ChrisKC

I think that even Thais recognise Trump as someone who does not require anyone to advertise their seeming support for such a tyke. The looks you are getting for the attention you seek is not something I would consider as anything other than being intelligence-free. Don't pass Go - Straight to the Post asking for definitions of Intelligence.

The appropriate application of innate and acquired knowledge

I calculated from research last year that the increase in my British pension would be worth now just over 50% more than now, cumulative over 14 years. If I add to this figure a more favorable exchange rate from the B46 now from those days - closer to B65 If I add the possibility of living in Philippines where I believe increase are still being paid and their exchange rate of around PHP to THB hovers around 65, my pension would be worth at least 75% more than when I first received it! Given that the greatest burden of old age and equivalent demands on the NHS are zero when living abroad I am disappointed that the freezing of every increase for ever is seemingly justified by the British Government. When I was paying National Insurance contributions for 40 years that were only ever increased, I feel it is only fair in my pensionable age that I receive the increases they reflect. After all, until Brexit, agreements in the EU meant that wherever an expat lived in one of those member countries, annual increases would be paid. Do they now not receive further increases? Can we fight this? Of course not, we are forgotten citizens!

I have a question Why don't you state the subject matter in the title? Then those not interested in it need not click on it! Like me for example

Carrying sticks makes you the aggressor. Soi dogs don't like being threatened. They are not looking to attack or bite every person they meet. Staying calm is not easy in the face of potential danger but a good strategy. Thais dont like Soi dogs and many of them carry sticks and I have only observed that makes the dogs angrier, so people like me have to work harder to keep their peace. I have been bitten twice while out biking requiring hospital treatment and neither of them were soi dogs. Soi dogs are a problem, I agree.

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.

Don't want to pour cold water on this show of strength but... Unfortunately, there is very little in prevention of crime and of road accidents (at any time); only to "rush to the scene" when it has already happened! Guarantee is a an absolutist term that cannot possibly amount to reality. And there will be plenty of stories over Songkran for us to read to show it. I sympathise in advance... for those who will be adversely affected.

This is a Dating Agency set of findings so it does not reflect the vast majority of Thai woman wanting and marrying Thai men of around their own age group and social status. It is also true in my experience that most Thai women in the dating game have already had unsuccessful relationships with their first choice (Thai men) and subsequently try the foreigner as there is a definite image of foreigners being richer than Thai and being more faithful to their wives. The reasons for older men being a target for a relationship is that there are more of them available coming to Thailand arising from retirement, widowed or divorced and children now living their own lives outside of parental needs. If they have sold up in their own country, they come with a pot of cash assets and in most cases a pension which alone could fare well for a Thai woman to live on with her new foreign partner. If there was real immigration in Thailand and a greater range of work opportunities for much younger men, they would be targeted more by Thai women. A lot sure, are gold-diggers and if not at first, they often become so. When the foreigner comes through the door, the Buddhist precepts of materialism fly out the window. My Thai wife profiled herself as "independent" that turned out to be true then and now after 7 years of being together. .

Paid B500. It was worth it because my regular Agent said could get one for B3,500!!! It was also worth it because I have wanted for a few years to get all my ducks in a row with my local Immigration Office that is extremely easy for me to get to. They offered to do my 90 Day report there as well which was free and only last week I did my retirement extension there. It is not a good idea to bribe Immigration Officers. I accepted an offer of help via an another Agent that I accepted.

Unfortunately, using the word "cheap" on this forum is a mistake that invites unhelpful comments.

Two months ago I renewed my Thai Drivers licence that required a Certificate of Residence. Acquiring such a thing should be easy assuming you have some kind of extension and regular 90 day reports that show a current address in the same Province as the Immigration Office you use. There is no official fee and if you are charged, don't expect an official receipt. If the Agent you used for your extension and subsequent 90 Day reports is in a Province outside of where you actually live, there is a conflict that I think you can imagine. This happened to me and I managed to get a Certificate of Residence from my Local Immigration Office in spite of my extension and 90 Day reporting being 500 kms away! And THAT did cost me - but not so much!