JensenZ

It's quite a dumb question. They are not kept women. Most had children before they entered bar service and took on the work in a desperate struggle to support their children AND their family. Most are uneducated and don't have many options, and often they are pushed into this work by their parents.

I'd never been to parks before, but last week I visited Pattaya Park. It cost 500 for me and 300 each for my 4 Thai guests to ride in the cable car. You can get the Thai price if you present a Thai driver's licence. At the Sanctuary of Truth, the Thai people were charged the same as foreigners - 500 baht. I think expats and tourists are looking at this the wrong way around. The locals should get a discount when visiting tourist attractions, as they do in many international tourist locations.

Could it be you've been in Thailand too long and you've lost your smile? I don't go around smiling at people, so I don't care if other people are smiling or not; however, I'm living outside of the tourist area at the moment, and people are friendly enough. I only see a tourist or foreigner a few times a week. The locals smile quite a bit.

Yes, it does. What other countries call people who obtained citizenship is irrelevant.

Yes, I took note of the full cream option. Will have to try it.

Yes, that is cheap, but I was critiquing the NZ full cream milk powder, not low-fat options. I wanted to taste the difference between full cream Meiji and the NZ product another member suggested, and it was a lot more expensive than your Richie brand. The difference, mixed at full strength and the Meiji milk was not worth the bother. I only buy full-cream milk, but I see that there are a lot of options available now that were not available about a year ago.

I bought some a while ago and tested it. It doesn't taste the same as the fresh Meiji, but it is just as good. I enjoyed it. I was surprised. Powdered milk technology has come a long way since I last tasted powdered milk, many years ago. ... however, as much as I enjoyed it, I also enjoy fresh milk, so I won't be switching to it. It's too much hassle ordering it and mixing it, for very little cost benefit.

225 baht for 5 litres - same price everywhere, except Friendship, which charges 225.25.

Which was a big mistake, because there was some accountability.

Given your constant complaints about Trump, it's clear that you want your predictions to come true. However, why not wait and see what happens, and enjoy your retirement in Thailand? Whatever happens will happen, and there's nothing you can do about it. I predict you are wrong, but you'll never run out of other reasons to whine about Trump.

Give it a break with your "crap" announcements. It's all relative. Your best condo would be a dump to other people. It's insulting to people with less money.

I agree that if you're serious about a girl, you must visit her family sooner or later, especially if you're supporting her and/or them.

My GF's mortgage was 2200 for 5 years, but it recently went up to 3400, and she will refinance. The condo has 2 bedrooms and is quite livable; in fact, I'm living in it at the moment. I had to do a bit of renovation and buy some new appliances and furniture. I don't know if it's an advantage or a disadvantage, but I never see tourists or foreigners in this area, and it's only 2km from the beach and 5km from Central Pattaya. It's quite a change for me as I lived in the heart of the tourist area in Pattaya for nearly 20 years. There is no support - she has no family to support, and she doesn't have children, and she works full time, and even owns a car. Come on, guys, you should be smart enough to know if a girl is really into you or she's playing you for cash... unless you're a newbie. The good ones don't just fall into your lap - it takes a big effort to find what you're looking for if you know what you're looking for... and you could spend (I call it invest) quite a bit of money along the way too, but it can be fun if you have the right attitude. Tip for the day: You won't find them in beer bars, gogo bars, or in massage shops, and even on the dating apps, a large percentage are freelancers and work in bars. Tip #2: I go for non-English speakers who don't have experience with other foreign men.

LOL! No Way, I'd be paying too much.

I got the SMS, but I don't need the compensatory gift. Who needs 10 GB to use in 24 hours, and who needs to make calls these days?

I hear nothing about diabetes. Here's some basic information, which is worth exploring: AI overview: "Diabetics may need to urinate more frequently than non-diabetics, potentially multiple times a day, due to the body's attempt to eliminate excess glucose in the urine. While a normal person may urinate 4-7 times a day, a diabetic may urinate more than 10 times. This increased frequency can be a sign of diabetes or other conditions, like high blood pressure or kidney issues"

I've been here for 20 years, and haven't noticed any difference at all... in fact, there have been people on here who have been whining about the decline of the Thai smile for the last 20 years I've been on this forum. Having said that, worrying about how much people are smiling at you is quite weird. I prefer no smile to fake smiles, and don't care too much if people smile or not.

I visited the Sanctuary of Truth in late January, which was crowded. They cherry-pick a photo with few people in it, near losing time or opening time, perhaps.

Only lose their jobs?

Plenty of media outlets covered his decline, and anyone who wasn't sleeping would have been aware of it.

I think the main reason for that is that people who live in other SE Asian countries have their own established forums, especially the Philippines. Good content is being diluted by too many trolls obsessed with post count, reputation and likes, creating threads about nothing.

However, the forum changed dramatically when they were first introduced. Do you have the date? I was guessing it was somewhere in the 2010 - 2012 time period. A lot of old members looked bad as a result because they had a low reputation (starting from zero) compared to new members who were obsessed with it. In social media in general, it causes a lot of heartache. Some people who don't get likes become genuinely disheartened, depressed and even suicidal. YouTube discontinued displaying downvotes a few years ago, but I see AN just introduced thumbs down again. I would suggest you get rid of all negative reactions. It was a happier place before reputation was introduced. People posted more genuinely and informatively back in the day. Now there is a boatload of trolls who post ony for maximum reactions. I agree with MalcolmB, it is childish as most here are expats, maybe going through their 2nd childhood LOL.

It was flooded with too many topics and you don't have to read them all. I don't need a lesson in Nostalgia, thank you. Some things were better before, and some things not, but that's beside the point, as there has been a huge decline since the old Thaivisa days. Have you only been around since 2022? I was on here for 16 years before that. When they introduced reputation, maybe around 2010 - 2012, this place deteriorated as many members are obsessed with it and post for responses and likes.

How about offering some useful information, such as: 1. What or who is Thaiger? 2. When did they take over? Some people might like to know. I don't spend a lot of time on here these days, but have been here for nearly 20 years, and it's very quiet compared to how it used to be, but I can't put a date on the decline; it was many years ago. They started doing so poorly that they had to discontinue the Thaivisa app. That was a major sign of decline. Moderation was heavy in the old days. I believe Internet forums are just going through a general decline, and one day in the not-so-distant future, apps will take over completely.

Could you please define a dirtbag? Are you one? If not, why not?