
Hackney35
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17 hours ago, Bassosa said:
He's an English teacher but by the looks of the GoFundMe-page he's not a native speaker/writer. How does that work?
I was just thinking exactly the same thing!! Awful level of written english. He doesn't look like the most highly educated of chaps lets be honest.
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15 hours ago, Cereal said:
How can any sane person expect a Thai to be able to properly teach English? Native speakers from select countries are what is needed to teach a language. I do not consider Aussies, Kiwis, or Saffers to be native English speakers at a level to be able to teach English. I know that is controversial, but too bad. Their accents are horrible to listen to for Canadians and Americans, let alone Thai or Lao students.
I’m no history expert but surely Aussies and kiwis are as native at speaking english as Americans? You are all ultimately descendants from British/European immigrants.
I personally find some American accents more horrible than say a well educated Kiwi.
So yeah your post comes across as somewhat arrogant.
Some saffas aren’t native speakers because Afrikaans is their first language but the English saffas are. Quite a big difference again.-
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15 hours ago, BobbyL said:
That is completely untrue. Not what my wife or any of her international student friends experienced in England.
Agreed this isn’t true. I had loads of Chinese on my degree (15 years ago granted!) and I had the unfortunate experience of having to do group projects with them... some of them could barely speak any English and I went to a top20 university in the U.K.
They live in segregated accommodation for ‘overseas students’ in halls of residence though and overall didn’t mix too much with British students on campus.
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So many things wrong with this it actually made me laugh out loud when I read the headline.
Maybe someone should explain what a 14 day incubation period means to the geniuses who thought this one up.
HK have the right idea about the virus, no qualms about closing the door to their mainland brothers to protect themselves.
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Ridiculous comments from his Mum today, in an obvious attempt to avoid a charge of aiding a terrorist.
’He was such a polite boy, I’m shocked he would do that’
meanwhile neighbours call the whole family ‘ultra religious’!!
Convicted terrorists liked this and the London Bridge attacker should have been jailed indefinitely. You can’t reform people with such radical views and they are best locked up forever with a few copies of the Koran and a prayer mat.
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I’ve always been happy with my dentist at BIDC in huai kwang, it’s clean and much cheaper than equivalent treatments in the U.K.
He did a nice tricky filling on my wisdom tooth a year ago that other dentists claimed needed to be removed.
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16 hours ago, mvdf said:I don't understand the insecurity and nervous tics... and the frantic search for alternative destinations.
What's wrong with returning to and staying in your own countries? Why is this not a viable alternative? Everybody seems to have this anywhere-except-home mentality.
Some people who live in SEA can't get laid in the west and would live a peasant existence back home.
I can't blame them for living in SEA and I also can't blame the SEA countries for wanting to get rid of the people who spend <$1k every month and drive up the cost of low level accommodation for the locals.
It's no different as to why many working class people in the UK are anti immigrants from eastern europe etc as they take housing, school places and hospital beds.
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On 1/28/2020 at 8:12 AM, Silurian said:
Seems like a stupid rule to me.
If I transfer the money out, it will stay out and I will follow it.
Many things in Thailand are stupid but I don’t see how this is?
How would you have made 10m baht from within Thailand without having a proper visa?
Or if you had a proper visa already why would you want to waste 10m investing in overpriced Govt sponsored condos to get a visa?!
I think similar rules would apply for investment visas in many countries, it’s all about inward investment from outside.
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12 minutes ago, Duck J Butters said:
I don’t get it. Why don’t people that live here just get a Thai wife? I have no idea how I could possibly manage living in Thailand without my awesome wife. She makes life so simple, we do everything legally, and she saves me a boatload of money and hassle. I mean, just for protection, you really do need a Thai wife. I know people that have been in Thailand 15+ years on E-visas and I’m always blown away how they’ve managed to survive here. I always ask, why don’t you have a Thai wife? 15 years and no Thai wife??? Mind blowing. One guy I know doesn’t have a Thai wife because he’s not attracted to Asians. Lol. I’m always like, wait, you live in Thailand but you’re not attracted to Asians??? Makes no sense. Must be torture.
The supply of beautiful and smart Thai women is endless so there really is no excuse. The ratio of straight guys that are not monks to women is insane. Living in Thailand as a straight male is like God Mode.
You guys are looking in all the wrong places if all you keep landing is Bar Girls. Go to Business / Entrepreneurial Meetups in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and Phuket. Find a sharp lady that runs a successful business. The ones that are in the medical and supplement industry are loaded beyond belief. Or better, land a hi-so Thai girl. Put in the effort. It’s worth it. Thai girls are the best. Especially the smart ones with money.
I agree there are some amazing Thai woman in Thailand. They are smart, loyal and playful.
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7 hours ago, canopus1969 said:
But how dumb is it to pay between 20,000 and 50,000 baht when a little patience and understanding you can do by yourself
Fool and his money etc etc…
Why is it dumb? They are teachers who want work permits but can’t get them as they probably don’t have degrees. If someone say they can fix it and get you a wp for 20000 then that seems like a good trade if you believe they are doing it through genuine channels.
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1 hour ago, balo said:Another drugged Brit who can't control himself. Yes I think he must have been on drugs, just trying to explain his aggression.
He’s clearly not on drugs, he looks like he’s been for a run in lumpini park and coming home on the mrt.
London is full of aggressive cockneys like this, it’s in their DNA to explode at the smallest incident. Idiots yes but druggies usually no.
I’m struggling to see what all the fuss is about, if I read the comments on here / Thai forums I would have thought the guy had gone into a gold shop with an automatic and shot a kid or something.
He gives the boy an open handed slap/push and then shouts a bit and acts like an idiot. Video wasn’t exactly violent.-
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On 12/18/2019 at 7:59 AM, RichardColeman said:
maybe I as a 55 year old UK national should become an English teacher - though I think I would be hard put to understand the Nigerian/Russian dialect of the Thai school children
There was a polish girl who taught in my school in Bangkok - I could barely understand her so the poor kids had no chance.
She was white young and attractive though which ticked the box for the Thai school and their parents.
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19 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:
Karma is for people who do bad things (like overstaying, working without a work permit, not paying your taxes and let other people pay more)
Hahahaha you are my favourite troll on the site!!! Constantly good work well done. keep up the hard work troll master
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56 minutes ago, Max69xl said:
I don't think The Police or Immigration are focusing on roads.
? Say what?
who enforces the rules of the road if it isn’t the police?
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I love thailand but the place is backward AF.
The roads are the most dangerous in the world and instead they focus resources on xenophobic little jollies like this to remove some peasant hippies from the sidewalk!!
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There simply isn’t enough foreigners willing to work for peanut salaries who have the necessary degrees to get work permits.
Is it really better for Thai kids to be taught by Thai English teachers who literally can’t speak English (I’ve witnessed this in my good private school in bang Rak) or by some American who maybe has lots of life experience but no paper degree?
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On 11/14/2019 at 6:41 AM, Matzzon said:
Ok, A question deserves an answer. If you like it or not is totally besides the point.
In my opinion he is disgusting because, according to me (in my opinon), he is engaging in a disgusting behaviour by breaking the Immigration law of Thailand. In my opinin that leads to a bad reputation for foreigners in Thailand, which I believe is a contributor to harscher enforcement of the Immigration laws.He’s only on overstay mate! Get a grip - you sound like a pretty hate filled individual.
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13 hours ago, ChakaKhan said:
You mention getting a MALE IO at swampy, Ive always tried to charm the ladies, do u feel the male choice is the way to go...cos thats the FIRST time Ive heard of a IO saying PLEASE.....please elaborate on this.. tnx ????
It was more an order than a polite please!
From the history of refusals on here it felt like the lady IO's were typically involved in dragging people off. Personally I've been lucky and never had an issue with IOs. Maybe not looking like a begpacker helps!
Sounds like you have the necessary charm to get the middle aged female IOs moist for some falang ????
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I think you should be fine on another VE. From your history it is pretty clear you are not living or working in thailand. My recent history is much longer than yours and I got in with a VE a few weeks ago without any questions other than 'next time you get a visa please' and a smile from the male IO.
If you want to be extra safe, pay one of the agents for the fast track lane and go to a male IO at swampy.
Also no harm in getting a SETV from the UK if you live near London (good luck with the online evisa process tho it's pretty retarded and frustrating)
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Khlong Toey is nice this time of year...
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Yeah don’t mess around, look on Agoda find a hotel with decent reviews and book it up.
I’d recommend:budget: Acqua hotel
mid: royal cliffs / holiday inn Pattaya
Lux: intercontinental
enjoy mate! First visit to Pattaya is a magical experience!!
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Very interesting post - thanks for sharing.
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5 hours ago, parafareno said:
I am a sheep sharly.....i am not a millionare.......
Lol 5 star resorts are 4000 baht a night! Hardly need to be a millionaire just not a peasant
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British man launches Go Fund Me page to help with legal bills after fatal traffic accident in Thailand
in Thailand News
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This story reminds me of this British Pakistani who I worked with in a school in Bangkok. He was basically illiterate (no degree or A-levels) but was a real bully and thought he was something special, sweet talking the thai staff as he had picked up some thai teaching in some Hat Yai backwater school. Luckily he finally talked behind one too many backs and everyone realised what I saw from the start, so he got binned. Last I heard he was back working as a bouncer in the midlands!
There are thousands of dregs from UK society who end up as teachers in Thailand. It's sad because there are actually some very good and enthusiastic TEFL teachers here but they get tarnished by all the losers who are total failures in their home countries.