AustinRacing

It didn’t pass my test. Typical Toyota. Cheap looking interior.

I send money to Australia every month. KTB international transfer costing 1200thb per transaction.

A lot of Ukrainian mafia here. How much will it cost to bribe bib to get close to him. Maybe a Gofund campaign to raise a few baht for a good cause.

The underlying issue is allowing modifications to vehicles. It has a psychological effect of imagining "I have a REAL racing car and I am a REAL racing driver".

Thank you for that. I’ll have another go. Yeah never heard of BOI employees being unable to demonstrate continuous employment for visa conversions.

I have all of that. Wife just took my passport to ask them about application. They just said employment under BOI cannot be used. I was surprised.

Trying to convert my smart visa of 5 years to married visa before retiring at the end of the year. The immigration here says employment under BOI does not count towards the requirement for income and that we need to go for the 400k option. Just wondering if anyone has had similar experiences or is it a matter for individual IO.

The road filed a defamation law suit. Stay tuned for outcome.

I meet the requirements for Thai PR under two categories but… 1) my oral/written Thai is inadequate. Can this be overcome somehow? 2) I will start a partnership company. Website says it is much easier to get a work permit for PR holders but doesn’t give details. Can I run the business?

That's great. The only inconvenience is that I now have to move there too. Not a big fan of distant relationships!

The thing is the average house price in my gated community is 12mil. And this behavior is too common everywhere regardless.

Have you noticed Thais like to use the space for purposes other than parking their cars in. Consequently rows of cars parked on the street making a 3-point-turn hard also affecting visitors/short-time street parking. Is this another example of “me first” mentality? Does it irk you too?

Not a fan of loans sharks, but… 1) she sought their services. 2) she was grateful to them for helping her out. 3) she agreed to pay to a schedule. 4) she did not keep her end of the deal. No sympathy for her. If loan sharking is illegal, she engaged willingly in the act, so police should not help her out.

My Ford Everest (????) has been ok. Two year old now. Had to change the battery a couple of weeks ago. A little surprising. Couple of minor annoying stuff but overall a good car.

Thanks Joe. I am employed here in Thailand so I get monthly salary exceeding 40K same as a Thai person (tax, social security etc). Do I still need my embassy involved?

Being forced to retiring after 5 years on Smart visa at the end of the year. Married to Thai with child. We'd appreciate recommendation on switching to a suitable visa and when it should be done. current monthly salary satisfies visa requirement. do not have 400k or 800k in my personal bank account, but can transfer. Intend to form a company with wife and friend. No other employees. Would you recommend I switch to another visa (marriage, PR, other?) now before I finish up 31dec22, or should I wait until it runs out?

Surely assassination is warranted.

The average Thai isn’t intelligent enough to workout risk factors or foresight. You need to scare them in order to get them to understand. Wearing mask is a good example.

Parents prostituting their little girls or boys here is not too different from what TAT is doing.

Lack of planning and forward thinking are signs of low intelligence. In my experience average Thai has low IQ. Combine that with low drive and laziness you get what we have now in Thailand.

Well this was Thailand’s only world ranking tournament. June one. They f’ed that up alright.

These guys can’t organize a root in a brothel. Comments from last champion Mark Allen as reported by Eurosport. "I contacted someone on the Players’ Board asking why we haven’t been told. He said we’d hear something. The players got an email not even saying it was off, just not to book anything because they were still working on it. "But I’ve seen it in black and white from the promoter that the event was off, he’d refunded the flight money. Silly things like that are frustrating."

At least those who don’t lie one less than those who do. I’ll take that.

They need to be more specific. Are they Original Copies or Fake Copies?

Any politician who dyes his hair cannot be trustworthy.