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31 minutes ago, ramr said:
I very rarely drink and don't do drugs,
You're missing out on some of the best pleasures in life.
Nobody cares anymore.
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19 minutes ago, bwpage3 said:
It's only a big difference if you don't have any money and are living on a shoe string.
I'm thrifty, foolish to waste money when you have alternative choices.
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It was always the initial filing of paperwork that was the problem.
I couldn't even get an appointment without an agent, or queuing all night.
Getting the approved stamp 30 days later never took more than 30 minutes, even at the worst of times.
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3 minutes ago, polkop11 said:Thai will become more prosperous, good for them.
Can't say I've noticed my former wifes rellys or my girlfriends family getting more prosperous.
In fact they all seem to be really struggling these days, not even worth planting rice on their farms any more.
You must know a different class of Thais to me.
Or more likely, you don't know any Thais like many of the posters on ThaiVISA, because you can't speak one word of Thai (beyond 'farang')
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38 minutes ago, malibukid said:have you heard of culture?
Cambodia, and Vietnam have far more culture and better quality culture.
Unless you like gold painted temples and fake smoking monks with i-phones.
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5 hours ago, Paul Laycock1 said:
if he asked I would give him some money, he already has had 200 to top up his phone, 40 for a haircut .
I never gave them money, but paid them all to go to school.
Current rates are 30bht/day for my 7 year old, 100bht/day for my 20 year old daughter.
It seems to work, and they never want to miss school.
School holidays are a very sad time for them.
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6 minutes ago, xylophone said:
Yep, spent some time in Oz over the years and IMO the fresh fruit and veges as well as the meat, have to be some of the best on offer anywhere in the world as regards quality and price.
Australia is the most expensive country in the western world.
You might cherry pick a few items that are cheaper, but just your property taxes would overwhelm the whole basket.
Not to mention your manly oversized women,
My Brit son just reproduced with one of your women, and she is taller than him and twice his weight.
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19 minutes ago, Krataiboy said:
Figures vary between countries, but in the UK 40 percent of IPV victims are men, according to the home office. Two Studies in Sweden also show rates for men similar to those for women.
That can't be right ................ believe women!
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35 minutes ago, Suradit69 said:If you regularly read Thai Visa you would assume 90% of farang/Thai marriages were disasters and every Thai hated every farang and yet day to day experience "on the ground " seems quite different.
I would agree with the marriages, but only the Thai officials and tourist touts seem to hate white guys.
If your experiences are different, you probably can't speak and understand Thai.
Last week,
Leaving Thailand at AranyaPrathet and entering I certainly got the impression the immigration officers hated me, even though I had a perfectly good VISA, they clearly were looking for trouble. 15 minutes examining my passport pages on the way out (Dude, you only need to look at my last entry stamp and completed exit paper), and 10 minutes of questioning on my way in (Dude, you only need to look at my current VISA, and entry paper) <deleted> do they think they're up to?
Why did you leave Thailand? 90 day VISA entry expired.
Why are you entering Thailand? VISA says to look after my children.
How long are you staying in Thailand? VISA says up to 90 days.
Where are you going after 90 days? Out of Thailand.
Where will you go when you leave? Not here again.
When are you returning after that? Not your business.
You can't make this stuff up.
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1 western person out of 503 arrests.
Is this really of interest to us?
Seems more like scaremongering to me.
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5 minutes ago, yogi100 said:You're confusing me with the person I was responding to. Try taking your time to determine who has said what before jumping in with your eyes shut.
Dude, we're old, easily confused, and some of us already have dementia, show a bit of compassion.
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4 minutes ago, Lacessit said:
Jams are usually anywhere between 100 and 200 baht a jar.
About 30bht/jar to make yourself.
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6 minutes ago, abrahamzvi said:
Why Do you think that life in Cambodia is more pleasant, or cheaper?
Almost certainly cheaper, but who can say if more pleasant? that depends on you and what you want.
A pal who lives in Pattaya/Siam Reap says he spends $45/day in Pattaya and $25/day in Siam Reap.
Lives the same life in both towns, Hotel/Indian curry/beer.
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36 minutes ago, CarlBkk said:
Do all the translations also need a stamp from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?
So for the application here is the checklist - anything not necessary?
- father's passport + colour copies of all pages
- father's original birth cert + colour copy
- mother's ID card + colour copy
- baby's birth certificate + colour copy (translated and stamped)
- marriage certificate + colour copy (translated and stamped) * not sure this is required
- utility bill
Looks good, apart from ........
Fathers long version birth certificate ........... they won't accept a short version birth certificate.
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1 minute ago, thaiguzzi said:And admit to having family & kids.
So, is it the kids or the sexpat scene that keeps you here?
Don't get me wrong, i like to party, but i sorta grew out of the girly bar scene about 13 years ago, coincidentally about the same time my wife was pregnant with our son.
I have kids, no wife (she went).
And I'm too old for sex (especially after 10 beers).
But I don't see anything wrong with a bit of flirting and horseplay in a girly bar of an evening.
Like I said, it's only my Thai children that keep me here, they get free everything as Thai citizens, too expensive to start shipping them around the world. Not that my 20-year-old daughter would want to go, she's happy at university with her mates. My son's only 7, doubt I'll get the chance at another country before I'm dead.
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8 minutes ago, Peterhua said:
I think Vietnam or even the Philippines would be better than Cambo
Been to those places, Cambodia was a fraction of the cost, and probably more fun.
Vietnam was a bit cleaner if that's important to you.
Just for comparison.
Power cuts, in a one week period, 3 in the Philippines, 1 in Cambodia, none in Vietnam, 1 in Thailand.
Data SIM for 1 month works perfectly well in each country,
Philippines 200 peso, Vietnam 200,000dong, Cambodia $9, Thailand 300bht.
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1 minute ago, bkk6060 said:
But it would seem rather questionable if a person moved their entire life to suck cheaper suds.
My pals were sinking 10 pints a day, so 800bht in a Thai girly bar Vs 150bht in a Cambodian freelancer bar.
Add on a couple of drinks for the girls on your lap Thailand 300bht Vs Cambodia 30bht.
That adds up to a 1,100bht ($40) night out Vs a 180bht ($6) night out which is a big difference.
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4 minutes ago, HalfLight said:he B[eer] & P[ussy] Brigade, along with the generally welcoming approach to paedophiles that SE Asia has in general, will ruin Thailand as a retirement home,
Why would you retire to Thailand if you didn't want the beer and pussy?
There isn't much else here worth the trip.
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5 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said:
The avocados in Thailand are crap-
As I said, they are not part of my British western diet.
Faddy eaters always pay more, wherever they go in the world.
Learn to eat food that is locally produced, and you will have a much better time touring the world.
I don't have any complaints about the food prices in Thailand, my main winge is the constant VISA rule changes and the many corrupt immigration offices and staff and of lesser importance the exchange rates.
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6 minutes ago, moutamine said:
You are in the wrong. Have you tried buying avocados lately. 30 Baht a piece... I can get 3 for 1$ CAD in Montreal. Kiwis are 25 Baht a piece here, I get 6 for 1$ CAD.
and @Odyysseus
Avocados are very cheap in the local markets when in season, I would suggest you stop doing all your shopping in tourist supermarkets Rimping/Friendship/Tops/Villa and buy in the more local shopping areas.
Although avocados and kiwi fruit are not part of my British/Euro diet so I'm not an expert on them and wouldn't include them in my 'western food' list.
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1 minute ago, puchooay said:So.....is pork, chicken, fruit, vegetables, dairy products and fish, for example, more expensive if you are going to make western food than it is if you are cooking Thai food?
I totally agree, most food ingredients are far cheaper in Thailand than in the western countries, I would suggest the people claiming western food is expensive either eat out all the time, can't cook, or are being scammed by their nearest and dearest.
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5 minutes ago, xylophone said:Sounds idyllic Bullie..............got room for an old but active handyman??
PS. Do you buy the house and actually own it for that money??
Are you OK with the 30% tax on your global assets/investments/pension/rental income, including property and pensions derived in other countries?
https://www.expatica.com/pt/finance/taxes/guide-to-taxes-in-portugal-105742/
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9 minutes ago, Old Croc said:Anyone thinking of Cambodia should google Cambodia-China relationships and see if that's really where they want to be in 5 years.
I've always avoided Cambodia as lawless, but last week my alcoholic pals convinced me to go to Siam Reap for a drinking marathon. We all really enjoyed it, draught beer at 50c a pint (15bht), cocktails at $1 a shot (30bht). Indian takeaways in every street ($4-$5 for a sitdown meal). Hotel with a decent modern room and swimming pool $10/night.
Once I was over the land border (nightmare) there were no problems at all, it was really nice.
It was like Thailand 10 years back, but at a fraction of the price.
@bkk6060, it wasn't any dirtier than Chiang Mai, and if your main purpose in life was to drink beer in bars full of naughty ladies 50c/pint in Siam Reap Vs 80bht/pint in Loi Krow is a significant difference (x5). If you want to include the lady drink prices 50c/pint Siam Reap Vs 150bht/pint in Loi Krow, then you're on significant savings (x10).
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Just now, Odysseus123 said:The more they talk about it the less they do.
I'm too old, talking about it is all I have left.
Luckily I can still drink the beer.
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For better or worse? Expats think Thailand is going down the pan, poll
in Thailand News
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I have a great deal with most governments, I don't bother them, they don't bother me.
So far it's worked out in all the countries in the world I visit or have lived.