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All Thai banks do have these self-certification forms. One big bank uses forms that are illogical. Another big bank says, these forms are for people who want that CRS data are transmitted. Someone has posted that Thai banks just assume you are a tax resident in your country of passport. It's all a bit messy. It was quite messy when they started CRS in my home country, too (example: report CRS data to a non-participating country, confusing countries with similar names, etc)

Dasa used bookstore requires picture ID if you want to sell them your second hand paperback. Thailand is very serious about money laundering. Now, if your friend donates you a handful of Rolexes, that's a different story.

I used to have 2 Moka Pots from Shopee, 250 each. Very flimsy. They lasted 2 years each. Then I bought Pedrini, at Emporium, 750 b. In the second year now, and they certainly will last 6 years. As for the coffee, I still have a lot of Illy, cheaply bought in Europe.

But they are so cute and lovely! They don't kill many people, out of 8 billion, only a tiny percentage is killed by pitbulls. They only kill the old and weak, this old lady certainly had some preexisting condition, otherwise she would have just run away. And why does she live in a pitbullish neighborhood, anyway? If you have a good defense, you are safe. BTW I am moving to Sam Khok next week. Anybody knows where to buy a second hand Abrams for my defense?

If I would have ordered my faucet online, I would have bought something unusable. I am a sanitary idiot. For some things I really need professional help.

The DTV has been promoted (not only for employed remote workers, but also) for "freelancers" right from the beginning, and I don't see that's changed. The required proof is the "professional portfolio" showing "freelancer status" (as seen on all the websites of Thai embassies, copied from the original MFA explanations). Sounds a lot like self-employed to me. The very first AN member who reported he got a DTV @LivinLOSdid not have employment (but he owned a company). On 7/23, @HauptmannUKreported a vlogger got one. That guy is vlogging as a hobby, so what if he starts to make a bit of money? I didn't delve into it more, as it's not relevant for me at the moment. But it sounds interesting.

Would this work for a foreigner with a DTV? 700k tax-free is not bad.

AFAIK dirty farang don't get senior cards - we use up more space than a Thai, cause more wear and tear because we are overweight, and because we are so dirty we cause more cleaning work.

For a Thai, it's obvious this is a construction site, because this is how a construction site looks in Thailand. For a Cambodian or Burmese it's not obvious at all, because this is how these things normally look like, back home. So you better tell them.

Of course, not many Germans have never been to Thailand.

I like a shop - where I can ask a question and get an answer - staff is not rude to me - where the things on display are actually for sale, not just for show A plus is - if the things I bought are not defective - if the staff honors the publicized return policy My nearest HomePro is in walking distance. But if I have to travel across town to another branch anyway, I might just as well go to another shop.

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.