TimTang

I love the title!

Dont bring anything and especially in a container. You said employer will ship and you have to pay taxes and duty correct? That means you will pay over the amount you paid for each item you bring. Making it extremely expensive. Everything you have there can be bought here in some form. An especially in BKK. Come here get settled in and anything you cant find here that you must have get when you return home on vacation. Contrary to what one poster said, this is NOT a third world country.

I think you are correct. When I was transferred from Singapore to Bangkok I brought most of my apartment with me. It wasn't a lot but the bribes the company had to pay at customs was worth more than what I had actually paid for the possessions I had.

I don't get how or why people bitch about 90 day reporting. It's pretty painless.

It's really annoying, it doesn't really serve much of a purpose, and you get punished if you forget.

The New World Order has successfully put home ownership out of range for about 80% of the population while rents consume over 50% of the average income. They've maintained interest rates artificially low for about 10 years so savings accounts and pension plans are practically useless. The next phase is to destroy all practical forms of energy so that electricity, heating, and driving

become extremely expensive, that plus the carbon taxes for the global warming scam will consume what little income we have left.

Once our new ruling elite has converted all western countries into third world $hit Holes they can begin the culling of those that haven't frozen or starved to death. Welcome to Agenda 21.

I've just bought some Red Truck IPA made in Chiang Mai - best Thai beer I've triedIMG_0182.JPG

How many did you drink before you fell over?

Cheap with generic flavor:

Boots wax ear plugs, 100 baht

What?

For me, there are two main drawbacks:

- The jet lag each time I come back "home" (Thailand).

- The serious lack of quality/interesting westerners.

For the first drawback, the jet lag, I don't have a solution. I suffer each time.

But for the second, the solution is to learn the Thai language fluently, make friends in the Thai society, especially in the upper classes, and avoid to mix with the foreigners. It works. There are lots of highly interesting persons in the Thai society. And, generally speaking, they are not only better educated than most farangs in Thailand, but also much more fun to spend time with.

(Having said that, I did meet a very limited number of interesting farangs in Thailand, over the past 15 years, so there are a few).

make friends in the Thai society, especially in the upper classes,

How?

Thai upper class its closed society.. Ofcouse its not deep closed as UK or Japan ... but..

yes you can get some comtact and meeting with.. but friend??

Are you sure?

PS

almast all High class Thai societe and well educated Thai can speak English( its not Japan and China) so ... Why you need "the solution is to learn the Thai language fluently" ... "make friends"..."in the Thai society, especially in the upper classes"?

There are plenty of wealthy, educated Thais who speak little to no English.

There are plenty of wealthy, educated Italians who only speak Italian.

why not survey points - Nothing?

My Ansver NOTHING..

because Thailand is almost impossible to live if people respect the culture of their ancestors, and you follow the their culture.

Of course, if this is not the Thai people,

well, or maybe Chinese..

Visit. even long time stay for Injoy/relax(sex/nature/Thai culture etc) - YES.. Live NOT!!!

Could you please retype that in English

He just has to work on his spelling and sentence structure. This is understandable coming from a language where "yet not do cut end heart (yung mai dai tat sin jai)" translates into "undecided".

What i find most annoying is the , almost weekly, posts about, what do you like about thailand, or, what dont you like about thailand, or, whats it cost to live in thailand, or, how much i spend a week in thailand, or, my girlfriend left me, what can i do, or, what temp should i set my Ac to. Cheeers.

You are obviously coming to the wrong forum if these things annoy you. You should participate in sites or forums that specialize in nuclear physics, rocket science, or philosophy.

I'm sure you're a smart guy. You may very well have something interesting to say.

But you're pretty much wasting your time right now because so little of what you post makes any sense.

Not .. I am not wasting time..

becouse:

I want to learn English - I like. So I came to forum where thinks what I like- English lang©

Oh,yes. You are wasting time, big time!

Why not just consider taking a course in english, or just buy a self tutoring DVD?

Just an idea, I might be wrong.

I think what he's trying to say is that he comes to this forum because people 'express their thoughts in the English language' and by reading and understanding those thoughts he can learn and understand English better. I think it's probably a good way to learn.

They're just trying to get you to do the obvious thing, get a prepaid anti-whinging card and you don't have to queue at all.

I am usually only in Bangkok for a couple of days at a time, I know you can buy an all day ticket, but that is only OK if the business you are doing is nearby BTS stations.

If you don't have the mentality to answer a serious post, just leave it and run along.

Just buy a rabbit card, put some money on it and be done with it. It can stay there for long periods. Saves me a lot of time when I use it.

Thanks Robbok, I will google it, I only go to Bangkok maybe about every two months, then only a couple of days at a time.

It is nice to get a proper answer, instead of the crap you get from some posters, though only a very small minority.

I've been using BTS for years and typically you are required to buy your ticket from the machines. The Kiosk is there to provide change and information. They probably do have the ability to issue a ticket but they rarely do because they don't want people lining up to get tickets when they've spent millions on loads of machines that are designed to automate that process; they are very convenient and do that task well, I might add.

She's hooking in Phuket while her parents live in Esan (probably). I wouldn't expect a long term relationship unless you have a lot of disposable income and can afford to pay the medical bills for a water buffalo which will frequently have health issues.

Wingnuts are going to be wingnuts. You see the hate dripping from these posts. These are your Trumpeteers. Low-information, fearful, conspiracy embracing, gun nuts, who think ISIS is coming to kill them and Obama and Hillary are the devil.

Compulsive lying? I just don't get it. Here you have Trump who lies constantly, about EVERYTHING. Fox News which wouldn't not what the truth was if the entire bubble headed bleach blond news readers lives, depended upon it...and then there is Hillary.

Why is it that only the wingnuts think HRC is a liar? What has she lied about? I seriously don't know one single thing she has ever lied about.

Give me a mainstream news links to where she has lied about something, not the usual Fox News bullshit, something with journalistic integrity. Prove she lied about anything.

And have your medication checked.

" Give me a mainstream news links to where she has lied about something, not the usual Fox News bullshit, something with journalistic integrity. Prove she lied about anything "

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-arel/chelsea-clinton-is-lying-_b_9001744.html

Tsk. If she's a compulsive liar you should be able to come up with something other than splitting hairs with Bernie six months ago.

Trump spews more bullshit every 5 minutes he speaks.

Still waiting on the compulsive liar proof.

1) Landed under sniper fire in Bosnia:

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/clinton-sniper-fire-in-bosnia/

2) Says she didn't blame Benghazi on youtube video when attending the funeral of the 4 killed. Two lies in one 1) the video 2) the family.

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/clinton-sniper-fire-in-bosnia/

^

Yup. The Libs have done lost the plot and in the face of an impending President Trump, their 'safe spaces' are torn asunder!

What? 'safe spaces' like respect for other Nationalities and religions, acts of torture, fear-mongering walls, women's right to choose, respect for human rights, the killing innocent people, the rights and respect to minorities? You mean those 'safe spaces'?

I think the Right Wingers get caught up in the mirage that is Trump and forget what he actually stands for.

Fortunately there are protesters that keep what Trump actually stands for fresh in the minds of his supporters. They should be forced to do the 'walk of shame' every day till they wake up to themselves.

Trump is killing innocent people? Obama and Clinton invaded Libya without approval from Senate or Congress. Tried to put the Muslim Brotherhood in power in Egypt and now they are destroying Syria. You want more of the same. Soros, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and UAE control Clinton. You want a president that serves the people or Clinton.

Really Boon Mee. That is a riot? You have to be having me on.

Funny when the Police gassed themselves. Idiots.

Even the woman beat Officer Plod in the 'tug-o-war' with the guard rail. lol

The Police were being aggressive when there was really no need to.

Storm in a tea cup really.

Yes...I'm sure if you organized a demonstration there would be much more blood; being a warrior and all.

I am just trying to see where the so called violent riot occurred. Certainly wasn't in ABQ from what I can see.

Sure appears to be a full-blown riot to this impartial objective poster?

Probably Trump's fault then, eh? If he hadn't appeared at the fundraiser, we wouldn't be having a riot - indeed...

Really Boon Mee. That is a riot? You have to be having me on.

Funny when the Police gassed themselves. Idiots.

Even the woman beat Officer Plod in the 'tug-o-war' with the guard rail. lol

The Police were being aggressive when there was really no need to.

Storm in a tea cup really.

Yes...I'm sure if you organized a demonstration there would be much more blood; being a warrior and all.

For every riot and disabled wheelchair patient assulted in a Trump rally = thousands more Trump voters!

Who was assaulted? A number of Trump supporters had to do the 'walk of shame'. I am sure the Republican bigots will survive. The Police came in for a little attention when they attempted to get heavy handed and incite a confrontation with the protesters who were, to their credit, quite orderly. I have seen a game of high stakes dominoes get more boisterous than that. Hardly a riot.

The next time there's an election in Thailand why don't you and your left-wing buddies hold demonstrations at political rallies and demand amnesty, welfare, free education, and free health care then get back to us on how successful you are. You couldn't get away with this bull$hite in ANY country in the world except the US.

OH...and don't forget to bring the flag from your country of origin and write nasty posters in your own language. I'm sure the Thais will just LOVE you.

Unfortunately this updated ban seems to have made no difference to the number of motor cycles crossing bridges and fly-overs. Did anyone think it would? The flyover in Bangkapi outside the Mall is a prime example of this continuing problem, and not a policeman in sight!

Thus, my post #01

I got busted a few times riding a motorcycle over bridges and overpasses but I still kept doing it because sometimes it was the only or shortest way from point A to B.

Out with friends, any chance alcohol was involved and he was armed ?

out with friends...in the early hours of Monday morning....riding his big bike with his GF.

Hmmm.... what would you guesstimate the chances would be???

Was he breathalized? Charged for illegally firing his weapon???

illegally discharging his weapon, there's no excuse and it's frightening isn't it ?

What goes UP must come DOWN. Anyone that indiscriminately fires a gun into the air assuming that the bullet will just continue on into outer space should NOT be entitled to carry a weapon. That bullet is going to come down somewhere at nearly the same velocity that it left the barrel of the weapon and kill someone instantly if they were hit.

I remember some years back when a drunk police man discharged his gun into the air in the middle of Nana Plaza. The bullet eventually came down went through the roof and landed on a pool table on the third floor (the pool room isn't there any more). Bullets don't just disappear!

I've never found it offensive. Everybody uses some sort of description of a person when they don't know their name. "That blonde girl" "The guy with the red hair" "The guy with the tie". We all do it; I don't think it's meant to be offensive.

I bought a dustbuster from Electrolux which came with 4 filters. Eventually the filters wore out so I went back to get more. The girl said "sorry no have buy new get 4 free."

The worst was when I bought a sharp TV in the Onut district and the remote crapped out. Same response "No Have, buy new".

How will they fill those hundreds of massage parlors if they have educated youth.

Thanks for input everyone. To clarify: I was stopped with directional on. Headlights on. I always keep them on for visibility. Line of cars was backed up behind me. Motorbike broadsided my car as I was turning.

You must not have looked in your mirrors as you said it clipped your front. That means it was quite close already. Had it clipped your back it would be more in your favor.

If you're in the turning lane with your indicators on NO ONE should pass you on the right because that would mean they are creating another lane or they're driving in the oncoming lane the wrong way.

Signaling to turn is an indication you intend to turn. It doesn't give you the right of way to turn. You still have to wait for all clear. The OP is in the wrong but it will take time to get sorted.

In most countries a motorcycle is considered a motorized vehicle and cannot share the same lane side-by-side. It is also illegal to change lanes in an intersection. If the OP was making a right turn waiting for a break in oncoming traffic it would be illegal for a motorcycle to pass on the right effectively going the wrong way into oncoming traffic. Don't forget that Thailand drives on the opposite side of the road so a right turn would be more like a left turn in North America.