hotandsticky

You doubt me oh knowledgeable/skeptical one?

Garbage. This is not "culture" it is the antiquated imposition of a controlling government. Sign up the monkhood if you want to be Buddhist.

Not in Pattaya.......or many other places.....this is a big Buddha day and I have seen a corner shop on the dark side fined 40,000 Baht for selling alcohol on Makha Buccha Day.

Union

I presume that you know that you can download the LC. You have plenty of time but it would be good to put it to bed for another couple of years.

Hooker

That extends to village casinos especially. Sounds like the actions of government.

Whore

Whilst that is a bit of a sweeping statement...............there is some truth to it.

😂🤣 I will never be able to visit Cheshunt again

Eggs

You are very welcome. I have not had any contact for a number of years but Hywel and Peter, were always very helpful.

I have less than half your time in Thailand but in my experience it is a lottery. First, Thais rarely sell, and usually only when they are desperate. A "Farang quality" house is of little interest to Thais; you know how they live. Therefore, especially if you think that you might be marketing to the western community, a chat with a Farang agent may be useful.

To a degree that is what is fundamentally the main issue with political discussions. You are right, of course, my centre ground could be left (or right) of yours.

Grouse

Why not speak to a local agent? Are William Property still around?

Well done, you have just labelled over half the USA electorate. Given that there are 160m+ registered voters, that is a lot of stereotyping.

I think everyone could find it subjective. That is what views are all about - one man's "far lefty" is another man's Centrism.

I had a feeling you would do that.......................🙂 Grease

You think that the UK is "far lefty"? At the moment it doesn't know it's ar5e from it's elbow - and it can't decide how many genders there should be - it certainly isn't far left. The Labour party kicked out it's best 'lefty'.

I wouldn't be too quick to claim the moral high ground. Whilst I agree entirely about using local shops (use or lose it theory) you are totally wrong in your summation; in my experience those who crow on about Mom and Pop shops are usually those who live in the Boonies and have a limited choice. To suggest that Lotus's, Big C and TOPS offer substandard products at higher prices is just false. Do you really think Chang beer is cheaper at a Mom and Pop store than MAKRO? Where do you think these village shops buy most of their stock from? For me, a Mom and Pop store is part of Thai culture and the main benefit is that of convenience = plus the fact that you can buy booze when the "huge corporate behemoths" have to adhere to the law. So........a big plus from me for local shops but, please, let's not pretend they are 'better' than the big boys.

Nibble

I guess that is a problem for the 'straight' politicians.

I thump's longevity could exceed that of Keir Starmer..............

Australian visas are not as easy as they should be for Thais. There is a real fear of the risk of flight with Thai women - I guess there must be a history of that. I helped an Aussie friend to get a visa for his GF. We were successful but not until we excessively padded out the second application, after an initial rejection.