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you probably wouldn't understand the joke anyway as it will be told in a stone age language lol.

Unbeleivable!!

You're wrong again AGB invented the telephone and it was Eddison who improve the transmission side to enable greater distances between calls. Carry on posting your condescending tripe as you wish and see fit. People will see it for what it is and ignore it.

If you're not a Brit then don't comment on a country you have no experience of. You're just another one that thinks the UK consists of one place called London, how sad. By the way AGB is credited with inventing the first working phone and successfully acquired all patents for said device.

Seems to me you are the one with the problem, they call it self interest by only telling one-side of a story!! What you are advocating is that he misleads his wife by using devious methods to protect his own self interest, is that your perception of how a true relationship works? Why can he not sit down with his wife and explain the reasons why he moved to Thailand, why he married her, and the real reasons why he doesn't want to go back to the UK. Even compromise and agree to take there for a holiday every once in awhile. Her response will tell him how strong a relationship they have.

Try reading the concluding statement at the end of the OPs thread........How else can I convince her? Maybe a documentary on reality… As to your second point may be a better question would be who doesn't regard the UK as one of the most uniquely beautiful and diverse countries in the world. Answer........some UK expats whose lives revolve around trying defend that where they live is utopia. But in answer to your question yes me and the 37,000,000+ visitors every year, plus the millions who actually live in the UK and love it. Your 3rd point is a bit, well pointless really, there are many great countries in the world to live but I don't live there! There are many great cars in the world but I don't own one! etc. etc.

Then help him with proper advise instead of bombarding him will all your negative views of the UK, he didn't ask for that.

That's up to the OP to decide, not posters on this forum. What he should do is have a balanced discussion with her about the pros and cons of living in either Thailand or the UK and come to a conclusion they both agree on. Feeding her just the negatives is naive at best, she can see for herself on SM what living in the UK is really like.

next time you go back to the UK try and get out a bit more, you'll be amazed.

5555, here we go with the name calling, just shows your level of intellect.

The OP asked for a documentary on reality and from what I saw was typical comments from posters reeling off all the anti UK negatives they can dream up, that is not the reality. I am just providing some balance with the positives about the UK, yes we know certain places are not exactly appealing all countries have these places, especially Thailand. But the UK is generally regarded as one of the most uniquely beautiful and diverse countries in the world.

What are these sounds you are hearing? My Thai wife and I have visited the UK numerous times over the last 20 years, from the Scottish Highlands and Islands down through all the English national parks and quaint little towns and villages. toured all of Devon and Cornwall and most of Wales. Oh and we've done London 3 times but there's much much more to the UK than London. So your silly presumption is wrong but it actual reads as though for you London is the UK and that you've not ventured much further a field.

why only the s**t holes, show her all the stunningly beautiful places as well. Then show her all the many s**t holes here and the very few genuinely beautiful places. Noted that your low self esteem only puts you at the supermarket worker level in the UK, makes me wonder what kind of work you do here, may be a teacher perhaps?

not here to help the OP, just giving a balanced counter argument to all the posters portraying only negatives about the UK when it's one of the best countries in the world to live.

think the OP needs to ask himself what is the most important his wife and her happiness or his reasons for wanting to stay in thailand. If the latter then maybe he just sees his wife as some high level house maid

or take her to the many thai restaurants and takeaways, or to the many thai grocery shops selling most items she will buy here

or how pleasant it is during spring and summer, or show her the stunning countryside colours of autumn

the UK is nothing like america or its people

@essex boys Your quoted internet speed only applies to your ISP's network within Thailand and when connected via Ethernet. If you are connected via WiFi and/or you are streaming internationally this will result in much slower speeds. Also your ISP will throttle your connection if they see that you are streaming through the international gateway, more so if the domestic network demand exceeds a set threshold. Best solution is to get a good Package (minimum 300Mbs) and a good (paid) VPN such as Nord VPN, ExpressVPN or Surfshark.

The first experience was the hospital finally got round to doing what they should have done in the first place. The second experience was your grandson either having a recurring nightmare or maybe calling for attention. Did you actually see bite marks? Where on his body were they located? Like you say "what a load of twaddle" there's no such things as ghosts especially ones that bite. Maybe a werewolf that was hungry.

It's called a magnetism that enables planets to orbit the sun and electrons to orbit the nucleus of every atom..... Scientifically proven.

Yes you can buy them at a few years old from my wife, she has two plantations for sale or rent in Nong Khai both about 25 Rai with approx' 2,500 trees on each. Both plantations have natural spring fed ponds to ensure continuous availability of water which is essential to get maximum yield. 1st plantation trees are 11 years old and have been tapped for last 18 months, now producing 240 kg / Rai / year, which will increase over next few years as they mature. 2nd plantation trees are 15 years old and producing 280 - 300 kg / Rai / Year.

Yes it is true, a proper credit card does not require you to deposit funds to cover your own credit limit, a debit card on the other hand requires deposited funds to allow use of said card up to the amount of funds deposited.

I obviously have more knowledge than you, firstly we are not talking about the real credit cards we are talking about the mickey mouse credit cards issued by Thai banks. And yes I know foreigners can get legit credit cards in Thailand I have two issued by Krungsri Bank, and by the way I didn't need a work permit to get them.

My brain is fully engaged thanks and it tells me you don't understand the definition of "credit" Having to deposit X amount in a FD account is a security requirement of the bank to enable them to issue a card that allows you to spend your money up to the amount deposited, how is this credit?. Also note that the interest is only payable after your total deposit is locked for a set time period, any withdrawal will result in loss of interest. As for cashback and points just another marketing con. Also I didn't suggest using anything, I stated that the so called credit card issued by the OPs bank is not a credit card it is a just a debit card that allows a certain time period before any debit to your current account, there is no credit facility, he has to deposit his own funds to enable use of so called card (same as debit card).