Lemsta69

thanks Joe. can I ask a dumb question? what do I put for the year, AD or BE?

for avoidance of doubt you could use ISO 8601 format but it's weird and confusing ???? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601

Lol that's exactly how I feel about where you appear to come from!

that's the short version isn't it? your full name should be "Farang Rumak Mai Dee" ????

LOL I think you misunderstood my post. I'm not on a moral crusade at all, just stating facts. I don't have beef with the dual-pricing at Thai hospitals, or anywhere else for that matter. it's part of the landscape so we just deal with it. doesn't make us soft like the other dude said. and yes, private health insurance alleviates all (most?) of those issues. I'm not covered quite just yet, it's on my to-do list, but I have sufficient funds to self-insure in the meantime. got any tips on the best broker to use? ????

you sound like you've got one foot in the grave. best to leave it up to the young people... https://twitter.com/bitcoinekasi/status/1506357749483032590?s=21&t=SRwxVVWs5ZyRVFuwOTRHIg

they do have some pretty slick war toys but ????

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no, they'd just refuse treatment and kick you out. then you can take them to court and the court will side with the hospital a la the famous case from Hua Hin. and if all you supposed hard men banded together and started agitating en masse I suspect jail time and/or deportation would be in order. maybe a few would lose an eye in the protests a la Penguin. maybe a few would have mysterious motorcycle accidents or fall off of low-railing balconies as is the farang's wont. it's a rigged game. you will not win.

how can you live here for more than a few months and not get the lie of the land? ????????????

hyperbole much?

TIT if you don't like it here you're free to leave, it ain't going to change anytime soon despite all your impotent bluster.

sir, I think you'll find that my post wasn't at all a "ramble". it's not my fault that you don't understand Aussie culture despite having visited the place so often. it's not the toffs like your lordship that are bringing food into Aussie, it's the lower class scum like me. well not me because I actually read the arriving passenger card and listen to the announcements, unlike a lot of other passengers. hence my liberal use of the Aussie vernacular; we're talking about a flight from Kuta to Darwin for heaven's sake. inb4: please don't bother trying to correct me about the location of the airport in Bali. it's nowhere near Denpasar.

are you fair dinkum mate? ps. I was born in Scotland of Irish ancestry so I have no love for auld Lizzie, may she rest in peace.

yep. just declare everything even if you're not sure. I've watched that Aussie Border show and some of the maggot-riddled stuff that people try and bring in is beyond belief.

of course a Maccas Sausage and Egg McMuffin is food. that's the best part of arriving at SYD on the overnight flight from BKK. stuff that McMuffin meal down your guts then go and catch the 400 bus home. all up less than twenty bucks. ps. I had a double quarter pounder at Silom Maccas the other day. very tasty. 100% Aussie beef of course ????

gotcha. thanks for the clarification.

Beer Lao itself isn't to my taste but that IPA is a nice little drop. not overpowering like I find some of the modern IPAs. hopefully it becomes a regular brew and not just a limited edition.

thanks, methinks I misread it. but of course it makes sense that each embassy/consulate will charge a different price as local expenses vary from country to country. AFAIK they don't receive a subsidy from the MFA.

those were all paid actors ????

Aussies can't handle their drink and get violent and kill people. they can't handle the pokies either and throw their life savings down the guts of the things. hence the warning signs. at least they're trying to look after people. as for you experience with customs, well that sucks but it's really got nothing to do with the dumbarts bogan who tried to bring his McMuffin back to Straya. our strict biosecurity laws are well known. <deleted> they have big bins on the way in for ya to dump ya stuff. but probs too hard to see if you've had to many Southerns and Coke on the flight home. and I bet the reaction the bogan got from customs is nothing compared to what he'd do to you if you walked into his local and told his mullet looked wanky. or told him his V8 Commy is a heap of sh!t ????

oh. well I'd go to Foodland and put together a care package for you but it would end up in mah belly before I got to the Kerry Express office ????

looks very nice. will go well with cheese, salami and a nice Chardonnay ????

truffled scrambled eggs and a couple coffees at the Anantara. or fish 'n chips and a couple pints of draft Asahi at Roadhouse Barbecue ????????????

LOL. are you #Bangkok4Lyf? I'm living here now (Lumphini) and loving every minute of it. but if/when I get bored with it I'll just ask Sparky if I can sleep on his couch for a bit. by the time he finally gets his RS into gear any gets over here he'll know THE perfect place to live. c'mon Sparks mate, book that damn one-way ticket already! ????