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I have to paid for 3 back surgerys and 1 Knee replacement . The first Back surgery was at Bumrungrad Hospital 2006. It failed two weeks after surgery it was a parishell disk removal in which the remaining disk pop back in against my neve. Scheduled for 2nd surgery, but one hour before the surgery had a plumery blood clot and almost died. Had the 2nd back surgery in 2018 at Bangkok General, but had a lot of problems and spent over 30 days in the Hospital. Those 2 were covered by insurance and the hospital did all the paperwork. The knee surgery was at Bangkok General also covered by a different insurance, I had to pay first and file against the insurance after paying the hospital first. The Hospital what 100% up front on est cost, I said no and just put 100k down and paid the rest on discharge. Same for the 3rd back surgery. the last two were for my wife not me.

I was married and divorced two time to the same western women. Was single and had three kids to take care. One day my best friend wife (Thai) asks if I would ever get married. I told her when I fine a lady like you who takes so good of care of her men, when yes, I got just the lady for you. She wrote her a telling her about me, we then wrote back and forth for about a year. I wrote to her in English and she would reply in English. She did not read, write or speak English her younger sister did all translating. They what me to go to Thailand and meet the family and get to know each other. I could not go outside the US without permission that was never ever given by organization. So finely convinced her to come to the US, got her the F 90-day visa and within a month she was here. We got know each other but then I got notified that I was being sent overseas. I what’d to have come with me we needed get married right away due the paper work needed for her new Visa. So after just 6 weeks of knowing each other, we were married and on overseas. That was 44 years ago. Now retired and living in Bangkok. In our early 80’s and still happily married.

I bought Xiaomi 15T Pro two weeks ago, had to order at SeaCon 10 days to get. Before I have use Samsung Galaxy A71 was the last one about 6 -7 years then the screen gave up. I have a draw full of used phones all brands. My first ph was a Clam Shell Motorola, then Nokia, LG and then my frist Samsung one of many, used Samsung until now. Getting use to it so far it's doing real good now the learning cruve starts. Got it for a little over 20,000 Baht, they also gave me a Redmi Pad 2 with cover and glass screen cover.

I have Mostly used Bangkok Gerneral Hospital for 34 years. You do have to ask for them. They put it on a CD along with the run program and insturation on how to use it. Also get a paper copy of the Doctors report that read the scan. Just go to xray department but you must ask. All for free and show you hospital card and if not a regular maybe your pass port. I have file cabnet draw full of reports, and have used them at another Hospital to get a second opinion.

I open my first BBK account in 1986, use it deposit money based on planning on building a house here. House was build and the account how just takes care of just the monthly house bills, water, TV cable, Internet, electricity and land line phone. Just keep enough to last about four months of bills. Open 2nd BBK account fixed for the 800,000 for Annual Immigration retirement Ext. I have four bank account in three different banks. Wife has six different bank accounts in four different banks. Thats how I spread my savings around in Thai banks. And like most experts I have 1/4 of my savings here and 3/4 in my home country.

Just have add my 2 cents. I met my wife of 44 years of marrage in the USA. She was there visting her friend and we started to dating early June. After 3 months we were married. I was in the US Air Force and just after we were married I received orders to Germany. Married in late Aug left the US early Dec. I am 4 months older the her, I'm now 82 and she will 82 in Oct. Served 30+ years in the Air Forse moved too Bangkok June 1991 and retired here 1 Sept 1991. Work at the US Embasy 15 years and retired in 2008. No tattoos on either of us. We have one daughter she was raised in Bangkok went to US for collage. Has earned a PHd and visits us about three times a year.

In the first place I have not had a visa for the last 34 years. Extension of stay no visa. Why should not carry your passport with you eveytime you leave the house is simple "Theft". I work at the US Embassy for over 14 years in Bangkok, every Monday morning there was a line up of US Citizens that had Lost their Passports . It's not safe to carrie Kerry wrong Carrie Especially at night out drinking.

Came here in 1991 the wife and me did a lot of running around to get all the correct paper work for the first year, the first 2 years ext of stay my borther in law had aman do it for us, I looked real closely and said I can do that. The next 10 years I did the ex of stay using married to a Thai. On the 15th year the IO lady said I can finsh it in today if you use retirement , I said yes, done in 1/2 Hr. The last 19 yrs I have done it myself, the last 2 yrs in 30 min's. I think my age and phy condition had a lot to do with it then.

With all this talk about tariffs, I think expats have taken their eye the Baht Rate. Looks like its going back to the 1960's- 1994, 25 baht for 1 dollar, it's just around the corner. I was here in 1966 and 1972 and came to live here in 1991 all the same 25 to 1

44 years married in the USA, lived over seas 43 years, 34 here in Bangkok, same house that we had build before arriving.

On the 25th of July @3:45pm I used our joint ATM card at a stand alone area ( not at the Kasikornbank ) withdrawed 30,000 Baht. Needed to test because the 1st of every month I have to pay the maids and help pay for care of sister-inlaw in the Hospital. Been withdrawing 50,000 Baht just before the 1st of the month for more a year now at ATM 30K + 20K still working for now.

Have a question? Your WIFE Legal bought a house on own and would think the land that house is located on too. Did you have to sign any paper work Stateing that you had NO Financial interest in the property? If not your wife may run into some problems when or if she whats to sell / or transfer owership to the house. I have been though it and it still is not done.

Same thing happen to me only it was Krungthai ( Blue bank) Bank because they wouldn't allow a joint names ATM card, that was a few years back. I had that joint account with debit card for more then 20 yrs. We closed three fix accounts which each had 1,000,000.00 Baht. Open new accounts two in Goverment Bank ( Pink) fix accounts each 1 Mil Baht and one account joint account wife name first and debit card. We both kept our old Krungthai, but veay little money in either. My account with debit card is used for small purchase only I keep betweet 30,000 - 20,000 in it Wife receives her old age pention in her account., has used just once to purchace a new kitchen range.

I have lived in Thailand since 1991. I know that the world changes and things never stay the same. I use to travel Thailand a lot more then now, but our daughter comes to seen use two to four times a year, only once a year with her husband as he has way more work to do and is the Dist. manager for his company, and that once year trip is four weeks long. My daughter just left to get back to her company. Before leaving she was telling us how much more thing cost here now Hotels, food, clothing ect. she was look for a high-end lady’s bag as they did not have a store out let near her. She seen the bag looked over just what she what’s, did buy, she could get the same from the company by buying online for less now that was apply touch it and see workmanship. It cost more to live Bangkok then in Arlington WA. But I'm too old move now will just tough it out here. Money is not the hold object just part of the puzzle

I have lived in Thailand unbroken 34 year. Not once have ever come across a restaurant that either had sign or ask me to remove my shoes. If so I would most likely just leave.