RandolphGB

Civic pride. Responsibility for your community. It’s not a thing in Thailand.

A foreigner has been praised for cutting a public patch of grass... with locals asking why can't Thais do that? The volunteers used a trimmer to improve the appearance at the southern gate of Chumphon. Comments on the Facebook post from locals praised the man, who was clearly struggling in the hot sun and not in the best of shape physically. There was a second foreign volunteer with him. There were lots of comments on the post, with locals wondering why no Thais had taken it upon themselves to cut the grass and keep things looking tidy. https://www.facebook.com/groups/chumphonnews/permalink/5179618455475945/?sfnsn=mo&ref=share

Dirty foreigners.

None. Stay for three years with a 100k plus salary and they might consider it.

Just how serious is the flooding situation in Bangkok long-term as well as the sinking issue? I've been looking at condos around Phrom Pong to buy with a budget of eight million baht. That amount doesn't go far, and for anything of decent size of up to 100 square metres you're pretty limited to the older buildings, where the price is around 80,000 - 90,000 Baht / square metre. Having lived and worked in Bangkok for a few years I'd like to buy and have the funds to do so. But the flooding issue keeps coming up again and again. Tim Newton mentions it repeatedly (video below) and I just can't see the government tackling the issues. The other issue is travel and air pollution - traffic is rising again with cars, buses, trucks and motorcycles back on the road again. Driving around Bangkok can be horrible which leaves MRT / BTS (longer but Ok) or dicing with death on a motorcycle, with exhaust fumes filling your lungs while waiting at traffic lights. At age 37, unmarried, with no kids, and a first time buyer, I'm unsure about investing such a large amount into a property which is almost guaranteed not to rise in value and will possibly fall in price if the above factors worsen.

It's the mattress's fault. Couldn't possibly have been a Thai who dumped it there. Must be Burmese.

This is common theme among Thais, to blame the army. They'll always find someone else to blame and never take responsibility.

‘Blames the rain’ Nothing to do with lack of planning and preparation from officials. Nothing to do with chronic corruption which sees public funds disappear into a block hole with little to invest in infrastructure. Nothing to do with a lack of personal responsibility from people to take care of their neighbourhoods and stop others from dumping trash in canals and drains. Not their fault, of course. It's the rain's fault.

Received an automated email from immigration with a reminder that the 90 day report is due on Sept 12. Online reporting didn't work then I realized that I had left the country and returned on July 30, which would push the reporting date back to around October 30. Is this still the case? Would this be the reason why the online 90 day report is not working? During this period I've also moved address in Bangkok and they have made a TM30 submission. How does that affect things. I also have to leave the country and re-enter for work in October, before the now pushed-back 90 day reporting date. Will it restart again upon returning? Thanks in advance for guidance.

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A very embarrassing mistake to make for a man to approach a regular girl thinking she’s a hooker. Perhaps they could wear numbers outside like they do in gogo bars.

It's been clear to me for a few years that Sukhumvit cannot last, especially the bars and massage shops of lower Sukhumvit, because physically the town houses are very poorly built and will slowly start to crumble and collapse. Combine this with subsidence, lack or rain, poor drainage and the continued building of tower blocks and the process will be accelerated. It has emerged today that buildings are literally starting to fall down already. https://www.khaosod.co.th/special-stories/news_7224115 Of course, when I mentioned this theory to an estate agent earlier this year they laughed and said the properties were like gold dust. No, the buildings are worthless. The land, may have value, but if developers can't build on the land because it's sinking and the structures are toppling over, the land is pretty useless.