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...one probable souce of the needle...from Borax/colouring injection into the cut of pork...the edge of the meat does show a faint tinge of pink/red.

What an absolute mesh.

..real mesh with one poor chap mashed.

SCB has strict policy that a branch must reach certain amount of target every month. The staff in each branch must get certain number of life insurance as well.

Just because they ask you for money doesnt mean SCB are having hard time. They are number 1 most profitable bank based on their annual net profit.

Their staff are well paid if they can reach the target, but there are some who couldnt meet their quota and forced to "pay" for SCB product themselves to compensate for the missing quote. Now you see why SCB is one of the most profitable banks out there.

..to you and 'agentsumo'...fair enough..i accept that they number one...another reason why I have with them for some years...however my OP had an exclamation mark at the end of signifying Im making a double surprised remark not only about the hard sell that I alone seem to be offended at...hence me thinking there was a holdup taking place..it all seemed a bit a bizarre over the main counter...if an employee had approached me/us in the main public area of the small branch with a brochure or wanted to sell their products; then that would have been acceptable...ok chaps?

Frankly, the OP should be looking to his wife for paving the way for the hard sell, not the bank for doing what it's supposed to do

I will instigate any buying of their products or investment at a place that is correct..and that place as I mentioned...is not over the counter..the 'help me please' was in English and directed at me.

Yeah but, according to your OP, only after the teller and your wife had had their chit-chat

Like I said, the bank was doing its job - the content of your wife's conversation with the teller resulted in the appearance of the manager

...this is not the Spanish Inquisition...wife/teller talking about weather and economy..next thing the manager appears..teller may have alerted him somehow...regardless the counter is not the place for such antics...finished.

Frankly, the OP should be looking to his wife for paving the way for the hard sell, not the bank for doing what it's supposed to do

I will instigate any buying of their products or investment at a place that is correct..and that place as I mentioned...is not over the counter..the 'help me please' was in English and directed at me.

I don't think your premise is correct. Thai banks are quite profitable and the staff were just trying to sell you some of their commission based insurance or other banking products. People need to realize that banks don't exist to "help" one save and invest their money but to sell financial products and services, often high prices.

..Im correct...they were wanting us to invest in a fixed term there and then..not transfer our funds...nothing about insurance or other products.

I was surprised to have this hard sell over the counter..if they had invited us to go and sit down..fair enough.

Other day we went to SCB at Airport Plaza Chiang Mai to do a transfer.

We were serviced at the counter..not the sit down across the table..so fairly formal you would say.

Whilst the transfer was being done the teller started talking to wife about this and that.

Next thing the manager arrives and both start chatting.

He said to us in a quiet voice and quickly followed by the teller in English with a worried expression on her face...”Can you please help us..can you help us please?”

To be honest I thought there was a robbery in progress and they were asking me/us to help them.

I quickly looked around and there was no security person in the office.

I said “What do you want me to do for you?”

He said, “Help our branch, please invest some money with us to help us?”

Talk about the hard sell....then it began ..all the rates..terms...teller printing out sheets of data...explaining it all in great detail.

Meanwhile the line is getting longer..we had other things to do..like eat...so we had to interrupt the excitement and excuse ourselves.

The following day we had the teller and manager each call twice.

Oh well..TIT...anything goes!

Tough guy....?

Did he roll over them in his wheel chair?

Seriously....

Condolences to the victims family and all..but...????

...maybe a temporary paralysis..the chair looks very clean and in good order considering the surroundings he lives in.

Can they show "educational resources" for the 6,000 that vanished ?

..admin costs..planning etc. (sorry for the man who was robbed).

Hmmm... I feel like I am a victim of corruption in one form or another almost daily here. Who do I call?

...friend of mine..expat married to a Thai woman..was in Bangkok when the local Police visited to check they were bogus..they went to speak with the neighbours first then came to the house to see them..when they were told he was in Bkk they were annoyed and demanded 500 baht for fuel..(and yes he did inform Immig he would be out of the province)....may as well call your mum.

Why do not they punish the Thai moron who insult the young farang in the video.

..the young Irish guy quickly put up his defense shield (the wai) so all incoming insults would be deflected..all forgiven.

You will need a gun license. It is also illegal to shoot rodents (i think).

Need of the license is correct but the shooting of rodents is not. http://www.thailawforum.com/database1/thailand-gun-law.html

...please be careful out there kids...I just heard Mr Brownknees is looking for a pop-gun.

If things are going good for you who really cares what others think.....

Your 25 & she's 40.....She could still look great at 55 and you are 40....But - if you are so concerned about what people are thinking now how are you going to feel when she starts showing age & you're still a young buck - in Thailand.....It might not be as much fun then + you'll have a 21-22 year old daughter to explain....

What are your plans once you leave the college nest? Are you going to be OK saddled down with a 6-7 day a week shop & raising a child while the wife works? Or you going to sit around the shop - maybe get bored & go for massages....

If she's clingy now it's only going to get worse - you'll probably be on a short leash.....Right now she has the cushion of your school schedule to allay her clingy concerns.....

You're going to be living in her web.....

I'm not exactly that concerned about what people are thinking, but it's a good idea to know how the average Thai middle-class person perceives this.

She's very laid-back about shop hours and I've got my own online job. I've also got good connections with universities here and can find university teaching and research jobs without much trouble. Another option is to move my new family to the US

The daughter's clinginess is not much of an issue for me. It's always been a good thing.

..post your success story in a romance magazine..

Horrified you say? They must have been huge.

vulture.jpg

...that's her..fresh from the beauty salon.

I often see sparrow like birds in Big C.

I suspect that they fly into the loading dock doors and enter the building that way.

I guess it just adds a little extra kee nok to the surroundings.

...Big C Extra (Old C4) had them nesting up in the atrium.

You worry when you see a vulture sitting next to the table.

..or opposite on the same table.

well obvious...the various foremen must have the brain capacity to store all that building knowledge and keep the troops under control..you need a big head for that job.

What was that bet again?

Is that what they call Yum Chow or a Chinese smorgasbord?

..I just did a head count...seems to be two missing in this shot..tourists that is.

...lots of things happening in this Chaingrai place...or is it Chiang Rai..little birds wont hurt you only if your a breeder and can then get psittacosis.

Thank you both for your replies. I agree that I need facetime with SCB. I can't be ignored then.

I also wondered if the expressing breastmilk wasn't also part of the scam to make me feel sorry for her. I have no idea if the woman had actually had a baby or was just pretending to express the milk. I've lived here a long time and know how far some people here will go to part you from your cash.

I really am more interested to find out if this has happened to anybody else. If no other victims come forward then it's my word against theirs.

...well the days' takings at the branch would show the discrepancy ...unless they fiddled the conversion rate.

The two minute clip.

...showing my age..i would need at least a two hour clip.

I agree SCB communications via email are hopeless ...crying louder ad louder then the threat of calling the police..not a good way to express herself...probably post natal depression...best get the baby onto fx quick smart so she can concentrate on her job.

Why do male farang often walk around public with no shirt on?

Why do female farang often walk around the street barefoot, especially on airplanes?

Both are often disgusting, especially the latter not to mention when entering the bathroom.

...and particularly disgusting guzzling out of a long-neck as they ponce about the markets..

If any American tries to slap me on the butt, I'll give him a smack across the chops. On the other hand I don't mind a gentle Italian pinch from time to time.

What does irritate me intensely and I just cannot get used to it, is the French habit of kissing every Dick,Tom and Harry. Even if they are meeting them for the first time. You go to the Post Office, bank or any work place and you will see all the employees have a general kiss around, before they start work. It gives me the trey bits.

..may as well sniff each others bottoms and be done with it.

If any American tries to slap me on the butt, I'll give him a smack across the chops. On the other hand I don't mind a gentle Italian pinch from time to time.

What does irritate me intensely and I just cannot get used to it, is the French habit of kissing every Dick,Tom and Harry. Even if they are meeting them for the first time. You go to the Post Office, bank or any work place and you will see all the employees have a general kiss around, before they start work. It gives me the trey bits.

...may as well sniff each others bums and be done with it.