Koosdedooes

The Veggie Burger Farang better watch out then

I don't steal toilet paper and not steal food from KFC or Mac Donald.

I can get a 6 rolls of paper for 19 bahts at Tesco.

no need to be jealous, I m just smart and I m willing to share with you my 5stars life style while spending like a cheap Charlie.

I save so much and I got so much that you will get bored with my lines.

just today by example (and this a very tiny example) I have saved 500'000 bahts. all this money is now invested in compound interest that will bring me thousand and thousand of bahts in a few years.

how? I got tourist visa instead of elite visa. all my hotels are paid, even my food is now free for years to come.

is that not a sweet life ?

You have moved out of the 28sqm joint you mentioned in you OP and are now living in hotels for free ?

500'000 bahts. all this money is now invested in compound interest that will bring me thousand and thousand of bahts in a few years.

If I remember the basic "rule of 72" correctly and lets assume 2% interest on your princely sum of THB 500k

you will need approximately 36 years to turn your THB 500k into THB 1.0 million

Yes a big pay day...with that money you can buy Thai visa and troll to your hearts content

I'd def recommend going for Citi gold. Drop 3mln in to qualify. You don't even need to leave it in there the entire time.

OB

correct me if I am wrong, but if your amount on account drops below the USD 100k as indicated for Thailand, they will charge you a monthly fee on the account as you need to maintain the balance at USD 100k for free banking...

Can a person on a marriage extension apply for citi gold?

Some else suggested up need a WP for Thailand + USD 100k....never been involved with Citi in BKK, I bank with them in Singapore and all you needed in addition to the cash was your passport when I opened an account with them

Incidentally, nice back reference to a thread at least a year before you supposedly joined. What was your old username?

I don't have an old user name, Just because I haven't long joined TV, doesn't mean I haven't read posts on TV over many years as a guest, you do know you can read the posts and threads on TV without actually joining or participating don't you ?

Yeah, sure. We're all buying that.

Who is we ?....buy what ever you want, share it if you wish

Bye bye, robusto.

I'm asking for a completely legal and ethically sound service. I'm sure some particularly salty people will find a reason to hate on it, though.

You have had the advice...and you will find no one on TV who can do what your looking for.

As suggested go and open a Citigold or Citigold Private account with Citi in BKK and sure they will assist you with your every requirement without references or a WP

Edit per the post above seems you need a WP as well for the Citigold account in BKK

Incidentally, nice back reference to a thread at least a year before you supposedly joined. What was your old username?

I don't have an old user name, Just because I haven't long joined TV, doesn't mean I haven't read posts on TV over many years as a guest, you do know you can read the posts and threads on TV without actually joining or participating don't you ?

I think it s the law for a private Company to have coverage for farang.

I don't think that the ministry of work would be happy if farang got accident and no way to go home for treatment or letting a big unpaid bill in Thailand.

Well its not law....if the company is paying social security for said farang they are entitled to a Thai medical card which provides basic medical insurance and treatment at a government hospital

Of course they're not going to vouch for Robusto the Thai Visa member, but I have a ten year relationship with my Hong Kong bank and accounting firm as a managing director and a 25 year relationship with my home country bank that can be verified before I open the account and apply for the card.

And ?....go to Citibank BKK, "you have WP sir ?, "You have company registration for Thai company ?"......Cannot for unsecured credit card

I'm expecting a person trusted by banks whose job it is to vet people to do their job and vet me. My accountant was a complete stranger to me a few hours before he vouched for me at HSBC, and ten years after, that's worked out great for everyone involved.

This is an expensive credit card at 10,000 bath/year, which I will pay the premiums for. The bank will earn top money by having me as their client while taking no risks, because I don't require any credit. And of course I'll be available for any reasonable measure the bank or assistant/intermediary might find necessary to qualify me.

Well you will not find a person on here who vets people for credit cards with a bank on TV, it will be a Thai national not a Farang

Further if you don't need credit how will the bank make "top money" out of you, Even spending Thb 1.0 million in Thailand as you indicated is not even close to top money, and THB 100k deposit not very much...

if your the higher flyer you believe you are go and open a Citigold or Citigold Private account and you will get anything you want without a reference/work permit etc

I don't know what deposits are in Thailand are for these accounts but in Singapore its USD 150k for the Citigold, and USD 1.0 million for Citigold Private

and it's infectious.

Possibly if everyone is sticking dirty and contaminated utensils in each others food while sharing

How do they know they're not supposed to share your dish? Do you make a little speech about how you're ordering this and nobody else is allowed any?

Maybe he should leave an umbrella on the table to indicate its his, I believe in BKK this is an accepted protocol ?

you got a work permit for Thailand ?

One assumes the company registration refers to a Thai company

https://www.citibank.co.th/en/credit-cards/credit-card-rop-preferred.htm

The fact you are not a Thai "resident" will be problematic getting any unsecured credit card

you would be better going to see Citibank in BKK and open an account yourself and see if you will issue a secured CC as your not resident

...one would have to strongly argue for the latter of course....

...it would be truly sinister otherwise.....

...the best is when they never process your papers or get you a relevant visa and work permit....

...then you get nothing.....even if they decide to withhold your salary.....

...happened to me.....through an expat agency....

So one assumes you took the agency to the Department of Labour then and laid a claim against the agency, they don't care is you have a WP or not in cases like this

Im interested in any views but without something to back it up (evidence) it becomes a conversation thats going nowhere and yes I agree way too strong Skeptic 7 "calm down "man? man?

There is no "evidence" to back up religious beliefs, that's why they call it "having faith".

but "faith" is meaningless its has nothing to support it you could invent anything and worship it to death,whats the point? and then to pass it off as FACT i many cases, isnt it easier to say "we dont know"..religion doesnt do that though its tells you "we know it all" hey which "K" are we dropping?

to me the origins of the concept of "god" stem from lack of understanding, in that early human beings didn't understand were thunder and lightening came from, why the Sun rose and set everyday, why did rain, why are certain times of the year hot others cold, so they attributed these "events" to an all controlling "man" in the sky, along with his family doing all this...

Religions were basically founded on the fear or lack of understanding of death...when you "shuffle off this mortal coil" what happens next ?...that cant be the end can it ?...so various doctrines came about to bring dispel the fear of death, and suggest there was a "better place" were one would live forever

The above doctrines where then hi jacked and corrupted by certain groups of people to control other groups and get them to do things in this life by promising rewards or consequences in the next life, ie it is being used as a big stick, in other words its a big con to manipulate and control people..

Those are great! Here's another slightly different. Sorry in advance if anyone takes offense...

Cant see how anyone could take offence given it appears to be open season on those of the Muslim faith everywhere else TV, and far harsher things are being posted..

Dorothy, you're not in Kansas anymore.

You have to decide if your smooth relationships with your "company" are more important than your dyed-in-the-wool eating habits. I think your refusal to integrate into your friends' culture is seen as snobbish. "Eating culture" is huge in Thailand, and meals are a group-relationship event--much more than in Western culture. When you refuse to eat their style and their food, you are saying much more than you realize about yourself and about your desire (or lack of desire) to connect with them.

I enjoy my Thai friends, and they are comfortable around me. It came at a price--among many things, learning to eat the way they do, and even learning to eat Thai dishes that I formerly didn't care for. But I value relationships over "having it my own way" in many areas of life--especially when trying to connect across cultures.

oh dear....

OP I don't believe 75K is sufficient for your needs, you could supplement your income by using your skills, to create a website and use click bait to get additional income from unsuspecting people who look at your site and click on various links

hope this helps

Sounds a lot like some of the Farang's on TV, wash up on Thailand's fair shores, move to the boonies with some slapper and think they are an old colonial Lord of the manor among the natives...

Dustman for Peckam city council one week, Little Lord Fauntleroy of Nakon Nowhere the next..

Organised Religions...the biggest scams pulled on the human race.

I hate having to share. They order a bunch of weird crap and I order something I like. Then they proceed to eat all of mine.

Take your fork or a steak knife, and stab them in the hand....it works promise

She apparently had travel insurance but they won't pay, possibly an issue or motorsi ride to school. Even though they are accepted form of transportation in SE Asia many insurance co restrict payment for injuries that are due to riding one.

Possibly no helmet - though no helmet in Vietnam is uncommon.

Read further up... the policy had technically "expired"....it covered multiple holidays/trips, not exceeding 31 days a time/trip,

at the time of the accident 90 days had expired, it seems...and this is why they knocked back the claim

If this had happened on day 1 to 31, she would have been covered

It will be strange for some Thai people but a lot of things we do are strange.

You can order a 'lat khao' which is a dish over rice on one plate and it will be less weird in their eyes.

Should have said comments were made by expats.

I dont usually eat Thai food with expats we eat farang food. Take a burger with you next time

Often thought about it just to piss them off. ☺

I am not one for communal grazing, so irrespective of the company, I normally order for myself and if anyone goes near my plate ,including my Mrs, they will risk getting a fork stuck in the back of their hands....If you want what I am eating order your own..

It will be strange for some Thai people but a lot of things we do are strange.

You can order a 'lat khao' which is a dish over rice on one plate and it will be less weird in their eyes.

Should have said comments were made by expats.

Cheap Charlies ?.... you ordered steak and they order a bowl of mamma noodles or plain white rice and were wanting some of your steak for free in typical cheap charlie fashion...if they were expats just tell them to go f themselves...they are those who have gone native and believe they are Thaier than Thai...?