BritManToo

Here you go, photo of me sunbathing with my girlfriends ............ (taken when I was younger)

I'd suggest using a different test station.

^^^^ I've got loads of those and they work perfectly. They use the 'Tuya' app, and can also be controlled from 'Google home' or 'Alexa' app.

I don't need to look good (and never have). I live on a planet where all I need is money to get a beautiful one.

Are you suggesting only 'hansum' men should be able to appreciate female beauty? Seems an odd idea to me.

All the Thai girls I lived with looked great with no makeup.

It's great they've got their 20% GDP back.

Because you want to chat/understand groups of people. And they don't talk central Thai to each other.

That's quite cheap, I could afford that. Sorry to hear Turkey didn't work out.

Why didn't you just learn the Thai alphabet? Takes 2-4 weeks.

Car battery lasts 8-10 years, then it'll be $20,000* for a new battery. Which is probably more than the resale value of the car. Can't see dumping cars every 8-10 years as good for the world (or our pockets). My diesel pickup is 24 years old and still going strong. *Tesla charge $22,000 for a new battery.

Over 45 is 'elderly' IMHO.

More likely they don't chase 'other Thais', because the 'other Thais' will pull a gun and shoot them dead. Many Thais chasing a single elderly foreigner is a game with much less personal risk.

Sure, but nobody in the rural village is speaking Central Thai. And when you break up with your gf and move somewhere else, they'll all be speaking a different language.

I learned to read, write and speak Central Thai at age 53. It wasn't worth it for the following reasons. 1. Most Thais refuse to understand you speaking Thai. 2. None of my gfs or Thai family speak Central Thai amongst themselves. 3. Nobody is teaching Laos or Lanna (which is what most Thais outside Bangkok speak conversationally). 4. If the Thais around you realise you understand them, they immediately switch to another language. In the end it was a total waste of my time and effort.

Gogo bar with only ladyboys? Or all fat girls?

The Red Cock is quite good. The Uncle Tom is undrinkable.

I'm OK with a high mileage car as long as it starts easily.

Sounds a bit stupid to me. Mine has her own farm and forest, no need for land from me.

Same, full face helmet with mirror visor. Impossible to wear both mask and glasses under it.

Agree, Thais are usually very calm, I've never had any problem with Thais. It's always white foreigners looking to pick a fight, usually Brits.

50% fail, and the other 50% continue in misery. Either way the guy ain't getting any sex.

You'll do fine. Just don't give the 'nice girls' more than 1,500bht in the morning for their taxi home.

240w HLG covers 2'x4' ............ so he's lighting 4' x 8' which is a lot of plants. My friends 'tent' gets to nearly 40c, but the plants still do OK. Just leave the tent open.