Hoppyone

18 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Could easily have been 2x crisp 1000 baht notes folded.... Fresh from the machine the notes sometimes stick together.

 

The publicity for him is going to be a shocker - everyone has seen him now (well, many have)

I'm assuming he'll charged with theft. 

 

The publicity for her is good and her attitude towards the whole situation is to be commended. 

 

 

I don’t think he’ll be wanting to do his shopping in Friendship supermarket in the near future 

1 minute ago, Hoppyone said:

A fair guess would be he had saved money from previous employment,to fund his current lifestyle,you don’t need a real lot of money to survive in Thailand ,then again if he was dealing in drugs he may have had a good surplus of spare cash . Cheers

T

19 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

So what was this guy doing for money all the time he was in Thailand? 

A fair guess would be he had saved money from previous employment,to fund his current lifestyle,you don’t need a real lot of money to survive in Thailand 

6 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Most girls who work in Go-Go bars are freelance in other words not run by pimps. Ergo the are not prostitutes. 

 

Since the inspectors in Pattaya did not find any pimps they did not find any prostitutes.

 

What is the matter with you guys? No lo entiendes

We’re they told to ask for short time

7 hours ago, ParadiseLost said:

Hello - there are a large number of imposters clogging up the street where nothing happens in Pattaya...

 

No prostitutes, just tax collectors here!

The authorities forgot to take some money with them 

16 hours ago, MRDave said:

Sorry but this man does not have the look of a former Swiss businessman unless his business was dodgy.

Yes he doesn’t, but his big problem now is when will he be going home as he has lost everything and therefore won’t qualify for long term visa or retirement extension good luck ???

23 hours ago, petermik said:

Very humid here at the moment...poor lady was probably just trying to cool off....

Would have been a big eye opener,if only I was there

On 5/30/2019 at 1:08 PM, mike787 said:

Just another day in Pattaya.

Any one notice the floods subside as quick as they come

18 hours ago, Ozman52 said:

You can buy it, up to you, but getting it registered may be a slight problem.

Probably will end up being 5 star hotel accomodation offshore

Could somebody give me the cost of connecting to internet with True move into home in village

22 hours ago, khwaibah said:

 

Bull shyt as usual. it started 10 days back over in Surin with 10 straight days for rain.????

Lucky you we haven’t had 10 days rain in 3 + months in Mae Wong District 

1 hour ago, IamNoone88 said:

Seasteading? It looks like a floating tin shack and the start of some floating offshore slum. And the expense for Thailand to dismantle it must be significant. I would stick him with the clean-up bill. 

I thought it was a new style 360 deg diving platform centre

9 hours ago, Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere said:

Karma... 

The more gunho spur of the moment rule changes that the Thai government keep making the least tourist you will have coming to visit or stay in Thailand along with the overpriced baht,it creates tourist wanting to visit countries with better value for dollar,

2 hours ago, mstevens said:

Pretty much anything imported (and the same things imported in to Western countries are often MUCH cheaper!)

100% correct

17 hours ago, MeePeeMai said:

The irony of that photo of them happily sharing a bottle of champagne (as if the future couldn't be brighter).  

 

Celebrating,Sitting on the diving platform 

11 hours ago, Sonhia said:

Why ban tourists or ex-pats from drinking?

 

Ok, people could stock up and consume in private, but surely a ban is not nessesary, is it?

 

I would not be surprised if social dating sites are red hot during the 24 hour ban, with individuals such as bar girls etc... trying to make up for lose of potential earnings.

 

With today's technology, voting is possible on-line.

 

 

 

I thought it said consumed as well

9 hours ago, brokenbone said:

yeah, the insurance company would have to commit break of duty to pay up when he didnt have a driving license

Even if he had motorcycle license,the not pay next step was being careless while riding motorcycle ,always a no win situation 

7 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

It's never been the people that's welcome; only the money !

Yes you definitely notice that cenario as soon as you put first foot  into Pattaya 

22 hours ago, Sheryl said:

I suspect there will be a significant decrease in retirement extensions, though. Those who qualify will go for extension based on marriage instead. Those who spend a few months each year back in their home countries will go for O-A visas or METVs instead.  Makes total sense in both cases. 

 

Since nothing has been done about agents & corruption, the least affected people will be those with insufficient income. 

 

For the remainder, this is an annoyance and also shakes confidence about the future a bit (i. e. what other major changes will be unexpectedly sprung in the future, with no grandfathering of people already here?).  It will go onto the "con" side of the ledger of pros and cons  of living here but I doubt it will by itself be a reason for many to leave. It could be the last straw for those already considering it, though. And likely will deter future arrivals.

Only problem being a regular visitor on a METV visas you’ll be classified as a none genuine tourist and after too many visits you will see you sent home before you get past immigration.

1 hour ago, notamember said:

unless you use an agent

100% correct, agents have a 90 day window

7 hours ago, fruitman said:

Why didn't they give him a hat to cover his face like they did to the corrupt immigration officials?

No need for hat face mask did the job

20 hours ago, Lee man said:

Corruption in Thailand is a way of life,it will never be stopped...Its how the country works..

Problem there’s that much corruption nobody knows where to start looking first

6 hours ago, villagefarang said:

I like living here and it is better than when I first arrived.

You checked the decline in your money against your dollar lately,big minus to start with or you not need to change your currency