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2 hours ago, swissie said:

- English Teaching. Was quoted at 20 to 30'000 Bht in this thread. That's what they earned some 15 years ago !!!! Now, we are are in 2016.

Pay is still in this range for most teaching positions. Especially outside of BKK.

1 minute ago, Slip said:

  That seems a massive shame to me.  Do you have a degree yourself?  Do you work in McDonalds or a bar?  As an undergraduate I did, but as a graduate I got a job that paid well and stretched my skills.  Then I became a manager.

Perhaps he is American. Because here, you do see LOTS of college grads in jobs that shouldn't need a degree.

Personally, I think it is because these companies know you probably have a huge student debt and will take any job you can get and will stick with it because you need the money.

It's really sad to see.

4 hours ago, Bonobojt said:

http://www.accessenglish.org/teaching-english-in-thailand-without-a-degree/

 

apparently 80% of English Teachers in Thailand are teaching without a degree , if the thai government tried to get rid of them all it would cause problems, according to this link..... 

Firstly, that is a horrible article.

Secondly, the number is NOWHERE NEAR 80%. Especially now that the government has become more strict about these things.

2 minutes ago, ScotBkk said:

No Money - No Honey !!!!

 

Really? Because I have many friends, and myself, who are married to Thais and I assure you, none of us have money.

Perhaps one should look beyond the end of the bar for a mate.

I'm not one to push going to University. A university degree is becoming less and less necessary to succeed in life. However, if you want to go out and explore the world beyond being a tourist, a degree or special job skills are going to be very necessary. In this case, it would probably be worth the time and effort.

4 hours ago, khunpa said:

I can assure you that your views on the place, people etc. will change a lot, once you stay there long-term. 

That is not necessarily true. I felt the same positive way about the Thais and Thailand after 10 years of living there.

Thailand surly isn't for everyone. Unfortunately, many don't realize this and they just sit around and bad mouth Thailand and Thais. If you stay away from these types of losers, you will be doing yourself and your feeling about Thailand a HUGE favor.

Not saying Khunpa is one of these people.

According to NVP, a police clearance certificate is required for a spouse visa.

I am working on a visa for my wife to come to America. Part of the process is she has to get a police check in Thailand.

We are getting conflicting information about what she needs. For example, one cop is telling her she needs my passport. This doesn't seem right since the check has nothing to do with me.

She is in Hatyai and has to go to Bangkok, so we are trying to get this straightened out before she goes.

Anyone here with experience getting a police certificate for a Thai for a visa? 

thanks.

Do Thai people look to the future ? Buy now ..cant pay in the future

Thai people look at the future as far as what they gonna have for their next meal. Everything beyond that is taboo.

It's funny, I got reprimanded once for calling someone an idiot on here but I see a ss ho les almost every day on here making comments like this about Thais with no word from the admins.

Why is that?

Geezus Gunna, get a new Thai teacher. The language does indeed have a future past and present tense.

It doesn't actually. There are means of adapting a sentence to achieve this however, such as saying gum lung (...ing) in front of a verb for present continuous tense, for a past tense meaning you have to insert a time aspect, as you do with the future. They also say laio to emphasise that something is in the past eg: gin laio or eat already. If someone returns from the market you say - go market come already.

If this isn't past tense, then what is it?

Yeah, sure make a new law. I'm sure THIS ONE will be enforced.

'Disaster Management'

Seems he could use some as a politician.

The biggest difference between Israel having nukes and Iran having nukes is that Israel has no intention of using them. They are a deterrent. Why are libs incapable of working this out for themselves?

Really? You believe this? Israel has made a career out of attacking and threatening their neighbors. Give them nukes and you can bet they will be used.

Israel is a terrorist state. Don't believe for a second they are peace loving and have the best interests of those around them in mind.

Good luck; but beware of the long con; appreciate the power that Thai parents have over their daughters; never be worth more dead than alive; and do not shoot the messenger.

Had to be a shit the first response.

OP. Your experience is not unique, or unappreciated. My wife, too, is a teacher and is interested in me as a partner, not a provider. Despite what some morons say, there are LOTS of women exactly like this.

Anyway.....

I'm an American. You will need a will in both English and Thai. The best way to go is get a notarized English version, then have it translated and officially stamped. You will also want to stipulate which one is to be followed if any ambiguities between the 2 should arise.

All pretty easy stuff.

Just what the US needs.........more immigrants. The US should write a book titled "How To Ruin Your Country"

Yeah, it will be written by 'native' Americans.

You're an idiot.

A while back I was at the hospital and a nurse who I've talked to a few times started asking me about a request from a farang guy she met online asking her to send 30,000b. Lucky for her she asked or she would be 30,000b poorer now.

While I truly feel sorry for this woman, i do wish the local media would give the same sort of attention to all the foreigners who are scammed by local women. Sadly, it's no surprise at all that they don't however.

Yeah, when someone tries to report it, the police give a answer that is 'highly inappropriate and indicative of cold hearts and immature mentalities.'

You'd think Police (worldwide) would have learned by now ... if you put an arrest warrant out on someone, first automatically put a "stop" or "hold/cancel" out on their passport before announcing anything ... can't be that hard to do.

I don't know about England, but only a judge can order a freeze on a U.S. passport in cases like this and, usually, only after the person has been presented in court.Has something to do with freedom of movement laws.

Not one mention of protecting the rights and nurturing the youth of Thailand in the Generals 12 steps. Maybe he could have got the first one from AA. And Wisdom to know the difference?

Why subject children to such barbaric treatment? And the Generals 12 values do not protect children from such treatment.

I've heard mention of these '12 values' before. What are they? ANyone know where there is a list?

I'm not surprised to hear this. Did you know a school can be heavily fined or even closed if too many students show up late?

That is a lot of unnecessary pressure coming from higher up in the line.

What's really funny is at Matayom schools, once the kids are in the school, nobody makes sure they even go to class.

there could be some fanatics who don't understand that this American tourist has nothing to do with the crimes of his government.

This could be the understatement of the year !

Pretty much explains the whole philosophy of terrorism.

Not to excuse this behavior in any way. But, I'm certain many involved in terrorism don't understand why their brothers and sisters were killed because of things that had absolutely nothing to do with them.