jack.russelle (76)in #teaching • yesterdayAI is unlikely to take away ESL teaching jobsWhen I look online it seems like there is always someone whining about how AI is taking away jobs and while that is…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 6 days agoFalling from balconies seems to be a sport in PattayaThe Thailand news can be kind of funny on the English-language websites because they tend to focus on stories that…jack.russelle (76)in #phuket • 10 days agoForeigners making the Phuket news cycle again for all the wrong reasonsIt wasn't that long ago that the target of a lot of ire on the part of Thai people was that they really disliked…jack.russelle (76)in #nature • 12 days agoQuick weekend trip to Japan.I've been hearing people talk a bunch about Japan so I had a chance to get on a cheap flight there and check it out…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 17 days agoThailand attempts to lure Indians in for tourism then complains when they get hereThailand is a funny place when it comes to their tourism. Their country's livelihood kind of depends on it since it…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 18 days agoConstruction worker death puts spotlight on lack of safety in the KingdomIt's gets to be a bit amusing when you are living in Thailand to see the extremely lack of concern over safety when it…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 21 days ago"cannabis control bill" approved by Thai governmentThey legalized it (for the most part) in 2022. The reclassified it as illegal for recreational use in 2025 - and this…jack.russelle (76)in #roads • 28 days agoTunnel road proposal for Phuket. Is is a good idea though?One of the things you will notice if you ever visit Phuket is the horrible traffic and how there just isn't really any…jack.russelle (76)in #travel • last monthJellyfish in the water: Another reason to be careful at Thailand beachesIf you read my blog entries it may at times appear as though I am trying to convince people to not travel here but I…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • last monthBig surprise! Thailand is now cracking down on weed dispensariesWhen they legalized this stuff across the board a few years back I was one of the people that was talking to others…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • last monthMore bad press for foreigners visiting / living in ThailandThe trend of presenting foreigners as a bad presence in Thailand continues on the airwaves that are the newspapers and…jack.russelle (76)in #teaching • 2 months agoExpats in Thailand, what not to do if considering living hereI've been here for about 5 years longer than I planned to be already. My original plan was to do a bit of living…jack.russelle (76)in #government • 2 months agoRather massive residency fraud discovered in Bangkok apartment buildingThere is always some sort of scam going on as far as registration with the government is concerned and the times that…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoAnother hardship for TEFL / TESL teachers in SouthEast AsiaI recall when I first moved over here to Thailand and how almost everyone I knew was some sort of English teacher and…jack.russelle (76)in #learning • 2 months agoI've done Duolingo for over a year and am not much betterI originally picked up Duolingo because someone gifted me the paid version of it. I thought I would be able to study…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoA good example of how Thailand will not issue citizenship to anyoneA lot of the world talks about refugee this and asylum that and I mostly don't pay it any mind because I don't want to…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoGovernment talks about banning petrol tuk tuks from BangkokIf you've been to Thailand at all in your lifetime you almost certainly have some memories of the iconic method of…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoThe BS you get from landlords about the utilities in ThailandIf you live in Thailand for a little while you are going to notice that you can't really rely on utilities. Power…jack.russelle (76)in #news • 3 months agoRude students apologize. Thai girl gets her fameMy last two blog entries have been about a very stupid incident that took place on the BTS (the skytrain) in Bangkok…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoWoman who went viral for filming noisy foreign teens goes publicI get annoyed about how it seems that almost anyone is trying to use any situation they can possibly gather to benefit…
