hullmonkey1

Colino, no you need not say more. Everyone already knows that one, just want to know the others and specifically re debt and responsibility of either partner here. Different to back west.

Mosha, what do you mean 'plus bank account' I am lead to believe it was one or the other ?

Jaysus paddy

you need the account to put the money in

But we are nothing compared to the poms

So true, thats why we call you second division England.

There is a breed of farang that do seem to bellow their amazing Thai at the top of their voices, just so everyone knows theyre no orrid scabbied ridden tourist.

Is there a word for an Asian wigger.

Whats a wigger?

I heard the insult when I worked near london. A white guy with dreadlocks was walking down the street and I heard one of our local carpenter's say "look at the state of that fackin wigger" I didnt ask him but am pretty sure that he meant 'white nigger'

Many thanks for the info guys and gals. I will give friendship,continental, and best a try when I get home in 3 weeks, and post back on the results.

PP The last time I had a stottie was in a little cafe near the bus station in Newcastle. It was a breakfast stottie, about 12 inch's in diameter filled with a full english. Just the thing to sort me out after a night on the federation bitter

I could only ever manage half a stottie for breakfast!

This was a 10.00 am breakfast, after being up at 6.30 and spending 2 hours at work. A full english breckie (in a stottie or otherwise) after just getting up that morning would have ending up coming straight back up

When I paid in they took huge amounts because of my salary and when I needed assistance they chucked me the same amount as someone who earned next to nothing. If it is equitable to charge a % on the way in then you should get a larger slice of the cake when the time comes. Otherwise cheat them for every penny you can.

Couldnt agree more. The UK Taxman has hammered me for years so getting a bit back by telling a few porkies will not give me any sleepless nights

Many thanks for the info guys and gals. I will give friendship,continental, and best a try when I get home in 3 weeks, and post back on the results.

PP The last time I had a stottie was in a little cafe near the bus station in Newcastle. It was a breakfast stottie, about 12 inch's in diameter filled with a full english. Just the thing to sort me out after a night on the federation bitter

In East Yorkshire we call them bread cakes (browned on top) or oven bottom cakes (pretty much white all over). Either kind will do as long as they are not in the slightest bit sweet

im buff and even i wouldnt take me top off in a disco..even if it could get me a freebie

Tosser

This man should feel ashamed, that the wife is bringing home more bacon than him. I would.

I been married for just over 1 year, been with her for 6. She makes more money then me, happy days

Why? we both have good jobs, just she has a better one in a Huge IT company

Hi, yes the wife has a different role and not as the primary breadwinner, but in a nurturing role for the family. This is not just my opinion but a more natural role for husband and wife. My wife is a good cook and mother for my newborn son, god bless her.

Go back to the 12century then, I think your name says it all really doesnt it!

now now not all followers of the prophet's religion want their women chained to the kitchen. Its the beginning of springtime here in muslim dominated Kashmir and all day long I can see wives and daughters walking past the site, balancing baskets of cow dung on their heads to fertilize the fields while hubby sits outside the home drinking sweet tea and chatting with his mates

Thanks for the info folks.

They will be starting at the regents pattaya campus next month cromarty but thanks anyway.

jim

My sons are coming over to live and go to school over here. Should they bring their XBOX's with them. I have no probs with getting them chipped if thats what it takes

my son is bringing His Xbox 360 over from the UK. Will it play OK in thailand

I would say yes if you have your own home. I give the wife 30,000 baht a month housekeeping (to cover all expenses) of which she sends 4000 to her family. we have a son, run a car and have UBC, aircon etc. I work overseas and when I am away she rarely cooks at home. The extra expense of buying imported food stuffs when I am home is offset by cooking at home.It depends on what you are looking for. My idea of a good night is to invite a few friends over for a BBQ and drinks. I would be surprised if someone of UK retirement age needs a monthly fund for go-go bars.

I have nearly 20 years untill my UK gov pension kicks in (if there is owt left by then) but when it does I have no intention of being straight with them. I will simply claim from one of my kids homes (no mention of living in thailand)so no problem with a frozen annual amount

Yes the Daily Mail does not have the power to pass laws, but what it does is whip up public hysteria (which is already at fever pitch) over its pet subjects .... anything to do with children and sex[/font] , and the other one ,anything to do with immigration

the State tells you what you can look at on the internet ,

And if you happen to be unfortunate enough to go anywhere near a child for gods sake get away quick before you are accused of molestation or assault .(the country has become almost unhinged in its so called "protection" of children and you are guilty whether you are or not)

I know that your post addressed other minor issues such as smoking and calling people fat but if you lived next door to me I wouldnt let my kids play in the garden

Hk/sing/kor/jap are far more developed than Thailand and therefore have more to offer to foreigners in terms of employment. The places that you mentioned most expats are there to make money. Many expats in Thailand are here for the laid back carefree lifestyle. I wouldn't go so far as to say that someone who has different priorities in life are bottom dwellers.

I agree with the above points. I have worked in HK on two different project and the majority of expats I met where only in HK because they were earning a good salary. I do indeed live in thailand for the laid back carefree lifestyle.Sooooo not sure if I should be classed as an intelligent professional type or a bottom dweller

I will add that I met a lot of pretentious expat A-holes in HK and on the other hand have met a lot great 'down to earth' expats in Thailand

555

Surely you can't be serious in posting this poll. Who's gonna divulge that kind of info on a web forum? I admit people could answer the poll anonymously.

Nice try though.

Your top layer isn't very high though. I mean that's about the price of a semi-detached house in the south of England. I think you could have gone to, say, 140 million Baht.

Well I htink our house in London suburb, inside M25, on Underground line is 4 bed semi and worh currently 25 million baht based on GBP 1.00 = Baht 86

86 baht to the pound Do tell where you exchange your cash mate

Thanks for the info HB

Plastic bags full of flour are now on our munitions acquisition list in place of the backpacks with gallon container's. Just need to find some very thin plastic bags to make flour bombs with

I wouldn't recommend that. Enough people get hurt every year as it is by getting blasted with water cannons and buckets of water/ice being thrown at them (even while riding motorcycles).

I don't think throwing packets of flour would be well received (and we all know what happens to flour when it gets wet. Might as well wrap rocks in baggies and throw those, it would have much the same effect, and probably the same reaction from those that get hit by the projectiles).

Stick to dabbing talc on faces and squirting water everywhere else.

Point taken KD. As I stated before, It will be my first Sonkran. Maybe I was getting a little carried away. I certainly do not want to cause any hassle especially with the kids in tow. Thanks for the advice mate.

My little unit of water trooper's will include 4 kids and 2 adults all armed with super soakers, back packs containing gallon container's and maybe goggles. beach road will be our area of operations which will give us chemical warfare capabilitywhen when we run out of tradition ammo..... We will replenish our supply of ammo from the sea

No need to use that polluted water - many barrels along Beach Road and the sois, just smile and fill up. You'll get soaked each time, of course, but <deleted>.

A plastic bag of flour or talc on the belt makes you even more authentic.

Forget the goggles - unless you also wear swim-fins. Then you can do a Kermit waddle.

Thanks for the info HB

Plastic bags full of flour are now on our munitions acquisition list in place of the backpacks with gallon container's. Just need to find some very thin plastic bags to make flour bombs with

I have never been lucky/unlucky enough to be in thailand at this time of year due to work but I am hoping like hel_l to make it this year (another kid in a grown-ups body) I have however celebrated it in The UK by driving through leeds city centre with my 3 kids in the back of the car, shooting people with their super soaker's Just had to clamp down on the little toads when we were stuck at traffic lights

edit because at first I wrote "a grown-up in a kids body..thought that might have led to PM'S from nonce's

get here lad its sound

most of the complaints come from older farangs not people who still know how to enjoy themselves. not a dig, its the truth.

however my 55 year old brother in law loved it last year. mainly because i showed him what a great day it can be. chill, have a beer and enjoy

Well sonkran here I come. The ex is bringing the 3 kids over then clearing off to samui with her new bloke. I swung coming home 2 weeks early from work so cant wait to get at it . My little unit of water trooper's will include 4 kids and 2 adults all armed with super soakers, back packs containing gallon container's and maybe goggles. beach road will be our area of operations which will give us chemical warfare capabilitywhen when we run out of tradition ammo..... We will replenish our supply of ammo from the sea

If they are going to an authorized school they can obtain ED visa/one year extensions of stay and will not require border runs under section 7.8 with proof as below, they would enter on a single entry visa and then extend there stay at an Immigration office inside Thailand at a cost of 1,900 baht per year.

1. Petition Forms

2. Copy of Passport of the Applicant

3. Copy of the Institute’s educational

license issued from related

government sector.

4. Certify letter requesting for continuous

of study from that education institute

illustrating the course details and its

duration and transcript

5. Must be certified by a related

government sector or by the Provincial

Mayor which is responsible for that

education institute (exempted in the

case of studying in an international

school and undergraduate level)

Thanks for the info Lopburi 3.

So the single entry visa (3 months) is the best option. The border runs could have been a real pain in the arse as I work ouside thailand

I just spoke to the thai consulate in Hull, UK and they couldnt give me an answer.

my 2 sons aged 13 and 14 are going to attend school in thailand for the next few years. The only 2 options are a single or multiple entry visa. Will they have to make border runs.

a brave man .

A brave man !! I don't think so. He wouldn't have come back in a million years if he wasn't sure the deck was already stacked in his favour. To think he'd risk a long term in jail by coming back here is foolish thinking in my view.

Have to agree 100%. All he had to do was make a few calls prior to deciding to return

what about a dick head?

errm..someone who's into richard

The answer for me is NO.

when I first worked abroad I thought that it was of utter importance that I learnt the language (cantonese). I put in a lot of effort in but when I pronounced the number 17 it always brought a wide grin from my chinese staff...it sounded like wank@r to them. . In vietnam I had an interpreter called Hiepe. When I called him people burst out laughing..it sounded like RAPE!! My 7 year old son (half thai) often repeats my monotone version of the thai language with a big daft grin on his face.

In my opinion all you need to know, is enough to show that you have made some effort, and to be able to show the basics of politeness. I have read countless replies about peoples problems on TV ,asking them how well do they speak thai. WHAT A LOAD OF <deleted>. I have worked with many japanese, vietnamese,french,chinese,kosovan, etc who could speak fluent english but were lost when a couple of UK expats turned on a regional accent to make sure they couldnt understand a word they were saying.

reckon I will have to push for pattays MA