sidjameson

That's AUD weakening against all currencies not bht strengthening.

So you're disgusted at being treated like a tourist? Do you work here?

20bht is a subsidized fare. Are you disgusted at the Thai people getting a subsidy from their government or that the Thai government isn't subsidizing foreigners?

I think you're forgetting about the curse of growing old for many men.

What rising bath? Barely unchanged against the USD over 5 years. Weaker against the £.

Increasingly realise if I'm offline I have a good time doing the typical stuff, cooking, reading, meeting a friend. If I spend time online it often results in a bad day, you tubing, forum posting, fbooking.

Thais love gossip.

I pick the phone up to answer a msg, check a sports score and then end up on here. It's wasting life but so hard to stop. Nobody looks back on a weekend/month/year and thinks...what a great time that was, if only I spent more time on that forum.

Thanks for the replies. It's 13k baht a month pension. As I feared she looks a risky proposition from the UKs point of view. She has a PhD and will start a post doc end of the year but she won't get a letter confirming that till September. I guess it's better to wait till then. We've been together 13 years and I'm the one who would fund her trip.

Anyone with relevant experience? 50, retired from gov job on 13k pension. Not much in the bank or assets. Will UK embassy reject her?

Westerners aren't using public services like broke foreigners in the UK so I doubt they care at all. Gossipers will burn thru 100 people and the westerner wearing the ten year old flipflops will be one of them.

UK is tougher. 400k in bank versus 4 million in the bank. Or, 65k a month versus 100k a month income.

Simon you said Turkey was too cold for your lungs. UK will be worse. On the other hand a self contained life of an older man doesn't differ that much wherever one is.

What time is the last songtaw back? How much does it cost if taking other means?

Yes I can confirm that.

Have you ever been married?

Look in the mirror, are you the type of guy women do for free?

You clearly know the game and the evolutionary mechanisms at work. By your post you seem to be over 50 with a lot of experience. The young girls you target don't have those benefits do they. Has any girls SMV (sexual market value) been increased by sleeping with you? Or decreased? At your age you should have developed more compassion. We both know this time next year it will be different girls but the same story.

I agree with most of your points. Women tend to be diminished by every man that seduces/lies to them. 7 broken hearts/ disappoints take their toll and they and their future husband pay the price. So therefore how comfortable are you to be contributing to another humans suffering? Unless your irresistible i imagine your waving a potential committed life time relationship at this Filipina knowing that it won't happen.

Make a real connection with another human being. Have a child. Get a dog. Volunteer where you can do good. In short, stop living just for yourself.

Anyone born after 1940 in most western countries are incredibly lucky. Born in a not dysfunctional two patent family more luck. Born to an inheritance coming your way more luck again. Born good looking, again more. Most don't realise how much their life was dominated by luck.

Not a personal attack. Your post displaying this frequently expressed idea just happened to be the one I clicked on. Would you say this is true for your mother. My mother was either bought by men or rented by men?

yesterday I entered Tesco and smuggled put a whole salmon under my shirt. The cashier smiled at me as I walked thru. I then proceeded to a hairdressers and seduced a girl into washing my hair and then sweet talked her into cutting it. Leaving we were both happy. Obviously I paid both times and got receipts and everything but you know what I mean.

Be kind. BM2 is a great poster. Constructive criticism is one thing. How does a nasty dig help the world?

And it seems you can't fix cruel. She's your wife and the woman who you reported looked after you so well when you were hit by that car. If you're not aware, nearly anyone in a relationship would be very hurt to know this was written about them by the one person in the world who should have their back. Public flaming of the ones closest to you. It's Trump Musk behaviour.