"Thank you for your patience, your loyalty and your love. 15 years in and you're still here, still showing up, still singing every word. That is the greatest gift I could ever ask for."- Niall
It's honestly so refreshing how Niall, a 16-year veteran of the music industry, always has such specific compliments for other artists, and he even says younger artists are actually influencing his new music. No ego. How it should be.
Selling my Birmingham ticket for Louis, seated block 2 lower, below face value. Really hope someone could get it and go see and support him 🫶🏻 #louistomlinson#howdidIgetherebirmingham
“Solo quiero decir, estas entradas detrás de las pantallas, no está bien, no está bien. Envíennos un correo, les reembolsaremos, ¡no deberíamos estar vendiendo esas entradas!”
—Louis Tomlinson hablándole a las fans que compraron vista restringida para reembolsarles el dinero.
Niall Horan on the media coverage and judgement online surrounding Liam Payne and his passing:
“I have to say, after I made the mistake of turning it on (the news) the first time- cause that, when I first turned it on, it was the shock. The fans, you know, on the TV, people that had worked with us doing interviews… It was all of that stuff, and then… Like, I just remember going, no, I’m not- I’m not doing that. I can’t go any further than this because I’ve got a funeral to go to, and things like that. I can’t be like, worrying about what they’re going to say next. Cause like, I have my own grief to deal with. Like, how am I gonna deal with this? […]. All that stuff is kind of irrelevant to me cause I’ve, like, I also have memories. Like I’ve… I wanna think about him in that way then, rather than the crap they’re gonna talk.”
via The Tommy Tiernan Show
Japanese and Thais have been fighting on Twitter all day. Here’s the tea lol:
A Thai man at a 7-11 attempted to buy a box of instant ramen. He opens it, pours hot water, and then goes to pay. Why? Because in Thailand this is common, as Thais live in a high interpersonal trust society and people can be trusted to pay for things at shops.
For added clarity, this practice is mostly done with noodles to save time and not much else.
However, in Japan, people are expected to pay for noodles before opening them. A Japanese 7-11 cashier corrects him. No problem. The man pays. Great learning experience. The video is shared online in case other Thais don’t know.
A Japanese nationalist account reposts the video: many Japanese netizens harshly criticise the Thai man, with many being racist and xenophobic, even attacking the man for not knowing how to insert cash into the machine, calling him backward, a country bumpkin, and stupid, etc.
Thais reacted by criticising the Japanese for their uptightness, saying how when Japanese tourists make mistakes, the Thai mindset and approach are to act calm and reasonable. Thais are confused why it’s so hard to adopt an “it’s okay” mindset, especially when no harm was caused. In Thailand, this is a quintessential mindset that Thais live by.
The Japanese side responds and basically says it doesn’t matter… you’re in Japan, and the Thai man is practically stealing.
Thais respond by saying, okay, understood but who attempts to steal and then goes to pay?
Thais then pull out receipts of all the times Japanese tourists have behaved badly in Thailand, pointing out that bad behaviour stemming from moral bankruptcy like discrimination, sexual assault, and theft is more common from Japanese tourists than from Thais, with many cases making headlines over the past few years alone.
Comments about Thailand being backward because the Thai man put the cash note in the wrong way were also met with confusion from the Thai side.
In Thailand, QR payments and e-wallets are the default payment methods, and most Thais now adopt this new-gen banking tech. Japan is still a cash heavy society and relies on older infrastructure habits.
It’s worth writing that not every Japanese comments are attacking the Thai man. Many are being reasonable and those who have travelled to Thailand have been pushing back against other Japanese netizens comments.
IRELAND, UK & EUROPE, you’re first up for Dinner Party Live On Tour! pre-order the album from my store for access to next Tuesday’s presale. general onsale begins Thursday, April 2. check https://t.co/j3EByyfCVV for more details.
i cannot wait to see you all soon. this album was written with the live experience in mind and i’ve been itching to get back out on the road pretty much since the last tour wrapped. truly nothing better than looking out from stage and seeing all your beautiful faces.
this is the first of many legs of the tour so stay tuned in the coming months for more dates. things are just getting started!