Franko666

19 hours ago, bkkcanuck8 said:

The funny thing is that we see the 700 baht departure tax + the 300 baht entry tax now (total 1000) as something outrageously Thai... but it is quite common for different countries to have these hidden fees that most people never see and never know about... (just the names differ).  Australia has a $45AUD tax for international flights out, Canada has up to a $45 Airport Improvement Fee (depending on airport you exit from),  UK has a fee that ranges from £13 and £194 (depending on class etc.).  If it makes you happy the Thai government could just call it a 1,000baht movement fee like Australia does (and the details of what it is for are buried in the budgets). 

I suppose the difference is other Countries hide these charges whereas  Thailands authoritarians revels in this stuff.

22 hours ago, steven100 said:

hmm .....  was she really as faithful as she made out    ?     I get a fishy smell and it ain't coming from the kitchen

I suspect the farmer is, sorry was attracted to fishy smells.????????‍♂️ 

22 hours ago, chuang said:

The swiss guy must be a expert in close combat....

Yep, fought him off with his army knife.????????

18 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

During the peak in my state of Colorado we had an average of 23 people per hospital. That's from roughly 2500 active hospitalizations and 108 hospitals, in a population of 5.8 million. Please anyone explain how Thailands chaotic public hospital system would have have any idea whatsoever if there were 20-30 more people in the hospital.

 

US has terrible numbers compared to any Asian country and most European countries (compare CO with Denmark which has a similar population) so Thailand would most certainly have much lower hospitalizations.

Covid deaths per head of population in America 1.67%  is way lower than the global average of 2.15% or UKs 2.71%. Thailand 0,51%, go figure.

5 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

They throw all these numbers and percentages out there, to make it look like they have a clue about whats happening...

But they still can't say how many people have actually been tested or are being tested !! 

 

If these are genuine numbers then there is no justification for curfews and business closures now... Oh but we have to worry about the 2nd wave right.....

And the third and forth, this thing is here to stay for years so there isn’t much point in hibernating until everyone is royally screwed.

18 hours ago, Olmate said:

Thanks for the post,it seems Syd to bkk was announced as well to get Thai folk home, cost about 1200aud.

18 hours ago, Olmate said:

Thanks for the post,it seems Syd to bkk was announced as well to get Thai folk home, cost about 1200aud.

Must be Qantas at that price.

Yep, Chinese and Indian visitors up, Euro and Aussie visitors down, there’s the answer right there.

However the upside is Beach Road pros are booming.

My first thought was Farangontour was a piss taker just wanting to stir up the forum, then I thought no, he might be a tad simple. Then I thought Farangontour says he is earning 100,000 THB per month in his home Country, however he will be lucky to scrape together half of that in Thailand with his limited intelligence. Mmm I suspect a decent handjob a couple of times a week in the massage parlour might be his best bet. Not as though there is anything wrong with that.????

On 4/4/2019 at 11:29 PM, Bangel72 said:

Always amusing.

In relationships all across the world where one partner has more money and potential earnings than the other its fairly normal to share some of that income.

If they cook, clean and often put your 'other' needs first that's got to be worth something, if they are not working, paying for some courses to improve their chances in the future may be a better option for both parties than cash, getting them working with their own income is optimal.

If you throw kids into the mix and they are also pretty much a full time nanny on top of everything else, you could sit down and work out the cost of a nanny and their own loss of working on top of that.

None of this sounds like customer to me but if you are not helping them plan for their own future its going to be a harsh reality when you step out of the picture and you would be doing more harm than good being in that relationship, unless you are 50/50 split sort of guy.

Alternatively be a customer, its a business arrangement and here its often a buyers market so choose wisely and within your budget, but do not kid yourself or her that its anything else or you are already down that fools path that will leave you with a harsh lesson and potentially penniless only to make the same mistake again if you get back into some dosh. If you lie to yourself now that its not a business relationship you will lie to yourself the next time again and again 'oh this one's different' hohoho. 

In your case, the 50k number makes you a dead cert for the customer category, no doubts about it.
 

On 21/01/2018 at 7:39 AM, Franko666 said:

Ouch!!!!!!!

On 21/01/2018 at 7:39 AM, Franko666 said:

Ouch!!!!!!!

Rascalman.  So I looked at my last couple of posts and I suspect the one you didn't like was my reply murraynz who basically told you guys that the love of your life is taking you for a sucker and you should go out and get a prostitute instead, for the usual benefits course. And I replied to murraynz  with some irony and facetiousness " Yes there is nothing like fresh pussy............."     as the prostitute he shacks up with has probably had a dozen guys that week       

So good old Murray gets a free pass and I cop a serve. Well I did think my comment was quite funny and reasonably clever and I guess mussa is pleased too because he shafted you and you didn't even know it. 

On 21/01/2018 at 2:18 PM, thaibeachlovers said:

For starters you need to use a thermometer to measure her temp, as just putting your hand on her also depends on your temperature.

However, she does seem unusual in her responses to environment.

Its always better to put the thermometer in an orifice for a more accurate read. But if you don't have a thermometer............

11 hours ago, rascalman said:

Frank has to be nasty, not funny at all grow up! 

Ouch!!!!!!!

20 hours ago, ToddinChonburi said:

How old is she ?  If in her 40s maybe started the hot flashes.

Far more interesting than hot flushes.  

22 hours ago, murraynz said:

the more i read about problems with thai wives--the more it appeals to me to have a casual "rented" girl.

i can change her if i get bored or she doesnt like the rules...

aircond is NOT  healthy and IS  expensive--surely you guys need to have "some" control over your lives ????

Yes there is nothing like fresh pussy.........................

Well its what is called taking the piss folks however on reflection it may be a fair call. If you want a young woman on tap 24/7 there is a cost attached. ATM, aircon, family, food, drink, beautification, viagra, etc, ahh the wonders of this fair Country. 

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

I suggest she doesn't use the same number again!

She will need ID and the passbook or else forget it!!!

Excellent stuff - just goes to show what can be done if the will to do it is there.

Agreed but he probably stuffed up half his holiday trying to sort it out. At least he got some dough back I guess and some satisfaction.

500 million Baht fine is.............get ready...........$15,151,515.00 American dollars. Can you say mis-print.......mis-print.

I get the idea of wanting to have a clean beach. But, have tourists complained there hasn't been enough of it? What is the impetus by the military to impose these restrictions on vendors/chair/umbrella folks? Chairs are side by side. I'm on the beach and I want shade......thus umbrella's. If someone doesn't want one they take it away. Just ask.

What are they wanting....a nice areal view for photos? From the water a natural look? Then, one day a week nothing! I wouldn't go to the beach if I had to sit on the sand. I want a chair, shade........comfort. This whole business is just nuts in my opinion. This is people's livelihood. How many of you would just take a day off every week? Not many I bet.

In my opinion its not the beach chairs or the umbrellas that is the problem, it is the way they are set out , wall to wall with no gaps for personal space. Also look around Pattaya and Jomtien beaches, most beach furniture is years old and just look shithouse. The middle ground is to allow quality vendors and restrict and enforce spacing.