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Agreed Rom. The whole situation in the US has got out of hand. I notice no one to my knowledge has mentioned the NRA. A very powerful lobby group. It must be, with the US having something like 350 million guns for a population including kids, of about 330 million. I still remember a friend of mine who arrived in the US some years ago, and was picked up by a business collegue at the airport and on the way home stopped at a gunshop and came out with one of those Oozie type things and casually placed it on the floor of the car. When asked what it was for he said,"oh just going to try it out on some feral animals up in the hills".

Who is the poor sod laying on his back?. Imagine having to put up with that treatment. Is that cum or spit dripping from her mouth?.

So the 2nd Amendment could be repealed?. Here is a good idea. Maybe make it align with something that resembles the way that sensible countries do?.

Thanks for the explanation Takra. I for one cannot understand why an amendment cannot be amended again. Such as the second. It was written, (I take it), when people all acted like Davy Crockett. The argument put up these days by some, is that citizens can bear arms to stop the government from committing an armed takeover of the populace. If it wanted to, there is no way that the populace could stop it, no matter how many Armalites they had. In the meantime there are many people being killed by nutters and their guns. That sure is freedom.

His appearance brings up a question. Where can you buy those hats with the brim on the back?. All I can seem to find are ones with it on the front.

If it is the most brilliant document ever written, why are there so many amendments? I take it that in the US the word amendment means an alteration?. Maybe it means something else? So who changed what?. It is a serious question. I have never delved into it. Just seemed to be very confusing.

Wow, that is some bum, and I am not a bum man usually.

I really struggle to understand what "freedoms", the US has that other western Democracies dont have. By the way, not that I mentioned Finland specifically,Finland has just joined Nato so that should boost the arms dealers profits. Also as far as countries helping out in WW2. I dont think Spain or Switzerland actually did a great deal to help, apart from Switzerland acting as a banking service. The US has the freedom to bankrupt it's citizens who contract diseases where most other western nations look after it's citizens in public hospitals. The US seems to be in a constant round of elections. Not satisfied with one every 4 years, they have midterm ones as well. Also, the election campaigns seem to go on for ever, whereas in other democracies they start roughly 6 week before polling date. No wonder US citizens are loathe to vote. What is it. About 54 % actually vote?. Might have something to do with having elections on a Tuesday! Goes back to the horse and cart days when farmer went to town. I am not here to bash the US but when comments are made about it being a freedom loving nation, I might point out that the US has been at war for all but about 17 years of it's existence. That's a good example to set.

No, not there until middle of May.

Not at all. You are assuming the US system of democracy is the way, the truth and the light. It is not. There many forms of democracy. Surprisingly, not all formed by the amount of money given by supporters. I giggle when I hear the dreaded word Socialism mentioned in the conversation in the US. Notice i did not say America. That is North and South America, made up be a lot of countries. Socialism as used in the US terminology seems to be another form of Communism. I think it is far from it. Maybe we in the west could all learn a thing or two from say the Scandinavian countries etc., where the countries wealth is spread around, at least far more equatably than in other countries.

I dont think he sets out to do a complete travelogue when he does these videos. He has his own take on things which obviously does not align with the way you think it should be done. A bit tought to expect someone to do an in depth documentary of Vietnam on one trip experience.

Just look up youtube and Bald and Bankrupt with the title I quoted in my post

You know what, I think we argued over that as we very rarely argued about anything. I still miss him so much. Will be catching up with Dao in early May.

I dont think Djungjai existed until about 2018

Just on the matter of Soi Pothole. My good friend, now departed Stoolpusher, and I used to argue over which end of Soi Pothole was the top end. I said the 2nd road end as that was the more central end, Brett would say the 3rd Road end. He may have been right. I was not there when heavy rain fell and it flooded. A stupid discussion, but that's what friends do.

Just watched a Bald and Bankrupt video on Vietnam. He travelled with two others from Hanoi to Saigon with a side trip to Laos, on motorbikes and a train. He did acknowledge the influence of the guys from Top Gear who did the trip on motorbikes. As usual he did a great job. He seems to have a way of conversing with people even though they may not speak English. A very good communicator. Worth watching. I did want to see a bit more of Saigon but there you go. He did not hold back on the brutality of the western nations who had tried to control Vietnam over the years. France, the US etc. The video was called Vietnam: The Nation that would not submit VN

She is a sweet one!

Djungjai Bar has been in Soi Pothole for some time. Towards the 3rd Road end someway down on the left. Past Chaiyapoon Inn. I have not been in there but was chatted up by a good looking lb.

The only time I have seen rowdy/ unsocial behaviour in Pattaya it has involved our UK friends. You know, the 19 to 29 age group getting pissed because that is what a "man" does. It was I think in the Robin Hood bar on Beach rd. There seems to be this attitude that the louder you talk and act, the more of a "man" you are. My gf and I left the bar.

He meant Pdogg

Talking of that, have you seen a more despicable man than Kenneth Copeland?. I saw a female interviewer doing a job on him. She did not back down. How people can fall for charletons like him I do not know.

Yep, and I am taking up the challenge by calling into HCMC on the way home. Won't have enough time to do a thorough exploration, but enough to get the feel of the place. As far as girls in Isaan etc. not taking up work being a "working girl". I doubt whether job possibilities have opened up where they live, so god knows what they are doing for work?. I am sure that covid,(and I hate using the term), has had a huge effect on BM's travel plans. Only now are they starting to venture back to Thailand, and that is in spite of airfares increasing. If you guys that live in Europe take a second to check out your airfares compared to what we pay down under remembering that out trips are about 60% the distance of yours. Still can't work out why ours are so much more in comparison.

Whenever I open up LBR I see the photo of the girls from TJ Bar on the beach. It takes me back and to think of how it used to be. Nothing really like it around now. Take that photo. Out of the 12 girls, there would be only 3 that I would pass on. How many bars could you say that about. For those interested it is the 3 on the right. Seems to me that most bars you go to now, especially in Pattaya there would only be 3 that interest me. Whether covid filtered them out, found other jobs etc., I dont know. Just a shame really. Maybe it is just the old thing of thinking everything was better in the past?.

Not sure what you mean, but no, it was not my cup of tea. One of those weirdo movies.

She is not one of our team?.