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You said "i wore my mask in the airport and on the plane home. still caught something " as if a mask will give protection against an airborne virus , sorry but it does not . The mask will stop your projectiles from coughs and sneezes from hitting others but that is about it

Years ago in Spain , before massive tourism , wine was literally as cheap as a bottle of water from the local corner shop . Poured straight from a vat into your provided bottle .

Laughing Bird is a fruit wine but is drinkable and is the most popular wine drank by many ex-pats in my wife's restaurant . Certainly makes them all jolly .

With over 40,00 asylum seekers crossing the channel this year , to seek refuge in the UK ,it is costing £7 million a day to accommodate them and previous numbers . The new Home Secretary , Suella Braverman , has come under criticism for a recent statement in the House of Commons when she said there was an " invasion " of asylum seekers and many of whom were single men that included criminals . I am surprised that the oppositions leader has chosen to dwell and nit pick on this . Indeed SB is taking a strong stance on immigration which is applauded by many . New figures show that 1 in 6 of the known UK population were not born in the UK . The country does invite immigrant applications with the onus on professionals ( e.g. doctors & nurses along with skilled workers ) . I , for one , am backing her . Do you agree ?

Foreigners are now omitted from the government scheme .

I once witnessed a neighbouring farmer move a long staked fence about 1 meter into an adjacent piece of land , in order that he could make a track for access . I was telling a friend about it and he said that any boundary dispute or land purchasing is normally overseen by the Land Registry office who take stored coordinates and use GPS . Then no arguments . Concrete markers indicating boundaries are a guide only .

Could end up with a long free holiday in a Bangkok Hilton if he is not careful

I guess that the Thai banks cannot raise their interest rates because there is so much personal debt in Thailand . A Google search showed that the Baht will strengthen later at the end of this year when it is hoped there will be many tourists for the high season That is only a 6 week window with a full year to come . Some are forecasting 40 Baht to the Dollar soon and maybe more . High domestic debt by way of unvetted loans could be a major Thai problem next year .

This deal is purposely designed to omit the average person because it does not make any financial sense . However , TIT and it just could be a way of opening the back door to wealthy Asian / Russian folk and I am sure there will be ways of massaging the figures for a fee .

If the Thai economy is recovering , why is the Baht losing its value on the money markets ?

Agree because most Thai snacks are either full of sugar or salt

I agree and Lazada , it seems , do not vet/ appraise their sellers and Lasada hide behind the fact that they are purely a platform for sellers but for me they guilty by way of association with the sellers . However this is Thailand that often offers little protection to buyers . I have used Lazada many times and mostly they give a decent service . However they should inspect their vendors to ensure that the customer receives a genuine product at the correct price .

At 4 am I would have too much booze and there would be no ugly women until I wake up in the morning in my bed and say to her " who the xxxx are you ? "

Apologies if this topic has been discussed recently but I did a search on here and nothing relative came up . The question being , do you tip the waitress / waiter in a restaurant and if so how much , (Even if a service charge is levied ) Also in a bar , after a few drinks and say a bill for 400 baht , do you give a tip and if so how much ? In general it seems that Thai folk seldom tip but it is almost a forgone conclusion that a foreigner will tip ( the exception being , some other well known Asian tourists ) . Do you , or have you ever rang the bell for drinks on you ? That is mostly seen by the 2 week millionaires . Apart from the bars etc ,what about taxis , golf caddies , hair dressers or other services in general ? When returning to a bar that I have used recently and tipped , I seem to get served well with special attention . I have noticed some foreigners , who when presented with the change in the bill folder , grab the lot and off they go without even leaving the small coins . Most of the aforementioned are on low wages and rely on tips to boost their income . A service charge say 10 or 15 % is to pay for the staff who come to serve you , supposedly .