JimTripper

Strange. My stamped insurance letter said it fulfilled all the requirements for the O-A but it only listed an inpatient amount. Maybe I got lucky at the airport they did not check closely.

Outpatient is required for an O-A extension? Outpatient was not required when I entered on an O-A. I hope not, outpatient is quite an expensive option on my policy.

Are the golf courses open this weekend? I wanted to get a game in. Please let me know if the golf courses are open.

Would it interfere with the golf courses being open?

When I’m being served I don’t care much as long as I don’t hear any complaints ????????‍♂️.

Yep. Or it’s stroking the ego. Making people think they are great, special, etc.

That’s right bob! We are guests that were invited in with an invitation (visa), not party crashers. The host is expected to pay!

I very rarely hear someone from the USA call the United States “America”. Are you really a US citizen?

I’m not afraid of dying, but I’m afraid of people finding my body ????

No, you fruitcake.

Is BS buddy. You’ll get this kind of thing all over the longer you stay here. It’s not just at immigration.

One thing many don’t realize is that these assisted living facilities bump up the prices after people are settled in. In turns into a snowball effect. Your lucky if it stays at the price you heard about! Not sure about the Uk but the private ones in the USA can go up 20% or more at random (with no notice) if more care is needed, and rarely if ever does it go down. They know how hard it is to move people out once they are settled in. Be warned! They don’t like to discharge people however. Do it’s more about attaching assets like homes, etc if they can’t get relatives to sign off. If you do the lawyers come after your assets, usually after the resident passes away.

Unfortunately, I can’t help you this time. Good luck!

Gambia may be a sad story of those women actually looking for long term partners, not sex. For women in that age bracket, I don’t think the sex drive is strong enough to fly all the way over there and go through the trouble.

Sounds like the movie “Jaws” just don’t go in the water. I guess there’s always restaurants where you can go and watch the water. ???? If that was a great beach I would be living down there, sunbathing and swimming in the water like I did in Mexico. Did not even do that once in Jomtein it’s so dirty. Here comes the brigade saying I was just in the wrong area.

Bali seems more about the guys to me. The whole of Indonesia and Malaysia seems guy oriented in terms of sexual preference now that I think about it. ???? I think a lot of the male expats there are actually gay.

Against cultural norms.

Your probably thinking of Mexican dudes at the beach resort areas.

My landlord in college was an older gay dude and he loved Bali. Said he wanted to retire there. Now I know why! Good luck to him wherever he settled.

Daughters and sons marrying wealthier partners who carry up the family. That’s about it in a nutshell.

Look at the big brain on Brad! Allow me to retort. That’s a tasty burger. Kahuna Burger. That’s that new Hawaiian burger joint, right?

That’s what everyone thinks. Not necessarily. My family had a trust set up in advance with a designated person (a family member). Extended family stepped in and managed to have money disbursed early when one passed away, going against the trust instructions. Multiple people had access to the bank account, changed passwords on each other, etc. Bad scene. The only way I would do it is with a lawyer, but then you need to get a lawyer you trust ????. Even better, don’t let people know what you have or bring it up. Don’t have “family dinners” where you discuss dying and who gets what, etc.

That couple with the big black woman and the skinny black guy was embarrassing. She was acting like they were having a good wild time but it felt sad. At least they both spoke English however! Similar to the “silent meals” we all see around Thailand where the couple just sits there and says nothing. I’m not sure what people get out of these situations. Sex is one thing, but just dragging someone around in public that has no interest is weird!

That works if you don’t have dementia or memory issues can can still remember what your doing!

Yep, but you live on the outskirts. I feel like I’m beating a dead horse here ???? ????. I will try one last time to explain. The message I wanted to get out was that even if you have a nice living situation it’s not very possible to ignore the environment that it’s in. In other words, there’s no free lunch. I’m paying less for a nice place, but paying more in other ways by not enjoying the city outside my unit as much (I moved to get a nicer condo but could not ignore the location). That’s not a good idea unless one sits in their condo all day! ???? No one’s fault but mine. I will try better next time. Maybe I will be happier in a smaller cheaper condo in a better area or maybe I will just damn the torpedoes and get a nice condo in a city I like better even if it’s more expensive. I only live once! Only 8 months to go, so not a huge problem. Will try to have fun while I’m here and enjoy myself as much as possible and not constantly complain, but Pattaya is not for me long term. Like you said, I also want to meet someone genuine if I can’t go back to the USA before I get too old. That means living and dating somewhere normal, not hookers working in bars, or people the look normal but sideline on beach road occasionally, etc.