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They were arguing about whether it was a man or a woman.....

There was a comedian I saw that said something like: "I've been all around the world. The most beautiful women are the men in Thailand."

Did you ever go in to the bank and have the facial recognition scan set up? You need that for transfers over 50K.

Some stuff that Amazon will not ship to Thailand can be available on Ebay. Ebay international shipping does not include customs charges like Amazon does. So you may be hit with additional charges when it arrives.

We live in Ratchaburi about 2 hours from the Myanmar border. Lots of Burmese workers here. In our experience they work better than Thai workers. Our current housekeeper is Burmese. We are giving her a raise to 400 baht/day this year. She is here for 8 hours a day but with a 1 hour lunch break included. Plus we do give her quite a bit of food to take home. Just for reference her husband, also Burmese, works at the local Ban Jak gas station. He gets paid 400/baht a day BUT he has to work 12 hours a day and only gets 1 day off a month.

Next thing you know we are going to be required to obtain an annual mental health certificate to get an extension.🤪

If you are looking for just a part time housekeeper you will probably have to use an agency. Do a search for house cleaning services in Thailand or just for the area you live in. Most of the housekeepers we have hired want to work at least 6 days a week, some of them 7 days. We can get someone for 350/day where we live but may be different where you live.

Sounds like you have a good wife. You just need to trust her. She's trusting you to be alone too.

You can see the stop sign, the back of it, in the second photo. But I have to say that I see stop signs all over the place that nobody pays attention too. You can't assume someone is going to stop at a stop sign. You always need to be vigilant here.

I have about 30 pigeons living on my house. They create a heck of a mess. I have to keep spraying the solar panels off. I'd love to get rid of them but the wife is against killing them.

I'm not sure what the allure of islands is. Plenty of nice beaches with ocean views on the mainland. Basically continents are just really large islands.

It's a very Thai thing to tell people your age is one year older than they really are. Social standing and age are the 2 things that count for who has to show more respect. My wife had her 75th birthday in Oct. and she is already telling everyone she is 76. I ask her, "Why do you want to make yourself older than you are?"

Probably going to be harder to get shipments starting in January. As they are supposed to start charging customs on every shipment regardless of value. Up til now anything less than 1,500 baht and 2 kilos was exempted and got thru pretty much unchecked. But if they actually go through with it every package will be getting checked. As previously mentioned it is illegal to import drugs/vitamins without a license.

Last weekend we went to the NaSatta Light Festival in Ratchaburi. The prices had been 200 baht for Thai and 400 baht for foreigners. I went up to get our tickets and I told the cashier in Thai, "I am Thai." He replied back in English, "The price is the same for everyone now." It was 300 baht per person.

Looks like highway 4, AH2, main highway through the area.

Where I live about 80% of Thai's don't wear helmets. That includes some policemen I know.

My first thought was that it couldn't be done. But just thinking about it and sort of trying I think it would be pretty easy to cuff your own hands behind your back.

Nice prison with a pond and everything...

The banks do make some additional money from debit cards by selling versions that have different types of insurance attached to them. We used to get one that paid medical up to 30K for accidents. But those have age limits so we haven't had one for awhile now, just the basic card.

I would be worried about the machines being properly sanitized to keep bacteria from growing. Even my Thai Relatives think it is a bad idea to get those drinks.

It's weird how people getting stuff for free tend to be the ones that complain the most about it.

What about propping sticks up under rocks for good luck?

Those hospitals probably looked better when they were only 6 months old too. I'm sure in a few years time it would have been looking much different.

You just have to make sure to get a multiple entry permit for it.

Hopefully she doesn't end up back in her parents hands...