Scouse123

Here we go again. I knew as soon as I saw the headline, there would be the obligatory fundraiser.

They do in Thailand

No, not at all, But many of those who move up here expect it to be a smaller or mini version of Pattaya, etc., and it isn't at all. A different mindset and pace of life take some getting used to; many can't manage it and rush back to the bright lights of the cities. I love it.

They should introduce that system into the UK

I had a Rolex, bi-metal, black-faced oyster, which I bought secondhand 30 years ago for 2,000 GBP. I sold it 18 months ago for 9500 GBP. With that, I had eye surgery in Harrogate at 4500 GBP and can now see clearly. I got my wife a 10-year UK visa for around 1,000 GBP. I also had the driveway at the Kalasin house redone in non-slip tiles for 1000 GBP. We went on a mini trip around Isaan, Thailand. I gave Mrs 45,000 baht and some of the rest to MIL. It had sat in the safe for years, and I didn't want to risk wearing or losing it in Thailand, or even the UK these days. So, in my view, it was dead money. I now have an Edifice watch valued at 4500 THB. It tells the time equally well, and it doesn't cost 1,000 GBP to service. Money well spent in my book.

They should have sent them, instead of appeasing them. Muslims always view kindness as weakness and take advantage of every loophole in the host country..

Of course, they'll live off benefits and not bother to learn the language or customs, that's what they do.

Everywhere around the world, countries are bending over backwards to accommodate Muslims from wherever they hail, usually to the detriment of the native population. However, very little coverage goes to the appalling way Christians are mistreated, beheaded, attacked, in Muslim countries. Non Muslims in Muslim countries have no rights whatsoever. They have no voice and don't exist and are treated and subjected to terror equally, if not more, than anything Muslims have suffered at the hands of non Muslims. But, that must all be ignored and swept under the carpet. Maybe, if Muslims just tried a bit to assimilate where they settle, as opposed to Islamise everywhere they are, or seek special dispensations all the time, based on their ' religion ' , then maybe their lives might be better.

Nothing wrong with Isaarn, mind you, even better if not many come here. We don't want the old, miserable faces of pensioners who can no longer afford Pattaya. There's already a noticeable few drifting up this way.

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Oh dear, Another dafty. A man can't even go to a 7-11 without being accused of involvement with drugs. You take the biscuit for silly comments, are you just trying to keep your posting count up?

Slightly off-topic, They are forcing us into this cashless society on the pretence that customer habits and preferences are changing. My Barclays bank branch in the UK, in a busy town centre high street, introduced a number of cash paying-in and withdrawal machines in the foyer. As customers entered, they were directed to these machines rather than counter service. They even had a designated staff member assisting them in their use. Three months later, they closed the branch and said people's choices and preferences had changed, and customers were now more focused on doing their banking online. The nearest branch now is in another town and is eight miles away.

They never could stand them.

Spot on. The sparkle went off Pattaya a long time ago. You can call it nostalgia, but the Pattaya of today is a dump of poor-quality tourists compared to the Pattaya of the 1990s.

Sounds like an adventure, can I package a deal up to include Venezuela and Afghanistan?

You would think they would find something else to moan about; it should be clearly obvious that this is going nowhere. Find another cause, this one is lost.

Buy Vietnamese coffee. Nestle and the other big coffee movers and shakers have tried forever to enter that market but have struggled.

Trump has an oversimplified way of looking at tariffs, the experts, NOT ME, say he hasn't taken so many things into account, and the trade deficits are nowhere near what his charts are showing. I also think it's a load of bluster to intimidate the Chinese, and that will not work.

A military that spends loads of money on serious hardware with no regional threats. AN ARMY USED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING THE POPULATION. Then they moan they are struggling with their budgets, which I don't think they are.

What about when they refer to black people as ' negro', is that considered a cultural non malicious, non offensive norm in Thailand as well, in 2025?

Nowhere near Grandpa status, old fella. I jog at the local lake for an hour every night and go to the Gym five days a week. No alcohol for the last three months. I certainly look better than I did. I prefer Danang, Siem Reap, Vientiane, Nakhon Phanom, etc. I also like where I live, with a slower pace, and don't feel the need to be ogling women or listening to the SAS exploits of pot-bellied foreigners in the bars of Bangkok.

Thank you for that. That's Bali. Well, it's genuinely off my list. I'm not a fan of massive crowds and traffic jams these days. I can cope with Phnom Penh or Bangkok, even Hanoi, for a maximum of three days. I have always believed Bali was an exotic beach destination, without seriously googling the place.

Yep, Plenty to agree with in this paragraph. Many of them set off from home with the intention of sending money back to take care of the kids they have left with their parents, etc. However, they become enamoured with the bright lights, restaurants, easy money, and fast living. Family then takes a back seat, and sex, drugs and rock n' roll take over.

It's just a boring, repetitive video blowing his trumpet and calling everyone who drinks in beer bars on the beach losers. No content, just repetition and loves the sound of his voice. If that's his best effort, he needs to quit YouTube. He has nothing interesting to say and no originality. I think later on in the video, he strikes me as ' under the influence '

Yes, I can see, You are all heart with a post like that.