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Local bar girls complained unofficial competition?

Brother will be in debt, possibly from buying the condo, and they transferred it to your wife's name to try and avoid repossession by the lender. Raises several questions ..... Is your wife's name now on the Chanote? ( big A3 sized light brown document) Who paid the tax on transfer of the property? Did she pay anything for the property? Is your wife a guarantor for the loan? If she has to transfer it back to her brother in the future, who pays for the transfer? Is her brother paying the interest on the loan, or he now caught in the compound interest trap? Is the loan with a bank or formal finance organisation, or with a local money lender/gangster? Is the value of the property more or less than the loan?

I've worked in Philippines and Indonesia ..... and it's a cliche, I know, but I struggle to even imagine a better option than my Thai woman. Simply stunning when we first met 14 years ago when she was managing a hotel. Still very good looking now, and she helps to manage our business as well as look after the house .... and me. Her Thai upbringing means she believes her job is to look after me, and in return I look after her. Early in the relation I 'invested' in her education and daily expenses (and gold 😀), but as the business grew and she took on more responsibility, she now more than pays for herself. A true 'keeper'.

Many people, including myself and many AN posters, said at the time that the lab leak was the most plausible cause - but it was politically incorrect to voice this theory in case we upset China. Now both the US CIA and the German Intelligence organisation back the lab leak theory. The only reason it's still a 'theory' is because China has suppressed the evidence to ensure nobody can be certain. But even in 2020 the signs were clear. Earliest cases were never linked to the market. The market had been selling wild animals as food for many years, so if it was the source there would be some natural immunity in the region. There was no natural immunity, so it had to be a totally novel virus. The Wuhan Institutute is situated in the epicentre and they were involved in gain of function experiments on corona viruses. The Wuhan lab had a known history of poor biosecurity. That should have been enough to make the lab the prime suspect. These newer reports about the origin are just saying what we all knew years ago.

Watched Electric State last night. Reminded me why I need to cancel my Netflix subscription. Slow pace, feeble dialogue and a woman who can't act playing a 'kid'. The visuals are nice, but everything else sucked. Avoid.

Silk ao dai in a Bangkok Hotel

Why does God focus all his attention on the Middle East .... same as CNN? Is the rest of the planet not worthy?

Surskating ..... lower impact than running (assuming no falls) and good for flexibility and balance. I'm in my 60's so no fancy tricks, just nice long rides 😀 It became popular in Thailand during COVID, but now it's only me in the parks.

There's always something interesting happening on Bangsaen beach .... a kite festival last week, a coffee festival last month, regular marathons, parot flying each week, modified pick-up truck meetings, couples caught bonking against the coconut trees, the amazing 'Bangsaen Grand Prix' Street circuit in July, speedboat racing, paramotors doing low passes along the beach ..... and now boxing matches. Yes there's traffic jams at the weekends, and plastic litter, but it's such a fun almosphere - Thailand at it's most vibrant and a reminder to me why I live in Thailand.

The environment is so last year .... do try to keep up.

Just back from a trip to Vietnam. No visa needed for me or my Thai Missus. Queue system at the SGN airport was a bit confusing, you don't go to the e-visa, visa on arrival area, you just join the (long) queue for passport control. No need for any hotel details etc, just your passport. And the nightlife in District 1 is great - new, stylish bars and restaurants, and about half the cost as Bangkok.

I don't think there's any link from the airline booking system passport details to the immigration system, so your passport number is only needed to link to the booking in the Thai Airways system? So they'll just need to use your name rather than your number. I've flown Thai to my home country several times to get a new passport, and that means on my return journey my new passport will not match my booking, but never has an issue. I just carry my old passport, but was not asked for it until arrival at immigration.

Yes. If his troops can fight and die for their country, he can swallow his pride and at least pretend to listen .... that's just diplomacy, common sense and personal sacrifice. He must have had a briefing about the two big egos he was meeting, but he was unable to play the game .... so now it may be game over for Ukraine.

Not directly relevant to Zelensky's mission .... if no hope of getting a deal as Trump had sold out, why did he meet him? If hope of a deal, why did he not behave?

While not a fan of Trump, my view of the interview was different to the opinions expressed in this thread so far. Ukraine is totally reliant on foreign aid to survive as a nation, and the US is a major donor. Zelensky had one job .... to secure ongoing US support for the war, and he failed. All he had to was make Teump look good on TV, and as someone with experience in the entertainment industry, he must have known that. But he let pride and emotions get in the way. He was meeting the school bully and his sidekick, so he needed to show respect and listen before making his points, but he ran his mouth so now has to resign as president.

Skype was a good, low cost option to call the UK pension department to listen to 45 minutes of hold music. What alternatives are there to call official landlines such as government departments and banks?

Could you do the same thing with Google translate using 'Conversation mode" using your phone?

Maybe because it's anti-social, inconsiderate, unhealthy and just plain nasty.

You're trying to apply common sense to a troll who just wanted to make a nasty comment. Don't waste your time with sad trolls.

Yes .... they need a war to distract the public from the miserable performance of the last two governments, and they are heading that direction.

They're not going to admit they went to get a lucrative job scamming their fellow countrymen and women.... so claiming they were trafficked is a good excuse. Lock them all up.

Some countries used to have a points system to determine if an immigrant is allowed to stay .... Europe should adopt this system ... Valuable, technical profession - 10 points Doctor or nurse - 20 points Misogynistic viewpoint - minus 10 Only associate with people of the same religion - minus 5 Wears inappropriate Middle Eastern clothing in Northern English cities - minus 20 Tendency to use cars, trucks or aircraft as murder weapons - minus 30 Grows a beard but no moustache- Minus 50 points