LittleBear57

If it wasn't for the students she would probably be dead. Barbaric culture should remain where it came from.

Reminds me of Boris  before he became PM.

No help I'm afraid. Out of curiosity, if you leave Thailand and enter Cambodia (closed at the moment) Laos or Mayanmar and return same time for your visa run do you need a visa for the country.

The Canadian issue of children traveling with parents is common sense considering child abductions, by parents who don't have legal custody. 

Just transfered 1k today to my personal kasikorn account it was there in seconds.

Sorry looks like the problem is with your set up with wise.

In April I believe a German family with a pushchair were mowed down on a pedestrian crossing by a pickup I believe. I was out of the country after that did they all die, I never say any follow up to the story. 

17 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

 

Total tosh. I've three children of dual race and have never heard of that. My son is currently in the army cadets.

 

 

But are you certain he could join the Army as a commissioned officer if he was qualified and wished to do so.

I have a 17 year old daughter here with brown hair, but haven't as yet encountered the issues you have.

However I have heard that mixed race kids are not allowed to join the armed forces. She wants to work in a hospital as Dentist, nurse, radiographers or pharmacist.  She was interested in being on these in the Navy but missus has been told not allowed. Anyone have a mixed race child in the Thai forces, not conscripted.

Not if you've been looking at the weather these past weeks.

They used to get in the back of my microwave and short out the circuit board. Mostly I could get them out and it worked again. They also got into an AC unit causing that to short out. There are sprays available on the web that they don't like and won't hurt them.

They may eat bugs but they poo everywhere, and I think I prefer the bugs.

Here we go more 1984 Orwellian ideas.

Can you not get an extended passport like the Brits. I think it's 45 pages instead of 30. Of course you have to pay more.

Not found wearing bikini bottoms. I find that very suspicious. Let's hope they do a proper autopsy. Police don't think foul play involved. I think it quite possible it is. Just because there is water in her lungs does not mean she was not murdered. 

Quality tourists again. However Thai gangs kicking people in the head even in retaliation is going too far. Patong, Pattaya and some areas of Bangkok attract the worst people both foreign and Thai.

What about the yellow bus which goes from Rayong to Samui. Maybe of use to you if you're in Pattaya . Luxury bus I'm told.

The high speed train from China to Vientiane is hardly high speed. Barely reaching 100mph. Which I agree is a lot faster than Thai trains, just not groundbreaking. 

Any chance of her signing the legislation that the UK government hides behind to stop pensioners here receiving their cost of living increases.

Thought not.

Not interested then.

I read something in a recent email from Wise. It said they can only send money to some Thai banks and not all. It wasn't a problem for me as my 2 banks were good. Kasikorn and Krungsri,  pretty confident that Bangkok and Siam Commercial were also OK. 

Simple Thai wife of 19 years and a 17 year old daughter in full time education. Also I bought a house here.

Vietnam is great though. 

On 5/7/2025 at 2:26 AM, hovercraft said:

If Vietnam is more welcoming to long stay tourists then I might have to go there. The Thai government treats the foreign population living here like trash.

 

I actually prefer the vietnamese food, I could eat banh mi every day.

Not every meal though surely.

18 hours ago, jcmj said:

Until they get Thailand back to its former glory it’s a waste of money, especially on the Chinese. Fix the infrastructure, sidewalks, police patrols, traffic, 10x up pricing for foreigners, hanging wires and the mess. Clean up the beaches every morning. So much they need to do here before they spend that kind of money getting people here only to be disappointed. Thailand has lost its way and the other countries are finding theirs. Maybe TAT need to take a flight to Vietnam or Malaysia and see why they are getting the tourists. Yes money is a big factor with the inflated Baht, but they also should have learnt from their past mistakes not to put all their eggs in one basket. When they go, and they are, then this is what happens. 

Yes if the mayor of Pattaya visited Danang and looked at the city especially the promenade area. It would blow his mind. It's been thought out. Wider streets less traffic lights very little congestion. It all makes a nicer experience. Then I never saw drunken tourists, fights or anything. Just more pleasant. Shame there's no retirement visa at this moment.

18 hours ago, jcmj said:

Until they get Thailand back to its former glory it’s a waste of money, especially on the Chinese. Fix the infrastructure, sidewalks, police patrols, traffic, 10x up pricing for foreigners, hanging wires and the mess. Clean up the beaches every morning. So much they need to do here before they spend that kind of money getting people here only to be disappointed. Thailand has lost its way and the other countries are finding theirs. Maybe TAT need to take a flight to Vietnam or Malaysia and see why they are getting the tourists. Yes money is a big factor with the inflated Baht, but they also should have learnt from their past mistakes not to put all their eggs in one basket. When they go, and they are, then this is what happens. 

Yes if the mayor of Pattaya visited Danang and looked at the city especially the promenade area. It would blow his mind. It's been thought out. Wider streets less traffic lights very little congestion. It all makes a nicer experience. Then I never saw drunken tourists, fights or anything. Just more pleasant. Shame there's no retirement visa at this moment.

Many Chinese are not traveling anywhere due to the downturn in their economy or the confidence in it.

I was told to expect thousands everywhere in Vietnam hardly saw any. Mostly European and American, but the biggest amount for one single country was India.