kamma

Fun fact. Not only is it loud and annoying it is part of the cuckoo bird family a brood parasite.

It lays its eggs in the nests of other birds and those other dumb birds raise their young for them. The Koel's young are generally much bigger than the young of the foster parents and will end up eating them or pushing them out of the nest.

A truly disgusting species.

On 6/2/2023 at 2:54 PM, JustAnotherHun said:

It has to do with lactose intolerance and the relatively low demand. Real -imported! - cheese is highly taxed like other imported food.

Just look how much you pay here for italien Salami or apples from NZ. Cheese is not different.

BTW: Please don't call this Kraft-crap "cheese". It's junk.

If you want cheese, buy imported from France, Switzerland or Italy.

'...cheese is highly taxed like other imported food...'?!

We are not living in the 70s and 80s where something that is imported necessarily demands a higher price.

The so called 'tax' is an artificial price hike introduced by the Thai government and local sellers.

Thailand is a member of AANZFTA, a free trade zone. All cheese imports from Australia and New Zealand to Thailand has 0% tariffs.

Glaxoklinesmith is one of the largest British pharmaceutical companies with factories in Thailand. It produces in Thailand and then imports back into the UK at low cost. Thailand produces and sells it in country but will charge similar to UK prices despite having no international shipping costs.

Thailand artificially inflates the prices on foreign goods because most foreigners will blindly pay and for some reason do not seem to understand globalization?

There is a reason people are going crazy about Trump's tariffs because the majority of the world has been enjoying free trade for decades. There are no import tariffs on Cheese in Thailand. It's BS!

4 minutes ago, bob smith said:

…if I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard that tripe!

 

bob.

Kick rocks fool!

Fun fact:

More than 80 percent of the top 40 richest people in Thailand are of pure or partial Chinese ancestry. Of the five billionaires in Thailand in the late-20th century, all of them were of full or at least had partial Han Chinese ancestry.

The Chinese have been doing this for generations. And they are smarter at it than Westerners.

Where a Western man will marry a Thai woman and then put property etc. into her name...a Chinese will marry a Thai, have a child and then put the property etc. under the child's name!

13 hours ago, bob smith said:

then don’t complain that all the reservoirs are dry at the end of April (as they do every year).

 

we are currently in the middle of a drought and you think that wasting millions upon millions of gallons of water is a good idea?

 

if a Thai squirts me this year they are getting a mouthful of the verbals back in return!

 

bob.

Yeah sure tough guy!

How about taking a hike back home instead of coming to someone else's country and bitching about their customs and traditions?!

4 minutes ago, transam said:

I did................

 

https://charlies-names.com/en/charly/

 

Please check Google before you post...........🤭

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charly_(name)

The German version is Karl.

On 3/14/2024 at 1:15 PM, transam said:

Google says Charly is German, as for Garcia, I can picture a mafia type...🤗

'...Google says Charly is German...'

What according to 'THEBUMP(dotcom)'?! LoL!

Learn to use Google properly.

On 10/4/2023 at 9:29 AM, Srikcir said:

A political mantra comes to mind reading about foreigner concerns about how the proposed new Thai income tax would/might be applied:

Taxation without Representation.

 

Taxed Thais taxpayers can at least vote and/or appeal to their Parliamentary representatives regarding legislation and policy.

Thai taxed resident foreigners have no political representation in Thailand.

 

Therefore, as shocking it might be to the Thai electorate and incumbent government, it would be fair and democratic that taxpaying resident foreigners can vote, at least in the National Election.

LoL!

The right to vote comes with citizenship not because you pay tax!!

22 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

No it's not a "tier" system.

You can use public hospitals for fraction of price of private. 

As to your thread ....any form of tourist visas would not be good option for "I plan to live here permanently " 

You should obtain a non O based on retirement and subsequent 12 month extensions on going.

That has financial requirements. 

If that is not possible some folk use an agent. 

The Elite Visa is a tourist visa and the Thai government has no problem with you living here on that visa.

Been here coming on to 8 years straight and never had any bother with the Elite Visa.

13 minutes ago, nigelforbes said:

Could, I wrote could!

No it couldn't unless you were being paid for the work. 

It clearly states, 'the following OCCUPATIONS'. Doing work on your own house/property would not be classified as an occupation ie. a job.

8 minutes ago, Pdib said:

I did my latest 90 days online report on 2. February 2023.

 

21 minutes later I received an email that it was approved.

For me that's the frustrating thing. There is no consistency. I've been doing online reporting since 2019 and it's always a hit and miss.

Currently I'm at the end of my 5 year Elite Membership and was thinking of upgrading to Elite Superior for another 15 years? I know it seems petty but this 90 day reporting requirement, built on this inept system, is what's making me hesitant.

15 more years of dealing with immigration and this nonsense, especially after paying a generous amount of cash? Maybe best to just go home? Kinda missing it too.

In the same boat. Submitted mine on Feb 6th and still pending (Feb 8th 9:15 PM). My previous submissions all took less than 24 hours?!

On 1/5/2023 at 3:49 AM, Mac Mickmanus said:

Playing guitar for donations isn't begging  because people are free to give a donation in return for listening to a live song 

It's called busking. And is illegal in Thailand without a permit.

On 12/28/2022 at 8:21 AM, nickmondo said:

true.  the number of Russians here in Jomtien is ridiculous.  I wanted to live in Thailand not bloomin Moscow.  So annoying.  Time to travel north.  I hope Chiang Ri is not so infested

Up north sounds like a good idea. The Russkis love the beaches because they don't really have any in their massive country...except for Crimea, but...that doesn't really belong to them?!

On 6/6/2022 at 2:38 PM, ubonjoe said:

It may be late due to a holiday on the 3rd plus a weekend. 

It may arrive today.

Just an update.

My application via the app is still 'pending' but I went ahead and made another application using their website. Applied on June 6th approved June 7th.

Thank you for your response ubonjoe. ????

10 minutes ago, John Drake said:

So, "Thai Expats" equals "British ultra royalists" now?

'Expats'?! LoL!

Immigrants!

So it's immigration authorities leading the charge for a criminal offense?! ????

On 6/6/2022 at 11:06 AM, Sparktrader said:

LGBTQIA+ is an inclusive term that includes people of all genders and sexualities, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, intersex, asexual, pansexual, and allies.

But it's not 'inclusive' as it excludes most of the people in the world?! ????

I made an online application using the app last week on the 31st of May.

Still pending as of today 6th June.

I've always found the online process a hit or a miss?!

Such a one sided mindset.

Forget the woes of others as long as we open our doors they're sure to come?!

On 7/24/2021 at 7:00 PM, richard_smith237 said:

 

Have you tried to book a delivery slot recently ????

 

On the previous lockdown last year my wife (in Bangkok) couldn’t get a delivery slot. The supermarket delivery was just too busy. Fortunately the supermarkets recognised this and allowed ‘pickup’ were we could just rock up at the Supermarket, call them and they’d bring the shopping out and put it in the the car. 

 

Its pretty similar this time around, my Wife has had to book a delivery slot a week in advance.

 

So.. your point is valid, online shopping and online payment is perfectly doable most of the time, but not all of the time. 

 

 

No I haven't tried to book a slot recently but I do agree that they can become quite full relatively quickly.

However, I do order my groceries from Tops and Tescos using Grab and Food Panda. Granted the delivery guy can't bring a ton of stuff on his bike but the delivery is free with Grab so I can make multiple orders.

19 hours ago, MikeyIdea said:

Neither grab or food panda deliveries offer what you say where I live. It's cash or scan only. 

Well, I'm sorry then.

I guess you must be living in the real proper boonies?!

On 7/20/2021 at 11:00 AM, MikeyIdea said:

Yes, I do that myself without relying on a Thai to do it for me, like you. That only works if the mobile phones are really close. So how do you pay without getting close to the one delivering the goods?

Are you just trolling?

Have you not heard of Grab or Food Panda which allows you to do grocery shopping online, pay by card, and then have your items dropped off at your front door through contact less delivery.

In fact you don't even need those apps. Tesco and Tops online allows you pay by card and then request the items be dropped off. You don't have to sign the receipt either you can just acknowledge online that you have received your items.

It's quite simple. Either you're just being awkward here or really are a dinosaur that don't know how to use technology?!

21 minutes ago, BenDeCosta said:

If you drink enough water, you will get hyponatraemia and die. Therefore by some people's logic, water is "dangerous".

If you eat enough bananas, you get hyperkalaemia which interferes with your hearts ability to beat and you will die. Therefore, by some people's logic, bananas are "dangerous".

If you eat enough salt, you'll get hypernatraemia and die, therefore, by some people's logic, salt is "dangerous".

 

Likewise, if you eat too much MSG, and we are talking vast, vast amounts, it will negatively affect you.

 

However, a teaspoon of MSG in your gaeng kiao waan will not hurt you, and it will not put you into a coma or other such rubbish. Almost every single person on the planet will be consuming MSG in some amount every single day. This scaremongering by people who don't have a basic understanding of science is why this myth is perpetuated.   

Absolutely true.

Sadly most people's idea of 'research' is to just read the headlines.

'..oh MSG is a neurotoxin and neurotoxins are bad...therefore MSG is bad...'?!

In fact even Wikipedia's topic on Neurotoxins has at the end of its very first paragraph...

'...Some substances such as nitric oxide and glutamate are in fact essential for proper function of the body and only exert neurotoxic effects at excessive concentrations.'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotoxin#Mechanisms_of_activity