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Kalasin Jo

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  1. So is Tom Cruise and Charlie Chaplin. IMHO it must be so they fit in the camera viewfinder 555
  2. Another Brit here agrees with you.. not always on the shelves though round here. Instead there is one branded I think Taylor's. Not even half as good.
  3. What talks would be needed on visa free 30 day visits to reciprocate what Thailand has long granted Brit passport holders? Get on with it! At least then my wife could join me, hassle free, on my short trips to UK to see my family and friends there
  4. Do you tip Bob? And if you do, do you do so lavishly or parsimoniously? Do you tip as a matter of course every time, just for exceptional service and food or never. Think that has alot to do with it. Foreigners "naive and fresh of the boat" are perceived here to be rich and expected to tip, and by Thai standards, lavishly. I've found that Thais themselves do not usually tip although if you are picking up the tab for them will most certainly and strongly urge you to 555. Tipping someone for a service they are obliged to provide is a very cultural thing and often based on the argument that these people are working long hours for very low pay. Decades ago as a student I worked as a waiter in a family owned ( real Italians from Naples) and run pizzeria. The pay was abysmal, the hours were indeed long and so the tips were essential and mine to keep. In the USA it's a must every time even as a " regular" customer last time I was there and you will be told so in that direct American way if you don't. In many European countries it isn't, except for very exceptional service. In France you might, but it's not obligatory, leave some small pocket change. It's not an insult to do that or leave nothing, although if you are obviously a tourist and not French in the high value tourist spots you will probably receive a haughty sniff of disdain. In the UK these days and probably the same in the USA it is often automatically added to the bill and expressly stated it's up to you (to dare) to remove it....passive aggressive or what?! To generalise it seems to me that returning customers, tippers or not, should be warmly welcomed every time. It means they like the place ( unless they have no other choice), the service and the food, may pull in other customers ( nobody is attracted to an empty or almost empty restaurant) are spending their money there and likely to recommend to friends and visitors as well as posting positively on social media. But this is not a business model that your average small business Thai understands, boss or employee.
  5. You missed out off of. These days it seems that even those who should know better, supposedly well educated in the King's English, journos and writers even academics, are prone to slip in an off of. Makes me wince every time I read or hear it.
  6. By which time we will have forgotten about what should be a significant point of sale reduction, not "some effect". If it's leaving the bonded warehouse at the new tax rates now surely it reaches the point of retail sale in a matter of days not months. Unless the retailer has massive stock bought at the old rates to clear first. At the moment and ever since I arrived here (2012) the price of real wine, therefore imported, has been scandalously high. A half decent wine seems to start at over 1,000 baht a bottle retail and I mean half decent, the ones that are regarded as every day wines where they are produced and consumed selling at retail for around € 5 to 10 a bottle in those countries in Europe.
  7. Isn't there a law here against going out in public without underwear on? Read that somewhere.
  8. You will need to produce a printout of it on entry at the Immigration desks in my experience. They return it to you. You also will need it if applying in country for any extension in my experience.
  9. Horrendous incident. My sympathies to the injured lady but also to the unfortunate lady left with the dog when her son, it's owner, died. She was wisely trying to get the dog rehomed. The inevitable media outcry. Yet illegal gambling dens far more common in LOS than pitbulls, popping up openly even at funeral parties round here. I've not seen any pitbulls here. The consequences of gambling addiction can be just as devastating and far reaching. So like pitbulls gambling should be banned or strictly controlled....oh wait it is banned...for the moment.
  10. It's very bad in the UK these days too. Perhaps it always was. A generalisation I know, but it seems people without money believe that gambling will quickly win them a fortune. A few wins to get them hooked then mostly losses with an occasional win of far less than already lost. It's downhill all way for them, not for whatever set up is taking their bets and money...ever.
  11. Better expressed as strict enforcement of laws than enforcement of strict laws methinks. So as usual the cops will set up their roadside decorated tents, tables and chairs, a few bollards strategically placed in the road and now and then decide to step out and wave vehicles and motorcycles to a stop, check whether whether valid licences are displayed, haul driver over if not, wave on if it is. There will be lunch breaks, snack breaks and all gone home by teatime. According to the article drivers will only be breathalysed if involved in an accident.
  12. Was he being specific about one or a general statement?
  13. There's also the superficie option, at least in Thailand. I may be wrong in what follows and I'm happy to stand corrected. I have no legal expertise. As I understand it, Usufruct= the exclusive right to use & enjoy the land as you wish and undisturbed for an agreed period of years or your death; Superficie= ownership of what is built on the land, not of the land itself, in perpetuity I believe, so on your demise this would pass to your heirs not automatically back to the landowner. Usufruct should give legal protection until it ends should other family members try to make life difficult for you in the future. A Superficie probably will not as the land is not yours to freely use but the owner's, so the owner could for example block access over the land to the building, dig a trench or plant trees all around. Either or both obviously will require the agreement of the landowner(s) and recorded on the title deed ( chanote) at the Land Office. Usufruct would not prevent a sale of the land but it would remain in force unless you surrender it. Superficie seems more likely from a practical point of view to block a sale of the land without your agreement to include your building in that sale for a share of the price but would not actually prevent a sale of the land to a willing buyer.
  14. Yes.. well known UK bank. The 220 baht fee by all Thai banks operating ATMs is bad enough but is fixed no matter the amount, at the UK end with this bank it's then at least doubled by their % according to amount charges and not so great conversion rate. Wise offer a " multi currency" debit card with better conversion rates and significantly lower % of amount fee. If you have a Thai bank account and debit card best to use that here in ATMs although there is always an ATM fee. With my Thai bank debit card it's 10, 20 or 30 baht, supposedly depending on whether it's my bank's ATM plus in or inter region. Sometimes though I'm randomly charged only 20 baht when usually it's 30 baht. I've heard that this applies on certain days, which I haven't troubled to note.
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