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Old 12-11-2010, 11:49 PM   #16546
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I'd like to know this as well. I tried ordering from Amazon.com, but they wouldn't let me without some documents.
I havent tried but I noticed that it isnt really that much cheaper to order from the US because shipping is expensive. And thats assuming you wont have to pay some customs fee in Thailand.
I ordered the stuff I need from Nai Harn gym last week, but turns out they dont have it afterall.
I found some online thai site but it seems a bit dodgy so I didnt order.
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Old 12-12-2010, 01:26 AM   #16547
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So basically journalists, a few soldiers, and a few civilians were killed in a shootout in Bangkok?

Yeah, I can see how that makes Thailand a super-safe place to live, especially considering all the political killings in Stockholm and Toronto lately.
You clearly were not in Bangkok at that time. Despite what CNN told you, it was not dangerous for foreigners.

The 'shootout' occurred inside an area controlled by red shirt protestors where all streets were blocked to traffic and where it was obvious the rule of law did not exist. Only journalists or insane foreigners would ever get harmed because no sane person would ever go inside such an area.

The whole thing was more of any annoyance than anything else (for foreigners). And to my knowledge didn't impact people living outside of Bangkok at all.

As everybody besides you has stated ITT, Thailand is a country that, at the very least, makes foreigners feel safe (so the 'how scary' number will be high). If you want to be a nit and distort facts you can probably make every country on Earth sound unsafe in some way, including Sweden and Canada (the owner of PokerListings was killed by a hitman in Sweden and some pig farmer with an IQ of like 80 was a serial killer for more than a decade in Canada - ZOMG so unsafe!).
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Old 12-12-2010, 02:27 AM   #16548
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I'm not distorting facts. Thailand has one of the highest murder rates in the world, and along with the Phillipines ranks in the top 10 for both tourist death and tourist hospitalisation rates.

Those are the facts. You can choose to ignore them if you want - most people who come to Thailand enjoy the little bit of danger involved. There is a lot to be said for a place that gives having fun a higher priority than safety. In fact, more than a few expats came to settle in Thailand because of their frustration with the safety-obsessed, nanny-state regimes in their home countries.

But that doesn't make your claim of Thailand being "one of the safest countries in the world" any less ridiculous.

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Old 12-12-2010, 09:23 AM   #16549
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when is the songkran festival and where are the best places to go during this festival?
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Old 12-12-2010, 10:04 AM   #16550
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Why is the Thai flag red white and blue?

Are toothpicks available in restaurants in Thailand?

What is the most popular iPhone application among Thai teenagers?

Do Thai people use doormats?

What is the most common insect in Thailand?

Is it illegal for foreigners to beg for money on the streets? Because Canadian gangs beat and raped me and took all of my money but I already have my plane ticket, so I want to come over and beg and hitchhike my way around. Will that work?

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Old 12-12-2010, 10:16 AM   #16551
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just ignore the troll ldo
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Old 12-12-2010, 10:45 AM   #16552
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Why is the Thai flag red white and blue?

Are toothpicks available in restaurants in Thailand?

What is the most popular iPhone application among Thai teenagers?

Do Thai people use doormats?

What is the most common insect in Thailand?

Is it illegal for foreigners to beg for money on the streets? Because Canadian gangs beat and raped me and took all of my money but I already have my plane ticket, so I want to come over and beg and hitchhike my way around. Will that work?

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You forgot "How do I use Google?"
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Old 12-12-2010, 11:17 AM   #16553
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I havent tried but I noticed that it isnt really that much cheaper to order from the US because shipping is expensive. And thats assuming you wont have to pay some customs fee in Thailand.
I ordered the stuff I need from Nai Harn gym last week, but turns out they dont have it afterall.
I found some online thai site but it seems a bit dodgy so I didnt order.
Yeah I could just not find it anywhere, that's why I ordered from Amazon. But they asked for some blabla license or otherwise they would not be able to ship it.

I'm in BKK again next week and will check around. Let me know if you stumble across it first though, cuz I'm lazy ;D
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Old 12-12-2010, 11:43 AM   #16554
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Why is the Thai flag red white and blue?

Are toothpicks available in restaurants in Thailand?

What is the most popular iPhone application among Thai teenagers?

Do Thai people use doormats?

What is the most common insect in Thailand?

Is it illegal for foreigners to beg for money on the streets? Because Canadian gangs beat and raped me and took all of my money but I already have my plane ticket, so I want to come over and beg and hitchhike my way around. Will that work?

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is it illegal to be a polygamist in thailand?

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Old 12-12-2010, 01:16 PM   #16555
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Yeah I could just not find it anywhere, that's why I ordered from Amazon. But they asked for some blabla license or otherwise they would not be able to ship it.

I'm in BKK again next week and will check around. Let me know if you stumble across it first though, cuz I'm lazy ;D
What are you looking for exactly? I need purple wrath. the BCAAs
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Old 12-12-2010, 01:59 PM   #16556
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I'm not distorting facts. Thailand has one of the highest murder rates in the world, and along with the Phillipines ranks in the top 10 for both tourist death and tourist hospitalisation rates.

Those are the facts. You can choose to ignore them if you want - most people who come to Thailand enjoy the little bit of danger involved. There is a lot to be said for a place that gives having fun a higher priority than safety. In fact, more than a few expats came to settle in Thailand because of their frustration with the safety-obsessed, nanny-state regimes in their home countries.

But that doesn't make your claim of Thailand being "one of the safest countries in the world" any less ridiculous.
Still think my post is very valid and probably accounts for many of the murders.

'I think its all relative tbh. I think Thailand is actually reasonably safe. The other side of the coin is if you do get into a spot of bother the outcome is likely to be far worse than 'safe' western countries. i.e. chance of death is far far higher'

The simple fact of life in Thailand is what would probably be simple skirmishes and fisticuffs in the west often leads to a very bloody end and death in Thailand. For a normal person who never gets into scrapes I don't think it is that much less safe than the west, a bit maybe but not massively. If you are a troublemaker then you are going to have problems.

Also please feel free to prove me wrong, but I'm pretty sure the majority of the tourist deaths you mention are from motorbike accidents. If you don't ride one you obv swerve that risk too........

Cliffs- Don't cause trouble and don't ride a motorbike and you are pretty safe imo.........
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Old 12-12-2010, 06:45 PM   #16557
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lol.same ;o

3 "Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Gold Standard, Vanilla Ice Cream, 5 Pound"
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Old 12-12-2010, 07:57 PM   #16558
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I'm also looking to take PW with me and some whiteflood/green mag.

Is it ok to take them sealed in my luggage, I heard from a few people they'll take all supplements of you at customs?
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Old 12-12-2010, 08:26 PM   #16559
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Nah, friends of mine brought me 5lb cans of whey supplements before never had any issue
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Old 12-12-2010, 08:45 PM   #16560
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Yes, the majority are motorbike accidents, but there are also a lot of other deaths from things that don't happen in the west - e.g. food poisoning, boat collisions etc.

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If you don't ride one you obv swerve that risk too........
This is not true though. You still have to use Thai roads whether you ride a motorbike or not. Unless you never leave your apartment..Thai roads are dangerous for pedestrians, motorcyclists and auto drivers.

Most people do ride motorbikes though, since they are the most convenient and cheapest way to get around.

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I think its all relative tbh. I think Thailand is actually reasonably safe.
Of course it's all relative since we comparing countries against each other. But sorry no, Thailand is not "relatively safe" since it is actually in the top 10 most unsafe countries. The only way Thailand could be considered "relatively safe" is if you were comparing it to Columbia, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa.
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