Kinnock

Question to both presidential candidates: Why do you think a forum dedicated to life in Thailand is dominated by posts about US politics?

.... and there's no such thing as a good dog for rounding up sheep - people just choose Border Collies as a random choice. Same with Police Dogs - Chihuahuas could do just as good a job as Alsatians, and Corgis make excellent guide dogs for the blind. The dog breed has no bearing at all temperament or ability 🤣🤣🤣

I use the 'Getting off at Edge Hill' method (as they say in Liverpool, UK). It's one of the last stations before you arrive at the main terminus station 🙂

There's been some obvious click-baiting posts from new members who only ever post contentious questions and never respond to subsequent posts in the thread they started. This trend started when the new owner took over, but after several members highlighted the issue, the trend seemed to stop. I hope future posts are all from real members.

Not only is the poor English proficiency stunting development, Thai language itself is a poor communication tool due to it's lack of precision, tenses and archaic written structure.

That is my point, and it went over your head .... completely. Why does there need to be a link to Muslims for the Muslim community to express sympathy. Many other groups have expressed their concerns without any direct involvement, but the Muslim community are isolated and self centered and only comment on Islamic issues.

Yes, the Muslim communities are not part of the UK, so why should they care about what happens in the UK. They only get concerned about what happens in the Middle East. Not being directly involved did not stop Royalty, Politicians and leaders in other countries expressing concern and sympathy, but Muslims are special.

Rwanda is a predominantly Christian country, so if speculating, the murderer is probably Christian. But the key issue is that many people in the UK have had enough of the world's problems washing up on their shores, and the problem is compounded by their mal-adjusted offspring. The violent demonstration in Southport today shows the strength of the negativity towards illegal immigration in the UK. Try arriving into Thailand by rubber boat, and you'll not get a free hotel stay and benefits for your kids.

The official reports stressing "BORN IN CARDIFF" are just as nauseating as the reports saying he arrived in a rubber boat. He's a sick loser and his parents should be shipped back to Rwanda as soon as their pathetic son is locked up for life.

..... because rich people never want more money 😆

Possibly paid by the cattle farmers lobby group. I remember when the tobacco lobby was paying people to claim health benefits for smoking. Similar to the oil lobby paying for 'research' into the environment.

I saw this in Korea .... requires hundreds of local warehouses, high pressure tactics with delivery drivers and massive funding from venture capital to make it work. Not viable for a business that needs to make profits.

It's £29k income or an orange life jacket and a sob story.

There's so many bikes for sale here, why not wait until you arrive? Then you can see it, test ride it, and transfer ownership to yourself. Also, good condition newer bikes with a green book are often so close to the cost of a new bike it's not worth the hassle of buying used.

Motocross boots have the best ankle support. Paddock has a good range, with the O'Neil boots being available in Falang sizes at a decent price. I found them to be too stiff for normal riding, and walking is not easy, so not ideal for everyday use. I went for 'adventure' boots in the lower style from Forma - which have a bit less support, but you can walk in them. I still needed to swap the gear change lever for a longer one to accommodate the bigger/stiffer boot. To be honest, I only use them for long rides, as they are hot and heavy and make gear changes a less natural process. So most rides I use some motorcycle specific 'high-top' trainers. They have some protection for toes and ankles, but nowhere near the standard of the Forma Adventure boots or a motocross boot.

Bought a new X-Trail 4x4 six years ago - it's been an excellent car. Very smooth ride, comfortable, quiet, spacious, reliable - great for long drives, OK off road, and has high equipment levels. But no longer available in Thailand as production shifted from Thailand to Japan. So even without the concerns about the company, I'd need to look at Honda, Mazda, Subaru (until year end) to get an equivalent 4×4 unibody SUV. Or pay much more for an imported BMW or Mercedes, or, more likely, move to a truck based SUV.

Outrageous that members of a religious minority group are not allowed to fight with armed police who are trying to protect the public from extremist members of the same religious group. The demonstrators are understandably upset that their friends were unable to exercise their immunity from assault laws in the UK. In a less developed country like Thailand people get arrested and deported for assaulting armed police ..... how uncivilised!

Just watched a useful Webinar today from this company ... https://www.expattaxthailand.com/ask-a-question/ They have some useful info on their website.

The joke is not too far from the truth. I use AI tools at work, and it needs the input of thousands of humans to review and classify images to 'teach' the AI to do it's job. It's just developing rules then regurgitating the results. I don't see any signs of 'intelligence', just machine learning on a huge scale. The way ChatGPT has consumed enough rules about language to process internet searches into natural sounding speech has created the false impression of intelligence.

I use Chaindrite Stedfast - it's sold as a concentrated insecticide for termite treatment, but it's also good for cockroaches. Available from Thaiwatsadu, Homepro etc. Need a pressure sprayer, mask, goggles .... don't spray near food. Spray around the edges of rooms, under fittings, into extract fan ducts, down service ducts, bin stores etc, do not mop floor for a few days. Spray again after a couple of weeks to kill the newly hatched nymphs. It has a residual effect, so it works for a few weeks after spraying. I also put it down the drains around the house and Spray the entrance steps etc. You'll see the dead roaches the next morning.

I've got permanent residence, it wasn't cheap and had to use several forests of paper and pass a Thai speaking test, and I can confirm I'm not angry about the new visa rules.

TAT's new slogan: "Visit Thailand, your car is already here"

None of the ambitions for 'hubs' will succeed while Thailand has such poor levels of English language.

He'll no. In my totally unbiased opinion, my Missus is the hottest woman I've seen. Thailand has many cute teenagers, but women who are still hot past their teens are less common.

Yes to all ....... except ketchup on pizza ..... noooooo! Had many pizzas totally ruined because I was too late with the 'mai ow sauce', and only remembered when the multi-barrel ketchup gatling gun starts spurting red spunk all over my pizza!