinking a lot of it, and owning a lot, I write a blog about tea, co-founded one of the main Facebook tea groups, and write in a Quora Space about tea that I started. It's hard to narrow ... Read More

It's funny how this post in July 2020 was about what is likely to change after covid is finished, and now in July 2021 the actual question is if the pandemic can be mostly resolved here in 2021 or not. My guess is that by the end of the year ... Read More

No one really knows the full truth of all causes and effects but these answers barely start in on current best guesses. New strains spread faster; that's a main factor. It's true that hotspots are prisons, market areas, manufacturing and ... Read More

It's connected to the general subject of mental illness, but not so much this case or story brought up, but as chance has it I recently talked to two different people who experience relatively rare and extreme forms of mental illness. One ... Read More

It doesn't really say why he was homeless, or had dropped out of society, only mentioning dislexia as a specific condition. Someone could become homeless related to experiencing trauma, or just ordinary negative life circumstances. Read More

This post links to some groups that might be able to provide support: https://hslda.org/post/thailand# I wouldn't even consider home schooling my own children related to the social contact being critical. Of course that's just a ... Read More