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Wow...the US is sending the assistant to the assistant's assistant to talk with Thailand...I am so proud for Thailand...

Send them home to Thailand...where they will be treated like the children of the king...nothing but the best for these folks...

Good for him...I love a man with principles...however jaded...

I bought two condos in the Jomtien Beach area...not a good experience...got out before the condo market went south in that area...

I would recommend that you consider placing some of your wealth in Precious Metals...the real thing...not certificates (paper) which could be declared worthless with the stroke of a pen...(your Gold can be stored for you for a nominal fee...and then retrieved when you are ready to use it or cash out)...I do not recommend taking delivery in Thailand...but if you do...do not tell ANYONE...it will mysteriously disappear...

Gold is still a very good investment right now...can be purchased over the internet...and as an investment...has withstood the test of time...

Just go on line and google "Buying Gold"...take your time, read, listen to podcasts...and then follow your intuition...

Good Luck..

It is called collusion...(scamming for those who are not offended by the word)...where the Thais work together and split up the proceeds...a kind of corrupt business agreement between unethical Thais...have been victimized by this in several areas of business transactions in Thailand...and no I am not going to give peoples names, exact dates and times...you will simply have to take my word for it if you are a stereotypical Thai apologist...

What is shocking is that you have nothing else to worry about...do not stigmatize the child with your insecurities...

Events like this give me a flicker of hope for the future of mankind...kudos to the French government...and good luck young man...

Enacting or trying to enforce laws on overpricing is simply not likely to work...it starts at home, school, temple, community and neighborhoods...everyone has to be of a like mind to make something like this work...and people should be quick to cry foul when they discover corruption...ain't gonna happen...

Be aware that the US requires Thai banks to inform them of your banking in Thailand...you will be required to fill out forms to inform the government how much money you have overseas...also...they are incredulous enough to ask how each transaction went down...what was the price of bath vs USD at the time of the transfer and so on...NO...I am not kidding...

"The recovery in the U.S. is quite strong and therefore it will continue"

Let us hope this is a fact and not wishful thinking...

The economic numbers published by this US gov't are almost always positive...given a lot of press...and hailed as an example for the world to see...yet a few months later...these numbers are revised down...and receive little to no press at all...the 1st impression is the one that sticks around on the world scene...the actual figures are much more grim...

Many economists who study world economies...fear that the lack of economic recovery in years 2015-2016 will likely see the world go into economic turmoil...stock markets go down dramatically...paper money be devalued and many banks who have bet heavily on a continued recovery with mine and your money...pouring trillions of dollars into pure paper called derivatives...go belly up and close their doors...

One should watch for signs of world economic collapse...be aware that money in banks may not be as safe as it once was...and diversify...buying commodities...real-estate...precious metals...and so on...

Keep at least a small amount of money out of banks...where you can easily get your hands on it...in case banks close...ATMs shutdown...and you need to eat and pay your bills...

This is not good information for those pushing the pipeline from Canada to the southern US...this is info the opposition can use to have the President veto the completion of the project...

Why do the feminists get their panties in a wad over exposed breasts?...maybe if we saw the feminist's breasts...we would understand...

I am shocked...how could this be...this has never happened before...is this the first of what could become hundreds of thousand of illegal businesses being raided...by their police competitors?

Oh Laud...7 Thais supposedly killed by US bad apples...their deaths will become a beacon for the good fellows who are Thai attorneys...let the lying begin...will be settled out-of-court...the lawyers will buy more condos in the US and Thailand...while the families will be told they should settle for what is left over after the lawyers have siphoned off the lions-share...

Incidentally, once lawyers have learned how to correctly and legally steal from the public...they often run for public office where they can really make a difference in their personal income...

If this actually happens...it would become the single most important thing Bangkok has done to make their city more beautiful in recent history...pray it catches on and becomes mandatory thru out the country...this is real progress...

I applaud the actions of officials who were cornered into making a stand here for the tourists...I thank the Japanese man for making this public...he will likely be leaving Thailand soon...fearing for his own life...This is Thailand...

This story and pictures of the guard and Thai motorcyclists should be placed on all Tourist brochures as a warning to never get drunk by yourself...or ever let your guard down...use common sense while having fun in Thailand...having fun can change to a dangerous situation in a heartbeat...in the Land of Smiles...

Save them up...take them to the recycler near you for a few baht...if you do not want the hassle of going there...give them to the local Thais...they will be glad to turn them in for you...I believe in recycling...it is important in preserving our natural resources...good job sir...

Phew...there for a moment...I thought the Pattaya Mafia had gone on a rampage...

Corruption has always been a factor in trading in SE Asia...you name the country...but over the years...it has gone from something to be vaguely aware of...to a constant battle in everyday life...everyone seems to be out to scam the foreigner...

The Military/New PM seems to be making an effort to tackle this problem...it will take constant vigilance...several generations to make a den in numbers of scammers in Thailand...

No No No...these folks are not artists...they are just common everyday Thais...Thai culture is saturated with corrupt vendors of all kinds...

Personally, I think it is just those older fat disgruntled ex-pats that continue to sound the Scam alarm on this forum in spite of being called unsavory name...yes...they are the cause of the Scam problems...

More Western countries need "watchdog groups" to keep the Muslim agenda in the spotlight...expose their desire to take over each city, country, and eventually the world..

Been sounding the alarm for years...what will it take for the Western democracies to wake up before it is too late...this is going to end badly...

There is an obvious reason for this...it was just a couple years ago the press was bragging about how big the Thai males had become and the need to produce larger condoms...apparently they took the press seriously...and the Thai males did not measure up...