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Originally Posted by Schmitty 87
where did you get these numbers? and how do the police handle that sort of thing? if someone throws a massive bucket of water on someone driving a motorbike and they crash and die, who is at fault? songkran or the guy who threw the water?
As always it depends who did to who?
Farang of any sort to Thai driver: Then you bet your arse the farang is liable.
Thai to farang: Oh well, he knew the risks driving during songran.
Poor Thai to Por Thai: Unlucky, it's songran yo.
Rich Thai to poor Thai: That's unfortunate, but hey, here's some baht for your family and the police not involved.
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to answer the weather question i was here last year during june/july and though it was a bit rainy it times, it was never rain that kept you from doing things. it would rain for an hour or something then be nice. i preferred the weather then to now actually. now it's brutally hot.
The super duper, will it ever stop, holy chit, monsoon rains tend to appear between late august and mid oct. The next few months will be sporadic short term mega rain but, as you point out, it does get hella hot but I guess I'm just used to it now. And I gladly trade the extra 5-10C for the 80% drop in dbag tourists.
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oh one thing about the really rainy season (octoberish i think?) be careful doing whitewater rafting, caving, or **** like that. the businesses don't give a ****, and you won't know it's unsafe until you're clinging onto a rock for your life.
What is this word, "safe", you are using? I seem to have a warped concept of it's meaning after over a year in Thailand.