Thingamabob

Interesting poll, but MFP still face enormous problems. For the govt attitude towards westerners living in Thailand to improve it would need Thaksin, and acolyte Srettha, to be well and truly gone. Anutin far less of a problem.

Wish I suffered from it...

The women, the food, and the weather.

Possibly the most serious and deeply troubling subject ever raised on these pages, to which I'm afraid I have no answer.

There are unpleasant foreigners here in Thailand, as there are in all other countries. However, the vast majority of expats living here long-term like the country and its' people, are law-abiding, have Thai friends or family, and have learned to live with some of the less attractive elements of the local culture. You are a beginner, and you should not be making snap judgements based on little or no experience

Briefly, you could apply for a non-immigrant visa which, subject to age and financial conditions, you could extend annually. However please note carefully the good advice given to you by earlier posters. Commit to nothing in Thailand until you have spent some time here, and even then proceed with great caution. Thailand is not a good place for well-meaning but naive people.

Way better..

Must be a candidate for dumbest post of the year to date. Thaksin had countless innocents shot during the so-called war on drugs, and ran away to escape a jail sentence. The word 'creep' comes to mind. Revisions to the tax regime remain stuck at the proposal stage, and may yet never happen.

Jill Biden has a lot to answer for. She enjoys being first lady, and the only way she can maintain that position is by pushing poor old Joe until his ultimate collapse. Sad to see.

God help us...

OK Bob. Boring history from yours truly, another Bob. First arrived on these Thai shores in 1962, on holiday. Business visits to PTT throughout the 1970s. Lived and worked in Thailand during the 1980s. Married my now wife, a Thai lady, in Taiwan in 1990. Retired to Thailand, where we have houses in both Bangkok and Rayong, in 1993. Thailand has changed enormously over all those years. Many more people, hitherto quiet beauty spots now swamped by visitors, traffic appalling in Bangkok. However, the food is still great, the girls are still lovely, and the famous Thai smile still exists. All things considered I would rather be here, in my old age, than anywhere else.

Eating animals is disgusting. Be ashamed.

Well said.

Intelligence, and the ability to concentrate, are required in order to enjoy cricket. I suggest you stick with soccer.

The powers that be here are well looked after by the Beijing govt.

8 days approx. however delays do occur every now and again, usually as result of strike action/go slows by the UK postal service.

Agreed. Experience is the key to avoiding toxic women. Once bitten, twice shy.

Grateful you advise which channel is providing this coverage.

Anyone who has seen this movie will understand Israel's reaction to such a disgusting, depraved and cruel atrocity by Hammas.

Your alleged experience is irrelevant. Alcohol is far more dangerous than weed.

Impossible to really get to know anyone on-line.

Over-rated.

For the Department of Health read the Thai Tobacco Monopoly.

This is a vote-buying scam. Sadly some Thais are not capable of figuring that out.

This guy is incapable of keeping his mouth shut, even when out on bail. If he continues in this mode he will likely need to run away, again.