mancub

Sems to me that if anyone is the idiot ,then it's the girlfriend .Anyway , 3 hrs is a long time...... or maybe they are the only couple in the country not in possession of mobile phones.

Expect to see this enacted in a thai soap opera in the near future.

Most do, however ,have a degree in "stating the bleedin obvious ". Happy to point out that the appliance you are looking at is, indeed ,..a TV .

When they follow you around like a troupe of ducklings , is the only time that I wish I suffered from Tourette Syndrome.

Are they not trying to promote the country as the "hub of medical tourism " ????

Why not tax the profits of money spinning private hospitals to help the ill-funded public ones ?

Thai logic......impose an "Entry fee " payable on "Exit " .

A better idea : Compulsory purchase of a bag of " Amazing Thai Souvenir Rice " 500bt before leaving . .

This would be in addition to the increases in 'Passenger service charges " being proposed and argued for by Airports of Thailand .

-International to be raised to 800bt and domestic up 50% to 150bt .

Any other tax on foreign tourism must , therefore , come under a different guise ....Hence the lame excuse of medical insurance ,or lack of , and the supposed burden on Thai hospitals , Pathetic !

....if they know who she is....and what she does....why don't they arrest her.........

P.M.T......Happens the world over .

In a country where it's universally accepted that it's not worthwhile to replace a failed tail-light ( headlight sometimes ) , then there's no chance of a freezer light being considered a priority !

Good luck ,anyway .!

"A search of his home turned up a home-made gun and some ammunition."

Maybe not such a harmless idiot as some like to think . But ,then I know no more of his character than anyone else.

"Statistic also showed that the majority of Chinese tourists are female, and preferred to travel on their own."

Surely that can't be accurate , can it ????

Slash out another 5 baht ....and you'll increase your options immeasurably , I'd guess . Jeez !

The sign that makes me smile most is the one that simply exclaims .. BEWARE !

Gets my attention every time, so I suppose it works !

I disagree with the negativity of the posts here thus far.

Firstly I like to know who we are dealing with:

He attended Thammasat University for two years before winning a scholarship from Claremont Mens College, Claremont, California, to complete his B.A. in Political Science (cum laude) in 1972. He then went on to Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A., where he received his M.A. and Ph.D. in 1974 and 1982 respectively, in the field of Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies.

He is a western educated Democrat and could well be posturing for a place in future government. After 5 years as the ASEAN Sec Gen I could not think of a more able candidate to lead this country from the current quagmire. He also has the credentials to broker tangible agreements for the southern provinces.

There is no easy fix, and it will take time, but those of us who are living here for the rest of our lives will no doubt draw comfort in the knowledge that Thailand does have well qualified and highly respected politicians ready to step into the breech.

Often people are "marked " at cash machines or exchange booths and then followed . Those making the higher transactions obviously being of more interest. Not saying that it's a particularly common practice ,but there do seem to be many reports of those being robbed /mugged etc having large amounts of cash stolen -from their person. Could be co-incidence or maybe more folk than I'd imagine carry large sums of cash on them.

800k is pretty low. Not a hard ask really.

For you maybe.... Not everyone has that kind of money lying around...

That kind of money? You reach retirement and you haven't got 16,000 quid, which is basically a recent school leavers annual salary?? If you can't save that sort of money after 30-40 years working then you have no business coming to Thailand to retire.

who cares!!!! Is this the Pattaya Visa Forum??? Pattaya : the soddom & gomorrah of Thailand

There we go. I was getting worried. All these posts and yet no one got around to blaming Thailand. Now I can rest easy.

Where do you get "blaming Thailand" from ?? Very sad that you are looking for Thai bashing ,when there patently isn't any.

All non-locally born people should have to obtain a visa to enter the island and duly report every 30 days .!

mancub, if there is one thing that shines through in the Pattaya forum on this board, its that many who live in close proximity to the 'strip' that constitutes what most folk consider 'Pattaya' can still laugh about the insanity of it all. I'm sorry, but I just cant say the same for many of the BKK brigade on TV, particularly those who seem to have a holier-than-thou axe to grind. I don't know if its the traffic, or their jobs, or what, but Bangkok seems to grind people down. Again, that's wild speculation based on random observations of anonymous postings on an internet forum, but is it any more speculative than declaring everyone who chooses Pattaya as a retirement destination a 'sexpat' ?

The term "sexpat" was never mentioned by me .I suspect ,however, that the raunchy reputation was what originally attracted many of the expat residents ,as I'll freely admit it did myself ! I've visited many times and even managed a game of golf on occasion with friends who do live there .No-one can convince me that it's such a great place to live though !

The sex industry in Pattaya is hardly confined to "the strip" as you refer to it , unless you mean everywhere from Naklua to Jomtien and beyond .

I live in Krabi ,so I'm not one of the "BKK brigade ".

For someone who has opted for the quiet life , ( noble concept and one I endorse ) ,this chap is not shy of publicity .

Yes ,admired by some , but generally a source of amusement and often ridicule amongst most ...Thai and Foreigners alike.

Careful Chaps.....this fellow is what all our country wives/girlfriends want us to become ...... whilst they ,of course, are busy shopping in Emporium !

For many countries a Thai drivers license will be accepted because it is written in Thai and English.

A IDP would not required in all now in many countries.

Not accepted in Bali ....by the car hire company yes , but not by the law enforcers !

there's plenty of farang tourists who have NEVER driven a bike who decide to rent a 100cc scooter or honda wave and get into accidents/trouble. sure, thai drivers are not the best of the world, but at least most thai kids have been driving a motorcycle since the age of 11. farang have not.

In Krabi it's age 7.......unfortunately their driving skills don't progress much further with age .

Just impounding the vehicles of anyone who doesn't have a licence ....should see a 30% reduction in traffic . ( No idea where you would put them ,of course !)