OneMoreFarang

The question is if his brain worked better or worse after this incident.

I thought these days that is called "doing an Amber Heard". ????

I though that are essential parts of that job.

We have often threads and questions in this forum about living in Thailand. And it seems often this is about living somewhere in the paddy fields far away from any city. I always wonder how many of the guys who consider this though it trough. Many of us have younger wives and according to nature it is more likely that we die before our wife. But what if she dies first? Maybe an accident or cancer or whatever? It happens. How many guys who live now with their wife in a village mostly with the wife's family around them would be able to continue to live there? And how many would want to continue to live there? Personally I live in the middle of Bangkok for many years with my gf. I am happy with her and I don't depend on her. If she would die in an accident I would continue to live in the same place and most of my life would continue as usual. Personally this gives me freedom of mind. How about you? Could and would you live where you live without your wife?

Did you consider searching in Thai and/or asking in a Thai forum?

Are you used to such conditions? Did you spent at least a couple of months in the paddy fields far away from anybody else in Thailand? Maybe you know what you are doing, but, sorry to say that, I doubt it. Is your Thai (including the local dialect) very good? Can you communicate with all the Thai people around you? Or do you have to rely on your wife? Just play with the idea that you wouldn't be married to a Thai wife, would you consider moving to such a place? Maybe yes, but likely no. Just keep in your mind that this can only possibly work if you are happy ever after with your wife. If she changes for whatever reason you have likely only two options: Accept it or move away. Are you prepared for that? I wish you all the best and if this is really what you want then go ahead. But you should think it through. What could happen and what would you do if A or B or C happens? It doesn't mean something bad will happen. But it's impossible to foresee that you will be living together happily ever after. Think it through!

The ghosts - obviously.

Somehow I am not convinced that he has the best personality to take care of a child. RIP

Option 1: There is still some connection somewhere which motivates it to disconnect. Option 2: It's broken and you better buy a new one and have it professionally installed.

I think that is the important part. If there was a sign in English then the tourist could have and maybe should have read it. But sometime it is just something "everybody" knows. Except of course the tourists who don't know.

The good old times...

I have my doubts about that. But maybe that is a question of the definition of "girls". Many bars struggle to find pretty young girls. And that is what many customers want.

I know a BJ was 600B the last time I was there (many years ago). No idea about the beer prices.

I wonder how many of us understand the Patpong business model. Many of us live here since years. We don't go there to buy souvenirs or look at those exiting shows. But it seems tourist do that. So if a small shop sells three times a night something vastly overprized to a tourist maybe that is enough money for them. Maybe, I don't know. And maybe a few stupid people walking into the 2nd floor are enough to keep them going. It seems that business model worked for many years. And certainly not because of us "locals" spending much money there. When the tourists return I am pretty sure they will go to that exiting nightlife Patpong again. And likely they will buy souvenirs again. And they will likely pay way too much money for whatever they buy. So personally I think let's wait and see. Many bars have to pay high rents and that is obviously difficult in difficult times. But those street vendors can come and go whenever they want. I am pretty sure they will be back if there are tourists who want to spend money.

I never had beer on my mind when I visited that place (a long time ago).

It moved to Sathorn.

Here is the proof:

Using a bike anywhere in a tourist place with few vehicles on the road, especially at night, is a big risk. Because lots of people are confused if they should ride on the left or right side of the road. Maybe they are tired (or worse) and just ride like at home - whatever that side of the road that is. And then, when someone comes from the other direction on the same lane, people are confused who is on the correct lane. A perfect receipt for bad things to happen.

Many years ago in a country far away I was an agent for private health insurances - about 40 different companies with multiple contracts. That was still the time when information was printed and not online. Each insurance could print maybe 10 pages in small print or the alternative would have been to print it all in normal size and then it would have been maybe 20 or more pages. I think it is obvious that the marketing text and the legal text are different. The marketing text gives the customers a rough overview and the legal text explains many details. And obviously there must be legally binding text with lots of details. How else should insurance companies do that? No legal text? No details? That's impossible. I also don't like to spend the time and effort but I actually read the small print from the important insurances which I have like i.e. the health insurance. And obviously I don't choose the cheapest insurance and hope they pay the same as the expensive insurance. It doesn't work like that. And what's the alternative? Hoping all will be fine and reading the fine-print when you are in the ICU? That doesn't sound like a smart idea to me.

Did you read and understand the fine-print? I understand that insurance contracts can be headache. But often the problem is that people who buy the insurance imagine it is something different than it actually is. And many people don't read the fine-print when they sign it. They only find out later that they should have read it...

Good idea!

Sometime later in this forum: Who will help me to build a dungeon?

Why would anybody ask this question here in this forum?

That's one reason for all of us to have a good health insurance. And yes, I get your point.

I understand both sides. I grew up in a country with expensive insurance which paid. If I crashed my little bike in a Ferrari they would pay for the repair of that Ferrari. And I paid for that good insurance. In Thailand the logic seems to be: If I crash my bike into your Ferrari and there is damage for a million or more it is your fault that you put that super expensive thing on the street. You can't expect that people pay for the repair of your luxury car. I think both ways of thinking make sense.