BritManToo

My misses used to run a bar/restaurant scam in BK, she said almost every bar or restaurant would participate. She'd enter alone, sit at a table alone with a new bottle of whiskey from the bar. Along would come a Thai guy and ask through a waiter if he could buy her a drink. She'd reply, can he pay for my bottle .......... which would disappear back behind the bar. Then she'd eat and drink at his expense all evening, and the waiter would give her half the cost of the bottle which the bar would then sell again.

I've got a thousand baht for a date, they can eat it in the evening, or take it home with them in the morning.

Rule is ............ fun first, pay later.

Completely wrong. Children are treated free at all government hospitals, no need to be registered.

300-500bht at a clinic. Kids are free at ALL government hospitals, no need to be registered. I think it's up to age 15, but it might be only to age 12.

Don't do it, or you'll be sorry!

Ah yes, believe your government and it's agencies!

Fingers, from riding a m/c a lot in UK winters. Before cannabis they were too swollen to wear a wedding ring, too weak to open twist top bottles and the pain kept me awake most of the night. Surprisingly the swelling and weakness went as well as the pain.

As far as I know there are no withdrawal symptoms when you stop so it can't be addictive! Been using 0.5gm every night for the past 2 years to stop joint pain. If I miss a night or 2 there is no downside apart from the joint pain creeping back. Your 'reefer madness' topic title is misleading, if not misinformation.

I lost all appetite 6-12 months back. I have to force myself to eat 3x a day or I lose weight very quickly. I frequently forget to eat as I'm never hungry.

Would have thought job losses more to do with COVID restrictions that lasted 2 years. Don't see how Brexit split any families. Brit economy seems stronger than most of the EU countries. Inflation is rampant everywhere. Interest rates have always been 6-8%, if you were stupid enough to buy a house believing 1-2% would continue, I don't have much sympathy. As far as I can see the only negative effect of Brexit (for the general Brit population) is it's harder to retire to Spain or France. PS. I'm not a Brexit supporter as I wanted to live in France, and now I can't.

Why would the money run out? Only those western guys fully funded should live in foreign countries.

Most women have the new bf before they jump ship.

Resort = short time motel.

They don't like carrots that much, rabbit pellets and what they find in the garden + farmhouse wholewheat bread for treats, or a bit of apple. But they're terrific cure for loneliness, and you don't have to take them out for walks.

Nah, I had a Brit pal that spent a year in the Bangkok Hilton (heroin), and came out speaking incredibly good (if low class) Thai. The ability to pick up a language is down to no distractions, stick yourself in a room with 20 Thais and no other entertainment 24/7 for a year, and you'll come out speaking Thai.

You only hear that from the idiot posters.

I thought you were on your 4th?

I bought some rabbits, problem gone. Great company and I can have a cuddle whenever I like in exchange for a crust of bread.

Just working my way through the Rivers of London fantasy series. Pretty good so far, about the section of the London Met that deals with monsters.

The dams North of Chiang Mai look already full to me, and it's only the start of monsoon.

If you want to go sight-seeing without breaking the bank. Hanoi wins hands own. Boat trip in Halong Bay Train and then hire bicycles (just outside the station) then cycle to Ninh Binh and Tam Coc for the lake and cave rowing trip. Walking food tour. Walking cultural tour. Even the lake in the centre of Hanoi is nice..

Not true, People vote for whomever appears the least bad candidate. (Assuming the votes are counted correctly) I stopped voting when I realised there were no suitable candidates offered on the voting slips.

Except, Blue collar work is outsource to China. IT work is outsourced to India.

I smile at everyone that smiles at me. I wai to no-one.