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5 hours ago, simple1 said:

 

Immigrants from outside the EU countries made a net fiscal contribution of about £5.2 billion, thus paying into the system about 3% more than they took out. In contrast, over the same period, natives made an overall negative fiscal contribution of £616.5 billion.

 

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/economics/about-department/fiscal-effects-immigration-uk#:~:text=Immigrants from outside the EU,contribution of £616.5 billion.

You have premier league footballers paying tax on 50 million a year and an Albanian family next to my mother claiming every benefit going.  

This "net contribution" of a whole group is useless imo.

5 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

jesus another one,   what makes you think you are qualified to teach any woman anything ?     Is it a full moon tonight, ?  

What makes you think you're not qualified to teach her?

On 4/21/2024 at 1:45 PM, Korat Kiwi said:

Based on experiences... I'd rather have a non virgin thanks. 

 

A million baht... WTF.  That would pay for how many non virgins in Pattaya? 

 

Unbelievable. 

 

 

 

 

You think non virgins are better in bed I presume. Why wouldn't you want to be the man who teaches her? You'd rather other men did that for your future wife?

1 hour ago, TheFatOne said:

A China-style crack down on our private sector would be welcome.

Unfortunately, won't happen in the West.

 

You think the public sector provide better value for money for the tax payer?

3 hours ago, edwinchester said:

My daughter and her own family love Thailand and went back to the UK last weekend after their fortnight here. Her husband told me that the entire trip, for two adults and three youngsters, has cost nearly £11,000! £5500 was for 5 economy flights. They are quite well off but if prices keep going up they will be seriously considering destinations other than Thailand.

Sounds like they aren't spending wisely. Very very easy to get 5 adult flights London to bkk for 2500 to 3000 not 5500.

On 4/10/2024 at 3:32 PM, connda said:

Which is why we remodeled our home to be relatively air-tight and we run air filters from March until whenever the hell the rains show up - often the end of May.  We go out seldom.  I pity the neighbors in the beautiful open-air teak homes.  <cough cough hack hack wheeze>

You don't consider living in a lockdown three months of the year too high a price to pay?

1 hour ago, Chivas said:

 

Well they weren't fine that day for someone 1.90m tall and not remotely fat !

Don't tell me you went to meet a 150cm filipina! 5555

There's a global pattern of places to make money that have sky high prices and when ones making money phase is over it's prudent to leave.

London, Tokyo, Mumbai etc exactly the same.

3 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Here's an idea for those reading here...

 

When I was getting serious about my then future Thai wife, I made sure we sat down together to discuss our future. I made a proposal to her, and she accepted it, and we've almost never had an argument or dispute about money things in the 10+ years we've been together now.

 

I told her, I'd financially support her and our married life together fully, and whatever money she made from her job was hers to keep and she could spend her earnings on her family/parents as she wished. And in exchange for that, she (the wife) would never ask or expect me to provide any money for her parents, relatives, acquaintances, etc.

 

It's an agreement and solution that's worked out well for both of us thru the years.  And it's been a good incentive for my wife to do what she's done, and that's been to advance to a pretty successful, well-paying business career of her own (with some consulting help from me along the way).
 

 

I hope she's significantly younger and better looking than you. Why el

se agree to those terms!

46 minutes ago, arithai12 said:

We have a few bought from Lazada at less than 1000B, they work ok e.g. in a large room.

We also have small necklace-type personal purifiers, obviously not for a room but e.g. to keep close to you when you sleep or walk outside. A couple of hundred baht, they help a little.

Note that most places are not air-purified, including main shopping malls, so your battle is not only at home.

Oh...any link to that rather depressing news that malls aren't pumping out good air?

37 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Just a few ideas, past and present. 

 

TV

The fall of the house of usher
Tulsa King
Trapped - good Icelandic show 
The Bridge - amazing crime series 
Gomorrah - amazing Napolitano small time mafia series 
Suburra - similar 
Romanza criminale - gang story 
Gangs of London - gang story, a bit brutal, but good
Taboo - amazing Tom Hardy series, powerful and anti corporate. 
The undoing
Escape at dannemora
Mare of Easttown 
Mayor of Kingstown - season 1
The offer - 2022
First man
Halston
Vikings 
Dark

Movies
Paolo Sorrention, the great Italian film director:
The great beauty
Youth
The hand of God
Mads Mikkelson: 
Another round 
Riders of Justice 
At eternity's gate 
The hunt 
A royal affair 
Valhalla rising 
After the wedding

Man on fire - Denzel 
Across the universe 
Yesterday - Beatles were forgotten 
Beneicio del toro:
A perfect day - 2015 
Things we lost in the fire 
21 grams 
Mystic River
The Pledge 
The best offer - 2013
The secret life of Walter Mitty 
This must be the place - 2011
Only God Forgives - Ryan Gosling 
Song to song
The big short 
Crazy, stupid love 
American pastoral 
The judge 
Crazy heart 
Seven days in utopia - great golf film
Salmon fishing in the Yemen 
A history of violence 

 

Westerns 
Slow west 
The savlation
The proposition
Appaloosa 
Open range 
Get low
Broken trail 

 

Japanese 
Sway 2006
Drive my car 
 

The list goes on and on. 

How does one get hold of all these great shows?

Finite pool of money to invest in movies. 

Every investor wants a sure return.

Investors choose what's made. Therefore Spiderman 24.

On the upside indie film all over the world is thriving.

Try Mubi...never ending supply of high quality films

2 hours ago, Sluglord said:

Unlike everyone else I applaud this. I'm on a similar journey.

 

Don't do any with alcohol, that's no fun. Just cut back. Spirits not beer.

 

Don't go on some crazy diet. Just cut portions and carbs

 

Exercise. Before joining a gym walk.. walk everywhere and FAST. Start out at home stretching and reward yourself with a gym membership after four months of successful weight loss

 

Use basic skincare products and simple regiment to rejuvenate your skin.

 

A new you awaits in sux months.

Nice.

Care to detail your skin care. I'm approaching 60 and never used more than soap. Lol

That's in a nice restaurant. 

In relation to wages it's cheaper than Thailand. 2024 minimum wage as an example is 20US an hour. 70 minutes work for a security guard. Same security guard doing 70 minutes work in any major Thai city. His 60 bht won't get him a "renowned " restaurant's dish.

2 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

 

You've spoken a lot of wisdom on this thread but got one fact wrong.

Fertility rates in Thailand have been sub ,1.5 kids per women for many years. Your claim most available women are single moms is way off. Many many childless single women here.

5 hours ago, BritManToo said:

It's all forest burning for mushroom hunters.

Don't think I've ever see a field on fire around Chiang Mai.

If that's the case, cheap solution...gov subsidiaries flood market with cheap mushrooms from eco friendly sources. Costs would be minimal compared to extra tourist revenue.

Even the best albums ever made have filler tracks. Same with conversations with new people. Is it possible as soon as you hear a mediocre piece you zone out and don't give the rest of the conversation a chance to produce a truly memorable song?

The inverse correlation between the sexually provocative way women dress around the world and every countries falling birth rate is quite astounding.

Not causative of course. Just ironic.