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2 hours ago, Andrew65 said:

Many moved to Cambodia, including 3 of my old friends.  It's cheaper there than Thailand, which ain't as cheap as it used to be.

I first visited Thailand in 1985, and lived there from 1998-2018.

Also in the last 10+ years Thailand has started tightening-up their visa rules. up until around 2010 it was very lax in that regard, an old American friend had a passport that was almost half-full of overstay stamps!☺️

I don't think it is cheaper than Thailand, expats go there because they don't have the financial requirements to obtain a visa.

They pay for a visa once a year and that is all. No reporting every 90 days etc and no money in the bank, however, those are the only advantages in my view.

15 hours ago, kwilco said:

THere is a course the problem with British imperialist based racism. THis applies to US and EU as well but the British as in "brits" and "gammons" are the worst.

Their perception of Thailand is based on an innate feeling of superiority over Thai people or ALL S.East Asians.

Sweeping generalisations: - Expressions like "they". "thais" "third world" "they hate us" "Bad drivers" "Somchai" all come from a basic distain for Thai people their customs and their culture. The response is that many Thai people politely ignore Brit expats and avoid doing any form of business with them. THen the exoats suffer from confirmation bias and so the circle continues.

Do you actually believe all the garbage that you write?

Guys,

I don't know who is to blame but some of the reporting over the last three or four days has been very difficult to follow or decipher.

On 4/19/2024 at 4:27 PM, richard_smith237 said:

 

There is no 'misleading' with the word easy....    getting a Driving Licence yourself is easy, simple, basic, hassle-free....   its just a matter of going from step to step.

 

Getting a Thai Driving Licence is one of the simplest bureaucratic processes a foreigner can do in Thailand....   

The Op suggesting bringing his wife along, the process is so easy there's no need for that even.

 

 

The process itself is consistent across DLT's...  i.e. I'm not aware of any variation based on reports and peoples experiences in this forum other than whether or not the Yellow House Book is accepted as proof of address...

 

Paying 2-3000 baht for an Agent is ridiculous...   and it really is 'hand holding' for something that can easily be done ourselves. 

 

It can also be assumed that someone who wants a Thai Driving / Motorcycle licence has their own transport.

 

I did my own a couple of weeks ago, it was a renewal only.

I had all my correct documentation.

I used an agent up in the sticks, but her job was to sit in the classroom for the video. She did nothing else. I paid what she asked for, 300 baht. 

I don't know why she had to sit through the video in the classroom, but I certainly didn't. Maybe, just one of the idiosyncrasies of life in the sticks.

The colour tests and reflex tests I did myself.

17 hours ago, NoshowJones said:

I wonder if he will miss all these silly medals that the British royalty have all over their chests. 😄

Obviously, he will that's why he wanted to keep his military ranks and insignia.

23 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

Who looks nothing like his elder brother 

Correct,

You can see Charles and Diana in William

5 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Sad, who will be English teachers?

Cameroonians

9 hours ago, simon43 said:

Yes, but 'he wanted nothing to do with it.." is simply untrue.  He wants everything that a Royal title can provide.  If he wants rid of the Royal Family, then he should renounce all his titles and simply be known as Mr Harry Doormat, (US resident).

Correct,

He also wanted to pick and choose the events and charities he was involved in or required to be in.

He laid out his proposals, leaving him with all the glitz, glamour and titles, but struck out anything he didn't want to do.

HM Queen Elizabeth was the one who rejected his proposals outright and told him he could not represent the Royal family on a pick-and-choose or part-time basis.

1 hour ago, Confuscious said:

Strange ...
The police found no drugs in his possession but charged him for possessing Category 1 drugs.

Previous case from which he did a bunk?

4 hours ago, cnx101 said:

At least he wasn’t caught having sex with a horse

Yeah,

Where has that young US kid gone?

I was dying to get to the end of that story, plus he took the limelight off the feckless Brits for a while.

Now these are the sort of guys that need repatriating to their home countries.

No money, outstanding drugs case, begging on the streets in a foreign land, he's no longer here for tourism purposes, and these are the types of characters taking up residence in Cambodia.

They are bad for the local economy and not much good for themselves.

1 hour ago, youreavinalaff said:

Funny. 

 

You can't decide so you resort to underhand remarks. 

 

You want to feel hatred for someone you don't know, have probably never met and who has no affect on your life.

 

I prefer to feel love for those closest to me.

 

That's the difference.

I didn't know you and Prince Harry were Gym buddies.

1 hour ago, youreavinalaff said:

The gutter press don't care what he's called.

 

If he and his family changed their names and moved away to a far away land, the press would follow.

If you are in an elevated position, you are there to be shot at.

Harry and the US woman made themselves prime targets.

The problem with those two is they WANT press, but only press that paints them in a good light.

1 hour ago, youreavinalaff said:

Interesting, rather outdated comment.

 

I guess you have DNA to back that up?

Guess you are right,

Looks just like Charles, why couldn't I see it?

1 hour ago, transam said:

Nope....😁

Yeah, he's a spit image of Charles.

9 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said:

Losing his titles won't make any difference. 

 

He's still Harry, son of King Charles 

son of James Hewitt.

3 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said:

Losing his titles won't make any difference. 

 

He's still Harry, son of King Charles 

Losing his titles in the USA would make ALL the difference, why do you think they want to keep them and are desperate for their kids to keep them?

2 minutes ago, transam said:

He/they, can make more money using the Royal connection as resident in the USA, the McTrump supporters will be falling all over each other for autographs....😂

The interesting thing is, that TRUMP doesn't like them and considers Harry a disloyal wimp and did let his grandmother down. Trump was a big fan of Her Maj.

Trump has said they will get no security on the US taxpayer's bill AND he would look at Harry's status for being in the US, especially with the class A drugs issues.

Whether he follows through on this, if he becomes president, I don't have a clue.

Trump also says many things to get publicity and then they quietly go away after getting the required soundbites.

2 hours ago, CharlieKo said:

This is BS. There should be more safety concerns about staying in the US Than the UK. But glad if he stays in the US if it means we hear less about this idiot.

The amazing thing is a couple who wanted their privacy are now prepared to go to the opening of an envelope to garner press and publicity.

I've never seen such a pair of fakes and moneygrabbers.

29 minutes ago, simon43 said:

Yes, but 'he wanted nothing to do with it.." is simply untrue.  He wants everything that a Royal title can provide.  If he wants rid of the Royal Family, then he should renounce all his titles and simply be known as Mr Harry Doormat, (US resident).

Yeah but without the titles he's a nondescript and neither of them could stand for that, no lucrative Netflix deals for telling lies about his family for sensationalism and CASH.

2 hours ago, RuamRudy said:

 

 

I have met neither, but then again, I am not a member of the SNP - just someone who believes that my country could be much better looking after its own affairs. 

Well based on the latest figures and opinion polls the rest of Scotland disagrees with you.

The SNP is forecast for destruction at the next election.