Seagull Sam

Is that where I am then?

Is it just me that cannot see past the vast sex trade which is Pattaya's life blood. I simply can't see what is there for anybody outside of single male falang.

Not very hahaha at all. As Trump rules by dictat aka Presidential Decree the make up of Congress is immaterial isnnt? It may not be too early to genuinely call Trump a fascist.

Let's all have a good laugh at the crazy nutjob the dumb ass Mid West put in charge of the world economy. It will all end in tears before bed time and the Chinese will think all their birthdays have come at once.

Pass me the quill

More corporate propaganda

Can I be rude about the king of wherever or whatever he's from or of please? Will this then present a threat to the king and have me disciplined under lese majeste rules applicable here.

Not unkind, only realistic. Brokenm hearts are easy to find here. I'm not a hippy.

PS I am a seriously old raspberry (note to non-English speakers raspberry ripple = cripple). To say I have bought a house, car and carer is only a bit simplistic. (And yes she was a bar girl, a far easier 'courtship'). It suits me fine and it's better than the neglect I suffer at home in Blighty.

if one is at poverty level income in america , will a thai woman accept him as a husband? No

Hold this bucket would you

Somebody at least should be making some noises about abuse of human rights using mediaeval laws in Thailand and kow-towing to Asia's local bully boy. It does the EU no credit that it isn't prepared to do the same with bully boy Trump.

And the moral of this story is don't buy in a busy tourist area. We arrive from our cold, cosy western homes where the authorities do everything by the book. Governments everywhere tell us all what we want to hear. But... Will there ever be effective enforcement? Are the resources available? Are the wardens, police and local authority officer paid sufficiently well to avoid topping up their wages with a backhander? Answers on the back of a postcard please.

It doesn't get much better or as they say in LoS 555. Poor old Plod.

Thanks to all contributors here. It sounds like it should be relatively easy. It's a bit belt and braces on my part but I know the smiles can be somewhat absent in the immigration offices of LoS.