ResandePohm

6 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Several services available in the UK from around £99 yr that will process any mail and forward whatever to you however you want it sent. Some are PAYG if the use is little and may be more viable dependent on use.

Are these addresses accepted by the Banks, Pensions office etc?

The problem is worse than described here. I make several payments using my Debit Card (Life Insurance etc.) However my card expired and I waited 2 months for a replacement which never came. On phoning to my Bamk to find out why they tell me that Thailand is on an Embargo List and they cannot send post here. This means that I not only don't get my Debit Card renewals when they expire but I do not get any notifications concerning my account. The only way around it is to get an address in the UK and get someone to forward your mail. This has lead to me missing several important payments because first I must change my address at the Bank for which they require a special form to be filled out. And how do I get this form Oh we post them out to you. Ok post one to me. Sorry we cannot post to Thailand.

1 minute ago, nauseus said:

Love to see that. Got a link?

I didnt save the link but i did copy the prediction.

Pound To Baht Forecast 2019.docx

9 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Not pleasant news, but not unexpected either. I think I, like most Brits are praying that something happens to make Brexit work and that one day, the bloody Pound will start to gather a bit of strength again. Before the Brexit vote it was 55, look at it now.

It is forecast to go down to 25.6 baht to the GBP by 2023. This will make life here very dificult for all Brits (including me). 

41 minutes ago, kenk24 said:

nobody knows the future.

 

probably more important is the buying power of your money... not just the exchange rate.

If you are importing your GBP to purchase with then your buying power is going to decline accordingly

1 minute ago, Percy P said:

Rubbish. It wasn't Scotland itself that extracted the oil from the sea was it. And it not Scottish Oil it British Oil. 

Wow the Brexiteers are in denial and just want to blame the Remainers.

20 hours ago, JamJar said:

How did you lose money? By not transferring money when the exchange rate was more favourable?

 

The consensus is that the Bank of England may actually cut the Interest rate in the event of a 'no deal'. So perhaps a further drop in the value of the £.

 

https://www.ft.com/content/18ee4744-0c4e-11e9-acdc-4d9976f1533b

Economists are forecasting that the GBP which is currently at 38 baht will fall further. It has already fallen 22% since the referendum but is now being forecast to drop to 25.6 baht over the next 4 years. This will undoubtedly be catastrfic for many Brits here.

6 hours ago, TopDeadSenter said:

In my opinion, Darroch is bent out of shape over Trump not chanting the correct progressive mantras. Trump is not here to virtue signal to the likes of Darroch. Trump was elected to get the country back into shape, and he is doing a darned fine job of it. Darroch's comments reek of political bias, end of. It is not diplomatic. 

 A sensible diplomatic summary of Trumps govt would read something like " a determined bunch, not afraid of breaking a few eggs to make an omelette, but Oh My, what a fine omelette it turned out to be. Records smashed regularly on the stock market, record numbers of minorities in employment, growing approval ratings, confidence in the economy growing, respect returning on the international stage. Its just been an amazing ride."

 Negativity has no place when discussing Trumps amazing achievements. But yes, noted. Some liberals like Darroch did not want to see this all happen and they will never stop letting us know.

And what planet or alternative reality do you come from. You are making me laugh with your Fake logic

If you actually like to taste the coffee and drink it black and without sugar then one coffee that I have found is way above the others. It is a Swedish brand called Gevalia and was, until recently, sold by Ville Market. It is a medium roasted Brazilian Bean and has soft mellow taste which makes you want to drink more. Unfortunately Ville Market stopped selling it and I am searching for another supplier. I have even considered importing it myself or getting someone in Sweden to send me a a few kilos every few months. If you know of another supplier here please please give me his details.

3 hours ago, BobBKK said:

They all do it. Im totally bored with all this partisan nonsense. They spend more time hurling insults and 'investigations' at each other than running the country.

Lucky they don't have Thailands Defamation Laws

7 hours ago, simple1 said:

As usual trump refuses to comply with the Rule of Law. trump is unfit to represent the Office of the President of the USA.

The USA is getting more like Thailand every day. Make Laws then ignore them. Won't be long before the USA is also a third world country

8 hours ago, howbri said:

The UK/EU didn't elect Trump. But there are MANY in UK that favor him and his policies. Making America (and the West) great again!!!

 

There are stupid people everywhere.

1 hour ago, terryw said:

I doubt that the grey men in suits will change the rules so she can be voted out of office. Everyday she does more harm to democracy.

 

This pathetic excuse for a Prime Minister will have to be dragged by her hair out of 10 Downing Street.

Sounds more like Trump!

3 hours ago, Puchaiyank said:

This Barr defamation is a coordinated attempt by the Dems to brand Barr an untrustworthy person so that any evidence his office turns up of a covert US government operation to first remove Trump the candidate and secondly remove him from office once the American people voted Republican...is a Trump orchestrated LIE...because the Dems say so...????  

 

Many previous Dem government heads are going to roll...

Barr is clearly untrustworthy as are any lackeys of Trump not because the Dems brand him so. It has been proven time and time again that anyone appointed by Trump must lie, misrepresent facts and try to argue Trump's unsustainable positions on all matters or they lose their jobs. If any American still supports this moronic and incompetent POTUS then it says a lot about the moral culture of the US.

18 hours ago, steven100 said:

Call me old fashioned but I find swearing degrading and repulsive.

There's no need or reason to ' F ' this and F that when men or teenages are in a group.

Yes, I do swear at home alone when something doesn't work properly, but not in the company of others.

Just my opinion.

I agree totally. To use expletives just shows a lack of education where the individual does not have a grasp of the English Language. English is one of the richest languages where there is a useful word for almost everything and every situation. To use expletives just makes the individual appear LoSo, to use a Thai expression, which he almost certainly is.

23 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said:

 

You think that a tourist to a country, visiting for 30-60 days for the purpose of tourism, can just rock up to a  bank and open up a bank account??? ????

 

 

Good luck with that. 

Even in the UK you have to show proof of residence, i.e utility bill etc. and residence visa Why would a tourist want a bank account anyway if it is not for suspicious activities. Most use their credit/debit card.

5 hours ago, Joe Mcseismic said:

Top notch? What does that mean?

it means that Britain raped half the world for their wealth which was then spent on fighting two world wars

13 hours ago, Spidey said:

I still wonder how you prove that the 65k baht is from your home country. Foreign transfers aren't always clear in some bank books.

I agree! Also what if your pension is not from your home country? Do you need to pay it first into a bank in your home country and then transfer to Thailand? That would mean paying two transfer fees.