Reply #1: that's awfully...i know better than you what you need, isn't it?

[pitohui]

did mr. nicholson-lord bother to ask the people of thailand if they want the tourists there? or did he just presume they're a nuisance? because the people of thailand have been working awfully damn hard to rebuild their tourism industry after the tsunami tragedy, and here in new orleans we are working awfully damn hard in hopes of rebuilding our tourism industry after katrina

i don't know where he lives, but if he dislikes tourists in his town, he's welcome to send them and their dollars to new orleans

what IS wrong w. dressing up and pretending? that's what carnival/mardi gras has always been about, if thailand wants to join the party, why shouldn't they? the most popular tourist destinations in the world are fantasy places like vegas, if you wanted too much reality, you could stay home and put in some overtime