Bday Prang

The Uk media are as usual struggling to cover this incident for fear of causing offence , as usual. Despite their being no doubt as to what people are involved, several videos show us all we need to know, the media cannot bring themselves to mention their specific nationality. Bearing in mind the historical activities involving kids that a lot of these people were involved in its no surprise that there are few details being released about why kids were being taken in to care presumably for their own protection

They have not got off to a very successful start, according to the news over 2000 have turned up since starmer took over,

nothing diverse about that really, just a polite way of describing a stinking ghetto

like its not bad enough for them the way it is

Its unbelievable that they tried to make that bit sound almost positive. It is not "known for" it is notorious for its "diverse" population awful place , absolute Sh1t40le

I think they were referring to social services, however the news channels in the UK seem very reluctant to mention any details about the kids they seized , I think there may have been more than one, The ethnicity of the perpetrators is not being mentioned either, like we don't know already,Its a dead giveaway when they start talking about "communities"

or 100% british by the tone of your post That explains your constant anti British sentiment

Its only a couple of days a year, get over yourself, plan a party or a picnic for gods sake, or as a novel idea , why not arrange you restaurant outing for a different day there are after all at least another 350 days to choose from Why do you need to be in licensed premises anyway? , does it make the alcohol taste better? certainly makes it more expensive The poster you replied to was hardly being sanctimonious he was merely pointing out that drinking is not forbidden merely the selling of alcohol, a minor detail that seems to be very difficult for some to understand

I'd say that was unlikely, but at the end of the day 1600 baht is 1600 baht, receipt or not is irrelevant really , The main thing is to learn the lesson and not make the same mistake twice. There's little else that can be done other than vent one's spleen on here

Best not to "threaten" Thais at all if you can help it, a better approach would have been words along the lines of , "due to the new tax regs that have been applied to foreigners I really have no choice unless"..........

Yes , if one is incapable of informing ones self as to the local rules and following them,

ok I will, people , myself included like to go out and get pissed. Some feel the need to excuse their behaviour, others including myself see nothing wrong with it and feel no need to hide behind lame or well worn excuses that actually fool nobody

A recent phenomena which, I think seems to have increased since this website changed ownership. So many people start ranting and raving without actually reading the full article. They get so triggered by the first few words, that they appear to be unable to control themselves, and the urge to post something expressing either outrage or indignation transcends all else, including the fear of looking stupid

Ah that old chestnut, "social drinking" with the well worn "its not the drink its the fun of socialising and meeting up with friends" line of defence. backed up with equally lame "we don't mean to get drunk but "occasionally " it happens In reality it happens on most occasions, mainly because the social aspect of drinking is actually pretty boring unless one is pissed

Only the stupid people are affected, everybody else is perfectly capable of making their own alternative arrangements,

and a "ladies drink" at that

is there any other reason ? those who claim to do it for the taste are fooling nobody

Yet it seems to be the sad home alone drinkers who moan the loudest about this, every single time

duh ! you can drink it but not buy it or sell it . not difficult

Somewhat off topic but has anybody else noticed the huge reduction in crazy, methed up, psychopathic, minibus drivers nowadays . I think it reached its maniacal peak a few years before covid , Tailgating and undertaking was taken to a whole new level ,and I guess visa runs made up a large percentage of the offenders but not so much of it about anymore What happened ?

Well as I said before, a link to the law is one thing and will no doubt exist somewhere , but a link to an official announcement as to how the law might be applied , especially regarding repeated entries , along with any unofficial guidelines about limits is unlikely to ever surface it will remain "up to them"

Well I live about 10 minutes from a relatively quiet land border crossing 15 minutes in and out would be about normal and that would get me 60 days, I also live about 5 minutes from one of two local immigration offices which is also never busy so a 30 day extension is no problem at all, then back again to get 60 more days to visit the Mrs 150 days would be possible with careful timing, and around 2 -3 hours spent every 5 months would not be particularly onerous as far as I am concerned. Along with no money in the bank to worry about either, or indeed any 90 day reports or home visits, consideration periods, mountains of paperwork with endless signatures , etc etc To be honest it sounds a bit too good to be true so it probably is It might be troublesome for those who need a residence certificate for any reason or for those who crave a pink id card and yellow book, I really don't know People will complain about anything on this forum but I am always amazed that many people don't consider things like the location of the nearest immigration office or border crossing when planning where to live, especially considering the monumental impact it seems to have on some peoples lives. To be honest I didn't give the matter any thought either, I just dropped lucky

That requirement for online visa applications is a real pain, having to show a return flight within 60 or even 90 days even when extensions are available and one intends staying longer invariably involves changing flights which can be quite costly I try to mitigate such costs by purchasing a std outbound ticket and a flexible return ticket , but some / most airlines will happily sell you the more expensive flexible ticket , but a check of the terms and conditions will often reveal a well hidden clause that the restrictions attached to the most restrictive ticket will apply to the entire booking Qatar and Emirates passengers take note ! Last time I checked Etihad were the only airline not operating the scam I've never been asked by an airline to show proof of a visa or an onward flight but i was once asked if I had visa no need to show it

Well despite what the woke brigade would have us believe, most people have a natural inbuilt distrust of foreigners, in fact as a child we were told not to trust people who were even just strangers, let alone foreigners , in fact anybody that we didn't know. Sound advice that most normal people would agree with, and something that tends to stick in the mind, to this day I tend not to trust people I don't know, I wonder if in these enlightened times, parents are still legally allowed to issue such a simple, born out of common sense piece of advice to their children ? Or do they have to include some sort of inclusivity clause to avoid being accused of some currently trending phobia? Anyway regardless of what immigration were told about foreigners as kids , its their job to distrust them, although I see no need for them to be unpleasant about it , does it really matter whether they are smiling or frowning as they stamp you in or indeed deny you entry? Their facial expression is irrelevant at the end of the day To be honest it must be an awful job , not much different to a checkout girl at a supermarket, but with a higher percentage of idiot customers,many of whom are impolite, often the worse for wear, cannot even form an orderly clue, or prepare there documents before approaching the counter, I'm not surprised some of them are miserable, in fact it's a mystery how most manage to maintain their composure I bet the end of the shift can't come soon enough

What are you talking about ? There was no "snide remark" I was simply emphasising how unlikely I think it will be that back to back visa exempt entries will be tolerated as a way to live here permanently, married or not, to somebody who seemed to have already decided it was a viable option Contrary to what you think many people seem to have great difficulty understanding the most basic aspects of immigration policy , one only has to skip through this forum to confirm that however that has nothing to do with my post, I was replying to another member who seemed to be deciding not to maintain his 12 month extensions, based on this article , In my opinion its a bit premature to consider trying to stay here permanently using back to back visa exempts as an alternative to a marriage or retirement extension When I said "I couldn't care less" I was stating my attitude towards other peoples visa arrangements, which are nobody's business but their own , There are others on here who feel differently (There's your answer ok? ) I also don't really care how long you've been here on extensions, or how many people you know who will welcome this new policy, seriously I really don't understand why you bothered quoting me other than the fact that you got upset by what you mistakenly considered was a "snide remark" and even though it wasn't directed at you , your sensitivities were triggered and you" just had to" say something, from behind the safety of your keyboard of course