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9 hours ago, john luke said:

Welcome to the forum, sir.

Without doubt there are common features and traits that pervade all Thai forums.  One of the aims of this forum is that members can post without fear of being abused or ridiculed.  Politics are kept in a separate section (politics club) that members can opt into; although all the forum rules apply to the politics club, as a moderating team we are able to perhaps interpret the rules a little less strictly.  

Thank you john luke

I  " signed  into"  and completed  the "registration" with a  jaded  hope that this forum will be a little different than the Thailand and  Pattaya  forums that I am currently a semi active member of.

As a "senior" who "married " into this culture with a wonderful Thai family,  maybe it is natural to become a little cynical and to become  a  "Grumpy old man" with a built in  a sense of "seen it all before".

However I must  admire and respect those who, at a time when we are experiencing  one of the worlds   lowest ebbs in every sense ,   have the enthusiasm,  faith and tenacity to start something new!

I wish you the very best of luck and hope that I can participate in this new venture with a renewed sense of hope, not only for the Country I chose to make my own but for the world in general .

Congratulations in this new and exciting forum.

Edit

With egg on my face

Just noticed that this forum has been going for some considerable time and I for whatever reason I was never aware of it.

I thought of deleting my post and just replacing it with a simple "hello"!

However, The positivity that the email I read early this morning informing me  about the ha ha ha  "New  forum"  stimulated my "jaded mind" into  writing  something positive.

On balance , I decided to let my original thoughts and feeling stand!