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What I don't get is that even if you have paid in your whole life, if you have savings above a pretty low threshhold, you no longer qualify for a state pension. So why continue paying in once you reach such threshhold, cos you'll not get your money back (assuming you can live off your savings until you kick the bucket). Another question would be, if you are living overseas when you start drawing your (forzen) UK state pension, how can they check whether you are under the savings threshhold (assuming all your savings are based in Thailand).

Banks are certainly much more cagey about giving loans and mortgages. Maybe I should look into the used car market then. Was waiting to sell my house in Bangkok, but that has been on the market for 2 years now - only two potential buyers so far but the banks turned down their mortgate applications.

18 percent of the prison population is muslim, and yet they only comprise 6.5 - 7 percent of the population. That certainly seems a bit disproportionate to me and an indication that there is an issue with muslims/islam.

And the family members who know what their uncles, brothers, nephews, etc are involved in do not speak out. Perhaps cultural, but if they know of anyone in their family involved in these rape gangs, and yet turn a blind eye to it and do not report them for it, they should be charged as an accomplice.

Yeah I forgot the EV market. The second hand price tanks, but that is not the case with ICE cars.

Maybe that is why they are depressed.

Nah, she's a nut.

I think you'll find that the excise tax on new cars in Thailand starts at 30%. A bit lower for most pickups but still 20%. That certainly knocks the price up. If you want to buy an imported car then you will pay a hell of a lot more tax, i.e. 80% or more depending on the model. So it is the tax knocking up the price of new cars. Having said that, I agree that the price of second hand cars in Thailand is insanely high.

Similar for me, but seems to be seasonal. Now we are in the rainy season, walking barefoot in the garden causes no problems. Hot season I get cracking heels.

Seem to be doing much better than Tesla.

Ford Kalasin closed a month or two ago too.

Also considering buying a Stormtrak to replace my Honda Jazz. Can't decide between 2x4 and 4x4.

Your location is great. Haven't been in a few years and assume it has changed a bit, but not too much. Great for cycling and fishing.

Nope. I couldn't vote labour or conservative and wouldn't vote reform as long as it is under the Farage dictatorship either.

I hope so. We do need change but Farage is about as trustworthy as a wet fart or a punctured condom. Perhaps, if it was under the leadership of someone that can be trusted, then it would be a good choice. But otherwise, it is all bluster.

I think humidity here could be an issue too. When I visited our family doctor before coming to Thailand, he warned me that while the humidity should greatly improve my eczema, it may adversely impact my asthma (luckily it didn't in my case).

But he's well-known for shooting early, isn't he?

My son, now 36, has never had those problems either. He has both an English first name and my family name. Always been treated as a Thai. Never a problem getting his first ID card and Thai passport.

I hope you are right that the mind set of the newer generals is very different to the old guard. But don't forget who the military is beholden to (and I do not mean the people).

Not something he needs to worry about. If Prachachon wins the next election, they'll probably be either disbanded through Thai lawfare or there'll be another coup. The military wouldn't accept them. However, perhaps the military's support by the general public is continuing to decline so they would need to tread very carefully. It would be nice if Tacky effed off back overseas though, never to be heard from again, divisive tvvat that he is.

The defence offered by the KC is ridiculous - perhaps trying to reduce his sentence but insane. That is not an excuse. Jesus.

Extremist Islamic nation is highly unlikely to be successful, especially when many of its own people hate the regime.

Going back about 38 years ago, I knew a Thai woman that worked in a Japanese bar on soi Thaniya in Bangkok. She had four or five Japanese sugar daddies. If any planned visits clashed, she would make an excuse for one of them to delay tgheir visit. She was making a tonne of money. 80 percent of the year, those guys weren't even here.

They can act as consultants on foreign laws, but not as lawyers.

Teaching English and maths. Taught at a couple of colleges and language schools before I went totally private. Decided I needed a change in my life and more job security (paid health care and sick/annual leave, etc.) so applied for a job with the law firm.