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ok, I thought ir was the police collecting money from the businesses for protection

if I remember correctly, I had a Thai friend with a bar in Pattaya and he was paying some police out of Bankok

for the right to play music

25000 syrian refugess

in one generation 200000 assuming 8 kids per family

thats 200000 votes Canada gets closer to a Muslim Government

they start trying to change the Canadian way of life the scond they get there using their most pwerful weapon, the word "offensive"

if everyting is so offensive why did they not immigrate to a Muslim country

I am being paranoid but am actually thinking this is a plot and the leaders are sending their people to every western country in the world

to eventually take over by birth rate rather than terrorism

just need patience, eventualy it will get there unless these people get educated and start thinking for themselves

i know, i know, I'm sounding like a redneck but what is going on scares me

must pay them more money so they have something to lose when caught dirty and fired

it will make them think twice about dipping into the cookie jar

it is my understanding (right or wrong) that they are so underpaid that losing the job is of no consequence

I have found immigration pretty reasonable if they think you were not out to abuse the system

being an old fool, I got my days mixed up and showed up at the airport,,, 1 day overstay

immigration could not have beem nicer

the officer looking at my passport called over the supervisor and assured me no big problem

the supervisor came over signed something and I was on my way,,, no fine or anything

have the feeling the overstays they are after are the ones with blatent dissregard for Thailand immigration laws

I have spent the last 7 or 8.years in Panama

There have been many Venezuelans that have moved to.Panama or that

Other spanish speaking country ... Miami

One told.me that if you get a flat tire on the hiways

In the time it takes to change the tire there is a 50/50

Chance you will be robbed . Kidnapped or killed

Not for me

Also.many of the wealthy come.to Panama to shop

Not everything is available or cheap

WELL 2 months ago I was stuck at Pattaya Klang and shukimvit...after midnight

And short on cash

I was looking a a very lengthy walk to get to my car at Toyota

An old bat bus came by and actually stopped and picked me up

Thru lack of Thai on my part he thought

I wanted to go to north road

He said 20 baht...I tried to pay more which he refused

Now he understood I was going further

He dropped me off 1 block short of where

They turn around

I tried.to.pay him again and again he refused the.money...made a left and headed for home

I was and am so thankful to this Thai

Gentleman for helping me out

I was now facing a 10 to 15 minute walk

My only problem was getting past the dogs

Which I somehow managed

Point here is that there are some very good Thai baht bus drivers out there

I will never forget this small kindness

From this driver

You should feel lucky

In Panama they have boom trucks

Basically vans concerted to speakers on wheels

The police claim it is their culture

Because the father's used to come out and play their 8 tracks

On the steps to the beach...broken beer

And liquor bottles on one side and shot all over the steps on the other side

Great for small kids next morning

I was told that this is Panamanian culture as well..we are proud to be cochines(pigs)

Anyway as far as the noise..i try

To think back 40 years ago and remember

The police harassing me because MY music was too loud....this was obviously not in

PANAMA OR THAILAND

after driving a car here for only six months I have come to some conclusions

motorcycle riders break every traffic law ever known to man,,,some seem to have a death wish

the car drivers are not much better

the lines on the road indicating lanes just seem to be a general guide,,,if you stick to your lane between the lines an accident is sure to occur

as for the fellow who made a coment about revenge as he weaves in and out of traffic to get to the front of the line at a light,,,I will bet he would not [ull this crap in his home country

large fine in my home counntry,,,same as riding down the line between moving vehicles

the other day I was stationary,,,waiting to make a right turn,,bhat type bus coming the other way

some idiot riding the center line decided to pass between us when he ran out of room

all I heard was the squealing of his brakes,,,I was waiting for the next sound of the side of my new car being sideswiped and the idiot badly injured or worse

luckily he somehow got out of it unscathed

I am thinking of selling the car but then I will have to put my life in danger riding the mini buses down the hiway

had this problem in Panama

replaced the plywood fostwood etc with a good hard wood

I used Cedar and another wood called Coiba

termites won't touch it,,,too hard

jorgenbo, on 09 Apr 2015 - 11:21, said:

This Canadian MP is clearly out of his intellectual depth. His country is a revisionist Theocracy under the rule of a Christian Fundamentalist Fanatic in service to the Zionist masters. Their nut case Prime Minister most certainly does not represent the people of Canada. He hangs with the Jews instead of attending UN meetings. He is so ill informed he donates Canadian taxpayer dollars to the Ismaelite Assasins Guild in nice photo op with Aga Khan IV.

Hang your head in SHAME. Go back where you come from, Boy! We live under the benevolent rule of a gentle Monarchy. Dump Harper and restore Canadian Democracy such as previously managed by great leaders Diefenbaker, Pearson and best of all The honorable, Pierre Elliot Trudeau.

didn't know it was this easy to spot a bleeding heart Liberal

Trudeau gave us the sociial saftey nets,,,which I am proud that we have,,,but not a plan to police them

what is it now 4 Generations of Canadians that have not worked one day in their lives,,,not to mention large numbers of people that have emmigrated to Canada for the welfare system

then Trudeau's old side kick poassed a law where it was illegal to force a person tp work

it is high time the Canadian Government started looking after the average working Canadian who pays all the bills and quit worrying so much about the people that only take their whole lives and never give anything in return as they now think welfare is a right,,,and unfortunately in Canada it seems to be

I for one am fed up with the whole Canadian political system,,,Liberals and Conservatives,,,they are both out to screw the working man

HEY,,,IT'S 1.7 MILLION (OR MORE,,,FAMILY) VOTES IN THE NEXT ELECTION

i HAVE A NON RESIDENT STATUS

I HAVE NO TIES TO CANADA EXCEPT FOR MY CPP, OAS, AND PASSPORT

THEY DEDUCT 25% FROM BOTH CHECKS

MY ALTERNATIVE IS TO BECOME A RESIDENT,,,SAVE THE 25% AND REPORT MY WORLD WIDE INCOME (NOT GOING TO HAPPEN)

i KEEP GETTING LETTERS ASKING ME TO START FILING AND SAVE THE 25%,,,THEY SEEM TO THINK i AM STUPID

HOWEVER NOW THAT i AM 67 YEARS OLD,,,HEALTH CARE WHEN I TURN 70 MAY BECOME PROHIBITIVE

i HAVE 3 YEARS TO BLOW ALL MY MONEY AND RETURN TO CANADA AND APPLY FOR WELFARE OR WHATEVER

WHAT PISSES ME OFF IS THAT PEOPLE THAT NEVER WORKED A DAY IN THEIR LIVES GET A BIGGER PENSION THAN i DO

MY PRIVATE PENSION DISAPPEARED WITH BANRUPTCY BY THE COMPANY i WORKED FOR

FOR MY NON RESIDENT STATUS,,,i DID IT THRU MY MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

BUT MADE SURE i HAD SEVERED ALL TIES FIRST

I just bought a toyota Yaris 4 months ago

all I had to show them was my bank account with my 800k retirement visa money

financed thru the dealership at 2.3% over 4 years

they used Kiatnakin bank ???? never heard of them before

I was going to pay cash but of course a lot of freebies dissapeared if I didn't finance

I was going to wait 3 months then pay it off but at 2.3 % I get more with a term deposit so I guess everyone is happy

the only hicup was my age,,,the lady from the finance end phoned me and said over 65 was a problem but it was her fault she did not check as she never thought I was that old when meeting me

so if I made 6 months payments up front the financing would be approved,,,,

BS or compliment,,,who knows,,,again at 2.3% paid it and put the rest in term deposit

I did have a good down payment but can not remember the percentage

they seemed to be a little shaken when I walked in with a huge chunk of cash and laid it on the desk

I think that the American Government pisses a lot of pople off including myself

however a lot of my good friends are American

I think if you are open, friendly, and a good man you should not be affected by your governments actions

as most people will see you for the person you are

I resent living under the American Umbrella in my current country where they order governments around

they breed terrorism with their aggressive policies etc

imagine coming home and finding your house a pile of debris,,,you wife. children and parents dead and being informed they were collateral damage

another terrorist is born

I have read comments where we need them to protect them from China,,,but who is going to protect us from from them

it is easy fro them to criticise others while crime, drugs and killing in the decaying parts of most large cities there continues

maybe they should spend more time on resolving these issues at home before trying to resolve other countries shorfalls

I do not like my government much better which is why I left my country years ago but at least for the most part they do not tend to

tell others what to do and how to do it

my only problem now is finding a place where they do not stick their noses in to my financial and personal affairs,

as such I am a little happy with strained relations

i DO NOT want to see a US military base in every country in S E ASIA

Australias, Singapore and the Philippines can have and keep them,,,but at what price?

seems to me that Darwin is slated to become probably the biggest broithel in the this area due to the size if the miltary presence there

th the previous post regarding the US cutting a deal to get back Clark and Subic bay

thank you for the info,,,I have been looking at relocationg to the Philippines but will not be doing that now

I am leaving Central America due to US snooping into my personel affairs ,,,allowed under the guise of foreign aid which mostly goes into the local politicians pockets

I currently am spending most of my time in Thailand as I am finally out from under the US umbrella

looks like Philippines is opening the door for the US to come in and bully them

when this happens the Philippines is off my list of places to live and it looks lije this recent deal is a good start

seems that the US wants military bases in every country in south east Asia,,,

sure wish thet would stay in the middle east where they have helped so many people and have endeared themselves to the population there

the Philippines must be blind or maybe they will get more foreign aid in return

where there is smoke there is fire

I for one will never go to this island

why would I put my life in danger to patronise and give my money to the (media view) thugs that run all the tourist related businesses

and yes I have been tainted by the media and the publicity

but too much has happened in this place for it all to be the fault of the media

and if some touists are acting in unacceptable fashion,,,tell them it will not be accepted, but clean up your own act first

but I assume they accept bad behavior due to the money they make from these people,,,once again greed prevails

most of these people know the consequences of their actions but the lure of big money makes them think they won't get caught

easy for the foreigner's government to point fingers at the country that catches them and sentences them

I am willing to bet that these countries that catch them do not have the drug problems that a lot of western countries do

If this lady in question was indeed forced to be a mule, I feel really sorry for her

Maybe Paraguay should be spending their efforts to clean up their own country and giving a death penalty to those that are forcing these people,,,not likely

the actual problem is not China but Paraguay's lack of policing in thie own back yard

it appears that Paraguay not only wants the death sentence commuted but wants her to be freed and sent home as well

I can agree somewhat with commuting the death penalty but total release,,,what kind of message does that send

every drug dealer in the world will start claiming "I was forced"

In central America I was aware of one middle aged lady that ran cocaine for 10k a pop

never heard if she ever got caught or not

in my experience the Chinese hate to spend money om Maintenance

in one Asian country they have bought several mid range hotels,,,the prices have not risen dramatically but the rooms have deteriorated miserably

here in Thailand a Chinese group bought a gold course with a contract to maintain pool, exercise room and games room which 3 condos buildings had use of,,,guaranteed at point of sale

the pool has been closed for 7 years and the rest is rotting away

I hear the locker room and clubhouse is also in bad repair

seems the only thing they maintain is the course because they have to or close

if you golf Crystal Bay,,,please don't,,,these people need to be forced into bankruptcy and a new owner found

I am thinking it is time to ditch political correctness

round up the whole bunch and send them back to their native countries

put up a wall with armed guards and don't let anyone in or out

and if they then want to commit genocide on another sect,,,let em,,,keep our noses out of it

as for the ppeople returning from war or training,,,why have they not been stripped of their passports and citizenships

why are they allowed to return,,,Oh Yea,,,Human Rights,,,bullshit

may be a cultural thing

one day I was waiting for a Cambodian friend to pick me up at my hotel

while waiting I engaged in a conversation with another Falang and I did mention I was waiting for a friend to arrive

when I realised we had been talking for a long while,,,I turned around and there was my friend sitting and waiting

he had been there for 1/2 hour

when I asked why he didn't walk up and si HI,,,he explained he did not want to be rude and interupt my conversation

I tried to explain that as it was him I was waiting for and it would not be considered to be rude in my country

and next time if it ever happens again just walk over and say HI,,,no one will be offended

As it was him I was waiting for I would have just explained to the other fellow that my friend that I have been waiting for has arrived

and we have to go,,I am sure the other Falang would not be offended in any way either

different way of looking at some things

Hang em

the Junta,,,may be the best thing that has happened to Thailand in years,,,although my vote is still out

and I am still in a wait and see position

if Thailand wants to regain it tourist business,,,clean up the corruption, the scams and crime, the murders of foreigners, the violence and of course last but not least the corrupt and thieving police (mafia) force

I have spent 15 years in Central America and see many similiarities between there and Thailand where I now have the retrement visa

I understand the OP's point to a degree

I advise all newbies to Central America,,,,beware the local,,,he may try to scam you for $20 be more aware of your fellow countrymen,,,they are looking to scam you for 20 or 30 thousand

the majority of the ex pats are all generally pretty good people with a good pension or other source of income

unfortunately the sharks smell the blood and tend to try and infiltrate areas with a high percentage of ex pats

and these sharks come from all countries including mine (Canada),,,I am sorry to admit as they are an embarrasment to me

I have met self exiles Cubans in Central America. Castro stole all their family land,,,they still have the papers that go back more than 100 years to show that the land belongs to their family. If Cuba ever opens up completely and starts to sell this land to foreign investors,,,get ready for another blood bath directed at these investors the original owners of these lands are very passionate on this subject

the Latin America country referred to by the writer as Columbia is actually called Colombia