BritManToo

3 hours ago, canthai55 said:

And what - pray tell - is your solution for the air pollution which comes into Thailand from other countries ?

Invasion ? A stern "Don't do that ! "

Most air pollution is invasive from neighboring countries.

There is no simple answer ...

Odd that when you visit the 'neighbouring countries' the air's fine in comparison.

Air pollution .... something no Thai would ever do!

22 hours ago, Sea Traveller said:

Case 1: From this let’s say I die and I want that the money should go to my relationship partner. What do I need to already do now so my relationship partner could just go to Bangkok bank office and collect the money? A last will testament in Thailand only or something I need also to do at Bangkok bank or more?

BKB phone banking app on your phone, and give her the PIN.

On 2/17/2020 at 11:03 PM, ChristianPFC said:

Second, airline might ask for a flight out of the country. I will probably be flying (Bangkok to Hanoi) with Thai Air Asia, Thai Lion Air or VietJet Air. Any experience with these?

Yeah, they won't let you board the flight at Bangkok without an air ticket out of the country.

And they check the ticket out is real on their phone.

This only appears to apply to people arriving on VISA waiver.

If you have a VISA or VISA invitation letter, it doesn't appear to be a problem.

Vietnam immigration, don't ask to see anything, they just ask 'how long are you staying', then stamp 14 days no matter what you answer.

When I wanted to go, Chiang Mai to Saigon (air) to Phnom Penh (bus) last April 2019.

They refused to let be board without a flight out of Vietnam, cost me 900bht for a ticket I threw away.

Bus ticket to PP not accepted, flight only.

@asanee

Bus fare from Saigon to Phnom Penh is $10, good luck getting a flight at anywhere near that price.

Your entire post is completely wrong, nothing to stop a VISA waiver entry from exiting at any land border.

In December at check-in Chiang Mai to Hanoi, I watched them refuse boarding to other passengers who didn't have air tickets out or VISA invitation letters.

@ChristianPFC

Get a VISA invitation letter for $5 online, use it to board the flight, then enter VIetnam with VISA waiver entry.

No need for a ticket out then, the airline 'should' let you board, and it's a cheaper throwaway than an air ticket out.

3 hours ago, Canuck1966 said:

Ah bless, nice to know some people believe the dross that comes out of the Junta's windbag

Probably believes the tourist figures too ....... they'll be well up by the end of the year.

23 minutes ago, Ventenio said:

I'm not trolling on this post.  I am curious how much the pollution affects your day-to-day activities. 

 

100 = I can't do anything. 

1 = I never think about it.  

 

For over a year I've been in the 70's PM area and I would rank my experience :  30.   So the asthma, pills, medicine, etc....probably affects 30% of my existence.   

Well, instead of hiking/cycling 3x a week, I find it hard to just go once.

So that makes me 66/100, can hardly be bothered to do anything.

30 minutes ago, Gecko123 said:

ผู้บ่าวเฒ่ากับสาววัยทีน? It is hard for me to tell if this song is making social commentary or just a light-hearted male fantasy song about having a much younger lover.

it's just one of a million Issan joke songs about older unattractive gentlemen looking for love.

Here's a similar one I quite like.

9 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Seriously ? Heavy night last night ? The article is about Europe - not America or the US $. Against my £ its seems to be about 28% down from what I got in 2015. I was getting about 55 to the baht , now just over 40. Hence my comment, but don't let continents get in the way of Richard bashing hey ? 

Between 2009 and 2020 I rarely got over 50bht/pound. Why just quote the maximum exchange rate you ever got?

My average before Brexit was 50 (drifted between 48 and 52 most of the time), after my average is 40.

Back to the OP, invest in an unstable country ruled by the military ..... not in this life.

I don't even holiday in Thailand any more.

12 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

Anybody has a different take on this, would love to hear what they have to say.

I take it as the girl is better off with a guy that treats her well, and has money, no matter what his age.

Most guys get to see that video on their first 'bar girl' date.

As a side note, it implies Issan girls are for sale.

13 hours ago, vinny41 said:

Passport exit checks begin at UK ports and borders

Data is being collected on all passengers as they leave the UK on scheduled commercial international air, sea and rail routes.

Apart from departing via Ireland.

19 minutes ago, NeeNoon said:

I am sure there will be some posters here that will try to spin this to say it was our fault somehow.  

Were you dressed correctly?

Did you wai(t) enough?

33 minutes ago, HauptmannUK said:

I always thought UK immigration database didn't hold departure information?

it does for foreigners.

3 hours ago, Bullie said:

10 billion over a period of 7 years is a mere pittance in the scheme of things.

OP says gap of E10 Billion a year.

6 minutes ago, rech said:

 

non O multiple entries in Vietnam ? as easy as Savanakhet ?

thank you.

No queues at all, in and out in 5 minutes, apply in the morning, collect the next afternoon..

You don't need your original marriage certificate, they do want a handwritten letter from your wife in Thai, asking them to give you a VISA. $200 for multi-entry O.

3 minutes ago, kilt said:

I am also told that some loud, visible complaining by expats may help to have the system changed and the new boss lady transferred somewhere else... maybe.... someday...

Normally they change bosses when the guy above feels his share isn't big enough.

This is the way CM immigration has always been.

Fly to Khon Kaen, airport bus to the RR bus station, van from KK ring road bus station to Mukdahan bus station, border bus to Suvannakhet.

Although I just fly to HCMC for my VISAs these days, same rules but direct flights.

On 2/15/2020 at 7:52 AM, OneMoreFarang said:

If you don't do many video chats in 4k parallel then almost any internet connection should do the job.

 

Unfortunately in some buildings they had bad cabling which was "fixed" to often and does not work in the way it should. Your internet provider should be able to find out if you at your connection get the service which you pay for and where the problem is.

 

Didn't everywhere go fibre last year?

Surely the old network wiring is no longer relevant, I want fibre right to my router.

1 minute ago, TheDark said:

Good for you. 

 

France is not as you well know. French people are passionate of their freedoms, as we all know.

If you choose to share some of the burning street photos from Paris, I will respond with some of the stubbing photos from London, claiming it's all around England. So let's spare the time and no do it.

I don't live in either place, so don't give a damn.

Still thinking about buying a rundown farm in France though.

Plenty on sale for 15,000-20,000 Euros, property taxes put me off though, you need to be over 70 to be excused property tax.

20 minutes ago, TheDark said:

I almost forgot to say, aren't you jealous for French workers, who manage to go through their lives, working less than 40 hour per week and retire in their early 60's if no earlier? 

I retired at 45.

France is almost having a civil war at the moment.

N00b, no photos, hotmail account.

Chances of this not being a scam of some sort ............ minimal.

Needs a mod to get the full details and confirm it's not a scam before anyone would waste their time.