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banana genetically engineered to improve the lives of millions of people in Africa

Racist!

Try giving one to African football players on tour in Italy.

Kok Chana Pama (Burmese Victory Hill) in Thalang

That's a nice place name.

Very peaceful and Buddhist in terms of neighbourly love.

Hopefully the victim will recover fully and her brothers or father bump into Jao sometime.

Are you talking 500k baht? Because I don't know what sort of condo you get for such a princely sum

38sqm room with small kitchen area.

http://chiangmaiproperties.co.th/EN/condo/sale/Fully-furnished-studio-with-1-bathroom%28s%29-in-Sri-Anan-Condo/C1207.aspx

http://chiangmaiproperties.co.th/EN/condo/sale/list.aspx?min=0&max=1000000

Okay for some people. Also okay for some people keeping it as an emergency place and rent it out until then. 3000b p/m rental is about 3 times better than the 2.35% Thai banks will give.

34sqm studio for 420k.

http://chiangmaiproperties.co.th/EN/condo/sale/Partly-furnished-studio-with-1-bathroom-in-SR-Land-Condo,-San-Sai,-Chiang-Mai/C1798.aspx

Nothing wrong with buying one and renting it out until a rainy day. Or if older, single and on a small pension. Or letting a university gik use it.

No need to be snarky.

Good luck with it OP. But as I said before. Have it in your name at all costs.

If need be, just send the money home and transfer it back again.

You may wish you did at a future date, if you don't.

Man accidentally shoots his friend to death during hunting trip

Ah yes, that old chestnut.

I love that picture of the Britten.

Just look where the rear shock is. And the steering damper. The aerodynamics that make it look like it's travelling at 300kph already and has started to melt.

Amazing anyone survived looking at the picture.

Nice blood splotch on the tree. Presumably from someone's head.

What freaks me out when I go back to the West is cars stopping at zebra crossings, before the person has even stepped a foot into the road. It almost has to be seen to be believed after a few years here.

Because in the UK it's the law to stop if there is someone standing at a zebra crossing. The average Brit follows laws, the average shitkicking Thai does not

Because stopping at a pedestrian crossing is disadvantaging oneself for no gain?

Should have ended the conversation with the manager with 'Sorry for taking up your time. Let me compensate you'. Then give them a 1 baht coin.

Hello headline.

See you again next week.

So she agrees a price for a good.

She then begins the buying process and handles the goods.

She then has a little tantrum and storms off because of the price she agreed to pay.

Anybody still eating crap 30b streetfood everyday after 7+ years here has issues.

Was just talking to a British educated (Secondary school and tertiary level) Thai and he laughed when I brought it up.

His take was that many Thais (born and raised here) only act to advantage themselves. Which might mean financially or making a social setting easier for themselves by smiling and lying. Even giving - making merit - is to advantage themselves later on.

With many Westerners they will go out of their way to disadvantage themselves for reasons alien to many Thais. Tell the truth when it disadvantages them to do so, give things to people with out any expectations of merit further down the line, hang around the scene of an accident they were involved in, etc etc. Many Thais see this as beyond foolish and is why many consider Westerners to be stupid - They will purposefully disadvantage themselves for no good reason.

That was his take on it.

We went for lunch and I was driving him back to his house, an oncoming car wanted to turn right, across my lane, with waiting cars behind him. I slowed down for him to go, nothing, kept on slowing down obviously stopping to let him turn across my lane and free up the cars stuck behind him, nothing, stopped and had to wave for them with my hand to go.

He just laughed, with a shake of head, many Thais would never do that he said, there's no advantage in it for them. Made me laugh.

What freaks me out when I go back to the West is cars stopping at zebra crossings, before the person has even stepped a foot into the road. It almost has to be seen to be believed after a few years here.

Oh and by the way....I am building a 5 plex ....BEACHFRONT....where luxury 1 bedroom units will rent for 30,000/baht a month on a one year lease. PM me if your interested ....should be available toward the end of the year.

That's very nice of you.

The owner will be very grateful.

It's absolutely impossible to be living on 20k a month, even if you are single, have no car or bike to pay off.

The survey is a joke. 100k does not let you live in a Palace. I spend 110k a month and do not live in luxury.

Please break down your budget. Not judging but where does it go? Expensive condo?

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Previously my expenses were:

Rent: 40k baht. 75sqm 1 bedroom condo with full kitchen, all amenities such as pool, gym.

Bills: About 5k.

Two weekend breaks per month: 20-30k.

Groceries and day to day shopping: About 10k.

Extras: New tyres/insurance/buying something 10k.

Daily petty cash: Between 200-500b for lunch.

Weekend night could be anything from a cheap 1k to 10k.

I currently live on 7,500 "all in " and I am sorry but I just cannot understand how you all spend so much money! 20,000 baht a month!? Thailand is a 3rd world country guys! I don't know anybody who spends that kind of money!! That's outrageous!

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I guess you live in a 'room'.

Eat street/market food.

Can't understand how people can happily exist like that for their life, but to each their own. Good luck if you're happy doing it and will naver want for anything more.

I know they happen as I have posted in detail about one instance . Two wrongs don't make a right and all that kind of thing as well as a good lesson for my children as what is accepetable behaviour, one that many need, and what's not plus how to deal with an issue if necessary. We have a no hitting policy between the kids, even my 2 yr old, unless it's rough house fun and we often play really hard incl. no pad full tackle Amercian football in the yard. Believe me when I say when Thai's see us they cant believe it! The boys don't cry unless they are hurt so they are building character too. I don't buy toy guns nor donwload violent video games for them. In turn I will be calm, at least in front of them, tomorrow.

As I'm sure I'll need the teachers info to file any kind of complaint so I'll get it tomorrrow from both him and the administration with the intenention of filing a police report, if I do so or not is another matter as I feel a stern warning might be appropraite at this time (thanks AnotherOneAmerican).

Sorry if I'm going on alot about this but I'm just a concern parent and trying to be culturally sensitve while at the same time not taking any bullhsit!

Why are you afraid to go the police only that will work unless you get the teacher.

Going to police is easier

for one, the police would not give him the time of day as he has already stated he is not the father and not married to the mother of the child. under Thai law, even a biological father not legally married to the mother of his child has no legal rights unless there is a legal document from the amphur or the court granting him those rights.

also i too would urge him to take a deep breath... making a Thai teacher lose face could backfire in many ways....

If he goes the police with boy they do something Just try it or take care of the teacher yourself

Contact Pim at Citylife first, they might be interested in an article about Child Abuse in Thai schools.

Going to the police with the child and the media is going to see some action.

Good luck with it. Nice to see people off their ass and doing something nice, rather than sitting in someplace like Surin posting crap.

Moving wouldn't cost that much depending on the size of the truck it can fit into once dismantled. I'd be interested in ten years or so. Put it on a patch over looking the river near Kanchanaburi.

Nasty. Anything, absolutely anything can happen in the blink of an eye. Especially in Thailand.

Always remember that.

3 things are vital for driving a car in Thailand:

1st class insurance.

Front dash cam.

Rear dash cam.

Not expensive to set up, and at some point in your life here they will likely save you trouble and grief.

So not only violence, but doing it in public to humiliate and embarrass them.

Wow, who wouldn't support that from those who should be leading by example.

You have to pity the people who cannot and did not appropriately dicipline their children through means other than violence.

Not physically abusing children doesn't mean that you're spoiling them, you know.

Cool story bro.

So I guess the question could be widened.

Has anybody seen of a Thai teacher being criminally convicted for child abuse for caning/hitting/abuses the children in their care?

Living like a Thai.... yeah, sound okay as long as it is like a Thai that earns 200k+ p/m.