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Sounds really boring. Each to his own though. I imagine you would be doing much the same in your own country.

Nothing wrong with bar girls or even ex gogo girls. My lady was one and now makes an excellent wife. There are 1,000's of foreigners in the same situation no need to get defensive.

Thers always 1 Finicky one lol. Not for me I am afraid. When we go visiting the family I always go to the local hotel resort to sleep. Then go back to the village and relax on a recliner reading a book whilst she does the family thing and we are ready to go back to civilsation. An overnight visit is enough for me, I dont know how people can live there. Nothing to do its so boring.

Yes many of those as well. There are some though as long as you have the right format and business brain who own successfull bars, some even a chain of them.

Yes I retired at 56 in 2013. I bought a house just outside Pattaya with my Thai wife and we spend 7 months a year here. We both return to the UK every May for 4 to 5 months to see my lads and grandchildren. I did not sell my house in the UK like so many do. I am confident I made the right decision as I am with the relationship with my wife who I have been with since 2011 and married since 2014. At 30 years old she is young enough to keep me young and we do many activities that I detailed in my original post together. Best decision I ever made. Dont whatever you do be persuaded to go and live in a Thai village.

Many successfull bar owners in Pattaya. What is your point?

Well for a start dont live in the middle of nowhere, where your wife dictates your life for you. Live in or near Pattaya. You then have the choice of the beach at Jomtien, nightlife whenever you want it, cinema, eating out, going to the gym, playing golf etc. If you have the funds and are reasonably fit, retirement should be a fun time. If you think you are already on the way out, doing nothing will quickly accelerate that.

I visited The Queen Siriket Navy Hospital 2 weeks go. Every single person and there were hundreds were wearing a mask. Although I dont like wearing a mask, out of respect I did so. If requested to wear a mask in a given situation I would look at the circumstances and if its a reasonable request I will do so.

Whats a VPN got to do with it. He means checking the immigration database to see if you have entered or left Thailand.

Just continue to get the ferry and go to the main beach. I know where the best place to go is but sorry I am not posting it publicly because I want to keep it the way it is.

Never had a visit and dont expect to get one. Why do they assume people on an extension be it Retirement or marriage are in the country at all times. Personally I am here on Retirememt and between May and Oct I am in the UK, so they will be out of luck trying to visit me.

Why the secret? Are you embarassed to state where you come from?

Apparently the kids are Cambodian kids with no parents who ran away from the home. They are a lost cause already, bad parents who dont care and Thai authorities, legalising cannabis without any due care as to what the effect of this decision would have in the real world. I am all for legalising the drug but for heavens sake lets take back some control. Even in liberal countries like the Netherlands you cannot openly deal and sell the drug like it is over here now.

What do you expect. It always rains in November. Rainfall is equivalent to April and May. December will be mostly dry.

Its an issue between Thai's. Can happen anywhere in Thailand. Its on 2nd road, where it happened is at least 200 metres from Walking St not a few metres.

Koreans maybe. Yes the odd farang. About 0.1%

This is the one and only effective cream and I have tried many hydrocortisone ones. Best ever find here.

Its a Thai club, nothing to do with Tourism or farangs. These clubs are everywhere in Pattaya in non tourist areas.

I am 66 and its easy. Expand the text and or the screen if you need too. I am posting this from my mobile. I never use a laptop other than to look movies etc

Well use the app then. Its a well known fact that the Grab good app is the very very easy way to order food in Pattaya. You come on asking for advice and then when given it question the answers. You seem to be living in the dark ages.

You little devil

People should stop getting their knickers in a twist. These venues are not the traditional tourist venues on Walking St and LK Metro, but Thai venues on 3rd road etc where very few foreign tourists go. Now if Republic, Insomnia, Bliss or Escape were raided then it would be a concern.

@AndyAndyAndyhow long have you been married to this obviously stupid woman. Seriously it cant be the first time she has shown this irrational behaviour. More fool you for putting up with it. Its obvious that this woman should have been ditched years ago. Sorry you brought this on yourself. Unbelievable

Really bad planning here. The expiry date of your passport did not suddenly happen, you must have known it was expiring and that you would have this issue. You should have got a new passport 6 months ago, issue sorted.

Its the same time every year it never changes. The last day is always 19th and starts as early as the 10th on some soi's. If you have never experienced it then fine. However most of us hate it and either go somewhere for 10 days or stay home.