AlexRich

Reading and Writing Thai by Jintana Rattanakhemakorn, by Tuttle Publishing. I’d also recommend an Udemy course online … I think it’s called Learn Thai from an American Guy. The course notes are really excellent and he goes through each step very carefully. But at the end of it everything makes sense. It is in lectures of around 30 mins, and covers 7.5 hours of teaching. But that’s the beginning … now I have to start building up sentence structures and vocabulary.

Thanks. I just finished a book on reading and writing Thai and can just about understand the jist of that ... [learning for one year and will know about 80%] ... but the last section confused me a bit. The part between "think that" and "year will know about 80%" I couldn't grasp. I know how to read and write now but don't have much vocabulary or sentence structure in my head, so that is the next task. But at least I feel that I am making progress.

I don't think so, bear in mind Clinton is also in that circle of friends. Publicly they all slate each other but the reality is that they are all part of a privileged elite and will not want to out each other. I think they have all got too much to hide.

Thanks very much for the feedback. Duke was on my list of possible schools, and it's possible to learn there in chunks of one month (per course). A US guy has done a number of YT videos of his experience there and he was very complimentary. I'm in Bangkok next month and will pay them a visit, although I won't be signing up for anything this trip.

She'll not give Trump a pass until she has some reassurance that a pardon will happen some time in the future. I'd be surprised if it were made public. I learned last week that Trump's DOJ lawyer and Maxwell's lawyer are on very friendly terms. They might well cobble a secret deal.

She was a bit younger then, but always an attractive woman.

If she makes that statement publicly ... I suspect that's why they are interested in speaking to her.

I'm embarking on learning Thai and I'm focusing initially on learning how to read and write Thai, with less focus at the moment on listening and speaking. I'm not in a rush and view this as a long term project, but I am doing this from home in the UK, although I'm considering taking a language course in Bangkok for a couple of months each time I visit Bangkok. Out of curiosity, how long did it take you to reach a decent level in Thai, both spoken and written? And what methodology did you employ?

If she clearly states that Donald J Trump took no part in the Epstein activities she'll be given a pardon by said Trump. That's why Trump's lawyer (now DOJ official) is meeting up with her. There are no coincidences.

I studied economics and accountancy and have an MBA. I did not work in Finance but I understand enough to invest without referring to a financial advisor. I was thinking about your question and simply used Chat GPT to find some funds that track the market and pay a dividend. I don't want to type it all out, but you could just ask the same question that I did and it will give you a range of options ... I was quite impressed with the answers. So, I asked "I'd like to invest money in a fund that tracks the market and pays a dividend yield. What would you recommend?". The answers that came back looked pretty solid to me. For example, the Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield ETF (VHYL) that pays a dividend of 3-4%, invests in global stocks, can be in USD or GBP, pays quarterly dividends with low fees (0.29 of a per cent). It gave 5 funds like above and suggested a conservative portfolio UK based. Worth a look.

Personally I'd sell it and put the funds into a fund that tracks the markets (e.g Vanguard S&P500 US market, there are many funds to choose from), it will go up and down but over time should appreciate at least as good as the UK property market. If dividends are paid that's some extra income and there is no capital gains to speak of as long as you don't sell. One way of taking away the grief of being a Landlord but potentially giving you a fund that you could use to return home if you so desired. Note: you need to do some homework on tracker funds but you'd be well advised to stay away from commission seeking advisors (as you no doubt know).

Whatever the Russians have on Trump it is proving to be very effective; they appear to have enough dirt to bury him. Trump will never go against Putin.

Humphries is an anti-vaxxer ... you make my point. Rogan mostly interviews quacks.

So we should just listen to guests of Joe Rogan for our insights into the efficacy of vaccines? That'll work.

I think when a young person has been exposed to the level of depravity that arises in the nightlife areas she is unlikely to ever recapture the person she once was. And the question is why would anyone want to try? Best seeking company with undamaged goods.