BritManToo

On 6/29/2019 at 1:08 PM, geronimo said:

Upping the requirements for log stayers is the cause, They don;t have 800k to leave in a Thai bank, and going outside to get a new visa is the best option.

Not true, most of the queue is non-white, non-western.

Lots of Filipino workers, Koreans, Indians, Viets, generally 3rd world citizens working in Thailand.

4 minutes ago, john west said:

Pleased for you and yes the added bookis and other stuff too and pocket money and ours is not a Government school but nice that you Daughter going to help you when your money dries up. I keep telling this to our two!!! 30,000 plus for one term for one student.

Nobody forces you to send your children to private school.

My advice to everyone, learn to live within your means.

If you ain't rich, your kids must attend government school.

7 minutes ago, john west said:

IAM TALKING ABOUT tHAILAND EDUCATION OK 30K PER TERM AND RISING FOR EACH STUDENT

Thailand,

My 8 year old costs 6k/term for the uniforms/books/extras in the Amphur government school.

My 20 year old costs 10k/term plus 1,000bht/week in 'living expenses' at CMR University.

Two terms a year,

Not all that expensive IMHO, and only just over a year of university left, then she says she'll be paying to support me.

2 minutes ago, john west said:

Well it is not and do you know education for one very very expensive. Sorry impossible to live on that.

Education until age 19 is free in the UK.

University is optional, and dad doesn't have to pay for it.

19 minutes ago, rumak said:

well,  i think there are a few guys here that have met one .   but don't expect any invites to meet  ????

But for sure, especially a YOUNG lady with an older man would be a red flag (MONEY !!!)  anywhere in the world.   

I'm 60+,

Please explain this to me ............

why would I want a woman that wasn't MUCH younger than me? 

33 minutes ago, lamyai3 said:

Very far wide of the mark. Bars mostly run later these days than they ever did under the Purachai era, and clubs very late most nights, with no need to seek recourse at some dodgy 4th floor lock-in. The nightlife still thrives - the negative is the prices nowadays. 

N-Pub,

I never made it past happy hour (5-7pm) buy one for 20Kvnd, get one free.

Then home to watch a movie (my apartment had Fox Movies) in bed.

1 minute ago, thaibeachlovers said:

That was just a song. Everyone has something to lose, even if it's only life.

Death would be a welcome freedom to not worry about the value of the pound*

(* insert western currency of your choice).

Just now, Henryford said:

It's already full of bloody foreigners.

When it's full of cheap hookers, I'll think about going back.

3 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Correct. A man is only free if he does not care what other people think about him. 

Freedom's just another word for "nothing left to lose" (Kris Kristofferson)

11 hours ago, Ron jeremy said:

I don't know which Danang you visited, many high end nightclubs as well as expat bars etc. No it's not Miami nightlife, but anything from boring, and there is a decent number of western tourists, things are changing there very very quickly.

Yep, we must have gone to different Da Nangs,

All the expats I met there were single sad losers (teachers), and a few miserable western married couples (retired).

Maybe 1 in 1,000 western to Asian tourists.

43 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

Not exactly an image inviting to visit the pristine beaches.

Beach is empty during the day (when we would use it).

Lifeguards only there at sunrise and sunset.

1 hour ago, CNXexpat said:

Not expats - Britons. The Euro and other western currencies are also low, but hasn´t fallen more than 30% like the GBP. Britons, say "thank you" to the Brexiters. And it will become worse for you. 

Canada dollar, Australian Dollar and NZ Dollar have fallen more than the UK pound.

45 minutes ago, Jack100 said:

I had a friend  in the UK who was a rabid Brexitier  , he assured me on 24 June 2016 that the slide in the pound was only a 'temporary thing " . !

It will slide until the UK has left or remained.

5 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

There's already been a significant increase in married expats scrambling to Savannakhet to get the Non Imm O ME, with no financial proof required

Not true,

Most of the crowds trucked in by the vans are non-white, non-western.

5 minutes ago, wgdanson said:

Is half a kilo of TNT louder than a full kilo of gunpowder?

A lot louder (although you probably mean dynamite).

"TNT is most commonly assumed to be the same as (or confused for) dynamite, largely due to the ubiquity of both explosives during the 20th century and the civilian practice of preparing dynamite charges in 8x1" "sticks" wrapped in red waxed paper and shaped to fit the cylindrical boreholes drilled in the rock face. This incorrect connection between TNT and dynamite was enhanced by Bugs Bunny cartoons where animators started labeling any kind of cartoon bomb (ranging from sticks of dynamite to kegs of black powder) as "TNT" because the acronym was shorter, more memorable and didn't require literacy to recognize "TNT" meant "bomb" (similar to the use of XXX markings on whiskey bottles and barrels in cartoons). This eventually led to the general perception that TNT and dynamite were one and the same."

2 minutes ago, jimballard said:

I would have to take my wife as well. How can we get minimum income of £20k? Do you have a link?

Nope, you can't take your wife.

But benefits, tax credit, and housing allowance easily guarantee a minimum of 20k if you're working 16hr/week (even if it's selling on Ebay as an independent trader). You should get more because of the kids disability.

If you move back as a single guy, you'll get nothing.

48 minutes ago, jimballard said:

but cannot take family because of UK immigration rules.

You can take your children, father with 2 kids gets you a minimum income of 20,000 UK pounds.

If one of your kids has a medical disability, I would have thought she would be better off in the UK.

Or you could economise and learn to live on less here.

If you already own your own home, 15-20kbht/month should be achievable.

2 minutes ago, james.d said:

Last time I went my USD was rejected although it looked fine to me. I am going next week and again have USD in good condition (my opinion)

 

Is the exchange booth open early do you know just in case? (I never noticed it last time).

Do they exchange them for free or ?.

 

Thank you.

Exchange booth is at the back of the building that just rejected your $$$s.

No charge for the service.

Why not take $100 in 10s with you, then they can pick and choose to their hearts content.

1 minute ago, madmen said:

5 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

What's wrong with the non o multi from Suvannakhet?
5,000bht and no financials, lasts 15 months.

What else do they need to go with the paperwork for that, medical etc

Original Marriage cert plus signed copy, signed photocopy of wife's ID card and house book.

Passport photo and signed copy of passport ID page.

16 hours ago, jimballard said:

Thank you for your replies. The problem is not just the visa. As a family we no longer have enough each month. We are now at about 35kv each month. I underdtand the pound my drop more. I need to get income to send to thailand to supplement private pension and support family. If i can earn enough in uK to keep myself and send 10k a month to the family it will be ok until state pension kicks in.

35Kbht sounds plenty.

I can live on that including an 11k/month mortgage and one of my kids at university.

Why do you need more?