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3 minutes ago, Grouse said:

They both equal 0.5 and that is the point

But they DON’T........... and that most certainly is the point....

2 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

More delusion.

 

The US is, incase you haven't noticed, enacting a number of protectionist measures, they are not looking for any free trade agreements with the UK and if they are these will target agriculture (wipe out the industry in the UK) and health care, wiping out the NHS.

For now the US can sit back waiting while the UK's bargaining position worsens and concentrate on the easy prise of stripping financial services from an increasingly isolated London. 

 

As for your dreams of India and the former Commonwealth countries (AKA Empire 2) - please get a grip. 

 

China.... I guess you are in Thailand, if so go ask any Thai people you know about going begging to the Chinese when you need to make a deal.

 

As for 'Common Sense' the Brexiteers in the UK seem to have totally forgotten the old adage 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush'. 

 

So much so that they are eager to let go of the bird they have without any idea of where the bush is, much less if there are any birds in it.

Any delusion is in your rambling post. 

Jack

Degree

3 hours ago, LolaS said:

• Passport (6 months validity from the date of travel with at least one blank page)
• Proof of sufficient funds (bank statements, pay slips, etc)
• Proof of earnings (employment letter, business earning statements, etc)
• Proof of legal residence (only needed if you are applying for UK tourist visa outside of your country of citizenship. Example: Indian citizen living in the US must provide with a copy of their US visa or green card)
• Flight tickets and hotel bookings

sufficent funds are more than 500 000 THB to show for UK visa, so please stop gasslighing as

Nonsense..... I have seen successful UK visa applications where GBP 2,000 was more than sufficient. Also incorrect re  flight bookings etc for a UK visa.

Hens

Hens

49 minutes ago, Kieran00001 said:

 

Yes, it is true, but does it not concern you how divisive this all is?  We are heading toward Brexit with little in the way of a plan, it could go either way, hard or soft, and either way will anger half the country, then what comes after, if things go well then great, but what if they don't, what if the economy tanks and people lose their jobs, the Remainers would the have the right to be a bit cross, wouldn't they?  I can't see Remainers and Brexiteers seeing eye to eye for a long time.

Yes, I agree with you... Brexit (and the USA election) were polarising............... more so than anything I have experienced.

In fairness you are going to get that when the 'losing side' can't accept 'defeat'.  As long as that condition remains it will be divisive.

3 minutes ago, xylophone said:

I was thinking of going to SR to escape Songkran and enjoy some well priced wine along with different food BUT not sure if they celebrate as wildly in SR as they do here??

They don't.

Water throwing in town was certainly banned (and observed) last time I went at Songkran. The authorities deemed it dangerous for all motorbikes and they recognised that many tourists, dressed up for the evening, don't appreciate a soaking.

29 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

Yes what a country, 48% are traitors, they shouldn't be allowed to express an opinion.

They already expressed it............................ on 23rd June 2016

48 minutes ago, nanglong218 said:

Great news, and if I can insure and get my car in too, Cambodia here I come.  My one year extension via TW ends July 4th (Independence Day for some)   I paid 1000baht for re-entry last time, multi entry costs 3k.   I'm not going full time, too much invested  here,  but I like on occasion to go walkabout.  

Can take the car but can't insure it.

Multiple Re-entry 3,800 Baht.

Siem Reap is a great place to go walkabout........ I have probably been 35 times in the last 10 years.

35 minutes ago, nanglong218 said:

Could they move the border 100kms north.  Let's start a petition.

You are only 75 mins from the border .... with another one going in soon, nearer to you.

3 minutes ago, nanglong218 said:

My first visit to Cambodia was 2004, transiting from Vietnam and I was smitten.  PP was a bit racy then, Sville downright dangerous and Siem Reap dusty.  The family from Oz visited SR/Angkor last December and I joined them for 4 days. Siem today is brilliant, bustling, noisy, international.  Wine  isn't cheap, 50% more than Oz prices but not bankruptcy territory. (Joke, I know)   And jasmine tea and French bread.  

Don't get me wrong, I love Thailand, my wife, my dogs and the people of this village who have made me so welcome.

But I need a change of scene from time to time.  I wish Thailand would open up, not be so insular and accept foreign influence that goes with the 1st world status they desire.

PS   Open an Indian restaurant in Buriram, I'll be there first night.

 

"Wine isn't cheap!"......... I used to bring back Kangeroo Reserve (far better than any Mont Clair etc) for US$3.50 a bottle.... better stuff at under $10.

(Recommend Dhaksins for Indian in Siem Reap - and the best Indian food I have had in Thailand was sold by a guy in Surin)

5 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:

No, the last time I used such a policy was last year and the rental agency put a block on £1k as a deposit, until the rental was finished.

+1

9 hours ago, Fish Head Soup said:

Why? It's a revenue stream just waiting to be opened up. If there are 1 million people on visas or permission to stay then at B30,000 per year you have an untapped income stream of B30 billion per year just waiting to be taken advantage of.

Don't get me wrong, I don't dispute the economic logic of it.

The reason I think it won't happen is because of the Thai's inability to organise a piss up in a brewery - especially where they would be incapable of devising a system that retained corrupt elements that allowed all interested parties to feed from the trough.

Pay cash at immigration ?

33 minutes ago, Fish Head Soup said:

Like I said semantics. At the end of the day it is this type of system that the Thai government are interested in replicating, at least something on the lines there of.

IMO, not a cat in hell’s chance.

18 minutes ago, Fish Head Soup said:

 

Semantics, the IHS is not a tax, it's a lump sum collectable revenue which is collected by the government to offset the risk of the applicant accessing health care, ergo it's a form of insurance.

 

 

You make it sound an awful lot like tax......

5 hours ago, DjSilver said:

Really? You write here before you contact your embassy? Woow, I am impressed ???

I think you will find that Thai Visa is of greater assistance than most embassies.......... certainly easier to contact, especially at weekends.

Sweet