hotandsticky

Get out more......... SARS, PMI 2.5, just Bangkok! there were many (apparent) reasons

Habit more than custom, I think - and one that existed (not to such a great extent) before Covid.

To be fair, they are pretty good near Wat Mongkol station......I just make sure that I follow a Chinese person across the road......

Have as many breaks as you like.....................I can hear a pin drop from floor 7.

Thai Party houses - what are they all about ? In fact I thought renting them out for a day or two at a timed was illegal. A friend went to look at a house on a local secure estate and was impressed by how quiet it was. Unfortunately, these visits never take place on weekend evenings when the Thais will party into the early hours. He is moving out next week.

Have you never been in a restaurant or waiting room with a Thai on their mobile phone?

The humps don't stop the buggers on the Beach Road crossing outside soi 9 police station!

Getting closer to the old 15 working days (which I presume VfS are currently advising?). My missus couldn't remember what they said.

Luck of the draw I guess. If my missus gets hers back this week I can then do her Schengen application for the following week.

To answer my own question.............................10 working days. A friend submitted her application on 14th November and the passport was posted out from Bangkok today. As my missus did hers on the 15th I am hopeful of a decision this week.

May "have".

Has your daughter been out of the country since her previous report?

So, what are you saying?............................................. You don't like rock music.

Why would anyone pretend to be a retired bank manager? I would go for airline pilot, brain surgeon.....or a trader ..

...and yet you still have to spend your time posting on here.. . It didn't look that low-rise in August and it was clearly struggling to recover from Covid.

Can't believe that I forgot to mention that....my missus lives in charity shops and we have brought back brass kettles, china ornaments, etc, etc

You have obviously never experienced Songkran in Pattaya. ????

Must be exciting in Pnohm Penh. Keep posting.

I think you can...... A trader from Phnom Penh, posting on a Thailand forum .....................................come on.

I can understand that. Make sure you protect that Santander account - and maybe consider something like WISE as a back up.

There was less than GBP 1,000 pm going through the account - and all receipts were from DWP or government agencies. All transfers out were to my personal account. Starling also did the same to a friend; his activity was much higher as he was buying and selling motor parts. No discussion or kiss my butt, they froze his account for 14 days whilst they 'reviewed' it, then closed it....GBP 75,000 of Kosher money in there. Starling were/are a bunch of amatuers. As for credibility - I pitch my ASEAN NOW reputation rating of 4048 against your 35 any day.....

Your credibility drops by the second. As a retired bank manager I obviously would not involve myself in such Shenanigans....................................????

Are you on commission for them. I was just pointing out their algorithm approach. These pseudo 'banks' can be quite ruthless. I had an issue with Starling a few years back when they closed a business account for no justifiable reason. What has The King got to do with anything? Silly comments like that just dilute your credibility further.

"Revolut, in common with traditional financial institutions, uses algorithms to identify money laundering, fraud and other criminal activity, but unlike the rest of the banking industry, Revolut's algorithms additionally trigger an automated suspension of accounts. Revolut explains that "the system is programmed to temporarily lock an account and place it in a queue, until one of our compliance agents can review the case". In September 2022, Revolut confirmed a cyber attack exposed personal data of tens of thousands of users. The above should not deter anyone from at least considering the likes of Revolut as a banking option.

I would agree - in part at least. Part of the attraction of London, and other cities, is the rich diversity of cultures.