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My first reaction was, that sounds cruel.

Then realized this was diet "for" aging dogs, not diet "of" aging dogs.

23 hours ago, radiochaser said:

My Thai wife must not be Thai then.   I won't say how much she has in the bank, even after she bought a 4.9 million baht condo on the river with cash (all her money).   
Yet, she gushes with thanks when I giver her 200 baht as a gift .

You are right, there are notable exceptions.

I have met bargirls who own farms and homes in the provinces.

This in contrast with folks who are taken by surprise when the rent comes due each month.

On 11/5/2023 at 10:35 AM, patman30 said:

Pinball, TMNT collectors edition
it was a birthdy present that she had to wait 6 months to arrive due to delays, without knowing what it was
when it arrived she did not do anything else for 3 days solid, i mean nothing else
luckily the MIL was with us so the dogs and i got some food lol

thought I was in the wrong thread with some preceding posts.

Anyway I was wondering it this is a stand up pinball machine or a video game type replica?

Cool either way and an original gift idea

Thanks for sharing

This was some years ago.

I overstayed because I counted the days wrong, I was one day overstay.

The officer in the kiosk directed me to a supervisor who was standing behind the row of kiosks.

She asked me why I overstayed and I said it was an error in counting the days.

She just handed me my passport and said "Safe travels", no scolding, no warning.

YMMV, but i think they are not trying to penalize 1 day overstays.

9 minutes ago, retarius said:

It depends what value you put on your time, doesn't it? I have always run my life so that I put a high value of my time.....I have servants to do the manual l work around the house and garden, because I can rent them at 500 to 600 baht a day, and I will not work for 5-600 baht a day labouring in my own garden. It is my choice, but I would rather sit on my arse and read a book than mow the lawn or whatever for 500 baht. I am fortunate to have the choice.

With regard to spending hours on the phone or in the bank dealing with people who speak no English for 8000 baht....no thank you, I'd rather lose the money and not have the hassle. My peace of mind is worth more than 8000 baht.

I do understand that poor people and this who have little money, do not have the option, and I am grateful that I do. but it came from working like a dog for 23 years in a large US corporation, so I don't apologise for it. Personally, I find it strangle that the only thing in Thailand that is actually cheap is labour, but expat fools choose to labour themselves, negating any advantage that of the cheap labour here. I would not live here if I was so short of money I had to mow my own lawn.

Didn't mean any disrespect, but 8000 THB is over $200 USD.

And I can't imagine not even making a phone call or writing an email to try and recover it.

I'm not poor but as I said for $200 I would make some effort though not unlimited.

In my experience the prices are comparable to meter taxis.

In my experience the big benefit of Grab is the drivers use GPS so can find your pickup and destination.

Sometimes the taxi service my condo service people call gets lost on the way to pick me up.

5 hours ago, Woof999 said:

Indeed, they had a terrible tournament.

 

When they get home they will be distraught until they remember:

 

1.) T20 - ranked 2nd in the world. (US is 22nd)

2.) ODI - ranked 6th in the world. (US is 17th)

3.) Test - ranked 3rd in the world. (US is not ranked)

4.) No matter how badly they play, they will not be American.

I wouldn't take too much solace from being better than the US at cricket.

The US has almost no consciousness of the existence of cricket.

How there are enough US cricketers to 22nd or 17th in anything cricket related is a mystery.

T20, ODI, Test? No idea what those mean.

I thought this was a thread about World Cup football which has significant participation in the US.

Never had a girlfriend before.

Socially challenged.

and obviously, not the brightest star in the Milky Way.

8 hours ago, J Branche said:

With a Behavioral Psychology and having lived in Thailand long enough.             

 

They do appreciate the gifts but the giver is believed to receive good luck in return.  Also Thai people are generally more introverted and so less dramatic outward appreciation.

 

Lastly, Thai people do not have strong math or Value of money abilities.  From some regions of Thailand parents have not taught them how to plan, save, budget or how to avoid the psychological marketing appearance of value.  Buy 1 Get 1 but the price is higher on the 1 item than it's original price.  

 

Buying small gifts for their family that they need or makes life easier for their parents seems to make my girl happy.

 

 

" From some regions of Thailand parents have not taught them how to plan, save, budget "

Even Thai acquaintances have told me this about Thai people.

"Thai people don't save."

And have observed the same with my Thai acquaintances by and large.

18 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Thanks again for more replies.

 

What crossed my mind are electric powered wheelchairs. Are they good and not too difficult to understand?

 

My friend lives in the middle of Bangkok. If he would have a powered wheelchair I guess he should be able to drive by himself out of the building and to the next modern shopping center, which is maybe 500m away.

Obviously it's nice to have a helping hand. But maybe he likes more the idea not to depend on other people (too much).

 

 

Power WC is a great idea.

Not hard to operate unless a person has major cognitive issues and it sounds like your acquaintance doesn't have such issues.

Not to be disrespectful but every time I hear or see the words "King Charles" I expect the next word to be "Spaniel".

I guess I'll get used to it with time.

4 hours ago, jcmj said:

Check Facebook for Medsafe. They have delivery times and dates available for many areas. Safe and easy to use from my understanding. I have friends who use it, but I just go to the local pharmacy for what I need. Good luck. 

 Just placed an order with medisafepharma.com for delivery tomorrow.

Chat on FB messenger was very helpful with everything.

Multiple options for payment and delivery.

Very pleased with selection and service so far.

If delivery tomorrow then everything good.

5 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

 

 

A bit of a chicken/egg but you may be able to get an account at the SCB branch which your prospective employer uses. Maybe ask the prospective employer for a supporting letter. Or once you have an offer in hand you should be able to open the account.

 

 

 

I do have an  offer in hand.

Maybe that is enough.

I will ask what branch they use.

I am using cash for a lot of things now that would be easier with the bank app.

3 hours ago, dassyurus said:

"Brutally stabbed" as opposed to gently or humanely stabbed? And can we really rule out depression driven suicide ? Just a thought

I was thinking the same, you never see "Gently stabbed 6 times"

Possibly a live by the sword kinda death.

1 hour ago, cardinalblue said:

Location location location

 

you criticize them for their  lack of geography but somehow you then retract it…

 

wishy washy answers calls in your credibility 

How about this then @$$hole.

Go forth and multiply with yourself.

Not wishy washy about you.

1 hour ago, bob smith said:

I have to agree strongly with this.

 

Does anybody else???

Figures.

If you forget about "they" and "us" and look at individual Thais and ourselves, it becomes clearer.

Some like me, some don't.

Same as farangs.

Calls to mind the Bruce Lee quote when asked if he thought of himself as Asian or Western, "I like to think of myself as a human being".

I know for some here that might be a stretch, both for them and for others.

In the case of the OP I would ask: have you a bit of a resentment against Thai people?

Because when people post questions like this it usually means they have a bug up their rear about something, and aren't just curious about what people think.

14 hours ago, Bobthegimp said:

 

Something about the picture makes me want to pull that guy over, check for outstanding warrants, and search his car down to the frame and tires.  And I've never been a cop!  

 

Young baldies at home wear the baseball cap toupee, something I haven't seen over here.  It's so ubiquitous in North America that women on dating sites talk more about being "hat-tricked" than being catfished.  

 

 

Yes, I worked with a guy for a couple years, he always wore a ball cap i guess.

One day it was very hot and on break he took off the ball cap and I was surprised to see he was mostly bald.

On 10/28/2023 at 6:52 AM, 2baht said:

 

      Money compensates for many shortcomings! 

Or ... He's better looking when he stands next to his money.

20 hours ago, skatewash said:

May not be required but if provided one benefit is that you can be exempt from mandatory 15% tax withholding and the need to file a Thai Income Tax Return to reclaim it.

 

Is this 15% on interest earned?