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Bear in mind all the Western languages are just as tough for Thais, because their language does not have combined consonants. Another factor is the Thai alphabet, which is much more difficult to learn than the Greco-Roman.

If you need help with the mosquitoes, use plenty of DEET.

Sounds to me like those days are gone for you. She says I am a bad man when we play pa som sip. and I am winning.

Are you still using carrier pigeons?

Ask the poster I was responding to.

Sharing increases the chances of survival and reproduction. It's hard-wired into human biology.

Yes I can. Send me your bank details.

When we engage in acts of kindness, our brains release feel-good neurotransmitters like dopamine and oxytocin. These chemicals create a sense of pleasure and connection, reinforcing the behavior.

Some foreigners I know point-blank refuse to learn even basic Thai. I have no idea what that is supposed to achieve.

No. You have a good heart.

I do like it here, and I'm not moving on. And to think there's people on this forum that call me a woke leftist. Wow.

Change your writing style and choice of topics if you want to convince people you are not Bob.

How much money do you think you lost in interest on the money you transferred, over two or three days?

I only ever worked in private industry. One month of employment in the Melbourne GPO as a vacation student was enough to convince me advancement was on the basis of longevity, not merit.

Agree, but maybe there's a glitch in the system when there are no staff around to fix it. Personally, I have never had a problem with WISE. There have been occasions when the transfer is not in a few minutes, IIRC one took 24 hours during weekdays.

I don't know if the OP is aware of this, but Thai banks are not open on weekends.

You are expecting reality in what Trump posts? He's probably got it confused with the Rockies.

I do hope you appreciate the irony of the blue rinse set being highly conservative.

One observation I have made about ASEAN is the number of snipers who live to put down other posters. It must be disappointing when I fail to respond to their baiting. Another SOS to join my ignore list. Bye bye.

IMO Trump needs to be careful. He may be POTUS, but Musk can afford far more lawyers.

I guess it was only a matter of time before ASEAN's ex-FBI profilers got on this thread.

I have a friend in Chiang Mai, on a full OAP. He gets $1076.00 per fortnight. Good luck to you if you get more. However, I fail to see why there should be be two different pensions for the same situation.

I inherited a guy like that once, at work. He did not appear either Monday or Friday regularly. I called him into my office, and showed him his attendance record for the last year. I said any sick leave you take, which does not have a medical certificate attached, will result in your pay being docked for that day. He said you can't do that, I said try me. Quite magical how his health improved, until he transferred to another department about 6 months later.

Given some of the blatantly wrong answers I get from AI, it will be a while yet.

It's intellectually lazy to claim the Left is solely responsible for the online hate of the CEO. Luigi Mangione is an Ivy League educated engineer from a privileged background. Not your average leftist at all. I suppose the murder is a good look-over-there for the OP. AFAIK no leftists have staged an insurrection.