BritManToo

But oddly, require no proof you are living in the UK. When I completed my pension application online (using invite code + VPN) they never even mentioned/questioned where was I living, just wanted me to confirm my bank was still the same.

According to the DWP, benefits fraud only happens ....... 1. When the claimant admits it to DWP staff. 2. When convicted in a court of law.

Gays don't identify as women. They are men that want sex with other men.

If a doctor can't tell a man from a woman they're probably not fit to practice. I'd strike a few off, and see how it goes from there ...........

Oddly enough you're not entitled to hold a British DL, if you have a DL issued in another country. Not strictly enforced as they have no way of checking, same as DWP and where you are living. If you don't tell them, they won't know!

Would point out all those stories were published after the "not reported in MSM" you quoted.

I call it the 'connect everything together and then the internet' madness. Just another lazy utility company risking failure to lower staff costs.

When I first installed mine, and there was the usual windy rain so power gone for 2 hours. The neighbours all came round to ask why I had electricity and they didn't.

Agoda has hundreds of hotels for under 400bht/night. Actually 1,300+ And may I point out, joining this forum to advertise/sell/promote is not allowed.

I actually have an electric mountain bike, which I charge from my home solar cells. No need for Issan, I live 10km from CM town centre and have a range of 50Km. No traffic problems, no parking problems, no electric worries, and a gas cooker with a spare cylinder. The worst that can happen to me, I lose power in the early morning if it's been raining for 2 days in a row and the grid's down.

But it wouldn't have affected anyone with home solar and Gas cylinders. What it comes down to (in my mind), is you can't trust your government to provide utils any more. They've cut their infrastructure costs to the point they are no longer reliable. And they are so interconnected, that a minor problem will take everything out.

You can buy 13Kwhr of battery storage in Thailand for around 30,000bht. No need to spend more on Tesla.

Not that much point in having cash in the big city if the tills don't work, and you're stuck on a train. The clear thing I learn from this, is don't travel on anything that relies on the grid and keep a weeks supply of essentials in your home.

Yeah, but she's not white and not male, so most of us wouldn't vote for her. Odd fact if you're white and won't vote for a non-white you're a racist. but if you're a non-white and vote for another non-white, you're sound! (obviously nobody is allowed to vote for a Jewish candidate)

and stupid, and poorly educated ........... Or they could just complain too many pensioners (missing their winter fuel payments) are being allowed to vote.

I don't worry about guns either ...... now sleepy bus, lorry or pickups drivers scare the hell out of me. What is thread about? Oh yeah, net zero taking out Spain, then dragging Portugal down with them, they got what they wanted, namely a clean but iffy grid. And building enough energy storage for a few more cloudy days than they expected will push up their unit prices 5-10x ....... enjoy! I'm in the same boat, 100% solar, but can only afford the storage for 1 night, 2 cloudy days in a row, and I too need to use the grid (normally for just 1kwhr).

Yeah, but if they're both foreigners, they can't legally buy houses in Thailand, unless breaking the law. As for your diverse families, I'd rather mix with former sex workers than Chinese, Russians or Israeli. Hey, but it's a free world, everyone is allowed to have their opinions.

So 10%, that seems about right to me.

More like, most Thai sex workers have no access to home loans because they have no financial records or work history, so the foreign guys that marry them have no access to a mortgage either. Leaving two choices, cash or rent, and your much younger Thai bride ain't gonna stick around long without the free house. Obviously my much younger Thai wife is different, and married me for my rugged good looks, extraordinary intelligence, and amazing wit,

'Cos the foreign guys that marry the sex workers have the cash to pay for international schools. Than claim they never frequent bars, never pay for sex, and love Pattaya because its a family friendly resort. Then try to convince themselves they didn't marry a sex worker, and try to convince everyone else they didn't either.

Just bought a Toshiba 15Kg top loading automatic, waited until Lazada sale day ....... Price dropped from 8,200bht to 5,800bht delivered. No delivery dates, says 30 days pre-order .... ask on customer chat when? .... reply made to order, wait. Delivered 2 days later FFS! Now it's sitting outside in the box, thought I had 30 days to clear a space to put it, and collect the hoses. Why do they always give hoses that are too short to fit anywhere? https://www.lazada.co.th/products/i4993755972-s21070789143.html

There is no excuse for being impolite to your customers while at work. Be you a general or a shelf stacker.

I've known 3 English speaking foreigners that could chat in flawless Thai (not central) All 3 were essentially broke beggars in Thailand. An American cowboy 60+ who lived off his mother and whomever he could scam. Kern yow my paw ...... My arm isn't long enough A British drug dealer also 60+, learned from his year in Bangkok jail. Men chip hai see wa ....... You make this place smell And a Nordic guy 50+ who'd been stripped bare when his Thai wife divorced him, and was living with a pretty working Thai hooker he dearly loved, but had no money to give her. Mare mung see ma see dam .......... Your mother xxxx xxxxx They didn't seen to have much success with local women, despite having perfect (if low class) communication abilities.

If they're that unhappy with their jobs, they should be invited to seek work elsewhere. It costs them nothing to be civil and polite.

I used to pass through KUL on my way to Manila. I remember the immigration lady at KUL asking how long I was staying, I replied 6hr while waiting for my connecting flight. She suggested I should spent longer as it seemed a shame to waste the 90 day waiver she was stamping in my passport. I was always impressed that immigration in there and in PI were so friendly to tourists (both places immigration ladies spoke perfect English), unlike Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam who were never at all friendly (and no English).