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There are no more checks than normal. There are 3 main areas you avoid that nearly always have checkpoints. 1. Outside the old Tony gym at the junction of Pattaya Tai and 3rd road. 2. As you mentioned at the junction of Pratumnak and Thrapraya road 3. On 3rd road by the Dolphin roundabout. These checkpoints are nearly always there, avoid them. I know of no others. The police do not set up random checkpoints anywhere in the city at that time of night.

You choose to live in the middle of nowhere surrounded by uneducated Thai's. Then you complain. Come on now. Its your own fault.

Been doing it for 10 years. Used to bring bacon as well, lol.

We bring back from the UK. (1) My favourite Sausages 4 kilos (2) Cadburys chocolate loads (3) Cheese 2 kilo (4) Anti pirspirant loads (5) Shaving gel (6) My medication 7 months worth Many other things I cant remember. All the above expensive in Thailand. Never been checked coming out of UK and the x ray machines at BKK are rarely used, just there for show.

Thanks for the clarification, I had never heard of this place but yes Bone is well known. Its hardly a tourist venue and is frequented by Thai's, I suspect the "tourists" are Thais from Bangkok. The main tourist night clubs in Pattaya for farangs are Insomnia and Republic. Bone although popular is not a tourist venue.

Just open another account in your name only wirh Santander. It can easily be done online, I have opened many accounts like this whilst in Thailand. Make sure the new account is funded by doing an online transfer within Santander, easy

You misunderstand me. I am not advocating living in a city, that too is a no no. I have a house 7 km from the town in a secure modern village complex. I am refering to a living in a Thai village in the middle of nowhere. Now thats a nightmare.

You silly man

Thats awwful, you must have lived in a right gheto in the UK. I lock up my house in the UK for 7 months and leave my car in the garage. I have done this for nearly 10 years. Touch wood no problems so far.

Ok I was refering to the fact that many guys pay their Thai lady to be with them. We go out I pay for the shopping on my credit card, when she goes out alone she puts it on a card on my account she carries. Never big amounts. She carries about 1000 baht on her to pay for little things and if she needs more I give her. So its a normal relationship and I dont pay her a salary. She has offered to go and work in a shop somewhere but for the small salary and the fact that we move between Thailand and the UK makes it not worthwhile.

Yes I did mean that and no I didnt check when it was last 18k, it was not that long ago. The main principle of my point still applies though.

Nowhere. Gold is way too expensive for an investment. 18 months ago 1 baht gold was 18 baht now over 30 baht. Only way is down from here.

Lol thats a funny one. We go out regularly to bars and gogo's to see friends. Acts like she is "66" classic lol

So none of my friends or anyone we meet and my whole family see it as a problem so whu should you? She will be well cared for when I am no longer here as will my sons.

Do I really need to say? Be my wife and live normally, what sort of question is that?

Well maybe I am abnormal. I have an ex gogo Pattaya girl as my wife of 8 years, lived together 9 years know her 11 years. Still going strong she is 30 years old and I am 66 years old. So despite all the scaremongers out there, these relationships do work. In case you ask no I do not send money to her family or give her money to be with me. Its a normal relationship.

No one in their right mind lives in a Thai village. I go there twice a year to visit the wifes family, I am bored still, I drive 25 k to the nearest resort for a 1 night overnight stay and come back home. No way on earth could I live there even for free sex and accomodation.

Now I get the point of your post. A wishing I was there, longing for a past thats not possible anymore. I dont know how long since you have been here but 20k baht a month, come on now that would last a maximum of 2 weeks, many people pay that in rent.

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Never believe the front desk at Jomtien. If he came in on a 30 visa exempt entry he automaticaly qualifies for a 30 day extension on this entry and not 7 days to leave the country. Some inaccuracies here on the story you were told.

Looks like the same lady immigration officer in the fast track lane as in this recent topic

Just buy a cheap local sim card at your destination. You can access your Thai banking apps from any wifi and any local data package you may buy. No need to buy any DTAC roaming packages or activate roaming, its as simple as that, ignore advice advising you otherwise, I do this all the time

If I was you I would contact HRMC by either phone or online ASAP. If you delay all thats happening is that you are building up a large sum to be paid in bulk when they get round to sorting it. When I got my State Pension also in April I had to pay £150 a month extra tax. I already delayed like you and when I contacted them 4 months later my pension was reduced by £600 for the next month to pay the back tax. The longer you delay the bigger the bill, do it now and dont wait until they get around to it.

In your situation I would use an agent, only 13k in Pattaya.

2 reasons. First when it rains the water from outside Patraya should flow harmlessly into the drains and the areas designated to drain the water. Many flood overflow land has been illegally built on and hense there is nowhere for the water to go. Second. With all the street food traders pouring all their oil and fat down the the nearest drain at the end of the night creates massive fat balls in the drains and blocks them.