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My goodness!!! I hope you don't believe everything posted on YouTube and Twitter!!! Just think of the thousands and thousands of lies Trump posted!!! That's just one person posting!!!

Not up to me but I would start with those not currently paying their fair share--for example, those with valuable empty land in urban areas that plant some pretend 'crops' to avoid paying higher real estate taxes on non-farm land.

Where did I say 'less taxes'? I said a better tax system--which certainly could include no taxes on food and drawing more revenue from other sources.

All easily funded with a better tax system.

There's no MLS (Multiple Listing Service) in Thailand so we always list our properties with as many agencies as possible, starting with those closest to the property. One easy way to find agencies that have listings with your condo project is to search your project on Hipflat.

Maybe just shave your head. Oh, wait, that would require a bit of effort, too. Pathetic. If you ever do muster the effort to go out, take note of the old guy pushing a hand cart of baskets for sale, trying to make enough money to eat that day.

Been twice and loved both visits. Angkor Wat is awesome and Siem Reap is a fun town. Definitely worth a visit!

Condo maintenance fees can vary widely--and higher fees don't always translate to higher service, we have found. With larger projects you should get some economies of scale. 1000 owners paying for the front gate guard at, say, Riviera Jomtien, vs. 200 owners paying for the guard at Northshore. The View Talays have both large numbers of units and also few amenities--with a very low condo maintenance fee as a result. As a buyer, the monthly maintenance fee can be factored into the buying decision but it's never been a big factor for us as even the highest fees we have had have been less than what we were paying in the US. A high fee never swayed us to eliminate a project from consideration--even when one of the projects had a monthly fee of 7,700 baht, which included weekly maid service.

I think no matter where you look in Pattaya you will find that older projects generally have bigger condo unit types with fewer project amenities and newer projects will have a larger number of smaller units but more project amenities. Older projects will also likely have a fewer number of total units. Always exceptions, of course. For example, the smallest condo type available at Northshore Condo is 64sqm. Total number of units less than 200. Nice pool, nice gym, nice ping pong and snooker areas, small library, nice lobby, lots of garage parking, good front desk. Built before things like sky pools, sky gardens, sky lounges, jogging trails, lagoon pools, co-living spaces, theatres, etc., have come into vogue. The Riviera Jomtien and Riviera Wong Amat projects, in contrast, have around 1000 units, with many of the units less than half the size of the smallest Northshore condo. But, you get a ton of project amenities. And, most of the new projects do offer some larger 2-bedroom units if you need more space. My partner and I had 2-bedroom units at Unixx, Axis, Lumpini Park Beach, and Centric Sea. As always, it's important to first select the general location you want to be at and then find the project that best suits your lifestyle and your budget. If you never swim but an on-site gym is very important, the View Talays probably wouldn't suit. If you don't drive, you might want a project close to the baht bus line. Unixx, I believe, is still running its own shuttle bus. Some of the newer 1000-unit projects can be very busy, with more of a hotel atmosphere than that of a residence. Some love that, some don't. No project is perfect but the goal is to come closest to your wants, needs, and budget.

Sad and disgusting both. I'm super-impressed with Pita.

Absolutely. Instead of a deadly high speed car chase it becomes a parade.

Good move. I don't have anything against prostitution but not on Beach Road. Establish a less visible area for them. With more mainstream tourist tourist developments such as T21, Centre Point Space, and the proposed Aquatique, I think there will be continued pressure to have the prostitution elsewhere.

Disgusting.

'...crushing defeat...'. Delicious.

Yes, leave already. Buh bye bye.

He lost by over 7 million votes last time around--and as the sitting president with all the powers of incumbency. Since then its been a torrent of damaging lawsuits with more to come, a conviction for a sex offense, and Roe v Wade overturned by his handpicked, nitwit, lying SCOTUS justices. I'm not seeing it.

Hooray!

Ballot design is certainly very important. Gore would have been elected president in 2000 had Florida's very poor ballot design for that election been done properly.

If I could vote he'd have my vote.

Salary should be performance-based. Although, if it was they would all be starving to death.

From the photos, this looks like the same tenant my partner and I had a few years ago. She was also well-dressed and groomed but left an appalling mess.

I agree.

Supposedly broke but has money to buy pot. Boo hoo.

As others have said, likely a waste of time and money--especially if it is, as you say, a 'small matter'.

Exactly. Pattaya, for one, no longer has low and high seasons. Instead, it's busy and busier seasons.