Bday Prang

Just had an email from a mate in the UK Its 12 deg C and pissing down Global warming eh?

I'm not really aware of any lack of freedom being suffered specifically by the Thai population that the rest of the world is not subject to in one form or another, And whilst there are indeed a lot of people living in what westerners would call poverty they don't appear to me on the whole to be any more miserable than people living in the west, on the contrary I would say the opposite is true. But at least you are "putting your money where your mouth is " as they say . and returning from whence you came, just be careful you are not overwhelmed by all the happy smiling faces you expect to encounter upon your return to the USA and keep a close eye on any girls or women you intend to take with you, especially if they are out alone after dark

"The Far Right" "utterly horrific" You left because of this 3 years ago, were you fearful of ethnic cleansing?

Oh dear another one who would prefer Thailand to resemble their country of origin more closely, The country of origin which they chose to leave in order to live here.

I doubt there is one single travel book ever written about Thailand that doesn't at least cover the "phenomenon " of the Thai smile and tries to explain just why this place is often referred to as "the land of smiles" Even if this was not the case, its such a well known cliche that anybody considering coming here for the first time, would have encountered the phrases many times, and a simple google search would be enough to put an end to what might be considered natural curiosity Yet the OP has been here for years and still can't get his head around this basic facet of Thai society

Its not unusual for even "high ranking officers" to spew out incorrect information when it suits them

Yet he didn't suggest that should you become divorced you could simply change your extension to one based on retirement, and that you could do that at anytime prior to the divorce being granted. With friends like that........

Even when old and single with a small pension it would be possible in theory at least to live a relatively happy life, but if bitterness creeps in then its a completely different story and no amount of money will help,

yet 35 minutes ago you wrote... Those who have something positive to say about Thai women is: Either stupid or Blind Or both in combination So you won't complain about Thai women , but have a very low opinion of those who have something positive to say about them.

Yes its possible and for some no effort is required

And how capable is he of discussing the intricacies of the female Thai psyche with them

I think that's a little unfair

So the essence of this thread, is that OP has heard some reports that some Thai women are good and some Thai women are bad, and that some Thai / Western couples are happy and some are unhappy. He has "seen first hand" some successful relationship's but feels the couples may have been merely "acting" for the benefit of others and has heard anecdotal evidence of others not so happy in their relationships. Remaining confused, he has decided to seek confirmation of all this on here That seems a bit weird to me, am I missing something?

What were you saying about "uneducated opinions"?? Perhaps you could tell us how exactly how his anti drugs campaign was successful ? A few "low hanging fruit" Yah bah street dealers were made an example of by being summarily executed by the police. At best this may have caused the minor issue of some very localised short term minor supply problems, but the equally short term resulting increase in price however will have more than compensated those controlling the drugs trade for any minor inconvenience. On a similar note its probably best if you refrain from giving advice on taxation until either (A) you know what you are talking about, and (B) somebody asks you for it The 2024 tax return is not "the only important thing right now" for anybody, especially as we are only just half way through the tax year, and if your reference to "perjury" and "jail time" was supposed to strike fear into everybody then I'm sorry to tell you that at least in my case you failed miserably. Likewise if it was intended to send worried expats scurrying desperately for expensive advice to the shady online "international accountants" that you later claim to be connected to , I wouldn't bother holding your breath whilst you wait for the phone to start ringing (assuming they have a land line) I was going to suggest that you left marketing to the advertising people and that you should stick to accounting, but as , on your own admission you "luckily" pay 56% income tax, you clearly are not an accountant but should probably think about engaging one.

Had "True" internet for around 10 years, never had an issue. No idea what the customer service is like, or even how to contact them as I have never needed to. Hopefully I never will

well that's the most polite way of describing him

what exactly is a sustainable solution for the drug problem, come to think of it they haven't come up with a non sustainable solution, as far as I am aware no government has

You could have saved yourself even more time by simply ignoring and not replying to my post. I was neither quoting nor even addressing you. I cannot understand the thought process that results in comments like the above

is anybody suggesting that you should continue with an OA.

What statistics would these be? I personally know several Thai women that have remarried with westerners after divorce and a few more who married again with westerners after being widowed,

Some may like to keep a check on the number of bottles they have drunk if they are driving

Normally I would agree with you, but compared to drinking Chang, or any of the others, at anything approaching ambient temperature I'll go with the ice every time

I stopped using those towers years ago. I always seemed to be able to drink a lot more without getting drunk compared to drinking from bottles. The draught Chang often tasted particularly weak I'm sure many places water their draft beer down

I don't think they even try these days , I reckon they just talk rubbish into the microphone and some computer software does the rest, a lot of the tuneless monotone noise that the algorithm creates sounds exactly the same as indeed do the "singers" voices. its almost as if they all sing the same song,

Awful song. Is the number of views really of any interest whatsoever to anybody on this forum?