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Thx for all the answers. This is probably why I couldn't think of anywhere else. All the other places are very far, not really worth the trip. Only DIY is closeby (it's just across the street), but @G Rexconfirms what I have been told. Yes. Staff at Kluaynamthai branch saved me from buying a faucet I wouldn't have been able to use. That tiny branch is knowledgeable and friendly. But the overall experience with HomePro made me open this thread.

I have been buying a faucet (price 1800 up, not something for 199B). The next time, I would like to go somewhere else. Thai Watsadu is very far away. DIY? A friend, who otherwise is a big fan of DIY, advised against it. Is IKEA msphere an option for this kind of things ? Anywhere else?

Surely for condo owner-occupiers, too. That many foreigners chose to live outside the normal legal structures of Thailand doesn't change these structures. Of course, it's easier that way - but buying a condo without having a housebook is almost like buying a condo without a chanote (I know, some people do that). There are even educated middle-class Thais who buy, own and sell condos and don't give a shít about housebooks. But this still doesn't change the legal structure (which is followed by most Thais). Many people think this is Kansas 1840 - no laws, no law-enforcement, no administration. But this isn't Kansas anymore.

People here haven't seen the property bubble in China. Just imagine the worst you can imagine. Then multiply by 100. Then you come close. You want this here? Remember Vancouver. Remember Sihanoukville.

They are lucky, or they applied for tax exemption already. These tax letters are sent to Thai owners in my building (Bangkok).

Yes, of course, I said that. The proof of living at a place is the housebook. And an owner is legally obliged to get a housebook. These are very basic principles of the Thai legal system. (I have heard, that not all laws are strictly followed in Thailand. Hard to believe, isn't it?) Your claim that it's a tax for foreigners, not for Thais, is still patently untrue. If Ms XXX has her housebook in Buriram, and from her hard earned cash she buys a condo in Pattaya, she will get a yearly tax bill. If she wants to apply for exemption from this tax, she needs her house registration moved to her Pattaya condo. The application is not difficult.

This is not true. If the owner lives himself in his own property, he doesn't have to pay this tax. It's quite easy to apply for this tax exemption at the Amphoe, bring housebook, chanote, ID. It doesn't matter he is Thai or foreigner. If the owner doesn't live in his property, he needs to pay this tax. It doesn't matter he is Thai or not. These people (renting out property or flipping condos) are usually called speculators, but there many words much worse for them.

This is unhealthy, there is lots of research about it.

There may be some differences between dogs and humans. And, maybe, not all AN members want to be neutered

The condo I am looking at right now is 42m Across the street, a big advertising for not yet built condos in a low-class neighborhood, 32m Not talking about lower Sukhumvit, where they advertise 100m up Mr Sopon has learned the same lesson as every bargirl and every international hospital: the wallets of foreigners are bottomless. Foreigners will pay any price. There is no such thing as "too expensive" for foreigners.

The Economist had a nice piece about it lately (you need to register, then you get 2 free articles). Early birds and night owls. Currently, the consensus is that it's not conditioned but genetically determined (I don't believe this, but I am not a sleep researcher). Early birds have a lot of health advantages. But night owls do have some advantages, too. The one I found important: better sex life.

Correct. Customer relations told me, Dr Jakkrit, Dr Atip and Dr Kavirach would do it, 14,000 for 3-5 sessions. But when I actually spoke to Dr Jakkrit, he was quite dismissive. The Physical Therapy department of Sukumvit Hospital can do it, too (Dr Toravat), if you tell them what you want and what settings of the machine (they do have the machine). 2000/session.

I kind of agree. You can't define a city etc without looking in which country. A Chinese once told me "I come from a small village". The village has 100,000 inhabitants. The cultural highlight is the (only) McDonald. For them, it's a village.

Thanks. I didn't think a town could be so big, I stand corrected.

THB is up against EUR by more than 5% Also up against some other Asian currencies

English has a 3-way distinction, village - town - city. Not easy to figure this out for people whose language has only a 2-way distinction. It doesn't make things easier for us non-native speakers that in the US they call things a town even if there are only 100 inhabitants (they just don't use the word village, it seems). So, let me ask an Englishman: do you call Chiang Mai, Korat and Pattaya "town" or "city"?

Linguists have called Northern Khmer "Surin Khmer" at a time Wikipedia and the internet didn't exist yet. I have always found it strange, but don't blame Wikipedia. Surin Khmer is by some considered unique in that it is the only language where every vowel of the vowel triangle is used as a phoneme.

Good point. He was alone in the wilderness when he was attacked by the anaconda, no way to get help.

You are right, but all the other requirements (must have a welfare card and receive welfare, must pay installments for a NHA house, cannot employ foreigners, max stall size 3sqm) mean, only "poor Thai" can be a street vendor

Today's Bangkok Post has an article how the city government wants to drag street vendors into the formal economy. One of many requirement for street vendors: they must be in the RD system (with not more than 300,000 income after deducting Business-related costs) People who post "most Thais don't pay taxes" should read it. (But they will probably say "oh, they will never enforce it")

There are DTAs where you can be tax resident in both countries. Things get very complicated then.

You are a bit too strict. Pattaya is usually called a city. Wikipedia says "Chiang Mai[a] is the largest city in northern Thailand" (I wonder what others there are??) A place like Si Saket (or Surin)? Maybe Gottfrid would call it a metropolis?

Thanks for this info. I once learned (in Brasil) that the way to dea with an anaconda trying to constrict you is slicing its body with a knife. I fortunately never had to try whether this really works, but the guy who told me had done this before. So, with a python it wouldn't work, right?

TSH test checks thyroid function. I think so

No. A colonoscopy is recommended every 10 years, starting at 45 or 50, until somewhere in your 70s (depends on guidelines and individual)