StevieAus

Our four Jack Russell Terriers small as they are will attack anyone who comes in that they don’t know or we call them off. No training but two attack from the front two from the back. If that fails I have an old English Police truncheon someone gave me years ago. Never needed so far.

I think what he is talking about is the document the hospital issues that you take to the Amphur. Obviously not too smart if he will not have the child vaccinated. I suspect that the kids wearing leg braces I remember seeing as a child would have appreciated if a Polio vaccine had been available.

The old saying “ A fool and his money are easily parted” springs to mind. If he is so paranoid about Asia why live here?

I suspect that most pig farmers don’t have too much experience with the science of Meteorology, as from what I have seen over the years do those employed by the Thai weather bureau, or in fact in my home country Australia.

I can only speak about the Bangkok Bank and their system is more bureaucratic than anything I have experienced, however nothing like the poster describes but the service is excellent. If you want to see how well they can do things in Thailand go with a Thai when they renew their passport. We have renewed our daughter’s passport twice in Chiang Mai. All documents are scanned into their system, they take the photos and the new passport was delivered by EMS three days later. The cost was substantially less than both her Australian and UK passports.

Probably most on this site would agree with what you say and it’s what occurs in most Western countries. The difficulty is having it enacted and I certainly don’t have the answer.

I note that the article is from Reuters and not sure whether they have a representative in Thailand. If the article is based on announcements made by TAT no more needs to be said.

Yes I did note your words and my crystal ball is probably no better than yours !

I was only being facetious towards the poster, compared to most countries most things here are still pretty cheap, there are continual complaints on this site yet they never leave to return to their utopian homeland, I am happy and will be remaining.

That’s been the case in Manchester for a couple of years and something similar in Sydney where I am from for probably 15 years both drop off and pick up.

While I might agree with such a punishment especially when the crime is against children according to the experts incarceration and physical punishment doesn’t always work as a deterrent with some offenders. In relation to the former you have only to look at the number of reoffending by rapists, pedophiles and some murderers. It seems that some offenders are so sick that they cannot be reformed yet they are released to continue their crimes. I was reading yesterday of one of a gang of Arab rapists who committed some horrendous rapes against young women in Sydney some years ago who has been released on parole. For me in some cases there is only one solution but the bleeding hearts club in our society will not allow it.

In which countries is that punishment applied, where similar or worse crimes are committed particularly against children?

I like your optimism but I think Covid will be here for a long time the new Flu.

I agree the wine is more expensive because of the tax but not the beef I buy Australia Rib Eye or tenderloin I think they call it it’s on a par or cheaper than Australia and certainly a lot cheaper than any steak bought in the UK

Easy to retaliate don’t leave the country

You must be well behind if you haven’t had the first and second shots. I and many expats friends have had there first and second AZ shots. Maybe use the Moderna as booster.

My super is still in Australia returning good rates tax free 17.5% for half of it 34% for the other half last year. The Fund and Government know I’m here. Maybe your overseas accountant is not that good.

You really think the people you refer to follow local news in Thailand? If you were worried about crime you wouldn’t visit any country Have a look what happens in London any night of the week, the police admit the armed gangs are out of control.

Thanks for the information I will follow it up.

Thanks, women in Australia have their own pensions too also it seems more rights than men. My question arose out ofUK men receiving a State Pension married to a Thai who obviously could never have paid into the system My Thai wife is lucky she gets 100% of mine if I die but it’s time limited. Wonder sometimes if I should eat the food she cooks great as it is !!!!

Totally agree with all of the above. I look at what’s happening in my own country Australia young antivaxers fighting with the police. I am old enough to remember kids at school recovering from polio wearing iron braces on their legs. I am sure they would have loved access to a vaccine. There are sad and stupid people around.

As a matter of interest, if you are receiving a UK State Pension into which presumably you contributed, does your wife continue to receive any of that after you die, Or are they just as hardline as the Australian Government, if such a thing is possible.

I receive bank interest and In ten years I have never filed one and have never received a fine. I have a expat friend who is on a low budget, files one and gets the tax refunded. We have a small motel and a block of ten apartments in my wife’s name she didn’t register and got a small fine. Each year she now goes to the office with with the accounts and pays no tax.

I always thought the primary reason for having a vaccine of any type was to protect yourself whether it was influenza, Hepatitis or whatever, pre Covid I never recall infecting others being discussed as it is now.

The reality is that the majority of those you quote above will probably never see the inside of a government hospital. For those who are foolish enough to travel here or in fact to any other country without travel insure they deserve to pay.