Metapod

What's Caracas doing in there in the top 10?

hyperinflation since the death of Chavez.

would be cheap if you brought USD in to spend and traded them on the black market though.

I'm conflicted on the issue.

On one hand, I agree that people gaming the system hurts genuine students who wish to study.

On the other, there is a severe predicament for many people who are not of retirement age, nor work for a company inside Thaland. The labour laws are antiquated and many 'fake students' would love nothing more than to have a legitimate visa and pay taxes to Thailand.

I think advocating illegal activities (e.g., violating Thai immigration law) is a violation of TV forum rules, is it not?

Where did I advocate illegal activities? Jeez. You guys are not the brightest bunch.

Its astonishing that around the Sukhumvit area it is so difficult to find excellent Thai food.....I know good places on 17 and 22....but that's about it if you discount the stupidly priced tourist ripoff spots.

Wireless road and Langsuan have numerous good spots....and there is a good lunch place in the market between them too.

Good thing I don't live on lower suk.

My area has 10000 cheap and quality food options outside the door.

I am involved in the Sak Yant tattoo business which is booming now. Due to Anjelina Jolie and Muay Thai, Sak Yant is very popular worldwide. They are not done for aesthetic reasons, and are done with Bamboo!!!

 

This one is a dragon

 

 

 

 

Business? Isn't Sak Yant meant to be free and done at a temple to be legitimate?

lol.

More likely a reflection of the type of Thais you associate with.

Good girls would never dream of smoking, nor touching alcohol.

By my definition anyway, definitely even one whiff of either's a total deal-breaker for me.

this stuff is hilarious.

only on thaivisa.

overall, i like them.

depends on the tattoo though. not a fan of tramp stamps or small ugly tats above the breasts of a chick.

love the sak yants and back tats though. also like a really nice quality tattoo or artwork.

in australia there is heavy media against smoking. companies can barely even advertise at all, and have even been forced to have plain packaging or gross pictures on the front.

there are also severe smoking bans in establishments making it difficult to smoke anywhere.

on top of all that, you also have crippling taxes that are being raised every year.

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compare that with thailand.

no serious media campaign against smoking

no problem displaying smokes or advertising

you can smoke pretty much anywhere.

smokes are cheap

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the ecigs are fantastic. they are significantly cheaper than smoking, you can use them inside, and they are healthier. i've managed to get some of my smoking friends to adapt to ecigs. they never stop thanking me for it.

I'm conflicted on the issue.

On one hand, I agree that people gaming the system hurts genuine students who wish to study.

On the other, there is a severe predicament for many people who are not of retirement age, nor work for a company inside Thaland. The labour laws are antiquated and many 'fake students' would love nothing more than to have a legitimate visa and pay taxes to Thailand.

The Thai laws are made by Thais! Each country as its own legal oddities especially where immigration is required,

Education visas to the UK and other EU countries are considerable harder to get, more rigorously enforced and policed tighter. Just ask London Metropolitan University!

The Education is not a "loophole" for those who can't meet other visa category requirements and should not be used as such. This has been abused too long and there will likely be a backlash affecting genuine students.

My post went right over your head... Thai laws written by Thais? Amazing insight there. Then you go on to attack me by saying the same thing I said (that it is being abused and will negatively effect legitimate students).

I'm not even on an eD visa.

The point you missed is there is a defined demographic of expats that live in Thailand that the current immigration laws don't accommodate. This is why the eD visa is being abused. People that do not meet retirement age and are not working inside Thailand have no other visa options. Sure you could marry a thai national, setup a shoddy thai company (which costs more money), or frequent border runs, yet people will continue to take the path of least resistance which is the eD visa. People aren't going to magically stop abusing it until one of two things happens.

1) eD visa restrictions get tighter and make it a more difficult option than the other options.

2) more accommodating visa options are created.

The most logically thing to do would be to extend work permits/visas to those who derive their income from outside Thailand. It is win/win. Thailand can then collect tax and extra income on more people, and those people could stay legally in thailand, and those studying legitimately would not have their visa system ruined by fake students and fake schools.

But hey, this is Thailand and as you said 'thai laws are made by thais'

I think Suthep and his allies should be investigated.

Each one of his moves damaged the Thai economy. Could it be possible they bid against certain stocks so that if they lose value, they end up making a huge amount of money?

I wouldn't be surprised if he did that and made billions in the process.

We're one stop closer to peace with Suthep taking a step back ending the shutdown but hey, before the protests are even 100% over, we have red idiots wanting blood and making insinuations without any proof to back it up.

Is it really a step back though? He clearly doesn't have enough people to maintain all the different rally site. if anything, it sounds like he is consolidating all his numbers and strength at one particular site.

If it was really "an end to bangkok shutdown" there wouldn't be a a Lumpini blockage and protest site, would there?

Thanks for the replies.

Thought this thread had died.

I actually figured out Bangkok Bank rents boxes for a decent price per year, so I might see if any of the main branches in BKK have any available.

How much do they charge? Big enough to fit a backpack in?

how long will u be doing free classes? i might be keen to try it out at the start of april

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Christ, harm you...seriously mate?

She will check your passport anyway.

Man up.

She can't check my pasport if I never see her again. I want to break up with her for good this time.

Tell her the truth ?

Telling the truth is not an option.

You are a real piece of shit. Wow.

Have some self respect and tell her the truth. What does it even matter anyway, you are breaking up with her regardless..

No wonder a lot of girls have a poor outlook on foreign guys. Because of crap like this.

tons of good street food and hole in the wall places that shit all over that place.

no idea how that place got so popular to begin with. Must have just been the location and size of it.

if your paying your SO monthly then she is basically just a live-in prostitute.

I'm sure a lot of guys in here think this is normal and that they have a real relationship. lol

No thank you to non westernized thai women because I don't want to speak that silly baby English. " me love Noi", " me know Noi no have money"..( gun at head!),,

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Or maybe you could actually learn to speak Thai, considering this is Thailand.....

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Well, maybe there are some wats at a four-star hotel. With a happy meal. Seriously, meditation is giving up creature comforts, while opening the mind. (Simplistic, I know.) And, you may want to ask these people what it is they expected.

I first turned on to Buddhism when I read the story of the Buddha's life, which included his journey to spiritual enlightenment. I'm also familiar with biographies of many spiritually enlightened beings, including Ramakrisna and Milarepa. Sure, there are challenges for those on a spiritual quest, but it's also a process. They're not required to sit still for 11 hours in lotus position on their first day. More often than not, real spiritual meditation takes place outside of temples/houses, and in natural surroundings. I'm referring to real spiritual insights, not simply physically sitting still for many hours, looking serious - which orthodox Buddhists are adept at. Meditation is, among other things, aimed at gaining spiritual enlightenment. It is not designed for punishment or discomfort (mental or physical).

Ramakrisna once said: "See those monkeys sitting on top of that temple wall? They're all still and quiet with serious countenances, arms folded in their laps. People smile wisely, and say they're meditating. They're not. They're sitting there waiting for bits of food, and at first sight, off they rush to be the first to grab it.

I've found Thais to be fantastic hosts on almost every occasion for me personally.

They have bend over backwards to accommodate me in ways they really didn't need to.

Thanks for stating the obvious. It's like someone saying they saw a crooked cop accepting a bribe - someone like Metapod would pipe up and say; 'How can that be?! I know many cops who aren't corrupt.'

You posted your opinion and experiences and I posted mine. I guess you just wanted a circle-jerk rather than a proper discussion on hospitality in the country.

I'm not the one making sweeping generalizations like a moron, that is you.

Scar, thanks for the honest and open posts on this topic. Takes a lot to write so openly on such things. Some of your knockers here wouldn't dare to while they live in denial and really probably believe their wives/gfs are with them for themselves and not the contents of the wallet/bank account.

Thanks pal. I've enjoyed your input....

You are just as delusional as he is. He is a 50+ old man dating a former prostitute 20+ years younger. Then has the gall to claim it isn't a relationship built around financial disparity and support. I bet he even pays her money every month.

Then he tries to be tell (a guy in his 20s) that girls my age think its perfectly fine to date old men like him? lol. it is like he is living in a completely different universe to the real world. sady, a universe many older foreigners find themselves inhabiting while in Thailand.

there is a street over the back of the carpark of seacon with a couple small restaurants. REALLY good food.

sorry i cant give better directions than that. only been there a few times as i had a gik living on the same street.

I've found Thais to be fantastic hosts on almost every occasion for me personally.

They have bend over backwards to accommodate me in ways they really didn't need to.

got to laugh at these guys who are 50+ and think a 20 year age range isn't a big deal.

you are all delusional.

I could ask any girl my age or a little older if they would want to be in a relationship with a guy that old and they will all say "fuc_k NO"

unless you look like george clooney, or you present an immense financial disparity, where they can benefit. Otherwise, they will find the idea revolting and their friends would make fun of them about it.

50/30 = financial based relationship in most cases considering there are not to many george clooneys running around....

not going to judge you, just giving the honest truth about it. if she is happy and you are happy, then i don't really give a fuc_k what you do. just don't delude yourself about it.

Agree.100%..

Don't remember a lot of these girls running around with older farangs 25 years ago..Infact there were very few farangs around then and alot of the farangs were quite young!.seems a retirement /supply/poverty/ issarn scenario today.

And don't delude yourself of what others think..Thai or farang..

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25 years ago?

The demographics were far different,

Was there a BTS and an MRT?

How many 30 year olds had cars back then?

Fact: No matter your age,

if you look good, (not fat and unkempt) dont act like their parents,

can handle younger girls in bed, and in treat them well, both privately, and in public, they will be interested,

it's their nature, and if they are attracted, you know it, you also know it, if they aren't.

or, maybe you wouldn't.

Being with younger women is nothing new to many of us.

you asked the wrong girls, period.

you are an old delusional man. you can only get a younger girl because you are in a significantly poorer country (Thailand). You know that and that is why you are here.

I asked the wrong girls? lol. The only girls who are my age and would show any interest in you are either hookers, or poor and uneducated.

got to laugh at these guys who are 50+ and think a 20 year age range isn't a big deal.

you are all delusional.

I could ask any girl my age or a little older if they would want to be in a relationship with a guy that old and they will all say "fuc_k NO"

unless you look like george clooney, or you present an immense financial disparity, where they can benefit. Otherwise, they will find the idea revolting and their friends would make fun of them about it.

50/30 = financial based relationship in most cases considering there are not to many george clooneys running around....

not going to judge you, just giving the honest truth about it. if she is happy and you are happy, then i don't really give a fuc_k what you do. just don't delude yourself about it.

I like the handle"Turok the dinosaur hunter". This sounds like a caveman. Also sounds as fictional as men hunting dinosaurs.

it is from an old videogame on the n64.