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I'm thinking Greece could be the go

3 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

It is normal for the restaurant to provide extra chopstick

It isn't normal at all. Usually one has to request some kind of community serving spoon and even then it doesn't guarantee people will use it, thus continuing to double-dip anyway.

49 minutes ago, cmarshall said:

It's an old saw of sociology that how people plan for the future depends on their level of income.  Poor people struggle to live day by day and lack the resources to do effective planning for the future. 

Are you including the Chinese in this wildly generalised theory?

On 1/30/2020 at 7:27 AM, cornishcarlos said:

All for show only

then why not put out monopoly money

12 hours ago, genericptr said:

Again she's never had a history of this

that's because they're experts in the so- called "long game". 

28 minutes ago, Pat83 said:

So I answered married, because I didn't want to lie to the government.

can't you say you're separated?

2 minutes ago, tifino said:

in pix: most IOs and BIB using cheap 20 baht paper masks!

they should be wearing eye protection / swimming goggles too

I went there in 2016. Soon as I heard those ruddy jet skis I was back on the boat outta there.

Depends.

Is it the issue date or due date?

OP what do you do when you find out the guy sitting next to you on a plane paid less than you for his ticket. Same journey, same everything, like for like. No probs wth that? Ok cool. But what if the guy happens to be non white? Start another overcharged for being too white a different racism thread?

Sounds like white privilege has served you well up til now. Now you’re in Asia the boot’s on the other foot. No beg pardons in this part of the world mate.

Relax and don’t fret over it.

Even at 65c US it still goes a long way in Asia, you still get plenty of bang for your buck. If and when the ass drops out of it just adjust your living standard to suit.

Worry about what is now... not what might be.

I believe these applications are outsourced to a Thai agency in Bangkok. Not staffed or managed by Australians as one would expect. When we applied we got the same as you, 3 months. After the application was approved a Thai man from their office called my wife on the phone and said, "You come back! You come back! You don't stay long time! You get on plane!" LOL

Maybe means lots of boom boom there?

Half yer luck mate!

Baked bean smoothies?

I'm a maths teacher (ironic given this financial folly)

Maybe not ironic at all.. especially if you went into this thinking Maths teachers are somehow exempt from brain explosions...

Sorry to tell you but even Maths teachers have got to trust their instincts and gut feelings sometimes, just like the rest of us mere mortals. Maybe Maths teachers are particularly vulnerable in this regard.

Just curious, did you happen to inform the financial adviser that you were a Maths teacher? You might have been hoping, deep down, he couldn't possibly pull the wool over your eyes "coz I'm too smart for that".. <<<that could be the root of your downfall right there..

There's a rat in my kitchen what am I gonna do?

There's a rat in my kitchen what am I gonna go?

I'm gonna fix that rat that's what I'm gonna do

I'm gonna fix that rat

It's an Asian thing.

It's the same in india, China,Taiwan, Laos, Vietnam, etc

In Asia traditionally, the son is the one keeping the family house. When he gets married his wife will come and live in the family.

Usually the wife will look after the aging mother and the rest of the family and basically serves as a glorified maid..Not a farang woman enviable position

While girls could be sinsot to any highest bidder, the boys are responsible for passing on family genes and names so farang blood is not welcomed.

^ this

in a word, rent.

/thread

OP here's an idea. Why not LIVE in the land you love. Then when you die you can die happy, in your bothy, and hey presto you're already there, in the land you love. win win.