Everything posted by crazykopite
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Beer drinking in Thailand: Does Leo preserve brain-cells better than Chang?
I've been drinking Leo for 20 years and as yet I haven't lost the plot but I only consume around 5x 300 btls per week
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Russian and Turkish Nationals Arrested for Illegal IT and Interior Installation Work
KP is a hell more expensive than Bangkok 500 baht gets you very little on the island these days !
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PM Faces Pressure Over Thaksin's Alleged Hospital Fake-Out
I’m not so sure of that to many allegations towards them to bring her back and how would she avoid her prison sentence she is not an extra police officer so wouldn’t be able to submit a sick note claiming claiming she was on her death bed . Maybe just maybe she can return in a year or two when the dust has settled
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PM Faces Pressure Over Thaksin's Alleged Hospital Fake-Out
Don’t she own a bum washer !
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PM Faces Pressure Over Thaksin's Alleged Hospital Fake-Out
Unless he had a 100%s stay out of prison deal he would never have come back to Thailand and now that this story continues to be brought up I cannot see his sister her Aunty coming back to Thailand !
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Baht's Biggest Surge Since 1998 Poses Risk to Tourism And Exports
Never say Never the Thai economy is in turmoil
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Baht's Biggest Surge Since 1998 Poses Risk to Tourism And Exports
Agree 100% with you I am fortunate to own a beach villa the villa next door to me costs 180,000 baht per month to rent and it always has people living there so I’m confident I could get an extremely good return if I decided to up sticks and move on and yes the Philippines is my first choice as I lose 2,500 baht per week due to my UK OAP being frozen I’ve contributed to the Thai economy for 20 years but the time has come to consider moving on !
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Baht's Biggest Surge Since 1998 Poses Risk to Tourism And Exports
I’ve always believed the baht is manipulated ! This strong baht is not good for tourists they will seek more affordable countries as for Thai business that export a lot of their products buyers will look elsewhere . Thailand is in turmoil at the moment they need to come clean regarding the state of the economy personnel debt is on the verge of exploding yet they still plan to hand over 10,000 baht to over 30 million people to try and boost the economy crazy crazy crazy !
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Interactive Wire Transfer In Baht to Bangkok Bank - BBK Transfer fees?
Open a wise account that’s the best way to transfer money and it’s not expensive if I was to send £1,000 it cost about £ 7 and is there in minutes if I used my UK bank it would cost at least 3 times as much plus the exchange rate would be <deleted>
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Russian and Turkish Nationals Arrested for Illegal IT and Interior Installation Work
My late friend Tony was one of them at his own expense he flew out of the UK to give assistance but was turned away
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Tourist Police Ensure Safety for Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan
The roads were very quiet for this months full moon which tells me the numbers are nothing like pre Covid prior to Covid the roads were a nightmare for a good three days !
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Thai police shut down 21 villas on Koh Samui, foreigners evicted
Luxury villa for 20,000 baht a month that alone should have rung alarm bells as you only get a tin shed on the islands for that amount
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Thai police shut down 21 villas on Koh Samui, foreigners evicted
Obviously a lack of brown envelopes was an issue ! What about the planning department who ignored these builds surely planning officers made regular visits to the site to ensure everything was in order during the building process sadly it’s those who have rented villas in good faith who lose out
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Terrifying Encounter: Hospital Maid Saved After Being Attacked by a Python
5 mtr long and it was wrapped around her for two hours I find that hard to believe I had one wrapped around my neck for 2 minutes if that and I thought my end had come until the owner unwrapped it from me and it was only just over a mtr long
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Foreign Tourists Caught in Intimate Acts on Tuk-Tuk During Traffic Jam
It's called dogging weve most probably all done it at one time in our lives maybe not in a Tuk Tuk but in a quiet spot in the back of the car
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Tourism Minister Aims to Levy 300-Baht Fee for Visitors
Europe instigated charges for UK visitors arriving in Europe so why shouldn’t the UK do the same for overseas visitors
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Tourism Minister Aims to Levy 300-Baht Fee for Visitors
That will deter tourists coming not increase them coming on top of this the thai baht is very strong which effects tourist spending and will also have an effect on exports. In my humble opinion Thailand is heading for a financial crisis the personal debt of people is astronomical and I believe this 10,000 baht hand out to 30 million plus residents is one huge mistake and will come to bite the government in the backside !
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PM Paetongtarn Faces Threat with Impeachment Over Cabinet Pick
There is only one person running the country it’s he who pulls the strings on his cabinet puppets he is overstepping his authority soon it will come crumbling down until he has no option but to flee back into exile . I cannot see his sister returning to Thailand in the near future as it appears incidents of late are not what was planned
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Hybrid vs Turbo petrol new car choice.
I have a Toyota cross hybrid 1800 cc super vehicle before I had a Mitsubishi lancer cost me 500 baht a week to run around in my cross costs me 600 baht a month as a runabout when I brought it down from the dealership to the island there was a 1,000 baht of fuel gifted to me I still had some left in the tank that was doing 600+ Kim’s plus I get free servicing only pay for parts Happy Days, by the way if you end up with Turbo issues it’s very expensive to replace !
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Social Media Outrage as Tourists Blatantly Urinate on Pattaya Beach
I often see Thai men pishing up against coconut trees I even witnessed my old landlady crouched down doing her business no more than 10 mtr from her house ! But when a foreigner does it then it’s headline news
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Pheu Thai Party Wins By-Election in Phitsanulok
It all comes down to how much the candidate has promised the people for his vote that’s how by election and GE work here in Thailand
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Netherlands Introducing Toughest Asylum Policy in EU
Pity the UK doesn’t have the B@LL$ to do the same !
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What’s the best area in Thailand for expats to settle for long-term living?
Depends what you like I’m a beach lover so I live on the beach have lived on both Samui and Phangan both are as good as each other but Samui is a lot busier but be warned the two islands I mentioned are the most expensive in Thailand but still cheaper than the western world
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No Honey No Money
Lots of money and still no honey that’s how I like it . When I feel the need I call my massage lady 1,000 baht many thanks see you next week
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Breaking an Engagement to a Thai woman, does she keep the ring?
It will be back in the gold shop within minutes it’s common for Thai woman to use their gold as a means of getting a temporary loan