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    Drinking Beer could 'help fight dementia'

    in ASEAN NOW Community Pub

    Posted

    If you drink crap beer like ALL the Asian largers you will die, drink German, UK and any other bloody Euro beer except largers for a long life. Bottle fermented is best.

    True. German beers are clean unlike most beer which is poison.

    Check beer ingredients on Google and it's amazing they are allowed to sell them

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    It is truly astonishing that Germany has the Reinheitsgebot for 500 years. Only water, malt and hops were allowed. Later, they admitted yeast as well. Wheat could replace barley-malt but it had to be top fermented. This unique purity law was turned into a modern technology beer law in 93, allowing certain additives during the brewing of top fermented beers that have to be filtered out before the beer hits the counter.

    The rest of the world is less concerned about rules for making beer. That is why craft beer is so much more popular in the States, the UK and other places compared to Germany. The Germans seem to be content with their own 5000 different beers. Bavaria should be free of dementia or is it?

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    Taking Thai GF Skiing in the Alps - Good or Bad Idea?

    in ASEAN NOW Community Pub

    Posted

    Unless she is a natural in other sports, I would not offer more than a professional trial lesson or taster course. You, at a beginners level, should abstain from teaching. It can only end up in screaming at each other. Lack of talent could lead to massive loss of face. She may also fall in love with the sexy ski instructor. Most girls do. Thais love snow (for a short while). They love afterski partying in steaming discos, fondue, raclette, heavy bedware, open fires, tons of selfies on glaciers and with some skiing background.

    One warning: Once, I took a pretty young girl to the revolving restaurant in Saas Fee, Switzerland. I think it it is the highest in the world at over 3400m. She was fascinated by all the mountain peaks above 4000m and enjoyed the Fondue Bourguignon, Swiss wine (and my intelligent remarks?). All of a sudden, she smiled at me, squinted, and fell over, unconscious. A rescue team came and we got our own private cable car down to the village. I learned that this happens to people that grew up at sea level. Avoid that by drinking a lot of water.

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    Can't afford to live in Thailand anymore

    in General Topics

    Posted · Edited by CapeCobra

    Thailand is a very affordable place for anyone to live.

    It can be expensive or amazingly cheap....you just have to cut your cloth accordingly.

    The ONE thing that really needs thinking about is health, health insurance or what you would do if a catastrophe struck and your finances were limited.

    Other than that live as you choose and be happy.

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    I agree with you. I never had health insurance, I just paid when I (or my divorced kids) needed something. I don't want to explain why I don't believe in certain types of insurance. It has to do with maths. Gaussian distribution. My theory saved me millions.

    Now, at old age in Thailand, I bought an international health insurance to cover the, still, unlikely case that, as you said "a catastrophe strikes". I don't need someone to pay for pills and any type of ambulatory costs. I only cover serious hospital costs up to 20 million Baht per case. Very cheap imo. (I use April, a French insurance designed for expats). There is another one in Thailand giving you enormous discounts if you take out ambulance, treatment in Usa or Japan, or you agree to an excess of , e.g., 200,000 Baht. It suits me well. The math works for me.

    Can't afford to live in Thailand anymore

    in General Topics

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    Another thought. I lived in different countries and moved on after a while. I would never participate in a forum for expats in such places. What's the point? Why do people continue posting on TV once they have left Thailand? Is their pain caused by substantial loss of "something" so unbearable? Does bashing Thais and "idiots" still living in the LOS help soothing that pain?

    Good questions. I often wonder the same.

    Do you keep watching football (football?) after you quit playing?

    People watch football without ever having played. Expats from Alpine countries continue interest in winter sports in Thailand. A German living in New Zealand for a few years may become a life-long Rugby fan. Americans may try to watch the Superbowl wherever they happen to be. Are you comparing life in Thailand with actively playing football? Is football a metaphor for sex?

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    Can't afford to live in Thailand anymore

    in General Topics

    Posted

    You may be surprised at the Cost of Living in Canada when you return.

    Here's a nicely colour coded map:

    http://www.visualcapitalist.com/cost-of-living-around-world/

    Utilities costs in Canada are substantially higher

    Not only Gas (heat) & Electric but:

    mobile: Truemobile @ BHT199 vs. Fido.ca @ CAD$56

    broadband: 3BB @ BHT580 vs. Telus.ca @ CAD$63

    Remember that you will need 4 seasons of clothing in Canada.

    How many pairs of shoes do you need in Thailand?

    Then there is the much vaunted Canadian Health Care system.

    Which is great - until you need to use it.

    Full checkup (full blood tests, EKG, XRAY, etc. etc), including extra consult with cardiologist/more blood work/2nd cardiologist consult was done in an afternoon in Chiang Mai. Without an appointment.

    If you could get the same thing done in Canada (which you can't, until you have a problem) the appointments alone would stretch over several weeks.

    Plus the driving time to and from each one.

    My personal transportation costs (not including the cost of buying vehicles) went up 10x when we moved back to Canada.

    Trying comparing the cost of flying Air Canada domestically to Thailand. You might not be traveling much.

    Canada is a wonderful country, and there are lots of good reasons to live there, but a lower Cost of Living is not one of them.

    Uh...you compared 10MBPS 3BB to 100 (One hundred) Mbps with Telus. 15Mbps with Telus is $30CAD

    http://www.telus.com/en/bc/internet/?INTCMP=LNK_frmTile_bottom_all_toInternet

    You guys are confusing me. There are 8 bits in a byte, We used to get internet measured in bits when it was slow. (Dial up might be 56Mbps if we were lucky and the phone lines weren't busy.)

    10MBps = 10 megabytes ps. 10mbps = 1/8 10MBps or 10 megabits ps. Note the capital "B" in bytes and the small "b" in bits.

    Internet speed is measured bits per second. The Baud rate of accoustic couplers for telephone lines was up to 300, 300 baud=300 bits per second. Hayes Smart modem got up to 1200 baud. Nobody would have used 1.2 kb/s for that. Today we use Mbps.

    1 Mbps =

    1,000,000 bits per second or 1,000 kb/s. If you want to confuse the layman you can also use 125 kilobyte per second. Today, we talk about Gigabit and Terabit for speed and Gigabyte/Terabyte for storage. Using Bytes for speed is not consumer friendly.

    1 Gbps would be 125 MBps. Confusing.

    56 Mbps for dial up lines? Where?

    The FCC raised Broadband definition from 4 Mbps to 25 Mbps for downloading and from 1 to 3 Mbps for upload. That means most of us can't have broadband in Thailand. My 5-8 Mbps from TOT are fast enough for watching Tv on the Internet without buffering pauses.

    Cheers, CapeCobra

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    Can't afford to live in Thailand anymore

    in General Topics

    Posted

    Don't usually feel so strongly about advice given on a Web forum, but follow your heart. Of course have a long, and painfully honest, talk with your lady about what both of you want. Go from there.

    I lived single in Thailand for a couple of years after my marriage ended well there, and have now been living just over 2 years in Northern Canada. Found in both countries that if you put yourself out there (Internet dating) there are a huge number of women to meet. Heck I to was smitten by an wonderful thai lady, and if it wasn't for the fact that I'm a single parent could likely still be living there. Like yourself have returned to Thailand after a break from living there and been shocked at the dirtyness that I overlooked well living close by.

    Be sure to ignore the ignorant generalizations about Thailand and thai women posted here, even the ones you find you can relate slightly to are a load of bunk.

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    Once the affair with a wonderful Thai lady was over, you noticed that Thailand is a dirty place and Thai girls are a load of bunk. No, we don't do ignorant generalizations. No, we don't give advice on a Web forum. This web site is not for you. Spend more time with Canadian dating sites. That's better for all of us.

    Staying in Thailand for online work, what is the situation now?

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    If your customers are overseas and pay you there I wouldn't worry for a second about my profitable spare time activities. I run my companies by reading emails, chatting, calling, saying yes or no, etc. I wouldn't call that work. Thinking can't be monitored. I use the 50+ option to stay here. That is not available to you. If I was 30 and had no capital to invest, I would get a work permit from my Thai network doing something of value for them that can be done from home. Fairly easy to do, but you need Thai friends. If you work in the IT industry this is a no-brainer.

    Can't afford to live in Thailand anymore

    in General Topics

    Posted

    Thailand is a lifehack guys, and you all know it. On paper its a 3rd world country, but lets take the poverty rate in the London, its about %18-20

    Whats the poverty rate in Bangkok, its less than 1%.

    This is actually a very rich country.

    I think Thai people are better off compared to the folks in the west. I've been in Philippines as well, every single girl I met there was looking for their way out of the country , there is real poverty there. But in Thailand I've yet to meet a girl or a guy that desperately wants to leave Thailand, yeah sure they wanna visit Europe etc but for vacation only.

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    Jogging at the beach of Santa Monica, CA, I used to pass long queues of people waiting for their soup. The signature 3rd avenue was occupied by homeless in the early morning showing off unbelievable untreated open wounds on arms, legs and heads.

    Where is that kind of misery in Thailand. Did anybody ever starve to death? Should I turn into a bum, I'd rather stay in South East Asia.

    Kudos to Canada for free health care. We all know the state of affairs in the States since "Sicko".

    Another thought. I lived in different countries and moved on after a while. I would never participate in a forum for expats in such places. What's the point? Why do people continue posting on TV once they have left Thailand? Is their pain caused by substantial loss of "something" so unbearable? Does bashing Thais and "idiots" still living in the LOS help soothing that pain?

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    The Hell ride and the 'wonderful' care at the hospital ....

    in ASEAN NOW Community Pub

    Posted

    @Gsxms

    There's my man.

    I had a similar problem. But, not being fond of missionaries anyway, I had the bed raised to a height allowing all great work in a standing position. The driver in hand you will quickly optimize addressing the target. The hole in sight, you take your swing and let go.

    But, in your condition, stay away from the Rodeo position.

    Correction: Not the hole, but the flag in sight. Sorry for this Freudian lapsus.

    The Hell ride and the 'wonderful' care at the hospital ....

    in ASEAN NOW Community Pub

    Posted

    What a bunch of pussies!

    Manchester City's German goalkeeper, Bert Trautmann, broke his neck in the FA Cup final of 1956.

    He was clearly in pain but he shrugged off the life-threatening injury and went on to make some spectacular saves as his side beat Birmingham City 3-1.

    The doctor didn't think of giving you a pain killer injection? Maybe, he thought it to be unnecessary. The nurse viciously pulled your arm? Why did you not indicate where the pain was?

    You are some drama queens.

    BBC makes unlikely star of Bangkok airport immigration officer 'Capt. Jack'

    in Thailand News

    Posted

    has anyone here ever been greeted by a smiling immigration officer on arrival or departure?? I think if you get a surly stare you are lucky

    I smile, they smile back. Immigration, police, vendors, mothers, daughters, old and young. It doesn't require much to get a positive reaction. Even dogs stop barking when I talk to them. You must develop social skills. Then it will happen to you, too.

    Thai Sense of Humour

    in General Topics

    Posted · Edited by CapeCobra

    Thais seem to like puns and - what do you call it? - when you switch initial letters of two words. Here's my favorite example, below.

    I was riding in a van full of women, my wife and her dear old friends from university days. We were passing Wat Jet Yod on the Superhighway in Chiang Mai. The name means "seven peaks." Someone mis-spoke, don't know if it was intentional or not, and it came out Wat Jod Yet. which now means "park and [have a romantic encounter]. An alert moderator might censor the last of the Thai words. since it's usually translated in English to the "F-word." That van rocked with laughter for several minutes. People couldn't catch their breath. So there you have it. Of course there's the ribaldry. Maybe another factor is the naughtiness, the borderline sacrilege, of it being associated with the word "wat," as if there's a wat for that.

    EDIT This (semi) alert mod removed all the Thai language as it's not permitted outside the Thai Language forum.

    It's called spoonerism.

    Sample:

    What some TV punters have to say is all

    "A lack of pies"

    Alright?

    "Wave the sails" err "Save the whales"

    Ha, and finally:

    If she says "Go shake a tower", it doesn't necessarily mean, do it yourself.

    Thai Sense of Humour

    in General Topics

    Posted

    USA decided to commission a new roadshow to promote manufacturing USA brands in CHina for the SE ASian market. They decided to get pitches for the production of the road show from 3 countries: Thailand, Singapore and China.

    The Singaporean guy was first, and said $1m USD, based on an extensive logistics study that revealed ways to produce the roadshow out of MDF, using the latest in laser inkjet printing and sourcing local talent. The Americans were well impressed.

    The Chinese guy was next, and said he could do it for $500k USD, based on cheap labour, loss leading and no margin. He said he wanted the work, to develop a relationship and expertise with the roadshow type of work. The Americans then turned to the Thai contractor...

    The Thai bidder said "2.5m USD"

    When asked why are you so much more than the other two bidders, the answer came as follows:

    "1m for you, 1m for me, and we get the Chinese guy to do it"

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    Cheap oil alone will not turn THAI around

    in Thailand News

    Posted · Edited by CapeCobra

    It is a miracle that Thailand still has a national carrier. Could the TV Wisenheimers, please, explain to me why there are thousands of defunct airlines worldwide?

    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_airlines

    Check your country. Cyprus has been noted above.

    Did Swissness ruin Swissair, or Belgianess bankrupt Sabena? Get real, people. Talk about taxis and bar girls, not about industries you can't fathom.

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