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I was in the UK last year  and enjoyed the Haggis potatoes and Neeps

saw the price of fish and chips  unbelievable

anyway love Thai food so no problem here 

As usual the Sun Newspaper that well know media outlet telling Brit tourists they cant get a drink when the Thai Elections are on this weekend

you would think it was a National disaster 

here is a solution buy some before the time 1800 hrs Saturday kicks in 

now that was not hard 

I watched the series and think the end conclusion was  correct that Madeleine was kidnapped 

cant believe  after all this time people who say the parents are guilty of her death 

where is the body ?

well if true  hope the taxi driver was well rewarded

seems to be a few  tourists carrying a lot of cash when they arrive in Thailand 

would have thought  credit cards,  bank transfers were more in order 

Only this well known British Sun  tabloid  could print of his type of Hype rubbish 

wont comment  any further 

14 hours ago, connda said:

You may have missed the point.  ..."with out it I could not afford to pay the cost of my Cancer treatment" - at Bumrungrad I believe you said - A high priced private hospital.  Now had you received treatment at a government hospital, I contend you could have afforded the treatments out of pocket.  That is the recourse of those without premium insurance coverage as you had.  But- for whatever reason - those who have the coverage seem to always laud the fact.  Why?  Often we criticizes Thais for 'one-upping' there fellow citizens in a "I'm better off than you, so I'm better than you' sort of way.  That's all.  Why compared yourself to those who don't have what you have.  Again, "There but for the grace of God go I."  That keeps me humble, personally.  I have insurance and enough money to cover my expenses.  But I also am very aware that the wind of fate are fickle - one day you have; the next day you don't.  Things happen.  The day the tides of fortune turn against you - then what?

at the time I was diagnosed with Prostate cancer I was in a other hospital  getting treated for a kidney problem when they found out I had Prostate Cancer 

I was recommended by the doctor there to go to Bumrungrad  who were the only hospital at the time doing HDR Brachytherapy in 2014

you seem to have a personal  problem with people having private insurance 

Had Prostate Cancer myself 20 sessions of Chemo about 20 minutes  each day 5 days a week plus two overnight  stays for internal checks  Bumrungrad international hospital Bangkok 

all paid for by my Medical insurance over 1 million Baht 

best move I ever made having a decent World wide Medical Insurance company 

Most of the retirees here on Thai Visa chose to retire in Thailand

we accept paying the yearly Non O visa  costs whether deposited in the bank or the monthly transfer

plus I am sure most will have  private Medical insurance cover or access to local hospitals if wife involved in working for the government ect

If you don't have medical cover and you know  there is change in the wind coming 

its a matter of choice if you want to stay here 

agreed with a earlier report What's with the Scottish born Australian bit 

he is a Australian and deserves the punishment coming to him for the bottling of a guy from behind 

seems to me the money is going to the wrong people the school teacher and kids

they were the ones that caused the problem in the first place and were lucky to be rescued 

the money should be shared out to all involved in the rescue 

What's the big deal looks like a normal day in Pattaya 

always some foreigner  causing a commotion probably through drink 

bad guys out

might as well get used to reading on here about people applying  for the GoFundMe to

help them  out

there are always  going to be people on here asking for help having No Insurance wrong type of insurance  for hospital  bills ect 

about time the Thai Immigration  personnel carried out  more physical  checks on foreigners  doing their own business in Thailand 

Work permits  visas ect 

While expecting a few people will depart for what ever reason Immigration visa  exchange rates ect 

most if married will stay the course as have  families  house schooling commitments

more interesting will be  how many new retirees are coming to Thailand ?  

this is a ongoing problem all over Thailand 

I myself have been bitten twice  when I was on my bicycle  when up in the village up North 

had to go to the local hospital and get some shots 

This will be a first no drought in any parts of Thailand 

wont be long before  some villages  or tambons will be complaining of a shortage of water 

 The words  of no droughts in Thailand will come to haunt the Royal Irrigation Department 

look once the Brexiteers get out of Europe and I can imagine a few up in Sunderland will be twitching 

there will be  plenty of opportunities that Mr Fox is working on to get all the  rest of the world to  buy and invest in  Great  Britain  ect 

 the British Empire strikes back and we will be great again ? 

the doctor I have used for a lot of years in the hospital always gives me a weeks course of tablets  if a new prescription 

as I take quite a few others as well he is aware of the cost to me 

I have the list and get the tablets at a outside Pharmacy  

carry a copy of my passport and stamped copy of my Non O issued by immigration

in all my time in Bangkok over 3 years doing exercise  shopping out for meals ect  never been asked to show any of them  

Noticed he done the Wai okay 

what happened to the automatic 500 Baht