BritManToo

I've known 3 English speaking foreigners that could chat in flawless Thai (not central) All 3 were essentially broke beggars in Thailand. An American cowboy 60+ who lived off his mother and whomever he could scam. Kern yow my paw ...... My arm isn't long enough A British drug dealer also 60+, learned from his year in Bangkok jail. Men chip hai see wa ....... You make this place smell And a Nordic guy 50+ who'd been stripped bare when his Thai wife divorced him, and was living with a pretty working Thai hooker he dearly loved, but had no money to give her. Mare mung see ma see dam .......... Your mother xxxx xxxxx They didn't seen to have much success with local women, despite having perfect (if low class) communication abilities.

If they're that unhappy with their jobs, they should be invited to seek work elsewhere. It costs them nothing to be civil and polite.

I used to pass through KUL on my way to Manila. I remember the immigration lady at KUL asking how long I was staying, I replied 6hr while waiting for my connecting flight. She suggested I should spent longer as it seemed a shame to waste the 90 day waiver she was stamping in my passport. I was always impressed that immigration in there and in PI were so friendly to tourists (both places immigration ladies spoke perfect English), unlike Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam who were never at all friendly (and no English).

But you can still hang them for treason!

Classic movie time The Ruling Class 1972 starring Peter O'Toole as an aristocratic madman. Q: when did you realise you were God? A: I noticed whenever I prayed, I was talking to myself!

Sorry for the delay, just went out to ask my garden fairies how the world would be if everyone didn't believe in god ...... They just rolled around laughing, so not particularly helpful.

Don't care, doesn't affect me, I still live full-time in the UK. I don't tell my government where I am or what I'm doing, they don't need to know. And before you start the moral high ground rant. I've never felt the need to be any more truthful/moral than the elected members of my government.

No they can't, pension payments can't be reduced or stopped to recover past overpayments, you have to agree. That's the meaning of the non-sanctionable clause for the state OAP. But they could recover it from your housing benefit, winter fuel payment, or your Xmas payment.

I wouldn't class Thai people as any examples of sanity/insanity for our western standards. Trying to relate their behaviour to our cultural standards just doesn't work. Not to mention, someone living their own life in accordance to the instructions of the fairies that live at the end of their garden probably shouldn't be proclaiming on the status of anyone else's mental health.

How did they discover your 16 months in Thailand. And did you agree to pay them back, you can say no, they can't take!

Accept the way they are and move on.

I think it says they didn't like Kamala. Nothing more. Publicly choose a better candidate (rather then trying to slip in another sock puppet at the last minute), and see how it goes, or choose no-one and enjoy Trumps continued support.

Not a problem in Thailand, I see people dressed like that all the time.

Yes, I agree the sex industry permeates the whole town. And you would need to walk around with your hands over your eyes not to see it.

I don't believe kids really pay attention to stuff they don't understand. Sex, drugs, alcohol, mental illness almost invisible to most of them Adults that want something banned always use 'but the children' as an excuse to promote their agenda.

I don't consider Pattaya beach as suitable for children, sand too dirty, water too dirty.

You don't think the Chinese are foreigners?

I translate that to LuckyGoodPussy ......... but the story doesn't support the name!

Most of the UK population barely earn enough to pay for food and housing. They have no money to speculate on investments and pension plans. And if they did, their wife would get most of it in the divorce.

But why the desperate need to come to Thailand? Vietnam 45 days Malaysia 90 days Philippines 30 days, but can stay 3 years. If I didn't have a Thai family, I probably wouldn't be here.

Same game for me ........ an nothing they did worked until I insisted they set up facial recognition. Then all the problems and locked account disappeared. Counter staff seem to have no idea what they're doing, and little interest in troubling themselves. First line of refusal ....... 'Sorry, you must do this at your home branch' nearly every time.

Saving money, in no particular order ........ They could stop giving foreign aid They could stop giving billions to the Ukraine Disband the army, navy, air force Cut free money for women Not fund illegal immigrants No private jets for elected officials and civil servants Get rid of the royal family Forget green energy and net zero Stop funding the BBC I could probably think of a lot more ways to save money than cutting back on the pensions of UK citizens.

I remember Monkey (1978) Tripitaka was the cute teen girl riding the horse.

No but I'd complain if he couldn't operate his equipment!

Don't think there are any that support pension rises for expats.