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This is an interesting one @BritManToo there was talk of it being compulsory for foreigners in Thailand to have health insurance? However it is a catch 22 when you call a Thai health insurance company and they say unfortunately we can't cover you, another one that is going to be as difficult to enforce as their tax rules.

As much as it would gripe me to do so I suspect the condition would allow me time to get back to the UK and utilise the NHS services that I have paid tax for most of my life. Totally agree though on the self-insured thing, and could even possibly cover the amounts you have mentioned along with savings and lump sum 25% I would receive on my private pension at 57. Extremely good advice and much appreciated.

@Sheryl yes one I have mentioned in the topic previously won't go into too many details but the last couple of years I have had a medical condition that would probably preclude me from getting reasonable health insurance so keep a small pot back for that just in-case there are any recurrences, checked my private pension yesterday and is definitely going up at a better rate than inflation, originally I could have taken it at 55 but have changed the retirement age to 57 given the gains the pension is making

Yeah guys - I'm not on the breadline but certainly don't have access to 600k baht or 15k pounds a month 🤣

@gearbox that is also a very fair point that I was aware of but didn't include about the DTA on my personal pension as many other threads talking about that. I have a son in a different country also and am fairly mobile so me and the misses flipping between countries to avoid the 180 day rule is also a possibility (she wants more stamps in her passport 🙂 ) assuming that the reality of the 'not new' been around for a while taxation rules are actually enforced, enforcement is a huge can of worms! Your estimates on monthly budgets track with what a lot of the guys are saying in the topic and sort of what I am aiming at so again very good points.

Very fair point @Andrew65 in terms of US politics the British Law could be gone with the swipe of a pen, with the US six justices appointed by Republican presidents and three appointed by Democratic presidents no issues getting an executive order through. If a sensible party in the UK was voted in with a large majority there would be no issues with getting it through the commons either and ignore the OAP's in the Lords

For sure @jayboy as I mentioned in the topic post everything will be subjective and relative to circumstances however it is definitely enlightening and giving me ideas for myself on peoples personal viewpoints on this. 600k p/a is a fairly common thread in this topic and something I have already started budgeting for geekily 🙂 making a spreadsheet for between 50k-100k p/m

Also the UK laws adequately laws to protect every citizens human rights who needs another country or conglomerate of countries telling you what is right or wrong, that is the reason long term Brexit was a good idea - screwed the pound up in the short term but no pain no gain!

I think he would withdraw and with the fear of Europe not getting the extortionate amount of money they get paid from the UK now they would relent as they wouldn't be able to operate. The total financial settlement, often referred to as the "divorce bill," was initially estimated at £30.2 billion. By December 2023, the UK had paid approximately £23.8 billion, leaving an outstanding balance of about £6.4 billion

The politicians should be advocating for 99% of their citizens and not the minority 1% that choose to live their lives differently or are just outright criminals living in the country illegally.

Wouldn't surprise me at all these stats, Donald Trump for prime minister (obviously I know that is not possible despite his Scottish heritage) I should have said someone like Donald Trump for Prime Minister! About time the politicians stop playing by the woke band.

Nice one @BritManToo I have to improvise in Issan, just made this for the fam for lunch, no Pizza oven here in fact only a toaster and a microwave, they loved it though 🙂 (Ignore the Singha it was part of the cooking routine 555 )

Yeah, I hope they don't send him back to England was planning a trip there this year

Very good question, mine was a Datsun Cherry and ironically I lost my cherry in it 🙂

I don't think our village got the memo the misses was outside burning the rubbish this morning my Thai is bad when I wake up so just let her get on with it 🙂

Very true @thaibeachlovers was definitely using the term 'own' a house loosely I guess we are all at the behest of our hosts in some way 🙂 had enough bad relationships to be quietly confident this one might work 🙂 Did used to go to the gym a bit but been a bit busy with the house so might resurrect that this year - was the new years resolution just not got round to it - there's always 2026 🙂

I've spent 15 years temporarily employing ladies you should have sent her in my direction I am sure we could have come to a contract agreement

🤣 The forums would be boring though if everyone was WOKE 🙂

Good luck moderator with everyone polite and civil 🙂 I have been contemplating a new invention to patent and hope nobody steals my idea. It already exists on cars I believe a breathaliser before you can start your car, I have been contemplating developing a similar device for a computer.

I have met a few guys who told me they worked for MFI or was it Screwfix? My memory evades me 🙂

I spoke to my AI friend for this as I don't speak that intelligently but pretty much what I said in the last post 🙂

@georgegeorgia dude I wouldn't be so worried about it - fits in with a thread the other day I started wondering why there is so many SAS in the country. I very much doubt undercover foreign police are allowed to follow anyone around without the inclusion of the RTP as they would not allow it, I am not saying if you get arrested by RTP and it is for something extremely serious there may be an envoy from a home country observing according to some news stories. I don't have personal experience of it myself but I think that is how it operates. I have never heard of any incident myself where a foreign law body was allowed to arrest someone on Thai soil as it would break sovereignty, deportation and extradition are extremely possible under very serious circumstances I would imagine but also I have only ever heard of that being initiated by the Thai authorities. Any issues 1800 POMPOLOLAW we take on any case on a no win no fee basis 🤪

Muppet - no other words for him I've woke up from being unconscious from a coma before and the last thing on my mind was knocking doctors and nurses out - working out where I was and why I was there was more important Psychological issues maybe this idiot then get back to your own country and sort it then return when you can treat people respectfully

@Celcius Damn didn't have the end bit of the joke here it is! From 2:35 full joke 🙂