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10 hours ago, KhunLA said:

https://decogreenenergy.com/index.php/en/

Thanks for the good information. 

6 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Although for same baht, you could get a much better spec'd DECO.

Name a few please

On 8/23/2022 at 10:27 PM, Kinnock said:

She saw it as a good alternative to a bicycle, with the advantage that you don't have to pedal so you don't get so hot.  In the end she decided Grab/7-11 delivery was a better option, so we didn't buy one, and at around 30,000 THB it would be a waste if it's not used regularly.

I saw the EM5 model in Home Pro on sale for 27,000 baht. I think it is perfect for running around the town using back alleys only, provided it does not need a motorcycle driving license or a registration. Does it?

10 hours ago, billd766 said:

lived and worked in 38 countries across the world and nobody FORCED me to live in Thailand.

I can see your greatness in living in Thailand, but I don't see you leaving it. If you live in Thailand, you pay taxes. Plain and simple. Nobody is forcing it. Nobody forced anyone to live anywhere, but you cannot live in your home country and possibly cannot also find a bride. If you could, please do so to prove me wrong; otherwise, pay up taxes in Thailand for their generosity in allowing you to live there (albeit like a dollar-earning refugee, and I like this part of Thai immigration laws). 

2 hours ago, Everyman said:

Paying 7% VAT on all purchases and 100% tax on alcohol is sufficient to satisfy the instinct to reward Thailand with tax money. 

THais also do the same. Nobody is exempted from those taxes but your own country could not give a life and you had to come to Thailand to live and possibly to get a  bride also. 

4 hours ago, blackcab said:

2,500 baht per year, using standard allowances and deductions.

So it's very simple. Just pay as Thais do because Thailand has given you shelter and a life to live, which your country was unable to do so. 

5 hours ago, The Cyclist said:

mean when you retire in the UK and you have income above £12570 a year then that income is taxed,

Who is paying the tax? It sounds like a personal exemption to me. 

Just now, The Cyclist said:

Well you thought wrong ( UK ) no idea about other Countries.

Do you mean that when you are working and contributing to your pension, your pension contributions are taxed? In the US, all contributions are deducted from your total income to arrive at your tax obligations. When you retire, you pay taxes on withdrawals and payments, depending on your circumstances.

Just now, The Cyclist said:

Why would anyone pay Thai income tax on money that has already been taxed in their home Country.

I don't think pension incomes are taxed. Government or private  pension contributions are not added to your income for the purpose of collecting taxes, at least that is what the US SS is.  

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

re you sure she said Paget's Disease and not Psoriasis? (Which unlike Paget's is a  a condition with skin manifestations, and relatively common in Thais).

I've rechecked her message, and she wrote Paget's disease. Never mind; I wait for her initial cream treatment. I will update if she asks any more questions. 

Just now, Sheryl said:

She cannot possibly self diagnose Paget's disease.  Do you have any idea what gave her that idea?

She may have read some Thai websites matching her conditions. I did not ask her. She sent me a message just now saying that she went to a hospital (to a skincare specialist, I would guess). Again, I did not ask her the details, and they gave her a cream to use for two weeks. If that does not clear up her conditions, they have to do a biopsy.

5 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Which makes her approach to you a bit suspect. 

She mentioned in a line message that she suspected she had Paget's disease and asked me what her options for treatment were—was it a life-threatening disease, etc.? I don't see it as a suspect. As I mentioned, she works as a sex worker in Bangkok clubs I knew her because I had been her customer a few times in the last five years. I told her I didn't know what Paget's disease was, but I would post in an online forum and let you know.  I don't become suspicious when somebody asks me a question.

10 hours ago, Pique Dard said:

i don't mean to be sarcastic, but can't she discuss this issue with her (many) clients?

She may be discussing I don't no. I told her to post in the Thai facebook group where 75% Thais under UCS are covered. 

My friend, who is a sex worker, has self-identified as having Paget's disease. She does not have money or insurance. What are her treatment options? @Sheryl Please reply about hospitals (I assume the government) where treatment is available in Bangkok. She lives in Bangkok.

11 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

They did not like anything they stood for, or had to say, they realized Mao was a desperado dictator,

You need to refresh your Chinese history. They did not like communism but liked authoritarian rule.  Do you remember the White Terror Period and the role of Dai Li in Chiang Kai-shek's party? He was like Chile's Pinochet, a non-communist, brutal dictator. Caused trouble as far as Myanmar. I do agree that Taiwan has gone through a series of legislatures in the last two decades to redress and investigate some of its brutal human rights violations.  Mao's terror was unleashed by people, but Chiang Kai Sheiks terror was unleashed by his party's secret police. Both wanted to impose their version of dictatorship on the Chinese people, and Chiang's dictatorship is authoritarian capitalism.

Just now, Banana7 said:

Well England, Canada and USA certainly have the same roots and culture and speak the same language. Over time they have developed some minor differences in culture.

Not the same. Each country fought a prolonged war to establish its independence. It did not come just like that because people fled from England to the USA. 

Just now, Banana7 said:

That type of thinking is insane. Just because England, Canada and USA have the same official language, and many cultural similarities that makes them one county? Just because Portugal and Brazil have the same official language that makes them the same country? There are many countries whose official language is Spanish and have very similar cultures, that makes them one country. Absolutely ridiculous!

I did not say the only language. They are the same people (same root), have the same culture, and speak the same language. Portugal and Brazil are not the same people, and they don't have the same culture. Unless you are talking about native Taiwanese (like Native Americans), who have been thoroughly eradicated by the Japanese and Chinese,

7 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

In reality Taiwan is a great country, that has accomplished great things, they broke away from China for a very good reasons like common sense and reason, and they are a free and independent nation.

How is Taiwan a different country? The same people, the same culture, the same language, and a one-party fascist dictator until 2000, by which time Taiwan was already a developed country. 

On 11/12/2023 at 1:50 AM, expat_4_life said:

multi-national companies that do annual remittances of last years off-shore earnings.

Not only multi-national companies, but any person who earns outside and remits it to Thailand must pay any difference between US taxes and Thai taxes. For most US citizens, I don't see any issue because they must report their world-wide incomes to IRA and pay US taxes first for all incomes in the US. As an example, let's say you sold a house in the US and netted a capital gain of $200,000. Depending on your situation, you either pay US taxes or don't pay them. If you don't pay, you must pay in Thailand, no matter when you bring the money. If you have already paid US taxes, you can deduct the taxes from your Thai obligation.

The only British food I like is lamb shank, and I'm not sure if that is even a British food.  Eating fish and chips is like eating at Long John Silver in the US. Everything else is aweful. Though I am not a big proponent of American fast food joints, their extreme popularity in the UK as well as worldwide speaks volumes. Long live America!

6 hours ago, BKKBike09 said:

I hope they inspected some of those garish Chinese-made 'massage devices' on sale at stalls all round that area to ensure that they don't electrocute the user. 

These Chinese devices are also sold in Western countries. Do you think that Western countries manufacture those devices? I doubt very much. Even your iPhone is made in China. 

On 11/5/2023 at 4:14 PM, john11k said:

Chances are they will now leave and spend it else where. 

Nope. The lure of easy access to everything, including entertainment, is going to keep them here. Also, those who have families will be forced to live here. Yes, a small fraction will leave, and that is always expected. 

18 minutes ago, Deserted said:

That's what I thought all along. He stopped trying when Covid came and hasn't attended to it since. But how they gonna know if he reports his passport as lost and gets a new one. They won't have the new one in the system and he should be okay right?

I stopped renewing my MC registration during COVID and have not done so yet. The MC is a used one I bought five years ago for 18K. I only run it in Jomtien's back alleys for going to 7-11 or to the beach.