JeffersLos

As the wholesome, upstanding unit of a community, risking their lives to protect and serve the common people, police officers should be paid double and have their debt wiped clean.

299,999,999,500. One got me this morning in the outside lane.

Especially when he arrives home unexpectedly.

Myself and foreign acquaintances buying houses in different districts. Some have no problem doing it, most do, wanting Thai land to be in the name of fully Thai people, and have no problem in saying why: 'It looks like the foreigner is trying to buy land using their half foreign child. It will need to be in the name of their Thai wife/husband not the half foreign child'. Some offices have no problem, many or most do. YMMV.

Time to keep all my underwear in the fridge again.

Do you mix it 1 liter at a time with a whisk, then just keep it in a bottle to be used over a few days, and repeat 6 or 7 times, or what is your milking method?

There isn't a law against it, but there isn't a law stating that the land office must do it. Many will refuse as they see it as a foreigner trying to use a loophole and buy Thai land in their half foreign child's name. They have every right to refuse on these grounds, and often do.

Why didn't you put it in your name? It's simple. It takes around 2 hours at the land office, and around 3 days for the bank transfer documents etc.

Under 20 it needs a legal guardian. The legal guardian can be the foreign father. OP, buy the condo in your name and when she is 20, transfer it to her.

A strange foreigner enters an elevator and starts talking to you. Great! I love it when that happens. 🙄

Good. What's happening with the attempted murderer?

The 23 year old fried chicken seller.

Yes, many Thais will be surprised to see a 7/8th Westerner that cannot speak Thai, just arrived the day before, that has a Thai passport, go to buy land, work any job they want to etc. Actually, there are tests and requirements etc. to show assimilation required for that. 🙂

Especially if not raised in Thailand. If they go on to have a child with a westerner in the west, the child will be 3/4 western have no Thai ability, but if coming to Thailand can get a Thai ID card, Thai passport, own land, work any job they wish to, despite not speaking a word of Thai, having no idea of the culture etc, and perhaps looking 100% blonde Western. As this happens more and more over the next 2 or 3 generations, how will 100% Thais born and raised in Thailand feel and deal about it?

What a sad photo that is. Not one piece of nature available to the naked eye. Just concrete, glass, and about one million people. You could cover the hole with tape, then move onto the windows.

Interesting. How many 7/8ths westerner 1/8th Thai have you met with Thai passports and ID cards?

Do you think more would come here if they happened to be 1/8th Thai, have a Thai passport and ID card, and could do any work they want, open any business they want, buy any land they want?

Does that include a rub and tug or full service?

What do you find concerning about them?

The last few decades have seen an explosion in the number of half western half Thai children being raised in Thailand. My 2 sons are half Thai, but even though they are being raised in Thailand and are fluently bilingual etc. they are far more Western in looks, personality, culture, social etc. They could easily pass for being Persian or even Spanish. Their friends etc are mostly fully western or half western. Their future relationships and children will likely be with a Westerner, making their children 1/4 Thai, but will have Thai ID cards and passports. A generation after this, the children could well be 1/8th Thai, perhaps have no links to Thailand whatsoever, other than coming here to get a Thai ID card and passport. They could look like the blonde members of Abba. But they would enjoy the full advantages of having a Thai ID card and passport, and being fully Thai legally. Owning land. Owning businesses. Working as anything with no restrictions or work permit. How do you think the native Thais that have never left the country will deal with this situation, in terms of the average Thai on the street, and the Thais in bureaucratic offices?

The main leak seems to be from a part of the ridge, would cementing the ridge tiles also be an option for them?

Thanks. For 100sqm they calculate it as needing 200kg of roof seal paint. 50 tubs for 32000THB may be a bit much for them.

Another option is for them to use a roof seal tape along where the tiles join. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/toa-toa-smart-tapeseal-bm-i2732672716-s9905914092.html? https://www.lazada.co.th/products/-i706858547-s1356364356.html? Thoughts?

We're helping to fix up and renovate our old neighbor's house. The roof is leaking in places as the tiles (3mm) are old, and from underneath can see indirect light where they meet. Can see dark water marks on the wooden beams, but no real damage to the wood. We recommended having it all retiled, but they're old and don't want to spend the money. Other options are to try to seal it with either sealing tape or a paint sealer. TOA have this roof seal paint. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/toa-201-roofseal-1-4-roof-seal-i2830388546-s10325372987.html? 1. How good is it at sealing up old roof tiles that have small leaks coming through where they meet? 2. They are sold in 4Kg tubs. On average how many sqm would a 4Kg tub cover? The roof is probably around 100sqm. TIA.