DaRoadrunner

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Not sure if they've yet gotten around to exploring that idea for humans..

They see us as less than human... we are Farang.

4 minutes ago, Winky Wilson said:

 TM 30 is convoluted and outdated using the 1979 format method.  In this day and age I think it’s time to have one of your immigration scholars develop an app where foreigners can check in on their smart phones.

 

The problem I have with all these ideas is that I find it insulting that we are not trusted to be set free in the country. They want to keep us like dogs on a leash.

Recently bought a car which had a colour change. DLT never questioned it.

Years ago I got pulled by the Police Dept at DLT Chatuchak for the same thing on another car. They appeared to think the colour might have been changed to cover up the fact it had been stolen. I told them the colour had been changed before I bought it so nothing to do with me. They checked their computer and nothing showed up except several unpaid parking fines, which I paid and they let me go. (Yes, you can get stuffed for the previous owner's fines).

I suspect it has finally sunk in that foreign business investment could go elsewhere.

The problem I see here is that Thais cannot be seen to lose face, so how are they ever going to back down on the TM30 requirement? So for them to abolish it there will have to be some face saving way out. It will be interesting to see how they squirm their way outta this.

26 minutes ago, DaRoadrunner said:

What next? A microchip in the foreskin so they'll know when a Farang gets horny?

Come clean now, they know why you came to Thailand!

I want to see it abolished but suspect we are only about to be given a new improved App.

What next? A microchip in the foreskin so they'll know when a Farang gets horny?

Investigate sending via Dee Money?

I encountered an 8' Python outside the 7/11. Is there something 7/11 sells that snakes like?

Help out at an accident in Thailand and they may blame you for it and try to stuff you with the hospital bill.

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

He hit the sign... how blind is that?

blind drunk..... 2.00 am, at which time in Pattaya almost certainly returning from the bar. Went clean through the road sign so he can't say he didn't see it! Lucky he didn't end up in hospital having a length of rebar removed from his <deleted>.

Is it open 24/7?

9 hours ago, Beggar said:

19 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said:

Just how would the Vietnamese know about your worldwide income? 

This is pretty simple. Many foreign banks send reports to the tax authorities where you reside - if you want it or not. They even sent them to my home country where I was born. And I didn't live there for decades. They asked me where I pay my taxes. My adress abroad they got from my mother. They called her. But I did not do anything wrong and so in the end there were no problems. 

I can't see the UK taxman flying all the way to Vietnam just to persecute us. They are interested in those who make large transactions and money laundering, not small guys like most of us here on TV.

Yet my question about Vietnamese bank interference and taxation has not been answered.... Anyone?

For example; in Bali I hear the taxman can deduct tax from any incoming funds into a Balinese bank account. Do Vietnamese banks have a similar reporting system?

15 hours ago, Chazar said:

15 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said:

The rust I see in your pix is perfectly normal. The only thing not normal is the posters on this forum!

maybe spray  them  with wd40..........or paraquat?

This stuff works better

On 9/2/2019 at 1:19 PM, Beggar said:

you have to pay taxes on your worldwide income.

Just how would the Vietnamese know about your worldwide income? Are you taxed on everything you transfer into a Viet Bank?

Whilst on the subject, can one transfer funds out of Vietnam?

What restrictions are there of foreigners holding bank accounts?

Not enough being done to stop graft.... Has he looked in his mirror lately?

15 minutes ago, fitzcaraldo said:

my neighbour a lovely girl of 1 m88 with a deep voice and who never wear bra or underwear , told me doctor sen is the best for boobs toot lips and sex change , for 25000 € your a new girl, and i agree as she does not wear underwear once she gave me a quick view of a lovely slit

I'm 1 m 88 with a deep voice. Should I be worried?

Bumrungrad.... open wallet surgery. What can one expect of a hospital that is listed on the stock exchange?

And now we read that Govt hospitals will be charging Farang double. (Sigh). Race discrimination at hospitals ought to be illegal.

I have received good medical care at Ramathibodi, but more often Thai doctors lack sufficient knowledge. It is crucial to find the 'one' who knows what he is doing!

I doubt Boris ever intended to allow the UK to crash out without a deal. It was all a bluff to try to force a better deal from the EU. The Queen just took away her PM's leverage, so what kind of deal will the UK now get?

There are Russians in Pattaya selling cars that don't belong to them. Check ownership in registration document is genuine. Also check for any outstanding finance. Offered under normal price is often a sign of trouble.

5 hours ago, emptypockets said:

I've seen the classic car wrecks in Australia with both Thai wives and Philippino wives. Invariably it involved a much older man with a much younger, non working, attractive wife. Recipe for disaster. Older bloke loses wife, house, half of his superannuation and can look forward to child support of 27% of his gross (pre tax but paid out of his after tax take home salary) income (assuming 2 kids) which is basically 60% minimum of all income after tax until child turns 18, or possibly 25 if they go to Uni. These guys live in absolute despair. Usually cannot afford to buy another house, so rents which takes a fair chunk of their left over salary. The likelihood of meeting another partner diminishes dramatically. No money, no honey is true everywhere. Wife lives on easy street with new partner.

Women are like cars... When her bodywork starts to go and she needs expensive 'servicing' you trade her in for a new model.