richard_smith237

Well at least He COULD Tell us...... Indeed... so many thankless posters do the same... "got the info I need"... .... "no need to bother logging in again and going to the tiny bit of effort it takes to thank those who provided helpful advice".... Note - if is often the same sort of entitled mindset that gets into this sort of trouble which also seems oblivious to basic manners and thanking people for their advice it seems the two come hand in hand. Also - its often those who can't even be bothered explain their situation and miss basic details who are the same ones who get themselves into a mess in the first place... (theres definitely a link)

There are reasonable measures and then there are excessive measures... Its impossible to spot everything and there us a grey area between obvious damage and normal use. We sold our car last month... There were a couple of stone chips which we highlighted. There was also a tiny 0.5mm chip on the top of the windscreen that we had not noticed - the new buying going over the car in great detail and that was the 'fault' he spotted and wanted a further discount because of that. My answer was of course no... I joked... the new car showroom is down the road, they have no signs of use, but this is second hand car and will have signs of use... but if the 'dot' on the windscreen is an issue come back in 2 days and it will have a new windscreen replaced on insurance... ..... He took the car at the agreed price. My point here is - even when 'living with a car' its not always possible to spot and know every tiny little imperfection, dink and mark... and some of the tinier stuff does not come up on a a 'round the car video' and photos... ... That fits in the 'grey area' of reasonable use IMO - and being charged for it is wrong.

Rented a few cars over the time and always take a video around the car and photos of key area. The last car I rented was in the Uk (one way drop off)... Picked up the car, in the wet (it had been raining all night and morning. Dropped the car off about 4 hours later... in the dry.. Upon inspection the rental staff claimed damaged to the tyre wall, there as a slightly visible scuff mark, as if I'd scraped it along a kerb - they wanted £130 for the tyre. This was utter rubbish, I'd driven from point A to B... The only difference was, I was returning a dry car. I refused to sign... but took photos of the document and and wheel.... then complained to the offices I've hired the car from. The response... "Thats pathetic - the person at the drop off point had no idea what they were doing - don't worry about it, we'll wipe the charge".... and that was that.. ... But it showed how 'some unscrupulous companies, or complete Jobsworths can pick up on the smallest and most pathetic of things and they can prove costly...

I think they should have an IQ test - allowing only those with above average results to enter. Obviously some you who who make such dumb generalisations would struggle to gain entry....

15 years...

That's solely down to who you have chosen in the first place.... James Sanford's Garden of Pleasure: proverb is "qui cum canibus concumbunt cum pulicibus surgent" ... He that goeth to bedde wyth Dogges, aryseth with fleas"... "lay with dogs, wake with fleas"... as brutal as it seems, there are many who chose 'dogs' (in the figurative sense) then question why they wake up 'bitten'.. .... many have chosen their partners very poorly, then moan about it in bars, pubs and forums such as this.... For many the breakdown may be their own fault, or they just chose very poorly in the first place. Or, they or the partner just changed and evolved beyond recoverable differences. Then there are so many many successful happy partnerships / marriages... there is no one size fits all salutation... but I would argue that operating within specific criterial lends towards a probability of far less drama, hassle, and less chance of failure.

I think this thread has turned into a circle jerk of those who's relationships have failed - its interesting that those who's relationships have failed show the greatest extent of misogynism... given many of the comments its not surprising they remain alone, or in relationships where respect is lost, quite likely through their poor choice in the first place or erosion of respect in the first place...

Im in Cambodia. If I want a wife, Ill go to Thailand and buy one. Wives are a dime a dozen. In fact, if I wanted a blonde supermodel 50 years younger than me as a wife, I would just go buy one in Dubai. Whats your childish point? Thats not a wife... Thats an employee... A Wife is someone who would be with you through anything and everything... some fail at that because either both parties or one of them change.... many don't fail even though both parties or one of them have changed because the bond is stronger than the change.... I think my Wife and I could be perfectly happy without each other... We are just happier with each other, for the most part of course, there are times we get under each others skin, but there are far more times we want to be in each others company - is just very pleasant to live like this.

Have her bring food over when you are hungry, geez. Leave it at the door and ring the bell. Make it for two Im expecting company. You misinterpreted the nature of the comment... It was meant as a dumbed down over simplified flippant comment to a subject you are generalising from the extremes of the spectrum of experiences.... There are loads of reasons to marry & there are loads of reasons not to... You clearly see things from the 'loads of reasons not to' perspective.... perhaps because you've been burnt like others, or just never met the right person. One think I am certain of - every generalisation on this subject is highly flawed from the perspective of someone else with different experiences.

Different Airline Sites manage this option in a different way. Emirates do this are part of the regular booking - you can select the flight at each stage. If the flight 'window' you want falls outside of the flights offered on the Website you can chose 'mulit-city' - which then gives you an option to fly with a greater lay over. If have found that with Emirates - on our regular booking you can chose a stopover of up to about 35 hours. Note: Any layover longer than 24 hours requires you to collect your baggage (at the point of layover). Turkish Operate in a Similar Manner - but do this a little better, they offer layovers under a 'visit Istanbul' scheme and include a free hotel... But the free hotel is only included on one of the legs and for one night. The last trip we took a layover (<24 hrs) and had an included hotel... arrived in IST - went to the hotel, had a walk around, had a nice meal, slept and then back to the Airport (transport as included but a bit of a faff) On the return we took a stop over (>24 hrs) - 3 days and made more of a trip of it. One of the reasons this was a good idea (with Turkisk) was their flights being a lot cheaper when using a 'Layover / Stopover' option.

wind yer neck in as thats exactly what I thought when u responded with your business class quote about lie flat beds being hard Nope... I was being flippant in direct response to the same flippancy expressed by others with their 'ego trip remarks'... "just fly business" - which is obviously not the answer for someone who's only willing to pay Eco flights and looking for sleep aids. So in response to your 'winder yer neck in' comment - I'd retort... 'wind yer ego in'.. But, if that wasn't enough info from my comment... part of the comment which you replied to but ignored in your haste to let everyone know you 'turn left'...

But, what if you really like their cooking ???

You have simply described on end of the spectrum and thrown it out there as a blanket generalisation when really its the worst case scenario. The primary factor is the 'standard of person you are' and the 'standard of person you marry'...

I agree with all of this except for the final sentence, I'll also add another point: 1) The 'never get married comment' - For some, if wanting to be together, live together, travel together etc - then not getting marred isn't an option: Of the majority of marriages I know, the couple could not live together before marriage. Thats awkward and requires patience and a learning curve - nevertheless, many families here do not allow their daughters to live to travel with another male unless they are married - and getting to that state of trust with the family so they accept you into their family takes time. 2) The other point - socico-economomic-educational compatibility - (IMO) dating someone within your social status (yes its a silly word but lets roll with it for a moment), someone who speaks educated English (not learned in a bar), someone with their own means (family is independently comfortable - there is no pressure for you to the the financial saviour... Someone who 'matched your level basically'... who can interact comfortably in any situation globally, can comfortably relate to family, who's family and friends you can comfortably related. IMO those are the key things.... My Wife and I had part 2... but I wasn't going to be able to spend much time with her unless we were married. She's snuck away to the UK a couple of times to meet her Cousin working there... But, as soon as I was 'known' to her parents, the UK trips and overseas holidays were off the cards... We had to go through the song and dance of getting the the parents to accept me, like me etc.. Always respectfully, this worked out and we were married. Her Parents are awesome, they visit us weekly, and even though they live half an hour away, they often stay over night.... So, yes... when we marry, we marry the family to as they also become part of our lives... As Khun LA wrote - that piece of paper might be a fantasy - but for some its a necessary box to have checked.

Why assume she's are bar-girl ???... Are you one of those who think every female here is available to you ? ... As far as how much trouble.. An Indian fell slapped a girl on the bottom in walking down the middle of Walking street last year - it cost him 200,000 baht. https://aseannow.com/topic/1271222-indian-man-agrees-to-pay-200k-baht-to-dance-teacher-over-inappropriate-touch-on-pattaya-walking-street/

Nope.... any yellow you may see is a little geriatric leakage...

Not quite... IF you write on social medial in Thailand.... "Sawasdee krap, you're a bit fat" - you may get charged with defamation. IF you write on social medial in the UK... "Hi, you're a bit fat" - you may get charged for a hate crime. In both circumstances, it would be a wasteful use of resources to arrest you. However, in both circumstances, you know you are a nasty piece of work if you say something like that publicly.

I understand your need for solid sources - but I wonder how far you go in rejecting information that does not fit your narative... Konstantin Kisin is a recognised public speaker - he could get into trouble for presenting information which is factually incorrect in such a public manner. As could Oxford University where he spoke. I don't believe the control of public comments is higher in the UK than Russia... I believe there are other metrics involved to make these claims truly factual from the perspective of 'hard line unequivocal statistics' However - the examples given in the video (if true) are outrageous... Additonally, I don't believe the Video would highlight that 1500 arrests were made of people posting instructions on how to make bomb etc.. (not a true stat)

No... because you do say what you want a lot of the time. It does not mean you can say anything you want on a public platform - there are limits. You still colour within the lines, and as much as many of us may disagree with your content.. its still your freedom to write what you wish (within reason). One of the reasons I haven't blocked you, even though I disagree with so much of your content is that its still a different perspective - I don't want to live within an echo-chamber of people who only agree - different perspectives are healthy (even yours !!!). But the developing limitations towards the 'freedom of speech' in the UK is taking on measures I would start to consider frightening, an abuse of power of an Orwellian nature . The 'Free Palestine' Movement has been able to shut down central London numerous times... The 20% Farmers Inheritance tax were permitted 2 Tractors into central London to protest.. 'One lot' do nothing to threaten the power dynamics in Westminster. The 'other log' have the potential to bring down the government with enough support. I'm frightened for my farmer friends who may post online.... Instead we are seeing a 'narrative' on shows such as LBC - James O'Brien... telling farmers just 'sell a bit of your land to pay tax'... and arguing that 'Farmers travelled to London in 1st Class'... (of course they did - non-premium time tickets: £30 regular (no seat guaranteed) - £45 First Class (food and drink included !!) - No brainer... That doesn't mean they are rich - it means they were capable of planning... .... But, argue against that and they are shot down by woke 'soundbites' which the government love... Start posting facts... and they get 'visited' by the Police... ... No... while it seems paranoid to suggest it - the UK is losing its freedom of speech.. Part of that is for wholly valid reasons... to cut out hate speech, religiously motivated speech and to cut out the spread of false naratives - but that last one is a major issue - who decides what a false narative is ? ....think Covid Vaccines / Global Warming etc - Facebook shuts down posts from people I know are posting facts... but the facts they have do not fit the government agreed narative... ... I'm not a renegade - I just like to be able to read the facts and decide myself. But equally so... I dont want to read stuff that is so obviously fake and designed to mislead us.

One example: Quoted by Konstantin Kisin In Russia last year 400 people were arrested for things they had said on Social Media. In the UK last year 3300 people were arrested for things they had said on Social Media. Obviously, there is a degree of responsibility and accountability for what is said, however - when some of the examples are given, we can see how the freedoms have been chipped away with draconian and Orwellian levels of over-reaction.

Could it simply be down to where you are clicking on the post in the 'list of posts' ?>>> If you click here (green ellipse) you will be taken to the beginning of the thread. If you click here (red ellipse) you will be taken to the end of the thread.

Interesting point... I always considered that if I had FU money... where would I be. I'm here now, so I'd probably stay here - but I'd probably also travel more than I already do. My son is already in an Excellent school here - and I think its as good as top schools in the UK, so I might not change that - but Uni of course would be else where. The world would then be a lot smaller because hopping on an over night First Class flight would be no trouble whatsoever... We'd have houses in the area's we preferred. I'd want to remain active in a business that isn't stressful.... I wouldn't want to just 'settle' into retirement doing nothing... I already like the work I do and would be happy to continue for as long as I physically can, perhaps stepping back a little.... and of course making the travel less arduous (my job used tave buisness class flights everywhere - now that has been chipped away at which makes the travel side of it a chore rather than something semi-enjoyable). So - with $billions would I stay here ??.... I think I just might - I already know plenty of Thai's with that soft of money, they have homes in Japan, London etc... travel a lot - but this is still their home... and even though I am still considered an Alien here - its my home, is my Wife's home and its my Son's home and it always will be.

Indeed... I see it in Bangkok too... Kids walking down the road with the Maid - and the maid is reading their phone while the 'western kid' is walking next to them... I often see kids walking with an adult (mum or maid), they're holding the 'guardians hand' but the kid os on the outside (road side) when there isn't even a pavement... ... There are so many people around so ignorant the risks and basic measures they could be taking.

Agreed... but none of this is going to help a 5 year old, they are simply too young, too inexperienced to truly under stand the risks.... Suggesting 'he should have waited' [steven100] - highlights a true lack of understanding of 5 year olds - I'm sure we'll get some anecdotal codswollop that your 5 year olds new not to cross a road on their own, to which I'll have to call total bo!!ox - so don't bother. The fact of this matter is that near any road or hazard any guardian should be holding the hand of any child at or near this age.... as tragic as this is, it is very poor parenting / poor guardianship. Even at 10 years old, I still will not walk along a road without holding my child's hand. We will not walk through a busy Mall or Busy airport without holding his hand. It basic security and its so very tragic that the guardians of this child were either complacent of the risks or were simply not educated of the elevated level of risk in such situations. Poor lad and poor family - I can't imagine the pain.