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13 hours ago, jak2002003 said:

Are you sure it's not the wife after the money? 

 

Do not give the guy money.  

 

Say you want a photo taken with him as you shake his hand and hand over the 'tip' as you are so pleased with the service.... I bet he will decline.  Next learn some Thai language so you can really understand what he is saying next time.. 

 

I dont know how anyone can live with someone and marry them yet not be able to speak at least their partners basic language.  

 

I am not saying this is the case for the OP  but many times I have heard a farangs Thai wife telling lies to their husband about charges, money etc from builders, service people and shops etc so they can get some extra cash.  I feel worse for the people the women are blaming as the faeang gets angry and the people feel uncomfortable with the situation.   Being dependant, reliant and trusting someone you can't even speak the same language is really dumb.  

WOW always suspected but had no confirmation before...something similar happened to a (rather tight fisted but nice ) friend who bought a bike, then a car based on TGF' recommendations. Both vehicles turned out to be duds. Then he bought land and  built a house again with gf recommend estate agent and cheap builders ???????????????? sorry for the TF! #TIL

7 hours ago, arithai12 said:

Nat Motors (close to Maya) is very reliable, including after-sale service and maintenance. Good English. Comfortable room inside if you are waiting for maintenance, or easy stroll to the shopping mall. Don't know about bad reviews, strange. I bought 3 Clicks from them over several years, never a problem - though now moved on to Yamaha.

Thank you ????  Considering a Yamaha since whole country is out of stock of Click 125/160s
Is Yamaha significantly better than Honda?

Hi :),

1. Any recent experience of buying a New Honda Click 125i in Chiang Mai?
2. According to the TGF there is only 1 Honda dealership Honda Click 125i in Chiang Mai?
Found several on google maps.

3. Is that dealership on Huay Kaew (opposite Maya) reliable? they seem to have lots of negative reviews.
Thanks in advance ????
 

I buy Blackmores brand vitamins (C, D, Fish oil) from boots the chemists.

BTW how is the quality of iherb Vitamins?  

Do you order their California Gold Nutrition products? Are they of comparable quality to Blackmores? 

On 8/25/2022 at 3:06 AM, JoseThailand said:

People who applied for an extension before August 24 can stay until November. 

Unless of course if you applied in CM.

3 hours ago, anandra said:

Tank you. Very important infprmation. I think the best way to find out immediately iis to go for extention to an Immigration office that gives 60 day stamps straight away without any under consderation date. But do those offices exist now?))) 

Phuket used to do?

CM always had the under consideration for 15 days

1 hour ago, BritTim said:

Are you sure that is the case for second and subsequent Covid extensions? Almost everywhere else, the Covid extension starts on the application date for the first Covid extension, but at the end of the current permission to stay date for subsequent Covid extensions.

Unfortunately yes ???? was rather surprised to be honest.  Of course the immigration officer said it's the decision of the local chief. 

In CM 

Can extend 1 month before visa expires but the 60 days will start from the day you apply. So if your visa were to expire 20th of next month and you applied today (23 aug) you will get 60 days from today but will lose about 1 month from the previous visa ????

In CM 

Can extend 1 month before visa expires but the 60 days will start from the day you apply. So if your visa were to expire 20th of next month and you applied today (23 aug) you will get 60 days from today but will lose about 1 month from the previous visa ????

Hi all,

Looking for a Dog litter bin. Do they exist here?

Preferably to.be used with bin liners.

Must have a way to protect "the content" from rain.

Preferably raised above ground where the 13 dogs can't reach it.

No composting!

Do they do covid visas at central festival? 

Thank you so much ????

My only concern is the rather strongly worded 

"The applicant MUST contact this office again in person on 31/02/22"

section of the under consideration stamp.

but I am pretty sure I am just reading too much into this ????

Hi all,
In a purely hypothetical situation...

If I have to visit CNX immigration on the 14th of June to receive the approval for the remaining 6 weeks of Covid visa (Originally applied on the 1st of June and received initial approval of visa for 2 weeks)

and 

If I am unable to visit CNX immigration on the 14th of June (because I am in Samui), will that be considered an overstay? and fined?

If so is there a workaround for this? I Can courier the PP to TGF who can visit CNX immigration on my behalf

Apologies if this has been answered before. Searched but didn't find the answer. 
Thanks in advance ????

10 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Is the OP appreciated for coaching anyway- do they say thank you, wai? If not, why bother?

 

It's been a hard lesson for me to learn in life, but sometimes people just don't want some well intentioned person trying to help. I've always been keen to pass on the lessons I've learned, but I finally realised that sometimes it's a mistake to do so.

Thank you very for the reply :),
do they say thank you, wai? of course not ???? I assumed it was a Thai thing not to be grateful for anything. I wish they wouldn't keep calling me "The Farang" 

I am not going to bother with improving the skill of these people anymore. 

2 hours ago, Hellfire said:

4 more months in Paradise - now guaranteed 

Yup, was hoping to use the "No more Covid extensions" as an excuse to make my donations elsewhere more pleasant and adventurous. For my sake I hope they will not extend it after 24th may! 

2 hours ago, TheFriend said:

In Chiang Mai, there was a sign that said something like "Covid Extension only for Tourist Visa and Extensions". 

Yes there was a sign! also the immigration officer said  (on the 23rd march) this was the last covid extension. So they may start rejecting even the Tourist Visa and Extensions?

10 hours ago, sipi said:

The kid's health and attitude isn't your problem. He's the one looking at a heart attack.

Move on.

True! That's why probably he is carted by his family to the basketball court to lose some weight. Unfortunately the lazy sod does <deleted> all while binging on litres of sweet drinks while playing game on his phone ????

11 hours ago, Dcheech said:

Classic. Used to play 2 on 2, rec style for exercise. We would play against Thai teams, whoever is around. Had more than a few Thai teams, who could not, would not, accept a happy medium for rules. They would hack the excrement out of you, travel, etc, when you would point it out, they would get in an argument about it. And you know Thais in a heated argument. Yeesh.  We were doing it for fun and exercise, they were doing it for a different reason.  

In your case, Thais never enjoy having their "faults" pointed out even coaching B Ball.  Good luck with that. You might be lucky too, didn't a Thai footie player just elbow smash a guy in the face, fracturing his cheekbone?! Uh huh. My favorite was the two badminton players who got in a fight, throwing chairs. punches, chasing each other around the court, heh.

 

 

This it truly so insightful ???? Thanks! 

Happens all the time. 2 on 2, 3 on 3. 

They always cheat, and if they get caught it's always your fault and you are the cheat!

They make a fun sport highly unenjoyable with their ill mannered grumpy/moody ways. 

11 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

A 14 year old, 120 kg half man playing basket ball? I would like to see that. Is the weight because he is 2,14 m long?

However, A teen with a bad attitude is not uncommon. His mother would know better, though.

I think you will find it better to just leave the people that clearly deserve each other alone and get along with your life.

about 5ft, 150cm. Built like a MT fighter, but all fat not much muscle. Doesn't run ????

His father does, but probably terrified to do anything about it. 

32 minutes ago, ukrules said:

I would stop coaching him and never have anything to do with him again.

 

If his friends (if he has any) all start causing trouble then I'd just walk away and never do any of these ungreatful morons any kind of service ever again.

 

Don't go out of your way to help those who clearly hate you, ever.

Thank you so much for the advice ???? 

Yup truly ungrateful, unfriendly, disrespectful, stupid and lazy. Characteristics for a great future ???? 

On 3/18/2022 at 2:09 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

I understand that you dislike the present government, but your hatred for them is not born out in the reality of life such as I experienced when living in LOS. Certainly not as bad as when Thaksin was in charge. That really was a low point for LOS IMO.

 

If expats want to leave that is up to them, but IMO they won't find it any better when they get back to where they belong. Doesn't matter how bad it gets in LOS, it can't be worse than where I am now, and at least it's hot there.

Why and how was it bad when Thaksin was in charge?

Some of my Japanese friends are still benefitting from the 1M THB Elite Visa Taksin created, with free unlimited massages at luxury spas etc

52 minutes ago, mrwebb8825 said:

The gf may be 100% right "culturally" that it was your fault for the outburst, not the cheating depending on HOW you called him on it.

 

What to do about it - it's too late to "mend fences" if they haven't been already so just "pretend" the whole process never existed. There was never any coaching, never any outburst, never even met the kid and move along with your life.

Treat him like a snake encountered in the forest. "My Way, Your Way" is how the wife explained it to me. Means simply don't mess with things that might bite you. 

Thanks for a well balanced and a well thought out response ????

This is a good general structure for me to apply for many other uncomfortable situations in life.

BTW is the wife Thai? Didn't even know Thais had  "My Way, Your Way" thing.

Thanks again! owe you lots of beers ????

On 3/19/2022 at 11:14 AM, Thujone said:

When I first visited Thailand I was amazed at the people.

Smiling much of the time, cheerful, helpful and obliging.

Then I stopped spending so much...

But that's only in places like Pattaya and the other 77 provinces!

On 3/17/2022 at 3:37 PM, RichardColeman said:

Wife is nicest, kindest person I ever met, she's from the farming hills in Nan. Her father from the same area basically threatened to beat me up in our only ever meeting (apparently he's calmed down now after the disgrace of daughter marrying farang), but he was a right a hole.

Lucky for you to marry into such a high so family!