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5 hours ago, CGW said:

You & I both! sounds like he is the court jester! reminds me of the scene from Black Adder where he is court-martialed for killing a pigeon!

Someone is not going to get a fair trial, the court will be too busy laughing!

Flanders Pigeon Murderer!

May it please the court, as this is clearly an open and shut case, I
beg leave to bring a private prosecution against the defence council for wasting the court’s time.

 Granted. Council, he is fined fifty pounds for turning up.

5 hours ago, CGW said:

You & I both! sounds like he is the court jester! reminds me of the scene from Black Adder where he is court-martialed for killing a pigeon!

Someone is not going to get a fair trial, the court will be too busy laughing!

Flanders Pigeon Murderer!

11 minutes ago, Nong Khai Man said:

Classic ?? Sausages & Yorkshire Pudding !!!!!!

Yep

Fighting Ox ?

5 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

Terrible photo though, the pointing is all wrong. How am I supposed to figure out where the watch is?

Agreed, must be her first time pointing, probably her last too after such a piss poor effort

15 hours ago, upside said:

I was looking at IQ scores done by a professor in 80 countries.

 

Thailand scores quite low at 85. 100 being acceptable. 

 

For those of you with your kids at school in Thailand, don't you feel like you're letting your children down to suit yourself? You should as a parent want the best for your kids correct? There's no reason to not school your kids back in your home countries ,  and I won't go into medical where your children would no doubt recieve a much higher level of care through better skilled medical proffesionals. 

 

I'd actually call it child abuse.

Considering your moronic post, I'd say You have an IQ of a toilet brush 

2 hours ago, Belzybob said:

All 'duty free' airport shops are a rip off for alcohol, just that some are more a rip off than others.

You've obviously never been through Italy, Germany, Istanbul and others, cheap as chips. Heathrow on the other hand an absolute rip off like Swampy 

14 hours ago, ALFREDO said:

It can be done - I did it more then once with my sons. But OP has the Passports

and to make new one in TH, the father have to sign to, normally. 

I'm assuming by your name, Alfredo, that you are the father?

If so then you are confused with what I had written

5 hours ago, calbear09 said:

Curious of the age of the fathers with young children on here. Did all start families in retirement years or are there young lads here as well?

44 now,  young lad right......

10 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Firstly Education - the subject can't be avoided....  IF kids are in a decent International School OK - If not, get them educated back home. 

 

On the subject of Safety: It's a major concern of mine. 

We pretty much drive everywhere in Bangkok, or Drive to the Mall, park at the Mall and use the BTS.

Walking anywhere is just too dangerous, motorcycles on pavements, food-carts with boiling oil etc... we only walk within a very close proximity. That said, my Wife or I walk my son to school which is <500m.

Safety around the home is another concern: We live in a large condo with a large kids play area on the ground level, lots of kids, fun etc.. but our son (and all the other kids) are supervised (of course he is at 3 yrs old). There are also lots of 'soft-play' ares in Bangkok such as kidzoona etc... we go there a lot, and of course swimming... But always our son is supervised...

... issues such as electricity, grounding etc... hot food being carried over our childs heads in restaurants (pet hate) etc... but, we are more vigilant here than I perhaps would be in the UK - because of this, perhaps my son is at less risk....??...

 

The real aspect of safety will strike home as our son approaches teens and he will want to go to areas without supervision etc... the issue is the same in any city. The concerns are not yet sufficient to move home and I compare Education / safety etc in balance with what my nephews of the same age are exposed to....  

Your pet hate.....yep me too....absolutely drives me nuts when they do that, they just seem to have no awareness

A lot of really great replies here gentlemen, a lot of valid points in both directions, keep them coming. 

As a general reply to some, my situation is: Safe security gated moo baan, my children never leave my sight, International school in Chiang Mai where I do the school run myself and will do until they finish school or can drive themselves, Luckily financially ok to move to UK if that's what I decide.

4 minutes ago, sangsom69 said:

You've been watching too much Sons of Anarchy, pal. Watch the original video and see the way they ran like chickens when fronted 1 on 1. Bunch of bullying cowards. Glueing locks is about their level - juvenile

Never heard of it....

8 minutes ago, transam said:

What film was that from...?

No idea, it's something kids do......

6 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Gluing the the locks???  

 

What next? A stinkbomb thrown in? Itching powder left on the chairs? Knocking the door and running away before someone answers?  

 

 

No, I think there really gonna turn it up a notch,  

when the bar owners walking, one of the gang will walk up behind him and tap him on the right shoulder but continue on past his left side........ 

6 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I worry about this a lot (2 year-old son), especially the horrendous air pollution in Bangkok and the traffic accidents.  However, as my job is here, I'm left with little choice.  At least we've found a good pre-school for him.  Once I retire, the UK may be an option but I no longer have property there and getting a Settlement visa for my Lao wife will not be easy.

If you need to stay in Thailand on retirement  then better to relocate, maybe chiang  mai, get a place on the outskirts of the city, good schools, cleaner air, except for a couple months burning season, and avoid the town like the plague! Traffic like Bangkok soon

1 hour ago, cooked said:

10 years? From what I hear, the UK has really gone downhill, especially in the area of law and order and education.

Plenty of nice villages left though.

 

Yes 10 years is a long time, guess I should spend a bit of time there to see what's changed, I have heard a lot of talk about privatising the NHS, that would be a sad day, no more free healthcare.

Village life is certainty appealing though.

2 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

It is 2 per calendar year.

Mae Sai allows them now since the 2 entry rule went into effect on January 1st.

Cheers Ubonjoe, no onward ticket needed?

I don't think she can take the child out of the country without a letter of consent from the father, my wife needed this to bring my son to visit when I worked in Italy, something to check anyway.

21 minutes ago, steve187 said:

land crossing are 2 in one year, you will get 30 days which can be extended at local immigration for a further 30 days cost is 1,900 baht.

Ok thanks,  any idea if this is per calendar year ?  And Myanmar mai sai border all good still? I'm chiang mai 

need to show an onward ticket out of country?

I've heard conflicting things about land border crossings due to very recent changes.

they have reverted back to only 15days entry.

and

you will receive 30 days which can then be extended at immigration for another 30 days, limited to twice a year.

Is either correct?  Thanks.

I first arrived in Thailand 10 years ago, got married, bought a house etc and as a couple everything was fun and carefree, now I have a 5 year old son and 20 month old daughter and I worry about there future with respect to safety. People on TV always talk about Education which is valid but I'm interested in opinions on safety in this thread.

ie: Life is cheap here, egos are so fragile you can be killed for simply beeping the horn, small arguments or many other insignificant things

The police are, let's face it, pretty useless, won't lift a finger unless paid and even then terrible, couple that with the corruption and it's a disaster.

All I see these days is danger, whether it's live wires hanging broken, holes in pavements and no drain covers, incredibly dangerous driving, giant pans of boiling liquids at food stalls etc etc it seems life can be cut short for a very stupid reason.

I could go on but let's try to keep it short. This is not an exercise in Thai bashing, just my truthful observations. I'm from the UK so these problems you would not need to worry about, yes there is crime but no way can you compare it to here.

I'm obviously interested in replies from those of you with children as you will understand more I think, or am I just worrying too much....?. where do you see your children in the future? slotted in nicely amongst the caos? or not......  Replies from all are of course welcome and I don't mind a few smartass comments, we all need a laugh, but let's try to have a few Educated replies, I know you are out there.

Cheers.

12 hours ago, pattayadon said:

"Retard" is an obsolete and extremely offensive word!! Try using a thesaurus.

Do you have any idea how difficult it is to find a dinosaur these days?

5 hours ago, balo said:

No it isn't . There's always a relative nearby to look after the kids , when the parents are away and working.   

Nearby.......right......

7 hours ago, elektrified said:

I had to get to an appointment but went back 45 minutes later to see if I could offer any help

Well at least you got your priorities straight 

7 hours ago, The manic said:

And usually, in 99.9% of the time result in no problem.

Don't be silly