Jumbo1968

I can easily afford what ever it costs, I regularly had Christmas Lunch in the U.K., I expected to pay a premium because of the increased rate of pay for the staff, double time as it was a holiday. You say good European food, no it’s not it’s grown in Thailand, ok the Turkey might be imported, the staff if they are lucky will be on the Thai minimum wage so how can a restaurant justify charging European prices, it’s exploitation of foreigners by their own people.

Am I reading the price right 2490 baht nearly £60 and that doesn’t include drinks ?

Yes it’s all about choice, I haven’t spent the Festive period in the U.K. since 2006, I have enjoyed my times in places not just Thailand in warmer climates. There is always talk of tourists being exploited by Thai people but foreign restaurants here are exploiting people even more charging for basically what is just a Sunday Lunch.

No they are exploiting the farang tourists, my idea of Christmas in Asia is sitting in the sun enjoying a beer not eating overpriced food in a bar/restaurant, I can do that in the U.K.

The bars and restaurants in the U.K. are very expensive on Christmas Day, it’s a holiday, the staff get double time, if they are on the minimum wage currently £10.90 meaning they will be on £21.80 on Christmas Day meaning lunch will be expensive. in Pattaya the staff will be on the Thai minimum wage 350 baht roughly bearing in mind Christmas Day is not a holiday in Thailand so there is no need to pay an enhanced rate to the staff. So why are Restaurants charging U.K. prices for Christmas Lunch ?

My partners mother was cremated a couple of weeks ago, I was never asked to make a contribution, no idea how much it cost.

This is one farang who won’t be paying, only met my MIL twice, she asked me to buy her gold, the family all have decent incomes.

I know for a fact her family will put pressure on her to get me to pay/contribute, I keep my distance from the family as in the early years they tried to treat me like a walking ATM.

Knock a 0 of the end I would consider contributing, I am not looking to save face just my funds, plenty of sons and daughters to help contribute.

My mother in law sadly passed away with cancer, the funeral hasn’t been mentioned, I am currently in the U.K. what is the cost for a funeral/cremation. Whilst I might be being cynical I am the only farang associated with the family, some of them early on regarded me as a ‘cash cow’ but I soon put that right. I don’t mind sharing the cost but like a rough idea how much the cost will be.

I wonder what those girls tattoos are sporting currently will look like in 10 years time after putting a few kilos on ?

Our water pump was faulty and had to be replaced with a new one, the owner asked to contribute 50%, my wife said it’s not our house. For AC I pay for it to be serviced, for me anything which is permanently fixed in the property it is the owners responsibility. If I was forced for some reason to replace an AC Unit I would remove it when I vacated the property.

It is a requirement. https://www.gov.uk/tenancy-deposit-protection

Same in the U.K.

Many properties I see for rent are only advertised with the owners phone number attached to the exterior, no agents involved, my current owner does that and I know he has never returned 3 of previous tenants deposits, he has 3 properties all next to me.

I was in the Metro on Sunday, great pint of Guinness served at the right temperature not to chilled by a Thai lady who knew how pour it, 75%, let it settle then top up the other 25%.

Don’t the rent, if it’s 10000 baht a month and you have 20000 baht deposit tell the owners 2 months before you leave and don’t pay the rent for the last 2 months.

She has worked nearly 20 years so she will have a SS number, I have located the local office but for some reason she doesn’t appear interested, I give up with her now tbh, thanks all for the info.

Didn’t Anutin just remove Cannabis from the illegal drug list with out it even being discussed in Parliament ?

I have just come back from a trip to Vietnam, never seen so many motor bikes/scooters, 99,9% were wearing helmets, why because the Police enforce the laws there.

A touch of sarcasm, I live in Pattaya so I am well aware of how many outlets there are, laws are made in Thailand but never enforced. Bearing in mind there could be a few out of pocket if the law is reversed.

All this talk about getting stoned I thought the permitted levels of whatever is in cannabis which was permitted were below the levels you could get stoned on ?

All I can say she insists it isn’t and even if it is certain medical conditions aren’t covered, can some one provide a link to confirm it’s free.

Unfortunately my partner hasn’t worked for 10 years, she has no idea how to continue making monthly contributions, she keeps telling me if she needs medical treatment it’s not free, I have no way of confirming this ?

What does that entitle her to, free medical and a pension when she retires, how do you go about it ?