Category: October 2017

  Economic Realities in the Land of Smiles   Did you ever take an old retired person to the grocery store and see the look on their face. For those that have taken themselves out of work-a-day life, sticker shock is inevitable. I remember my grandmother picking up a jar of jelly on the kitchen table to see the price on the lid. She let out an exasperated sigh and said “Thangs is high ain’t they?” (Forgive her grammar, she’s from Kentucky). For expats and frequent visitors, Thailand seems to…

  I read an article the other day that got me thinking about gambling. It was written by The Times sports correspondent Matthew Syed. Basically, he was talking about how sportsmen – and young footballers in particular – seem to fall foul of gambling addictions. The tenet of his article was that young sportsmen with vast sums of money available to them are encouraged to never give up when playing their game yet this tenacity can be dangerous when applied also to gambling. Not knowing when you are beaten is…