JayBird

If you are looking for a serious girlfriend, you may have trouble. If you do not speak Thai, most English speaking girls will either be in the bar scene or be well educated. You do not wish a bar girl, so what do you bring to interest an educated girl who may well have a good job. You may wish to consider online dating or going through friends to increase your chances. In addition to hua hin, have you considered Bangkok or Phuket?

I thought having a chair, umbrella, and food service was one of the better aspects of beaches here compared to other countries.

If it was a fox news reporter, wonder if everyone showing hate would side with fox suddenly.

It's a good way to distract from the real issue: Ex policeman mass murderers innocent children and shoots his family dead.

I can't find any updates on the shootings, the officer, why it happened, and plans to prevent it in the future. Everyone is only talking about CNN. Sad to see everyone's priorities.

Do Indian bank ATM cards not work in Pattaya?

The government and Thai news is talking more about these reporters than the actual tragedy and what they plan to do about it.

He came to see his step son, so would not be considered an intruder until too late. He used a knife, so gun control or active shooter drills wouldn't help. We need to understand why he did it to try and find a sensible solution rather than a knee jerk reaction.

So far, the tangible benefits I see are: 1) In the event that I am in the hospital unconscious, she should have some rights to dictate what the doctors do or do not do. (Lawyer said there is no equivalent to a 'living will' here). 2) If, for whatever reason, I require a different Visa, I could go the marriage route. However, that is not pressing to me. 3) I *think* it makes it easier to get a joint bank account (good to store cash in case of an emergency should one of us get hit by a truck for example). 4) In the event of a death, anything not covered by the will that is held in Thailand would automatically transfer to the Thai wife (good if you forget/miss something in the will). The downsides I see are: 1) I think if married, the foreign spouse can not get a Usfuruct/Lease on a house owned by the Thai national? 2) Held liable for actions done by the wife? Note: Not worried about kids, pensions, visas, or money. Note 2: I believe any assets held outside of Thailand are not claimable by a Thai spouse in the event of divorce? (Note: I'm keeping romance out of this. As far as I am concerned, in spirit, we are effectively married as we have been together for ever and no interest in parting. And in some places it would already be common law). Thank you all for the kind replies!

OP's tone and visible animosity make one more sympathetic to the IO. Everyone needs to remember that subtle changes in required paperwork can occur at anytime and may have nothing to do with the IO present. If someone is uncomfortable in dealing directly with the paperwork, one can hire an agent or get Thailand Elite.

Wow, Pattaya sounds dangerous. Maybe I'll go somewhere else for my holidays this year.

It looks like a lot of these edibles have low potency. I have not found much with high potency (or indeed, any effect).

Anyone know what the pros/cons of getting legally married to a long term thai-GF by a foreigner? I understand there are some easier visa options (Marriage Visa, instead of say Retirement). But let's say Visa issues are not an issue at all for the purpose of staying in Thailand. Any other benefits (or cons) of getting legally married? Thank you.

Depends on what you mean. Thai way of life for some: Wake up in condo overlooking city. Get driven to work. Go shop at paragon after work/school. Meet friends for drinks at some sky bar or asiaticque. Go back home to your condo with a night cap by your maid waiting for you. That's basically the life of my GF's highso friends.

Coco's at Mike's mall. Lots of cardio machines, and you can watch beach road and the gulf.

Concerned citizens.... On Bangla road....

It sounds like what these medical professionals are trying to say, but doesn't come across correctly, is: We need to make sure kids don't get it or use it. Put in the same restrictions as tobacco and alcohol and that problem will be equally solved.

What app lists houses for sale that include a girl? Asking for a friend ????

Sounding like I may need to wait a while before I can find 'reliable' numbers in consumables here. (Or buy imports). Thank you all.

I find the broken sidewalks, hanging wires, flooded streets, and dangerous driving charming too. Let's not change those too? I found Thailand more charming before they let planes in packed with tourists. Let's go back to that?

Anyone know good places to get gummies with 25mg+ (per piece) in Pattaya? Thank you.

Sadly, the best I could get out of the people was that it was '2 grams'.

So a 2g cookie, should have about 500mg of THC? I'm thinking these shops are not accurate in their reports, as 500mg in one go should be noticed by the consumer ????

Looking for Gummies, Sativa ideally, in the 50-100g range.

All of this was in physical shops in Pattaya, I didn't take pictures as I'm not sure they would like that ???? What you are saying makes sense. When they were saying '2 g', they were also pointing to the flowers and saying '1 g'. So it is possible they meant flower weight. Do you know how to convert 'g of flower' to 'mg of THC' ? I read somewhere that 1ml of THC = 25mg of THC.