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Honestly I'm not that familiar but I thought Hua Hin was more family friendly? But Yes if they went with Hua Hin, Pattaya's reputation is well known. And my knowledge shows that Hua Hin doesn't have that rep. Wherever tourists go the women/men in dresses will (Phuket has Patong, Samui has Chaweng etc.) unless the Police do something about it, and we all know that a few baht will buy them off. The best option would be investing in building out a brand new area with real investment where the government would have a reason to at least maintain it for 10 years for show

Didn't they have this conversation literally 2 years ago making it a family destination after Covid I understand it's location to Bangkok makes it ideal, but how exactly are they going to change it's image, shift out the expats or the hookers? Why not invest in Hua Hin, or another stretch of beach south of Bangkok, yes it would cost more to build up from scratch but easier to actually make family friendly.

I'm with the foreigner like most of you, not been Pattaya, but the ones I've walked past in BKK or when I have to go to Chaweng in Samui they are so annoying and pushy. First time I arrived in Thailand 10 years ago, I got a taxi to the hotel I booked for the first night, and as I got out the taxi there were 2 dudes in dresses walking home (it was 6am) and they started the hey handsome bs and taxi driver chased them off! He got a good tip!

I would think she will be ok or even on her way home already, its the Burmese and Cambodians that usually get stuck from what I've heard

This looks great, not sure about the heat, but I guess if your plot has a lot of tall trees that would mitigate it quite a bit. In fact, that would look awesome in a forest area even as a holiday home

Maybe.. The fine caps out at 20k doesn't it then obviously need the money for a flight home so probably 30k needed, I wouldn't be shocked to know they have savings around this amount if shes working in a language school or freelancer without addiction issues.

Of course this is inaccurate as all people with valid entries converted to the covid exemption before March 30th 2020 (think it was about the 26th when the country declared the emergency measures) so I'm guessing she didn't start doing the 60 day extensions when they were available in country for 1900 baht, I can't remember when that started again think it was either late 2020 or early 21

So you add an incorrect caveat to the true fact that they are owned privately.... they are maintained and used by PRAs not just individuals and if they receive any government subsidies (many don't) they must allow everyone the right to use them. To touch on my belief on the welfare state, I'm from the UK, where there's very little community left and most of it is destroyed due to people on welfare, why be a good neighbour or member of the community when it's the government that bails you out in tough times rather than family or friends, why take care of your elderly mother when you can stick them in a government old peoples home instead. Communities would be much better without welfare in my opinion, I believe most people are good and we do not need bloated government bureaucracy to help people. I don't know your taxes, but do you think you could do more good with it for people who deserve the help than the government does?

I state I don't believe in social security safety nets such as welfare

The Gas tax didn't come in until the 1930s, they were funded through Public land sales. Yes, there were some import tariffs, but again you had a choice like your shoes, if you wanted the imports pay the tax. I'm a voluntarist, I'm fine with paying for things I agree with, but I do not believe in funding my oppressors. For a modern example over 60% of Sweden's roads are privately funded. What alternative exactly, just because the people have been convinced taxation is just and indoctrinated into the greater good argument from school age doesn't mean it would not work, unfortunately, we've been highjacked by central banksters so there will never be a End the fed candidate allowed.

I don't just have the opinion because the system is corrupt, taking money through threat of force is immoral. At what percentage would you be ok going to for a better society? 60,70,80 90% or 100%...oh no that's slavery Pre 1913 America, roads, schools, fire houses etc. all existed. They also weren't going around bombing the world before this period too..... Free market provides everything at much better value and better quality, and before you talk about the American healthcare system realize it is enabled by the government, for e.g. in some cities per state laws you can not open a hospital without the other hospitals agreeing so they can keep a monopoly on pricing, then we have IP protection laws allowing drug companies to inflate the market cost while they have IP protection which is a farce. And before you ask no I do not believe in social safety nets, families and communities such as churches should take care of this.

What a dumb analogy you can walk away from the shop as you have a choice... A better one is you pay the mafia protection money so you don't get hurt by the mafia How wouldn't it? You aren't going to go the typical "muh roads" route, are you?

I generally try to avoid extortion in my life, I didn't pick Thailand to avoid tax but it's something that fits with my beliefs, taxation is theft and is just corporate welfare in disguise.

because it was on day 85 or something like that

Not boarding but going through Phuket airport, they made me book a flight within the 60 days (I came in on a TV)

WOW, your hand must be sore from patting yourself on the back all day, I'm sure you are just doing that out the goodness of your heart and don't ask anything of your wife

There is a LTR for property investment... "Combined investment in Thai government bonds OR direct investment in companies registered in Thailand OR Thai property of at least USD 500,000" Why above 50? Property ownership is property ownership?

We have one (and his wife) staying in the house next to us, he's all about sending our help from NATO nations but is here... Now I'm antiwar and would never fight for the elites so I'd normally commend anyone avoiding conscription, but he's happy to sacrifice others for his cause which makes him no different from those elites.

How does this differ from what I said, conscription exists, but none are going to the frontlines

Conscription does take place as it always has but none are on the frontlines, it's logistic, inventory, admin type work etc.

The dude doesn't want to kill other people and you want to increase the manpower for the Russians.... the logic on this board of Russophobes is astounding, you understand revolting against the government would also put his children at risk of being orphans?

I wouldn't say it will, if you want to be in Thailand you can find a way easy enough, it still isn't as easy as the Philippines for example where you can do 3 years without exiting on a TV and now they have Starlink to solve the internet issue for DNs making it very appealing for first time DNs who are trying to grow their business

I'd class as a Digital Nomad as would most of the people I know living in the villas here on Samui, we definitely aren't on a limited budget, that's the average pensioner over here

$40k! That would qualify all the brokies (a remote CS job in the UK is like 2k a month so nearly 90k US if its a tech company 3-4k if) everyone is scared of coming, I imagine it'll be at least double/treble that which would be fine by me if it's renewable each year then it's much cheaper than other visas for under 50s even if they do a small taxation (think its 7% here) with the cost of living you are way up. My only thing I hate is why can't they just charge the 1900 on entry so you can book your onward flight correctly rather than having a cheap one to Singapore inside the 30/60 days and then cancelling it.

The same nonsense post we always see as if this is impossible. Quite simple answers could be provided, set up a business that makes money and provides Visa, work for a Thai company that provides a Visa. Why do you need to know?