Bday Prang

I suppose there must be people like that here somewhere, I can't say I have ever met any personally, hardly surprising I guess if they literally can't afford to leave their house / flat / shack or were ever they live. Where do they actually live? I have never heard of any near me , and i would assume they gravitate to Issan one way or the other as it is presumably the cheapest option. Why they would even choose to live here, presumably alone, is beyond me, a life on benefits in the UK would be a far preferable option, there are, after all plenty of workshy scroungers in the UK who seem to have no problem at all standing a round or three in their local watering hole when they are not in the betting shop or raiding the food banks It must be a tiny minority,that actually live like that here, and as they are not able to become a drain on public funds here, they are hardly worth worrying about by anybody They won't be doing us any favours by leaving, but they would be helping themselves

Thais have no inherent right to work in the UK. they could of course apply and if they met the requirements then they would be allowed to do so, Theoretically at least. Indeed many citizens of neighbouring do work here , and despite what you have posted westerners are perfectly entitled to work here as teachers if they wish to provided that they also meet the necessary requirements. The phrase "economic migrants" is not, to my knowledge, often used by the Thai authorities when referring to western retirees, it is only used by other westerners who as I said before, consider themselves better of than others, despite having no idea what those others are actually worth

Would any Thai spouses even want to go live in the UK. if they had any concept of what life on the breadline was like there?

And its also somewhat ironic that the same people on here who are constantly whining that some expats are "spoiling it for the rest of us" by taking what are in effect immigration sanctioned short cuts, ie use of agents etc. Yet the same people remain sympathetic to illegal immigration in Uk despite the fact that it has, due to the governments latest reaction, spoiled things for them. Have any of them considered that bringing their spouse to the UK might not be so difficult if it wasn't for the excessive amount of illegals who have arrived there and continue to do so Every one of which contributes to a huge drain on public funds, millions of pounds every day just to house them Few expats if any place a, burden on the Thai economy and virtually none are seeking employment either. 8ook in the bank does little to help anybody if one is not allowed to spend it.

I was replying in general terms and not specifcally to you, however if the cap fits you are more than welcome to wear it You are of course entitled to post whatever you wish , but to expect everybody to agree is unrealistic to say the least,

common sense

personally i think whether somebody should or should not be living here is a matter for the Thai authorities, and not pompous expats who think they are better off ( or just plain better) than others. What's wrong with just minding one's own business?

I think there is something going on at the embassy in the UK , Twice now after paying for Visas using my debit card, additional funds were subsequently taken from my account. My bank refunded the amounts after I contacted them, but it does seem a bit suspicious to me as these are the only times this has ever happened to me. The funds were taken by direct debit, I asked the bank if it was possible to set up some sort of blanket ban regarding new direct debits being set up to avoid this happening again but apparently, according to them it is not, The only recourse is the direct debit guarantee scheme which in theory at least will ensure that money taken via fraudulent direct debits is refunded. Ok the bank refunded the money on these two occasions and it was less than £100 both times but I would much rather it had never happened in the first place.

I'd recommend Khmer everytime . Just nicer girls in my experience,

No need to wait , or even travel for that matter, according to a recent study by a leading research foundation wherever you are in Thailand you are never more than 100 meters or so from an issan girl

Nah this is strictly controlled by the authorities to ensure their is never a shortage of flange in the north east

yes lets..".70.9% not able to speak Welsh."...".26.0% (788,100) could read" no mention of how many of them can drive! Hardly a reason to spend millions translating all road signs when 100% can speak english, they don't even need to read english very quickly these days , a result of the disastrous 20mph speed limit rolled out by that idiot Drakeford This is all a result of a few fanatical welsh nationalists who insist on forcing kids to learn this dead language at school whether they want to or not It also fails to mention to what degree they can actually speak , read , write or understand welsh Dim Angen Bod Yn Bedantig Diolch A Nos da

The taffys have taken this to a whole new level, Hardly any of them speak the welsh language and they all without exception speak english, yet every street sign has to have both. Must cost a fortune

I couldn't agree more, the curse of facebook etc and those addicted to it has a lot to answer for The weird thing is I can't find any mention of Uproar or Outrage either in the OP or the linked article , it merely mentions that is was "shared". Whilst I am sure that it does happen occasionally (tits out at Songkran etc etc ) The whole "Outraged Netizen" thing is a common way that this awful on line excuse for a newspaper and others like it can add a bit of drama to their non stories And other thing I find annoying, although I know I shouldn't, is that phrase "reached out" (Our correspondent reached out to officials)... what on earth is wrong with just "contacted officials" I'm getting old and grumpy

Absolutely, and I don't really trust any of them, I bought mine in the UK from a "reputable" company read the small print as much as I could be bothered, not much else I can do really, except be careful and hope I never have to rely on it. Pay the money and hope for the best. Around 15 years ago the same company coughed up when I had kidney stones My faith in Thai insurance was given a bit of a boost a few years ago when I when I arrived after lockdown on the test and go scheme and promptly tested positive, (although I was symptomless ) The compulsory covid insurance paid for everything, Ambulance transfer to the quarantine hotel, the ensuing incarceration, x-rays, and even the packet of paracetamol they gave me , around 20,000 baht in all Needless to say I was surprised

could not agree more, but just to put things in perspective I bought some insurance before arriving last month, £1 million emergency medical / accident cover for 6 months only £150 and I'm 62 not that expensive Will those of us paying for our own insurance be offered any discounts ? I doubt it

You have actually spoiled my enjoyment of a fun light hearted thread ,you turned on me for no apparent reason other than feeling a bit intimidated i certainly didn't provoke you, and I feel I have shown great restraint with my replies but you seem to be unable to let this go Whatever your reasons you are really not helping yourself I hate to see people make fools of themselves, You excepted of course Fortunately no one is reading this at the moment, but that probably won't be the case in the morning though. Do yourself a favour, go to bed and sleep it off.

Priceless

It doesn't "say" anything just like your posts on this thread, not one of which has contributed to the OP in any way shape or form, Just petty bickering, If you don't know anything about the topic its probably best just to be quiet. You have obviously overdone it with the Captain Morgans tonight, the same can't be said for the sense of humour though can it? Nothing worse than an angry drunk You'd better sit down before you fall down your latest offering.... I am a native speaker, of which language you may ask? "I am almost certain to more intelligent" is also excusable if you are dyslexic, Sort your crap out and stop trying to appear smarter than you are. I am not trying to appear any smarter than I am , I seriously hope you can say the same

I have just over 3000 posts, if you bothered to look you would see that is a miniscule amount compared to some. I don't consider myself more intelligent than anybody on this forum but by the law of averages I am almost certain to more intelligent than some and considerably less intelligent than others Assuming you are a native speaker the quality of your comment makes it pretty clear which of those groups you belong in Unless you happen to be dyslexic in which case I apologise. I won't be desisting with anything as a result of your instruction, I will post and comment on whatever subjects I wish , I have no delusions of grandeur and you are not a monitor, so wind your neck in, and do yourself a favour , switch your spell checker on

its bizarre. Internet "influencers" (I detest that word) and people with 1000's of friends they have never met, people believing everything they read on completely unregulated platforms, when the rest of us don't even believe most of what we read or hear on mainstream media. And then there's those who have even commited suicide due to being upset by people they don't know and have never met. I fear for the future, thankfully most of us here won't have to see that much of it

A torquay fan without a sense of humour, life can indeed be cruel

Sounds like you have forgotten how to enjoy yourself, that could be symptomatic of a serious or chronic illness, Anyway you are up late for a "pipe and slippers man" Others may think of this thread as informative and a bit of light hearted fun, why do you wish to spoil it with your puritanical input? Think of it as a kind of TrustPilot review, it might help take the nasty taste out of your mouth

Looks like the Arabs are coming, is there any room for them amongst the ruskies Never liked Phuket and now I'm even happier that I don't live there

and SkyCafe, a pocket-friendly onboard catering option. So they charge extra for the swill they serve up as food too