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I think that’s what couples do if they stay together a bit longer. You help each other out. If she is not doing the dishes or any housework, obviously it’s a problem if you are paying all the bills ! Talk to each other. When the honeymoon is over, a year or two, and things go downhill , then talk again. If you are the eternal romantic and living in the dark ages ( age counts) and she is not exactly like you, either it works , or not. Lack of conversation on your part here with your partners. PS, what exactly does she ask / expect you to do ?

As if there weren’t enough Thai girls on the streets, the Police are allowing other nationalities too ? I knew there were Russian girls, seen one in a condo I was renting, Phuket, horrible rude person but pretty . Mentioned it to my neighbour and he told me that there was a club on Bangla rd that had all Russian prostitutes. I somehow doubt this was owned/ managed by Thais , so it’s Russian backed and allowed to operate in plain sight. This was 20 years ago by the way. Since then, obviously have seen many in Pattaya, lots were working , probably legally, on those condo sales shops in Central Festival Pattaya. So why is this happpening in full sight of the police/immigration, of course hand outs etc, but I believe it’s a very bad situation letting the city be overrun by girls from everywhere. Plenty of Africans in Bangkok, that’s bad enough, where is this all going to lead to ? A few headlines in the national newspapers would help.

What you don’t have in other countries who vote, is all the religious, often weird praying people , who take part . Is it only because of the abortion subject or what ? I find these people praying and calling to Jesus to help Trump to win the election, when it would be hard to find a less deserving, rude, ignorant, egotistical man than Trump. Disgusting. And it’s these people who cry « don’t take the lords name in vain ». Religion should have no part in voting for a Président or world leader. The others are what you call rednecks .

I would be very embarrassed to post something like that. Definitely intelligence deficiency.

Yes, that’s why I went with Swiss Air because of the older 777 . 2 3 2 . Thanks for seat tips.

I do prefer the shorter flights, I get very sleepy waiting for my next leg.

Thanks, very useful info. Is the normal business ( comfort ) good ?

Name and shame, photos on every newspaper. Confiscate car and license.

Yes, saw that, apparently you rarely get the Q suite on both flights. The reason I’m asking for thoughts is that the reviews of Qatar online are terrible. And all recent too ??

Thanks for the reply. I always have a through ticket so no problem of luggage.

The report here was 2 completely different stories, a load of rubbish ? Was one of them in a coma on the bed next to the dead boy ? Or was he so drunk he couldn’t explain what happened? And didn’t look like a swanky hotel at all. Where did all this reporting come from ?

You obviously don’t know any real millionaires paradise. And neither does Katatonic. I do, and it doesn’t look a bit like Phuket. Most of the foreigners that have money there are criminals. And the rest are warmongers. I lived 20 years in Kata so I do know it well.

I left Phuket because of them. I lived practically opposite the taxi parking lot in front of the beach . Around them piles of empty bottles of beer and Mekong. One afternoon a tourist with his family parked on the side rd to the beach. He didn’t realize that those thugs « owned » all the roads. They beat the driver with an iron bar in front of his child and family !!! The things that happened in Kata Beach , unimaginable. The city hall set up a bus service going from Karon beach to Patong. On the first day, the driver hadn’t gone 300 m , with tourists inside, when the thugs stopped the bus , a few nasty threats and the driver ran like hell leaving the terrified tourists inside. This is why there is no bus service on Phuket, except the crawling one an hour open wooden bus to Phuket town that is a danger in itself. Nowadays there is one Airport Bus that circulates . Too late for me. Gave up my beautiful condo and left.

Hi , both airlines fly from my home town Nice to Bangkok. I have used Emirates for many years, but last year being disappointed with them , I took Swiss Air which was absolutely fantastic. I’ve looked at Qatar recently, seems very good ( business class) and the rates are a good bit cheaper than Emirates. My main necessity is a good lie flat bed due to my back problems. Can anyone here compare the 2 for me please, advantages / disadvantages. The difference between Swiss and Emirates, to take Swiss I have to do a Nice Zurich , then Zurich Bangkok direct , and a little cheaper than Emirates. With Emirates it’s Nice to Dubai to Bangkok. The Swiss flight is shorter. Thanks.

Nothing to do with woke. It’s mainly the not used to traveling that don’t take out insurance. Very naive of course . Lots of younger people in good health also don’t think of the danger. Personally I think that Travel Insurance should be obligatory for all tourists. Then the problem would be solved, except for the fools that break the rules on motorbikes etc, then insurance doesn’t cover them.

Ok, answer to my question found. There is no insurance for « tourists ».

Does this « insurance for tourists « really exist ? I’ve never heard of it ? Is it for all tourists, even Visa exempt , and what does it cover ? Why assume a tourist travel insurance is only for motorbike accidents when you can fall down a hole in the pavement, have appendicitis or a heart attack.or get run over by a drunk Thai .

Does the 60 day Visa exempt help?? Also, I think most flights from Europe tend to arrive around midday ?

What about those who do border hops with the Pattaya agencies ? ( I’ve never done that ) Can they come in on a turnaround like before and get their 60 days Visa Exempt or not ?? Will it depend on the immigration officer who stamps you in ? Myself, I would probably do just the three months allowed ( 60 days + 1 extension ) instead of the 5 months I usually do. I wouldn’t fancy being locked out for some reason or other and all my belongings in my rental condo.

Years back I asked my favorite restaurant in Jomtien how they manage their tips. The waitress said it all went into one pot and shared out between them at the end of the week. That’s fair, and I always leave a tip even if I go 5 times a week. They work hard, usually on the legal minimum age, if it’s clean and I get a smile , the food is good, I’m happy.

The world over there are fat, thin and normal ! From what I’ve seen, Americans are the fatter. My UK family are all normal sized, and my group of girl friends and their husbands are all normal healthy too, I must say they all look marvelous , smart and take pride in their ways/ dress. 40 yrs ago Thai girls were tiny, but they lived a different life. The bar girls you usually meet probably don’t care much about how they look and I understand that. Being overweight is often a class thing.

Which is why it is very important to look after your health ! Could save a lot of money in the future. As for money problems, lots of pensioners have them sooner or later. All the world over.. Never too late to plan ahead.

My good friend just died in a Cambodian hospital from an AVC ( we think). He died alone. His son found out a good few days later so too late to do anything. I’m not sure how they contacted him although he’d lived quite a few years there. A year or two ago, a young lady was walking on lonely beach and fell down dead. I think I read about it on Asean. It took them a long time to find out who she was etc. So a dog tag thing could be a good option. But, question, what if a foreigner is in ICU and has no ID ?? would they treat him or what ? He/she could be on holiday and staying elsewhere , for example a day trip from bangkok.

I stayed in Hua Hin two winter seasons through but in a nice condo. I often ate at the All In cafe /shop which was great. Wondering if it was still there. There was another very well known restaurant ( famous cook) on the other side of the railway track, fantastic.

Why not just oblige tourists to have their own travel insurance ?? At least the tourist would have a chance of having a compétant cover.