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It's a weird thing many young Thai women do when in front of others and slightly embarrassed or feigning shyness. That is, raise the tone of their voice/heighten the pitch as they think it sounds cute. I just think it sounds totally fake and like you, you wouldn't see me for dust.

Noted. Don't mean to be pedantic but linked to and caused by are very different. For example, if I'd had a single toke or noodles with "ganja" added (yes that has been a thing for years), got on my motorcycle and was run into by a pickup truck driver, who failed to stop at the traffic lights, and blood tested positive for cannabis at the hospital. That is a link, but not the cause of my admittance. And if the pick up truck driver did a runner (without cctv coverage of the accident site) it would be my word against the doctor and we know who would win that. There needs to be greater specificity in order to be ble to arrive at a fair position on this subject.

That is a very big brush you have. Stereotyping all women of the NE from your experience with one. Hope she got her money's worth.

No, when we get citizenship we are still looked upon as foreigners. I think that is normal. When I walk into a post office, bank, etc. why the hell would they think otherwise if they didn't already know we had become Thai citizens. Back on subject, there is still a lot of looking down on people for the North East, but it is slowly improving. I know that some of the staff in my office are from the NE, but you will never hear them talking in their local dialect to each other in case others hear them. Sad but true.

Well prior to "legalization", I doubt anyone would go to hospital for a drug induced event of their own volition due to the risk of being locked up when they've come to their senses, so the numbers must have been pretty low anyway. So if 5 idiots went prior to legalization, the number has now increased to 28.3 people. Saying the increase is by 566% is meaningless if we do not know the actual number of admitances prior to legalization.

I want one but feel I am too old for it (59), but your post has made me rethink this. There are some really great designs out there.

When I was on Samui 40 years ago there was a Scandavian family of four living in a bungalow on Chawaeng beach who used to wander up and down the beach in the nude. Put bare minimum of clothes on when they crossed the track (now a road) to the restaurants. Nobody batted an eyelid back then.

Thanks. My house will be on a two lane road (2253) in a small provincial town in Kalasin so traffic is quite low. Sugar cane burning has also declined in this area too.

What is the air quality like up there in Udon? Will be moving quite close at the end of the year. Just hoping it is better than Bangkok.

Yeah, so useless it is now available under the NHS in the UK and the Australian equivalent. There are numerous studies by independent organizations that have found it to be a cost effective treatment for BPH. Obviously, it is not suitable for everyone.

It is expensive because it is new and competition is still low. But as more hospitals start providing the treatment the costs are likely to drop due to competition. I recall the cost for the delivery device (needle injection thing) was about USD 1,300 (@53,000), so once the cost of the machine has been recovered, the recurring equipment cost will be limited to the delivery device.

Sorry, that is just not true. Yes, for some men their condition started to worsen again after 3 to 4 years, but that is the minority. The problem is that the treatment only was only approved in 2015 so historical data only goes back 5 or 6 years. Hence the window of data that is available. However, according to numerous studies most Rezum patients did not need to be retreated or to go back on meds at 5 years. Hopefully those patients will now be at 7 years and not need to retreatment.

Actually since September 2021 when it was approved by the Thai FDA. I had the treatment in October 2021.

I have purchased land in Kalasin and am in the process of having my house built there. When I retire at the end of this year after 40 years of living in Bangkok, I will move there. While the air in Kalasin is not great at times, it is a damn sight better than smokey BKK, but as mentioned by a few posters boredom could be a serious issue that needs to be addressed.

Yes. The cost index is per sqm. I received a number of quotes from different companies ranging from Baht4.2m, 3.6m, 2.8m and 2.25m for a 182sqm one storey house. The costs came out to slightly under the Medium costs for Line 5. As you will note, the costs vary greatly and the company that quoted 4.2m would not build with AAC blocks, only red brick, so it was the first to be knocked off the list.

That would only be the case if the property was bought after they were married. Property owned by either party prior to marriage remains the sole property of the respectice party upon divorce. Only assets acquired post marriage will be considered shared assets, in which case such a decalaration may be required for purchased property in the case of marriage between a Thai and a foreigner.

AIS. Mine sometimes gets quite slow in the evening/night. Last night was terrible.

I was going to go with single thickness 15cm ACC block walls, but they were not readily available where my house is being built so I went with 7.5cm blocks and cavity walls instead. As to cost, two 7.5cm blocks were cheaper than a single 15cm block so there was cost saving on the blocks but added expense for the mortar and labour. Still glad that I ended up going with cavity walls though.

Don't say that. I was just about to buy front row tickets.

The latest news is that Srisuwn is filing charges against all those who have donated funds to his attacker. This is not a joke, but still funny. ????

I thought the government introduced a minimum starting salary of 15k for those with a university degree.

I'd check out median salaries rather than average. It gives a better picture.

Yes, he has filed a few reasonable complaints but they are the exception rather than the norm now. For every 20 or so frivolous complaints filed against those who do not support the current regime, their lackeys, etc, he'll file one against those in power. It's almost as if it is a token gesture to show he is not biased, which is <deleted> - as can be seen by his latest charges against a Thai comedian for disparaging the government, claiming it may damage state security.

Srisuwan: How dare you say that! I will now go down to the local clink and file charges against you for defaming Thailand.

There needs to be a restraining order put on him and he not be allowed within 200 meters of any police station. Nor should he be allowed to use the phone to call any official numbers. He's a nut job, serial complainer who is wasting time.