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She is very Thai looking at least.  And beautiful to me.  It would be hard not to promote her.   

He meteoric rise in rank does highlight the known corruption. 

It does have a strong smell.   Some of us have sensitive snozes.  Sewars in BKK, NYC hit me like a brick.   But thats not as frequently as the pot smells in BKK.  Like i posted elsewhere about a recent trip to Colorado.  The wife and I could smell dispensaries and grow houses passing them  along the interstate at 130kph with the windows up.    I am lucky i can say i visited Thailand during the green times, pre med cert.   I enjoyed my bud on the condo patio, a few side sois if the hotel didnt have a balcony.  I enjoyed exibles too but their potency was hit or miss. I half felt like a criminal.  I can see both sides to this issue.  To a non smoker or someone trying to quit the habit, addiction, it is a nasty smell from a distance.   I really enjoy the smell of a jar of floral buds or hoppy beer.   But if I'm not partaking, its a nasty smell. 

Many thai people in the villages see the youth wasting away and now its pot thats at issue.    

I think it wont be hard to get a medical card next door to these shops.  Many shops will go out of business.  The high prices will increase.     Colorado has had recreational pot for a decade and the sky didnt fall.  Quite a bit of tax revenue. Por does have historical medicinal values, even in Thailand. 

The only good thing about this topics fruitcake is if the wife and most of thai citizens honors it and it's German past, she and they cant complain if I do anything  similar. 

4 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

 

But if you are in desperate need of a taxi, and the driver doesn't cancel - you are then unable to get a taxi. You have to cancel to try and find another driver. 

Not a positive for life in a big city without your own transport. My trouble is deciding which of 3 vehicles to use. When i tell the wife we are in a traffic jam here in Utah, she laughs . Dueing rush hours we do have these annoying metering lights on the in ramps spacing out the cars getting on the freeways.  Maybe have to wait 3 minutes. 

incense sticks actually do create lots of micro particles.  Its a good idea but should be implemented along with the military using those armored vehicles to crack down on crop burning.  

Negotiations with nearby countries is also needed.  Which will entail money.  

Lots of money needed to bring in modern farm equipment.  

Overnight they could have military inspectors at each cane collection point as well as the processing plants ,and all truck drivers hauling burnt cane should have trucks confiscated and go to jail.  Burnt cane market could be 90% stopped in 1 week.   Provide protective clothes and masks to encourage hand slashing the cane.   Allow seasonal workers to come in since many thais are now to lazy to cut cane by hand. 

Slowly implement a trash hauling policy across thailand with associated dumps.  It would need to be subsidized at first. 

Use the silly 10k digital money to begin with.  Clean air will help the thai people, and tourism more than 300usd. 

And cows in the US do emit a high amount of methane per calorie.   It would be better for the planet if we were all vegetarians or insect eaters.   I am not one of those fine persons.  

Roadside taxis refuse ro take even Thai people that my fiance and many Thai people I observe go to the driver's window to tell him where they want to go to see if he will take them.   Thats totally wrong.  If you flag a taxi and he stops you should be able to open the rear door and get in and then twll him your destination, and within  his sevice area, 100% of the time get a flag drop ride.    

We were at the taxi cue at terminal 21 and it took us 5 taxi's to get a taxi ride. I couldn't understand this as after they refused us a ride they left the que.   

Next up i once had a 2 am drive from  nana area to asoke and i swear the guy was full reving and shifting gears like a race car driver and we easily hit 100kmh.  He was passing buses on the left.  On one pass i had to yell because there was a parked car he couldn't see but i could sitting in the left rear. 

There are laws these drivers must follow.  IMHO this taxi experiences hurt tourism very much. 

Are these password apps safe?   I also worry about encouraging a finger or hand dismemberment using fingerprint security.  For 

My main bank i input the ID and password from memory.  

Same for credit card and investment accts. 

Amazon is always on with a credit card link.   When traveling i carry a note card in my money belt with some passwords thst i may need like Agoda, airlines, etc.   

Im sure this topic deserves more of my attention. 

Amzing your bid was 1.8 mil or less than 50k USD for all that work.  A  decent retaining wall here in Utah could cost half that.  

I enjoyed your light on pictures above.  

Do tiu mean the brand of fittings American standard or just all the good ones sold here   like kohler, delta, moen. 

Dont get grohe I've had issues with our 20 yr old expensive kitchen faucet and their lifetime warranty isnt honored. 

3rd world stuff.   Ive had lots of bad taxi experiences.  Its a real problem.   I dont know hiw there can be any defenders of this.   

Thailand made clothing has been terrible quality in my experience.  

School runs?    Why do they want you to cancel?  Why would they take the fare?  Why would you ever cancel

This 90 yr doesn't drink.  Im told he is a horny fella. He gets around pretty good.  Was walking 18 holes 3 times a week 2 years ago. .   Has a neck issue that bothers him the most. 

He isn't going to get his cancer treated.  I think at 90 his doc and him agree just to run out the time.  He isnt feeling pain or anything from the cancer.  

The insurance idea wasine thinking if he died he has a burial spot in the states near family.  No cremation for him. 

Maybe a go go bar or 2 but mostly I was thinking room service.  I think he was in Thailand or SE asia in the Air Force 65 years ago.  

Service like im thinking isnt really available that much in the states.   Maybe im to Innocent.   It would kill him if he got busted near home.    I think he has plenty of funds for a fun few weeks.  

I bet the smell was strong.  Is smoking dven allowed there?   

On a recent trip to Colorado it is amazing how these grow houses and even the pot dispensary /stores+ ,emit a strong odor while driving by with the windows up on the highway at 65 mph.   I've never neen to a concert where you could puff your lungs out without fear. 

Sorry, i just read the OP.  It doesnt look like your wanting to move to US. 

If your staying in Thailand then no need to do anything but register it there for marriage Visa 

So much bad info on these 2 pages.  

Look at visa journey website   for good info. 

Did the k1 visa in 2020 right as covid hit and trump stalled visas enerywhere except military ones.  

You dont just change your Thai wives tourist visa into a marriage visa. 

You are married so you would need to go the CR1 route.   I think its the I-130 form. You cant do the K1.   There was a recent fee increase effective 4/1/24.  I think it will be 3k$ now  Some fees raised as much as 77%.   Funding is all fee based. And they are still working from home i think .  

CR1 will take some time (year+) to get approved but its all done in Thailand.  Then she gets work permit and green card right away upon entry to US. 

The CR1 visa is valid for a certain time after you get it and you need to move to US in that time.   You can still visit on her tourist visa during this time. 

Different states have different laws regarding divorce.   Prior assets are protected in some states.  

Both the K1 and CR1 Visa's require the US citizen to provide support for this woman for 10 years in case of a divorce.   But it's a  slightly different legal bite.  I forget the details.    We will see how it goes.  I have observed Lots of negative leanings towards foreigners  since I first traveled to Thailand in 2016 and joined this site.  I prefer fresh air on my face and 4 seasons, good drinking water out of the tap, cross walks that cars obey, etc. 

The US economy is doing great!!   

My wife didnt like biking and goofing off so we opened a handyman business.  She can make 45$/hr doing yard work for people or I charge customers 55$/ hr  for her help when we are doing sprinkler repair.  She has to rurn down customers because i need her help. Late in the summer at high demand we charge 65 & 125/hr.  

Be warned the government rules and forms were written by bureaucrats with their typical IQ.  The software weanies did a terrible job of meshing all the different organizations involved.  The terminology is not intuitive.  

My wife loves it in utah from mountain biking to ice fishing.  She isnt a social butterfly.  In fact my biggest complaint that may be a blessing is its hard to get her to go out to a bar or poker night. 

I do realize there are risks.  She meeded to learn how to use so many appliances, still dont let her drive although we bought a CX5 and got her learners permit.  But I insist that she does the entire driving school thing and drive time like a teenage kid.  She is ok with that. 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/family-immigration/immigrant-visa-for-spouse.html

I'm not sure how guys meet the residence and residency if they live in Thailand.   

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/110-ir-1-cr-1-spouse-visa-process-amp-procedures/

2 hours ago, delgarcon said:

If it was my father I'd ask him for a sort of bucket list to see if there's something that he would like us to do together.

No no im sure thats a hard no! .  Not father and son together.    Even I have never had that thought cross my mind.   

As far as the rest of the advice goes , your probably right the heat and humidity would be brutal.  And you probably can't get insurance for a possible expatriation, dead or alive. 

Will be nice but not going to bring in tourists.  I went shopping at a makro or something and stared shopping well before 2 but by the time i checked out i couldn't buy the beer.  Did really irk me.  Many times the 2-5 ban has impeded me.  I like to grab a sixer or a 4pack  for the hotel or condo fridge.   Whatever original reason it shows typical thai lack of logic.  It should be an embarrassment to all politicians.   What losers. 

It would bankrupt Thailand if they fixed every bad balcony.   Until people are held accountable with big payouts nothing will change.   When death payouts are so low it pays to skimp.    

Great news for tat 

5 hours ago, Deserted said:

 

Sounds like a bit of a grey area. She could be genuine and sincere or just a player. Has she got any others on the go? Meet up with her and you'll see pretty quickly whether she genuinely likes you or not I'd say.

He just finished a visit for  a couple weeks,  he seems smitten and is proceeding  and ok going from single to family of 4. 

I'm a bit confused on the crime.  So some government person who stole funds and gis buddies in the scheme were being extorted?  100 mil?  3 mil USD.  Police feeling  Pressure to stop investigating.   How so?