DaLa

I live in Nonthaburi, have a house in Cha Am and stayed in Pattaya last week. There hasn't been a great change in the former, Cha Am is quiet during the week but busy (ish) at weekends and OK Pattaya is (very) quiet. I still feel relatively safe here, The UK is full to the brim of homeless and street people. OK, the bars here are closed and obviously if you're involved in the tourism industry there has been a devastating shift in your business, but that has also been mostly true worldwide. On balance although I'm not happy about my meals being served with water, parks being closed, very restrictive international travel and the 9 PM curfew, on balance I don't personally think the situation is as bad as some people portray.

Remind me again on the rules involved in travelling to Singapore from Thailand, and even better if you can include the rules on returning to Thailand. I'm all for a trip and holiday but someone needs to talk to those in charge first, please.

So many variables. Everyones expenses, financial commitments and expectations will be different. At first glance I would suggest you retire out here. You certainly have enough cash. I live pretty close to Bangkok but can still find places that aren’t ‘city price’ expensive to eat/drink/live. 7/11’s don’t charge more in Pattaya. There are plenty of other posts outlining the financial detail so I’m not going to advise on that issue. What I will say is you don’t know you have 20-25 years left on earth. What is important is that if you retire now you’re still relatively young to enjoy it. Wait a year and who knows what the position will be. One factor to take into account is the older you get the less money you need to live ( other than health costs). And there can be surprises. My financial plan when I came out here at 57 included 20-30k baht a month for rent. I helped my Thai wife start a business and she was so successful she bought our (? in her name) house, her own car and I don’t give her any monthly money. You will need a hobby. Happy retirement. Do It.

The earth is not flat The US did land a man on the moon 9/11 was not an inside job by the US / Silverstein whoever Oswald shot Kennedy But I'd love to be around in 50 years when the truth comes out with regard to this pandemic. Something doesn't add up.

Nothing for me to not understand, it was you that proposed in the first instance that ‘he is guilty of statutory rape’ and then posted an addendum after presumably consulting the relevant law. Thats ok we all jump to conclusions occasionally. Now how are you so sure he committed the crime of statutory rape? Were you present? If you can’t answer that can you at least let me and others in this thread know why you are so positive he is at fault in this case. I have explained my interest in the matter but would really like to know what incentivises you to have such a grudge against the UK royal family and particularly Prince Andrew. Or is it the UK in general. You are obviously an intelligent person, well versed in US law and proceedings, your posts are accurate and full of information that I was unaware of but you are so biased I have to wonder why. Have you or one of your family been personally affected by a similar case, are you personally involved in this case, are you a lawyer and believe that all the ills of the world can be bought off, did you once visit Windsor castle and one of the guards give you a clip behind the ear for being cheeky and you’ve held a grudge since?

I’m sure the ability to backdate or create the necessary documents for him exists. A similar method the US had for Anne Sacoolas.

Prince Andrew being in the nightclub supports Ms Roberts stating he was in the nightclub. Absolutely nothing else. If that is all the support she needs to prove her case then there’s going to be some interesting claims through legal action in the future.

I will readily admit I am ‘someone else’ that doesn’t know how extradition treaties work. The post was placed without that knowledge as a throw away to the situation with a US citizen that has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and has mysteriously been able to avoid facing a criminal court in the UK. The main point of my post was that we supposedly have a treaty with the US, highlighted by the reduction of 1 country from the list. Someone else that knows what others don’t and cant be bothered to let us in on the secret. I’m all ears and willing to listen to your profound knowledge.

At least she is now being referred to as a ‘minor’ and not a child. So lets just remind people , a child is a biological human between the time of birth and puberty. A minor is a person who is under the age of majority. Minors are considered to be under the care of a parent or guardian. If Ms Roberts had been under the care of a parent or guardian presumably she wouldn’t have been travelling the world unaccompanied. In my view if Prince Andrew did have relations with her he would have known she wasn’t a child and as she was unaccompanied he would have also known she wasn’t a minor. Presumably he believed quite reasonably that she was an adult.

I believe (and would hope) that would be the case in the UK, but the US is the most litigious country in the world. One of the great aspects of running a business in los is that if someone comes in our shop and trips over something I don’t have to worry that a letter from Bloodsuckers, Grabbers and Hush LLP is going to land on my doorstep sometime in the next 20 years. Or even worse I don’t have a sticker on a chair leg advising customers ‘DO NOT BEAT YOURSELF OVER THE HEAD WITH THIS CHAIR LEG’ and they sue me because I didn’t warn them. I know a lot of these anecdotes are false, worryingly however is that many are not and the legal profession would love to see an expansion of their workloads. Now about Randy Andy, the case should be thrown out if this label ever enters into the proceedings. It shows complete prior bias alone and is nothing more than a headline grabber, journalists would have never used the label Randy Frederick or Randy Theodore, it just suited their schoolboy level of humour. One sad aspect of this, having being involved in a prolonged legal case involving the death of a family member is that the legal process is going to be more stressful and painful than the pain of the claim she is making. Don’t worry the lawyers won’t be losing any sleep if they lose the case, I presume they have discussed their get out clause; that is they ‘believe’ she has a 51% chance of winning.

Thank you for admitting your error on that point ; perhaps you'll also admit that you are disappointed to learn that he can't be charged with a criminal offence. I will admit I do not know of the financial position of any assets Prince Andrew holds in the US, and I presume you do not know either. Either way we have it covered , it's amazing how a backdated or fake diplomatic title can resolve important issues such as this. The US government have proved this. Probably easier than a fake rape allegation, which as we appear to be taking sides here as well as discussing the legal issues, I submit is the case. I don't know either party and I don't know the true facts in this case, but for sure I know the reason for the claim is purely a potential financial gain for both Ms Roberts and her legal team. My only interest in this is to ensure that there remains a clear demarcation between true rape allegations and ‘you humped me 3 times and didn’t marry me’ type of claim. That and saving the planet from lawyers who are acting totally in self interest and creating a world where it's impossible to conduct business or personal relationships without the fear that someone is going to be after your wealth 20 years down the road.

Hi wine lovers. I don't know if this is a 1 off, but I went into my local Big C a few days ago and found a bottle of Australian white for 200 Baht. It's basically a Chardonnay and obviously not in any way a 'special' occasion drink, it was palatable enough. What I would call a 'glugging' wine, better than a lot of French table wine I've had in the past and certainly better than some of the home (Thai) production.