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I do not care as long as they have long legs.

7 minutes ago, Retiredandhappyhere said:

Unfortunately, negotiating with the EU appears to be just one-way traffic.  They insist that we come up with all the proposals so that they can shoot them down.  Exactly what suggestions or proposals have the EU come up with, particularly regarding the Irish border problem, which is one of the major stumbling blocks?   Have they made any suggestions at all, which are not totally negative?

and why should the EU accept a boarder solution that is bad for them?

I hope the UK makes another referendum on the abolition of all taxes. I think there is also a majority. Would certainly be more exciting than Brexit in the implementation. 

28 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

Fine. No problems with that. But don't whine about the consequences.

I agree.
The problems will be huge. But the brexiters have foreseen that. Therefore, the loudes speakers (boris, nigel) have also immediately pinched there tails and leave TM the dirty job.

Real heroes the brexit leaders.

Terrible news.

That's why I just decided to stop my internship in the underwear department in a large fashion store.

To say you have cup size A, could be dangerous too.

1 hour ago, My Thai Life said:

Your assumptions show the limitations of your world view and your experience.

You must be the expert.

But if you write that Brexit:

> Whatever the outcome it doesn't materially affect me, and I guess that's true for many expats.

That is wrong, i am sure that brexit have affects for UK expats too, even in my limited world view. And from my experience you know nothing.

33 minutes ago, My Thai Life said:

@enoon. an excellent point. I wouldn't say it's a 50-50 split at all levels, nevertheless an excellent point.

 

And nowhere is the war raging more fiercely than on Thai Visa. Why?

 

> Most of us presumably live in Thailand most if not all of the time.

> Most expats didn't get the right to vote anyway.

> Whatever the outcome it doesn't materially affect me, and I guess that's true for many expats.

> Citizens, expats or not, will not affect the outcome by arguing with each other on forums.

Wrong

- Exchange rate influences?

- Future security of pensions?

- Costs and benefits of the health insurance system for Uk citizens living abroad?

- incomes and future opportunities for relatives living in the homeland?

9 minutes ago, zydeco said:

Then maybe Canadians shouldn't have started a "Boycott USA" movement if they wanted help. 

https://nypost.com/2018/06/14/canadians-boycott-us-products-cancel-vacations-to-america/

There is a reason for that. or do you play the troll here?

57 minutes ago, Jonnapat said:

Canada has every right to expect assistance from it's closest ally.

I've long wondered why the US is so cosy with this archaic regime which cares not a fig for human rights.

Any decent President would act to try to mediate, but there again there is tRump.

Saudi Arabia is trumps ally, not canada, because the Saudis bought for $ 350 billion weapons. 

He does not know values such as friendship, reliability, sincerity, morality, human rights, sustainability, honesty, responsibility, humanity, etc.

Trump likes to sell his friends as long as there is enough money in for him.

The big military and oil companies then return the favor with many bookings in his overpriced hotels.

5 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Well,it looks like the EU are not going to give any concessions at all,

everything put forward is shot down,because they know they must

be very tough with the U.K. and make us suffer,they don't want the U.K.

to succeed,as that might give others in the club thoughts to leave too,

 

So I say just give the finger to Barnier,Tusk, and the rest of them,and

get the hell out of there,pay them nowt,then turn the UK,into a low tax,

free trade zone on the edge of Europe.

regards Worgeordie

Free trade zone with who exactly?

In the North Korea conflict, you have to work with the world community.
Simple team work.
Best all states together against a Provokanteur.
Who, completely stupid, fired Missiles over Japan.
The orange clown had his solo performance.
He's just too stupid to realize that it's for meaningful positiv progress,
a shared world community Needs.
Hopefully, the Americans will quickly drop that fool.
Global warming?
The orange clown does not even understand the word: global warming.
In southern Europe yesterday, the highest heat values have been reported since 100 years.

5 minutes ago, tryasimight said:

Particularly win 10.

I was amazed at what it is doing until you switch off certain 'options'. 

Keylogging and sending everything to Microsoft.  If you haven't done anything yet go to YouTube and a guy walks you through the process step by step. 

Quite scary really that this is an opt in function by default and not opt in by choice. 

That the big US software companies spying on their users is known.
It's just getting more and more.
Google, Facebook and Microsoft are Right in front here.

4 hours ago, Basil B said:

But there again I would warn anybody not to use any device that runs MS Windows as the Americans may be spying on them...

The Wikileaks revelation platform released new secret-classified documents, showing how the NSA evaluated talks between UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Angela Merkel in 2008, among others. In addition, the US secret service spied on the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in conversation with the then Italian head of state Silvio Berlusconi. Talks between Japanese and German diplomats and clashes between Berlusconi, Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy were also intercepted.

The Chinese simply copy (the same behavior).

10 minutes ago, citybiker said:

Thanks, so remains a member.

Post Brexit is ongoing, without facts we'll just wait & see.

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The WTO say that ‘Britain was, is and will remain a member of the WTO, but the process of independent integration into a series of WTO commitments will depend to a certain extent on the terms of its exit from the European Union’.

All Members of the WTO must have a schedule of commitments related to the terms of market access for their trading partners. In the case of Britain, the country does not have an independent schedule but as part of the European Union, it has abided by the terms of the common EU schedule. After Brexit the British  will need to have an independent schedule.

There will also be negotiations required for Britain to join the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Again the British are proposing the same terms as they shared as an EU Member state. It’s difficult to say how the negotiations on TRQs and GPA may progress. There is a great deal of good will towards Britain among WTO Members, but keep in mind that WTO delegates are trade negotiators. They may seek additional access beyond what is on offer.

The whole thing is not so easy peasy

1 hour ago, citybiker said:

Still a WTO, as for sinking & your consistent negativity we'll agree to disagree.
https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/united_kingdom_e.htm

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Here you can read more details about WTO after Brexit.

https://briefingsforbrexit.com/can-the-uk-rejoin-world-trade-organization-a-response-from-wto/

10 hours ago, janclaes47 said:

I think you were actually thinking about the GBP, because that is the only one that has really lost, and some have even improved exchange rates

 

Also the EURO had a loss over 5 years.
 

5 minutes ago, janclaes47 said:

Exchange rate is much better tyhan 20 years ago.

 

Before the Euro 1 Baht was 1.65 Belgian franc.

 

1 Euro is 40.33 Belgian franc, and 1 Euro get you today about 38 Baht

I was thinking more about the exchange rate mechanism of the last 5 years.
Since then I would say the number of visitors from Western countries is on the decline.

10 minutes ago, aright said:

What solutions have the EU found to massive unemployment in Southern member States?

What solutions have the Eu found to the dissatisfaction of member States as evidenced by a significant increase in votes for extreme right wing partys?

What solutions have the EU found to illegal and opportunistic immigration?

These are exactly the questions that the EU urgently needs to solve!
Too bad that the UK no longer wants to actively represent these important issues / problems in the EU parliament.

Can confirm that there are significantly fewer Western foreigners here.
Live here for over 20 years, of course things have changed here.
Thailand is still great if you want to spend money.
If someone wants / needs to work here, that's another story.
Thailand has become more expensive overall.
One about their own inflation and the other about the exchange rate mechanism.
For people who want to stay here longer it becomes more difficult (bureaucracy, visa, work permit, income, inflation, exchange rates).

It does not surprise me why less come

33 minutes ago, citybiker said:

I wonder if they try rate rigging again when they relocate to Frankfurter.

 

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Yeah, it is a little bit like the trick with the red bus. 

No photos under 5 meters distance and no photos of wristwatches and Jewellery.