Martin Brit

6 hours ago, hotsun said:

Go on and blame the victim. Surely he must have done something

Did they breathalize the German who rode his motorbike to safety at 4am?

On 3/4/2025 at 8:44 AM, PETERTHEEATER said:

Jet set life style......exotic locations..... Amphetamines in Birkenhead.😂

Merseyside police have been easily corruptable, hence that area has been a draw for even London gangs. Source of info from Gangsters podcast on BBC Sounds.

On 3/3/2025 at 2:55 PM, Robert_Smith said:

Just been to one of my favorite places frequented for years, never had a problem and always order 3 big beers, everyime I visit..

 

This time when it came to pay the bill she said I had 4, when I knew damn well I only had 3, cos that's all I ever have in this joint!

 

An argument ensued, in which she was adamant I had 4 beers instead of 3, until her boss came over checked the bill and confirmed that I was right. She then left off in a fit of rage, almost in tears.. what is the solution to this kind of nonsense? Is it pay beer by beer or what? Which itself I have found an inconvenience,  sometimes I have left after paying beer by beer before being asked 'have you paid your bill?...

 

What the hell is wrong with these people? Why can they never accept when they are wrong? She left without a sorry a nothing, just walked away angry.

 

Thais are an incredibly strange Group indeed!

 

Regards, 

Bob.

I would have just paid for the extra beer and avoided the argument as it's likely to be a bar I like and want to use again. For the price of a beer not worth falling out over. Just avoid the confrontation everywhere not just at your bar. You never win an argument here. You never know what stress she is going through on the day that affects her judgement. Just put principles & pride to one side.

19 hours ago, impulse said:

I love K-Buri.  For the river, the history and just kicking back.  It was my favorite weekend getaway when I worked in Bangkok. I try to get up there for a day or 3 whenever I'm in Thailand.

 

Take the train at least your first time, just to say you rode on the Death Railway.  And stay right on the river the first trip, though there are great hotels in town, a short walk.  

 

That top photo in the OP is pretty old.  There's a massive temple to the right of the bridge (and has been for a looong time) and there's a faux WW2 camp on the left side of the bridge.

 

Highly recommended to spend a few days, and make your way to Hellfire Pass for more history, especially Aussies, Brits and Kiwis.  Don't forget to visit the Allied cemeteries and read some of the touching markers.  Visit the night market near the train station for food, except on Saturday night when the night market is under the Skywalk at the river.  Great examples of Thai street food.  I stock up and snack for a few days back at the hotel.  I also recommend renting a kayak and have them drop you a few miles north of town and paddle and float back.  Great wilderness experience.

 

Shameless plug...  Seat61.com is a great source of travel info to get there and back.

 

Can you say where the kayak place is. I'd like to have a goat that.

8 hours ago, zepplin said:

The most hated nationality around the world, here on samui there are signs saying no Israel s allowed on certain premises, for exactly the same reason! 
what a general pack of A holes!

You are 100% correct. I have come across Israelis in Nepal. Apparently they get 6 months paid leave after national service. Many travel. Horrible experience if you come across them.

7 hours ago, smedly said:

FFS, more carnage, very sad, 70% of news stories on here are about tragic accidents on the death roads, when are they going to take this seriously and do something about it, it cannot go on like this, it really is horrendous 

 

RIP RIP RIP RIP

In the UK you have to do a Basic Safety Train

5 hours ago, mikebell said:

'it cannot go on like this' - but it has for the20 years I've lived here.

'70% of news stories on here are about tragic accidents on the death roads,' - speed is the biggest killer; a direct result of having no police force. - 'RIP RIP RIP RIP' RTP.

In the UK you have to do a basic safety training before your even allowed to get on a bike with L Plates. They teach you to drive in the middle of the lane not at the side. That is because when you drive at the side of the lane, cars will continually try to squeeze past increasing the risk of what happened here. So a long way to go for Thailand to get safety on to the roads. Thais can ride bikes, but safely, no. 

Don't you think the point of this is Trump will highlight similarly between who was involved with the JFK Assassination & the shocking treatment aimed at Trump the last 4yrs by the last administration. Including the assignation attempts.

My rule is walk away from confrontation always. Not worth it & not my country. Saw a guy gobbing off to a bolt motor bike driver near my digs recently saying if he didn't have a helmet on he'd punch him. All over not stopping 50m further up the road. What's the point of creating stress. Just suck it up. I don't see an unprovoked attack here, but your better just moving on and just don't engage! It's like bath bus guy occasionally tells me I got on in jomtiem (which I didn't) wants 20b so if he's that desperate I give it. Not worth the argument in my opinion.

On 11/25/2024 at 10:12 AM, Yagoda said:

I called me Mom last night and looked at my phone log. Other than three business calls, I havent spoken to a human being other than me Mum for 6 months.

 

But I have WeChat, Telegram, Skype, Google Voice, Signal, Line, Whats App, and Meta just bursting with messages. Plus the AIS and spam messages in Thai to me Thai number. the Smart Corp dont forget to top up and spin the wheel ones to me Cambodia number, and of course, the begging Democrat party messages to me US number, please give us money, please..

 

I cant say it bothers me, since talking on the phone can interfere with daily life. Try holding a cell phone to your ear while you are stir frying. Do you put the phone down when youre ripping out last nights digested double portion of SomTam Puu?

 

But, am I the only one who no longer talks on the phone??

Don't most people annoyingly shout at it using face time on loud speaker. Gone are the days people had discreet conversations with the phone against the ear. Why do we all want to listen. A phone has a speaker and can amplify the sound at the other end! They are just noise pollution today. 

On 11/22/2024 at 11:27 AM, Tropicalevo said:

Apparently, this all kicked off around November 10th.

The first victims fell ill shortly after that with the Aussie girls being hospitalised on the 13th.

Not sure when the Danes passed away (they were the first), but is seems that the Laos police did nothing to investigate this until it was raised at government level earlier this week.

Makes the Thai police almost look proactive.

RIP youngsters. So sad.

15 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Apparently, this all kicked off around November 10th.

The first victims fell ill shortly after that with the Aussie girls being hospitalised on the 13th.

Not sure when the Danes passed away (they were the first), but is seems that the Laos police did nothing to investigate this until it was raised at government level earlier this week.

Makes the Thai police almost look proactive.

RIP youngsters. So sad.

Sky news description tonight was "Adventurous backpacker's" there not they are herded line sheep following the party trail. Full instructions in lonely planet. The perpetrators are just waiting for them. I visited Ao Nang recently. Left because it was full of said backpackers. Same in Pai, I noted food and drink was all premium prices and the cost of a Macidees was off the clock. Double the UK price! They are taken for mugs as far as can see 

14 hours ago, Zack61 said:

I think they are more likely to indulge in Beer Lao whilst the women would be more likely go for the cocktail type drinks which are made with these bootleg spirits. 
 

You see boys drinking jugs of fluresent liquid with a two foot straw sticking out. Sweet toothes they can't hack a beer. Funnily there was a generation that shunned tea & coffee & drank only water & coke but now coffee has become trendy............

Watch a John Wick film zzzzz!

On 11/10/2024 at 12:07 PM, phitsanulokjohn said:

Having read up on Vpns,Cyber ghost came out quiet high in reviews.It is also what I consider to be very cheap for 2 years.They all seem to say express VPN is the best,but by comparison is the most expensive.I only want one to watch live sport World cup football etc on iPlayer,but have heard of people having trouble accessing iPlayer.For me can only take the free trial offer and if it doesn't work,cancel it before end of free trial,but cyber ghost currently offering an 83% discount.26 months is currently $56.94.

I have cyber ghost. I have come to the conclusion that the BBC are good at blocking VPNs. Everything connects no problems. BBC is hit and miss and you have to do the "switch off switch back on" routine or whatever else it takes to get connected. I had Clearvpn before this & had same issues. So in my opinion I would put it down to BBC being clever, not the VPN.

On 11/4/2024 at 7:14 AM, TopThai54 said:

hopefully straight to the "Bangkok Hilton" ! What a fool...

Yes, hopefully one less to worry about. We need to feel safe walking the streets at night. Not easy when so many are drinking and driving. I see many farangs of all ages walk out of bars and get on their motor bikes. For the cost of a Bolt, is it worth putting yourself at physical risk? 

23 hours ago, shdmn said:

Back in Canada, there are public blood pressure checkers all over the place.  I can't find anything like that anywhere in Pattaya.  Anyone know of a way to get my blood pressure checked that does not involve buying a tester or paying to see a doctor?  I think there used to be kiosks around that did that at one time, but so far I have not been able to find anything like that.

Every Monday morning under the flyover at the bottom of Thrappaya Road. In the shade there is a team of ladies who do Weight, Height, Blood Pressure & Waist Measurement. It's free.  Take your passport. The flyover is the one that goes over to Bali Hai Pier & has Basket/football/skateboard courts under it on the Bali Hai side.  The ladies are under there on the otherside of Thrappaya Road opposite the car wash.

On 10/13/2024 at 3:51 AM, Emeraldisle said:

I visit Thailand once or twice a year for 2 or three weeks at at time.  I have an AIS sim card which I got a few years ago but keep it active by topping it up occasionally so as not to have to get a new one each time.  

Can anybody tell me what is the best plan for internet, data, call, messages etc. and how to buy it.

Until recently there seems to be have been lots of options but all I can see now is one or seven day plans.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you

 

I used to go to 7Eleven 199baht for 30 days. Got a new sem each time I came.  Can download an app for topping up or go in to 7Eleven. Take passport. Can get in Pattaya. I have not managed it in Bangkok there they want to sell tourist SIM. True network. Can put 1,000 b on and it's good for about 6 Months without having to change SIM.

Paying by card for me means I no longer have to wait around for the delivery, they will leave in my Condo lobby as it is prepaid. 

On 5/4/2024 at 5:32 PM, lexxy said:

 

Ridiculous. I use credit card or now QR option which has appeared this year.

Sometimes i change mind and it only takes a few days (for CC) to bounce back to my wise card.

 

With prepaid you no have to move out of bed, they will call you and you tell them where to leave it i.e with security.

You can go on with your COD but your justification is ridiculous especially seeing most stuff you buy is sub 200b..

On 5/4/2024 at 6:47 PM, richard_smith237 said:

 

It may not be the case... but, particularly with Chinese vendors I've often found that they cancel the order, then when I search for the same item again, its available from different vendor using exactly the same photos...     my guess is 'bait and switch'...   

 

... they list items cheaply to draw you in, when you pull the tigger they are not available and if you want the item, you chose the more expensive option...  I suspect its a business model some of the vendors use - its particularly annoying when purchasing something on a 'time-line'... 

 

 

15 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Wow ok 24yrs ago.

 

Sounds like piss poor planning from those whinging about it now !

Exactly, you might say they cannot afford to live in Thailand. I have friends in England who were Billy big <deleted> when we were younger, earning loads & spending loads. Never saved to pension. They still work into their old age because the state pension isn't enough & they have no other income. Remember cash is king, its not, put it into pension & reduce your tax bill whilst saving for a guaranteed income for life. Cash reduces in value by half every 10 yrs.

On 4/19/2024 at 4:32 PM, liddelljohn said:

 

I will want to stay up to 5 months in Thailand  over winter ,, what visa options do I have  from UK ,

Not doing thai retirement visa , I dont want to stay 1 year anymore or have large sums in Thai banks ,,, In now 66,  i am married to a thai , for 28 years ,, and have daughter

Here is what I did. In UK get a 60 day tourist visa, when applying online they email it to you within 3 days. Easy to do. Go get a 30 day extension to that at immigration making 3 months. I left and travelled 30 days in Indonesia (4 months). Back to Thailand visa exempt 30 days (5 months). Guess you could extend that another 30 days and leave Thailand for a shorter period. Up to you! But easily doable.

On 6/4/2021 at 7:39 AM, clivebaxter said:

Cut out rice, pasta, spuds and bread and don't worry about the beer

Spot on. Just eat less

Can I add a question to this topic please. If I leave Thailand on my retirement visa with multi entry, how long can I be absent from Thailand? Eg I have had visa since November. If I go to UK now can I stay there 4 months?

23 hours ago, Lemsta69 said:

 

Hmm...I sent some AUD to my Thai bank account last night, still waiting for the funds.

You will get an email explaining exactly which day your money will arrive. No hmmmm about it. If they say on Wednesday you get Wednesday.