I have mostly of my intellectual conversations by email and my witty repartée on videocall. You're right, though: It's not the same. Some do laugh at my wordplay jokes in Thai, some backfire.
Funny you should mention that! I usually panic 5-7 days before!
Last one was accepted even though I spelled my street name incorrectly. If they like it, push that Q again!
I guess I don't like to fill in the dates aso needlessly.
Xenophobia exists everywhere but I presume you mean Thai govt. There was a time when it was relatively easier to get permanent residency and citizenship. Now, it depends mostly upon your net worth, and you'd better be Bill Heincke!
Yes, in our old age, health expences are a big issue. But my wife has no desire to move to a Western country where she feels homeless and disregarded.
Thanks, Doc. It's luck of the draw, sometimes overnight, sometimes a few days. I always have that postal application at the ready just in case.
When they tell you the system's down, I wonder where, exactly!
Rat snakes are not poisonous, they are constrictors. Two metres is not so big, for constrictors, it's the girtrh that matters. Very unlikely the snake was looking at the kid as lunch.