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2 minutes ago, Thaidream said:

No one would need insurance if all countries of the World would use the tax money they have already taken from their citizens to pay for medical care which is a human right. This patient should have his medical expense covered by his Government. I am sure he or others in his family pay taxes. Why do Governments exist if not to take care of their citizens?

It's time the citizens of the World start  forcing their politicians to do the right thing-which is to serve their citizens and not themselves.

That's called socialism....not everyone wants that.

That Parker is a real Tomato Can.

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

I own a house here.

I simply said it supports the 'rent don't buy' discussion.

Whole life, most people come here in the autumn of their life! 

Then renting is an option... and perhaps financially sensible.

You may have never found it!

 

I thought it was illegal for foreigners to own houses?

9 hours ago, Sydebolle said:

while I had the very best Paccheri on a tomato sauce to die for - at more than THB 500.

Unless you were handmaking the pasta, 500 thb is way over the top! 

9 hours ago, Sydebolle said:

The Brits love their mint sauce to lamb; a total No No on the continent. The Germans need sauce to everything, including breaded schnitzel with fries. The Swiss like their salad as a starter followed by a main course; the Irish like salad and main course together.

Could you have picked 4 worse examples of cuisine?

1 hour ago, dunroaming said:

being a bit stupid.

A bit of an understatement don't you think?

Sorry missing the "boxing" angle to this story.  The only boxing I can see is of some beer.  They look more like human crash test dummies!

20 hours ago, geriatrickid said:

I drink Chang.  

Leo is what  my friends farmhands drink. He buys the toothless chaps Leo after the days 'work and they are in 7th heaven.

As for Singha, I dislike the family politics and have avoided their products for some time.

Classifying people by the beer they drink is nonsense.  I know many well off people who drink various brands including all the ones you mention.  Nice try!

2 hours ago, HHTel said:

Haha!  She arrived the following week.  She was selling it for 'holiday money'!!

Would have been better to get a cash advance to pay for the trip and then repay it with the profit from gold sold once in Thailand.  Seems like an obvious solution!

7 hours ago, HHTel said:

A friend recently sold gold in the UK and the best she could get was 590 quid.  In Thailand she'd have got 900 quid equivalent.

She got a steal when you factor in how much it would cost to fly back to Thailand to flog it.

7 hours ago, HHTel said:

Try selling such a high karatage gold in the west.  Nobody wants it and you will get a better 'sell-back' in Thailand. 

Not necessarily true.  If the gold has a BIS style hallmark, then the price will be higher (than without one) in the west and more sellable. 

ask any of the fake blonde ruskie gals!

2 hours ago, Just Weird said:

What has "checking out driving fines and tickets before paying them", referred to in your OP title, got to do with your posting about getting stopped legitimately for having no insurance? 

How did they know he had no insurance before they stopped him as you seem to intimate?

15 hours ago, JOC said:

What has happened to Thaivisa?

"General Topics" used to a good and friendly banter. With intelligent and witty posts that often made me laugh.

If this thread is anything to go by, all the good posters have left...?     And the bar stool-"experts" have taken over...

Have never seen so much nonsense posted in such a limited space.....

Actually, this is a very worthwhile thread and is helping to spread facts while debunking myths.  Whether it is "friendly" or not seems less important than being accurate.  In any case, due diligence is required when interpreting the opinions expressed.

19 hours ago, janclaes47 said:

Good quality gold is not made of 24 carat, in fact it is very rarely used for jewellery, other than for marriage in China and India.

Actually in India, most of the gold on offer is 22 karat.

On 3/24/2018 at 8:25 PM, Chrisdoc said:

That is why it is so pure and true gold colour.

Not quite true...it is possible to adjust the colour of the retail gold (from the mined stuff) which is why the colour of retail gold may be different between Thailand, India etc.  "True" mined gold colour may be different.

22 hours ago, simoh1490 said:

I kinda took it for granted that everyone understood we are talking about gold jewellery here, especially since that what the OP refers to! With that small inconvenient fact in mind: Thai gold jewellery is predominantly made from 96.2% pure gold or 22-carat gold rather than anything else and is typically referred to as Thai gold. That compares to western gold jewellery where most gold jewellery is made from 24 carat or 99.9% pure gold, in Thailand, this is referred to western or farang gold. Now, do you still have a problem with that or do you need more help!

Sorry I do not follow.  Most of the gold jewelry for sale in the west is 14k or 18k, (I think I read that is around 56% gold).  This gold has alot of other metals added in to make it stronger and which is why it is popular in the west, in spite of having lower gold content.  The mark up on the workmanship is also added into western gold's price.

On 3/24/2018 at 9:02 PM, hyku1147 said:

10 years back  tourist beatings  were commonplace.

There used to be an "I got beaten" style t-shirt for sale a few years back so you could actually say, I got beaten AND got the t-shirt!

The best place is the South Asian supermarket beside the Sikh temple on Soi 17 South Pattaya.

13 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

  On 3/20/2018 at 4:47 PM, JAZZDOG said:

Same thing airlines do except on the rare occasion we have dual bookings we have other guesthouses we work with on relocations. In all due respect we maintain an 8.6 rating and you obviously are clueless to the realities of this type business.

You seem to spend alot of your time calling other people clueless.    Also that 8.6 rating is suspect unless verified by an independent 3rd party as it can be artificially bumped by fake reviews, done by guess who?

Horatio will be happy.  Which visa does he apply for the "sunglasses visa" or the CSI visa?