OneMoreFarang

And if it is lb-friendly then avoid it.

Good breakfast!

It's easy to meet thousands of women in a week in Thailand. It's a little more difficult to find the right one. Dating apps and services just can't work for the average and below average guy. That's simple math.

Someone should permanently film these guys and then they should show it as reality TV in their home country. I am sure that would be a lot of fun.

555 Paid fan club of the fugitive criminal is a better description. They protested in Bangkok because their billionaire hero wanted "his" money back. It never had anything to do with democracy. Obviously, it's sad that they needed more than 10 years to understand Thaksin's motives. But there is hope, they finally start to understand it. Maybe wait another decade or two and they understand it even better.

It's a start.

Who gives an X?

It might be an interesting study why some people post all the time topics like this. And then the same people publish another one, and another one, and another one. Tell us, what is it all about?

If it's over 50k USD or 50k EUR then the bank may ask you what it's for. A simple reason like "I will buy xyz" is fine.

Is there anybody out there who wants to comment on my question? Otherwise, I suggest we close this thread.

I think sometimes there are easy to understand reasons. Like: Maybe there is a form to fill which has a field for a Thai ID card only. In Thailand mostly Thais do business with Thais. With the lottery I guess it's at least 99% only Thai business. Should farangs really expect that everything is designed to cover also the rest 1%?

Would it be illegal if a 16 yo teenager would give someone a traditional massage? I know there might be more to this story, but I wonder if above would be illegal. I guess not.

I always use sqmm - not perfect, but it does the job (in any application with any keyboard).

Obviously, there are traditions in every country. Often first visits and quotes are for free. But traditions change, and people change. Let's look at another sector, HiFi shops. They almost don't exist anymore anywhere in this world. Long time ago people visited those shops, listened to music and advice, maybe they visited a second shop to do the same, and then they bought in one of those local shops. And then the "smart" guys figured out that they can take the advice from those shops, look at and touch the products, and then buy cheaper online. Result: The real shops basically don't exist anymore. Coming back to here: It seems many people want everything cheap. And many don't care about the time and income of others. The result is obviously that after a while those others (handymen, etc.) don't play that game anymore. Nobody should be surprised by this development.

I agree that that is likely. If the company earns less money, or even lose money, then the last they would want to do is pay lots of severance pay to people who don't bring any money to the company anymore. Maybe look for other, better, options. It's definitely better that you have a new job lined up compared to looking for a job when you get fired (maybe because the company is bankrupt).

I clicked to follow this thread about 2h ago. It could have been interesting. Now I read the posts from the last two hours and 90% is garbage. It would be nice if some members here would look in which section a thread is posted. If it is not in the pub, then people expect useful answers...

I had that meeting with Thai and farang lawyers together. As far as I know the farang lawyer is not authorized to work as lawyer in Thailand. But he is allowed to work in a Thai law firm and having meetings with clients.

I think it depends on the job. It is a high price, but is it too high? Obviously, it could be that the business model of that company is to just collect money from surveys. But is also could be that they are busy with real work and think: If we spend time on estimates then we can't do other paid work at that time. So, pay us for it. In general, I expect from any professional to charge for their valuable time. Recently I visited a recommended lawyer. He charged for an initial consultation 6,000 THB. I paid it, and I think I received good advice. Could I have gotten the same advice for free from another lawyer? Maybe. But all in all, it was important enough for me to pay. And I would also pay for a handyman - why not?

You want that an expert spends time to visit you and analyzes your problem and likely you want to know from him how he suggests fixing it and how much that will cost. And then? Lots of people take then the expert advice and tell others: there is problem xyz, and this and that has to be done to fix it. How much do you charge? And then they hire the cheapest. So why would an expert give you advice for free? What you described wouldn't happen if not too many people would misuse the initial visit. You could suggest to him that he should refund the service fee if you hire him. And if you don't hire him then you pay for his advice. I think that is fair.

Yes. But expect to get a better price if you pay cash.

Just a general answer. I am currently going through this procedure. It seems every embassy has different documents which they require and different procedures, online, offline, appointment, etc. Looking at different websites from Thai embassies in nearby countries they all have different requirements and procedures. The person who prepares my documents told me she prepares all the documents which different embassies want (on their websites), just in case they write they want a, b, and c but they also want d. Be prepared that the embassy might tell you that you also need other documents.

I don't worry that this forum will ever be too intellectual for my taste. ????

It's interesting that the question is: How much monthly salary should you pay for rescuing a bar girl? And not: How much monthly salary should I pay for rescuing a bar girl? It depends on whoever "you" is and the situation.

What are your intentions? Do you want to help her temporarily, so that maybe she can go to school or university to learn to be able to get in the future a well-paid job? Do you want that she stays with you for a limited time or possibly forever? IMHO if you know already that you will look for another girl in a few months or years then make sure she gets paid for whatever services she gives you. And make sure that after the services for you she will be able to work again. If she is the love of your life, then it's enough that you take care of her including all her expenses. The same way couples did that 50 years ago. It's up to you if you want to marry her or keep in mind that you are fair if you ever separate.

I am not thinking about which 5 topics I will start today. If something comes to my mind, and I think others may find it interesting, then I will post it. And if something else comes to my mind, then maybe I will also post it. Likely there will be a week or two between these events. But maybe it happens on the same day or after a month. I don't do it to fill my daily quota. But that is what (I think) two users are doing here constantly.