BritManToo

Absolutely! Until you've seen the outcome, you can't know. And the more educated your children are, the less time they will spend with you as adults. Obviously, they will suddenly become more interested in you when there's the prospect of an inheritance in the near future.

No woman wants a man who can't earn/provide more than her. That's just the way it works. I have 2 educated adult daughters (age 37 and 25), both with no men in their lives, because the men need to have more money/income/prospects/education for them to find the men worthy. You have no LTR but insist on telling those of us (with experience) how it is. Yes, it's possible to get a free one, but unless you have 'more', they won't stick around.

The point I'm making is you've not raised any kids, but insist on telling us how it should be done.

So you have no adult children and are just speculating on the outcome!

Every sane person hates the Tories and all they stand for (namely greed and corruption). The mistake is in thinking Labour is any better!

Completely disagree on all points. Education is what your kids make of it, you spending big money won't make them learn. Holidays also irrelevant, most kids on't want to holiday with their parents, I certainly never did. What would be interesting is for you to share the success stories that came from your spending big money on your kids. How many kids, what sort of holidays and schools, how much time do they spend with you today? Because all the kids I made any big effort with totally blank me now. All all the kids I spent minimum money on, but was around for seem to still love me.

The weather is so unpredictable that all my plants are inside now. On windowsills, last month too hot, this month too gusty. Growing season is limited Nov-Feb IMHO. Still managed to grow 6+ozs for under 100 pounds (4,000bht). Which should last me a year. If I run out I'll probably top up with brick at 4bht/gm.

Tetanus vaccine stops you getting Tetanus, nothing else.

I've never seen any evidence that a good education gives a good life. And what if the kids are no good at school? Forcing them to go will make them hate you and hate their life.

The more you give your kids, the less they like you!

I can release the election results now. Prayut (et al) wins.

I'm expecting to be dead in 3-5.

I earned a load of money in the city after getting a degree and postgrad. My team mate left school at 16 and then worked on the markets, earned almost the same as me.

Britain should forget the USA and forge some more links with China and Russia.

Investing in anything is usury!

I spend about 2000bht/month each on my kids.

I've always noticed in a healthy economy the interest rates are higher than inflation. Without a return on investment ......... there's no point in investing. As a Marxist I believe the state should own and distribute the use of all land and housing, so there wouldn't be a mortgage rate or mortgages.

My son is 12 and I'm 67. Why worry about what other people are doing? MYOB!

I drink tapwater in CM all the time, have been for the past 10 years.

Too old, Huawei was banned from Google play from 2020 on. My 2022 'Mate' can't use Google play, my 2019 Y9 is fine with Google play.

If you go to any of the m/c markets in CM, Ruam Chok, Saturday Buffalo market there are people there who do this for a living. Usually they want a couple of hundred baht for driving out of town. Alternatively, Don't bother, if you've got the green book you can tax and register it no matter what name is in the book.

Not at all true, I went to an awful secondary modern school in the UK, Ended up earning so much money I couldn't spend it every year. My UK daughter attended one of the worst schools in the UK is now primary pharmacist at a top London hospital. She earns a shed load of money. My Thai daughter who attended a Thai government school (now 24), has a decent career in logistics 20k + accommodation. My niece who attended government school in Nan (now 26), is regional manager for Lotus, 25k + car. If you had children you would understand it's the kids drive and desire to achieve that earns them money. If they have no drive and desire, they will drift, get pregnant, take drugs.

Plenty of rain in CM the past couple of nights. Smog nearly all gone, temp down from 40c to 32c, mountains are back.

Good schools produce average earners.

I watched the video, I saw 4 policemen murdering a handcuffed black man while he pleaded and begged for his life.They all need to be in jail for the rest of their lives.