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Following the trend in the EU (and hopefully worldwide) France is about to allow Americans back in with (evidently a free?) test in the airport. Coronavirus: tests will be systematized at airports for travelers from countries classified red, announces the government People who have already taken a test in their home country should be able to prove it at the airport, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on BFMTV. https://www.francetvinfo.fr/sante/maladie/coronavirus/deconfinement/coronavirus-gabriel-attal-annonce-une-systematisation-des-tests-dans-les-aeroports-pour-les-voyageurs-venant-de-pays-classes-rouge_4043441.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&Echobox=1594570346&fbclid=IwAR3NzNl-7SjEt9K_2pIDxNdZjMCxZOIDDLCUvkzDF2PCzawKZbqFLkP3GYY#xtor=CS1-746 Just as interesting, the new policy was announced by President Macron's spokesperson openly gay Minister of Health Gabriel Attal. Sorry Dr. Fauci, sorry Mayor Pete but.... His husband:

The crowds are growing a bit in the bars and clubs. There are more boys on stage than a few weeks back. Fresh Boys had sexy guys and about 15 guys. Mostly twinky gay guys. Hot Male had a nice mix. Jupiter had about 20 guys and most muscular and sexy looking guys. All in pants and shirts. Boys Bangkok was open but not many on stage so I didn't go in. Screwboys is closed. Lucky Boys was closed. Moonlight was closed. There were no massage places near Hot Male open. Silom Soi 4 was fairly busy with lots of places open and customers with and without masks.

This is a fake document, photoshopped. It is not Macron's real pic. The pictures of a LGBT tattoo that Macron is supposed to have is also fake news. Also fake is the gay love story between Macron and Mathieu Gallet (former President of French TV) Mathieu Gallet was compared to a former Republican Illinois Deputy, Aaron Schock, since both were supposed to be gay, both were good looking and both wasted a lot of money to refurbish their office.

Yes, it's for visitors from Red Zone countries. I think governments are quickly realizing that allowing people in with a test makes sense. It seems to be popping up all over Europe. The 14-day quarantine is much less safe and very hard to enforce. I'm in a "Couples Separated by Travel Bans" group on FB and Denmark and Netherlands are already allowing "lovers" in from the US with little proof and no tests. I suspect the US being allowed in, even with tests, depends on reciprocity, as the EU has told China and Asian countries otherwise eligible they won't get in without reciprocity. The EU has to do this because the image of an "EU" will be shattered when 1 country goes it's own way (as Croatia did originally). Of course some tests are simple and quick and free or low-cost while others are expensive and take days.

Tasso, you are following very closely what happens in Europe ! It is funny because I exchanged privately on Gabriel recently with member of this forum. He is cute ! I like the picture of him reading newspaper along the Seine while drinking Rosé. He is the cutest of all French Government spokepersons (and almost the youngest since he is only 31 : another promising young lad was spokesperson at the age of 30). The spokespersons used to be older gentlemen. French President Nicolas Sarkozy was once one of these spokespersons (he was 38 at the time). Then there was the series of smiling young women, including the one who was just before Gabriel, the one on top. Before these 2, there was Benjamin Griveaux (holding a mic in the pic above). He tried to be Mayor of Paris last March but he sent to his new girfriend a video of him wanking ... The girlfiend passed it to her own boyfriend who sent it to the press. Big scandal also partly because Benjamin was supposed to be "happily" married. So he had to resign . . . As for gay celebrities in France, it is not as open as in the US, I think. The former Mayor of Paris (Bertrand Delanoe) was gay and married. He did not hide anything but he was very discrete on his relationship. As for coronavirus in France, as in some countries or some places in the world, there is an increase in the number of cases in a few regions which move from "green" to "red" whatever it means. No lockdown decided yet, but it may come locally ...

Well, this event did not happen at the park, but subtlety was most keen. I had turned the corner one night from Rama IV Road onto Silom, by the Robinson's. Night sellers had set up stands and the area was busy. As I turned, I noticed a cute guy working one of the stands. My eye lingered ever so briefly, a millisecond, yet he picked up on it and was instantly walking next to me. We exchanged basic greetings in basic English. As he kept walking with me, I asked him "Where you go?" His reply: "I go where you go." And he did. The Suriwong Hotel came in handy and he didn't seem a stranger to the place. The sex was great. I learned that he worked the stand with his family. I walked him back there and the family didn't seem to notice me.

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From The Nation Too-tight virus policy is strangling economy, experts warn Thailand should overcome concern of a second wave of Covid-19 and instead relax restrictions on foreign investors and tourists in order to shore up its falling economy, say a prominent investor and leading economist. “We should not worry too much about the threat of a second wave of infections, since the first wave of Covid-19 is generating far fewer cases compared with other countries,” prominent local investor Niwes Hemvachiravarakorn said on Thursday. Thailand has implemented tight safety measures to combat the virus, but the Covid-19 issue has two dimensions – disease control and economic activities, he said. Thailand may need to accept a low level of cases and develop a system to handle this, he said, referring to the absence of local infections for more than 50 days and only a handful of daily imported cases. He suggested Thailand’s hot weather may be helping to keep the infection rate low, while Thais know now how to protect themselves as almost everyone wears a face mask in public. Niwes warned that fear of a second-wave contagion was discouraging people from resuming business activities, resulting in a slower economic recovery. In Vietnam, public life is almost back to normal, with even large gatherings for sports events now permitted, he added. Somchai Jitsuchon, research director at Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), is also pushing for resumption of more economic activities. Thailand should learn how to live with a few daily Covid cases, because policies aimed at eradicating the virus completely were having a high economic cost, he said on Facebook. Income from foreign investment and tourism represents about 20 per cent of Thailand’s annual GDP, the economist noted. The government should focus on the “trace, test and isolate (TTI)” policy so that foreigners can be gradually welcomed back to the country, he added. =============================================================================================== From Bangkok Post Tourists will trickle back 'once a virus cure is found' The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) is predicting the hard-hit tourism sector will start to recover once a Covid-19 vaccine is rolled out late next year. Kirida Bhaopichitr, the Institute's research director for International Research and Advisory Service, was speaking at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT) and addressed the notion that people were overreacting to the pandemic. She said that in the first phase of the tourism recovery most visitors were likely to come from China and Asean as it was cheaper to travel within the region and it was also more friendly to them. "We can expect more Chinese tourists in the post-Covid-19 world," she told a forum titled "Thailand's post-Covid-19 economy and the most vulnerable". According to the TDRI, domestic tourism was already recovering but would not return to the pre-Covid-19 level [6% of GDP] due to safety and financial concerns. At the same time, international tourism had dropped from 12% of GDP to zero. Jonathan Head, BBC Southeast Asia correspondent and FCCT vice president, asked panellists about the level of public fear, which he said "has gone beyond anything else I have ever seen in other countries". He also remarked on what he characterised as the government's draconian measures, including turning its back on mass tourism and even putting off travel bubbles, despite the fact that it had managed to curb the spread of the virus well.

I can handle it if Trump wins that one . . .

It's not like I'd toss Macron out of bed either and there's a widespread opinion that he is gay.

Please clarify that this means opening up to red zone tourists. All that the news releases in English are saying is that tests will be available at the airport and cannot be enforced due to legalities surrounding personal health info. There are already many entry exemptions for foreign nationals from restricted countries such as for essential purposes or transit-through up to 24 hours. Could this mean they are the target for testing? None of the official French websites have altered their allowable countries list predicated on the ‘ PCR-negative “passports” ‘ model. Moreover, the quarantine requirements seem also to have not been revised. I hope this has not been misinterpreted, that it is simply a matter of the various ministries getting aligned and up to speed, and that it is truly a promising step for travel to France.

Yes, Trump and Biden are a given, but there are many other contests going on. Senate, Congress, local representatives, judges, school boards, sheriffs, dog catchers, It goes on and on.

You have jogged my memory and I recall this restriction as well. If I remember correctly it was one adopted by the Bangkok Post and not a general restriction. But I could be way off the mark.

On line release on the 20th

I did use www.VoteFromAbroad.org and signed up. Now will wait and see if I receive an acknowledgement. Hope so.

I was not planning to open a thread here at BoyToy about this topic, but the post where I said my goodbye to you has been deleted. In case you stop by here I invite you to stay, but also to read what was deleted exactly as it was written, with no editions. You have my word on that. "It has been an amazing ride. I will always be thankful to this community, especially to the many members who honored me with their friendship. I have learned and grown a lot, and I thank you. I can participate in a community with racist members who open threads like “Oh My Wakanda”. I would even defend their right to express their opinion, no matter how shameful and ignorant. If they are too much for me, I could block them. After all, I already blocked the annoying idiots. The annoying racists could easily join them. I could bury my head in The Deli. However, I find that I can no longer participate in this community, after its leadership has taken a clear stand in this thread, “BLM is Racist”. I will miss the friends. A lot. (here I tagged the three admins) or whoever is responsible for it, cancel my account here, please. If the leadership ever decides to publicly endorse BLACK LIVES MATTER, or at least publicly apologize for opening this disheartening thread, I will be happy to return. That is, if I will still be accepted back, because as much as I do not want to leave, I find that I must. BLACK LIVES MATTER. Period. Goodbye." I have formally asked my account to be deleted, and will be no longer submitting escorts reviews to Daddy's.

I should have said. The Florida Primary Elections . They are in August.

I’m in Florida and received my ballot by mail yesterday. Trump is flooding the Florida TV airwaves with campaign ads. Florida is a big swing state and he is trailing in the poles .

Definitely. For me, no question about it, my vote goes to Biden. I am also still eligible to vote in Florida elections. There are two I will vote against when it's time for their elections, One is that moron governor Ron DeSantis. The other is Marco Rubio. For Trump and every one of his supporters currently in office, I hope I'll get to play my favorite Carol Channing song from Hello Dolly - "Wave your little hand and whisper so long dearie." Remember: "Vote early and often . . ."