jack.russelle (76)in #government • 20 hours agoRather massive residency fraud discovered in Bangkok apartment buildingThere is always some sort of scam going on as far as registration with the government is concerned and the times that…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 days agoAnother hardship for TEFL / TESL teachers in SouthEast AsiaI recall when I first moved over here to Thailand and how almost everyone I knew was some sort of English teacher and…jack.russelle (76)in #learning • 10 days agoI've done Duolingo for over a year and am not much betterI originally picked up Duolingo because someone gifted me the paid version of it. I thought I would be able to study…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 15 days agoA good example of how Thailand will not issue citizenship to anyoneA lot of the world talks about refugee this and asylum that and I mostly don't pay it any mind because I don't want to…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 18 days agoGovernment talks about banning petrol tuk tuks from BangkokIf you've been to Thailand at all in your lifetime you almost certainly have some memories of the iconic method of…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 20 days agoThe BS you get from landlords about the utilities in ThailandIf you live in Thailand for a little while you are going to notice that you can't really rely on utilities. Power…jack.russelle (76)in #news • 23 days agoRude students apologize. Thai girl gets her fameMy last two blog entries have been about a very stupid incident that took place on the BTS (the skytrain) in Bangkok…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 25 days agoWoman who went viral for filming noisy foreign teens goes publicI get annoyed about how it seems that almost anyone is trying to use any situation they can possibly gather to benefit…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 26 days agoNoisy tour group creates more anti-foreigner controversy onlineIt's getting a bit old honestly, and I hope that the Thai people that end up seeing these locally viral videos take it…jack.russelle (76)in #market • last monthYou can let your guard down as a tourist in most places in ThailandI regularly see people that get rather frustrated with the hassle factor of Thailand tourism on a regular basis when I…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • last month2026 saw major changes to Thailand visa rulesWhen I first moved here there was a whole mess of people that were just one whatever visa and stayed here for a very…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • last monthGetting physical over a $13 fee is really stupidIt doesn't matter if this takes place in Thailand or not but given the anti-foreigner sentiment that is kind of taking…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoMedia targeting foreigners in drink-driving incidents in ThailandThailand's roads are very dangerous. While I don't know how this data is collected I believe that the fact that…jack.russelle (76)in #ghosts • 2 months agoMany Thai people legitimately believe in ghostsI think that for most of the western world that ghosts are just something that we see in movies and then never really…jack.russelle (76)in #tourism • 2 months agoPopular Thai beach areas becoming a real hassle after drop in tourism numbersOne of my best buds live in the popular island beach area of Phuket. Even if you haven't been to Thailand there is a…jack.russelle (76)in #news • 2 months agoTaxi driver assaulted by tourists: And the story that the news is not going to tell youAnother sort of "Bad tourists!" story has emerged out of Pattaya and while I always think that fighting is stupid, I…jack.russelle (76)in #police • 2 months agoLots of ladyboys in the Thailand news these daysI don't know what is going on because a week ago the English-language news about Thailand was all about foreigners…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoLoud Thai ceremonies and parties get shut down by police and organizers blame foreignersThis is about something that has recently hit the social media complaints about foreigners living in Thailand and on…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoEx Prime Minister Thaksin receives pardon on Royal Family birthdayIt is customary for the Royals of Thailand to issue Royal pardons on the birthdays of certain members. I do not know…jack.russelle (76)in #police • 3 months agoAnti-corruption official caught lyingCorruption runs very deep in Thailand. You don't have to be here for very long to realize that. Corruption exists…
