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5 hours ago, terryq said:

Being older than most on here the first thought that came to mind on reading this was....

 

HMS Troutbridge and 'left hand down a bit'

 

 

Send for Leslie Phillips.

OK Tomorrow I will go and look.

And before I get posts saying why don't I go and look, asking on here means that lots of other people (including me) wont waste a trip to the market if the answer is no but will encourage people to go if the answer is yes. I thought that the whole point of Thai Visa (I prefer the old name) is to make life easier for expats and others.

I have been buying oysters now from Naklua market. I dozen today 480 Baht.. I just wish there was somewhere closer to Thepprasit Road. Mind you I haven't tried Rattanakorn market. Anybody know if they sell what I'm looking for.

6 hours ago, gomangosteen said:

Interesting differences in provinces and population demographics.

Last weekend we went to see Mission Impossible - this is the first time I'm aware (we've lived in Chanthaburi since 2011) there has a been a screening of a movie in English, with Thai subtitles. 

Hardly economical - just seven in the theatre - me and six Thais.

The MI movies is still showing, but it appears to have been just the first week they had an English version in one of the theatres..

We go to movies often, and there hasn't been a movie with English subtitles either.

Such is life.

 

I haven't been to the cinema in 20 years and wont until they offer English subtitles.

24 minutes ago, CG1 Blue said:

OP was talking about bars. I can't remember ever being offered a menu at a pub in the UK

I was thinking that. There is a big difference between walking into a Restaurant that also serves beer and a Bar that also does food.

2 hours ago, Crossy said:

Speaking of menus ...

 

Harga's House of Ribs is an eatery in Ankh-Morpork run by Sham Harga.

Death worked there as a cook for a while.

To see what's on the menu, all you need to do is look at Harga's vest.

The most popular dish is "All-You-Can-Gobble-For-A-Dollar".

 

(c) Terry Pratchett, Discworld! 

 

QED!

I'd forgotten that. Thanks Crossy

I think the family already had a bad reputation before this. Like father like son etc.

7 minutes ago, sandyf said:

Happens all over the world, but why should that come into it when whinging about Thailand has become the order of the day on here.

I'm not whinging about it, just stating a fact that I won't go anywhere that has a dual pricing system.

With reference to the landlord entering the house. Surely this would be written into the lease as a condition.

30 minutes ago, Muhendis said:

Seems like the brakes did not fail otherwise why the screech of tires?

Modified truck well overloaded and out of control.

Also driven by an idiot and occupied by non seat belt wearing passengers.

Hi Jingthing.  While we are on the subject of Chinese food can you tell me of a westernized Chinese Restaurant in Pattaya. I always used Choy Soy before.

It seems to me that the private company collected the money and forgot to pass it on. So the water company is going after the individuals instead of the company.

It's obviously brake failure.

There is a big difference between drinking at home and popping out to the local for a bevvy. People on holiday don't really want to sit in their hotel room drinking, and of course there is also the possibility that don't know until they go out in the evening.

Regular drinkers who live here  know exactly where to go to get served.

As somebody wrote earlier these things should be Idiot proof, Child proof, Disabled People proof etc.  A slight distraction at the end of an Escalator or Moving Walkway shouldn't cause you to loose your leg or your slipper.

But we do think about it occasionally.

My father worked in a brewery. Every Friday he went to the tasting room with the Brewer and had a couple of pints. He said it was the best tasting Bitter he had had for years.

He moaned that it was never the same in pubs. Kept in the wrong conditions  and they didn't clean the pipes often enough.

If they fail to get Pita elected I would suggest that they say to who ever wins. "So, you want to play hardball, we can play hardball too. We will vote against every motion you put forward. Everything."

This would make the country ingoveranable and force them to hold another election.

On 7/7/2023 at 6:24 PM, HandsomeTallFarang said:

"motorcycle" is a bit too generous.

Half-Wai Scoopy special for under 200 freedom bucks isn't a motorcycle, bud.

Two wheels and an engine. It's a motorbike.

The police should come to Thepprasit Road Pattaya. Since building the stupid meridian strip the number of motorcycles on the wrong side has more than tripled.

After I turn into Thepprasit I have to ride a couple of hundred yards to the u-turn. In that distance I normally meet three or four bikes coming towards me, every time.

5 hours ago, pomchop said:

I'd like to thank all the Thais who ride on sidewalks and go wrong way all the time for likely saving my life...after surviving in Thailand i never ever ever cross a street or make a turn or anything similar without looking both ways 3 times...came in handy a few times in usa where running red lights and stop signs is a daily occurrence.  Thailand, if you survive, prepares you well for other countries.

I always thought I was a better driver back in the UK after driving here. Much more aware of traffic around me.

22 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

and he's good, busy clinic, nice bedside manner, i mentioned i wasn't a tourist in case he had 3 prices 

I am going to my hearing aid place in a few days I'll get her to have a look and tell me how much wax I have. If it's too much I'll go to Dr Apichai. Many thanks for your help.