FruitPudding

Oh, okay, so different requirements from being the parent of a Thai kid? I see.

Last time I was on parent visa (2 years ago) it was only 400,000. Both at Bangkok and upcountry immigration offices (I made extensions at both).

It is the same as marriage, 400 000 (two months before), unless it changed recently. Or maybe it's different at different offices.

Money

Out of interest, what makes you so knowledgeable about Thai culture? Got an extensive resume? Perhaps you could educate me about Thai culture.

Yeah, I would in Thailand. Safer.

Please, this is cringy. How do you know their motives for taking selfies with the dead? You can't say it's neither wrong nor right without knowing the reason. They could just be morbid sickos You just described Thai EMS taking selfies with the dead, lol. Make up your mind.

They literally said, "Let her drown" as they were laughing. How do you explain that?

Just the crown, right?

I just got a molar root canaled (with microscope included) for 7k at the hospital. Crown 10k. Helps to shop around.

"Family first" just means "You better pay me my pension "

I'm not shocked at all.

Come on. Thailand has immigration well under control.

You think 120-180 a small bottle of local pish is good value?

Dr BJs Clinic on Soi 7/1?

This is priceless. The absolute lowest of the low complaining about their livelihood after ripping off countless tourists. Maybe they should start charging fair prices to stay in business.

WRONG! You can pay Class 3 National Insurance.

Poor elephant and tourists. Bet the guy who ditched them still got paid.

I've always been fascinated why that is, especially when they seem to be okay with virtually every other immoral thing. But isn't it better to be an honest, decent person who swears casually (or in a jokey way) than being dishonest, untrustworthy, unreliable, shifty, sneaky, and slimey?

When I retire, I think I'd like to spend half the year back West (fishing, golfing, enjoying the seasons, people, and food) and half the year here (Thai massage, warm weather and general scallywag behaviour). But who knows what my home country will look like in a few decades, probably the Middle East, so maybe I'll just stay in good old Thailand all the time.

Going back to a failed firework. Classic.

Is there any Asian people that respect pedestrian crossings? Lol

Cos it's a free world and we have choices. Thailand is not your country. It belongs to Thais. You are a guest and guests cannot vote. This is not a logical argument for British expats not being allowed to vote.

Capitalism was born with the idea that if you paid the working man extra money, he would work extra hours, and increase productivity. It was a novel idea at the time. Before that, they were expected to work extra for no overtime, almost like slaves, but that wasn't very productive. That's socialism/communism for you. Slavery! Capitalism gives everyone a fair shot - and most importantly, freedom! - but you have to be financially literate, among other attributes. This doesn't sound like capitalism. It sounds like socialism. How will taxing the rich more make poor people any richer?? Rich people get taxed as much as 50% already. What more do you want? You want the state to own everything??

British expats can make national insurance contributions for the state pension