ChrisKC

Matters relating to retiring to Thailand are entirely determined by personal circumstances and desires! I have lived alone, albeit seven years ago, that I did for about six years around the Chiang Mai area, no commitments, no car, three small houses each self-contained with a garden in the countryside (B5000 for all three - really good for me! Not slumming it in the slightest!! Can live on a monthly expenditure of a good deal less than B20,000 (closer to B15,000) per month and having everything I need and desire! The question about "how much" money can be very low with considerations in my first sentence. The point I am making is that some people want an inexpensive living and I have proven that it is possible as a single person. So back to my first sentence, if we are talking more people, children, education, cars, etc, one doesn't have to manage or cater for as a single. From a low baseline that is easily possible, the only way is UP in the form of more necessities and luxury (desires) Yes, I know, personal circumstances might include Health insurance, live in Bangkok, Phuket and so on but I speak for what is possible for an everyday living without "what if' eventualities. There are other factors such as home cooking, biking, local transport - sawngthows for example None of this is part of my current circumstances - but I am retired in Thailand for 21 years, now living with my Thai wife in her very nice house.

It is a rip off. It is an overcharge, it is exploitation and abuse of power ( I can so I do) This topic is about drinks - no mention on the bill for lady accompaniment. In addition, there will be a substantial charge in the form of a bar fine B500 minimum if the girl then goes orf with 'im No such thing as Euros here - this is Thailand And I don't see the connection with "xenophobia" But the men are mostly happy with it and very little actually illegal about it.

Not a scam. It is a rip off

The RTP?

I am neither a hooter or a flasher!

I would think to ask the manager or owner to ask offenders to stop disturbing the peace and if they do nothing, they don't care so not worth my business.

Before you automatically condemn your old OMRON, check with a couple of other people to see if measures are showing discrepancies, also get a measure from someone else's monitor and compare. I bought a new one about three months ago OMRON 7121 from Lazada. (a specialist Supplier). My old one simply wasn't working any more. Over more than a year now, I have taken more than 2,000 measurements and there is a tendency for great variation even between three within a few minutes. It all averages out at 110/70 for the entire period - yes, I record it all. I don't have a blood pressure condition and never have but as I get older I recognise the need to keep an eye on it.

I know what it is like to operate a health and fitness schedule for more than 40 years but I will not be a slave to it. There are many hotels in Bangkok that have excellent facilities and nice pools but it seems for you it has to be perfect or... Make do while you are away from your regular facilities and accept that any perceived shortcomings will have little or no effect on your fitness levels.

Lets think of something new here, There is no such thing as a "stupid idiot". On an official classification scale, "idiot" is the lowest measure of intelligence; imbecile comes next and moron third in the "higher" group What there is though is a morosoph (a learned fool) I don't know of a definition of a "stupid" person but could include those terms above to describe some of their actions and behaviours I would say that everyone on this forum is not stupid per se but from time to time they say and do stupid things.

25 killed and a few more that will die from their injuries. They left home and will never return. Many families and loved ones ruined for the Songkran period and for the rest of their lives. So tragic RIP to all those that are no longer with us.

Bob, Do you ever ask yourself about why your posts seem to attract so much negativity? If it were me, I think I would be "getting the message" by now and try another approach to get the attention I yearned for.

So the woman over the fence is your neighbour and doesn't know you?

Why spend time looking around? You could be doing that and missing one under your nose. A good example of why asking ANY Thai person around where you live will know - Easy!

I don't think "normal" people go to churches anymore, do they?

Expats come in many flavours: If you live in Thailand in what I would call an enclave of other expats and your main contact is with those expats and nefarious Thai women, then you can manage with little or no Thai language skills. In my case of over 20 years living in Thailand, I have always been inside Thai culture, accepting that in order to be successful here with the people there is need for culture compromise, that is, adjusting my outlook on life for getting along and keeping the peace between us. I can speak a lot of Thai language but do not claim fluency, though I know for sure I should do. For all of my time here, I have found that engaging with Thais as much as possible with some Thai language that I am well liked for "trying". I know enough to get me into trouble and enough to get me out of trouble. In fairness, currently, my Thai wife needs to help me facilitate certain things that require more detail and accuracy. I never call Thai people stupid when they don't understand me and they never say to me anything negative with my Thai.