Speedhump

A 17 year old Thai probably looked like a 14 year old European. Not a good man.

My friend was a tomboy in her 20s but grew out of it. She still admires a female form though, I'm sure she could be tempted. She's very feminine with a very pretty face. Some will be bi, some lesbian. Takes all sorts in this world.

I use an old version of the PC program YNAB (You Need a Budget). Later versions have followed the trend of subscription, but the program is much simpler than Quicken and tne version I have does not need any updating. You could trawl the Internet for the last pre-subscription version (it went sub only from version 3), but I can't find it on any websites. I know a simple workaround to use ver.3 without subscription, but obvs I can't tell you by posting on the forum....

Pattaya I can't speak for, but I moved to Thailand with my English wife 7 years ago because we saw how good the life was living just a few kilometers outside a decent sized town; a step-down in luxury from our 13 years in Dubai, but a great place to retire peacefully. Red tape is nothing new to me as a longtime expat, people who consider it a major hurdle to a peaceful life are blinkered. Thailand is quite wide open as far as law/regulations go, I understand, but that can work both for and against you if you understand that and are prepared to use it. What's not to like, the Thais I know fairly well are all very nice too, open, I'm pretty sure I judge character well as I rarely if ever got taken for a fool my whole life and still have close friends from my schooldays who've never let each other down. Anyone I don't trust will stay forever on my watchlist. 😁

Of course it's a thing. People are stupid. The queers joining a pro ceasefire (pro Hamas) rally in London were attacked by the Muslims at the protest.

By sheer weight of numbers reckless Thai food delivery bikes hold the most danger for potential road accidents. Enough said.

My wife of 45 years died this year and my dog a year before that. I'm not interested in rebuilding a different life. Death holds no fear.

Sad that someone of 'your age' doesn't know that Facebook is actually best accessed on a PC or laptop. Also trying to use Lazada, Shopee et al on a mobile phone is simply a disaster. Grow up.

I was stabbed when young stopping an old man being mugged. The blade nicked my aorta, almost died on the operating table. I'd do it again but incapacitated the attacker before they brought out a weapon. Also stopped a big guy abusing a shop girl once. I threatened to lock the shop door until police came. I don't understand people who put themselves first, unless it's obviously a totally lost situation, then I can understand hanging back.

Chinese tourism always does worldwide this whenever there's a bad news item. They seem a scared people, I guess because they're very insular. Maybe like Thais?

Excuse me, but we are talking about laissez-faire, highly regulated but loosely controlled Thailand (which I love, by the way)

A wheel came off my car at 2 am once in South London while driving home wearing black tie after a dinner event. It rolled to a bus stop where a lone man who was waiting for a night bus stopped it. I went up to retrieve it and the only thing he said was 'are you James Bond?'.

Crazy House has it and was still open last time I went, around the corner on Soi 23.

I wonder how it tastes in English breakfast tea? I don't really drink tea now, but take a very small amount of caramel syrup in my morning triple espresso instead of brown sugar. I know it's empty calories, but it's a tiny amount. 555

I think as brown sugar has more natural taste you'll maybe use less of it. Also I don't know how many calories per gramme in white vs. brown.

Snarky, but whatever. Nevertheless most waitresses would not even work for that money, even in a job where they get regular good tips from farang customers.

Living a moderate lifestyle (no golf club, beer only, no bar girls, inpatient only inpatient health insurance, car 7 years old) I still need 70k a month income. I'm surprised that 65k monthly income is considered a bad option. A little money each month needs to be set aside for house repairs, car repairs, doctor, occasional need to buy new electric appliances, etc, these all add to living expenses. If a one room cheap Charlie, maybe I'd be lookin at lower outgoings. It proves that these indiscriminate questions are pointless I guess.

There will always be one or two who abuse the privilege. My friend would have no compunction in confronting them and be happy to lose their custom! ????

'Don't send your children to school for a while, there's a water shortage'. I know what my answer would be. Also farmers need more protection, not less. Climate change will make this worse year on year, and alternative crops need investment or involve use of harmful pesticides. Farmers who are unable to change become tenants, and the cycle of poverty continues. The old king understood this.

A restaurant owner friend (free condiments) I know has heart palpitations when customers use a lot of HP sauce in his places because of the cost to him. ???? He won't charge though, we've talked before. Another busy place I eat at on Sundays has plastic squeezy bottles of mint sauce in their condiments tray to use freely with roast English lunch. As I like lashings of it, it's appreciated and is a reason for me to favour them over other places also serving good food. I would look for other places if a 2 or 3 star restaurant started to make a small charge charge for 'a condiment usually expected' with any particular meal, and it's purely out principle, to prevent it becoming the norm.

I have found Thais in their 20s educated for 2-3 years abroad are more comfortable in their own skin and are more confident in general. How their countrymen find them is a story which I can't answer. Being educated for some time in a western country under western values (which do still exist to an extent) is obviously a given as far as broadening the mind and instilling an understanding of pushing horizons. Thai fatalism, or call it just being happy with your current position, is a hindrance to advancement. I know a young Thai/Brit studying to become a doctor in Bangkok and she will probably travel to Europe for specialisation.

He said 'closing balance of 40,000 baht from sponsor'?? That's his bank balance, no?

Maybe not. During a recent holiday my daughter told me that at 66 years old I've stopped snoring, even when tired and after alcohol. A hotel twin bed overnight stay each way there and back. Also my kids told me I wasn't snoring earlier this year while snoozing on the sofa. Maybe your airways will stay clear. I lost my wife in April so I can't verify. ????

For me Macro is a very bad example. The one I use have actually chained off the disabled spaces near the entrance as they erected a small table with a picture of the new king behind it and I presume they think it's disrespectful to have his portrait covered by exhaust fumes. Not my opinion, of course.

I've gone commando for many many years and can assure you that the wife would occasionally say 'you can't wear those shorts outside', even a couple of quite loose pairs. Maybe I'm just a little more blessed in the gentleman's, sausage department than you? ????