FruitPudding

My Thai earnings, yeah. Though, I do have another income stream which I'd rather wasn't taxed cos it takes me over the million threshold.

Racist what?

Who needs sex when you could have other pleasures in life?

Considering how low Thai tax is, they are shooting themselves in the foot. People with money will just stay here less and the economy will suffer, which I will enjoy.

Thai income tax isn't much. I pay 4% overall. That said, I am against tax in general and wouldn't wish it on anyone.

The UK. We have 2 deductions: 1. Tax 2. National Insurance (for healthcare and pension) They are not the same. You don't get a pension because you paid tax. You get it because you paid National Insurance. Which part don't you understand? Likewise, in Thailand tax and social security payments are separate. I know because I pay both (and get Thai healthcare because of the social security payments, not tax payments)

Either you don't understand how tax works in other countries or maybe wherever you come from it's different. Where I come from, you don't get anything for the tax you pay, except whatever they choose to spend it on, which is (hopefully) for the good of the public, rather than lavish parties and war. Social security payments are separate from tax - you pay those if you are working usually - and you get benefits, such as healthcare and pension. Thailand is the same, pretty much.

What are you on about?

Maybe Gottfrid has grown up. 👶 Aside from that, the short time women are abhorrent creatures, yet the best this place has to offer. Wrap your head around that.

Yeah, and I couldn't wait to leave. It's not everyone's cup of tea.

I dunno where you are from, but where I come from tax and social security are two different payments. They are not the same thing. Generally, to get social security you have to be working, not merely paying tax on capital gains or foreign income. That said, I despise taxation in general and socialism is inherently evil, IMHO

I bet this doesn't happen.

China, lol. You ever been?

What's wrong with DipEd, PGCE, or MEd?

I was 17. Shagaluf. Boys holiday. Some of us were 16. For girls, I dunno, and in Europe now I definitely dunno. It's like Africa or the Middle East these days. Would you let your kid go to Somalia or Afghanistan on their own? That said, I wouldn't want to raise a kid, especially a girl, in Europe these days. Thailand is safer.

I don't think so. Many of them just like what they do.

Someone's jealous.

Exactly, the 600 gram steak is 1600 calories and didn't fill you, whereas the satiating 300 gram steak n potatoes would be around 1000 calories (if you had 2 medium sized spuds)

Ketchup, mustard, pickles, and onions are necessary. Nothing else, except maybe bacon.

It's a fact. It's not my argument. It's science. You are also missing the point: boiled potatoes fill you up longer in relation to their calorie density compared to other foods (e.g. nuts, olive oil, butter, mayo, bacon, sausage, etc. etc.) The point isn't that potatoes are low in calories - that's not what I said - but they satisfy your hunger longer in relation to the calories they have. Try using your brain when you read. P.S. Then you go on to mention money vs calories in WW2, which doesn't refute what I said, in fact it supports what I said: you don't need to eat a lot of potatoes to feel full. 555+

Higher taxes....NOT!!

Women are shallow in their relationship choices, so I go the other way.

Each to their own.

Not exactly. Olive oil and nuts, for example, are very calorie dense, but not carb heavy at all. Even nuts have a low glycemic index, due to being mostly fats and fiber. They aren't filling though so you end up having to eat more calories to be satisfied. On the other hand, potatoes and porridge oats are very carby but they rate high on the satiety index, meaning that you don't need to eat much of them to be full and stay full, in fact boiled potatoes rank #1 on the satiety vs calorie index. Not saying it would be healthy to live off boiled potatoes only, but you would lose a lot of weight and not feel hungry.

Guns save lives too