BritManToo

On 11/21/2018 at 6:49 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

Would also help if governments stopped paying people to have children.

Less people = less pollution = problem solved.

 

Or we could just kill all the people living in China, India, Africa and South America, then keep those continents as wildlife reserves.

A final solution to end climate change and save the planet.

mis-read OP, kid under 7 needs court, or marry mom.

(read it as 10 year old kid)

6 minutes ago, GalaxyMan said:

It seems to me that splitting the house from the land, putting the land in her name and getting a lifetime usufruct for me on the house will be the most logical way to go, all things considered.

A building company won't do that.

It's a custom build option only.

45 minutes ago, cyberfarang said:

Being in debt is a civil, not a criminal offence. Can`t get blood out of a stone. If the loan stops being paid and the relationship turns sour, under the Thai civil law system it can take years to have a someone evicted from a property and even if they lose the case can still appeal that can take more years.

But you haven't lost 2.5Mbht, only a fraction of it.

21 minutes ago, AlexRich said:

Banks tend to loan to high earners. If his girlfriend does not earn much no Bank will loan to her without a guarantor ... and that will be the farang.

 

That isn't usually a problem, the builders will arrange everything.

11 minutes ago, outsider said:

Sorry that the motorcyclist made a mistake that ended very, very badly for him. This is a common mistake by most motorcyclists in this part of the world, not just Thailand. Why do they need to undertake, or be inside the turn of a turning vehicle? That's the wrong place to be, no matter how one looks at it.

 

Strange but true, turning vehicles do not have right of way in Thailand.

Those travelling straight do, and it doesn't matter if they are on your left or your right, they still have right of way.

44 minutes ago, seajae said:

I was taught to treat women with respect and not treat them badly,

Metoo, but then I realised my mom had been lying to me, and women treated decent/honest/nice men with contempt and dishonesty.

Smarten up dude, pretend you are a drug dealer/pimp and they are all over you.

47 minutes ago, VillageIdiot said:

This dude has a lot of time on his hands.

 

We are all retired, of course we have a lot of time on our hands.

Sleep, eat, drink, exercise, post.

Holy cow those are expensive.

I make my own, costs about 10-15bht per mince pie, if you live in CM YoK have all the ingredients.

Mince meat is essentially candied orange peel (125bht/500gm), raisins (55bht/500gm) and diced apple with a few spices, some palm oil (or butter) and a capful of rum.

4 hours ago, Fex Bluse said:

If the Thais were, for instance, just a bit darker, larger, English speaking and less coy, most farang would be terrified of Thais. 

 

If foreigners realised how many Thais carry loaded guns in their belly bags, they'd be too scared to walk down the road.

11 minutes ago, Vermaric said:

You omitted high rise buildings...

and drinking with Brits.

9 minutes ago, KevinboyCM said:

I did include plumbing and electric in my lease as something the owner is responsible for. I guess I never thought I needed to add structural damage.  Is it typical here for owners to be that dumb not to want to protect their property?

Absolutely, once you've moved in they consider it your problem.

When a Thai tenant can't stand the state of the structure any more, he repairs it himself or moves out.

30 minutes ago, KevinboyCM said:

I have spent 40k in upgrading the house as well as at least a 1000 man hours the last year in fixing up the house PLUS I live in an area because I am a wildlife photog.

Should have spent the money/time on the tree and roof.

4 minutes ago, Fex Bluse said:

I have never broken a Thai law. The Thai police officer did, though. We may never know if the French national did -- since he was murdered.

 

And, in any event, this is not about me. If you want to debate my comments, please do so properly.

 

What you seem to be talking about is moral relativism which has no place with the law. If the Thais legalise murder, I will acknowledge your argument.

Passive/aggressive provocation at it's best.

A Thai girlfriend once explained everything to me very concisely.

If someone causes me to feel shame in front of my friends, family or peers, I will attempt to kill them.

If I am arrested and put in jail for my actions, I will accept my punishment, but I'll probably get away with it.

I believe this is the precise explanation for all of these violent incidents, you might care about the law, but they care more about being shamed in public. Argue all you like about the law, but it's not much help to you if you're already dead.

7 minutes ago, Fex Bluse said:

Understood. So, murder is OK when one is provoked and the provoke-r does not notice the other person getting angry. Great

You are the foreigner here, if you can't fit in with their culture and laws, you shouldn't be here.

I don't have any problems avoiding conflict with Thais.

A drunken Brit in a bar, an entirely different matter.

On 7/17/2017 at 1:32 AM, Nerdling said:

She is claiming she dont want a husband that is rich but rather a husband that will love her and be faithful to her.

Come for 2 weeks holiday, stay in Bangkok (or anywhere far from her family), enjoy the sex, give her some money when you go home.

Anything else is a foolish fantasy.

5 minutes ago, Fex Bluse said:

Thais are provoked too easily

You're wrong,

you are just incapable of understanding the aggression of your behaviour.

And incapable of reading the warning signs they give out.

On 7/17/2017 at 1:32 AM, Nerdling said:

She is claiming she dont want a husband that is rich but rather a husband that will love her and be faithful to her.

Come for 2 weeks holiday, stay in Bangkok (or anywhere far from her family), enjoy the sex, give her some money when you go home.

Anything else is a foolish fantasy.

7 hours ago, Fex Bluse said:

So we can say Thais are situationally friendly. There is nothing unique or particularly interesting about this Thai. Most all of them can be easily provoked to explosive violence - and, that is true across all socioeconomic and education levels.

 

So the game is not to provoke them, or anyone else for that matter.

When did it become OK to provoke other people in the western world?