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elgenon, yes, all the legal work and contracts have been set up, and the new owner/ chef is just waiting for the money to come through, as we all know , banks aren’t usually very quick. The previous head chef has retired, so my cousin couldn’t call it all off even if she was allowed to. She’s French, has worked 12 hrs a Day all her life and is looking forward to her retirement, so she’s just going to calm everyone down and just shut up. The high season is a few weeks away with all the May public holidays and estivales , so she doesn’t have any options at all really. 

If the place falls apart after that , well. The staff might leave when the takeover happens, they’ll find jobs , no doubt about that. It’s just the thought that someone can turn into a tyrant so quickly, a jekle and Hyde syndrome that is so hard to understand and put up with , even tho it’s not for long. 

THank you all, that’s what I needed  to  hear, a lot of tongue biting tho.My cousin actually had another very interested buyer but  found the Thai lady so nice ! Nothing in the past gave her a hint.

My cousin who is retired wants to sell her very successful restaurant in France. One of her acquaintances who is a  lady   Thai head chef is very interested in  buying. No problem there, just waiting for her loan to come through at the bank , she has her company set up and lawyers paid for,. Up to here , everything is ok. The cook is already working in the restaurant so as to get used to a new environment and also a huge clientele. This is where she turns into a monster. Screaming at everyone, upsetting the staff, Even being terribly rude and bad spoken to my cousin in front of everyone. It’s unbelievable. She definitely does not want to back out of the deal, and has no problem with the price as it’s a beautiful place in prime location. Having’witnessed this personally yesterday , it quite upset me. My cousin will not answer back as she s really keen on completely retiring soon,  and it’s  only a question of 1 to 2 months for it all to go  through. Of course my cousin can’t stay at home as´ the staff need her there, and until it’s officialy signed and paid ( she has the best lawyer) she must be present. My question, what on earth is she up to, why this awful behaviour so suddenly, we cannot for the life of us understand. Some background, she’s a single mother , boyfriend left her, and has full credentials/ papers etc.35 yrs old. Any insight ?thanks. 

A question please,  when  they sell river  prawns, which river are they fished from ? Wherever, I definitely don’t like the taste. 

NIce outfit for a  bus driver, should go down well abroad. 

Mario666, you must visit the Cai Rang floating market in Can Tho on the Mekong Delta south of Saigon. Must visit very early morning so best to  overnight there.. This is an authentic market, not like the tourist infested ones of Bangkok. It’s huge, rent a boat for a couple of hours, the captain will show you around and take you to the most wonderful little waterways. Have a good camera with you. Sample the  delicious  food and soups served from the market boats directly into yours. Ask him to show you the noodle factory and rice paper producers on the little islands, tho he probably  wont need  asking. I’ve been all over Asia and i can honestly say this place left a lifetime memory. By the way, all this is very inexpensive. 

If you have time for another trip, try Hoi An and visit the Japanese houses, and beautiful covered bridge ! Happy travels. 

I firmly believe that a visitor visa as Elviajero mentions above would be a very good idea. From experience in my condo bulidings, most of my neighbours are foreigners , most over the age of 60/65, retired , quite well off, are both owners and renting. Most of us eat out in the surrounding restaurants and spend between 4 and 6 months in Thailand during the cold winter months of Europe and elsewhere. Most real tourists who typically stay one or two weeks, prefer to stay at hotels , they do not want to go shopping for food, cleaning a condo, or changing the bed sheets while on a short two weeks holiday ! 

Thailand allows foreigners to buy condos, and rent them , so why not have a visa that caters to this ? These people do not need a retirement visa, or an expensive Elite visa .Whats the point of sending them on ridiculous borderhops , notifications of address visits and extensions ?

Just charge a visa fee.

Hi, I think it would be very hard to go back to uk with no money and no job. First, you should get legal custody of your 2 kids. Put them in school, hire a nanny ( friends of mine have a nice older lady taking their kids to and fro school, and cooking their dinner till the parents come home) sure would cost less than 15000 to your girlfriend ! Then take a restraining order out against her. Do it all  legally.

Speaking from experience, and knowledge of the ingredients used in Thailand, I would say that a lot of the Asian restaurants, including Thai, serve better quality food  in Europe than  what you get in S E Asia. Taking into account the quality and provenance of the meats / poultry/ seafood, the stricter hygiene, and the fact that there are many qualified  chefs / cooks. Yes, it’s more expensive, obviously you can’t compare. I find the food much healthier using much less salt, msg and sugar , and one can be certain that herbicides / hormones are controlled. 

 All  around the world today you have demand for various cuisines. It’s great to have a choice of tastes and flavours. 

If you are going going to Australia, declare all the food / snacks / you have on the form, otherwise, big trouble . No fruit allowed there, or grains. 

NOt long back saw 4 Chinese men coming out of a rental shop’ , wobbling all over the place laughing, they obviously had never ridden a motorbike before. 

Also, if you do holiday rentals and a cleaning  service/ lady, be aware that they often hang around in the rental all day , front door and windows open , and air con blasting. I see this in my condo building , so while the condo is «  empty » it’s costing electricity. 

making it the laughing  stock of the world !!

The Philippines have the best beaches for me so far. Though I’m going to French Polynesia and the Cook Islands next October so I’m hoping to see the best beaches and scenery. Thailand could have beautiful beaches if they weren’t so dirty with foul water. They weren’t always like that ! 

Il have à Dtac number. Before I go back home, I put in a 100 +++ Baht, and it’s  good for 365  days, been doing this for years. 

 Theres  a lot of reasons for failing buisnesses here. We all know them. What amazes me more , is that you choose a 7/11 as an example !!!!!

I think you must be the new Bernard Trink !

Why don’t they just put the finger print machine with the immigration when arriving , like in Malaysia and many other countries ? Also they  should  be working closely with Interpol.. surely that would stop’a lot of smugglers  and  terrorists. 

Totally agree with you dddave. I never over indulge in sweet foods and am generally careful with everything I eat since having diverticulitis and a very small ( but very painful) kidney stone. So I reviewed my whole diet , eating less dairy yogurts etc, ( I ate tooo much!) no added salt, no fat foods. I spoil myself with an ice cream once a month’and enjoy the occasional glass of good red wine. Just to add,  I’ve added a 25mg daily dose of Losartan and my BP is normal and maybe feeling better. Which means I’m taking 75 mg total a day, which isn’t a lot. My doctor in France did tell me over the phone to take a whole extra 50mg, but I was afraid it would be too much for me to double my normal dose. Anyhow, I’m home in two weeks so I’ll have a good general check up. Glad you are getting on well too. 

 Before developing the EEC, it had better develop its infrastructure or the whole area is going to sink into filth and s..t.

Unfortunately here, if you don’t have children or children can’t help you when you’re elderly, then you are left to your own devices. I see many old people here that are obviously down and out and it’s  heartbreaking.So where are the government and the charities when the old aged need help ? 

I would do as norrska above says.