benny

Hi, havent posted much since I returned to the UK. Missing Thailand every day! For those of you thinking about returning home - DON'T!

excellent garden centre on s/vit soi 63 Ekkamai. Not sure though if they sell furniture, but great choice of plants...

On the corner of soi 6.

Fortunately I am no longer in Thailand where this petty self effacing attitude used to infuriate me.

I consider myself fortunate to have successfully managed to avoid bigoted individuals like several of the posters on this thread...

I guess that those who feel above others must consider themselves lucky because in Truth they have done nothing to warrant their self proclaimed position of superiority.

I was in a similar situation about 10 months ago. I resigned from my job in BKK and applied for a settlement visa for the U.K using my parents as sponsors. We both returned to the U.K without having to leave Thailand and the whole process was completed within 2 weeks.

We submitted all the dicuments required before the interview date, the interview lasted only 5 minutes and consisted soley of checking the details given.

Good Luck!!

Baiyoke tower - Buffet with a view!!

I didnt need my birth cert until I applied for a visa for my wife to return to the UK.

Some of the finest double entendres on British TV

MICHAEL Buerk watching Phillipa Forrester cuddle up to a male astronomer for warmth during BBC1's UK eclipse coverage remarked: "They seem cold out there, they're rubbing each other and he's only come in his shorts."

KEN Brown commentating on golfer Nick Faldo and his caddie  Fanny Sunneson  lining-up shots at the Scottish Open: "Some weeks Nick likes to use Fanny, other weeks he prefers to do it by himself."

MIKE Hallett discussing missed snooker shots on Sky Sports: "Stephen Hendry jumps on Steve Davis's misses every chance he gets."

JACK Burnicle was talking about Colin Edwards' tyre choice on World Superbike racing: "Colin had a hard on in practice earlier, and I bet he wished he had a hard on now."

Chris Tarrant discussing the first Millionaire winner Judith Keppel On This Morning: "She was practising fastest finger first by herself in bed last night."

WINNING Post's Stewart Machin commentating on jockey Tony McCoy's formidable lead: "Tony has a quick look between his legs and likes what he sees."

ROSS King discussing relays with champion runner Phil Redmond: "Well Phil, tell us about your amazing third leg."

CRICKETER Neil Fairbrother hit a single during a Durham v Lancashire match, inspiring Bobby Simpson to observe: "With his lovely soft hands he just tossed it off."

CLAIR Frisby talking about a jumbo hot dog on Look North said: "There's nothing like a big hot sausage inside you on a cold night like this."

JAMES Allen interviewing Ralf Schumacher at a Grand Prix, asked:

"What does it feel like being rammed up the backside by Barrichello?"

WILLIE Carson was telling Claire Balding how jockeys prepare for a big race when he said: "They usually have four or five dreams a night about coming  from different positions."

CARENZA Lewis about finding food in the Middle Ages on Time Team Live said:  "You'd eat beaver if you could get it."

A FEMALE news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked, "So Bob, where's that eight inches you promised me last night?" Not only did HE have to leave the

set,  but half the crew did too, because they were laughing so hard!

PGA Commentator - "One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so  well is that, before each tee shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses  them... Oh my god!!!!! What have I just said?!!!!"

METRO Radio - "Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field."

HARRY Carpenter at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race 1977 - "Ah, isn't that nice. The wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the Cox of the Oxford  crew."

TED Walsh- Horse Racing Commentator - "This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother."

Is that how I came accross?? I apologise to one and all!

Have a great weekend.

Nothing to say, or plenty to say (but not sure how to say it so you can understand) so either way I will shut up.

On the positive side, it is Saturday tomorrow. Have a great weekend!

I give up - don't have the energy! From now on I will make sure that I try abide by your description of the expat and I will explain to my colleagues and friends just how they should be behaving. (I am sure that their wives and children will understand).

I just noticed your edited post - your argument for being allowed to express an opinion is a valid one, and isn't that what we are both doing?

P.S I think that you are not quite getting the content of my previous posts - in no way am I interested in your past conquests!

Just to clarify what you are saying....because your ex slept with a prostitute and so did some of his friends, that gives you the right to propogate this bs about the "majority" of the expat population in Thailand?

Saying you believe that the majority of expats in Thailand are or have been involved with prostitutes, is like me saying that I believe that the "majority" of thai women are prostitutes - something that I don't believe and I am sure would anger you.  So please Shopgurl think before you post, and wherever possible try to avoid generalisations and post views and opinions that you can substantiate.

How would you know that most (the maj.) expats are involved or become involved during part of their tenure with bar girls? Ummm... unless you are one that has slept with the "majority" of the expat population in BKK?

Do me a favor Bud, try and give me and others advice when you are in a position to do so.  Avoid generalisations, they benefit no one.

 fat old men having to pay these ladies, their families, for their email

I am 28, healthy and not an ounce of plastic on my body.

Lets stop this now.

Contrary to public belief, people are able to maintain an element of normality in their relationships here. Perhaps people will shoot me down, because i do not buy into the whole "thai-Wife' way of thinking. I see my partner as an equal, and have since the first day that we met. We married after getting to know each other thoroughly; after we were sure that was what we wanted. And yes, I did pay a dowry, a large dowry, and yes it was returned to me plus the generous gifts that her family bestowed on us. ( I shared this actual experience with Caravelle) Does that make my wife different from others? I (and again I would imagine that we differ on this point) believe (not in any wacky religious sense) that people are fundamentally good - you on the other hand would say that I beat the stakes, I guess!

Of course, there are situations here that justify a degree of caution. If you are considerably older/ younger than your partner, have never met, have nothing in common, and decide to marry based on nothing more than she a few words on an email, then the probability for success I would imagine is greatly reduced. But then again what do you expect?

Back to the point though. I believe that Caravelle has got to know his partner, has got to know her family and is fairly happy with the way that his relationship is progressing - I hope that he does not take to heart your generalisations.