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Riding in right lane

You should always drive in the right lane, never the wrong one!!

10 hours ago, Moonlover said:

Alcohol bans only occur on religious occasions. Wednesday is not one of those.

 

What difference does an alcohol ban in Thailand make anyway?

And some political days.  (bars will be closed during the election!)

3 hours ago, Galactus said:

well done. 

but why the hell we need to donate cloth bags to department stores and supermarkets???

it is their responsibility and they need to put their hands into their pockets!

<deleted>.in rich owners of these needs to handle the cloth bags! it is great to get profit from each customer but when it comes to environment, we will donate cloth bags for you?

just silly!

When I was growing up and was sent on 'errands' to the local grocer/butcher etc., I don't ever remember the shopkeeper giving out bags to hold your shopping.  No, I was sent holding one of my mother's shopping bags/baskets.  People today have become completely thoughtless in their shopping habits.  

Not sure how old Galactus is, but many on here are old enough to remember a world without plastic.

Well the darts leagues are still running here in Hua Hin.

9 minutes ago, theonetrueaussie said:

While on the topic of plastic, I go through 8 x 600 ml plastic bottles a day sometimes 10 which is far more plastic then the 1 plastic bag i get daily from shopping. Let's face it banning plastic bags is going to do little to nothing to reduce plastic use while being a major inconvenience to most!

I wonder how these countries cope.  They have a ban on plastic, some for years past:

• Kenya
• Mali
• Cameroon
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Ethiopia
• Malawi
• Morocco
• South Africa
• Rwanda
• Botswana

and that's just Africa!

19 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand gets serious about plastic bags

Some stores in BKK have taken the decision not to issue plastic bags for ONE DAY!

Getting serious!  Don't make me laugh.

I've said it before and I'll say it again.

I doesn't matter what government you vote in, nothing changes.  The military/junta and the 100% appointed senate (50 of which are appointed by the NCPO) will always retain control.  Even the next PM is appointed and doesn't need to be attached to any party which means the public has no say in the matter.

As someone said.  "What is the point of an election?"

16 hours ago, bprhodes said:

This will change, if it doesn’t they will be facing a mass exodus.

Firstly, if all foreigners getting extensions based on income were to leave, it wouldn't even be noticed!

Secondly, several offices (including mine) have stated that NO embassy letters will be acceptable, not just the four embassies who have stopped letters/affidavits.

UOB does a junior savings account for kids up to the age of 15.

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He said in his quotes that the ‘bounce’ came mostly from Chinese and Indian tourists.

And they've just admitted how Chinese tourists are well down!

People would choose to come to Thailand just because they've waived the fee for visa on arrival --- I don't think so.  Anyway, that measure is so recent that it couldn't possibly have any effect.

10 hours ago, Jingthing said:

OK. But was it covered here?

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Maybe not but the collapse of the Berlin wall wasn't covered here either.  Will they now report on that??!!

I think I first read about this on MSN two or three weeks ago.  Seems the lad was making money from his make-up skills and tutorials on instagram.  It was reported that other than his instagram hobby, he's a normal boy.  He's had lucrative offers from agencies in South Korea and China.

11 hours ago, webfact said:

144 are between 18 and 19 years old.

I know that's considered under age in Thailand.  However, the majority of countries set the legal age for drinking at 18.

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The average (mean) minimum legal drinking age around the globe is 15.9. The majority of countries have set the drinking age at 18.

So not as shocking as shown.  These 'kids' could go to most other countries and drink legally.

Nip over the border into Laos, no problem as with many countries.

This is really old news and has been reported all over the place some time ago!

17 hours ago, BritManToo said:

In the Uk the woman nearly always demands 100% custody, as this is worth lots of money in child maintenance and benefits (around 20,000 GBP/year).

She will often accuse the husband of child abuse (drunk/violent/sexual) and/or mental illness.

No evidence is required, the accusation is enough.

I fought custody back in the late 80's just before the custody law was changed.  My lawyer at the time said I had a 5% chance of winning.  Well after 2 years, I won sole custody, kept the house (ok so I bought her out of half the equity) and was awarded child maintenance which I turned down.  Just the same as in Thailand, roll over and you lose, but if you fight then at least you have a chance.

Child custody laws in the UK were changed 30 years ago to an 'order of residency' where both parents retain parental rights.

4 hours ago, JKfarang said:

Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong but aren't we maybe confusing the high speed rail fantasy with the dual track project?  In either case, I drive past this area between soi 88 and 94 in Hua Hin often and they have been working on this section for months now, primarily just moving dirt around as far as I can tell.  Granted we have experienced a fair amount of rain here during that time.  That said, at the current rate of progress I'm guessing it will likely take about 5 years just to get from there to the crossing near Khao Takiab which is less than 10km to the south.  To Prachuap town and eventually Singapore seems almost inconceivable, in my opinion anyway.

I was also under the impression that the work currently is for the dual track project.  However, plans for the high speed train also seem to be in the making.

46 minutes ago, markaoffy said:

There are some tourists who specifically come “for the prostitues”


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You don't say!  I'm shocked......

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

And there are loads where all you need is the air ticket.

A pension of 10kbht a month should be enough to stay here, it's more than most of the locals earn, and it's imported $$$$s so worth more to the country as a whole.

The average Thai wages are currently just over 14,000 per month.  Of course there are as many below that as there are above.

But you can retire 'comfortably' (how else would you want to retire) on a little over 300 baht a day.  Food, drink, utilities, accommodation, etc etc. not forgetting medical expenses!!

I didn't realise that any provincial immigration offices opened on Saturday.  You live and learn.

1 hour ago, CMNightRider said:

If Thai Immigration goes ahead with requiring people who would like to retire in Thailand, to deposit 800,000 baht in a Thai bank just to get a one year visa with all the nonsense that goes along with it, no one in their right mind will bite on that one.  By this time next year, there will be no one complaining about CM Immigration being crowded.  They will be wondering where everyone went.

I think you'll find that there are many other countries where the financial requirements to retire are higher than Thailand!

Everyone seems to be missing the point here.  The poll and any poll on the selection of the next pm is totally irrelevant.  The next pm is selected by the fully appointed senate, 50 of which are appointed by the NCPO.

The new pm doesn't even have to be part of any political party.  The public have no say in the matter.  Also, as the lower house is elected using proportional representation, it's unlikely any party will have a majority.  Any action by the lower house can be 'shot down' by the senate who are controlled by the military.

It's a case of 'Vote for any government you like, but it won't change anything.  The military will still pull the strings'

1 hour ago, CMNightRider said:

You might envision that but if 98% of the foreigners were to leave, the Thai economy would tank.  It might be entertaining for the haters to dream about this exodus but the fun will be short lived.

 

 

If all the foreign expats left Thailand, it would hardly cause a ripple in the economy.  However, the remark is on the back of embassies not issuing income letters.  Those that are on extensions of stay based on income is a tiny tiny proportion of expats here and if all of them were to leave, it wouldn't even be noticed.  

6 hours ago, digger70 said:

There's No afterlife  When you die that's The End.

You are entitled to an opinion but others are entitled to their faith.

I actually agree with you on the above quote, but there are many that don't, which is fair enough.