wisperone

11 hours ago, IAMHERE said:

How many is 86,000 in western numbers ?

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I guess so much for the thread several weeks ago when everyone was bantering on about any assets acquired after marriage were to be split 50/50. Am thinking more of the house here than the car as the house is in her name.

3 hours ago, Mrfox said:

Can't say that explored every crack but many.

Good for a Southpark snicker.

Did someone get suspicious when the same "person" checked in 3,600 times in one day?

This just in from the newsroom..."They really haven't been captured yet. Stay tuned."

10 hours ago, webfact said:

The truth seems to be that after five hours in such a critical condition he would be presumed dead and life support would be turned off, notes Thaivisa. 

Why is that "truth".

Maybe in Thailand no one can survive in critical condition that long.

14 hours ago, sirineou said:

No value judgment, just personal observation and opinion

 Was in Pattaya once about 15 years ago, was not very impressed. never went there again and never will.

The beach was dirty and unimpressive, there were a lot of bars , some street performers. , on walking street. I remember shops for tourists with Indians trying to sell me a suit and rolex watches. Not my scene 

Don't know what it is like now  

I can see how something like that  could happen there. 

Those were the "good ol' days".

17 hours ago, webfact said:

A Kuwaiti man was beaten during a robbery in Pattaya during the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Should have went to Koh Tao. Oh, never mind.

6 hours ago, katana said:

Latest from the Thai news is that a white Mitsubishi Mirage, reg no ขต 4390, believed to be their second getaway vehicle, was found abandoned in Khao Chakan, Sa Kaew, about 10 miles from the Cambodian border.

Long lines at the lottery.

15 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

why does every Farang in Thailand look like frickin' Vin Diesel?

 

 

They are left over doubles from the FNF filming.

I put forth a suggestion out here at least 2 or 3 times over the past year or so that would have saved Thailand hundreds of millions of gallons of water per day. I guess it went unheeded... oh well. 

Can't be true...I remember statements saying there will be no water shortages. 

And those in Chiang Mai can rejoice because the powers that be stated they dealt with pollution issues so the air will be clean come February-May. Hallelujah!

Don't forget your good travel insurance policy.  Lordy, Lordy, Lordy....I feel a GFM in the future.

Seriously...don't travel without a comprehensive policy.

9 hours ago, smedly said:

most Thai residents living in Pattaya come from other province in the country, many visit at the weekend and on holiday

 

I visit many none tourist towns cities all over Thailand and there is trash everywhere, they are dirty pigs and have no concept of what clean is, you want to see clean - go to the west or even Japan and you will see clean

The difference of living in a 1st world country vs. a 3rd world country. Might as well be in Africa.

11 hours ago, happy chappie said:

i see 1.280 houses that could pay up to 60b a month.thats nearly 80,000 to run a truck and 4 salaried men maybe mon,wed,Friday and that's just one estate.

Not sure why trash would need to be picked up more than once a week. If that's the case, they are generating way too much trash, and the reason why should be examined and proactively dealt with. But its Thailand, so we know how that goes.

2 hours ago, bwpage3 said:

Who can predict what any country will be like in 10 years?

 

That is just ridiculous.

 

Thailand is still the third world anyway you look at it. 

 

Politicians get into politics to control budgets to make themselves rich. Therefore the country never moves forward. Ever!

 

Depending on who is in charge of the govt, the policies can either favor or hinder expats.

 

Right now the policies seem to be anti-expat

 

Currency? No one that retired to Thailand predicted the currency would depreciate so much and are now forced to live with it.

 

Who knows what the currency will do in 10 years? Might be more expensive than your home country?

 

The big question is HOW many people would have moved to Thailand in the first place if NOT for the cheap and easily available women, who will marry almost anyone?

 

Thailand is overcrowded, pollution is getting worse ever year, traffic is already at nightmare levels, flooding, monsoons, heat and humidity, mosquitoes, etc. What exactly is the big attraction about living in all that?

 

I really think if people had the money required to retire in comfort in their own countries, they would have never picked Thailand. Go to Thailand a month or 2 to play around, sure, but move there and have no bridge to get back? No Thanks.

 

However, if you want to rent a 1 room flat in your golden years and chase bar girls, this is probably the place for you.

 

The government can pass any policy they want, increase financial requirements to stay, mandatory insurance, you name it. Their country, their rules.

 

Thailand has taken such a dive the past 2 years, cannot even image 10 years from now?

 

 

Spot on.

Have been saying for years I don't want any food from china. Wouldn't trust it one bit. The scary thing is, when it comes to food components of a finished product, you have no idea that individual ingredients are coming from China. And traceability is always a problem. China can ship raw ingredients to another country and then forward them on to your country so you think they are ingredients from the last country shipped from. These are not good times for food consumption.

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

They warned people without technical knowledge not to trust their cars. 

Brilliant statement.

1 minute ago, BestB said:

Fact remains, people get can hit 10000 times and do not die

And people get hit once in the head and die. You must have been a great business owner in giving your bouncers instructions. Go ask a doctor. 

22 minutes ago, BestB said:

50 minutes ago, wisperone said:

Yes...which is why we hear over and over...Never hit anyone in the head...you can kill them. That is a well known fact.

And that is why in boxing they throw punches in the air ????

A boxer died last week from a punch.

Boxers wear gloves.

Boxers train with helmets.

Boxers learn how to maneuver.

Most boxers brains are mush.