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Thai Spice
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They did a test in a school here in Bali early this month.
Look at the results, 77% positive.....needless to say, they didn't tried again in another school.
Another example ? Bali governor wanted to show the example and had everybody tested at the governors residence.... 20 persons positive.
So yes, if you dont test you dont have cases. And thats why countries like Thailand, Indo, VN, etc dont test .....
So the number look good. Miraculous even !
Now again, testing positive doesn't mean anything. The death rate amongst positives is something like 0,02 or 0,03 %
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3 hours ago, Esco said:
Err...
The majority of those international arrivals happen to be Thais and there are positive cases of both farangs and Thais reported daily.
Ok, how many Thais are tested daily, nationwide ?
Compare that number now with say UK, France or Germany ?
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10 minutes ago, Stillearly said:
More high profile people having the jab ..
At least they're leading by example 👍👍👍 Well done.
Our President pushed it a bit, he caught the bloody thing 😱😱😱
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6 hours ago, lazarus said:
Exactly.
Make one wonder what is truly going on?
What is going on is that they only test international arrivals, or clandestines having crossed the border, so of course the majority of the "catch" are non-thai.
Let them test a few UNI classes, the cops, or a few regiments in the army....you'll see the results !
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56 minutes ago, Krapow said:
can remember when the Secrets boys first came to this forum complaining that Secrets had turned into a US Political forum, oh how i laughed, wouldn't happen here i chortled .
Spot on.
This is exactly the risk I mentionned to a mod many months ago.
Let more than 4 Americans on a forum and they will turn it into a nonsense political shitfest. They just can't help it, it's in their DNA.
One the very few exceptions being @code_slayer_bkk.
Going through the hassle of finding a personnal adress....some sick fucks around these Thailand forums !
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Interesting article about the PCR test accuracy.
https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202012160027
2 possibilities come to mind :
- Different settings on the PCR test, different labs, countries
- And of course the "bought" ones
But this article mentions many things can affect the result...
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1 hour ago, lazarus said:
The only reason I would even think about extended schooling in Thailand (for longer than a visit) is my daughter needs to have time with other kids to play, run around, etc. The US Covid response situation is having a very negative effect on children who are isolated from their peers.
My daughter normally attends a neighborhood public school here nine months a year (3rd grade now). Unfortunately, she's not able to now other than "remotely" since early March when the city "shut down." There is no chance her school will have in-person classes anytime before late summer 2021.
Up until this year my daughter attended the village school for 5/6 weeks in the summer when we visited. He aunt teaches there and one of her uncles is the local area manager. It's a decent school system. An extended period in TH would help her catch up on her rusty Thai language skills. There's a fair chance she will live in Thailand as an adult, and I feel strongly she should speak, read, and write at a professional level.
A visit to Thailand will allow my daughter to spend time with her great grandmother, grandparents, aunties, cousins, friends, etc. We have a house in the village (my daughter lived there until she was 4yo and went to the local pre-school). Normally, it's very easy to manage our lives in the US & visit TH (except now due to the current problem of getting there). I'm looking forward to spending my twilight days there (if I make it that far). To each their own in this regard.
What I know/hear from Isaan is there's no Covid in the region. Life is "normal."
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Saw this article today on the CNN website:
Isaan road trip: Searching for normalcy in Thailand's northeast
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/isaan-thailand-northeast-road-trip/index.html
Well noted Lazarus.
My kids did their first years in France, till respectively 13, 9, 8 y old . This gave them some good bases in European culture and allowed to be fluent in French.
After we moved to Thailand (2008) they all 3 attended Assumption college in BKK, a catholic school of a proper level.
They are now 25, 21, 20 and all 3 fluent in French, English, Thai spoken and written. One is now in UNI, 2 other have started their independent life. One in France (Army), the one in UNI plans to go overseas at the end of his studies, the youngest one is looking for an international career as well. Probably got the travel bug from me.
None of them 3 attaches much importance to their grandparents in LOS, let alone the extended family.....
Same as they don't attach a big importance concerning where I live / retire. Which is the way it should be IMO. When I left home at 18, family was not my first concern. I had decided to go my way, and that's what I did.
Anyway, all the best.
And concerning home schooling, I don't think I would have "survived" it schooling 3 at home !
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7 hours ago, Nightcrawler said:
I get the impression that you are against any measures to combat the Covid Virus whether it be protection measures or vaccines.
Once again you are completely wrong, and have no clue about me.
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3 hours ago, lazarus said:
I've thought about traveling back to Thailand so she can go to school in her grandparents village
Why would you wanna send her to a useless village school where she will be brainwashed, when you can give a decent education in the US ?
Sorry, not attacking, but I am surprised anybody would even THINK about that ?
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6 hours ago, Nightcrawler said:
🙄Be careful what you wish for
Like I give a shit....
Wave your stick if it makes you feel better at your age !
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3 hours ago, Starshine said:
You would be on top of the list and havealready received vaccination if you lived here.
But I would run, run, away .......
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3 hours ago, code_slayer_bkk said:
I would banned them for sheer stupidity .
Hahahaha, that would see a lot of people banned.....
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2 hours ago, Washedup said:
Sir Ian mckellen (Gandalf) euphoric to receive Covid-19 vaccine..
So, tell me, after that old grandmother received the first jab some time ago, with a lot of P.R. and fanfare, how many 100.000's of Brits have been vaccinated ?
Because we are flooded with daily counts of infected and deaths, but nowhere can I see a tally of the number of people vaccinated since the start of that glorious "massive" jab campaign ?
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5 hours ago, code_slayer_bkk said:
No one .... at least that is what Beach gal tells me .. and she is "dialed" in ....
Same here in the villages.
Even in South Bali, the most populated area I never heard about a dramatic increase in deaths.
Was at the French cantine yesterday, as usual shake hands, sit together, etc... None of us knows about anybody that died of Covid.
Of course, there must be some, but in small communities like here the chances are very slim.
Concerning the mask thing, the way governments enforce it is a joke.
So you're driving a motorcycle, need a mask. FFS, what are the chances a virus flows in your mouth or nose when driving on the road ?
Driving your car, mask mandatory....even if you're alone .🤔🤔🤔
You walk on the street, or along the beach (with a breeze) mask mandatory...Maybe those nasty viruses are carried by the seabreeze ?
But the best is that then you arrive at the restaurant, pub or at home, where you will be sitting and chatting with other people (no importance if its 2 or 3 or 4 at a table) and then your mask off and start having long chats each barely 1 m from one another ...😁😁😁😁😁😁
In my resort there is now a group off maybe 20 people on holiday. Always masks on when outside the resort, then come back, sit all together, eat chat and sing....
A fucking joke it is !
Now, masks in public transportation, crowded places, hospitals and so, yes that make sense. But on the street, driving on the road, walking along the beach ? ....Give me a break!
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10 hours ago, coxyhog said:
More dramatization....
We had the same some time ago with ambulances in Moscow....
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2 hours ago, KhunDon said:
When loved one’s are dropping around you, being friends with the Devil won’t help you. 🤣
All my friends are like me, they belong in the Devil's group....
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3 hours ago, coxyhog said:
Maybe we should have a poll on who is the most negative poster on here?
Ever heard of devil's advocate ?
When everybody is dreaming and drinking the coolaid, you need one ....
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So much for the vaccine dreamers .....
Look at the new date !
Sanofi, GSK delay COVID-19 vaccine program
[11/12/2020] 14:16:00
Sanofi S.A. and GlaxoSmithKline plc announced on Friday that their COVID-19 vaccine program has been delayed due to insufficient immune response in the elderly population, so the jab is expected to be available by the last quarter of the next year.
"The results of the study are not as we hoped... Our aim now is to work closely with our partner Sanofi to develop this vaccine, with an improved antigen formulation, for it to make a meaningful contribution to preventing COVID-19," said President of GSK Vaccines, Roger Connor.
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5 hours ago, code_slayer_bkk said:
I had all of my windows on the Beast tinted at 70% .... the first night I drove it ... I couldn't see shit .. so, I took it back the next day and had the windshield re-tinted to 50% .. works great ...
So, I can understand how this could happen very easy ....
I have no idea what the optimal percentage of tint you need to use .. but, it sure helps for sure ...
If I remember well, in France (and I guess all Europe is same) windshield can not be tinted.
Only side windows.
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6 hours ago, dcfc2007 said:
What a load of bollocks.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
6 hours ago, Nightcrawler said:very well articulated 😁
A very well articulated load of bollocks.
@Nightcrawler must be bored to death to have time for this stuff...
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Giving the first vaccine to a 90 y old person is 100% pure political P.R.
Strategically it doesn't make sense. This shot would have been of more use for a first line nurse.
It's called "triage" and it is the normal practice in every war or disaster management.
Light wounded : on the side, they can wait
Deadly wounded : considering their low survival chance, no point to waste resources on that group, a morphine shot to lessen their suffering.
Concentrate the resources on those who really have a chance to be saved.
Between a 90y and a 45y old, if you have the resources to save only 1, the choice is easy. You save the 45 y old.
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4 hours ago, Washedup said:
The oxford/ AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective, giving good protection, researchers have confirmed in The Lancet Journal.
You should read again .....
So from 95% we are now down to 60 / 70.
Considering about 30 % people dont want to be vaccinated :
100 people x o,7 = 70. Of those 70 only 70% will be protected = 49
Time to stop drinking the coolaid and be realistic.
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Shaking my head reading this .....
https://www.stickboybkk.com/news/govt-approves-120kph-speed-limit-to-improve-traffic-flow/
NEWS
Govt Approves 120kph Speed Limit To ‘Improve Traffic Flow’
Published
1 day agoon
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16 hours ago, fygjam said:
Well if you've been vaccinated then all the rest is irrelevant.
Well, I like that answer.
So, if you wear YOUR mask the fact that I dont want wear one is irrelevant, because you're safe already !
Exactly my point since months.
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I guess you mean 150,000 ?
Well, grab your basic math schoolbook and redo the calculation ........
150,000 x 0.02% = 30 !
So, indeed very minimal.
Now now grab your schoolbook again, and calculate the probability in %