BritManToo

Stop and stand your ground usually works. They won't walk into you.

Lipoma ...... Fairly common, usually near the shoulder/neck area, not harmful. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lipoma/symptoms-causes/syc-20374470#:~:text=A lipoma is a fatty,readily with slight finger pressure.

I like the flirting/squeezing/romance from the bar girls that the woman in my bed no longer provides.

My first Thai gf was a bar owner/manager in CM (lovely girl). The serving girls had to pay her 100bht/night to work in her bar.

Good guess (actually 14 years), but I no longer go to town much. My pal who arrived in September when he retired has been stopped on the moat in CM 3x in 3 months. Usually at the regular stop and shakedown opposite Hom Coffee on Moon Muang.

I always prefer personal observations from members. Hard statistics are easily manipulated and not really meaningful (especially the ones published by TaT).

Wouldn't it be easier to smile and say 'no thanks' to the guy?

I prohibit displays of anger between my family members. They either comply or find somewhere else to live. MiL was the only one who refused to understand, after shouting insanely at my step-daughter a second time, she was driven to the bus station later that day (don't come back).

Wondering how much money April will lose from this thread Vs the money they would have gained from new customers? 6,200 views so far, can't imagine anyone who read this thread buying April insurance in the future.

If you were paying for everything, I'd like owning 'our own' space as well. (especially if 'our own' space was solely in my name) Just wondering how much cash she your partner contributed to the purchases?

If the extension was from an OA VISA you need medical insurance. If the extension was from an O VISA you don't need medical insurance. As far as I know!

Difficult to say as I was 100% legit at all the police stops. The one time I forced them into doing it at the police station the ticket had, 'other offense' written in Thai.

That's because the teachers are as bad at their jobs as the cops. Ever wonder why Google translate doesn't work for Thai, but is great for Spanish/French/Chinese? That's because Google hires locals to help write the translations.

Don't we all?

Lucky you, I've been shaken own 3x All for something m/c related at a police stop even though I was 100% legit. Obviously only for small amounts as I had a Thai DL and didn't look rich.

Maybe a bowl of fruit.

More likely welfare than jobs. When a country has no welfare, there are many available women.

And as @simon43 found, such tests may invalidate your health insurance.

As it was a police safety stop ................. Now explain why they stopped a taxi full of tourists, and bothered anyone other than the taxi driver.

Back to the OP, My current woman used to work a little Thai on Thai 'bar scam' when she was younger. If she needed any money she'd walk into a nicer bar/hotel, and get the barman to put a 500bht bottle of whiskey on her table with the intention of getting a refund from the bar man (50/50 split). She's wait until one of the bar staff came over and said 'that guy wants to sit with you', and she'd reply 'can he pay for my drinks?'. The guy would come over to her, the bottle would go back behind the bar, and she'd enjoy dinner, drinks and a refund on the bottle from the bar staff when she left (with or without the guy). 250bht in those days was 2 days work (early 2000s), with a free dinner and drinks thrown in. Never had to wait long as she was really pretty when she was younger.

Right back at ya!

So 'daughter speaks English' completely irrelevant to the thread.

Does she sit in bars on her own?

You're gonna be in trouble with the 'respect and worship all women' brigade for that one.

Walk over and offer to pay for their drinks is the easiest way. Why worry about their occupation? I was in a crowded bar in Seam Reap with a couple of pals. 3 local ladies walked in and sat down, I called the waitress over and said 'give those girls each a beer' (big spender as beer was 50c/glass). 30 seconds later the girls were sitting on our laps. I walked into an empty bar in Seam Reap with a pal, he went to the toilet, I ordered the beers. Girl was sitting alone on another table with a beer, I smiled, she smiled, and I asked if I could pay for her drinks. She's sitting with me by the time my pal comes out of the toilet. He says 'How'd you manage to find a girl in an empty bar that fast" ............. You just gotta take the chance when you see a girl you like, if they're not interested they'll just say no. It's not like the west where they call you names and then complain to the bar manager. Asian girls are very friendly and approachable.