BritManToo

24 minutes ago, Lashay said:

All included (except the BKK to HKT transfer), which is why they keep using "arrivals" when talking actual numbers but "tourists" everywhere else so they cannot be called on it.

I've already 'arrived' in Thailand 4x this year, doing my bit for TaT tourist statistics.

Although I'm actually a tourist in the other countries where I spend all my discretionary money.

13 minutes ago, Pedrogaz said:

I'm going to check out Vietnam later this year as a potential place to move to....I'm tired of the negativity toward foreigners, the discriminatory attitude over pricing, the over charging, the petty rules being introduced all the time by immigration and the fact that the corruption seems to be at an all time high. I earn in US dollars so the 'string baht has not really affected me yet, but I'm sure my money will go further in Vietnam than in Thailand.

Cambodia is better for you, their currency is US dollars so no exchange fees.

Their banking and ATMs all work in USD.

Vietnam, the further North you go, the more uptight they are but Saigon is very similar to Bangkok.

Off topic,

Have you considered rural France?

Fixer upper properties available for 10k-20k Euros, often with a acre or two of land and no money needed for your wife's VISA if you're exercising your right to seek work. Much easier than the UK.

Most places are happy to sign the form without bothering with any of the tests.

Just try anywhere.

2 hours ago, wilcopops said:

Basically it appeals to those who aren't satisfied with their own lives so they want to blame others and the far right answers that need.

Let him who is satisfied with his own life cast the first stone ..........

Mine was a bit of a disappointment when I lived in the UK.

4 minutes ago, bert bloggs said:

not nagging ,we are always joking around , i am quite lucky i suppose that my wife is from a quite well off family and has had a good education so she is almost as imtelimgent as me ????

Sadly I'm in the top 0.1%, so I've never had competition.

1 hour ago, DonDoRondo said:

I've got a private tutor lined up already for the equivalent of 300 TB an hour, which is 

around what I pay here in CM and I've done a couple of google searches and discovered

that Da Nang has massage service at both higher end spas  and also smaller

cheaper shops.  Looking forward to trying them out.

 

If you've had lessons for 7 years, I can tell you they weren't worth it.

Da Nang massage places are a bit odd, was there last week, it's always a thuggish looking guy out front, no girls to be seen, not for me, I like the menu outside. Beach was great, sea was great, but 99% Asian, no white folk, no free range ladies.

I can recommend N-pub (expat bar buy 1 gt one free) and Euro Draught Beer Village (Asian beer bar in beautiful setting) if you're a beer drinker.

54 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

How many (in total) non sale of alcohol days in Thailand per year?

If you're here for 2 weeks, a 25% chance of encountering one.

I have better things to do, usually it's the estate agents forcing me to look at houses outside my price range.

They always seemed to think I could pay more than I told them.

(or maybe they thought the sellers would accept much less)

4 minutes ago, madmen said:

Mid 50's and a big condo lower Sukhumvit I own and I never have or will pay a hooker a retainer to pretend she is my girl
I feel sorry for your low self esteem!

You've still not explained why your (imaginary?) 90k/month woman wants you.

As you already posted, "it's always about the money"

3 minutes ago, malagateddy said:

And no doubt that she will waltz her way into an eu earner quite soon

Doesn't really need another job with the 600k/year expenses all former PMs get for life.

43 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

You must be special or look poor....

...... or too stupid to notice he's being scammed.

On 7/7/2019 at 7:12 AM, Mitkof Island said:

The majority of foreigners in Thailand have no common sense . About as dumb as a brick.

If they had common sense, they wouldn't be in Thailand.

I include myself in that comment.

1 hour ago, wisperone said:

I think it is becoming more of a 1 and done destination for the normal tourist. Excluding sexpats who can get cheap sex in Thailand and no sex at home.

Plenty of places to get cheap sex, but never at home.

1 hour ago, sunnyboy2018 said:

State pension but many people have private and company pensions. Government rules not with standing: 20 k is not enough to live in Thailand. 

I know many that manage to live on less than 20k, almost all the Thai population, and some foreigners.

There are several VISAs available that have no financial requirements including Elite.

I could easily live on 20k if I were single, or had a partner that contributed rather than took.

All the 7-11/Tesco/Makro/BigC/KFC (et al) menial staff are on 9k/month nationwide.

5 minutes ago, madmen said:

Ozzie expats are receiving 36500 baht pension right now and usa poms and canadians and most of europe in the same boat.

Brit government pension is 20k/month.

Smallest pension in the western world.

40 minutes ago, billsmart said:

One reason is I believe they have the right to do that is I am living here on a Long-stay visa. I am a guest.
The reason I don't feel threatened is I have nothing to hide.

But one day they may have a bag of Yaba to hide.

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

He would have to travel back with the same carrier that brought him in, not any carrier from any airport. 

You can buy any ticket you like if you don't sign the 'admission of guilt'.

42 minutes ago, DrDave said:

Take the bike, along with the owner to a shop that sells that particular brand. They will be able to provide a quote for the cost of repairs (parts and labor), and that's what you should give the owner. I've personally seen people do this several times at the Honda dealer in Patong while waiting for my bike to be serviced.

I knew a m/c rental company owner in Chiang Mai. He freely admitted to making more money from repairs than rental, but would happily agree to extend the rental period of the damaged bike until the customer had it repaired at Honda. He said nobody ever did, because Honda would generally take 2-3 days to get and fit the parts (probably longer on Phuket), and the customers were usually at the end of their holiday.