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5 hours ago, Traubert said:

Xenophobia is a word almost exclusively used by people who refuse to assimilate into the culture in which they live, or at least try.

 

Every time I hear a fat old wrinkly say 'what they should do,' 'why don't they?' or 'at home we..' I just want to punch him all the way to the border and boot him over it.

 

Is that just me? ????

relax my good man. there are many of those who give a flying fart about alleged xenophobia and wet dreams about assimilation into the culture of a country in which they (due to various reasons) live.   

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Apparently there are 20,000 expats using an agent to put the money in their accounts'.

= highly likely rubbish.

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Pilotman said:

The law is the law,

yawwnnn...

4 hours ago, Steve Vincent said:

Exports from Thailand have fallen 32% in the last 12 months

rubbish!

2 hours ago, albertik said:

Currently the Pound is up from 37.41  a couple hours ago to 37.43.

hrumph...

2 hours ago, bomber said:

I didn't say it was you,as for UK paying for them,where's the proof,Italy pay in nearly as much as the UK,Germany more than the UK and France only slightly less,your telling porkies as usual,how are you finding 37 for your quid

why spoil with facts interesting Brexiteer theories?

1 hour ago, nauseus said:

UK GDP based in USD. Ha ha brilliant!

would cowrie shells be more suitable?

1 hour ago, brokenbone said:

in my experience, the only 'thai xenophobia' that exist

is in delusional coffin dodgers mind,

likely an yet undocumented effect of senility.

tvf could be an interesting place for scientists to study

4 minutes ago, nkg said:

Some people have crossed that line already.

reluctantly... i agree

1 hour ago, nkg said:

I am using the example of British WW2 soldiers as an example of men who loved their country. Then there are those who take every opportunity to ridicule their country ....

let me tell you a secret... there's a difference "ridiculing stubborn Brexiteers" and "ridiculing one's country".

3 hours ago, AlexRich said:

6 hours ago, bomber said:

bullie ????  with a name like that he just had to be a brexiteer ????  

If he was German he'd be bull-schiesse!

not exactly but quite close.

5 hours ago, sanemax said:

5 hours ago, DougM said:

Most brexiteers have probably never left their own little corner of England and have no notion of how the pound is comparing to foreign currencies.

Why should they be concerned about the exchange rate ?

true! a hard core Brexiteer does not consume any imported stuff. he lives on fish&chips taken with a pint of "ail".  

39 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

I can't work out your thinking on that one. In mid 2007 - before the recent world recession the pound was trading in the low to mid 60's. By the end of the recession - 8 years later, it was down in the low 50's. And you say slowdown's have no risk to western currencies?

you are missing the context of my comment which was the claim "Trump... Trade war... = risk to western currencies". in trade wars or an economic crisis all participants lose but that does not necessarily mean their currencies lose equally.

and that applies to your pick "GBP THB mid 60s" too as both UK and Thailand suffered because of the 2008 crisis.

12 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

But long term there is a more serious risk to western currencies, I'm no expert but I listen to what the experts say. At the moment it appears that the biggest threat is that of a world recession caused by the Trump initiated trade wars between the US and China - there has already been a small slowdown. Trump is also having a go at US/EU trade now!

you don't have to listen to experts as a little logical thinking shows clearly that Trump's behaviour is a threat to the global economy. but this threat has no impact or is a risk to western currencies.

6 minutes ago, AlexRich said:

Hope all Thailand based Brexit lovers are enjoying the “Boris bounce”?

3 hours ago, nauseus said:

The Euro is falling, it's not kicking any "ass". Fact not a dream.

yawnnn...

10 hours ago, SS1 said:

Why are dishwashers so rare and unpopular here?

because a lot of people employ two-legged dishwashers. our 13 year old diswasher has never been used.

11 hours ago, tjo o tjim said:

But, if you are getting 1% interest in the bank and will live in your place for 5 years “full time”, it makes sense for offsetting some of your energy bill. 

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).  

2 hours ago, Enki said:

The cost of $0.38 seems right. But the idea that she is producing 155 kWh per day makes no sense. How funky big should the roof be? The rest makes no sense either. I know no one in Thailand who has a electricity bill in the 100ds of dollar range. My wife gets electricity for free ... and her sisters pay below $10 per month.

the OP quoted a US company for solar products and mentioned "$".  the average cost per kWh in the US is $ 0.12/kWh, id est $0.38/kWh case closed.

perhaps i should divorce my wife and marry yours or one of her sisters to save a bundle?

my last electricity bill was THB 22,475 = USD 238.80 (consumption 4,922 kWh for the period may15>june15 = 159kWh/day).

45 minutes ago, nauseus said:

The Thai Government is aware that Thai exports are and will be affected. There has been a subtle drop in the baht (v USD) this week, while the dollar has also weakened against some other currencies (not the pound of course) and this is rare. But the Bank of Thailand is limited in what it can do on it's own.

i see a subtle strengthening of THB/USD.