Skallywag

"on arrival"? Was that inside the airport terminal or near the luggage claim they were forced into providing sex? Any ladies under 40 must know through the grapevine what goes on in Bahrain, or they could google it. Yes this is totally inhumane if the ladies were lied to either way IMO

Left my condo around 12:30, got on baht bus to Jomtien, went to Kasikorn they did bank letter and printed out one year of transactions, 300 baht. Walked to immigration, got my copies of chanote, filled out my TM7, got a photo taken, 85 baht. Immigration just opened door, got in line, got a number and sat down. Started signing bottom of all my pages of bank transactions and passport copy, etc... name called, sat about 5 minutes, signed a paper, paid 1900 baht and got a number to return today for my passport. Walk back to beach road = total time a little over one hour. Stick with a retirement visa, marriage visa more involved AFAIK, just like marriages themselves...why have your life here dependent on a marriage for a visa?

I like my women. Being retired for me means the simple life. I do not need a home, pets, kids, car, or m/c . Plenty of public transpo options in Pattaya and walking is good enough for me

Exactly ... I still love beer too much 555 ????️‍♂️ Peace

In America you could put property, funds, etc.. into a Trust fund and have it available for the person after they reach the age of adulthood . 18 in the USA, possibly 20 in Thailand. Commend you on investing for Thai loved ones. Most people in the world are greedy and spend mostly on themselves. Helping impoverished people who are worthy is likely the most humanitarian thing you can do in this world Peace

Superman comics have been around since 1938, so he is still 99% straight historically ???? ????‍♂️ Diversity , change, wokeness,.. Humanity progresses in unknown ways Evolution happens ????‍♂️ Appreciate your viewpoint as well. Peace

Have not owned a watch since I retired. Watches are obsolete, people just check their phone LOL Peace

Biggest condo problem is AirBnB short term rentals in Pattaya IMO. These people are not monitored, you get 4 Indians in a studio, cooking smelly <deleted> at 9pm on their balcony and drinking Hong Thong from 7-11 while screaming at the moon and each other all night. Our condo management told us to complain to the Tourist police?!? No, it is your job to manage condo and make sure rules are followed, not just put up signs. Peace

Final meeting/decision made on the 26th is what Pattaya news states. But again, the PM holds all the power, so he can change rules anytime

OP never said anything but "it's been a good run" What does that even mean? I made it? If love, passion, or happiness, are not mentioned, what is the point of posting about marriage? Jeez, neither of them are even smiling in the photo. To each their own, my marriage didn't work out (as you can likely tell) 555

Just goes to show how so many businesses are not needed. 15 t-shirt vendors on beach road, 35 massage shops on beach road. 3 kebab shops within sight of each other, etc... A town built around tourism, that cannot even keep sidewalks or electrical lines repaired is sad. City gets all this money for Beach road improvements, Bali Hai improvements, Walking street improvements, and burying the electrical lines for safety and ambience, yet little if nothing has been accomplished in the last 18 months Poverty and desperation was visible way before this pandemic unfortunately Tourism will be back, and hotels and shops will start opening, but likely way too many will open and all will be largely empty for another year or 2.

The article is about domestic tourism, FYI Thais and expats on one year visas living her never need COE's

555 - Are the Thais laughing at us?

Without your eyesight !!! 555

You seem to have already lost your sanity with this statement. Is your whole post just a joke?

Looks nothing like a fine dining restaurant to me.