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  1. sidjameson
    You can only choose the country nothing else. What country would you choose and how far up the list would being born in Thailand be? I'd choose Norway ( sovereign wealth fund and good education system) Thailand would be around the 50th best country. I love Thailand but wouldn't want to be born here.
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    Western countries are trillions, yes trillions in debt but continue to pay good pensions. Of course Thailand's much better value than back home. Try telling a Thai earning a typical 10k to 20k bht salary Thailand has a better quality of life!
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    To be fair, 30 years ago when I was first in Thailand I thought by now the gap between UK and Thai salaries would have closed more than they have. Min wage convenience store work in the UK gets 82k bht a month for a 37.5 hour week. Thailand equivalent?
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    In 4 years time I plan to go to a bar and have a beer. Which beer is best? Is chang worth it or will I have a hangover? 😂
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    December to march has shocking air quality. Mountains disappear. Love the place but I won't return at that time of year.
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    When you walk out of a restaurant what did you pay for?
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    How much was the meal?
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    Let me guess, you're not early 60's by chance? Possible you mean it's 30 years since your peak? 😊
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    Anyone else noticed how slowly but surely the interesting, worthwhile posters have left and have been replaced with pulp fiction? Do you come here out of habit more than anything else? How much worse would it have to get before you'd leave too? For me, yes and not much worse.
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    When you left your home country you had 180 countries to choose from. You decided Thailand was the most promising I presume. I also presume you had visited or at least researched it before deciding to live here. Why did you think Thailand was the best for you at that time?
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    How long does it take you to get to the centre of Perth? By car and by public transport?
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    Your 1000 AUD a month rental is in what city and what class of neighbourhood? 22k bht here puts you in a good safe neighborhood any city in Thailand.
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    In evolution the first single cell organism appeared 3.5 billion years ago. The first multi cell organism 2 billion years ago. I liken the first attempts at AI to the first single cell organism. The recent batch of AI to the first multi cell organisms. It took 20 years or so. At the same rate of progress AI in 25 years will be to it's current form what humans are sino bacteria.
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    Weekly?
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    If an actor plays the part of a character it's funny. If someone never lets on he is acting then it's a con artist or mental illness. That's why roleplaying on a stage works whereas on a forum not so much.
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    Bob needs some purpose in his life. Very few found happiness chasing pleasure 24/7
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    Some people have inner resources and some don't. If reading,contemplating, exercising, breathing, listening to podcasts, going somewhere for the view etc is high on your list Thailand is a pretty great country to do that on a low income.
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    I wonder if that means Elvis has left the building.
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    Gambling businesses don't make their money from the casual gambler. They all make the majority of their profits from people who can't control themselves. They are parasites who create no wealth and extract it in the most painful way.
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    I imagine Heathrow would have a protocol in place. Maybe contact them. Thailand has care homes starting at 25k a month. Wouldn't that be better?
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    I'm a complete novice. Are they legal? Where to buy? Cost ?What dose for a beginner? Anything to look out for? Do they help with pain the way people report smoking? Anything else I should know? Many thanks.
  22. sidjameson
    As a Brit it is exasperating to see Trump. The left just don't get why so many are very disappointed with what's happened to their country. The left produced Trump's popularity. A massive reform was needed. The trouble is Trump is so obviously the wrong man. A danger to the world. Probably insane. Yet the left still don't get why so many will accept 5 insane days of trump for each sane one.
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    But that clever idea of yours brought value to other people's lives. So you did matter. Same goes for the kindness you shared along the way..Your taxes paid for operations on children.
  24. sidjameson
    Mentally ill father who never worked. Childhood on benefits. Adult circumcision at 26. Watching my elderly mother suffer with numerous chronic health problems for the last decade. Living with chronic back pain the last few years. Dealing with prostate cancer in my mid 50's. But apart from that life's been pretty good.
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    I alternate between fiction and non fiction. Just finished Marcus Aurelius "The meditations" very impressive philosophy of a Roman Emperor. Just started "Brave New World" Aldous Huxley. Very enjoyable read on the dangers of social engineering and the persuit of pleasure as the primary objective of life.

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