Speedhump

I would check direct with immigration as they love to change the rules. For my renewal (65k income method, so not exactly the same) it used to be a 12 month bank statement in which I highlighted the monthly income. Then two or three years ago they changed to wanting individual income letters for each month. Then last year they wanted both. I'm waiting to see what they demand next month....

Unfortunately I don't carry my computer everywhere I want to order food delivery.... Anyway, the Tap to Translate app that was recommended yesterday seems to translate live Web menu pages faultlessly. If you know how to set an app to display over other apps.

So no thanks.

I don't travel with a laptop, no. I order food, hotel rooms , <deleted> from Lazada, submit medical insurance claims, etc. all on a smartphone.

I'm using it now and it's great! Thanks again.

That sounds really useful, thanks.

So I was correct about Google Lens and you maligned me wrongly?

Thanks. Yes, that's the problem. The items very often aren't translated. And the options (extras, cutlery, etc) , aren't either.

It's completely unintuitive. I don't see how to open the app on my phone and read an online Grab restaurant page on the same phone.

Take 20 photos per menu? ????

Of course we won't argue. But too many of the restaurants I'm interested in (not burger joints) only have Thai menus, with Thai options which can't be navigated. Also the text can't be copied and pasted into a translation app.

Grab is only in Thai language, useless for me. Foodpanda is fine, also Lazypanda for authentic US-style Chinese food in the proper wax cartons, looks not cheap but portions are definitely for 2-3 persons.

My nan would have been a shoe-in as a Thai law-maker. She always told me: "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all".

I understand that it doesn't answer the question, but I changed from a sand filter to a cartridge filter a couple of years ago. Easy to clean, water is always clear, and there's really no need to replace the paper filter every year so long your pool doesn't get very heavy use.

Pet dogs have traditionally been fed on human food waste. That includes an amount of veg. They don't just 'puke it up'. I agree a meat diet (mostly uncooked for dogs in good health) is best. Maybe you're thinking of when they deliberately eat grass to void their stomach.

UK and then 13 years in UAE. So you don't believe no-one would ever want to fire little old me? ????

You have to be pretty stupid or pigheaded to get fired. I didn't manage it in 45 years, although I had quite a few jobs, moving upward each time, and a couple of bosses I could hardly stand.

Some people would pay more rent for that....

Did I just read that? Are there specific age requirements usually demanded by parents who will sell their child's body? Or some Nonse Khai register to apply to?

I agree, the OP may simply have a negative attitude or an unlucky resting b*tchface. As we don't know him personally it's not possible to help.

I would say that ESL teachers can be knowledgeable and be gifted with the power of teaching, but can fail very badly on pronunciation, word meanings, and constructing colloquialismswhich are in very general use. As an ESL qualified teacher I have trawled a lot of teaching websites and seen a lot of introductory videos made by online ESL teachers. It's just fact that Filipinos are often the worst. I love Pinoy, the most polite, cheerful and hardworking people I generally meet. The UAE leisure and hospitality sectors would be in deep trouble without them! My comment is purely based on observation.

???? Saved me the bother of saying it. I thought China didn't like black skin either? Maybe they are less overt about it.