Speedhump

No. Normally done WHERE?

This is not and never will be a H&S bound first world country. And a lot of farang live here contentedly because of that. Keep your sanctimony to yourself.

They were putting out cones when the idiots came flying down the road at them. Unless you know the exact circumstances of this case (you don't) don't try to judge, you read like a barrack room lawyer anyway.

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Masterfoods pierces the tongue like Cardigan's Lancers (to quote from my favourite film).

ATM is h4xxor3d. Russians have cleared her account by now. ????

Anyone who plays markets knows that it's just foolish to try to predict the very bottom or the very top. Experts may often or even usually be able to know if a trend will continue or soon reverse, or manipulate a market to make it do so (and of course that includes currency), but I doubt any denizens of this forum work for Goldmsn Sachs or the like. ???? Anyway, cross fingers for you. I will wait up to a week to make my monthly inward transfer because I hate to buy on a falling market, I'm expecting some small upswing, but not looking for the rate to break the recent high, just something to make me feel better, because the high came too early for me. ????

You obviously haven't been home many times in recent decades....

No sheet, Sherlock?

Huge amounts of money are being made from Project Fear. Now selling snake oil.

I didn't appreciate that. Although in writing, say, a novel it would sometimes be quite appropriate. But anyway English teachers don't teach conversational and colloquial English (TESOL teachers for example) ? You must be able to guide students to be able to not only speak naturally but also to understand what they hear. Anyway, we don't need to do this to death. I'm done.

I was talking about English as it is spoken, you saw that. And that, of course, defines correct English. Not what's printed in old grammar guides and what's taught by old English teachers. Looking down on the common people who slowly shape the language day by day as 'semi-literate' is a bit Professor Higgins, isn't it? I'm telling you that 'would of' is now common parlance. Therefore it's correct, as is the alternative. I'm as sorry as you, but I'm not in denial.

Sorry, but 'would of' is now colloquially completely (and sadly) acceptable in place of 'would have' in the UK now (so probably everywhere). You must be a long time away from the old country!

Oh, what it must be like to be rich AND wealthy. I'll have some of that. ????

Not locals though. Only immigrants usually. I lived in the Middle East for 13 years. Seen it all.

Back on the leash. Much less chance to make huge tea money I imagine.

Only increasing the RTP's unofficial takehome pay. ????

All the old f*rts here saying people don't want to party until 0400h. How out of touch with youngsters can you be? ...

That only means you probably don't drink anywhere near as much alcohol as your beer drinking friends. One large glass of wine a day, 250-750 Baht. For 250 Baht they could drink several large bottles of local beer, Federbrau or Heineken, or two 1 litre cans of the nice dark German beer whose name I forget. I've given up wine here because I like to drink at least two or three glasses with a meal, and not the local muck. ????

Sadly me too.

Not really. I'd say this is typical Thai-style. They aren't in general turned on by good pay for hard work. They prefer to do as light a job as possible, and are very happy to earn just enough to get by. They will leave a good regular job for seemingly no reason as soon as their weekly or monthly pay hits the bank, and without giving notice. Maybe you're thinking about other nationalities?

Not relevant to you I think, but for general interest, two years ago Hua Hin immigration transferred my O/A visa from old to new passport quickly, with no letter required, and free of charge.

Get hit with cancer. 70k will seem like a bargain then.

You couldn't even get all the Sky channels legally for what he's paying. I don't understand then, so don't tell me to hush....