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ChipButty

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Everything posted by ChipButty

  1. Lots of items are made in Thailand but cannot be sold here, something to do with the BOI
  2. Back in them days you needed a special sticker on your car which was the translation of your number plate in to English and some other document from the transport department also being in English, maybe it's changed these days
  3. Many years ago I went through there and went to Royal Thai Consulate-General, Kota Bharu to get my B visa, the immigration even arranged for a driver to take my there, I did drive from Phuket to SuNgai Kolok but they wouldn't let me though in my car, Immigration guy have friend who is a driver, the driver have friend at embassy we can do in one day, Amazing Thailand
  4. I have heard that one a couple of times if they have child with an English guy they get child benefits from the government,
  5. My wife thinks money grows on trees in the UK
  6. I just bought on Sunday a new Samsung tablet A8 it was 7000 baht about 160 pound,
  7. My wife is always cancelling my lease she give me an hour to get out,
  8. Thats why tourism numbers are down people only came here to buy some swag,
  9. My wife picked up a piece of Stilton in the supermarket last week she knows I like it, forget what the price was but I'm not paying that
  10. I see people mention razor blades I'm not sure how much in England, but I did buy some last week the ones I use were Turbo Mach 3, in Tops they had packs of 8 blades it worked out 115 baht a blade how that compares I dont know
  11. As for clothes keep your eye on Uniqlo they have some good deals on at the moment, unless you are XXXXXXL The midget bought some last week 100 baht
  12. Lots of places especially small bungalow resorts dont do daily cleaning no more once a week, any extra you pay
  13. 38 sqm is not small if you are a single guy here for a few months, 25 sqm thats small
  14. I just see on Lazada 118 baht, and Tops online 204 baht, I might order a couple of bottles at 118 baht
  15. Got more expensive and I've noticed here in Phuket not many restaurants have any more, one place we go in for a breakfast the bottle has gone they will give a portion of it if you ask, If like stilton cheese best you bring some with you, when you can get it, crazy price,
  16. what countries fought in the American civil war?
  17. 1 night stays is part of the problem, absentee landlords is another, the absentee landlords expecting the condo staff to give out keys when they are not being paid to do that, a condo maybe for 2 and 10 turn up, just no control, chaos!
  18. I would have thought they would be getting some jail time before being deported,
  19. It doesn't have to be Airbnb to get places trashed or things stolen but any owner should have insurance,
  20. Many condo blocks did not allow Airbnb you may even see signs at the entrance "No Airbnb" but it still goes on,
  21. Sorry Airbnb is not illegal, the illegal bit is STR anything less than 30 days which is on the owner of the unit

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