AhFarangJa

Like you, I am waiting for the rains, and will guarantee the power will go out. About two years ago they cut the power from 7 am until about 8 pm. When I asked why, they said they were upgrading the system so that the power was not interrupted when it rained. No points for guessing what happened about four days later, when we had a thunderstorm.......no power for 4 hours. When I asked why I was told it was another part that had not been upgraded. Snakes, are a common problem, yet when I suggest the wire rat cones on the poles I am met with blank stares. Our biggest culprit though are the drunk drivers hitting the power poles, normally one a week, depending on how many weddings or funerals there are.

Well, the price of olive oil is going through the roof...so...maybe.

They are no longer allowed to take your licence away I believe, I think the law changed about two years ago. However, apart from that, what is this moron doing riding without a shirt. Apart from the insult to the culture, it is bloody stupid, has he never heard of gravel rash.

Just another day. Until the address the Me, Me, Me, Me attitude on the roads, Ignorant driving actions, cutting in, dangerous overtaking, ignoring the signs, no licence, unroadworthy vehicles, overloading, speeding, drink driving, and the police who do not give a rats ass. It is bad on a good day near me, so I will not venture out on the roads for another three days yet until all the morons have gone back home.

When I try to talk to the Wife about it, all I get is "This is Thailand, He is Rich, so He can do what He wants."

A work colleague of mine once told me how He had managed to smoke in the toilets of the plane without anyone knowing. He said He put His head into the toilet bowl and flushed it so the air was dragged down. I told Him He must be pretty desperate to put His head into a toilet bowl on a full flight from the Middle East.

Well, that would be better for you than the food.

Yes, and you can blame the xenophobic imbeciles in power for spreading the hate speeches.

They are only peasants, plenty more where they came from. As long as it does not affect the Hi-So ruling class there is nothing to worry about......

Exactly, and this stupid government has extended it so they have started throwing water today near us. and the Wife says it can go on until the 20 or 21st.......absolutely ridiculous.

Unfortunately in many places if there was a system that you advocate, there would be a long queue of locals waiting to dob in any foreigner in the hope of getting the equivalent of 3 days salary.

Egg on their faces seeing as how the netizen nutters were calling the driver a Farang.......Som Nom Na....

My thoughts too, maybe a completed tax return, and receipt every year when renewing the visa.

Something I do not see written about, yet to my mind is a serious issue, and that is the retired people on annual extensions to stay using the monthly income method. Surely, with a sum of about 65,000 per month coming in regularly to meet visa requirements, the taxman will want to get his grubby paws on some of it.

Seven percent, probably hardly even notice it, but Thailand is getting as bad as the west for taxing anything, and everything they can to grab more money for the trough. Whatever we do, do not mention the window tax introduced in England in the last 1600's. Do not want to give them ideas !!!

With respect Sir, I have to disagree. If you look at His history when in Immigration he is not Farang friendly at all.

What gripped me was His so obvious, open, aversion to Foreigners when He was in Immigration. A racist xenophobe cut from the same cloth as A nut in.

Well Sir, you learn something every day, many thanks. I was so sure when I saw CUTE, and CUSS.........

Next PM in the making.

I thought Vaping was illegal anyway, and there is never alcohol at schools........is there?

Meanwhile around the rest of Thailand approximately 40 Thais were killed yesterday in road accidents, of which probably 50% could be attributed to drunk driving. Say no more.....

LOL.........CUTE.....CUSS........CUPS........Do I need to say more.......

Look at the date....and the acronyms......

The Racist xenophobia is ramping up. if it was not for the fact they need our money we would all be deported. Cambodia, or Vietnam is looking more enticing by the day.

Yes, everything handed on a plate. However, It is also their agenda for the islamisation of the World. Only now they are doing it by stealth using the liberal loonies who say it is their Human Rights. Just look at the U.K. No go areas in big cities, Sharia law openly practiced, and the police do nothing, Halal food everywhere you look, more of them arriving every day. English citizens told to remove the countries flag, because it may offend a certain religion, some cities do not put up Christmas decorations because it offends muslims, not allowed to say happy easter, or merry Christmas, it is now "happy holidays"....allowed to preach hate in the mosques, allowed to block roads to spout islamic speeches, yet if a Christian did it they would be arrested for blocking the highway. The list is endless and growing, and I for one am glad to be out of it. Sorry if this sounds like a rant, maybe it is, but I feel so sorry for the now minority English Christian, a second class citizen in His own Country.