Excellent quote at the end:

Does this matter? Yes, because we live in a time when kids think Marxism is cool again. When self-confessed Marxist Jeremy Corbyn is seen as an amusing old uncle.

More to the point, Why would anyone have a FB account? great for reading / participating in groups ur interested in ( an people you dont know) and staying easily in touch with friends around the world Precisely. Being able to keep in touch with friends and extended family in the U.S. makes it usefu...

Alex wrote: ↑Mon Feb 13, 2023 12:24 pm You just need to look at how many fatties you see in Bangkok nowadays, compared with 15 years ago. It's mind-boggling and saddening. Unfortunately for them, fat people aren't merely an eyesore, they're also sabotaging their health.

Seeing the same in Saigon, too....

Still trying to understand the hypocrisy the OP is claiming. The military didn’t want to shoot down the balloon while it was over the mainland and the individual tweeted about it. They shot down the balloon when it got off the mainland then tweeted about it. ????? I’ll write slowly so you can keep ...

I must say I admire your adventurism, but Cuba is not a place in my "top 50 places I want to visit" list....Thanks for your reports.

Washington Post obit:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituari ... -pot-dies/

A commercial KC? How much were you claiming to warrant instructing one of those big guns? Furthermore, what insurance company(s) are we talking about? You mentioned local ones, are there any Cambodia insurance companies ? I don't mean brokers, there are plenty of them. Forte is a proper insurance c...

I bought into their popularity earlier this year and purchased one with the hope that it would lead to cooking at home more frequently. That hasn't quite been the case. It works well enough for frozen fries and other frozen foods, but I've yet to get good results for a pork chop (or at least any res...

As far as I know tourist visas for VN are currently evisa only. Why the hell they don't allow VOA with the right paperwork or via Embassy/consulate I have no idea. Idiots. There's been a major investigation underway at the immigration department and Ministry of Foreign Affairs , with many arrests o...

They're losing a lot of business that's up for grabs. I would have spent a lot more time in Vietnam this year if the 3-month multi-entry tourist visa had been available again, and I bet many other potential visitors as well. Americans can pretty much stay without restrictions afaik Unfortunately, t...