JensenZ

Yes, without amino acids, essential minerals, and vitamins, he would die, no doubt. It would be an interesting experiment to see how long he takes to die. He would become quite sick in less than a week, especially with all that oil sloshing around in his stomach. It will save the Japanese ladies the "pleasure" of meeting him. If I wanted to diet myself to death, I'd rather die by chocolate and ice cream. You'll last longer as they would have the essential amino acids.

The OP is very short on useful information. Which country? If it is not a strong English-speaking country like the UK, Netherlands, or the Scandinavian countries, then the incentive to learn a 3rd language would be understandably low. Learning English as her 2nd language is the most practical as the lingua franca of Europe.

My wife is on her phone all day too - doesn't concern me at all. The OP should have had a good look around while he was in Thailand - EVERYONE is on their phones all day long. When I want to discuss something with my wife, I do insist she puts it down - not an easy task at all LOL

It's an archaic attitude no matter how you want to spin it. What you're suggesting is that the husband and wife are not equals. The OP certainly doesn't think his wife is his equal, and he demands compliance to his wishes.

There's no question in my mind - I believe they are stupid to attempt to retire abroad. It's better off running out of cash in your home country than in Thailand. Please note that my answer is based on the assumption that the home country is Australia or New Zealand. There's a good enough social network (if sought) to at least have a place to stay, food to eat, and medical assistance. I can't comment on the situation in the US or Europe. Jingthing probably thinks we all come from the US.

This comment indicates to me you have control issues. "I have forbidden", you say. This is quite an archaic attitude as these days marriage partners are considered to be equal partners. You need to negotiate, not rule. I think you're expecting your Thai wife to adapt to your lifestyle in Europe, and she feels out of place. Europe is most definitely not one place, but many countries, with many different customs and attitudes. What language is she not learning? Have you considered for a moment that you might be hard work to live with as you want everything done your way and you're not willing to compromise? I might be feeling sorry for your wife.

I disagree. Thailand has been a military dictatorship for most of the last 10 years yet the rest of the world turned a blind eye, other than a few feeble comments here and there. Thailand is unimportant on the world stage, so staying neutral in this conflict will be of no consequence at all. They'll fly under the radar like they always have.

Would you be able to give just one or two examples of how it actually hurts Thailand?

Obviously, there is no Thai Embassy "there" in this case. I would suggest going to the Immigration office and asking them what would be acceptable to prove the authenticity of the marriage certificate. A certification by an appropriate government office in the home country might be acceptable. Possibly even an affidavit from a lawyer in the home country could suffice.

Just for comparative purposes - @ AppleTradin my iPhone13 Pro (256) is worth 14,500 baht. That is the top value offered for this phone in perfect condition.

There's no need to quote sources as this is an informal discussion and the information is very easy to find online. If you believe vaccinations are good for you, that's your choice. You're lucky you had a choice as many didn't and lost their jobs if they didn't want to be vaccinated.

You have to realize a large percentage of traffic is tourists who would not know how to plan their routes to any specific location on Buakhao. The people who plan their routes will certainly travel further to get to their destinations, adding to traffic density, and the tourists will be running loops to find their destinations.

It's the most ridiculous idea I've ever heard of. You would have a lot of traffic traveling a lot of extra distance, looping around to get to their destinations. That means more traffic on 2nd and 3rd roads, and Pattaya South and Central roads which are already parking lots for much of the day.

Not true at all. I find it's easy enough to complain about something not right at all the restaurants I visit, and get a "sorry sir" response with no hard feelings or loss of face. The problem is with the management and how they train their staff. Talking about breakfast buffets (I prefer my eggs runny), I complimented the egg chef at a hotel buffet just last week on how well she made the omelets and I scoffed down at least 6 of her perfectly fried eggs. There might be a few things to whinge about in Thailand, but in general, I find restaurant staff are pretty good in my experience. Occasionally you get a bad egg, but it's not the norm. If you find the staff disagreeable at a restaurant, it's time to find another place to eat.

Yes, I'm missing the "clear all notifications" too. I came here to make a post about it but the OP beat me to it. I use it a lot. Please bring it back.

It is a huge inconvenience if you've never had to do anything other than hand in the passport for a quick process. I do it for my wife as well, which is now a double inconvenience. I didn't come here to argue with people who use different offices. I posted here to inform people who live in Pattaya/Jomtien. As you don't live in Pattaya, it's not your concern.

Here are my reasons: 1. I live close to the immigration office. 2. It never took more than 5 - 10 minutes. 3. Didn't want to mess around with online reporting due to many reports of its unreliability. And lastly, seeing as you mentioned it - I'm into "self-flagellation". Reporting has always been an orgasmic experience.

Yes, I know, that's why I indicated the office in the subject title. This is a big change and inconvenience for us.

That's the way I've been doing it for nearly 20 years. This is new since I did my last 90-day reporting.

No, I mean everything. Previously you just hand in your passport and 10 minutes later 90-day reporting is done. Now you have to fill out the TM47 and provide all the photocopies.

I don't know when this started, but 90-day reporting just become a lot more complicated.

It's supposed to make you feel safe.

If the police just started cracking down on crime, what were they doing before October 17?

From a marketing point of view it might make sense. If they want to sell condos to foreigners, floor 13 might not be popular. I'm not superstitious at all, but I wouldn't buy a condo on Floor 13 as it would make selling it more difficult. At best I'd have to give a discount. It would be more difficult to find tenants if you wanted to rent it out. Floor 13 is commonly skipped at hotels around the world. Floor 14 becomes the new Floor 13 LOL.

The drunk foreigners are minor problem compared to all the drunk Thais driving/riding at night.