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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)

I beg to differ. So don't talk about "ANYONE", talk about yourself. I still remember the time when you, too, Mr Heineken, posted useful things. That's why I still read your posts. But lately, I found them not very interesting, one reason is I am not from Australia. I would very much prefer a thread for each nationality. I don't know what is a superannuated IRA (401) for non-doms, neither do I want to know.

That's the most important one

The government isn't interested in taxing the poor. On the contrary, there is talk about negative income tax. But they are interested in taxing the informal sector, if the money is substantial (so, not the motorcycle gang) 2 ways to do it: formalize more parts of the economy (close "illegal" guesthouses and restaurants, abolish street vendors, favor 7-11 over mom-and-pop, legalize casinos...). And monitor all financial transactions (PromptPay was supposed to do this). It's work in progress Thai middle class, even the lower middle class, know very well they should pay taxes and they know how to avoid (ever rented a condo with 2 rental contracts?) and evade (use cash) taxes.

You cannot contract shingles. If you ever had chickenpox (in your mother's generation, almost everybody), the virus will sleep in your body forever and can get activated (for many reasons) to cause shingles decades later.

Herpes Zoster is the usual name all over the world. Only native speakers of English say "shingles" in colloquial speech (doctors would say herpes zoster) Could it be your Thai doctor was not a native speaker of English?

If you call 0.15% very common... I have some lottery tickets I would like to sell you. BTW bacterial pericarditis is rare and very different from what is discussed in this thread

It has been said that you can get a DTV only once. The poster @georgewho wrote this is not known for posting rubbish

Grandma's burial in a village in Ban Kruat followed Khmer customs, Her grandchildren are all literate in Thai, speak Thai at the Amphur or with the bank. They have a Khmer accent, which sometimes leads to discrimination. In the family, Khmer is preferred (a lot of code switching, as someone else posted). Similar in the villages of A. meuang, Surin.