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Great post. It is of course completely ridiculous and contradictory. But, hey, that's Thailand for you!

It's probably because you were speaking Thai so badly, that she couldn't handle it. It wouldn't have hurt you to speak in English!

If you're in your 40s/50s and want kids, it's a good idea to find a partner who is young enough to have them.

Aren't most people on this Forum with women significantly younger then them? I've always assumed it's the norm.

Twitter/X full of rumours that King Charles has expired...

I think there's a strong likelihood of casinos in tourist areas soon. But, as in Cambodia, I'm sure there'll be off limits for locals unless they work there.

Not really just a Bangkok problem - most parts of Thailand are affected at cetain times of the year, as is most of Asia. Still, keeps social media busy.

India, China and most countries in SE Asia.

A little confusing. Are at least £16,000 in savings required in addition to the salary requirement of £29,000?

There are plenty of them around, if you look hard enough.

They need a passport.

Not if they have an accident.

How can the Norwegian Embassy hold her passport for a year! As a Laotian she needs her passport for Extensions, 90-day reports etc and for ID purposes while living in Thailand.

A horrifying documentary!

You could try emailing them: [email protected]

Define "date". Surely, it means go out for dinner or a movie with a girl? Or in the muddled world of some BMs, does it mean have sex with a prostitute but not pay her?

I have. Define "promiscuous manner". https://www.sexwork.com/Thailand/legal.html

Yes, you misunderstood. Many aspects surrounding prostitution are illegal, but paying for or providing sexual services isn't itself illegal.

It's the soliciting that's illegal, not 'sex work' itself. And 'working' without a WP.

Looks like it was temporary. FB back working now, thank goodness. 🙏

I use PerfectPlayer (which used to be PulseTV). It's been glitchy for a while too (there's a separate thread running) and I was thinking of switching to WizzTV as it usually gets good feedback. Now I'm not so sure!

Maybe for you, but for most a/c is essential.

Yes, I updated to the new version too. Better movie/TV series selection and the Live TV stream is working well. But still endless buffering issues with most catch-up TV. This is intriguing - is it a new update and is it active yet? "Please stand by for an app update which will use a different delivery system, this will be running by the end of the weekend and will make things much smoother for Thailand based users. There will also be many new great features added in this update".

How would you know this if you've never used it?