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Vaccination certificates aren't going to give you any priority over anyone that doesn't have one, so i'm not sure why they continue with this line, well actually i do, its to encourage people to take the vaccine.

I recently went to hospital in UK for an operation and asked if i should get the vaccination first, the official line i was told was the vaccine does not stop you getting covid or passing it on, all it does it reduce the potential of any serious cases, that's it.

3 hours ago, keith101 said:

Closed for now but as the Indian and South African variants spread rapidly it may have to reopen .

Jesus do you really believe that, just look around at the 1st world countries they have already done the field hospital thing and now its everyone else's turn to keep the fear in the community, along with these 'new' strains, time to unplug from the media driven propaganda.

The soft loan programme is part of financial support measures approved in March which include another 100 billion baht of a so-called "asset warehousing" scheme to support debtors who are unable to repay loans.

Wonder what the repayment schedule and interest associated with these 'soft loans' ?

Essentially all this does is reduce the risk to the bank in terms of lending to business.

Check SCB share price increasing on this news!

People are getting fined for not wearing a mask outside as they try to limit the spread of covid and related deaths, yet they seem more than happy to continuously lay down death traps in the repsect of the road layout and inadequate driver training.

800 deaths from covid in the last 2 years.

Average yearly deaths on the road 20,000.

Imagine the strain that would be lifted if road accidents were reduced to a number so for eg found in any developed country in the world.

In fact what it would see is that the hospital infrastructure is heavily subsidized by road users and an increase in safety could potentially have negative conatations for the local economy.

Build it and they will come is potentially a worrysome mantra.

More propaganda or totally retarded reporting, just search Australias biggest drugs bust and you will find out that again its a totally false / lie on the headline.

Its no wear near the biggest bust lol

I recently had to go to hospital in the UK for surgery and thought i would get the vaccine first, which i was going to arrange, however after discussing it with the NHS staff it was concluded that they didnt actually care whether i had had the vaccine or not, infact no one actually asked it was myself that brought it up.

Very strange, so anyway 3 trips to hospital in the last 8 months, not once temperature checked upon arrival, like they said they do. Also no wait or delay for mri scans, no delay in the operation and all is done from start to finish in about 6 months. It seems this covid has actually kept everyone out of hospital and thus provided more time for efficeient use of the their services.

Vaccinations do not seem to give you any more entitlement than being non vaccinated.

This is all just a drive to encourage people to take the vaccine and then the subsequent boosters, still though you will need to provide a negative test to enter most countries.

Also i was treated as a private patient, although i dont have any private insurance or plan in place, so the surgeon who works privately and also for the NHS conducted everything on NHS premises but bills the NHS for private work, not sure how that is even legal?

4 hours ago, Senechal said:

 

Promotion women and pretties too? That's quite a broad definition of the "sex trade". 

 

By that definition, half the young women in Western cities are in the sex trade too.  Ever been to a PR agency? I mean.. those girls aren't getting hired for their brains.

 

 

Its a cultural thing, of course the majority or pr agents in western cities are not likely to sleep with you, however in Thailand and to a degree other 3rd world countries its a totally different situation.

That's what makes Thailand so popular with ex pats, although speaking to different women it seems a fair few of the old ex pats aren't even boning them just essentially paying for companionship, which is fine as i'm sure she prefers that

I remember speaking to a working girl who flipped her time between Pattaya and Hua Hin, and essentially she would stay in pattaya to party and bone youngish falangs with little money and then spend a few weeks in Hua hin to wind down and charge higher for the the older clientele there and alot of the time she would make sure they were drunk and stay out late, coupled with then spending twenty minutes in the hotel room toilet in the hope that the client will be asleep by the time she comes out. Then she needs to leave early because her 'sister' needs some 'help' Grabs the 2 grand and see you later!

My dad used to reside in Thailand (RIP)

The only advise he gave me before i went to Thailand was that everyone is on the game, everyone!

I thought at the time it was a bit of a sweeping statement however having spent more time in Thailand it seems he was pretty correct.

The only other advise he gave me was that pretty much all government workers were corrupt, not just the dictarships and 3rd world countries but all of them and that seems to be coming true also.

1 hour ago, Millman said:

So the oldest golf course in Thailand will become another car park and concrete jungle? Why can’t the powers that be see that (managed properly!)this is such is such a tourist draw and attraction to so many visitors?

If it was such a tourist draw and attraction then they would not be selling off 500 rai.

Ive played there a couple of times over the last 10 years, it might be the oldest but its a bit of a goat track.

During drought sessions it seems some golf courses have priority over some areas in regards to who needs the water most! So in that respect the area is oversubscribed with golf courses and needslessly watering them in the hope visitors return in the same numbers is probably not the best plan.

51k today and eating gold for breakfast.

Gold is 300 dollars higher than it was in 2010 lol doesn't even beat inflation.

Do tell me with what you do with say USD 50k that you have currently sat in a bank......Property, bonds, Bank Interest (which is about to turn negative so you have to pay the bank to look after your money, this already happens in some cases.

If you hold 50k USD of cash you have 50k of an infinite amount so how do you associate the value of that 50k?

If you hold 1kg of gold, whats the total supply in respect to the value that you currently have?

If that supply suddenly increases the spot price of 1kg will go down.

If you have 5 bitcoin, you now own a certain percentage of the total supply of 21 million, so you can see the value and the added scarcity makes it a safe haven, coupled with the technology behind it you have an a new asset class.

20 years ago your mortgage amount was 3.5 x yr salary. so a 40k salary would infect provide a 140k house. What does 140k buy you now?

Our current money system that was only invented in the last 50 years does not work,  an alternative approach is required and bitcoin offers something completely new. (Its not perfect as a money system as it stands but this type of digital scarcity is 100% something that never been on offer until the last 10 years, many have been attempted but bitcoins code succeeded in ways others had failed. Its updated and peer reviewed on a daily basis.

It seems the ones knocking bitcoin are more than happy with the current fiat system?? and happy to invest in gold and silver, which the amounts are unknown and mining activity is tightly related to price discovery?

No one knows what will happen with bitcoin and its always good to get other opinions from people that are not financially involved  but when its not constructive you know they have an axe to grind.

I think it stems from the fact that some people have lived through and missed many opportunities in their life and then when something new comes along that folk are doing alright from, they then feel it necessary to attack them or knock them for what they are doing.

Ive taken a fair bit from bitcoin and hate to admit it from Ripple too but those xrp were brought in 2013 with 100 bucks and i had no idea what it was just had spare change in the exchange after purchase of btc, so through it at it and managed to get at 3 bucks plus for the ripple tokens 4 years later lol pure luck in that case.

Some get lucky sure but no one sees the losses / poor trades, anxiety at waiting for that 1st bank transfer to successfully credit at some bank you have never heard of in Lithuania. Waiting for that 1st confirmation when sending btc, it certainly aint all easy but a bloody fun ride but the knockers don't see all that.

On 2/12/2021 at 9:10 AM, GrandPapillon said:

wrong, what is it with you Bitcoins fools and the truth about that scam?

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: Coinbase Europe is not a regulated financial service provider and is not registered with or regulated or authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland, the Competition Consumer and Protection Commission or any other regulatory body in Ireland for financial services and so you will not be able to avail of regulatory protections associated with such regulated entities such as investor or deposit protection schemes or access to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman in relation to the Digital Currency Services.

'United States Coinbase, Inc., the company which operates Coinbase and GDAX in the U.S., is licensed to engage in money transmission in most U.S. jurisdictions'

'Gemini Europe, Ltd (company number 11497305), an affiliate of Gemini Europe Services, Ltd, is an electronic money institution authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011, with firm reference number 900988.'

So your statement that none are regulated is complete bull sheet lol.

The only scammer here is you with your false information ????

5 hours ago, GrandPapillon said:

the biggest risks are the exchange, all unregulated (couldn't get any regulatory approval), which means the owners of the exchange can seize and take all your coins overnight, like it happened a few times in the past, and it will happen again, they just are waiting for a few more suckers with the high price, and then it's banking time with billions of stolen money

 

I can't believe that central banks and department of treasuries are not shutting down the gateway to convert those currencies into real cash. I suspect there is a bigger "objective" behind all this and their silence. Maybe the ultimate goal is to "attract" all the dirty money in the world and suck it out in one big tech hack ????

The exchanges are not all unregulated, look at coinbase, gemini to name two. very much regulated.

The main thing to take from recent institutional investments into crypto, is that they are all in Bitcoin, not ethereum and certainly not ripple.

The main issue these companies have is where to put their money thats currently on their balance sheet and what returns they can guarantee from it. Everything is diminishing in return with this excessive money printing (creating) that's currently going on by all the governments. Bonds, Interest currently at best 1% return pa.

With cash a company might have  for eg 1m USD, so to work out what this is actually worth you must know the total supply for it in order to distinguish what value you have. Scarcity creates value. Nothing about the current money printing resembles scarcity. However with Bitcoin you have a total supply cap of 21m, no more can ever be created and any increase of demand does not quicken the release of new bitcoins.

It really is a new ground breaking technology.

On 2/9/2021 at 11:40 PM, jobsworth said:

Did not Elon Musk famously say some time ago that he did not own any bitcoin and would not do so in the future?

 

A few years ago he said he had never brought any but had 0.25 btc that a friend had given to him.

Welcome aboard its great to have forward thinkers such as him supporting it!!

Pattaya is world famous for being the sex capital of the world, why on earth would they change it, many people visit just to see it not necessarily participate in all the activities however its quite an eye opener for anyone visiting.

Anyone whos walked along the beach road (bar side) are simply horrified by the type of people that hang around those bars. Its seedy as you like but worth a look.

Anyway nothings is going to change, Ive been there a couple of times and had some wild wild nights however its ok for a weekend with your mates, couldn't stand the place for much longer

23 hours ago, tyler28 said:

 

I agree completely with the sentiment, but if you are cutting out localbitcoins and contacting the traders directly, how are you confident of receiving your fiat after sending the bitcoin? This is not a sarcastic or rhetorical question; I would really like to know.

Ive used localbitcoins before in the uk few years back and the tx's went fine, i brought btc and ltc and there was a reputation system so you can buy from people whom have traded before so this offers some form of confidence , use the escrow system so that payment isnt released untill the btc are sent. You also pay slightly higher rate on localbitcoins than that the actual mid market rate at the time.

avoid any suggested methods outside of the escrow and avoid a meet up unless you are extremely confident.

Cant say for Thailand exchanges but your better off just setting up on a reputable exchange, connect to your bank account so you can easily cash out when you need to.

This is not about golf in Thailand its about golf in America - LOCKED

There seems an awful lot of pills in Thailand, could it be that its the same ones just being recirculated?

Few years ago my thai boxing instructor was sacked from his gym because he was selling drugs for the police and then informing the police of whom he sold to and therefore arrests were made. (This is what the owner told me)

Anyway a few months later went back to the same gym and the guy was back their training people, so i asked the owner how come he was allowed back to work...the answer....we got busy!

Could'nt make it up love the country but what goes it beyond belief.

If you've ever been confused by Thailand and the way things are done, have always left you with a degree of uncertainty.

Worth checking this documentary following several British women whom have taken to holidaying in the Gambia (Africa)

It gives a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the local guys and strangely replicates the exact same mind frame that you find in Thailand.

Its an eye opener and makes me understand Thailand better and their attitudes to foreigners.

I'm presuming that any Issan girl would get laughed out of any bank if she approached them for a loan ( tbh i don't think they would even entertain that as a feasible way of obtaining money) So unfortunately they are often enter contracts with high interest or fail to understand the impact of 20% Interest or compounded interest etc.

The worst thing you can do as a falang is bolster up to the loan shark and pay with a wad of cash with some sort of bravado that they wont get one over me attitude. That would basically translate to another loan being arranged now she has the backing of a falang.

There's also cases where there was no actual loan at all and once you've been identified as a bit of a soft touch....you pay the 10k or whatever ammount it is and then half gets dished back to you missus or back through the family.

Hopefully the kyc headache actually did you a favour and stopped you investing in ripple....

Best I have flown with are Eva air and Cathay Pacific.

Worst by far are British Airways, wasn't impressed much by Thai airways.