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And most sexpat farangs couldn't care if they do, or don't. 😂 I have never had a bar girl say to me, "You make me orgasm. You must pay more money." 😂

More rubbish from you. https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/security-and-secrecy/ "A key component of keeping the Manhattan Project secret was making sure Project sites were secret and secure. "

More like Russian Embassy involved.

Mmmm. Can't rule out bedbug spray. BBC News'Toxic chemical link' to Thailand hotel deathsThe deaths of tourists and a tour guide in the Thai city of Chiang Mai may be linked to exposure to toxic chemicals, the government says.

Yes. I just never thought about it that way because they've been killing each other for years, so I gathered the two religions were very opposed to each other. 🙂

This was your reply. "The IDF take Muslim Imams with them , so they can bless and say goodbye to the Muslim enemies perishing on the ground , as Israelis march on trampling over them" Clearly, you were ridiculing my question. Fine. Maybe I got you on a bad posting day. I got an informative answer from EP. All good. So, here's another question you can ridicule, if you like. Can you briefly explain to me the meaning of the candlestick thing in Judasim? Yes, I can Google it, but in layman's terms would be better.

Really interesting. Clearly, Jewish society, and religion's place in that society, is very different to my upbringing and religion, which is fine. From your post, being Jewish, and living in Israeli, appears to be a little bit of a mine field for young Israeli's. I will now post a youtube video. I Googled and came across this channel in order to post a video in another post / thread, but ended up watching a few of his videos. I must say, I was shocked. Jewish people appeared to answer honestly, which you can tell from their facial expressions and body language, and of course their words. They stated Islam is a closer religion to Judaism than Christianity. I doubt Muslims would answer the same way, but wondered if that could be due to geopolitical conflict, more so than religion, given what the Jews say in this video. I welcome your opinion.

Many people blame the strong Thai baht, but Thai greed has a lot to do with it also. The rent on that beer bar in a tourist area that is nothing more than a tin roof shed is so high that the owner of the bars have no option but to charge 85, 95m or even 100 baht a beer. High rent has to be passed onto the consumer. Meanwhile, in Vietnam, it's 35 baht for a Heineken, and cheaper for local beer, in a nice air conditioned bar. The majority of commercial properties in the major tourist areas in Thailand are held by a minority of Thai land owners, so they don't care if some of their properties are vacant for months, sometimes years. They are super wealthy. What was on the cards for years, and is now starting to take effect, is tourists are not giving greedy Thai landlords a "donation." They are going to Vietnam where this issue, for now, does not exist.

See above post. New airport will open this year. Thailand's tourism industry may very well go down the same path as the Nokia phone company. Once had huge market share, but ultimately went broke. The HUGE problem for Thailand is, tourism is around 21% of GDP. Ouch. That's unemployment at massive rates. Loan defaults. Homelessness. Rise in crime. Foreign investment pulling out of Thailand, vacant commercial properties etc etc. Thailand just thought the tourist would keep coming forever, and when they didn't, they propped up the numbers from emerging economies like China and India, so whilst the numbers looked good, the revenue was down, way down. Tourism in Vietnam is around 9% of GDP. Vietnam is not so reliant on tourism.

Nope. Later this year. https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/traffic/vietnam-to-shift-all-long-haul-international-flights-to-long-thanh-airport-by-2027-4960431.html The airport has already had celebratory flights with politicians.

Well, you can't really blame him, after all, it's compelling and informative content. Ignore at your own peril. 🙂 I just wish he would be honest about what pension he is on. One post and his on a vet's pension, and another post he's on the aged pension. You can't be on both pensions. Credibility zero. However, he's good with phone numbers. He's posted the Hobart Centerlink number about 20 times. 😂

Watch the used car salesman at work, and Trump wants to put him in charge of the board that will rebuild Gaza. I wonder why. 😂 😂

Right. That would make sense. I was thinking they may have been the bridal party guys, as in, friends of the groom, but it's a completely different religion. 🙂

Thanks again for passing on your knowledge. I am interested in the subject.

Thanks for your informative post. Much appreciated. Not sure what Nick's problem was with the question, but that's for him to answer, or not. It lead me to a couple of questions. You mentioned the Torah and Talmud, but there is also the Tanakh. Can you say, for religious purposes, the hierarchy of these, or are they all equal in the Jewish faith? Are there any conflicts between them? Also, you mentioned Rabbi's are are teachers and experts of Jewish law. Has the Israeli government ever made laws that go against, or are not consistent, or not in compliance etc with Jewish law? (nothing to do with the latest orthodox Jews and military service, or the Gaza war, just in historic and general terms)

Interesting video. I could not see any women in the crowd. I would also like to know what the yellow colored clothing signifies, when everyone else is wearing black.

I am not sure why your post was so sarcastic. My question was a serious one. Is there any form of last rights in the Jewish faith, administered by a Rabbi, to those where death is imminent, whether from war, or cancer, for example?

I'm the same. I also have never reported a post as I believe in freedom of speech. This is something some members have taken advantage of.

Many Australians share your sentiment towards a certain demographic of pensioner. I am no fan of a system that allows able bodied Australians to collect welfare their whole life. There is also another demographic of pensioner, those that worked in the "cash: economy or "black" economy that made good money, and never paid a cent in tax. Basically, they worked for what's known as "cash in hand" with no records of the employment and remuneration at all. Many did alright for themselves, hid the money away, and then went cap in hand to Centerlink at retirement age. Some even collected the dole whilst working. These people are criminals, and there would be a few on this thread, and then they have the hide to object paying non resident tax on their pension, when they have never paid a cent of tax in their life.

I agree. Let those who wish to discuss the proposed legislation, that will have the biggest impact on expat pensioners in decades, free from trolls, personal attacks, baiting, flaming etc. Those in fear of the changes, to the point they shoot the messenger, need not post at all. Simple, really. Those that wish to continually post about the 2 years and portability, YAWN, can continue to do so. The same with those that wish to post about the Centerlink phone number in Hobart, by all means. keep posting the same phone number, over and over. It's fine. This thread can have something for everyone.

Only the other member knows WHICH LAW he was really referring to. He said, "IT'S NOT LAW" when the law that says pensioners living overseas who are non residents for tax purposes already exists, thus, he should have akready been paying non resident tax. 🙂

I've asked the member to add me to his ignore list several times, but he keeps reading my posts and then post "thumbs down." 😂

If you put me on ignore, how do you know what my post is about, and whether or not it adds value to the thread????

I will clarify then. The proposed changes are currently NOT THE LAW. They were proposed by Liberal, and progressed by Labor. They are NOT YET LAW, and I have never said they were passed into law, thus, active legislation. I hope I have made that part clear now. What currently IS THE LAW is expat pensioners who are non residents for tax purposes, and I would suggest that's most, as many haven't been back to Australia in years, should already be paying non resident tax on their pension. That IS THE LAW. I have posted many links from the ATO and some youtube videos from tax professionals. Once again, the proposed changes to tax residency IS NOT A NEW TAX. The proposed changes to tax resident will just make it super easy for the government to enforce / collect taxes that they have been unable to in the past, due to many loopholes in the current 90 year old tax residency laws. I can not make it any clearer.

I'm self funded, so not on an aged pension. I have openly stated this before. I'm an expat, living in Pattaya. I go back to Australia for family events like births, weddings etc, but live in Thailand full time. I have a house, car, furniture etc in Australia, and my son is living in the house and takes care of the car. The utility bills are in my name, but he pays the bills. I'm still a member of the local RSL. I have Australian bank accounts and maintain an Australian telco sim card. I have created the appearance of having every "intention" of returning to Australia in the future to live full time, when in reality, I will not be. The 183 days physically outside of Australia will catch everyone, including pensioners, as there are no exemptions, thus, I alerted pensioners to the changes, and have been personally attacked ever since. I am an Australian citizen. Born in Australia. How is the above relevant to me posting on this thread?