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Anyone know where to buy a TENS unit in CM?

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Anything akin to that in CM, for household contents?

Pulled up next to a big, fat, sweaty beer guzzling and shirtless western  guy who was hanging outside a temple with his pals last night.  :burp:Generally non confrontational- this was just too much for me. Close  enough to not be misunderstood, but out of arms reach (hey i'm not  stupid), I asked if he spoke English. He said yes, so I proceeded with  the suggestion that he get dressed. His response was a vigorous; 'WHY?' I  said that it would be polite and that if he hadn't noticed, he was in a  conservative Buddhist culture that frowns on that sort of thing. He  batted his eyes, said 'oh' and sheepishly slipped his shirt back on. A  personal victory, however brief. I've heard from 'visitors' in the past  regarding an array of unseemly behavior, the refrain; 'well if they  minded so much, they'd say something!.' No- they wouldn't. That's kind  of the point. The smile they give when we 'regulate our own' is incredibly rewarding. Noblesse oblige.

So there we were, a rag tag bunch of ex-pats, shooting the sh't over some beers, discussing particle physics, the best burger in town, and Rod Stewart's lyrics. All of a sudden a hostile voice turned our heads to a heated and apparent domestic argument between a Thai man and  woman.
The man was completely engaged in his anger (as well as completely in his cups), then threw down his motor scooter and began fully assaulting the woman with kicks, punches and pushes. It was clearly something to NOT get in the middle of, yet common decency, a western sense of chivalry, instinct to protect, the late hour as well as a separate group of beer fueled folks who had only been in Thailand for an hour and a half thought immediate intervention the best idea.
It quickly began to resemble the end seen of Frankenstein with shouts of 'burn im' as people started picking up chairs, bottles and sticks. It was not heading for a good outcome. There is no right and wrong way to handle these situations, and many schools of thought on farang involvement. The police had been called, for what that's worth, but there was genuine violence in the air as well as on the ground. The more seasoned locals were pleading for a much more restrained response- and while i don't suppose anyone would have stood back had this gone to a life threatening level- there is an awkward bit of non involvement that is necessary I think, to gauge, asses, and let a cultural drama unfold.
Anyone who has ever worked in or around police work knows that the most volatile scenes in the world are domestic calls.The couple did alternately reconcile with hugs and soft tones for moments before re-engaging in violence, with the woman bearing the brunt of it.
I'm sure most folks on here have been witness to or party to a similar situation. I was wondering what of the many many options of response people employed.
In the end a sort of dangerous Farang posse formed- and fortunately the police did arrive, as neither side seemed to want to back down.

There were equal shouts of 'it's a Thai thing and we don't understand it, and it could turn on us in a heartbeat', mixed with genuine concern for the safety of an un 'armed' opponent, mixed with sullied ego's of drunken farangs who thought they had been slighted. It had the portent of a very bad situation.

OK not 'adult' films. Any movie theaters in CM with films for grown ups about?

No slight meant to my friends who like Captain America. I'm sure he's a valiant crusader and all but....

Just finished a glorious 10 days visiting the EU Film fest here and am feeling spoiled for more.

I know Alliance Francaise on Fridays but i'm talking about big screen first run films just a little deeper than Harry Potter. I know Airport and Central have'em occasionally.

FYI when I put in 'movie theatres' in the Chiang Mai search- the first response was for 'Thaksin rules out serving jail term'.??