Thread: No plastic bags at Villa Market, for farangs...

Slowly but surely. Single Use plastics need to go.

As usual, typical Thai (Asian) mentality has little sense of self-accountability, and will readily seek any available
(face-saving) opportunity for laying-off the negative results of their (Thai) pre-meditated actions,…on someone else,…instead.

Indeed,...this OP title is exemplary of that ^peculiar cultural character. “It’s the farang culprits,…(not us)…who did it!”

However,…from a universal perspective,…apparently…, there is an obvious flaw in the design of the (ahem) human species.
Of course, the average idiot persists w/ the expectation,…that our governmental (mgmt) “geniuses”, would have gotten the real EPA message,...delivered 45+years ago.

Butt nah!...their ^ rationale was…“We’ll just let our posterity deal with the ultimate outcome.
Right now, we’re gonna make that BIG (chemical-polymer) production m-o-n-e-y”, until the chickens come home to roost”,…eh?

…Well,…here’s a news-flash,..folks!...Welcome to reality.

It’s much too late to implement any environmental-disaster aversion strategies now…!
And the usual “governing” body of profound geniuses have taken the global environmental issue far beyond the precipice point. Indeed,..the Rubicon was been stupidly crossed,… again!

Thus,… “the dye" is caste!… Fyi ~ Life is akin to the karmic-standards of a baseball-game;…three strikes,…hence…you’re OUT...!

All things (age-historically) considered,...any reasonable person would expect that both Hindu & Buddhist based cultures,...
would have diligently adhered to those basic principles of life, despite the “ignorance” (not) of the western world,...obviously.

General denial perhaps,...of ever crossing the Rubicon,...w/ All Things Considered…
Now "kill the messenger" again,...as usual,..eh?

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Originally Posted by TuskegeeBen

Thus,… “the dye" is caste!…

Jeezuz...benny's achieved the impossible.

*Gasp*

He's posting even more stupid, brain-mashed bollox than ever before.

Originally Posted by TuskegeeBen

Now "kill the messenger" again,...as usual,..eh?

Please say you're on a crack bender...

Originally Posted by hick

Please say you're on a crack bender.

It's been suggested that he took too much of the bad acid at Woodstock.
I go with that theory.

Originally Posted by stroller

Less useless plastic bags at the counter is a start...

Removing them completely, for availability, might be better.
Forcing shoppers to use the reusable variety.

Coerced conditioning is everything.

Originally Posted by Maanaam

It's been suggested that he took too much of the bad acid at Woodstock. I go with that theory.

In fact, the current topic thread was discussed at the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival. I know, because I was actually there.
Ditto!...apparently...Manaam was there, as well,...especially considering he knows-it-all (as usual,...as such),...regarding the acid scene,...eh? FY

Originally Posted by Maanaam

It's been suggested that he took too much of the bad acid at Woodstock.
I go with that theory.

I think the dopey fucker snorted too much bleach.

Originally Posted by Maanaam

It's been suggested that he took too much of the bad acid at Woodstock.

Originally Posted by TuskegeeBen

the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival. I know, because I was actually there.

Possible I was right .

Originally Posted by TuskegeeBen

Manaam was there, as well

No, my parents were not there, so I was definitely not there.

Using reusable shopping bags.
Yet, continue to purchase items that are encased in plastic of every sort.....throwing all in one's beloved trendy reusable conduit.

Kinda mindlessly contradictory [even blindingly hypocritical], dontcha think?

To be fair to Villa they have stopped using plastic bags altogether in favour of cloth bags.

Compare that to European governments who aren't banning plastic bags, but instead dissuading people from using plastic bags by enforcing a 2 baht charge law.

fyi: You have to use a reusable plastic bag 150 times before it creates any environmental benefits, compared to the old 1 use bags.

Originally Posted by foobar

To be fair to Villa they have stopped using plastic bags altogether in favour of cloth bags.

Is that for everyone? The OP suggests only non-Thai, and it's a question already posed.
I hope you're right and that Villa have stopped altogether.

Originally Posted by HuangLao

Using reusable shopping bags.
Yet, continue to purchase items that are encased in plastic

Yes, it's annoying. Pressure has to be put on the marketers and consumers.

Originally Posted by Maanaam

Yes, it's annoying. Pressure has to be put on the marketers and consumers.

I can't find the video but there's a 'no plastic' super opened in Holland, where foods are packed in some plastic-like biodegradable stuff that can be used as compost within about 12 weeks. Sure the early birds will be paying through the nose to save their bit of the universe, but in time it could catch on to become expected rather than a novelty.

Originally Posted by aging one

This is really how I see you YD..



To me you will always be.

IsaanBoy
I am in Jail







At least you have stopped greening yourself..

And to me you will be an old ugly fuck.... because hey.... that's how you really look in real life

So if plastic bags are done away with, any suggestions for my new uniform?

Originally Posted by jabir

I can't find the video but there's a 'no plastic' super opened in Holland, where foods are packed in some plastic-like biodegradable stuff that can be used as compost within about 12 weeks. Sure the early birds will be paying through the nose to save their bit of the universe, but in time it could catch on to become expected rather than a novelty.

You could try looking in post #26....

Originally Posted by Maanaam

Is that for everyone? The OP suggests only non-Thai, and it's a question already posed.
I hope you're right and that Villa have stopped altogether.

I think villa are rightly assuming the few Thai that pass through their checkout can speak English.

the woven sac like this one without the pretty handles is about 50 cents
strong and spacious and when it fcuks out you just throw it on the compost

As ever theres a cultural component to the mix.

Your recyclable cotton bags are no good for huffing glue.
Where will the unemployed wasters of tomorrow get there start without becoming maniacal in rec grounds and derelict houses by using glue.

Sometimes I despair.

Orrens
I used to work for drugs companies.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

You could try looking in post #26....

You know what you're right, bit early in the day, thought it was on another site, or maybe losing it!

Originally Posted by jabir

I can't find the video but there's a 'no plastic' super opened in Holland, where foods are packed in some plastic-like biodegradable stuff that can be used as compost within about 12 weeks. Sure the early birds will be paying through the nose to save their bit of the universe, but in time it could catch on to become expected rather than a novelty.

Thanks,... for sharing that info.

Originally Posted by foobar

I think villa are rightly assuming the few Thai that pass through their checkout can speak English.

Fyi,...there are many Thais who can speak clear, discernible basic English, yet they cannot read English.

Originally Posted by TuskegeeBen

Fyi,...there are many Thais who can speak clear, discernible basic English, yet they cannot read English.

I doubt there are "many" Thais who "can speak clear, discernible basic English, yet they cannot read English." ...these days. Never mind shopping in Villa.

But, lets just put that point aside for a moment and pretend they do exist, what percentage of Villa's checkout traffic would you guestimate will be these kinds of Thai?