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4 minutes ago, ignore it said:

You got to have the blues to play the blues. 

 

Try screwing up your life and drink to excess more often.

 

More weed too.

Boll#cks

39 minutes ago, Morch said:

I think this would be a good place to ask, or place an add:

 

https://www.facebook.com/adhere13thbluesbar/

 

There was one guy (Thai, I think) which played them (very well, too) a while back.

Don't know the name, but owner is a nice guy and could probably hook you up.

 

Scroll down the posts on the right, before long you'll see a band called Hoo Blues, and a guy playing harmonica.

 

 

Thanks. I know Hoo blues. A great band. The only risk is that good players don't necessarily make good teachers so I prefer a harp teacher if possible although I didn't specify that 

I'm a life-long blues addict and need lessons on how to play my blues harps that have been left unused for over 20 years. I can't learn from Youtube videos.

Any blues harp players can give lessons in Bangkok?

On 12/14/2023 at 5:36 PM, topt said:

Maybe easy where you are from but if you had ever tried to open a bank account in the UK from Thailand recently you wouldn't give such a blase suggestion.

Then you should have thought it through better before u left blighty instead of being blasé about it 

13 hours ago, CanadaSam said:

Sad.  If the family can read this, move him to a Government hospital, they know how to deal with Dengue at much cheaper rates.

Is that even possible? Could the govt hospital refuse him?

2 hours ago, CMBob said:

Unfortunately, presuming the new tax law takes effect with all its glory (not), I just watched a video of a tax lawyer in BKK who said it will be up to the person to prove the money transferred wasn't from earnings or is exempt under an existing tax treaty.  I know the OP said it was "savings" but the tax lawyer argued that it would be treated as earnings (as that's likely where originally it came from) unless you can prove an exemption.  So best advice is for OP to transfer before the end of this month and avoid any possible issue.

One issue that bothers me is that certain things (for examples only, inherited money or US social security earnings) are exempt from taxation here in Thailand; however, when transferring funds from a common account (where you keep all kinds of things - interest, dividends, prior earnings, etc., etc. - how does one satisfactorily prove you only transferred inherited funds, social security funds, etc.?

By starting to have separate bank accounts for such assets.

On 12/12/2023 at 6:36 AM, UWEB said:

So you think they will keep money from every Transfer into Thailand, even if somebody is not Tax Resident? Sorry,B...S..

It seems the easiest and least complicated for the tax dept. The onus then rests on the banks to ask questions and the recipient to answer honestly, just as with any tax return, as to the origin of the expat transfers using a simple questionaire, along with visa status, home country etc. I was recently asked such questions for no apparent reason by my Thai bank. The answers to the questions can then be automatically sent to the tax dept.

Hi, I've developed a craving for mince pies due to Xmas being near.

Anybody know a pub in Bangkok which has/will have mince pies as a dessert?

Thx in advance

On 8/14/2023 at 3:38 PM, treetops said:

Look up statutory residence test to find the other criteria which come into play.

The guy is retired so most if not all the other criteria dont apply do they?

11 hours ago, scottiejohn said:

BS!

You have got so much wrong there that I do not know where to start!

It is very easy to maintain a "presence" in the UK especially if you have any family still living there!

Even if you have no family left in the UK as long  as you planned ahead before retiring here you can easily set up and maintain a UK footprint including UK Addresses, phone numbers, electoral roll etc!

 

 

 

 

 

If u don't live in the UK for 180 days per year then you become a non resident, making claims of residential status illegal, irrespective of how you can spin it to appear otherwise. If you get your family involved in that illegality then they are also committing fraud on your behalf.

If you are claiming to live in the UK with a UK bank and don't then it is fraud. Banks and other agencies have access to databases of all kinds to find if u are listed eg. electoral registers, censuses, etc etc. A simple search will tell them if u are missing from those by living abroad and they are legally bound to investigate if they suspect u are fraudulent due to money laundering laws.

I've bought and sold several condos in Thailand and always had to bring in fresh funds from abroad to buy them. You could ask an estate agent but I am 99% sure you have to export the money then reimport it again. Always remember to import foreign currency then convert in your Thai bank. Do not import Thai baht.

What is it about Germans always stripping off?

18 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Download the QueQ app on your phone, you can make appointments for several services.

Pick Vaccination Center, when you open it, it will show locations near you. Pick one and make an appointment. For me it was free. 

Thanks. Useful but these hospitals are way out of town, and are they free?

Hi,

Are they still giving free covid vax in Bangkok and, if so, where can I get one? If not where can I get a cheap one?

Thx in advance.

https://www.deliveree.com/th/en/price-check/

A statute of limitations must be coming to an end.

Just now, Card said:

 

You mean a debit card. A credit card can accumulate losses.