NoshowJones

They just do not realise they should drive on the inside lane unless overtaking. On a 3 lane carriageway the vast majority of Thai drivers are so stupid that they hog the middle and outsides lanes all the time.

I have decided to come out of my cave "which you wanted me to go into" and agree with you entirely. 100% correct.

I do take your point about Thaksin and I agree with almost all of your posts, but let me point out that when I first came to Thailand to stay Thaksin was the PM in 2005. As an expat I compare Thailand then and now, Thailand is much worse now, but compared to the UK the good still outweighs the bad.

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.