BritManToo

You've just described 99% of male/female sexual encounters in the world.

Works out at 7,700bht/month. For a rural farmer on the family farm that would be plenty. Another 600bht pension, free electricity, grow some rice, fruit and veg.

34c in the shade up here in Chiang Mai ....... sitting on the sofa, no fan, no air-con, no sweat, I don't find it a problem.

I would have caught a lot less STDs if I'd stayed in the UK.

I can read, write and conduct simple commerce in Thai. My Thai family all speak English (and their first language is Laos, not central Thai). Never encountered any Thai I wanted to chat with. That's good enough IMHO.

I think the 2nd one is more realistic. At 66.5 I don't think I have much longer left in me. But no need for me to worry about money, my pensions last for as long as I live.

Always best to read the instructions.

Are you claiming you never paid them a wage, gave them money or bought them a house? Spoke their language and are the same age as them? Remember we're talking 'normal relationships'.

I always arrived on VISA waiver, tourist VISA or Non-O, so no insurance. O-A never seemed to be available in the UK. Can't believe anyone would be daft enough to buy a VISA with all the extra expense of the O-A. Don't know anyone that ever had that VISA.

If you respected the rules, you wouldn't have been fined!

We've certainly all been told that ......... but the people telling us that all seem to have other motives.

There is no requirement for medical insurance.

I've never managed to stay single for longer than a week in Thailand. Even when I was trying to avoid women.

Most posters on this forum are too old to find a Thai woman to have a normal relationship. What, you think you'll be still attracting women when you're 60+ (or even 40+)?

Only happened to me once in PI, I called resort security (guy with a shotgun) and had him escort her off the premises.

I've always found most insisted on the sex, even if I were too drunk and just wanted to go to sleep.

That's just weird!

That's why I really value SEA. When one woman leaves, a younger and prettier one moves in.

....... and Johnny Depp ....... not to mention Will Smith.

More likely bacterial skin infections from swimming in poop in the seawater.

My woman had a cough 6 days back, took the Covid test which was positive., no fever just a cough and feels weak. Me and my son nothing so far. She's 40 (double AZ), me 66 (double Pfizer), son 10 unvaccinated.

I don't live there, so I don't care about it. Climate change, I won't live that long so I don't care about it. At my age, all I care about is me. PS. I generate nearly all my own electricity.

I always wonder about foreigners worrying over the price of groceries. Housing is the only cost that really affects us, food prices are a fraction of our outgoings. I doubt a 400% rise in food prices would cause any problems to me.

I enjoyed the first series, just d/led season 2 episode 1.

I read the entire book series ......... very depressing.