sambum

"London Louf" by his own admission doesn't speak Thai, and I suspect you don't read English! ???? :- "Well, I messed up my flight calculations......" Possibly you made a deliberate typo, ( "You messed up your flight cancellation?????) but if so a smiley emoticon would have made your intention clearer!)

You describe them perfectly - short and to the point!

What kind of a nut would want a KING COBRA as a pet? They're not exactly huggable or show that they're pleased to see you!!! Your last sentence - spot on!

Yes, he's fed with them because they've been "bad doggies"!

"This was the first time they had killed anyone." Unbelievable! Implying that they had caused problems in the past, but none of them had fatal consequences, so that's all right then?

And probably filling them with Marijuana plants for their boss Mr Anutin!

I had a problem with a very sore shoulder/arm, and after an MRI scan, the local (most expensive) hospital said that I needed a spinal operation costing up to 500,000 baht. Prior to this I had undergone some physiotherapy at a practice recommended by a local orthopedic doctor. It didn't seem to help, hence the MRI scan, but 3 or 4 days later the pain miraculously disappeared, and left me with a slight numbness in my finger and thumb. Maybe it was the scare to my wallet that did the trick!!!

"High medical care standards, quality treatments, reasonable rates, and affordable cost of living for long-term patients......" Obviously Anutin "talking the talk" again! Without naming names (possible defamation claim?) a hospital in the tourist resort where I live was going to charge a tourist 19,000 baht for 1 stitch in a cut to his finger - yes that's right - nineteen thousand baht for one stitch!!! Obviously Anutin has a different interpretation of "reasonable rates" than I do!

"............notoriously easy driving tests,............" Got to agree. In my neck of the woods, people get to pass their test in a "purpose built test track" some of whom have never driven on a main road, let alone a "motorway"!!! Ridiculous!

Then "the world is her oyster"! ????

She'll go far - maybe female RTP?

Beautifully put - now where's that list of failures and the tea money box?

That's probably how/why they got caught out!

Congrats! P.S. Your stats fade in comparison to Lou's tally! P.P.S. I'm just having a bit of fun - it must be the weather keeping me in too much! ????

I don't, I wasn't but I will if you want me to!

No, I don't, but it's just that the number of your posts is very high compared to anyone else's so they do tend to stick out like the proverbial sore thumb! Especially when you're off line for a bit and come back with a "Blitz"! Sorry if that offends you - it's not meant to, I was just pointing it out! P.S. I hope you meet your target!

I'm sure you'll rise to the challenge in the near future!

Nah, you joined on 1 April 2021 (which you would probably have us think is pure coincidence!) and are well on course to break the 10,000 posts barrier by Christmas this year. As to the "rational responses" I think that may be a stretch of the imagination in a number of cases! Anyway, you carry on wack, and best of luck with the record!

Yes, I know that - the point I am making is WHY is there a big crackdown on overstayers when in my opinion there are far bigger fish to catch - and has been for a long time, but as I've said before, that might present an element of danger, so .....................! P.S. Your no of posts on this thread is frightening! Are you trying to break some kind of record by Xmas? ????

"Do you think overstay is OK? Are you saying that ll this time you have been on overstay?" Are you being deliberately obtuse/argumentative by ignoring my answers and asking the same questions again? I think we have nothing more to discuss - Bye bye.

"Those things are a contribution but then again they aren't,...." ????????????????????

I think I have already made it perfectly obvious that I do not agree with people overstaying, so I find your first question insulting! And what do you mean by "paying your way"? Of course I am paying my way, as I presume you are. I also presume that you are one of these types who don't like farangs, but are prepared to tolerate them as long as they have plenty of "baht"? And as a matter of interest - not that it is really any of your business - I have been "paying my way" in Thailand for more than 20 years, am married to a Thai lady, and am "paying my way" by looking after her, and helping out her family when the need occurs (which is very rarely, and only in a small way in the event of a "crisis") I do not pay tax as I do not work or own business or property here, but I do spend all of my pension here so yes, I am "paying my way". Anything else I can help you with?

"Western overstyers are exploiting Thailand - they don't pay taxes etc and don't contribute to the Thai economy" Sorry, but I disagree with you! Every body who lives here pays taxes in the form of VAT, and everybody who lives here contributes to the Thai economy by virtue of the fact that they have to eat! In fact, I think you will find that in certain areas of the country, Western tourists (overstayers included!) were probably responsible for keeping a lot of Thai small businesses afloat during the worst of the Covid epidemic (Once again, I am not advocating "overstaying" but let's keep it in context!)

I agree with you - I am asking how successful they are! It appears that it depends on the criminal involved, and their "importance" to the country requesting the assistance!

Maybe a problem in translation, but "being a load of healthcare"? Whenever I (as a farang) go to get healthcare at ANY hospital I have to pay for it, or I don't get treated! And I agree with "If you want to work or stay in Thailand do it legally.", but I am also saying is that more time and effort is being put into catching "overstayers" than there is into catching "proper" criminals - I am sure you know what I mean - illegal gun owners for instance are all over Thailand,. but when was the last time you heard of anybody being arrested or charged with that offence? And there are many others more deserving of investigation than overstayers (human traffickers, drug dealers to name just a couple of instances) many of which IMHO should not have been let into the country in the first place if the Immigration Dept had been doing their job correctly!!!