Renter

i still prefer a jurisdiction with the rule of law ~ enforced

& certainly NOT buying in my wife's name

yes stevenl - i rent by intelligent choice

i own 2 properties in a jurisdiction that has rule of law ~ and it's enforced

i also know of 2 people who have been badly burnt property investing here

u are apparently in thaistocks camp having put money on the line here........getting a bit nervous maybe ?

thaistocks -- must be invested here

again he's trying to tell the world how wonderful it is here & long term residents know this is far from the truth

i need another BIG grain of salt after reading his latest "promoting Phuket" post

re thaistocks comments :-

I'd take anything he says with a BIG grain of salt as it sounds as though he's going to do & say everything he can to convince all that investing here is a smart move ( I don't think so !! )

Just look at his posting name "thaistocks" ---that tells us all we need to know about him

regulation unenforced means NO regulation

all these negative comments here are correct

one would have to have rocks in ur head to BUY any property here

they only want gullible ( preferably youngish & easily hoodwinked) 7 day millionaires who would fall for the pea & thimble trick

BTW - NKMan u are correct - i was told the die was cast about 2008 - i know one place that's allegedly earmarked & ever time i drive past i think - Yes it's ideal

it's about money 1st - 2nd - 3rd

ignore the shiny glitz - businesses are not making money irrespective of traffic volume & walking gawkers

yeah another old busy body upset over nothing = it's happening outside !!

with all the pollution in this country he takes exception to this minor act

go back to your nanny state

"mericans are far superior to other "ferangs?"

this has got to be the laugh of the century - so far

those from "the land of the fleeced & the home of the afraid" have nothing to feel superior about

I know i use to live there

been mentioned before how Phuket is priced way way too high for what it really offers.

noticed the 2 skin care shops near Big C have closed & both of them were 75% full every time I passed so they couldn't make a go of it even with that sort of high capacity.

of course not - t's merican food ( sizzler not much better )

some people need a reality check.

many younger Thai women prefer older guys & why wouldn't they.

have a look at what is on offer in the younger brigade - simpletons who after a few days of playing with their phones have nothing intelligent to say.

Thai ladies are not stupid - contrary to what many losers on here say ( as they failed with women at home & they fail here too ) - females' internal clocks are ticking LOUDLY.

If they hang with young & poor cheap-charlie losers it's for very little time. I have many older friends living happily with young Thai women as I do too and am I'm very content.

After all the young cheap-charlie's are here for a little while & then it's back to their career of flipping burgers.

just streamed the latest Bond movie SPECTRE.

this has gottta be the worst thing ever, even worse than the "gay" Bond Roger M's efforts which were abysmal but better than this.

Surely this is D Craig's last raid on the incompetent producers wallets, that Barbara Broccoli has just about destroyed old Harry's golden goose that he left her.

Craig looks like he's ready for the retirement home - yesterday.

4% whoop de do - we're rich

except worry about the recession there

no wonder people have bowel trouble

reviewing merican food - this should be a real laugh fest

this shows the mentality of the " quality tourists " we are subjected to receiving here in paradise lost.

drink heavily, drive , maybe survive or maybe not.

Maybe pay a bribe & get waved on to maybe make it home because after you step off the plane you can do anything here ( but bet your life they don't behave like that at home - too scared too because the have "real police" there. )

We residents have seen it all a thousand times - i for one have run out of pity when the inevitable happens.

i've had 2 friends drunk driving & kill themselves here.

Don't report the death toll as we all know it is astronomical - but let's not talk about it as it's bad publicity & may stop a few unaware suckers from coming.

can't believe it - fewer ruble cheapskates coming. that makes 3 Xmas presents this year !!....... now hoping the Yuan implodes

reality eventually becomes undeniable especially when it hits the wallet.

the " Phuket brand " so called, has been on the nose for many years now - the chickens are coming home to roost

tobacco smokers part of the problem. lol Einstein

i find this strangely interesting in a boring mundane sort of way. like a window on the hopeless & hapless world of some.

will get price down to 1500 baht if u show a bit of leg

Upscale & Phuket.......those two words together do not compute

this is all cynical meaningless chit chat to try and pacify those folk who are going down the drain at the rate of knots.

be unconcerned now as we promise you a better after life - so just stay in line & be thankful & quiet.

Nero fiddling while Rome burns.