oldhippy

In Europe it is common to claim that buddhism is NOT a religion. 555

This may have been posted before, in which case SORRY.

But I thought that many European countries have a "no double taxing" treaty with foreign countries?

Which is how most rich Europeans / companies escape high home taxes, in favor of low foreign taxes?

17 hours ago, FARANG KIWI said:

45 Days visa exempt entry ends on 31st March 2023...   Then reverts back to 30 days.

Thanks - I will be travelling february - half march, so it will not affect me, but good for other travellers to know this.

Thanks again, Salerno.

1 minute ago, Salerno said:

Yes.

Free.

 

Great!

Thank you for your quick reply.

Hello all,

I used to live in Thailand with a non o visa / married to a thai.

Corona and a medical problem changed that.

I want to visit Thailand again, as a short term tourist.

Do I correctly understand that as a Belgian citizen I can get a "visa exemption" for 45 days?

How much does this cost, and in which currency can I pay at immigration? Is Euro OK or do I need to bring Thai Baht?

Many thanks for information.

QUOTE:How do you tell the difference between expat retirees and tourists?

Call them all expats, there is a 99% chance you are right.

57 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

A different dimension where everyone and everything is beautiful. Also where they have free delicious cream cakes that don't make you fat. 

Try frozen yogurt.

58 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I'm sure we all believe you.

The only porn movie I ever saw was Deap Throat.

It was funny, I still watch it sometimes.

All following porn movies were boring or imitations, never could bring myself to watch more then a few minutes.

How did we end up talking about porn? Oh yes, because porn is not PC or woke, so it must be a good thing.

7 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

British humour, when it was funny, was very NOT PC. Along with everything fun it's been banned by the woke establishment.

People IMO don't laugh anymore, at least not like we used to, when my sides actually hurt from laughing.

 

To understand the extremes of the "woke establishment" or PC behaviour, you only need to look  back at the extremes of the pre-woke establishment, or, more simply, talk with a muslim.

The extremes of the "woke establishment" and PC rules are ridiculous, but surely you have heard of the universal law of Action and Reaction.

Personally I feel like I am caught between a rock and a hard place.

2 hours ago, DBath said:

Are you British? Because I usually get British humor. 

British humor no longer exists, it disappeared after a 52% - 48% vote.

The British are now back to Benny Hill / Bojo making fun of everything, in particular of coal miners.

2 hours ago, simon43 said:

I was just chatting on my ham radio to a guy who lives in Penrhyn Atoll, north Cook Islands.  Looks a nice sort of place ????

 

That could have been me..... but I got kicked out of Rarotonga for managing a small hotel without work permit.

Aitutaki looks a little bit like Penrhyn, but with regular flight connections, and some modern conveniences.

9 hours ago, Havenstreet1940 said:

Bora Bora.  Paradise complete!   At least it was when I was there in 2004.

Really? - Did you enjoy the Club Med? I did not! Paradise lost.......

What about Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Mitiaro, Mangaia, Huahine, Atiu, Mauke,  Raiatea, Tuamotus, Rapanui?

6 minutes ago, Wiggy said:

Exactly right, outsource it and then there are no overheads when you’re not flying. This is airline operations science, not rocket science. 

Of couse, that is what they plan to do!

Or does anyone expect them to set up a supply chain from their kitchen in BKK?

It is just a scam.

They will sell the right to use their name - just like all other franchising businesses do, but without strict quality controls.

Not that there would be much quality to be controlled.

6 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

I'm not sure how to interpret your comment. Suffice to say IME the expats here that complain the most are also the least adaptable.

Immigrants, not expats.

Have you ever heard of Polish or Syrian expats?

Why the difference in what they are called?

Tthis comment is not directed against you, but against 99% of this forum).

17 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

Being in unbearable pain (physical or mentally) at the end, with no possibility to humanely end it.

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I see that king dong thinks my post is funny.

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Being in unbearable pain (physical or mentally) at the end, with no possibility to humanely end it.

Power corrupts.

6 hours ago, Deerculler said:

I think part of the original question was.

What happens if you are physically unable to do your yearly retirement extension?

Yes, and my additional question was: will we have the right to say "enough is enough"?

Obviously not in this part of the world, it is not even allowed by forum rules to discus it, as I found out.

For me that is a reason to prefer dying in a civilised part of Farangland.

5 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Does it really matter if you're dead?

No.

But it matters in the last straight line to death.

Probably something got lost in the "adaption" of my post, but I can not clarify.

I was not talking about "after" death.

22 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Philippines and Cambodia are far easier.

Cambodia $300/year VISA purchased from a local agent, no need to ever see Immigration.

Philippines free 1 year VISA if you marry a local girl (which you stated you intended to do in a sinsot thread).

 

I've never felt the Thai food is any better than that available in Cambodia or Philippines.

Cambodia I usually eat Indian, Philippines I usually eat Mexican.

I generally avoid local food in all the countries in which I've lived. 

QUOTE: I generally avoid local food in all the countries in which I've lived. 

Yes, must have started early: I believe you spent your childhood in the UK?