Quote from joe4422:
There is a dark side here
The dark side:
Suicides:
http://us.asiancorrespondent.com/th...es-to-2-an-hour-happiness-index-keeps-tanking
A popular suicide method appears to be jumping from balconies, most falls are probably accidental, like this guy:
http://teakdoor.com/thailand-and-asia-news/41961-drunken-belgian-man-dies-third-floor.html
but many are murders that are reported as suicide or accident by lazy and incompetent Thai police to keep their stats down. One reported suicide was that of a foreigner who supposedly leaped from a balcony with his hands tied behind his back and a stocking over his head. In light of that one must question what really happened to David Carradine over there:
http://www.bittenandbound.com/2009/06/07/david-carradine-death-hanging-photo-published/
Murders (Thailand's homicide rate is much higher than the US BTW):
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...t-warn-of-the-dangers-faced-there-769640.html
Looks like they're even using cyanide over there:
http://www.topix.com/forum/world/united-kingdom/TJPLOVVBFAJH2P186
Make sure you keep an eye on your beer:
http://www.cdnn.info/news/travel/t080428.html
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