NoshowJones

Which is the best one?

"Look at how stupid the average person is." That's a load of nonsense, in the 20 years of living in Thailand and meeting people of all nationalities, although I have came across the odd idiot, it would be very wrong to say the average person is stupid.

Maybe if he took care of his appearance he would have got a lift without waiting for hours. I would not like someone looking like that sitting next to me.

and Brits, Aussies and other farangs don't??

Nut jobs in any country, don't just blame Thailand. If you take away the road behaviour, I think you will find the average Thai's are pretty decent.

I might just do that but I have nearly a year. Thanks for your output.

When I first came here about 20 years ago, it was a 90 day border run (In my case your nearest border) to get your passport stamped. Cost 500Bt. Not every month.

I understand what you are saying in your first paragraph. You mean when my present retirement extensions finish, I should just go to my local IO, and they will just automatically send my marriage application up the line for sign off and it will make no difference that I was on retirement extensions for years with an agent, and then I go through all the formalities, bank account, house visits etc.

I opened a new account with another Thai bank about a year ago, (I was very unhappy with my present bank,) sending money from my UK bank because I wanted to go on the the marriage extensions. I was told by two visa experts on this forum that because I was on retirement extensions with an agent it could be problematic. It was mentioned that when I went to my local IO they would notice there was no 800,000 Bt in my Thai bankbook and that could cause problems. I am now left with dealing with my agent who is providing an excellent service, when I should be able to go to my local IO for marriage extensions.

I came here in 2005 when Thaksin was PM. Why should I be interested in any Thai PM before that?

Who is General Prem? If you mean the soldier (I forget his name) who led the 2014 illegal coup, then your post just nonsense. This "Premier" had an IQ probably similar to the Somchai in the street.

Excellent post. I agree entirely.

I would not even get on the torrent sites if it was not for this forum, one kind poster told me how to use the client thing and I would not even get on to PB if I did not have a link from another kind poster.

How do you thing the "big titties brigade" manage to get their rocks off?

I would have thought that was China. Is that not where the pandemic started? Or should I say the Chinese Virus?

Is there any affordable insurance for older people, some with previous health conditions who want to travel? The real problem is the greedy insurance companies.

" Irish people don't like British people ." Don't you mean the English maybe because of their history with the Irish Republic? Their is no dislike with the Irish and Scottish.

If that was a private I bet that would have cost you a fortune. Out of curiosity, was it a private hospital?

It still doesn't cost anything.

"I can't think of too many countries where a hospital visit costs 30 Baht" In the UK it doesn't cost anything.

The Thai road behaviour is the one big No! No! If it wasn't for that, there would be very little to complain about.

Any workman who has come to do any work on my house, electricians, plumbers, handymen of any sort etc, etc in the 20 years I have lived here, have all done good jobs and never overcharge for any work. I certainly can't complain.

I cannot comment on Thaksin as I came to stay in Thailand around the last year of his Premiership around 2005, and knew nothing about Thai politics then. I will say one though, the Thailand then was heaven compared to now, but the good outweighs the bad compared to the UK.

The leader of the illegal coup in2014 was also unelected but he still went on representing the Banana Republic of Thailand for the next nine years protected by soldiers, tanks and guns, and today is still walking about free, yet posters are on here all the time wondering why Thaksin is not in jail.

"our family Dr was an Indian Immigrant and was brilliant." That's great, immigrants in any country are fine as long as they are legal and contributing to the country's economy. Great post, thanks a lot.