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1 month condo best way to find
CygnusX1 replied to Drew345's topic in Real Estate, Housing, House and Land Ownership
From a quick web search, several sites claim that if a condo’s rented for at least 30 days, which is what the OP wants, it’s legal. I’m certainly not an expert on Thai property law, so are these websites wrong? If so, then what’s the minimum legal period? -
Severe impacts like that can cause damage to a transmission that only later becomes apparent. Another reason for her to be given a new vehicle. Many years ago my parents’ almost brand new car was hit from behind at high speed while it was legally parked. Fixed with a “cut and shut”, where the entire back end was swapped with that from another car. Couple of months after the repair job the auto transmission totally packed it in. The insurance company refused to cover that, and General Motors Holdens understandably refused to cover it under the new car warranty, as they said the failure was almost certainly due to the impact.
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Cashless restaurant transactions
CygnusX1 replied to Searat7's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
I don’t think you need to read too closely between the lines to see that possible fraudulent use was his friends’ main concern! It’s not hard, at least in Australia, to find a credit card that has no extra fees or charges for overseas use, and which uses a very fair exchange rate. I have two of them. -
Cashless restaurant transactions
CygnusX1 replied to Searat7's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
If they’re really concerned about credit card fraud, they could use a prepaid credit card. That way, at worst, they can only lose the amount they preloaded on the card. Would cost a bit extra in fees, and they should check the exchange rate used, best to buy a card that can be loaded with Thai baht. I’d take the risk and just use my usual credit card, regularly checking the card online, just as you should at home, where you can also be the victim of fraudulent card use. -
Real Estate agent for condo sale
CygnusX1 replied to Spaniel's topic in Real Estate, Housing, House and Land Ownership
I bought my condo a few years ago from East Coast Real Estate in Jomtien, office close to VT2. They were highly professional, and handled everything, including the legal side - I was no doubt stupid for not doing that part through an independent lawyer, but I still seem to own the place! Highly recommended, but don’t know if they’re more expensive or not. -
Nobody’s getting worked up about other peoples’ choice to wear face masks, they’re just getting worked up about mandatory face masks. I’m posting from Australia, where about 10% are wearing them inside (and about the same percentage outside!) and have no problems with that. I think it would be great if the fearful continue to wear properly fitted N95 masks and visors.
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Thailand in the rules-based International Order
CygnusX1 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
A country that’s presided over the greatest era of peace and prosperity the world’s ever known. Our best defence against the Russia-China axis of evil. See how far you’d get making similar accusations against your government if you had the misfortune to be a citizen of Communist China. -
Thailand in the rules-based International Order
CygnusX1 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
My point was that the woke who hate the West and Western culture are themselves Westerners, and benefit from Western freedoms. Most coups and wars are happening in non-Western countries, and are caused by local issues, not by Western interference. Agree with your point on the problem of manufacturing industries being replaced by service economies. At least Thailand still has a strong manufacturing industry. Biden will be peacefully replaced soon, unlike the dictators in Russia and China. -
Thailand in the rules-based International Order
CygnusX1 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
No, I think the problem is that Western nations with the most freedoms and human rights are constantly attacked from within by woke leftists. -
Thailand in the rules-based International Order
CygnusX1 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Yes, to all the anti-Westerners “America’s the cause of all the world’s ills” out there, would you really want to live in a world in which Russia or China was the dominant power? -
I stayed at the Palm Beach Hotel a few years ago, but this is the first time I’ve found out about its history. Great swimming pool, would stay there again if I didn’t own a condo in Jomtien. I always ask for a hotel room on the highest floor available as I love a view, the more fearful people wanting low floor rooms the better for me!
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Sorry, I know you’re a face mask worshipper, but I’d far prefer to be living in a place like the UK or Australia where you don’t have to cover your face in public like some unfortunate woman in a fundamentalist Islamic country. If that means I have a slightly higher risk of being infected with a virus that has virtually no chance of killing me, so be it. If others want to wear N95 masks, good luck to them. I’ve had 3 shots of quality vaccines, again my choice, and I’ll be getting a fourth, but I’m totally opposed to forcing others to get vaccinated. The only parts of Sydney that are underwater are those areas that have always been susceptible to floods, and that I remember being flooded from my childhood long ago.
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Alan Joyce, the CEO of Qantas, disagrees with you. Do a web search “Qantas Joyce masks”
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I like your VIP car to the dingy Mochit bus terminal, would have made a good scene in a movie, but no BMW for me, needed the 2 million baht Elite for that. I’m still having nightmares about my trip to Immigration in the Golden Cart. As an Australian, about the worst thing you can be is “up yourself”, and I felt so far up myself that I wasn’t sure if I’d ever see daylight again.
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Sorry to extend this off-topic, but I think you have things partly the wrong way round. You’re correct in that the P and T in Pattaya are aspirated, but native English speakers find aspirated initial P’s and T’s easy and natural to pronounce, it’s the unaspirated initial P’s and T’s in the Thai language that are hard. The common mistake foreigners make is actually to heavily stress the second syllable, which is natural in English, whereas in Thai the stress is more even. Check the pronunciation by Thai speakers on the excellent Forvo website.
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Maybe with Claude Lelouch at the wheel (web search “Claude Lelouche rendezvous”, not sure if I’m allowed to post a link).
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Around 3 years ago I paid a million baht for an Elite visa. Was met just off the plane by a stunningly attractive lady, who drove me to immigration in a golden cart, honking at commoners to get out of our way. I then made my way to the far end of the terminal, where I purchased my usual bus ticket to Jomtien, and waited with the commoners for the best part of an hour for the next available bus.
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Pink Pineapple Is Illegal In Thailand – Smugglers Face Heavy Penalty
CygnusX1 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
The experiment’s already been done, and has resulted in the wretched soi dog. -
No mask mandate cancellation will be announced from Thai government
CygnusX1 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
I’m having a hard time seeing how those two statements by Anutin aren’t self-contradictory.