Thai's and garbage dumping......

[withnallstoke]

no flies on you, AO

Booo.

[Big D]

Jomtien 2nd Road now seems to be the locals rubbish dump, this pic was taken about 10 months ago, it is a lot worse now, shall get a new photo tomorrow.



Of course we do still have our pristine beaches which is what makes Pattaya a world class destination.

Now I remember why I don't swim when I visit Pattaya! Also, isn't it interesting how visiters to Thailand get accused droping a piece of paper when standing next to an ATM, yet Thai people can drop fast food containers ANYWHERE they want.

[Happy Dave]

why do people insist on putting floating commas into plural nouns?

Non-native speakers. The Aussies are the worst, closely followed by the Seppos.

Before making statements like that, you should spend some time in Australia where "throwing the garbage" is a very serious offence.
The beaches of Queensland (my home state) are all kept in a pristine condition.
Places like the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, the councils have tractors running up and down the beaches early am with machinery sifting all the sand through a drum from about 1 ft deep, taking away all any rubbish that might be hidden. By the time people come out they have finished and left a beautifully clean beach for all to enjoy.
But here on Samui one is immediately confronted with nothing but plastic bags, bottles and other garbage. And of course, in England one does not spend enough time on any beach to think about cleaning it, believe me i have been there.

[OhOh]

Can anyone tell me where the floating commas are, in the picture shown.

[keekwai]

There's one between the floating condom and the floating blood filled syringe.

[alwarner]

why do people insist on putting floating commas into plural nouns?

Non-native speakers. The Aussies are the worst, closely followed by the Seppos.

Before making statements like that, you should spend some time in Australia where "throwing the garbage" is a very serious offence.
The beaches of Queensland (my home state) are all kept in a pristine condition.
Places like the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, the councils have tractors running up and down the beaches early am with machinery sifting all the sand through a drum from about 1 ft deep, taking away all any rubbish that might be hidden. By the time people come out they have finished and left a beautifully clean beach for all to enjoy.
But here on Samui one is immediately confronted with nothing but plastic bags, bottles and other garbage. And of course, in England one does not spend enough time on any beach to think about cleaning it, believe me i have been there.

ha ha, fucking hell. talk about wooooooooooooooosh.

[Marmite the Dog]

why do people insist on putting floating commas into plural nouns?

Non-native speakers. The Aussies are the worst, closely followed by the Seppos.

Before making statements like that, you should spend some time in Australia where "throwing the garbage" is a very serious offence.
The beaches of Queensland (my home state) are all kept in a pristine condition.
Places like the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, the councils have tractors running up and down the beaches early am with machinery sifting all the sand through a drum from about 1 ft deep, taking away all any rubbish that might be hidden. By the time people come out they have finished and left a beautifully clean beach for all to enjoy.
But here on Samui one is immediately confronted with nothing but plastic bags, bottles and other garbage. And of course, in England one does not spend enough time on any beach to think about cleaning it, believe me i have been there.

ha ha, fucking hell. talk about wooooooooooooooosh.

Indeed. Point proven. I rest my case Your Honour.

[Bobcock]

Happy Dave - Another product of the Australian education system......... 5555555

[keekwai]

^ Can you give me one example (just one) of a flaw in the Australian education system? Thanks ...

[Bobcock]

Sure..... read posts by Australians on Teak Door. Poor spelling, poor grammar, incorrect use of punctuation, misplaced words in the middle of sentences and most importantly the inability to read and digest posts.

It's a sad indictment.....

[keekwai]

What education system did you go through Bob? Your comprehension skills are a little woeful. You didn't answer the question.

[Bobcock]

hahahaha....keep trying

[keekwai]

Happy Dave -

... a clueless bogan. Just another amongst the swelling ranks of knob heads on the net who failed to take full advantage of ANY education system.

There ... that's better.

[Bobcock]

Jeez Keekwai....that's a bit strong...targeting a whole Nation is far more fun.... 55555

[Phrakhanong]

I was eating dinner at Nang Nual in Pattaya a few years back. We were sitting out over the water and just enjoying the surroundings. Suddenly there was this huge splash and everybody in the restaurant turned their heads to look at what caused it. The next door restaurant had a few rooms for rent above it and some dumb-ass had chucked a huge garbage bag out of his window. Everyone was looking at him and he looked very embarrassed about all the attention. I suppose he expected that the big 20kg bag of rubbish would slip silently into the water rather than create the commotion it did.

When I lived in Bangkok in the 1980s, I remember the school kids had to go to scouts and girl guides on weekends and after school. As part of their duties, they had to pick up litter. I get the impression that this doesn't happen so much any more.

[Phrakhanong]

Oh, and for those that are picking on the Australian education system... I have been through the US, Australian, and Scandinavian systems, as well as the International School Association system during my childhood and high school. My view is the Australian system was actually the better one, although ISB in the 1980s comes a close second.

On my day to day business dealings with international companies, I can't really find any trend as to whether any English speaking country is worse than others grammatically. It strikes me to be more of a personal thing. Some people do not see grammar as important. For example, I have come across many Engineers who do not consider attention to grammatical detail in email as being that important. Lawyers, on the other hand, consider it to be a big deal and at times can get overly pedantic.

[OhOh]

^ Can you give me one example (just one) of a flaw in the Australian education system? Thanks ...

A preference to end all words with a double oo.

[alwarner]

^or make any sentence sound like a question.

[keekwai]

Kath and Kim?

[chassamui]

Global law. All packaging must be biodegradeable or recyclyeable.

Point and laugh loudly and conspicuosly at anyone dropping litter.

All 7/11 in Thailand to ASK if you want bags spoons and straws.

In most resorts all 7/11 have bins outside. Very rare on the mainland.

Reduce, re-use, recycle. Some of the houses here made made from discarded advertising hoardings and driftwood. At least some of the culture is worth preserving.

[keekwai]

packaging must be biodegradeable

The problem is that it gets buried in landfill and methane is a by product of it's decomposition.

It would be better to go back to ordinary plastic bags.

[chassamui]

The problem is that it gets buried in landfill and methane is a by product of it's decomposition.

If they can collect gas from cowshit.........................

[bobo746]

Tossed a ciggy butt down a drain in bangkok last month and bang a copper is tapping me on the shoulder, lucky i was with a mates wife she dragged me away and the copper gave up,b2000 fine she tells me it's not as if there arent any cig butts already on the ground.

[Happy Dave]

^ I blame the parents.......

Yeh well, i don't fink tiz the kids who are chucking the beer bottles around !

[Happy Dave]

Happy Dave - Another product of the Australian education system......... 5555555

Funny you should say that ! I had an English Grammar School Education and then joined the RN aged 15 yrs and had to continue schooling until i was 18 yrs old.
How about you stupid ? Put your limited brain in gear before making stupid uninformed statements.