Jip99

18 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

Didn't you say you were in Spain?

I am indeed....... I don’t stand still.

Temporarily avoiding the heat in the country I call ‘home’ by visiting Europe.

We call it a holiday.

32 minutes ago, watcharacters said:

Jip 99 please let the members of TVF know what is your home  country.

 

I hope you are proud of it and don't feel offended.

 

It just   allows for more understanding..

 

 

I live in Thailand.

1 minute ago, SheungWan said:

Next time Brexiteers are in hospital maybe they should refuse treatment from all overseas doctors and nurses then.

That would be as as stupid as not letting your Filipino maid clean your house.

10 minutes ago, JLCrab said:

I agree however in Thailand I now mostly restrict my socializing to young non-English speaking Thai females.

+1 ?

5 hours ago, StreetCowboy said:

Spelling. Get rid of rules on spelling, and grammar; irrelevant in this internet world of equality of opinion, and an unnecesssry bastion of the reactionary meritocracy.

In a true democracy, people would be able to spell words any way that want, use whatever weights and measures they want, and drive on whichever side of the road is safest for them, without Westminster or Brussels interfering

You are still confusing democracy with the with the ability to do <deleted> you want.

it won’t happen, some rules will get in your way - even if you continue to refuse to accept them.

2 minutes ago, The manic said:

  Even the remainers have now woken up to the horror of the reality of The Eurostate.

I fear that not enough have.

Pattaya is no place for a deep thinker.

Best check whether you can use your beer tokens to sign in guests...cost me 800 Baht a time at the Montien over 12 years ago.

37 minutes ago, StreetCowboy said:

But the cost of serving, rent, washing-up don’t vary with the input cost of the material being served; they are constant per drink served, so a 40b beer might attract 60b of overhead, and so would a 10b soda water.

 

There might be more incentive to mark down the beer, as it gives you a thirst, and it is a more competitive market.

 

The only reason to mark down the soda water would be to avoid exposing your staff to miserable grizzling, but in the long term, it might be better to maintain the margins, reduce the volume and get rid of the cheapskates

Beer s cheaper in Pattaya than my local rural Tha restaurant.

Soda is 2x or even 3x the price in some Pattaya bars.

Anyone want to introduce the word “greed” into the equation.

Merket tolerance can be substituted if “greed” offends.

9 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

I'm looking at ThaiBev's webpage for their Chang waters and soda water, and see no label info there:

 

http://www.thaibev.com/en08/product.aspx?sublv1gID=153

 

Do you have some other reliable source you're finding?

 

 

 

I agree that Thai labeling (and website info) is crap.

Yes..posted earlier by someone...Fat Secret or one of the other calorie counting sites..

8 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

How could you know? I've never seen any nutrition labeling info on any of the Thai soda water bottles.

But it’s not a secret......

Google is your friend..

Rifle

20 minutes ago, starky said:

If you find soda too expensive in restaurants don't order it, refrigeration cost, space, and handling is all on par with beer. 7-11 prices have no bearing on this argument at all and having a whinge about it is pointless. As is comparing it to bottled water. I love soda and I don't feel like i am being "engineered" when I order nor contemplate what the price would be in 7-11. Also captain obvious of course a mid level restaurant will charge more than a "low end" restaurant. What do you think a Michelin star restaurant charges for still water compared to the bistro down the street? Fycks sake.

You seem to be ignoring the base cost price vs mark up.

Last time I checked the unit price of a bottle of beer was somewhat higher than a bottle of soda.

Thai places have the same overhead structure (your fridge space argument) but they manage to sell soda at a third of the price of some Farang places.

On 29/04/2018 at 9:31 AM, dallen52 said:

66..
I was working here with the Blue Oval a few years.
Ranger programme at Rayong and Bangkok.
Fell in love with the place... Now retired.
Met some nice country Thai people, and my partner of five years.
Did some volunteer work in northern Thailand.
Have been back almost a year permanently this time, trying to set up a home, with my lady, half way between the two countries...
The partner has travelled to Aus a couple of times.
Looking at a trip to the U.K. in a few months.
Went to do the UK visa application and find she has siphoned her (My support) savings to do a money loan scheme with her cousin..
Plus what she keeps keeps giving her 19 son, who won't work..
Her bank account is now zilch.
She doesn't think it is important to tell me this.

I think she has blown her future, and old age protection..
Getting too old for silly Thai games...

They don't know when they are well off... do they...

(YES... No fool like an old fool... I know.)

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I think the relationship is the issue - not the location......

..and that is what it co es down to....”home” is where the heart is, and I fear that your is not in Thailand.

One year full time is clearly not enough to evaluate a place - but it is long enough to evaluate whether a relationship has longevity.

Leave Thailand for negative reasons and you may never settle wherever you go.

Consider leaving the current relationship but stay in Thailand. Test how big your balls, and independence, are. It could hold you in good stead for the future.

”Going back” rarely works unless it is a positive, rational decision.

2 minutes ago, prakhonchai nick said:

Apart from Singha and Rock, there is also Chang and Leo soda -all available in supermarkets

As far as I am concerned they all taste the same, but the Mrs has recently insisted that Singha is more gassy and therefore better, and thats what I should buy when out shopping.  Only problem is that it is some 20bt/case more expensive than Chang, the cheapest.

 

Unfortunately, don't have a leg to stand on, since my tipple, Chang beer, is somewhat more expensive than any soda.

Personally, there is something about Rock that I don’t like. It must be in the taste, surely, rather than any aversion to the packaging.

What I will say is that Thai soda waters are nothing like the UK sparkling water, or the Spanish agua con gas. I am currently in UK/Spain for 11 weeks and I can tell you that I am missing my Thai soda water both from a taste - and a price perspective. 20 Baht a tray difference becomes insignificant after these prices

1 hour ago, dutchbull said:

Just a matter of time.....

Really ?

4 minutes ago, Voodoochile said:

In todays society as soon as you dislike or do not agree with this or that sort of person You are labeled a biggot or à rascist, what is this world coming to. who are these people who tell us who we must accept or like. 

 

I hâte the hypocracy of these people who have nothing against homosexuality but if there child was homo they Would be destroyed the same people that are pro refugees but let them sleep in the street rather than bringing them into the comfortable of there own homes.

 

to like/dislike, hate or love someone is all about prefence and preference is human there is nothing wrong with hating someone or à comunity for what they do as long as you do Not physically harm them. 

 

liberalism is a cancer.

 

 

Don’t give them the time of day (I don’t), they are not worth the effort.

6 minutes ago, Mario666 said:

Like i said......

 

 

"Also there are obviously a lot of Racists, Sexists Bigots and Liars on this forum.

 

If you go down "Beach Road" in Lamai after 2:00pm when the "Lady Bars" close you will see 20 plus

 

Transgenders. Ladyboys, Katooeys, whatever you want to call them plying their trade over much less

 

than a mile.

 

I cannot stand the Hypocrisy of "Ladyboy Haters" who then go for a "Short Time" or a BJ, but would never admit to it."

 

Have you ever been with a Transgender either for social or sexual intercourse?

 

Can't wait for your answer xxxxx

 

No.

Personally, I would expunge them.

Nothing wrong in hating ladyboys.

1 minute ago, Mario666 said:

 

I understand and agree with your comment.

 

However, I know many "Ladyboys" and have some as friends.

 

Like every "Gender" there are good, bad and "in between".

 

It just seems to me that Farangs see the word "Ladyboy" in any story and assume that the Transgender must be the guilty party?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whilst presumptious, it would invariably be correct.

I was also informed that they control the prisons.

On 27/04/2018 at 3:43 PM, NE1 said:

It is called Statutory Rape , there is a big difference.

 

On 27/04/2018 at 3:27 PM, Acharn said:

This is called "rape" because of the girl's age. If she was 16 it wouldn't be. This would not have been anything unusual before passage of the anti-prostitution law of 1996, and I presume a lot of Thais still don't know about the change.

It is called ‘statutory rape’ because the girl, at age 14, is deemed legally incapable of giving consent.

8 hours ago, StevieH said:

 

so you agree that if we beat brighton we're in the champions league next season then? cheers.

I think that I would be confident if a win at home to Brighton resulted in CL qualification.

I would be even more confident if it was against Stoke.

25 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

 

Not in the part of Spain where I am at the moment.