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14 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

I'm assuming we all know there were white slaves.????

The Irish, Polish in New York preWW-II.    German, Polish in Europe.......... 

Funny, I thought the post was about teachers cutting the hair of over 100 students, but now it is a rant about the benefit of wearing uniforms to school or not.   I say it forms cohesion, but the cutting off some Childs hair as a form of punishment warrants assault charges............it is an assault, nothing less.  I am surprised we have no comments from the "Cut my kids hair off and I'll kick your @ss crowd"   Peace 

Aaaah, My Friday's have been restored, I once again have Lord Rooster to look forward too.  Do take care of yourself, The mind and body have a way to let us know 'enough is enough'  it's time for a break.   I am proud to have been 'one of the ten' that inquired.    Tally Ho, and Peace brother.

Block off Soi's 2 thru 7 on Sukumvit, with the Army,  raid every guesthouse, apartment residence and arrest every foreigner living there.  Make them show proper identification, passport visa, work permit, unable to do that, confiscate every cell phone and computer for forensics.  The only way to slow this down - notice I did not say eliminate - is to put on the steel gloves and come out swinging anyone found not guilty??  Apology from Police and let 'em go, otherwise, the rest go into the clink............Just Saying

On 2/5/2023 at 2:14 PM, AustinRacing said:

I did. Not because of money as explained. The bad taste she left in my mouth almost forcing me to take her offer rather than giving me what I wanted in the first place. Im sure she wouldn’t do that to the locals. The moral of the story was why should we take <deleted> from the locals because they think they can get away with it. She EXPECTED compliance and acceptance from me. Not this time!!!

Sometimes "The Dragon" wins, just not this time..............Good on ya.     Peace

On 2/5/2023 at 3:56 AM, scorecard said:

Fresh off a flight, first time to Thailand. here's an example:

 

- Taxi leaves the swampy airport with passengers. Driver speaks OK English asks 'is this your first trip to Thailand?'  Response 'YES'.

 

Driver shows the card he and passengers received at the airport which mentions 50Baht airport service fee payable to driver on top of meter charges.

 

Driver says 'actually it's a printing mistake, it's really 500Baht on top of meter, not 50Baht.

 

On arrival at hotel driver makes sure luggage out quickly, payment (meter + 500Baht) received quickly and he's gone quickly.

 

 

Dozens and dozens of taxi's from Swampy to Hotels over the years, never once happened to me, or anyone else I know..............guess I don't know any first time visitors  to Thailand, and haven''t been told of this by anyone I happened to talk too...........Okay, now come on all the "Just because it never happened to you, doesn't mean it doesn't happen"............. maybe I screw up by speaking Thai to the driver as soon as he shows up.     Peace

On 1/16/2023 at 9:44 PM, Hummin said:

You mean Mexican Texas?

No, Texacan

Mods; Puhleese bring back the 'Confused" avatar.........some of these posts definately deserve that category.......

Thanx to all, based on your experiences, I think I'll just wait and purchase locally, I was wanting to buy a good quality bike in US and carry it with me.........there is a possibility I can arrange shipment of the bike & battery via commercial means.  Will update when I get the information and post.   Thanx again        Peace

I am wondering if it is worth it to bring am eBike to Thaialand with me as excess baggage and what do the airlines think about the battery.  Or do I have to lug that 10lb battery as carry on.   If it is brought on airlines as baggage, is there any customs charges.  I did a search for this and got everything under the sun, exept the answer to this question.   A top of the line eBike could cost upqards to $4000, I'd hate to see that stuck in an airport cause they dont like eBikes on their planes.     Peace

22 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

dun forget about Aussie Wagyu ????????????

@ ten times the price in Thailand.................Peace

3 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Rather than keep trying to swim against the stream, perhaps go with it (legalize gambling) and tax the hell out of it?

Tks, ya beat me too it............they can't see he Foresst thru the Trees, it's right in front of their faces.........leagalize gambling  and they reap the benefit............Peace

Young lady running for office wearing baggy jeans will never get my vote!!    I still say her Auntie is a lot easier on the eyes.     Peace

saying these activities include investment scams, call center gangs, and illicit service venues....._{Okay, I'll bite, what pray tell, are 'Illicit service venues" exactly??}           Peace

16 hours ago, Lacessit said:

I read most of Dickens' books before my teens. I remember that phrase, perhaps in the edition I was reading the proofreaders corrected the article. "An" should always be used when the following noun commences with a vowel.

Rooster may be correct in his quotation, I am grammatically correct.

I don't always take Google as gospel, as I have found it to be wrong in fact on a few occasions.

Google Yeah, try having it translate Thai.........total disaster.     Peace

Pres Biden is going there as well, skipping Thailand again.............

I stopped using PayPal 10-12 years ago, I still have $1.90 in it, has been there a dozen years............think the IRS will come kicking down my door??     Peace

3 hours ago, Peterphuket said:

Yes, I think the US is the worst in this one.

For example a Dutch guy born in the USA but living in the Netherlands have to file a tax return for the USA.

That's because he is an American citizen..........we have to pay Uncle Sam irregardless of where we live.   Now there are some very good exemptions for certain people working overseas if their company qualifies..........but we digress??

5 hours ago, seedy said:

When I lived in Dawson, YT a small child was bitten by a dog wandering loose.

City issued a warning - control your dogs or else.

Hired a local who was given a Gov't pickup, ski mask, and a 12 gauge.

After a dozen dogs were 'fixed' the problem went away.

None of this bull manure about 'Oh the dogs are so kind when given a good home' If they had a good home they would not be running loose.

 

Back in the early Seventies, the MP's on Samae San and Uthapao had permkssion to shoot any stray dog on compound and between the Bases...........that lasted a few months, then someone reported them to a newspaper and all hell broke loose..........my neighbor was an MP and said they probably shot 60+ dogs.  Mind you, rabies was rampant down South, and people were dying........may not be the case these days...............>Peace

     30 year lease in Thailand, you can own the house, but not the land.

     50 year lease in Vietnam, you can own the house, but not the land - if you go with the leasehold option, Vietnam a few years ago approved foreigners can own approx 1 acre of land, IF and only IF, they immediately build a house on it.  But I understand that has been on hold during the pandemic, as well as the one year Visa for US Residents - in time things will come back to normal........Peace