SpanishExpat

This is exactly why the young generation of Thai people mostly voted for MFP. They are fed up of corrupt clown shows like that! 

On 10/11/2023 at 2:20 PM, gaucan said:

u think anyone care about your life here? rofl, and your wife just waits until u die and she inherit fully that house u bought on her name. duh, naive at your age..
tik tok bro tik tok ????

Guess she’ll wait quiet long to inherit this non-existent house, as we are both the same age.

I actually pity you a lot, as you are obviously living in a world where all Thai women seem just to be poor gold diggers????

4 hours ago, Lacessit said:

I can't see how this affects me. My pension is paid into an Australian financial institution. I transfer funds periodically to Thailand via WISE.

Unless the Thai government is going to start taxing ALL transfers from foreign countries into Thailand, which would be an administrative nightmare.

It won’t! I’m not doubting that they implement it this time, but they will just go after the big guys.

They won’t ever have the resources to go after everyone.

What a huge sh**show!! The worst is that they really think the Thai population is that stupid the believe this staged and shameless show!!!

Sad but that’s the Thai mindset! It starts to buy the newest iPhone with downpayments, loosing the overview of credit card spendings and ends with an overpriced car/house.

Pita is a very smart man and if 112 is the compromise for most of the senators to back/not back him, he will do the right thing. 
 

he can’t change Thailand in one day, but if he really does a good job, the actual opposition will get more votes, won’t even need any senate votes in 4 years and so it will change step by step.

7 hours ago, fdimike said:

We are guests in this country and I believe we should act that way.  None of us can vote here and I think it's very inappropriate to comment one way or the other in the politics of our host country..  JMHO

Not everyone here is old & retired!!

Many of us are working expats with Thai wifes, kids etc. 

while I am technically a guest I do have the right to discuss politics and have a clear opinion about what’s going on in Thailand. And Thailand would/ will be a better country without egocentric, military dinosaurs. A better country to raise kids & a better country for the family in law of westerners.

easy to come up with such a comment, if you don’t face hurdles like for example the non-existent pension system in Thailand which makes you fully dependent on your kids or you simply have to work until you die.

Pita has balls of steel and that’s great! They learned from the mistakes Thanathorn made last time with Move Forward.

You simple can’t discuss rational with those dinosaurs in charge. His strategy won’t change Thailand completely in one month or more one year, but will be fundamental for the future.

and for everyone thinking the next coup is around the corner. Things have changed within the last 10 years. The young generation wants a modern Thailand, isn’t afraid to fight for that, they are educated and can’t be manipulated to the extent the older generation has been in the past.

Simple solution to this problem: cut the military budget and use it for the air pollution issue!!

someone should tell those imbecile dinosaurs in charge that being rich and powerful doesn’t exclude them from getting health problems. EVERYBODY is suffering from that sh** sooner or later!

Well, „Miriam“ will surely stop smiling when she knows what she is going to expect ???? 

15 minutes ago, khunpa said:

I would actually prefer to marry an “Isaan” uneducated woman, than a Hi-So well-educated Thai woman with loads of connections… I am sure the last could do much more damage, if she wanted to steal from you.

But of course if you are just plain stupid, like the guy in the article, it’s irrelevant…

 

Well there is something in between, and YES there is an emerging middle class in Thailand. Educated and doctor translates as ambitious for me, not necessary hi-so.

All those Problems like in that guys Story root in financial problems and greed from the women’s side. True you can be scammed by Thai women of any Social class.

However,  a certain level of education and a decent own income of the Woman put the financial aspect within the relationship more  in the background. Educated Thai women being financially Independent also don’t choose the First available westerner, as they don’t need it. That’s why so many Business women in their 30s are still Single Here in Bangkok.

that’s why it amazes me why so many western guys choose thai women here with who they have 0 similar interests , without being able to communicate properly and all those regular Basic Problems. 

Just now, itsari said:

Europeans can not believe a Thai woman has a doctor's degree ?

I am not sure what part of Europe you are referring to and what type of person you are referring to  but I disagree .

But how educated and low or high class you are has no bearing on your risk of being fleeced .

I said “some”, not all Europeans.. But it’s a fact that Thai women are still seen a poor/ uneducated and just looking for a well-off white guy by folks who never have been to Thailand before. 
Same as many idiots back in Europe still roll their eyes, if they hear of expats moving to Thailand. 
 

If all those naive guys would just be patient and not just take the first “isaan teerak” they meet, thinking it’s genuine and eternal love, those stories would happen less frequently.

always funny when i am with my wife in europe and some people can’t believe that a Thai woman can  have a doctor’s degree, a well-paid job and perfect english ???? 

I’m still in my 30s, but have known lots of older farang here during my years in Thailand telling me they “love it here, as women are much more caring and have a higher Sex drive compared to their women at home”. 
 

thats no excuse for sure and that guy should have simply divorced, but it’s definitely a reason why so many older guys like Thailand and get here what they are missing at home. 

Well..thats a good thing to have a Thai wife, allowing me to use the “Thai National” booths when I travel with her and mostly fast track, due to business class, when I travel alone????crazy and I’ve seen both Thai Nationals and thai-western couples queuing at the “International” booths. But it’s up to them, if they dont value their time.