Andrew65

I used to do exactly the same, I only carried cash when I went out, unless going to the bank. Why carry things with you that you don't need to, that will be a big hassle if they go missing? In 20 years I was never asked for ID on the street there either.

I'm a Brit who lived in Thailand and many years ago I had to go to the Australian Embassy for a work permit. IMHO it was a much nicer experience using the Australian Embassy than the British one, much lower fees too.

If she's only up for visa overstay she's only likely to do a few months in clink before being deported.

For many single mothers being on the dole would be the only option that makes sense. It can cost up to £16,000 per annum to keep a kid full time in a nursery/pre-school, almost as much as they're likely to earn.

British forces were involved in a low-level civil war in Malaya in the 1950's, but it was referred to as an "Emergency" rather than a war, apparently this was partly due to the fact that if it were regarded as a war it would've severely affected the insurance premiums of rubber plantations. The Falklands was referred to as a conflict, not a war, I think because there was no declaration of war. It's semantics. This is what I'm getting at, I didn't need a history lesson about Ireland.

That's true, but the IRA always thought of it and spoke of it as a war.

You'e quoted a comment that wasn't mine.

It's questionable whether or not the IRA were involved in a war, in the true meaning of it.

Bhairawa International Airport is in Nepal?

Where do you draw the line? Also, we can be sure that enemy combatants will be tried for war crimes, but not our guys?

I would've never lived in or close to the Nana area purely on the basis that it's just always too busy there, too congested with people & vehicles.

Should at least get some antibiotics to prevent infection.

America does so?

Thailand lies within 4 or 5 hours flying of where about 3 billion people live, I suspect that at some time in the future they might need to restrict the number of arrivals?

I believe that many years ago Singapore executed a Vietnamese guy who was just transitting Changi on his way from Vietnam to Australia carrying heroin.

The same one that his current boss went to?

President Vance will be settling in to his first term?

Such things started to change after the Patriot Act came in in America, early 2,000's.

7 years after leaving Thailand my Bangkok Bank account is still open, I wanted to keep it on the very slim chance that I ever live in Thailand again. It wouldn't surprise me if it is eventually closed due to a lack of activity.

I believe that Ukraine is more corrupt than Thailand according to this ranking.

We don't know the full story? Was he charged for 6 lady drinks when he thouht he had only bouht one? Were there 'depth-charges' in his check-bin? Many on here are jumping to the conclusion that he was in the wrong, very many years in Thailand tells me that this might not necessarily be the case. We are only getting one side of the story here, that of the bargirls.

You should try it! Everywhere's closed at that time so it will be a cheap way of taking the tribe out!😁

I knew of numerous occasions where that happened in the 20 years that I lived there.

You agree to buy the one girl a drink, then when the bill comes it turns out that you've also bought her 6 friends drinks. What you thought would be a 600 Baht check bin turns out to be 3,000 Baht. Isn't that what often happens?

Unfortunately I have been living back in the UK since 2018. Brexit in 2020 made no difference to my life at all, there has been no change in my everyday life. Although I do hear business people who import/export to the EU saying it's a major pain.