jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 8 days agoStabbing a monk: Is there a more sure-fire way to insure bad karma?One of the things that I really enjoy about living in Thailand is that for the most part, there isn't very much…jack.russelle (76)in #immigration • 14 days agoThailand introduces 10-year work visa! Don't get excited, you will not be eligibleEvery now and then Immigration releases some information about ever-evolving visa regulations and at first glance all…jack.russelle (76)in #food • 17 days agoFavorite foods: Buffalo wings with ranch dressingPeople often ask me what it is that I miss about living in the USA and most of the time I quite struggle to come up…jack.russelle (76)in #podcasts • 21 days agoIf you pay to piggyback on someone else's podcast, I will go out of my way to make sure I never listen to youI get it ok, it's really tough to make it in the online world. These days it seems like everyone and their grandma…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 29 days agoLet's talk about "Thai Time"If you live here for a certain amount of time someone at some point is going to start talking about "Thai Time" and…jack.russelle (76)in #retirement • last monthRetiring in Thailand getting to be more difficult for many nationalitiesA lot of the population here in Thailand that are expats are retirees. They normally had normal jobs in their lives…jack.russelle (76)in #humor • last monthJimmy Fallon skit leads to hilarious Yelp reviews for a business in SacramentoWell they are hilarious if you have a silly sense of humor like I do. Someone forwarded me a clip that I probably…jack.russelle (76)in #thai • last monthThai language looks like "cake decoration." hahaLearning to read a bit of Thai has become something I am quite proud of. There are a lot of people that can speak…jack.russelle (76)in #pattaya • 2 months agoForeigner attacks bar staff in Pattaya and I have mixed feelings about thisSo while it isn't huge news and certainly not international news, the media does do some coverage of how recently a…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoThe land of fakes: Thai police bust fake shampoo operationThailand is frequently referred to as the "Land of Smiles" because the people are very smiley all over the country.…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoA rather large portion of Thailand's south east wants to secede from Thai ruleNot many people that I know have ever even been down to the area in question but the few who do were afraid to go any…jack.russelle (76)in #stpatrick • 2 months agoSt. Patrick's Day: Other than drinking, what is it really all about?There are a lot of Irish Pubs all over Thailand including at least a half dozen of them in Chiang Mai and their…jack.russelle (76)in #money • 3 months agoIs Thailand embracing cryptocurrency? Latest move suggests they are at least for nowThailand is a tough little country to figure out sometimes but just like any other country they are eager to attempt…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoWeed shops moving to have medical marijuana clinic approval nearby in ThailandI know of few people in this city that I have met over the years and a couple of them jumped on the bandwagon of…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoThailand moving to re-ban recreational marijuana useI was really proud of Thailand for being so progressive when around a year ago they decided that there was no reason…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoThings that suck about Thailand: The garbage, man. The garbageFor the most part all of my stories about living in Thailand for more than 5 years have been stories about how elated…jack.russelle (76)in #google • 3 months agoIs it time to start stepping away from Google products?It's been all over the news about how Google Gemini AI has been intentionally programmed to remove white people from…jack.russelle (76)in #life • 3 months agoThailand ranks 63 out of 167 countries for "democracy index."I've lived here for years now and don't really pay attention to things like this but this information recently popped…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 4 months agoI don't understand people not wearing helmets on scooters in ThailandThis topic comes up frequently at a place that I hang out at a couple of times a week. Since most of the people that…jack.russelle (76)in #marijuana • 4 months agoThailand deports man for violent behavior and they are trying to blame marijuanaFor me personally, I rarely use ganja even though it is 100% legal here in Thailand. The buzz just isn't my style…
