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4 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

From his tone, a sleazebag. The type that likes talking over someone else.

 

I don't disagree with proving to someone they made a bad choice in stiffing me. I prefer to do it legally.

I understand that and each to his own, I have always lived by screw or cheat me and there will be consequences. If you are done wrong then report it to the authorities, if they don't sort it then you do it yourself.

I have lived that way all my life and do not have any criminal record.

2 hours ago, Lacessit said:

As soon as a mechanic strips down the engine, the company will know what caused the engine failure, and who did it.

Stupid post.

Although I agree mostly with your posts, not this time, if anyone gives me bad service or tries to screw me over in any way, the first thing I do is look for some form of revenge.

14 hours ago, Lacessit said:

He has $100 of my money, and a choice.

It will cost him nothing to return my money.

OTOH, I can cost him a lot of time and money, and I have plenty of time. I'm retired, he is not.

What's OTOH??

14 hours ago, steven100 said:

slightly OT ... when getting ATM cash using your foreign debit card do you pay a conversion fee ?  reason I ask is I made a 10k baht withdrawal, and was charged the usual 220 baht here, but also $13 conversion fee by my bank ( or building society actually )  so the 10k cost 520 baht ....

Crooks!

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

If they are Indian, for sure a discussion will turn into an argument that you can never end......you have to hit them, fast and hard, before you lose the will to live. 

 

(Note... For the trolls and woke, this is a bit of fun and not to be taken seriously.)

Not long after I first came to Thailand I was walking down Beach Road when I passed an Indian tailors shop, the guy at the door said something to me, I ignored him and tried to walk on, he then grabbed my arm in a very aggressive way, I grabbed him and put him up against the wall and just stopped myself from landing him one. It was him who was the lucky man.

4 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

  We have has non White British people with funny sounding names for about 60 years now , the British Prime Minister isn't White and has a funny name 

The Scottish FM????

6 hours ago, DjSilver said:

He looks more like a Islamic Terrorist, than a British man🤣🤣🤣

About 20 years ago I would have agreed with you, but with the amount of Muslims and Eastern Europeans in Britain now it's hard to tell.

6 hours ago, Gandtee said:

He said"Who wants to live in a country where more and more people look like Middle East terrorists."😉

and what does he look like with all that facial hair? Someone mentioned he is Muslim?? Not with a name like Ryan. What middle east terrorists could he have been referring to?

21 hours ago, Screaming said:

It appears that his parents might have been immigrants to the UK. Now this dude is bad mouthing his hosting country. I bet that gold chain around his neck will not last to long if he keeps flashing it around.

His hairy face will frighten the ladyboys off. He would even make a fat bellied, big titted guy look like Elvis. 😄

22 hours ago, norfolkandchance said:

30000 Baht a month goes along way with a family.

He would need a degree to be a teacher. he is only used to a job with near UK minimum wages. Again you cannot put a guy with such an ugly face in front of school children, all that facial hair?? He would give the children nightmares.

15 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

Who Is Really in Charge In Thailand?

 

 

Uhm, the Thai Constitution is quite clear on this question.

 

Chapter 1, Sections 2 & 3.

 

 

Anyone in the military who has guns, tanks and other soldiers behind him.

3 minutes ago, bkkcanuck8 said:

Wow, funny... I have never been chased by 'Eastern Europeans'.... hmmm... 

Which city is that. i was back in Glasgow for a few weeks a few years ago, was walking up Victoria Road when 4 of them were walking towards me, they started shouting and 2 of them walked fast towards me shouting at me. I ran very fast away from them.

7 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

I was an enlisted sailor on the USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65). Before pulling in to any foreign port, we were gathered and the fear of gawd was impressed upon us. We were reminded we were ambassadors of the US and any aberrant behavior would result in double jeopardy. The host country would enforce their punishment then the Navy would enforce THEIR punishment on top.

 

How would YOU feel if folks came to your home country and behaved like this?

What is worse, pulling down a flag, or making big cities in the UK unsafe to walk the streets at night, I have experienced this personally having to run for safety because of getting chased by Eastern Europeans?

23 hours ago, Dolf said:

If people aren't happy in Thailand I wonder what will make them happy. Unless you are a skier who need snows I'm not sure why people rubbish Thailand. Cheap dental, cheap food, lots of women, cheap rooms.

 

 

 

 

Poor immigration issues??

22 hours ago, zhounan said:

If I were smart I would never have come to Thailand.

No one can tell what your future life is going to be like in any country.

22 hours ago, zhounan said:

If I were smart I would never have come to Thailand.

I made three journeys back home after meeting my wife before I decided to stay here, all the farangs I met were happy and recommended staying here, no compulsary 90 day reports, no having to see agents  for immigration purposes.

Now look at it, I am alone with no farang friends nearby, they have either died or moved away. Yes I am bitter at how so many immigration situations have changed mostly for the worst.

But all is not lost as my wife is still the same loving person I met here 18 years ago.

I could knock out a tune on the piano at 5 years old and went on to be a professional musician playing bass, keyboards and doing vocals in various pop  and country and western bands. Also got HGV, PSV and Taxi licenses because I had loads of spare time during the day, like the OP I was only average at school and never done any homework.

But ask me to do any manual work or even simple DIY around the house, I am entirely hopeless.

3 hours ago, saintdomingo said:

I was told it's near the bus station, is that correct.?

Yes and it is very easy to get lost in it, both inside and outside.

3 minutes ago, Kinok Farang said:

Racist.Could have been worse,it could have been Yanks.

Yanks worse than Indians?? You are surely joking.

27 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

 

Sorry boss, we went a bit off-topic and started talking about Ekkamai, that's where those pics are from.

No problem It's probably helped someone.

On 3/2/2024 at 8:58 PM, Lacessit said:

I'm here because I have a much better standard of living than I would in Australia.

If I was to win a large lottery, I would still be here, although I might move around Asia a bit more.

I would have no interest in going back to Australia even if I was rich. Too many nanny-state rules, fat women, boring.

I feel the same way about the UK, as for nanny state rules, if you don't like them or disagree with them then don't obey them, try and find a way round them, you usually can. Well I could. 😄

On 3/2/2024 at 4:16 PM, WhatMeWorry said:

So very, very true bkk6060. I have a friend that was just admitted to a Thai government hospital with a stoke. He could not afford a private hospital. He is 88 years old living on SS. He has no will and lives with a caretaker. There is no way to access a little bit of money that he has in an investment account. The hospital wants to get paid. So his caretaker is trying to figure out a way for her to get his money to pay the hospital, marriage or a fake marriage certificate.

 

Why is it that some expats get themselves in these situations?

Because insurance companies give you such lousy deals, and it is probably the case that at 88 years old his insurance was cancelled years ago. If insurance companies were not so greedy there would be far more older expats who were insured.