KhunHeineken

Really???? How much are you paying your missus every month, minus the house and land you're already bought for her? Just think how many "happy times" that outlay could have bought you?

The Thai guys have no problem with it whilst you are paying. After all, they need money for Sangsom and gambling. You only have a problem when you stop paying, thinking "love" is now the motivation for the Thai girl hanging around.

Once again, what is your point with this????????

The "Bolt" driver is her Thai boyfriend or brother. He has to get his cut also.

"Regular bus service" - not quite.

Thank God. The country would go broke without low self esteem bar girls.

Why would I go now? Thailand is working well for me. Unlike some, I make Thailand work for me, not me work for Thailand.

You've proved your own point.

What's your point???? Is it that an Immigration Officer can issue an extension to anyone they want? If so, it usually involves handing over money to ignore the requirements. What's new about that here????

No, but some kids lost their innocence.

What sort of footy tipping comp is that?

Ahhhh, The Bega Group. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-10/maurice-van-ryn-sentenced-to-extra-12-months-behind-bars/11097996

Do you get free food poisoning with that?

Most members posting on this forum live in a country where you go for a holiday. Just think about that for a moment.

Set to rise in the future, for sure. https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/april-2023/pension-age

So, you are relying on what side of the bed an Immigration Officer wakes upon. That's a solid plan.

I think you will find it's the opposite. Those who have financially and emotionally "invested" in Thailand need a Plan B. I can sell my motorbike, entertainment system, and donate some other appliances, drain my bank account, and head straight to the airport withing24 hours, should I need to, or have to, and all I would lose is some rent, and possibly the bond. The flight could be to Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, for example, and I simply start again. Those with financial and emotional ties in Thailand really need to have a solid Plan B. A well thought out plan. I doubt many do. They think nothing will ever change in Thailand from the day they started "living the dream."

Yes, it is.

There's Thailand, right at the top of the list. Such a "stable" country. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350920/coup-d-etats-world-type/

Less to learn than you, it seems.

Well said.

Fail.

Yes, it does. Read it again.

Keep driving.

You have no idea how a mule account works. "someone who receives large amounts of cash" describes thousands of Thai bar girls, and Thai spouses, more so now with "gifting" as a way to minimize tax. It's more complicated than an in and out 800k baht deposit / withdrawal.