Kudel

I think it was Berlusconi who once said that Angela Merkels bottom resembles a uninpregnable fortress.

Miss Yinluck wins hands down for me she has a certain style and class wich i find so attractive in asian woman and she looks very nice with her hair down.

And miss timoshenko is also very pretty but is doing jailtime because she pissed off a very corrupt politician in her country.

As to who is the most dumbass politician of all times g dubya wins hands down for me and that bitch from alaska who said that man walked togheter with dinosaurs 5000 years ago ,talk about a shitty education system duhhhh......

Sarah Palin who you called a bitch. Is a very wealthy grandmother. She has millions in the bank and makes around $100,000 per hour to speak and her book made her millions.

How are you doing Kudel? Has your education provided you with the ability to make millions and earn $100,000 per hour? PS Her parents were not rich she made it on her own. Duhhh.....

There's no correlation between education and making millions, look at David Beckham

In life opportunities arise from nowhere, if it wasn't for John McCain she'd likely be an ex governor of Alaska by now scratching around looking for a role somewhere.

I will say though, a couple of her recent comments have been amusingly prescient..........On Syria........firstly.......

" Let Allah sort it out "..............then

" So we're bombing Syria because Syria is bombing Syria, and I'm the idiot? "

Take that Obama

ps. The above quotes in no way represent the current political and strategic thoughts of theblether. I just couldn't resist.

I agree with most of what you said but you can't really compare the Governor of Alaska with a guy who makes his living wearing short shorts and kicking a ball around to excite the boys back home, can you? Although there is no correlation between education and success few would call most self made millionaires stupid. Abhisit went to school at Oxford and Yingluck Kentucky but who is laughing now?

Remember Grasshopper many Men from the states have come to Thailand because of those terrible woman and divorce laws in the west.

I think it was Berlusconi who once said that Angela Merkels bottom resembles a uninpregnable fortress.

Miss Yinluck wins hands down for me she has a certain style and class wich i find so attractive in asian woman and she looks very nice with her hair down.

And miss timoshenko is also very pretty but is doing jailtime because she pissed off a very corrupt politician in her country.

As to who is the most dumbass politician of all times g dubya wins hands down for me and that bitch from alaska who said that man walked togheter with dinosaurs 5000 years ago ,talk about a shitty education system duhhhh......

Sarah Palin who you called a bitch. Is a very wealthy grandmother. She has millions in the bank and makes around $100,000 per hour to speak and her book made her millions.

How are you doing Kudel? Has your education provided you with the ability to make millions and earn $100,000 per hour? PS Her parents were not rich she made it on her own. Duhhh.....

I think it was Berlusconi who once said that Angela Merkels bottom resembles a uninpregnable fortress.

Miss Yinluck wins hands down for me she has a certain style and class wich i find so attractive in asian woman and she looks very nice with her hair down.

And miss timoshenko is also very pretty but is doing jailtime because she pissed off a very corrupt politician in her country.

As to who is the most dumbass politician of all times g dubya wins hands down for me and that bitch from alaska who said that man walked togheter with dinosaurs 5000 years ago ,talk about a shitty education system duhhhh......

here we go again,,

young and old,,lol

some can get this topic into any post,,lol

When your young in Thailand it is actually cheaper than when you are older.

Less commitments vs More commitments vs much more commitments

young free and single vs girlfriend,bike,apartment vs wife, car house,kids etc

CCC

I actually don't fully understand what you wrote, beyond the first line.

However, replying only to your first line, I disagree. I see younger people doing a lot more partying. A retired person who doesn't and never did care for bars, bar girls or alcohol doesn't have to get married or support a girlfriend. A young person can get married, have kids and have a lot of expenses that the retired single guy won't have.

The retired guy may be less likely to have any debt. I'm forever reading on here about guys making car payments in their wives' names.

I have no commitments, no debt, and an occasional date isn't all that expensive. I don't think I "have" to spend more money for the same lifestyle as a younger man. Fortunately, I don't have to worry about money.

Nice but for an old single man in Thailand without a health insurance life can also become more expensive than that of a younger expat with a family in Thailand certainly for the experts on this website calculating there expenses based on beer money and punani.

A lot of old single men come here because the health care is so good and reasonably priced. I have had three operations here for less than what the supplementary insurance would have cost in the West.

I have raised a family of four and no way is one old man is more of a risk or expense. The cost of raising a child in the US now is 7,714,560 baht. I would bet the cost of putting the average old man in the ground is way less than 8 million baht.

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/08/15/2471981/cost-of-raising-a-child/

And health insurance and medical care is way cheaper in my country then Thailand lots of medical tourists from Holland and the UK for years.Even obama care is based on the health care system from my country.

And after some of the replies i have read on this topic i'm convinced that many of the posters are not parent material.

here we go again,,

young and old,,lol

some can get this topic into any post,,lol

When your young in Thailand it is actually cheaper than when you are older.

Less commitments vs More commitments vs much more commitments

young free and single vs girlfriend,bike,apartment vs wife, car house,kids etc

CCC

I actually don't fully understand what you wrote, beyond the first line.

However, replying only to your first line, I disagree. I see younger people doing a lot more partying. A retired person who doesn't and never did care for bars, bar girls or alcohol doesn't have to get married or support a girlfriend. A young person can get married, have kids and have a lot of expenses that the retired single guy won't have.

The retired guy may be less likely to have any debt. I'm forever reading on here about guys making car payments in their wives' names.

I have no commitments, no debt, and an occasional date isn't all that expensive. I don't think I "have" to spend more money for the same lifestyle as a younger man. Fortunately, I don't have to worry about money.

We have many posters say they live in Thailand because it's cheaper than back home. Some have said they couldn't make it back home.

So they are going to be on a lower budget, but happy because they are doing better than they would otherwise. They are perhaps even relieved. There's no point in disparaging them. For them, they are happy.

Some famous rich people have committed suicide. Money doesn't guarantee happiness. Extreme poverty would be an unhappy event for me but fortunately I've never had that.

But for guys who don't care for bar girls at all, or drinking a lot, and who are content with a decent flat in a condo, and who may or may not have a scooter, They may be just fine on 30k. (In their eyes.) That's about what a lot of school teachers make.

If you were really struggling, there's always the option to get out into the sticks and live like a native. It beats being homeless in the home country.

yes but what about the fact that visa laws can change in Thailand ,there was an article last week about homeless foreigners in Thailand and more and more influential Thais are talking about overhauling the visa laws and a mandatory health insurance for expats so maybe those days of living on 30k per month will soon be over.

Of course they will change. Since Thailand has a labor shortage of unskilled labor the per month amount will go down to accommodate the minimum wage workers needed. You forget that the majority of expats in Thailand come from Asia.

Yes but i'm talking about something else not cheap labour from Myanmar and Cambodja because Thailand loves cheap labour from said country's I'm talking about old age pensioners from first world country's and i dont think most oldage pensioners or wannabe backpackers from said first world country want to do slave labour on a schrimp farm somewhere in nakhon nowhere living the dream and most of the jobs people do from other asian country's in Thailand are ferboten for westerners.

In that case the monthly amount for a retirement visa has not been 30K for quite some time. It has been 66,666 baht per month for quite some time.

Well, it's easy to see there are those who think they are living well on B30k/mo and those who do not think so. Perhaps if those who think you can live on that little had more money, they might see things differently. To paraphrase the old saying, I've been poor and I've been rich--rich is better.

We have many posters say they live in Thailand because it's cheaper than back home. Some have said they couldn't make it back home.

So they are going to be on a lower budget, but happy because they are doing better than they would otherwise. They are perhaps even relieved. There's no point in disparaging them. For them, they are happy.

Some famous rich people have committed suicide. Money doesn't guarantee happiness. Extreme poverty would be an unhappy event for me but fortunately I've never had that.

But for guys who don't care for bar girls at all, or drinking a lot, and who are content with a decent flat in a condo, and who may or may not have a scooter, They may be just fine on 30k. (In their eyes.) That's about what a lot of school teachers make.

If you were really struggling, there's always the option to get out into the sticks and live like a native. It beats being homeless in the home country.

yes but what about the fact that visa laws can change in Thailand ,there was an article last week about homeless foreigners in Thailand and more and more influential Thais are talking about overhauling the visa laws and a mandatory health insurance for expats so maybe those days of living on 30k per month will soon be over.

Of course they will change. Since Thailand has a labor shortage of unskilled labor the per month amount will go down to accommodate the minimum wage workers needed. You forget that the majority of expats in Thailand come from Asia.

Well, it's easy to see there are those who think they are living well on B30k/mo and those who do not think so. Perhaps if those who think you can live on that little had more money, they might see things differently. To paraphrase the old saying, I've been poor and I've been rich--rich is better.

We have many posters say they live in Thailand because it's cheaper than back home. Some have said they couldn't make it back home.

So they are going to be on a lower budget, but happy because they are doing better than they would otherwise. They are perhaps even relieved. There's no point in disparaging them. For them, they are happy.

Some famous rich people have committed suicide. Money doesn't guarantee happiness. Extreme poverty would be an unhappy event for me but fortunately I've never had that.

But for guys who don't care for bar girls at all, or drinking a lot, and who are content with a decent flat in a condo, and who may or may not have a scooter, They may be just fine on 30k. (In their eyes.) That's about what a lot of school teachers make.

If you were really struggling, there's always the option to get out into the sticks and live like a native. It beats being homeless in the home country.

Hello a small question,

Is it possible for a foreigner married to a Thai to be registerd in the blue tabian baan?

And if so can said foreigner also get the 30 baht card to get medical treatment in Thai hospitals?

Just asking because i had a small discussion yesterday with a soon to be Thailand expat.

Thx.

Reverse Psychology, you need her to leave, her idea.

Kinky sex !!! Tell her if she really loves you.......

Keep getting kinkier and kinkier, push the boundaries over the edge, worked for me came home one day and she was gone!!! And the fun I had till she did almost compensated for the grief

Amazingly she never said no or complained, just eventually left, never heard from her since.......

This a trick I used 40 to 60 years ago this works and sometimes it straightens them out And it fun for me

Remember we live in the times of social media ,maybe said lady is friends with op's co workers on facebook whats to stop her from starting a hate campaign online against him.Oh yes defemation charges but by then the damage is already done.

Reverse Psychology, you need her to leave, her idea.

Kinky sex !!! Tell her if she really loves you.......

Keep getting kinkier and kinkier, push the boundaries over the edge, worked for me came home one day and she was gone!!! And the fun I had till she did almost compensated for the grief

Amazingly she never said no or complained, just eventually left, never heard from her since.......

This a trick I used 40 to 60 years ago this works and sometimes it straightens them out And it fun for me

Another poster sugested doing it the Thai man way,bitchslapping ,again op is not a Thai man and could get in to trouble for assault again bib get involved his word against hers.This aint the ghetto homey.Some people take those gangsta rappers way to serious.

You stayed with her for years and asked her to follow you so perhaps you need to get her setup again. Sit with her and help her open a Thailovelink or other dating site account. Don't ever question her about the account and if she is still attractive and you are lucky she will find other man. If that don't work offer her 100,000 baht to end it now, no return ! Or maybe do both.

I don't see anything in his posts that mention her wanting money, it doesn't seem to be a factor at all. I find it really weird the suggestion of paying her money. Like her being with him for years means he is somehow indebted to her.

Not least as it rewards and reinforces her behaviour. And I'm assuming she is not a bar girl.

Not only wierd, its completely stupid considering she has a history of lying to him and is obviously not rational or trustworthy in any form.

at a BKK hotel i was staying a gorgeous young slim blond US chick worked in reception .on times in the evening when she was off duty i saw her taking numerous very nice young gals into the lift and i would guess to her room for some action ,i was sorely tempted to rush after them to ask if i could could watch.she was having a ball i can tell ya. she was on an experience job with no salary so she told me .dont know where she was finding these local gals but they were all very nice

<deleted> a blond US chick actually works as reception in a thai hotel? I suppose her thai must be top notch since you cannot be speaking or have a rudimentary understanding of thai to work as front line could you? Unless she was there to help to speak to english speaking guests but then again which chick would work in such a job and to bring guests into rooms to have sex with them? Even heard of don't sh!t where you eat? Too many holes.

Stayed in a Novotel in bangkok last year and the manager was a young British guy.

Neo6 try next time to forget the planning.

Just go with the flow,even the nighttrain from Bangkok to Surat Thanee(Koh Samui) is relaxing and part of a holiday.

Forget lebua go to silomcity inn with the market next door and 4 religions on a square km.(hindu,moslim,christian and afcourse buddist) very peacefull

part of Bangkok.

And you where right just after bangkok go straight to Samui,but don't go to chaweng or all that touristic places.Me I come for more than 20 years on this island and I have to say, you are a bit to late to visit,because the real beauty is gone. But it is still the best island in Thailand

Next time rent a car from a western compagnie and rent a bungalow in a quiet part of the island(north east ) it will be easy to go everywhere on the island.

And if you are interesting to see some of the real Thailand go to the north east (isaan) it is by far more cheaper and there are 4/5 star hotels in the city's.

Good luck and don't be dissapointing, give it another try.

What kind of 4/5 star hotels might there be in isaan?none,the real Thailand watching ricefields and visiting some ancient khmer ruins is not a very spectacular way to spend ones holiday and isaan is very boring and al citys look alike been there done that.

Kudel do you have any idee what the stars mean for a hotel?

Neo6 try next time to forget the planning.

Just go with the flow,even the nighttrain from Bangkok to Surat Thanee(Koh Samui) is relaxing and part of a holiday.

Forget lebua go to silomcity inn with the market next door and 4 religions on a square km.(hindu,moslim,christian and afcourse buddist) very peacefull

part of Bangkok.

And you where right just after bangkok go straight to Samui,but don't go to chaweng or all that touristic places.Me I come for more than 20 years on this island and I have to say, you are a bit to late to visit,because the real beauty is gone. But it is still the best island in Thailand

Next time rent a car from a western compagnie and rent a bungalow in a quiet part of the island(north east ) it will be easy to go everywhere on the island.

And if you are interesting to see some of the real Thailand go to the north east (isaan) it is by far more cheaper and there are 4/5 star hotels in the city's.

Good luck and don't be dissapointing, give it another try.

where are all these expats in BKK with good gorgeous women ,cos i never see any as i move around town ,are they all bonking back home ?

occasionally you see a farang with an elegant thai women in the daytime but its not common IMO.

so where are they hiding ?

more common to see a farang slob with a small Ho ...

Maybe around rayong Chonburi where al multinational company's have high paid foreign expats working for them in management positions and such etc.....

Here's how it is. When I was 19 I earned very little money but I partied at weekend and was never short. 20 years later I earn a very good wage but still watch the pennies. Thailand can be expensive but that is a relative term. I live a modest life but still spend around 150k a month which to some may be alot but to me is frugal. My motto when in Thailand is never invest more than you can afford to lose.

Where do you live then to earn and spend such large amounts of money Monaco?

My point was that wealth is relative, I am comfortable,own 2 cars,5 bikes and 3 homes. None of which are in Monaco. I think I could live on 45k a month but I choose not to, I could also spend all my wages every month like some of my mates do but I really don't need a Ferrari so I budget myself. For those who really have nothing better to do work this out - I get paid 11.6 baht for every minute I'm alive and work 6 months of the year. I forecast to be working for maximum 10 more years and by then with promotion I'll be on double, therefore by the time I'm 50 I will not need to budget and by the time I'm 51 I will be dead, probably found in a room full of drugs, ladyboys, bar girls and viagra. Unless the missus offs me first

Now or there is something wrong with your earning to spending ratio calculations or youre making some good extra cash on youre 3 homes wich you maybe are renting out and they are the buckingham palace kind of properties .

Okay HD, if you disagree, then there should be just as many foreign women, hunting the 3rd world for sex partners, spouses, etc?? Do you really think that there are not an equal amount of women in the West, with enough money to do the same thing as Western men do here?

Why do women " have no choice" but men do?

Biological differences,

Many women have finished with sex after they have produced babies.

Most women have finished with sex by age 40.

find it hard to believe people would make such outlandisch statements about earnings and spending .

Some people on Thai visa are apparently making more money then high ranking ceo's in my country wich i find very hard to believe and if this where true then all said managers from western country's would go work in Thailand because my country has some of the highest wage costs in western europe.

But then again said high earners on Thai visa would sometimes be seen posting on other topics on how to knock of a thousand baht on an already cheap economy airplane ticket back home.

Well you had better believe it...in the industry I am in Thailand some of the guys are earning very close to THB 1.0million/m net and would at a guess say averages run from THB 350k/m on the lower end to around THB 600k/m and none are CEO's

i agree soutpeel,

i got welding inspector freinds on 500uk pounds a day, so thats 25,000bht ish a day,

just suits me at the moment to be in the uk for half the year to se my kids and family here,

but in another 2 years ill be doing the same, as my son in england will be 18, he can come and see me then,,lol

where did these welding inspector friends tell you this the pub?I just looked up job postings for welding inspectors in the uk and the wages they offer are no where near the amounts youre talking about.

I would have to disagree,I think pigeonjake is spot on,the rates he stated most likely reflect offshore inspection as myself a lowly welder have worked for £320 pounds a day in the North Sea alone.

Ah of course offshore that changes everything,But i worked 17 years for a dredging company worldwide back in the day for most of the projects the company would hire Belgian welders but now they hire filipino's,or east-europeans or locals depending on the project because theyre cheap and good .A Danish guy used to work with now works for statoil on a rig somewhere up the north sea and is making 8000 euro a month.

With direct reference to the amounts stated for Thailand, the numbers this would be mixed bag of both on-shore and offshore positions

But seeing as we are comparing things with the North Sea, what I am paid in Thailand is approximately 25-30% higher than the comperable position in either Europe or the US, if you get your foot in the right door in Thai O&G, they pay typically above preveiling international aacepted going rates

find it hard to believe people would make such outlandisch statements about earnings and spending .

Some people on Thai visa are apparently making more money then high ranking ceo's in my country wich i find very hard to believe and if this where true then all said managers from western country's would go work in Thailand because my country has some of the highest wage costs in western europe.

But then again said high earners on Thai visa would sometimes be seen posting on other topics on how to knock of a thousand baht on an already cheap economy airplane ticket back home.

Well you had better believe it...in the industry I am in Thailand some of the guys are earning very close to THB 1.0million/m net and would at a guess say averages run from THB 350k/m on the lower end to around THB 600k/m and none are CEO's

i agree soutpeel,

i got welding inspector freinds on 500uk pounds a day, so thats 25,000bht ish a day,

just suits me at the moment to be in the uk for half the year to se my kids and family here,

but in another 2 years ill be doing the same, as my son in england will be 18, he can come and see me then,,lol

where did these welding inspector friends tell you this the pub?I just looked up job postings for welding inspectors in the uk and the wages they offer are no where near the amounts youre talking about.

I would have to disagree,I think pigeonjake is spot on,the rates he stated most likely reflect offshore inspection as myself a lowly welder have worked for £320 pounds a day in the North Sea alone.

find it hard to believe people would make such outlandisch statements about earnings and spending .

Some people on Thai visa are apparently making more money then high ranking ceo's in my country wich i find very hard to believe and if this where true then all said managers from western country's would go work in Thailand because my country has some of the highest wage costs in western europe.

But then again said high earners on Thai visa would sometimes be seen posting on other topics on how to knock of a thousand baht on an already cheap economy airplane ticket back home.

Well you had better believe it...in the industry I am in Thailand some of the guys are earning very close to THB 1.0million/m net and would at a guess say averages run from THB 350k/m on the lower end to around THB 600k/m and none are CEO's

i agree soutpeel,

i got welding inspector freinds on 500uk pounds a day, so thats 25,000bht ish a day,

just suits me at the moment to be in the uk for half the year to se my kids and family here,

but in another 2 years ill be doing the same, as my son in england will be 18, he can come and see me then,,lol

Here's how it is. When I was 19 I earned very little money but I partied at weekend and was never short. 20 years later I earn a very good wage but still watch the pennies. Thailand can be expensive but that is a relative term. I live a modest life but still spend around 150k a month which to some may be alot but to me is frugal. My motto when in Thailand is never invest more than you can afford to lose.

Where do you live then to earn and spend such large amounts of money Monaco?

Can one live in Monaco on $5500 a month ?

Some people on Thai visa are apparently making more money then high ranking ceo's in my country wich i find very hard to believe and if this where true then all said managers from western country's would go work in Thailand because my country has some of the highest wage costs in western europe.

But then again said high earners on Thai visa would sometimes be seen posting on other topics on how to knock of a thousand baht on an already cheap economy airplane ticket back home.

Here's how it is. When I was 19 I earned very little money but I partied at weekend and was never short. 20 years later I earn a very good wage but still watch the pennies. Thailand can be expensive but that is a relative term. I live a modest life but still spend around 150k a month which to some may be alot but to me is frugal. My motto when in Thailand is never invest more than you can afford to lose.