Everything posted by rwill
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Tourist injured in Chumphon resort balcony collapse
Tomorrow it will all be just a misunderstanding.
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Tourist Van Drives Into Ratchaprapa Dam (Video)
Sorry. That video made me laugh. No doubt he will blame GPS.
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Does it annoy you when a Thai person doesn't understand your spoken Thai?
I know I am not the best with tones so harder to understand. But I think sometimes they see a foreigner and expect them to speak english and are trying hard to understand what you are saying. But you are speaking Thai and it all sounds like a big scramble to them because they are not listening for Thai. I once ordered at a coffee shop and the girls mouth opened in shock. I asked her if i said something wrong. She said no, you said it clearer than most Thai's do. I told her I must of got lucky.
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No house insurance in Thailand - how normal?
It costs around 5,000/year to insure our house here. To be honest I don't know what exactly would be covered. Like if the roof starts leaking I don't think they would cover it.
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No house insurance in Thailand - how normal?
We get insurance because it is required by law. Otherwise I am sure lots of Americans would not get it. Also in America someone can break into your house, fall down, get injured, sue you, and win.
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Ceiling Panels Collapse At Chiang Mai Airport Injures Two Passengers
In the first photo look how dirty that one panel is. Maintenance doesn't seem to be a priority. I don't know about them partly blaming rainfall unless the roof also needs maintenance.
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Men dominating 'Women's Sports @ Paris Olympics'
They need 3 categories now, Men, Women, and Open
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90-day report must be in person after each re-entry?
No matter what it says it still often comes down to what the individual officer thinks is correct. I once got rejected in Ratchaburi when I filed it 4 days before the due date. When I went in and asked why he said I waited to late and to do 14 days before.
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Thai Government Lottery
It is normal for them to charge you a 2 or 3 percent commission when cashing a ticket. Alternatively you can take the ticket to the lottery office in Bangkok and cash it with no fee. Also I have heard that GSB, Om Sin, will cash tickets for you if you have an account with them. Also be aware that some lottery tickets now have a charitable donation(charge) on them. So if you win that amount is subtracted from the winnings too.
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Urgent call for O-negative blood donations in Phuket
Problem is most of us are too old to donate blood in Thailand.
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Ex-PM Thaksin’s Dubai dreams dashed: Medical treatment declined
Won't be surprising when they can't find him in Thailand anymore.
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Internet speed
Try it both ways using a speed test and see for yourself.
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Thai Girl is almost perfect but are these serious problems?
Stay with her so you don't have to worry about spreading herpes.
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Electric Vehicles in Thailand
I see charging stations all over the place now. I see them in hospital parking lots. The local Homepro has some. Local PEA office has some. Etc...
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chance and reason of rejection of visa exempt to non immigrant-o visa application
Did he edit his post? I don't see anything about receiving a phone call. I also don't see where it says he edited it.
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Ex-Footballer Ian Heddle Jailed for Child Abuse in Thailand
Sexually abusing children is extremely horrible. Recording it is extremely stupid.
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Big D Gerrard exposes taxi driver watching pornography
Taxi driver will probably sue him for defamation. (and win)
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Senators call for PM Srettha’s exit after ex-con Cabinet pick
Not the first ex convict given a government job.
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Electric Motorbike Catches Fire in Chon Buri, Triggering Police Investigation
The left wheel? Was he riding sideways?
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GSB Savings Certificate (Lottery)
They have regular interest paying accounts and then they have the 'lottery accounts'. Instead of paying everyone interest they have drawings for the payouts. So for every big winner there are way more that got nothing.
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Chinese woman arrested over illegal passport ad in Thailand
As others have said there are countries where you can legally buy your citizenship/passport. So there may have been nothing illegal with the sign.
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Does your wife/partner work?
My wife worked for over 40 years. She doesn't work because, like me, retired.
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Farm to table: Thailand firms urged to unite for stable farm prices
Just like condos, Stop overproducing.
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Importing knives to Thailand
I bought a knife set on Amazon. It arrived with no problems.
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Best emergency pain killer
Arcoxia works great for certain types of pain. But I noticed my pulse goes way up when I take it. So I stopped using it. It was a reformulation of Vioxx which worked great too but was taken off the market because of increased risk of heart attacks.