Lemsta69

I can't smoke, it hurts my throat an gives me coughing fits. hence I've never had a good experience with MJ. any idea if we can get those 'gummies' here in Bangkok?

I worked for one of the insurers that copped it the hardest from the RC. one of the most incompetent places I've ever seen which is why I can't get in board with the Thailand bad, Western good whingefest. I didn't work in claims and I'm not a lawyer so I never had any reason to read a policy document. I always asked a manager or a sales rep to answer tricky questions about the T&C's. they weren't happy about that but the pol docs were gibberish and not something you should let an untrained, unqualified high school graduate interpret. the Sydney Morning Herald did a massive hatchet job on the insurer. I think the journo had an axe to grind with Which Bank?. they laid all the blame at their feet. at no time did they point out that ultimately it was the Trustees of the super fund that signed off on the policy document. the Trustees also went along with the claims assessments that were made by the insurer even though it's their responsibility to act in the best interests of their members. one of the big issues was the 30-year old definition of a heart attack. you're telling me that the super fund's lawyers didn't pick that up? gimme a break. yet no malpractice suits ensued, they just dumped all the blame on the bank and went on their merry way. obviously that doesn't excuse the insurer and thank God I was able to retire early from that godforsaken place and eventually move to Thailand. but at the end of the day I'm not sure what the RC really achieved. my old company still went on its merry way of wasting gobs of money by being totally inefficient before eventually being sold to China. nobody got arrested, nobody went to gaol, nothing really changed except that they lost a half bil per annum revenue (no lie) after the complicit Trustees dropped them like a hot potato ???? that's why I can't really get worked up about the "endemic corruption" in Thailand. same same but different.

LOL

this came up a lot pre-Covid. some dudes who were living here on back-to-back visa exempt stamps were reporting that they were being asked for proof of funds. for some reason they didn't have it on them because... reasons. apparently B20k is a massive amount of money and you're a nutjob if you travel with that much cash on you ????

boys have been racing bikes in Pattaya since I first visited at Christmas 1997. get over it already.

this reminds me of that time when they sent a ministerial delegation to Pattaya to look for evidence of the oldest profession. they spent some time there and proudly announced that they could find no evidence of it. "nothing to see here people, move along". the response from the peanut gallery was how dumb are these people, how ridiculous they look, stupid Thais, blah blah blah. of course that was the conclusion they were going to come to. too much money pumps through Pattaya to have allowed any other outcome. it's not stupid, it's pragmatic. and they probably wouldn't need to do this type of stuff if dumb ferrlung didn't keep on talking about fight club. or worse, crowing about it on InstaTokker.

r/whoosh

I don't know much about this Anitin guy but that was my take too. I don't know why all the nobodys get so worked up about this sort of stuff, maybe they're jealous of his wealth ????

I guess you never heard about the Royal Commission into the dodgy practices of the big insurers that provide life, TPD and income protection cover for superannuation funds. the insurer owned by "which bank" fared the worst. some of the stuff that came to light was absolutely shocking.

wifey sells ALL the eggs to the village? so how do you get your daily three egg omelette?

r/whoosh

"5 years? What a complete joke, just shows Thailand for what it is, completely out of touch with reality." case closed.

ser, I think you need to take a couple of Bex and have a good lie down.

dude, he's 1) a "professional" spearfisher and 2) he's from the West. Westerners are perfect* so how come he doesn't know what's what? as for making it personal, don't flatter yourself. i try to shout down as many Thai bashers as I can. you live here now, stop whining about the place. it's nowhere near as bad as you Chaang bottle half-empty types make it out to be. *source: Westerners on here

my brain says yes to the 8% IPA. my body says no ???? ps. Sheepshank on Th. Phra Arthit is a really nice place for a craft beer. it overlooks the mighty Chao Praya. Coco Chao Praya next door is also nice for a reasonably-priced dinner*. OP should check it out before he heads to the boonies# *unless you bought high and sold low ???? #not that there's anything wrong with that ????

I don't think the OP is poor. unlike some people we know.

if Thailand ain't up to your lofty standards then why did you even step foot in the country? you're from the perfect "first world" so you should know better ????

umm...to get clicks? ????

sounds like your Leo glass is half empty ????

quit yer moanin', the record's broken. time to change the music. Thailand is a paradise compared to your basket case of a home country. you only come a cropper here if you do dumb stuff. like poach from a National Park and put it on InstaTok. what could possibly go wrong? ????

I hope he's laying on the good beers for us, I can't drink Lee-oh or Chaang ????

an accident is not a pre-existing condition ????

that result is what's known as "incomplete days". you need to add 1 to make it "complete days". I always use MS Excel for the avoidance of doubt. eg. =Day2-Day1+1

not everyone is short of a bob and not everyone likes the clientele that frequent immigration offices. ie. dour Europeans in cargo shorts and flip flops.

you're only realising that now? I had that sussed within a few days way back in the late '90s. ????