BritManToo

A universal benefit that I paid nearly 20% of my total lifetime income to get. Nearly all the money I earned, saved and inherited was given to my former Brit wife by the British government. The west expects middle class white male citizens to pay for everything! Back on topic, I enjoyed working for the BBC, but I couldn't afford to stay there when other companies wanted to double my wage. Maybe if I'd been a kiddy fiddler, like Rolf, Philip, Huw and Jim, they would have offered me a larger wage.

I paid $$$s to the UK government all my working life, so I don't think it unreasonable to expect them to look after when I'm sick and old, no matter where I choose to live after retirement.

Higher water pressure at night, so it always leaks after the plumber goes home. Had this happen back in the UK.

250bht to fix the fan and 2x 10bht for new ashtrays, hardly the crime of the century!

Alien Romulus out now everywhere.

Made 2 great movies, Under Siege, and Under Siege 2. Which is more than most actors can boast.

Most of the people I know went because of death. There were a couple that ran out of money. Not sure if a better life than the one I have here is humanly possible. Out cycling every morning in perfect weather, this morning at 7am it was misty on the way out and sunny on the way back.

Don't know as I've been married to my last one for the past 15 years. Can't think it's much different now.

Got to say the Asian working girls have been much more fun than any of the 'free' Brit girls I dated at school and uni. And much more fun that the Brit schoolteacher I married. And it wasn't just the sex that was better, but the romance and illusion of love too.

You'd have to pm me the photo, as I never saw that website and can't confirm true or false without actually seeing the photo. But website's nick all sorts of photos, there was a photo of my rabbit featured on a French organic food website once.

How many slim and attractive 60+ year old men do you know? Apart from me!

That's nasty, think his handlebar hit the pickup mirror, knocking him off.

Wrong again, topic is "Its Happening - Law to Tax Overseas Income Now in Progress". Did you forget in which thread you're posting? And I'm asking how would the Thai tax authorities know who you were in the UK, and unless you move money direct from a UK bank account to a Thai bank account they probably won't as there's no connection.

Yeah, but when she says "I'd never do that", you can bring out the video showing she would and she did!

So pointless to spread fear and misinformation about it then.

But as I previously posted UK banks don't require a NI number when opening an account (I always used my birth certificate and phone bill). So if they don't know who you are, they can't share any information about you.

Did 4 years by phone (3 calls) at the end of 2021, paid by bank transfer. DWP said phone us up again in 2 weeks and we'll manually update your payments info. So less than 3 weeks from start to finish.

CRS ....... how do they know who you are? UK has no national ID number, bank doesn't have your passport number or NI number. So how do they connect Joe Bloggs in Jersey with Joe Bloggs living in Bangkok? (there are around 5,000 UK citizens named Joe Bloggs)

No need to turn up early, wed or thurs afternoons (with no days off in the week) are very quiet at the moment. Turn up at 12:45 in the afternoon, fill out your forms, and there'll only be one or two others there at the paper checkers. Did mine (Thai family) 10 days back, was out by 2pm.

Immigration ask to see a marriage cert, your kids birth cert, and photos taken around your home. If it's proof enough of a legit relationship to them, it's good enough for me. Did mine last week, so I'm good for another year now.

I'd call them now now!

Sadly you've missed the point, we're talking about sexpats not sex tourists. And your 'backpackers building a business with local women' are sexpats if they're banging the local woman.

While we're at it ......... The numbers of posters slamming pensioners who live in Pattaya, small rooms and spending all their time in bars ...... why? Seems like a decent retirement to me!

Definition of sexpat = foreigner resident having sex with a local. Occupation (past or present) of local irrelevant to definition. Number (or sex) of locals foreigner has sex with irrelevant to definition. So a tourist visiting Pattaya, would be a sex tourist, and not a sexpat. While a foreign resident married to a local schoolteacher would be a sexpat.

Bought a bluetooth keyboard and mouse last week for 92bht. Only the BT mouse arrived, refunded within 24hrs, kept the mouse.