Naam

On 11/1/2019 at 9:09 PM, madmen said:

These threads are amusing. Punters worried about Thai banks so they leave there cash at home in "safe banks" whilst watching it disappear in massive exchange rate loss.

6 hours ago, Loiner said:

i'd love to hear her say "Prime Minister Boris Johnson is an anus horribilis!"


Very unlikely because she’s a Brexiteer. Why do you think she signed to prorogue Parliament?

because since centuries it's the done thing based on the undocumented British constitution. "Prime Minister suggests, King or Queen signs". i was one of the few who thought "maybe... perhaps... logic prevails" but got disappointed.

ps. my comment "anus horribilis" indicates clearly that i think H.M. is not a Brexiteer. i think there is some mistunderstanding hint... hint...

the year when Princess Diana died was called by H.M. "annus horribilis" (latin for horrible year). my suggestion was to call BoJo "anus horribilis". google anus!

3 hours ago, macahoom said:

 

I think you mustn't have read the title of the thread.

i deliberately jumped over VN because a corporate account for a foreigner is virtually impossible.

On 9/24/2019 at 5:42 PM, mfd101 said:

No end of entertainment. At least for non-Brits.

 

HM will be extremely unamused. The decree issued by her, on 'her' PM's advice, is declared illegal, nul & void. I doubt that she's encountered that at any previous time in her 67 years on The Throne!

H.M. should have told BoJo to get lost. there could be always a first time in Britains undocumented constitution. a few centuries ago his head might have bee rolling.

9 hours ago, tutsiwarrior said:

don't know about these days but around 2010 - 2011 one needed a work permit and a residence card to open a personal account in VN with a debit card...

last time i checked neither HK nor SG were located in VN.

2 hours ago, gamb00ler said:

Most of us at some time will ask what to others seems to be a dumb question.  I certainly have and am glad my question elicited only a polite chuckle.

today is my polite day.

16 hours ago, Ron jeremy said:

but the fact reamains, they want the sex tourist out, and change this embarrassment into a family destination.

keep on dreaming

16 hours ago, Enki said:

On 7/6/2019 at 10:04 PM, Naam said:

anybody who has the means paying for a solar system generating net 155 kWh/day is used to yields of 7-9% per annum. we are talking of an initial investment of USD 450,000 (perhaps a few bucks cheaper in Thailand because of low labour cost).  

You must have made a typo, for USD 450,000 you can build a power plant.

no Sir, no typo. my average daily usage is 155 kWh/day and to provide for that demand the total cost of panels, battery banks and inverters is around $450k.

11 hours ago, CaptainNemo said:

the impact of China's $40+ Trillion debt bomb

8 hours ago, moogradod said:

In German you call that “Linsensuppe”.

i beg to differ Sir. what you have presented is a delicious "Linseneintopf"

1 hour ago, Crossy said:

I am trying to avoid using some of my valuable solar to move air.

what about a punkah walla?

34 minutes ago, Crossy said:

I could locate them vertically with all round ventilation and no direct sun but it would need some extension of the panel wiring (and associated losses).

why not forced cooling with something attached like this?

14 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said:

Launder and repeat. It would not surprise me if we see a repeat of 1997. Once the powers that be have drained the Gov't coffers for mega projects and taken their 'commission', we may see a Chavalit style transfer of funds to US$ / £. Only then will the Baht have the rug pulled out from under it and be seen in free fall. Once it hits bottom they will transfer all their ill gotten gains back into Baht again.

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On 9/12/2019 at 9:25 AM, Kurtf said:

I don’t own any stocks but instead I have tied the majority of my savings in physical gold. That way I can easily increase my holdings or sell on a moments notice and never worry what the value or the economy in Thailand or America my home country is doing.

30 minutes ago, wgdanson said:

7 hours ago, sotsira said:

should of written

...HAVE......

English is my third language but every time i read "of" instead of "have" i feel like

5 hours ago, killerbeez said:

flat fee of 1,300 baht for the transfer

amount?

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fforest1 said:

Hey try using your brain.....If millions and millions of people say MSG is a poison

since milleniae gazillions of gazillions generations of flies find excrements a delicacy. can they be wrong? 

4 hours ago, nausea said:

Yeah, you're right it seems; at least I understand now (I think) what's going on, thanks to the various posters. 

 

The statement  "there is now no significant difference between offshore and onshore exchange rates"  is misleading to a layman like me though, as the reality is that there is a significant difference between the onshore and offshore rate I can actually get, or am I missing something.

only an ignorant will realise a significant difference when he deals with a sh*tty financial institution, e.g. British Post Office, Credit Unions and the like. in that context it's worthwhile to mention that i transfer once in a while THB to Thailand from a Singapore bank at a slightly more favourable rate than transferring "hard" currency. difference nothing to rave about but reality killing the ol' mantra "never transfer Baht to Thailand.

no can do!