daveAustin

Did similar regards mortgage/car. Each to their own but why did you feel the need to get married at all? It’s not compulsory. Thailand is one of the best places to be single in… this coming from a non-mongerer perspective.

The coup folk committed treason and got a pardon, so who’s to say a former pm targeted with trumped up charges wouldn’t be able to apply for one?

You know when you hand over your passport at a hotel and they fill in your details?, that is regarding TM30 ???? You’ll know about it if you need to extend your visa or try to obtain cert of residence for whatever reason etc.

Bit of a blow. Their dodgy property scheming had to go belly up eventually—strange system with all those ghost cities. The world has had enough of China; a bit of downturn for them is not entirely a bad thing. Too much of any one group visiting anywhere (esp here) is not attractive. Perhaps they’ll get angry and rise up against their horrid government. Yeah right!

Indeed, hilarious, or those jaded folk thinking she looks average etc, like they’ve got a clue what they’re talking about or would have one in a million chance. Dream on boomers ????

If you want to do that, make sure it’s in Pattaya or some equally uncouth place. Don’t go bringing trashy whitey behaviour here! ????

The clowns running the country should join him if that’s the case then. Surely you can’t steal a country with a gun and get away with it…

Smoked weed is a bit more cloudy than fresh air, old bean.

Topics like this and foreigners whinging +3. They come along regular as clockwork; people thinking they’re the first to come up with it. ???? Just move on guys if the place isn’t for you.

Fully agree—the dinosaurs should be extinct—but best off saying this and ruffling feathers once you’re in power.

While there are unsolved deaths of tourists all over Thailand, Koh Tao definitely has its fair share. Lackadaisical policing with an agenda and/or something else? There is for sure a bad element there (way in excess of the norm) that needs to be expunged. Regardless of this poor lad’s death, it must be doing more harm to Thailand in keeping the status quo than making changes? I guess people will continue to go, however.

More about local countries coming in and nicking jobs. Personally wouldn’t fancy working in the heat for a fraction of what I can earn back home. One is of course not curtailed in doing certain trades in the oil industry, eg.

You couldn’t tempt me with either place. ???? But it’s a shame it’s so underused. Would take the strain off Suvarnabhumi if folks could go ‘directly’ to Pattaya.

“Two deaths linked with cannabis use” Meanwhile, 200 murders are blamed on alcohol use… mai pen rai.

Have had a little of this in the past but minimal nowadays and feel more comfortable around Thais than my own. Perhaps it’s where you live… is it very touristy? Do you try to interact with them much, how’s your Thai? Obviously you should strive to be presentable and be liberal with smiles; Thais are masters at picking up hostility. In your above scenarios, more often than not I’ve had Thais approach me, asking questions etc. Wasn’t always that way. Try to change your mindset a bit and/or smarten up ????