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    Does Thailand genuinely welcome Farang?

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    22 minutes ago, gearbox said:

    Somehow I much doubt that this was the initial intention for the bulk of the farangs moving to Thailand. They were dreaming in the home countries to come here and support extended families in the sticks and so on? By the time they have figured what's going on, they were too much invested to have other choices.

    And fair enough.

    People Wai to me here and I wave it of. I do not Wai,  a wave is as good as a wink. 

     

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    Does Thailand genuinely welcome Farang?

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted · Edited by sherwood

    38 minutes ago, gearbox said:

    The most farangs do is exchange of money for goods and services. Forget about this contribution rubbish. When I buy groceries in Australia do I need to wai the supermarket workers because they are "contributing" something, providing food to keep me alive? Nope, we have a deal, money in exchange for food. In fact some here are getting really good deals, like wifes younger than their daughters,  try to price this in the home countries.

     

    There are some real volunteers contributing selflessly, but they are few and far between.

    Well we are not in Australia anymore Toto. 

    Go live in a rural community, support an extended family as well as your own children. 

    Struth.

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    Does Thailand genuinely welcome Farang?

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    42 minutes ago, HAPPYNUFF said:

    Loy Krathong, or whatever its spelt.   Went with my wife for her to place    one of those little floating    things on the  local damn.    The step down to the water   was full of people  just standing there, ooing and ahing their little offerings.   We waited, and we waited, and we waited.  It became obvious they had no intention of moving and letting  the buildup of people behind them    take their turn.   I asked my wife what was their problem.  She    told me  they were government workers, implying that made them  very important  and special.  I  asked her to ask them  to move off the  platform and let other people  through, as my Thai  is limited. She was terrified at the thought.   I went down amongst  them, and by sign language and gentle pushes indicated their time was up and they should move.  They did, with much indignation, but I could see   the other "common" people gathered there were pleased and happy to see them go.  It appears it not just us farangs that  get the dirty end of the stick, anyone  in any position of so called "authority " here  treats  those they deem beneath them with contempt.  Its not just about the money they imagine we  roll in.

    Well done and I agree. Pretentious so an so's.

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    Will a Thai vet put dog to sleep

    in Plants, Pets & Vets in Thailand

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    17 hours ago, Bluetongue said:

    I almost wish I hadn't started the topic. What was a very upsetting time has actually been made worse by the fact that no-one responded for a week and then you all came in 3 days after the dog died. Everything that happened is on my conscience but to be honest I knew the answer to mu own question anyway. The vet I go to saved a number of my dogs from Parvo, and I have a reasonable opinion of him, but since then he often palms me off on to the young female vet. She butchered my male dog's ear and I guess I was dubious that the good vet would do the operation as he obviously makes more money off his Thai clients with their poodles and toy dogs.

    As a dog lover I hold with your views. Treatment for minor problems is fine but intervention in the case of tumors. compound fractures, etc in older animals are often a stop gap measure and does not necessarily relate to their previously happy wellbeing.

    Why subject an animal to a substandard life, same for humans, when a quiet, gentle route would be so much easer for patient and loving carers.

     

    Just a shame that there was little you could have done but it is done now. 

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    Food delivery driver dies after being ran over by a garbage truck in Si Racha

    in Pattaya News

    Posted · Edited by sherwood

    I live in the sticks and yer the 7/11 shops deliver, never used them myself. I think I would be out of their delivery zone.
    Been into Korat a fair bit lately for vax and Anti-natel visits for the wife and these rats on bikes ( grab, food panda, etc) annoy the hell out of me. No regard for other road users all because they have a delivery box on the back of their scoot.
     
    Bad management by the delivery fella I do feel some empathy for him but in the long run I would put his misfortune down as ironically appropriate.
     
     
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    Every Night. Every channel.

    in Audio Visual AV

    Posted · Edited by sherwood

    Why do we need to see this every night on every free to air channel. Absolute rubbish and sheer propaganda. 

    Monks and silly uniformed people depicted as Gods. Fair dinkum, you are watching a movie and whops, come watch this nonsense, clowns with more medals and ribbons than Idi Amin. 

    Personally I just go for a shower most nights but the concept depicts insecurity by a very inept Govt and others of insignificance.

    Tonight's episode highlighted the Thailand Tourism Awards for 2021, oh how I laughed. Just now while I type old mate Chaa Chaa or whoever this pretender is, is spruiking about what a fantastic job his clowns are doing and has the hide to end his speel with a thankyou.

     

    Hope this post sees the light of day. I just had to it of my chest.

     

    Time for my shower  

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    Whats your neighbours and privacy like?

    in ASEAN NOW Community Pub

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    21 hours ago, bbabythai said:

    neighbours are a nightmare here. theres an old lady near our back yard area that burns charcoal everyday to cook. She doesnt have gas cooker. it comes in our windows everyday. 

     

    another neighbour sometimes burns plastic. all neighbours have to smell this and would you believe its at 4am in the morning. 

     

    lucky for us we are renting...

    I like living here in Issan mostly but I could do without the smell of burning plastic and rubber inner tube the clowns use to light their fires, cooking or otherwise.

    That is my major bug-bear. The chooks and dogs have nothing on stinking smoke when tring to enjoy a quiet meal at home.

    Just stupid.

     

    Flapping roof iron on the neighbours chook sheds and houses ( most of them) also gets my goat but I am not going to fix their roofs for them. I just hope the wind is blowing in their direction. Bit of luck it will knock someones elses block off and not one of my family.

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