nottocus

My wife is Asian.

She insists I sit on my balcony and drink beer while she's cooking.

Then when we have finished eating, she will take my chair out to the balcony again, insist I sit down, get me another beer and then clean up the dishes.

Asian all the way for me.

anyways i came here to be educated, but i can see im actually having to educate others....

Priceless

i think i will go with a tutour seeing as i dont feel safe allowing him to bus.

Yes......good idea. There might be prostitutes on the bus. Oh....and he might get kidnapped because of his blonde hair and blue eyes.

Couldn't one of the many workers you hire take your little mummy's boy to school?

my partner could fix the largest peice of farm equipment or repair your imported sports car to a dime, while explaining commodities and the planetary alignment to you at the same time

Do you think he could scratch his nuts with his socket wrench while pleasuring his mistress with a rolled up copy of the latest stock report....at the same time of course?

And a self supporting visa is something my country will grant me

You need a visa for your own country? Or do you mean your country will grant you this imaginary visa for Thailand?

What a load of <deleted>

have u got a computer? Good sound

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Im watching online...its fine

nottocus I sense either a bit of jealousy or a total lack of knowledge on parenting (as you cannot stick your children in a closet while working 12 hour days on the phone and website related work, this is not a possibility nor is it responsible).

But wouldn't they be at school? And if you work at night then won't your kids be asleep?

if we work and hard and make the money to pay someone to clean our house, then why not?

Fair point

Thanks for bringing to my attention that international schools cost money, I was not aware of this issue

The best schools cost a lot. Come on...u didn't know that?

As for the work permit issue, thanks for the advice and we checked and we don't need one for our plan at this time. We will be staying under a self supporting visa.

Yes you do. A self supporting visa.....<deleted>? Good luck with that one.

I can barley find these items in an all English speaking wal-mart in Canada

So how exactly do you plan to survive here?

I stated my children are blonde and blue eyes because in North America and South America that is a big travel concern

Why would that be a problem in North America?

Heavy-duty mechanic and stock trader:

Live close to city to get cheap prices:

Move half-way around the world for a year and hire staff to "save expenses":

Yes Happy Robert...I know.

Don't listen to the answer above (first answer), it does not represent Thailand. Many other member (often with 1000's of posts and long membership) will give you a better guide. The only thing member 'nottocus' wrote which is near true is regarding "We would also like to live in an area that does not frown upon religion of any type". It is only if you try to 'spread the word' that you may find a problem, if you don't then you will be fine.

Mmmm...let me see....a place in Thailand with no prostitution. Open your eyes.

Trying to learn the local language is a good idea.

Thais don't exactly embrace other cultures.

I still don't see why the OP needs to hire all these workers when they themselves will be working at home and there kids will be at school.

Work permit = needed

but we would like to live in a place where the prostitution is not high

Hahaha...that's funny.

We all speak english as our first language and dont feel comfortable yet communicating in any other language so it would be great to be in an english speaking community where we can at least speak basic english to the majority of shop people and workers.

Surely you would want to try and learn some of the language while you are here......even if it is to get the smallest ounce of respect from the locals.

We would also like to live in an area that does not frown upon religion of any type and is open to different veiws of culture.

Hahaha

We will also be hiring many locals for nanny, tutor, cleaning, driving etc... so somewhere that people are available to us and are looking for work.

Have you thought of raising your kids by yourself since you work at home? How about buying a car and driving yourself...or using public transport? What about cleaning your home by yourself?

Look...if u wanna live in the south of Thailand, near international schools and where you communicate in English then go and live in Phuket. Beware of the Thai mafia, prostitutes and the Swedes.

Oh...and by the way... will you get a work permit? You'll need one.

Pearl necklace

Love it

maybe they should try giving up.

My wife couldn't understand why they didn't just shoot him.

When I told her he was facing only 21 years she was astounded.

Hard to explain the bullshit of left wing liberal democracy to her.

What's that I see on the horizon? What's that I hear coming closer? What's that I feel waiting to explode?

It's a CIVIL WAR folks. Get your seats while you can.

My seat will be from afar as the gutters fill with the blood of the innocent (and not so innocent).

Get out while you can people....there is still time. But not much.

Don't say you weren't warned when the bullets and missiles start to fly.

I repeat - GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN.

Thanks for the replies to date. More interesting.

By the way, if these characters I am referring to come into some money I would bet they would change their lifestyle. Guaranteed.

Life is for living, not existing.

Grow up H & H.

Life is for living the existence you choose, as long as it doesn't harm others.

Life is not striving to live in a way you are uncomfortable with because some judgemental prick says you should.

Also galling is his photo op to make his big declaration that Thailand was now drug free or similar words.

Rah Rah Rah! Only Thaksin could eliminate all the drugs throughout all areas of the whole country!

Thaksin declares the country 'drug free area'

"The government is pleased to announce that the country is now a drug-free area and will proclaim victory in its war on drugs," said Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

- The Nation / April 13, 2003

http://www.nationmul...area-77076.html

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2,500 slaughtered in order to make some asinine, absurd, patently false claim.

And no doubt many lit up at that moment, to celebrate his being so patently wrong.

I had a big fatty rolled and ready for when the war on drugs was won.

Might be a good idea for her to get a Police Clearance Record Check done.

Think it is done by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in eithr Bangkok or Chiang Mai. (Correct me if that is the wrong place to have that done).

The same as the process just before the K 1 Visa application is finalized for the interview.

Either that, or as said earlier, consult with a Thai Attorney

Police checks at Police HQ

Sell up and move out....while u still can. People are going to die and its not going to be pretty.

Biohazard say it best:

Armageddon, a new death is dawnin', I like the smell of napalm in themorning, four riders of the apocalypse descend from the north, a fear inmy eye, I behold a pale horse. Armageddon, no time to cry we all die asthe sky turns red, the missles start to fly

Whether u like it or not, civil war is on the horizon. Be afraid...be very afraid. Bullets and bombs won't distinguish between Thai and Farang. Get out of Thailand while you can.

Prostitute friend of mine told me once when we were pissed...'I'm not a slut, I'm a whore'. That was after I called her a slut.

Prostitute friend of mine told me once when we were pissed...'I'm not a slut, I'm a whore'. That was after I called her a slut.

Jesus...why didn't they just take him out with a sharpshooter?

Be afraid.....be very afraid. They are all out to get you. You'll be ripped off, beaten, robbed, catch nasty diseases and could well get killed. You should really stay at home.

It's 'The Prophecy' people. It is coming true.....beware everyone.....it's 'The Prophecy".

no one mentioned New Zealand's former PM Helen Clark

6'2" and on weekends played rugby for Auckland B.

Bro -- I'm in love. Who is this beauty? Who is this Venus? How can I meet her and spend the rest of my life with her?

She is the 'woman' who ruined New Zealand with her social engineering policies.

July, 2010...I needed a police clearance to come and work in Hong Kong. I was on a tourist visa, but had previously worked in Thailand from 1998-2007. Went to the police HQ and it wasn't a problem. Think it took about 2 weeks to be ready.

The certificate doesn't say it covers any amount of time. Just says you aren't a danger to the state or something like that so pretty much covers the entire time you were in Thailand.