Kevin Burrow

@CleansedTweets Been eating with fancy Chinese if the worst you've seen is slurping and loud chewing. The worst is spitting bones on the table or floor

From my experiences, Chinese 🇨🇳 & Korean 🇰🇷 table manners are the most chaotic compared to home 🇬🇧. Slurping, loud chewing, table reaching, & the worst putting their spoons in shared curries. Thai's 🇹🇭 fair the best in Asia IMO. What do you think?

@Eivor_Koy There was absolutely nothing in that post that suggested Chinese parents don't love their children, it was quite the opposite and shows that they care enough to deliver food. Should stop trying to find offensive in every little thing.

As a Chinese person, I felt genuinely uncomfortable reading that post. It painted a deeply unfair and misleading picture of Chinese parents who love their children. In China, we have a saying: “Food is the first necessity of the people” (民以食为天). Preparing meals by hand is one of the most sincere ways we show love. Even though my parents both worked long hours, they still woke up early every day to make me a hearty lunch. At school, we kids would proudly open our lunch boxes and compare what our moms had prepared — those simple moments meant everything. Today, I do the same for my own family. Living standards in China have risen year after year, so ordering food is now affordable and convenient for almost everyone. Yet the tradition of parents making meals for their kids remains strong — it’s their way of showing love. China is a hot topic on social media right now, and many creators jump on it for engagement. But before commenting on our culture, it’s important to have basic understanding and respect. Turning warm, everyday family moments into political issues feels unfair — not just to Chinese people, but also to readers abroad who want to learn about us accurately.

@Molson_Hart I lived in a tier 3 Chinese city 10 years ago, it wasn't that bad at all. Bit rough, people spat in the streets too much, shouted bit much, but perfectly livable and have great memories. I don't think India is reaching that 'basically fine' level anytime soon

I believe in India because I saw China transform in a way that I never thought possible. Yeah the buildings and trains are amazing, but the way people behaved changed completely. If China could, why can’t India? People blame genetics for behaviors that are driven by culture and incentives. India has a lot of disadvantages that China did not have: - more chaotic government - more languages, less national identity - AI poses a greater threat to their industries But India also has advantages that China did not have: - better English language skills (also can be a negative) - more accomplished diaspora who can return - rising in an era without a clear hegemonic power The things I see people mock India for, I saw firsthand in tier 3 city China 15 years ago. I watched a chef drop a wok of rice on the floor and put the rice right back into the wok. I saw a pile of manure that got dumped in the downtown. Broken glass and sharp wires at neck height everywhere. Gutter oil! Restaurants cooking with used oil from other restaurants. Is India more dysfunctional in states like Bihar than this? Yes, but I think they can fix it, just needs time, education, and different incentives. Will they match China? No one will ever, but they can be unique and great in their own Indian way.

@ericson4smith My favorite airport in the world. 711 inside with almost normal prices. The food court has good Thai food for under 100 baht. Big observation deck to relax undisturbed by crowds. Every other airport on earth feels like a rip off.

Don Mueang airport - DMK - is the best airport in Bangkok. Small, compact, easy to walk, fast immigration, has everything. The stained carpets is just character, so shut up. I’ll fight you if you say otherwise.

@kunley_drukpa I feel like I've aged out of my ability to travel to India. I'm just too old to deal with this shit now, shoulda gone in my 20s. If I need to see temples, I can go to Angkor Wat again.

THE INDIAN TRAVEL EXPERIENCE 🇮🇳 Few years ago now when I was India I used to use public transport to travel the long distances between cities - buses, trains etc. Was rarely a pleasant experience because there was always some kind of low-level of dysfunctionality but it was still mostly tolerable if you didn’t mind pissing into a bottle. Occasionally would have bad trips though, worst was between the holy city of Varanasi (where Shiva established the cosmic centre of the universe) and the holy city of Bodh Gaya (where the Buddha attained Enlightenment) Had been in Varanasi, by the Ganges, for a few days. Depending on who you ask the Ganges is either the embodiment of the Goddess Ganga or a de facto open sewer where burnt corpses and human waste wash over the worshipers who wade into the river to pray and bathe. (Seeing actual human corpses being burnt in front of your eyes on the ghats is a strange experience, can talk more about that another time though. Won’t forget the sight anyway - didn’t expect human bodies to burn quite like that ie extremities first, torso last) After I left my hotel had a bumpy 30 minute tuk tuk ride through honking, swerving traffic to an intersection near the bus station where a flyover had recently collapsed, trapping and crushing many people. A lot of people dead. Driver stopped near the rubble and said oh you have to walk 2 minutes down this road to get to the bus station. It seemed a lot with a heavy bag but still doable. Turned out I had to walk 20 minutes along a dirty roadside and of course there were loud honking horns, people shouting at me etc along the way. Was very hot, really wanted to punch someone I get to the bus station sweating, agitated and tired and ask “Sasaram, Sasaram”. (City where I wanted to go first.) People just shake their head. Walk around for 15 minutes and people keep saying no, no. Eventually a tuk tuk driver comes up to me and asks if I need a tuk tuk. I ask if the Sasaram bus is nearby and he says other side of town, back the way I came. We go back down exactly the same road, even driving along the road right next to the hotel I had stayed. Another 15 minutes to get to a muddy field where the buses go to Sasaram. Note - reason I wanted to go to Sasaram and not Bodh Gaya directly is Indian state boundaries mean buses don’t go directly there. Varanasi is in Uttar Pradesh and Bodh Gaya is in Bihar. Sasaram is right on the border of Bihar, when you get there you have to take further transportation. In theory you can drive Varanasi to Bodh Gaya in 5 hours, which is long but not ‘long’ long Wait in the muddy field for 30 minutes for whatever reason then finally we go. Driver starts driving into oncoming traffic before building up enough speed to accelerate over the raised pavement that separates the two road directions, was about 5 minutes of driving on the wrong side of the road in all. He took the raised pavement to hop back to the correct side like it was a ramp in Mario Kart. Nobody cared. 3 hours later, crammed in the bus in the dark we arrive in the grimy and in that a way a little intimidating Sasaram. The city and surrounds were visibly very very poor, there is litter everywhere etc At the bus station they say there is no bus onwards to Bodh Gaya, I must go by train. Concept of a bus to a major nearby city seemed confusing for some people. And apparently the train was the same train I could have caught in Varanasi anyway. I have to walk out the bus station, down a dark, creepy-looking track past some slums and then across live railway lines to get to the station. Here they only have general standing tickets available, so I pay 65 rupees (>$1) because no other alternative. Was hungry but the only food available to buy anywhere near the station was biscuits so I had biscuits and coca cola for my evening meal. It was dark now too so I went to sit under the one working lamp on my train platform. Would still need to wait 90 minutes for my train to arrive [1/3]

@CleansedTweets The scam centers don't really mess with whites. Don't hear much about westerners caught up in them. They go after Chinese, Indians, Indonesians, Filipinos, Koreans etc

I have a job in Cambodia starting in July. 👀 Family would be worried if they saw this. 😂 But my job is 💯

@OMApproach If this huge global cataclysm were happening every 12,000 years, the current diversity of animal life would be impossible. Giant waves scouring the earth and continents changing place would wipe out most animal life and 12k years isnt enough time to come back

Even in the prophetic map of Gordon-Michael Scallion, after the current pole shift, the pyramids will be slightly under water, so they will be half submerged, as they apparently were after the last geomagnetic excursion. The floods will happen after the crustal displacement caused by the geomagnetic dipole shift, which will result in gyroscopic rotation of the crust or the upper mantle. This is one of the theories explaining why parts of the southern and northern lands were once in a tropical climate. Gordon-Michael Scallion was visited by an apparition of a Lady that gave him the prophetic visions. He says that things will gradually get worse as the shift happens; no one can predict the correct dates, but it's already happening. The current climate change and the increase in severe weather patterns are due to this long cyclical event. It happens once every 12,000 years, with less severe geomagnetic excursions occurring every 6,000 years and potentially every 3000 years. This will never be admitted in the mainstream media because there would be an instant collapse of the civilization, even if the event were to occur 100 years in the future. The current predictions suggest that the weather will be affected, leading to many catastrophic events, with the main one possibly occurring very soon. Some, like Isaac Newton, predict 2060, while an MIT algorithm from the 1970s predicted civilization collapse by the year 2040. Many people following this, like the Sun Weather Man (Suspicious Observers), think it might happen between 2030 and 2040. It can't be predicted precisely, just like diagnosing a terminally ill person—you can have a timeframe but never the exact day. The 'elites' are building doomsday bunkers.

@jondelarroz The writers are close personal friends of grrm, don't think there is a dig at him. They might be the best chance we have at seeing the series finished

The Expanse writers just said what everyone already knows: Star Wars and Star Trek are the same story on a loop, and the studios will run them until they die and then hand them to someone else. That's a George R.R. Martin dig. He hasn't finished Winds of Winter and HBO already has three spinoffs in production. These guys built The Expanse to end at nine books. That's why it worked. That's why The Acolyte and Starfleet Academy didn't. No plan, no ending, just franchise treadmill. Their new series Captive's War is in development at Prime Video with the same Expanse team. I'd rather see that get made than another Star Wars show that goes nowhere. What do you think, is the age of the endless franchise finally coming apart?

@seftonhanley Agriculture and seafood are only like 15% of exports. There is a trade deficit with China but worldwide they usually have a trade surplus.

The problems Thailand faces are not some foreigner opening a childcare (because no one else does it properly) on KPG, its not even really a nominee owned home.. The problem is the economy is importing everything from overseas (china) and producing only low value easily replaceable items (agri, seafood, etc) which will always remain under extreme price pressure. The transition to a more dynamic modern SME powered economy is so desperately needed. The era of mega corps inefficiently held in place with protectionism and systems of permitting and licenses has to end. A radical restructuring is overdue.

@CleansedTweets They absolutely should not do that. Speculators will build massive luxury developments that will end up empty and prices will become even more unaffordable for normal Thais. End up with giant Chinese ghost developments like Cambodia

Bangkok Property Boom 🚀 Incoming? Maybe. #Thailand strictly limits foreign ownership of condos: Thais must own at least 51% of units in any building. In a 100-unit condo, foreigners can buy no more than 49. With the real estate market slumping, the government is considering relaxing the rule, dropping the Thai minimum to 25% (or even lower) in some projects. Developers are pushing hard for the change. The big question: Is this early-2000s London all over again? Back then, surging foreign ownership helped skyrocket prices. Ordinary Brits ended up priced out of their own city. Could the same happen to ordinary Thais in Bangkok? Possibly Want to know how much units cost? Have a look at this post I made earlier: x.com/CleansedTweets…

@Molson_Hart Most of the country has very few foreigners and they're still low fertility. Foreigners concentrated in a few tourist areas and industrial estates and fishing ports. And the Burmese are mostly ethnically related Shan ppl who blend in well.

Thailand was one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, especially for a country that most don’t think of as rich. Interestingly they also have lots of immigrants, not only passport bros and Nomad List people but lots of Cambodians and Burmese. Immigration seems to have a bidirectional negative effect on fertility. Some people somehow seem more resistant to family creation when they’re surrounded by diversity. And simultaneously, with a stronger effect, the labor shortages downstream of low fertility rates cause immigration, not only because of labor shortages but because the immigration makes the low fertility seem like less of a crisis, so births don’t climb back up. Perhaps this looseness around immigration explains why Thailand’s fertility is so low for its income levels.

@LynnCondit @RezaNasri1 No, they have blown up ships passing through Oman's waters. They do not own the straight

@KevinBur3 @RezaNasri1 Tankers on Iran's territorial waters without permission.

Trump seems to think what he did at Mar-a-Lago works the same way in geopolitics. In the book he proudly recounts buying the land directly in front of Mar-a-Lago, threatening a massive build that would destroy the ocean view forever, scaring away buyers, and snatching the property at a bargain. Now the play is to have the U.S. Navy blockade the Strait of Hormuz, cut off 20% of global oil, and force countries into buying American oil at whatever price and quantity he dictates. Pure extortion.

@hispanicnomad @onlinedopamine 99% never try to learn. All the major cities offer classes plus Education visa. It's really not that hard, you can get functional quickly and makes life 100% better

@onlinedopamine The language thing is REALLY important long term 99% of westerners would never be able to speak Thai That basically rules it out for me as a home

The Thai propaganda is working on me Met a friend yesterday at an asado here in Paraguay 🇵🇾 He got his residency and went to Thailand 🇹🇭 for most of 2025. Now he’s back here for a month, so we of course had to celebrate And man, it’s crazy how good Thailand is… - Great value for a low price - Insane beaches and scuba diving - Mountains, crazy cities, temples, nature, jungles… - Extremely nice people - The only nomad community I’ve seen which could mog the one in Paraguay It’s been too long; I need to go back

@StefanMolyneux Why would a spaceship travel at such ridiculously low speeds? Even Artemis 2 reached 40,000km/h traveling to the moon. And even if it did take 10,000 years to reach another star, that is nothing for AI powered ships that self replicate on arrival.

We truly cannot comprehend how far away the closest star system is. A spaceship traveling at the speed of sound - 1,235 km/h - would take 3.8 million years to reach Alpha Centauri. Even the X-15's blistering record of 7,274 km/h would still take ~75,000 years. No aliens, bros.

@okaythenfuture It's caused by agricultural burning, and burning forests down for hed thob mushrooms. Why don't the local police start arresting people? Ban the sale of the mushrooms? Locals don't care enough to do anything either

It says a lot about how Bangkokcentric that Thailand is that Chiang Mai, which is Thailand’s second largest metro area and one of its tourism crown jewel, can suffer under suffocating toxic conditions for months, and Thai elites will just shrug their shoulders. Chiang Mai has in recent years witnessed a huge expansion of Chinese wealth and migration in particular, they don’t seem to mind the terrible pollution conditions there as much as westerners do who tend to vacate the city for half the year now.

@MyLordBebo Ladyboys get a waiver, they are not allowed in the military. They are just required to show up to the draft to prove it

🪖🇹🇭 Recruiting stations in Thailand filled with trans.. The country launched an annual army LOTTERY for all men over 21, including "ladyboys" that are MEN in their passports... ⬛️ black card — you're free; 🟥 red card — 2 years in the army Rules are simple!

@Ajarncom In China they will speed up and honk at you to get out of the way. Thais will at least slow down, even if they won't stop if you're waiting. They also stop for red lights, allowing pedestrians to cross. Many Cambodians and Vietnamese ignore red lights if cross traffic is light

People in Thailand stop when we cross roads? You mean drivers? You're not getting out enough.

@Ajarncom It's all AI slop designed to drive engagement with the post. The account owner literally doesn't care what the AI writes, just wants views and comments

This growing plethora of Facebook pages taking jabs at various kinds of foreigner in Thailand can be quite funny - but there is a fine line between funny and mean-spirited and plain inaccurate. It's refreshing to see that many of the comments disagreed rather than saying "good one, I almost split my sides laughing" For those who have paid for the roof over their head and don't go out getting smashed every night (why do you need to do that?) a thousand bucks a month (around 33,000 baht) is perfectly doable. What I find most irritating about these pieces is that people seem to be judged on how many beers they can or can't afford to drink. Seriously, does alcohol play that big a part in most people's lives?

@pictoshi @UAPDr Could even with current understanding of physics. You don't need to send biological beings, AI controlled ships could travel for tens of thousands of years and self replicate on arrival.

@UAPDr I love how we all can accept there’s no physical way for an alien civilization to actually reach us and at the same time we all believe every UFO story… as if it’s not some advanced tech being hidden by an adversary.

🚨 9 hours ago, Bill Maher dropped 50 #UFO truth bombs on Real Time: “Disclosure? We’re at the disclosure moment in human history. So can we just cut the crap? They’re here. Get used to it.”