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Not just Thai landlords. I rented a condo from a Brit for 11 years. During that time, I put up half the cost of a new air con and brought in a new refrigerator. Left the place as I had found it. Landlord refused to return the deposit. Finally threatened to turn him in to Immigration for working without a work permit and working in a reserved occupation - tour guide. He finally returned half the deposit.

"Singapore also enforces tough regulations" Therein lies the difference between Singapore and Thailand.

She dodged the death penalty and spent the last 5 years of her sentence in an Australian prison. Overall, I would say she has very little to complain about. As Baretta always said "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time."

I spent a month in Phuket one day. One day in Phuket was enough to last a lifetime. There are so many other great places to visit in Thailand.

Not surprising. When I first started coming to Thailand 25 years ago, you rarely saw overweight children. Now, with the increased sugar consumption and lack of activity due to too much screen time, it is getting hard to find children that are not overweight not to mention adults.

Hi all. I'm going to be taking the night train to Bangkok and taking my Wave with me. This will be my first time to take the bike this way since they moved from Hua Lamphong to the new Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal Station. (Bang Sue Grand). Before the move, they unloaded the bikes right on the platform next to the baggage car. I have searched and can't find out if they do the same at the new station (I doubt it due to the new layout) or if they have some other procedure. Any first hand experience would be appreciated. David

Max Klinger would be proud.

A few years would probably not be enough. Unlike Thailand, most U.S. jurisdictions have tolling statutes that stop the statute of limitations for serious offenses from expiring if a person removes themself from the jurisdiction.

I have to call BS on this one. My girlfriend, a Malaysian passport holder, and I hit multiple US national parks on our last two trips there. She was charged the same price as everyone else. No one asks for your passport in the US when going to national parks or basically anywhere else. David

If Grab really cared about the drivers it would help them get properly registered and get the correct license. And we know that will happen because Grab cares so much. ????

Thanks @ubonjoe

Is Social Security sending the "Are you alive ?" letter this year? I know they suspended it last year. David

As we say in the American South, you only find two things in the middle of the road ... yellow stripes and dead armadillos. David