StefanBBK

I am just feeling sorry for her, like I wouls sympatize and tolerate any other mentally ill people . 

RIP Lady.

I saw some fake goods at the basement of immigration building in Chaeng Wattana.....

On 11/16/2016 at 11:18 AM, worgeordie said:

I dont believe they are British turkeys ,as the packaging is different from

what they sell in UK, there they have Union Jack on the bag.but looking

forward to your report when you receive yours.

regards Worgeordie

So here we go... got a call this morning from Tesco profoundly apologizing for running out of Turkeys. Asking if and when they will be available again, is was told they don't know and cannot tell. best to place an order every week....

I will do so, but skip all the other items I ordered to fluff up the total. Ended up paying 60 Baht for delivery of some coffee, coffee mate and sugar.... One has to smile. Apparently their system is not linked to the ever changing Inventory.  

Slowly seeing myself ending up with a Duck. 

You better believe that all Thai turkeys are small and very tough. You would need to boil them for two hours and then brown them off in the oven. Time is based on size.

The label says Tesco, making me hope it might be an English bird. Get one delivered tomorrow pm. I will then post pictures of it and let you know.

again a generalisation with examples that might or might not apply to individuals. the cost of basic food stuff is relevant when it represents 35% of the disposable income. it is irrelevant for those where food expenses amount to 5% of income. and completely irrelevant for those who hate milk, chicken and drive a gasoline powered vehicle.

The idea was for everybody to give few concrete examples, so we can built up a database a bit better than typical cost of living index. Suggest if you hate chicken, let us know the price difference of some beef ( same grade though).
To me, bottom line, similar standard of living with family costs about the same here and there. Life here however is more pleasant.

Is that not normal that a car purchased in installments should be ensured against theft etc. ?

What if the insurance premium was not paid?

I too dont think the car owner is to blame for the accident. She appeared to drive at a reasonable speed.

However the hit and run part is clearly against the law.

Looks to me that social media really becomes more and more useful.

Still no confirmed sighting of an imported turkey anywhere for sale, correct?

Lately theres police on every corner in Pattaya its disgusting.
I drive Ducati all legit, when I drive from Jomtien to North Pattaya I past 3 check points, most of the time being stopped.
And heres best bit was stopped 3 times in 1 roundabout going around it lol yeh u read that right.

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I admire your patience.

Just leave, alright.

Why?

Look around in a public building. You see lots of thais, none in shorts. I feel comfortable fitting in.
I do wear shorts when vacationing, or pondering around the garden etc.
On the occasion that we go to Pattaya, or Hua Hin etc. I do switch to tourist mode, including the shorts.

I think this is not going anywhere. Perhaps best to go back to basics and compare costs item by item. Suggest to make an effort and limit to few item that favours thailand and some that favors USA.
Let me start:
1 gallon Milk:
USA $ 2.30
Thai $ 7.00

1 gallon Diesel
USA $ 2.24
Thai $ 2.44

1 lb Chicken breast
USA $ 1.88
Thai $ 0.92

There are some truth hidden in the article. We live in Bangkok and are definately not Hi So's. but I would still not venture out in shorts.....

If the police acted within the legal boundaries , then they surely should have stayed.

Anybody have news from Makro in bangkok?

10 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

When you are fighting an unwinnable battle,even when your cause is just,

and you are in the right,better to move on,and continue the fight from a

place of safety,the alternative is to spend years in a Thai jail,for what ! 

speaking the truth.

regards worgeordie

This sums it up very nicely. 

The first scratch is the deepest....

I heard about her selling Rice bought from Farmers at Fashion Island on Saturday. 

Anyway, is it even possible to buy rice from Farmers, ready to use? I would have thought it needs milling before?

What is all that fuss about. Just get out. Simple as that.

Cost of living primarily depend on HOW you live, not WHERE. Thailand is not cheap if you have kids going to private schools (equivalent to US public), eat western food, drink wine, drive a German Car, wear quality clothes etc.
Agree however that living on minimum income could be more pleasant in thailand then in the western world, but it would be different life altogether. Lets not compare apples and pears.

well hard to have a discussion if you dont give reasons. thailand has provided a visa for everyone. a great retirement visa for over 50 year olds and a cheap 5 year visa for self funded under 50 year olds. hard to argue with those facts.

Been not following the whole topic, so please excuse if I repeat what may have been said before.
I would not argue with above post, just would like to mention the differences in having a visa and permanent residency. As resident you have numerous benefits, that dont come with visas. Even visa holders can be denied entry at the discretion of the immigration officer. There is no appeal process.
As resident you should not need to report to immigration frequently.

Suvarnabhumi supposedly handles 52 million passengers per year. That would be 26 M arrivals and departures. Deduct from the 26 million arrivals all Thais and other non-tourists and probably around 20 M are realistic. Add a couple Million direct flights to other airports, plus land boarder. I'd say the genuine number is closer to 25 million.
Assuming an avarage stay of 1 week, there would be about 500.000 tourists in the country every day.

7 minutes ago, ElPatron said:

I have got an idea : let's store the rice in a safe place to create some rice shortage, once the price goes up again sell it for big money. What could go wrong?

Jeffe, this is not your idea. I heard it before . Guess we all remember that economical masterpiece . ..

I am not sure what to think about this anymore. Just hope justice prevails in the end, even though I do have my doubts that everything was done right.