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Your lucky ,I'm on $5 an hour as a janitor But getting back to expensive,some of the prices here in Thailand are horrendous compared to Australia T shirts ,shorts , luggage I can get cheaper in Australia I never use to be able to I used buy hundreds of t shirts once in Thailand Look I'm forced to go buy second hand at the Soi bukhao market for 40!baht which I will And now 1000 baht is practically $50 Australian I'm watching every penny !!!

Thanks Dave No I have paid off my apartment many years ago I'm not paying 200 Baht $9 for a pair of thongs I can buy in Kmart for 50 baht

Some can't ,I do time to time see threads on here where Australians on the OAP have had to go back Maybe that relates to medical care though in which in Australia they would use the free system

Ahhh but you keep coming back ! You have me on block but you can't help just to have a peek ,and you know what ,you'll be back again Pomchop.... because you love it ! And the advertisers love you ,thankyiu for your service Sir

I remember years ago seeing a old farang and his Thai wife in Jomtien driving a food cart at night to sell food

Firstly , Australia forces it's citizens to do a 2 year resident before being able to go overseas ,so that's why you see many going back for their "2 year jail term" You also lose your rent assistance allowance etc if overseas But...unlike the UK the Australian system is Means tested so you aren't eligible for old age pension (67) if you have more that I think 200k,? in your bank account,so no use retiring at 67 with retirement savings you won't get the pension ,better to retire at 62 and SPEND it all before 67 if you want the pension !!!

DH ? Lol

Yes I guess your right I do like Subway though I find the Tinnies meat pies are also quite expensive compared to Australia meat pies ,I mean who pays nearly $9 for a meat pie in Australia?

That's because he is in Government housing . And on top of that the Rent assistance payment on his old age pension But it's Department of Housing so he is lucky to get it

I would be bored out of my bum

Unfortunately I'm one of the poor farangs Im buying a Borat leotard to wear to Beach Road

Former 60 minutes reporter GEORGE NEGUS has died

Unfortunately we Aussies are the lowest farangs in Pattaya living in slum buildings such as Nirun and flybird We are forced to live like this simply because our capitalist government doesn't care about overseas pensioners

What do you mean 2.20. out? Does anyone know the answer please ! If I received 2173 baht for $100 how much would 100 baht he in Australian dollars?

I could stay at your house Brian?

I think they may have those cheap Thai food carts around there , does anyone live in flybird condo in Pattaya here ?

Simply because you don't know Brian either I got $100 for 2173 baht I think it was How much would 100baht be in Australian? I'm thinking it's about $4.50 ? Anyone know

Yes Brian , first time I have been to a balloon party with my new found poverty ,I too was surprised But the owner took a disdain to me by not only drinking the free water but because of the black balloons , that's a bit racist isn't I said

Oh finally in get a truthful honest poster as yourself without those rose tinted glasses Yes a pair of thongs and I do mean the feet ones are not $5 in Australia,but want 150-200 B in Thailand please

Do you guys chase balloon parties? Do you enjoy them ? As I have written recently I have become very poor with and the Australian vs Thai baht sinking and my lowly paid janitor job I have now resorted to chasing the balloon parties in bars and last night stumbled upon a bar with balloons Met the farang owner who said they were having a benefit night for some guy can't remember his name ,"back kicks ?" Backticks ? ... something back ,not that I care but I had to put my fantastic acting skills on all in the name of getting freebies ! Yes ! I said to the owner let's help out old Back kicks as we all lined up for our food ,what a great bloke I said to the other old farangs not even knowing who back kicks licks ticks or whatever his name was Here's three cheers for" Back kicks" they shouted as I scoffed into the free food and ....water ....yes alcohol wasn't free ! I think they were fund raising for someone but what a great bloke I shouted...backkicks I ended up by myself near the door after several stopped talking to me after I told them it seems a bit racist only using black balloons and not to mention colours as it's now not PC Now to get out without donating money ,(yes they had a bucket ) I pretended to get a phone call which I went outside for then bolted up the streets!

Yes today I will visit two new doctor clinics I noticed there is a new one now in Jomtien , opposite the complex area Beautiful looking white & blue colours I took a picture

Yes thankyou Terry , I appreciate your insights into my behaviour Is there any other ways I can save money ,I'm a poor janitor from Australia working for a Government department that pays very low wages ,I'm a poor public servant ,we don't even get retirement benefits in Australia unlike the USA

Could I perhaps ask you kindly not to change the topic please ,that's all I ask , surely thats not too much to ask

Yes well beggars cant be choosers so I thankyou for your generosity You could take me to a bar and we could talk about how you can change and appreciate the World's cultural diversity,and stop your transphobic & Islamophobia thankyou for your service Sir