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Only quadruple WHO standards?  I doubt that very much 😉

Without foreign visitors during covid, there were no pregnant bar girls. 500k seems about right 😆

11 hours ago, greeneking said:

I don't believe anyone.  Is that a good starting point?

To be honest, I can't believe half the stuff that comes out of my own mouth 😆

2 hours ago, Irish made said:

Heinous crimes??? What planet are you from?? I hope that’s the worse thing that ever happens to me. 😂😂😂😂

Sarcasm refers to the use of words that mean the opposite of what you really want to say, especially in order to insult someone, or to show irritation, or just to be funny. 

10 hours ago, webfact said:

the driver also suggested a flat rate for the trip, reported Sanook.

The driver probably said - "yeah sorry, meter broken. How about 50 baht?"  Thank god for social media. Otherwise, these heinous crimes might go untold 

These guys move through Airport security screening at lightning speed. Much appreciated 

2 minutes ago, stoner said:

good. unlicensed vendors operating without paying taxes etc are not helping their own cause.

Seems to me that "their own cause" is simply being poor. 

17 hours ago, kinyara said:

If they wanted privacy they should have hired a private location.

If they wanted privacy just tip the local police and turn Pratumnak Beach into a private location for a few hours 

3 minutes ago, giddyup said:

It does seem to take longer to get approval than it did a couple of years ago. Then it was within a couple of hours, now it might be days.

The online applications are processed by human beings, and two years ago was mid covid so not as many of us applied. I set a reminder and do it 13 days before the due date. It has always come back within a couple of days. 

4 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

There has also been loads of reports the system doesn’t always work.

The "new" online system works well in my experience, and I've not heard many technical complaints. Takes less than 60 seconds. 

https://tm47.immigration.go.th/tm47/#/login

18 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

Eg, if I put up the 800,000, I lose 40,000 baht a year in investment return if I assume a 5% return. 

You got that right. After years of parking 800k in a Thai bank with minimal interest, I switched to an agent who charges 12,500b/year for the service.  That's only 1.6% on the same 800k.   There are plenty of expats who will argue that someday the agent method won't work. So far a lot of us find an agent the better way to go. 

3 minutes ago, MangoKorat said:

So your point is that she's not a Drama Queen?

3 minutes ago, MangoKorat said:

I think my point is quite clear, I was commenting on your mistaken understanding of the word, nothing else.

You must be a lot of fun at parties 

1 minute ago, MangoKorat said:

Not exactly guys.  We have had this debate on here before.  The meaning of 'Electrocuted' used to = death but it has varied for many years now to include serious injury.

So your point is that she's not a Drama Queen?

Did you find any royalty from Southeast Asian countries on the List? I heard Jeff spent a lot of time in Germany 

Tourists bring the majority of their money into Thailand via ATM withdrawals from their home countries. ATM withdrawals will always be untraceable in Thailand.  I don't expect this tax to be much of a problem for most expats unless they wish to buy hard assets. We renters have little to worry about 

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

the best in Pattaya in my opinion is the one on the corner of second road and South Pattaya Rd

Quite a while ago that location made their own wraps from fresh dough for each order. They were much better than the premade wraps. Does anyone know of a place that makes their own fresh tortilla wrappers? 

36 minutes ago, Grumpy one said:

Yet more pipe dreams 

I haven't seen a  proper dream pipe in Thailand since the 80's. Please PM me if you know something I don't