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Well, it's not as if NATO has provoked Russia... Not in the slightest... How about the US / NATO non-aggression treaty that guaranteed Gorbachov that NATO would not expand into the east... Lies and a broken treaty... Then what about the FACT that the EU / US backed the neo-nazi overthrow of Ukraine... And what about the sanctions imposed on Russia by the west, the Saudis ramping up pumping to lower the cost of oil to hurt Russian exports, and on and on and on...

Putin has warned just last week that these actions might work when you are dealing with a 3rd world shithole that has no way to fight back, but Vlad reminded everyone that Russia is a nuclear power and not to be provoked...

For those bleating that the "Soviet era is back", get a grip... Russia was happily minding their own business when the US funded the neo-nazi overthrow of Ukraine in retaliation for their intervention into the Syrian mess in the summer of 2013...

You people really do need to read me before you comment on things you know nothing about...

I hear that TVF is giving away free tinfoil hats today.

It's hard to believe that someone would actually prefer and support Russia over the West. That is unless he's a Russian elite.

Is this a correct usage of the word elite ? It is conventionally used to describe a group superior in ability, rather than bunch of corrupt cronies.

Enter their backyard and watch the toys get thrown out of the pram!

Russia is the China of Europe.

about 75% of Russia is in Asia

CAVEAT EMPTOR.

Monitors are messy eaters, there should be a crime scene around yard / pond if they ate it. If there is no crime scene than your geese is MIA.

I've got monitors who come to my pond and eat my fish, they always leave the guts and fish head lying around.

I have been contemplating retiring to Thailand for a long time now. House or apartment? The only answer for me is a condo, never a house with garden in a tropical country. I admire you guys who some of you live in rural areas and who so casually mention cobras, pythons or monitor lizards,let alone scorpions and other nasty stuff. I would never relax in an outdoor setting or inside a house in which one window could have been left open. So gentlemen those of you who live in houses with a garden I envy you but too scared to imitate you.

Do you realise, you are about to start a new thread on the "delightful "wildlife people find in or around their condos !

Why don't airlines weigh the whole travelling unit::: Passenger + luggage ?

Surely, it's all about the maximum payload for the aircraft. Or is it about finding ways to maximise revenue ?

Of course, there are safety reasons for having maximum size and weight for bags going into overhead lockers, and that is a rule the ground staff should enforce.

he might have changed his name ?

In some countries, puppets are used as an expression of political frustration and disguised social comment.

It will be interesting to see if this is permitted in Thailand.

Error in the headline ?

should read < OLD WATERFALL DISCOVERED >

and, if there are so many orchards around, surely the locals will have been harvesting the fruits for years........

It is to be hoped the young children can be returned to their families, but at the age of 10, one wonders if they know where they came from ?

Burma is a large country. Just how desparate must a family be, to send a child away with the hope of earning enough for the rest of the family to survive.

We fortunate people can never understand the desparate family situation which makes this a viable choice for their children.

Already have one account with a certain bank and wanted to open a second to use for overseas withdrawals, ie keep the cash in there as a minimum ammount to avoid losing the lot when using an ATM in other Asian countries.

Couldn't do it as " It could be used as a way to launder money"

You tell me what that means because I sure as hell don't know.

It's easy to understand...

Russian or Chinese goes into a Bank in NY or London, and wants to open account with 1 zillion roubles/yuen . . no trouble, Sir. We dont need ask someone like you where the money came from.

Westerner goes to his local Bank for some transaction of 1000$ / £. Hold on, you creep ! We don't allow anything such as that, even tho you been a customer here for years, because of money laundering ! We need to see your great grandparents Marriage certificate first !

Decide your quality level, know your customer. Forget the instinct to buy on price alone, go for quality every time.

If you are only buying for one small retail outlet, you wont get the lowest of prices anyway, but you can maintain your stock quality and style.

Nothing beats getting to know the factories or more likely, the wholesalers of your main lines.

Always start with a small order, MOQs stated by the wholesalers are usually negotiable.

You may even find a good wholesaler in Spain or elsewhere in EU, who has done all the importing/Customs/stock holding part of the business, allowing you to concentrate on the Selling. Dont ignore how much of a hassle the importing side of the job can be for 'small' traders.

BoBae market in BKK has Thailand's biggest selection of stock of low to mid-range clothing. Some is locally produced, but much of it is imported.

Good Luck !

For the UK lottery the only rule for winners is that they must be over 16 years of age so anyone of any nationality can be a winner.

and be resident in the UK ( not sure if or how they verify the residency status ) .

Wrong - no residency required for the UK lottery. Not sure about Thai lottery though!

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Apologies, I stand corrected.. You are correct for buying UK National Lottery tickets at a shop. I was referring to (but didn't specify) playing the UK National Lottery online, which does require the player to be a UK resident. No idea about Ladbrokes.

In the Far East this mammoth win would probably be some kind of scam or a 'fix' but it is reassuring that Ladbroke's are a very reputable UK company

Maybe this young lady would like to buy a nice plot of land around Chester or invest in a beautiful home in the Premier footballer's belt in Cheshire

Not something I could do if I won an equivalent amount given the anti Farang property and land ownership restrictions

Don't feel even a hint of jealousy. I just hope that the winner can cope with all the pressures that will follow her win

Lots of sick buffaloes on the horizon

These days, she wouldn't be able to buy a home (not much of one, anyway) in the footballer's belt in Cheshire with only £1m.

Not sure to which restrictions you are referring, on foreign ownership of houses/land in Cheshire.

UK has very few such restrictions on property ownership, unlike many other countries.

For the UK lottery the only rule for winners is that they must be over 16 years of age so anyone of any nationality can be a winner.

and be resident in the UK ( not sure if or how they verify the residency status ) .

"Scientists say the recovery is entirely due to political determination to phase out the man-made CFC gases destroying ozone."

Of course I would expect the liberal scientist to say that!

Sure. The scientists whose whole careers have been built on the back of the "Climate Change" industry, and from which they will derive all funding for their future careers.

The cause of the ozone hole was never totally understood, except that it was most likely a recurring event throughout history.

Maybe we don't rush to a "politically convenient" explanation for it's current reducing phase.

That's not to say that any reduction in the use of polluting chemicals is anything but good.

International Business and Banking abhors uncertainty. The very recent fluctuations in UK exchange rates and Share prices for Scottish based companies, exemplify this. The British Pound will withstand this period of uncertainty.

The reason that Scottish bank notes are different is that the Scottish (and Irish) banks retained the right to print their own notes when the English banks lost that right and they save the cost of paying the BoE for notes. Bank notes are what their name suggests - promissory notes of a bank. The Scottish notes are obligations of those individual banks not on the central bank and, as such, they are not legal tender. You are not obligated to accept Scottish bank notes, even in Scotland. If it goes independent, Scotland will have to set up its own central bank to issue legal tender bank notes and coins which will cost money. You can't have a country with no legal tender currency.

It's certainly possible to have a country without a currency of its own. Both Panama and Ecuador use the USD as their legal currency, to say nothing of Euroland whose countries do not have their own currency. However, it's a bad idea not to have your own currency as Greece and Spain could tell you.

Some Germans regret exchanging the DMark for the EuroDrachma.

Unfortunately this is what British people look like now. Give him the full six months.

This is because of "Brits glorious past".

or because of their "inglorious " politicians over recent decades ?

It's a sad day for real 'Brits' unfortunately

Love to hear your definition of "real" Brits.

Could be those who know which side their ancestors fought on in the war ( the 1642-51 war, of course)

C'est la farang vie.

In most respects, Farangs in Thailand are not representative of the world population as a whole. They are a self-selected group, where civility, humor and a live-and-let-live attitude was not part of the selection process. One might guess that many were running away from there home country, rather than running toThailand.

We are all a bit strange

BMI has been discredited as an indicator of a healthy body.. It was never designed for that in the first place.

There is a number of alternatives that can be used. Internal fat stores are the area for real concern.

MCD food contains horrendous additives with unpronounceable names. They are toxic, dangerous and banned. As idiotic as the Russian government is every once in a while it does something right. Anyway I boycotted mcd years ago (and KFC too).

Is there any need to follow the word toxic with the word dangerous ? are there any toxic substances which are not dangerous ?

You say they are unpronounceable for you, but I guess they are also unwritable (if there is such a word), because you haven't listed any of these "toxic" and "banned" ingredients.

BTW, I am no fan of McD and have never eaten in any of their establishments. Their offerings look so unappetizing.

Hi, why did you say it was a woman and dare to indicate her age? That is being sexist and ageist !

Dont forget, there are so many sensitive souls here.

Much better to report the incident as involving a non-Thai person of unknown age, and who appeared to be in a misunderstanding of a commercial nature.

BoBae Tower  is the BKK clothes and fabrics wholesale market.  More than 1000 sellers,  ((and right now business is slow, so should be able to negotiate good prices)).

Many of the sellers will arrange packing and delivery to your export shipper.

 

 

 

what they are doing is illegal and punishable by law,the passport is the property of the Crown ie H M THE QUEEN and can not be held or kept I suggest you contact the British Embassy in Bangkok as what they are doing is tantamount to Treason by keeping a crown possession

How do you know it's a British passport? 

 

 

Doesn't matter..  ALL passports are property of HM Queen !!!  RULE BRITANNIA!

 

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Nah, those days are long gone. Scotland will get rid of her too next month, then my passport will be the property of Sean Connery, Ewan McGregor Billy Connolly or whoever becomes our king.

 

Nah,  it will be a close run race for Head of State between Susan Boyle and The Krankies . .  . .