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I don’t believe his story . How can anyone who pretends to love his daughter, a little girl, murder her , why ?? Maybe a mentally deranged person, I don’t know.

I must say I’ve been surprised at the record time it takes a Thai lady to become pregnant ! 

Has anyone seen/ met a foreigner/American who has a beach business in Thailand ? I vaguely remember a French man who had a beach in Pattaya about 20 yrs back which was really his girlfriends/ wife.  Otherwise, being a former beach lover ( not in Pattaya!) I have been to many beautiful beaches all over Thailand , if not all, and have never seen a foreign run beach/ activity. 
I think in Phuket there were surf shops that rented their boards out, that’s all.

7 hours ago, GypsyT said:

You went to wrong part of Vietnam....

 

Go to Phu Quoc Island - no visa.

 

PS. Sorry your trip went south... Make an other one.

 

And how is he going to get  there  from Bangkok ?

Since Covid , caught in Phuket 2022, I cough.  A strong  dry cough which is very annoying. It comes in bouts two or three times a day. Seen multiple doctors etc nothing works.. They seem to think that it’s long Covid too.

2 hours ago, george said:

I wonder how many people will die from heat exhaustion in Thailand this year? Next week will only get hotter 🔥

I confirm. Be very careful. Spent a few weeks in Bali last year, it was. Around 41c. Very stupidly, I decided to walk to a mall to cool off and taxi back. I love to walk. Do I regret it. Heatstroke and ended up in hospital. I’ll never do that again. 

Spent a few weeks there about end of 90s. Lovely people, good English. Wanted to do a week trecking in the jungle.Went to Hilton and managed to get a lady guide who had family up river.Magdalene. We left Kuching by car, then a canoe up the river Skrang, stayed overnight near the Penans tribe, and higher up the ancient headhunters.,Wonderful. I took cigarettes, aspirins, various medications, disinfectants, plasters and bandages, some cakes, pens and paper,kiddie books , etc as presents as everything food and mat was free, no charge. They gave me evening parties, dances by the elders, how to smoke the heads to keep the skulls nice, blowpipe hunting, fruit and herb gathering, I had the very best time of my life and I will never forget it. Wonderful people who are unfortunately left out of any help in progress , at least at that time, maybe it’s changed. The traditional longhouses are a wonder to be seen and I consider being allowed to spend days in them with the people a treasure. 

10 hours ago, Real Name Hidden said:

A Mango Cooler goes down well on Koh Chang

 

10 hours ago, Real Name Hidden said:

A Mango Cooler goes down well on Koh Chang

 

Is that the Siam Royal View resort ?? Was interested but much too far from anywhere, very secluded, and huge complex.

Singapore Sling, and Aperol Spritz , but only using the good stuff. Years back I used to go often to the Cockpit Hotel in .Singapore.   When the Raffles closed for refurbishment, the bar staff were employed at the Cockpit. Fantastic groups every evening there too. Every time I turned up, my Sling was input in front of me, no need to ask. Had some in Europe but no good, so stick to an Aperol Spritz easier to get right with a good Prosecco . 
 

9 hours ago, rwill said:

You might want to take fish sauce off that list.  I started looking at labels for fish sauce.  The lowest I found was 1% sugar.   All the way up to 6% sugar.

 

I just try to avoid sugar, rice, bread, potatoes as much as possible.  Also Sriracha sauce is like 17% sugar. Try not to eat highly processed foods.

Been talking with my friends , and all of us are normal weight and always have been. We eat almost everything, and know when to stop. We have a glass of wine or 2 sometimes, or  rice/ potatoes even an ice cream now and again.,Just eat healthy regular meals and no snacking. Of course, I cut out the sugar ( especially in Thailand) go easy on the salt, and eat everything reasonably. So easy .

Plenty of room for those senior military runaways in Thailand. From the big article on ASEAN a few days ago, Russians , Chinese and people from Myanmar have bought up huge quantities of condos ! ( Thai condo market dominated be Russian Chinese etc ) . Who would have thought ? It’s absolutely heart breaking what has happened to the Burmese people. I really don’t understand why the west hasn’t taken bigger steps to help them , they should have at least been banned from the illegal gems trade which apparently keeps this present rogue government going. I’ve spent a lot of time in Burma and I love the country, some of the kindest people I’ve ever met. 

On 4/6/2024 at 8:29 AM, richard_smith237 said:

 

Here... corrected it: 

 

Is admitting to a mistake and apologising to a foreigner not possible? 

 

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As a generalisation, criticism of any form is poorly tolerated here because a lot of people have not grown up with the tools to handle disappointment, criticism or any form of what could be considered conflict - this is why we see in the news so freqently issues which go from Zero to 100% in an instant... 

 

The examples you provided are one of many we face on a daily basis - a lot of it is 'little stuff' we can readily ignore - but sometimes there are issues we can't. 

 

 

... I often here the excuse.... "Its Thai Culture"  usually when someone wants to get away with doing something wrong !

 

 

In this case of the OP... the throw away excuse would be used...."This is just the Thai way".... or "This is just Thai culture"... but its not... its the Lazy way and it exists due to poor management of a business that has allowed a degree of entitlement to slip in amongst the Thai Staff....   

 

IMO - There is only one solution... and thats to walk away. Reward the positive experiences, walk away from the negative. 

 

IF you have already received treatment, but they are not ready to take your money, no casher...     That shouldn't be a problem... 

Leave your phone number and / or Line details and as you to send them the bank details and you'll transfer later - there is no reason at all that anyone should be waiting for a cashier to show up an hour late. 

 

 

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I had one of these silly issues yesterday: 

 

Purchasing 12 bottles of wine at about 4:45 pm... No issues.

I also wanted to add 2 bottles of Cider, but was told I couldn't becase was before 5pm !!!... 

Me: WHAT ???... I can but 12 bottles of wine (Alcohol).. but can't buy Cider because its Alcohol ?????

Staff: Yes.....   

Me: Why ????   

Staff: Because its different Alcohol... 

Me: "I love Thailand" !!!....    Staff laughed....    They knew the utter ridiculousness of the situation - no point arguing, they're just doing their job. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A lot of the problems in Thailand are due to lack of education. I actually heard an office girl saying that the group of young foreign people earned “ millions “ so it was easy to afford the rent !  I was also told once I could lend someone money because I was “ rich “.  Many have no idea on geography or history , even from their own country. Lots don’t have a lot of etiquette. 
It is what it is, I got used to it many years ago, quoting the famous Trink   “ TIT”. 

22 hours ago, NativeBob said:

anything related to financial services w/o license is illegal.

but they found nothing - only ads. 

All numbers etc leading to bank accounts ? Not illegal ? 

Sorry to say but it’s usually drink or drugs involved . Also, sounds like mostly tourists/long stayer, not so many expats.

I’m sorry, but that gave me a laugh ! What the hell is happening ?

25 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

 

 

I have witnessed and been up close and personal with the Thai Police at very high levels and I know very well how they work.

Aha ! That explains your avid interest . I will still wait to see what the PM does about this. Always innocent until proved guilty for me and I honestly he has tread on someone’s toes

9 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Possibly because Farang DJs know how to mix the music to Farang tastes? 

 

Just a guess

Definitely, unless you like to dance to Carabao.

1 hour ago, sambum said:

"Sad" and "Confused" - I'm a bit confused myself - has an arrest warrant been issued or not?

Also a bit "Sad" that he was allowed to go abroad on holiday when I am sure that he knew the turmoil that was surrounding his situation!

Anyway, let's see if he does a "Thaksin" and rides out the storm while out of the   country!

 

 

He has not been arrested, and if he was guilty he would have left the country long ago. He’s not stupid. 

2 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

 

 

He should, he helped make the bent rules.

Gosh , you seem to know everything about him ? You ought to help out in this investigation!  Sounds like a personal grudge to me against all police , or a case of putting all your eggs in the same basket.

5 hours ago, Modern Coding said:

 

 

It was a Frenchman missing the good old 80s:

 

 

 

Great advert tho ,for the time .