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you nailed it with stupidity, they voted for something that they didn't understand.

that's if he had any insurance.

booking.com and agoda.com are one and the same company with two different web sites, booking.com tends to be priced higher probably to make you think you're getting good value by booking through agoda.

It's also far more than my wife wins on the lottery!!

What you don't have a passport? Anyway I was referring to the pink ID card and driving license, you need a valid passport and visa to obtain said items and also to renew said items.

Both of which require a valid passport to obtain and renew

Your missing the point. A passport is needed to open the bank account which provides the ATM card. The ATM card is replaced by the bank every 2 to 3 years, you need your passport when getting the replacement ATM card.

Racist comment. Those "street urchins" as you call them didn't choose to be born into poverty.

Always at least one who has to make stupid comparisons with other countries thinking it somehow justifies what is happening in Thailand. The thread is about preteens allegedly smoking pot in Thailand and not about kids in the UK with knives - stay on topic.

1 point? the scheme is totally pointless.

and even then most thais outside of bangkok only speak bastardised versions of the thai language, put together an issan thai, a bangkok thai and a southern thai and they cannot understand each other. Much like the english, scots, geordies and welsh lol.

sorry.............but what point are you trying to get across?

He's one of these upcountry bumpkins that lives like a Thai farmer and likes to spout off about how Thailand is better and cheaper. Yet he never compares apples with apples.

They do he just doesn't mention that each month he gets less for his budget.

good for you! £40K thai home 8 years later worth £40K if lucky. £300K oxford home 10 years later worth north of £750K £500K cornish home 9 years later worth north of £1M £800 and £2000 in repairs over 9-10 years is nothing.

A troll is a person who posts numerous negative comments or remarks trying to elicit reactions from other posters......exactly what you have been doing.

There is no like for like basis between property in the UK and property in Thailand they're miles apart. UK construction is far far superior to anything built here that's why property in the UK is one of the best investments you can make. Where as here anywhere outside of BKK you will be lucky to even sell a second hand property but even if you do it will be break-even at best.

your 5th line says it all...........may be you've yet to realise that in Thailand it's not about you but how fat your wallet is!

So now you admit that a western lifestyle is expensive in Thailand. And yes of course it's their choice but that's the point you seem to keep missing by harping on about how everybody should live like a middle-class Thai if they want a cheap lifestyle. You can argue and defend all you want but it's a no-brainer that a western lifestyle in the UK is far cheaper than a western lifestyle in Thailand.

NHS dental treatment is free, same as NHS doctors surgery's and hospitals, so how is Thailand waaaaaaaaay cheaper?

"ThailandIX had to do some NT200 SmartNIC updates. Due reduced data throughput the International traffic was slowed down." Can you explain this in layman terms, this problem as been going on for more than two weeks now roughly at the same time every evening and it's not just 3BB that is affected it's all ISP's.

I lived like a middle class Thai - Explains everything. lol

We can all be selective!

You must live in a different LOS than the rest of us; Comparable/ better accommodation waaaaay cheaper in LOS - Comparable and better than what? Compare UK and European build quality with the Thai built rubbish and it's obvious why Thai property is cheap? You cannot compare the two from a quality and value for money perspective. If you're talking about renting then compare central BKK and London rental prices, not much difference yet quality of London property is far superior to BKK. Food, waaaay cheaper in LOS - what food is way cheaper? if your talking about UK food then you're delusional. Clothing way cheaper - genuine brand items are far more expensive in LOS that's why Thai HISO wannabees fly to Europe and the USA to buy clothes. Can only assume you're talking about cheap knock-off copies from the local market. Dental far cheaper - Private vs Private is cheaper in LOS, agreed, but not far cheaper. Plus if registered with NHS dentist then it's a no-brainer. Transport a fraction of UK price - Taxis agree, buses and trains in LOS are smoke belching under maintained archaic clapped-out pieces of junk that should have been scrapped 20+ years ago, hence cannot be compared to the modern equivalent in UK. As for your last comment you're totally wrong, it's only if one wants to live like a Thai upcountry bumpkin eating rice and offal for every meal that makes LOS cheap. Most westerners just want to enjoy the normal food that they grew up with in their own country. What you're implying is that all expats should live and eat like a Thai blue collar worker. Notice you conveniently didn't mention the cost of motor vehicles produced in LOS compared to the same models in Europe, also white goods, sports equipment, non-Chinese brand power and hand tools, branded spirits, kitchen appliances, etc, etc.

Can you please explain how a weighing scale can accurately provide any measurement other than weight? bmi, body fat percentage, skeletal bone mass, visceral fat, bone mineral content, basal metabolic rate