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I hope everything is fine with you and your family and all will be fine in the future. IMHO lots of guys concentrate far too much on what their wife wants and not so much what they would want without the wife. If something goes wrong, what will happen with land, house, home and cattle? Is it in your name? Would you want to live there without your wife? Could you sell it for a reasonable price? Sorry if this sounds too personal, it's not meant like that. But what you describe is one of those situations which we read here far too often. Like: I can't move and I can't do this and that. Because the wife owns the land and I am stuck to this place... Personally I decide where I want to live. And my gf is happy to live with me where I like to live. If she would suggest to move to her village: Sorry, no!
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Have a look at this site. They have an address in Phuket. https://jwdstoreit.co.th/en/ Until now I didn't rent a unit from them but I plan to do that in Bangkok in the next days. If you want to wait to hear about my personal experience with them in Bangkok let me know. Maybe in a week or two...
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Why do Thai web sites use graphics for text?
OneMoreFarang replied to Hamus Yaigh's topic in IT and Computers
At least two possible reasons: - With a picture the font, format, layout is exactly as the designer intended it to be. - Clicking on a picture is easier than clicking on text. Because with text there is space between the lines which does not react if anybody clicks on that. You can try it on this website i.e. on the right topic section. -
Correct. And nobody should expect from them to think like those foreigners in their country. Somehow lots of farangs think their wife should learn Thai and should adapt to what they want. Why? If we want to live in Thailand we should learn Thai and we should at least try to understand how Thais behave and think. That doesn't mean we should change to be like them. But we should be aware of the differences and don't expect that Thais in Thailand adapt to our way of thinking.
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In principle I understand your point. But I think we don't have to worry about any Thai government changes. I experienced many governments in Thailand and two coups. What changed? Very little. If I wouldn't read the news and except of the few days with soldiers on the street I don't think I would be able to pinpoint any major changes in Thailand caused by the government. The biggest change was probably the enforcement of 1am or 2am closing times when Purachai was active in Thailand, and he wasn't even PM. All other changes were minor - at least from an ordinary person's point of view. I think extreme changes like i.e. in Myanmar won't happen in Thailand for the foreseeable future.
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Will the bars open on January 16th
OneMoreFarang replied to 2long's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I am not so sure you would enjoy a video with me as an actor. Personally I like the first person view from the "teacher's" point of view. And then I keep that in my human memory without any technical assistance. -
For looking at ordinary websites it does not make a difference if people use LAN or WLAN. It could make a difference i.e. for fast games or (massive) downloads.
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Life wasn't too bad back home long time ago. But it was not great. Too cold, lots of old people, unfriendly service, no available pretty girls, too many strict (traffic) rules, and no hope any of that will change to the better. In Thailand all those pretty girls are obviously very important. But they are not everything, you cant f@#$ 24/7. The weather is nice and most people are friendly in Thailand. Great! I have mixed feelings about law enforcement in Thailand. I like it that I don't have to drive slowly all the time or risk losing my license. But on the other hand sometime I wish the police would stop more of those idiots on the streets. I was never in legal trouble in Thailand and obviously I try to stay out of that. But what would happen if a HiSo decides he doesn't like me for whatever reason? Such a person can make life miserable in Thailand. And then going to the police or courts and hoping for justice is just that, hope. In a way I think this is an important part of Thailand. The lawlessness. Do you accept it? Do you like it? Do you want to live with it? Do you want a well regulated life with predictable outcome? That might decided if Thailand is the right place for you.
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Buying a car from absent foreigner, advice please!
OneMoreFarang replied to carbuyer's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
I can't tell you the details but I can tell you the following: Some time ago I bought a second hand big bike. When I received the bike I got the book and a bunch of signed documents. Then I had the bike for years and I never transferred it to my name. When I sold the bike a couple of years later I gave the buyer the bunch of documents which I received years ago. All fine, he didn't need anything else. -
Ok, fair enough. I know it as the computer paradise from Bangkok - from a looooong time ago. ????
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Please be aware that a provider which is good in location x doesn't have to be good in location y. I.e. some time ago I had a conversation with a guy who had the fastest TRUE internet connection which he could get at that time. I had half the speed, also TRUE. He called me because he had problems with his internet connection. Then we tried to access the same internet pages at the same time (we talked on the phone). It always worked faster on my PC - even with 1/2 of his connection speed and the same provider. And his PC and setup was not the problem.
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Before you search for the perfect provider check which providers are available in your building. Likely you will have limited choices and maybe only some services (i.e. no top speed in your building).
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Who needs an ATM in that place? Why would anybody still go there?
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Will the bars open on January 16th
OneMoreFarang replied to 2long's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Ok, You can do the basics. I will teach the advanced lessons. ???? Happy New Year! -
Will the bars open on January 16th
OneMoreFarang replied to 2long's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I prefer if they send their younger innocent sisters. I volunteer to train them. ???? -
Hackers in Thailand hacked a hotel. Looking for a legal advice.
OneMoreFarang replied to plus7's topic in General Topics
Maybe this will help you: Any business in Thailand is required to keep logs of the internet traffic for (as far as I remember) 6 month. If they don't keep the logs or if there are no logs there can be a very high penalty. So maybe ask them for the logs. And when they reply there are no logs ... -
Hackers in Thailand hacked a hotel. Looking for a legal advice.
OneMoreFarang replied to plus7's topic in General Topics
Private? Like pay to Somchai Crook? When I pay for a hotel there are two options: Credit card or transfer to the hotel account with a name that matches the name of the hotel. -
Personally I think it is a bubble. I don't know the exact definition of that. But it seems to me the whole crypto movement is almost totally disconnected from reality. It might get bigger and maybe people including you and maybe even new investors will make a lot of money with it. But maybe not. Because what has crypto to do with reality? As far as I see very little. IMHO it's an independent bubble. And obviously I am not pretending I am the expert here, I am not. And just for that reason I think it's a good idea for me and all the other non-experts to assume it is a bubble and it will or at least could burst.