JimTripper

Rumor has it that you can be held responsible for accidents in these situations. The reasoning is that you hired the driver so are financially responsible. Similar to being an employer and the driver being an employee. Old school advice was to just walk away in any accident type situation.

My lease has a 1500 baht deductible on repairs so I would need to fix it. I just use the other bathroom as I have two bathrooms. Turned off the water to the gun at the base. At the end of the lease I just say nothing and hope he does not feel like taking a dump during the move out inspection.

If they don't want to pay a cover what's the liklihood of someone buying a lot of drinks? It means they are cheap anyway.

A lot of them work in washing machine building factories in the Uk. Putting in rivets and screws and such.

I have noticed that as well. They seem on edge like a kettle boiling over. I guess they have lots of problems that they escape from with alcohol and cheap women.

Great idea. But where to, Cambodia or Laos?

It's easy, just use your brain.

My problem with living in pattaya is that there are a lot of weak people around. It's possible to avoid most of them by living in a nicer building and not going out late nights wandering around on foot for example, but they are not completely avoidable. It's both thai's and foreigners. I don't care what the media or news says about the place.

Kind of like waiting to get into heaven, but you can't find the door.

Are you disabled?

Are you disabled?

Thailand is a virtual obstacle course for the physically handi-capabled.

Lazada

I think you are correct. The position they will use during the massage is called "the wheelbarrow".

An enterance fee like they have for a concert at a club would fix these problems. Fee could cover 2 drinks or so and 1 lady drink. Guys go into these bars and kind of enjoy the neon show and eye candy but don't always pay what the venue requires to stay open. Kind of like walking into a concert, enjoying the music and leaving. Staff motivation could be motivated by getting the drink tickets that need to be spent on someone. I'm sure there's some Thai reason why it's not done this way that I'm not thinking of. Maybe it limits spend as well. People that lose control are limited by the drink tickets to not spend more.

That's usually how it works, unless you're really fortunate and they put you on some sort of life support machine.

Pay security if you have too and report to tourist police I suppose 🤷🏻‍♂️. Not much else you can do.

There are also a lot of grey zones with those kinds of problems, unless you are a real loner. You could be guilty by association, or hanging out with the wrong person and lose your life. Some trigger happy cop just plays it safe and you are gone. The more deadbeat type of expats you are around the more likely they are angling for money with the wrong locals and the more likely that is to occur.

There's not. You need to be working there to stay long term last time I checked. There are many great places in the world to live the problem is the visa.

Most guys aren't there to hear them talk.

Please don't do that, man. Don't let me find you sitting there by yourself with that sodaah either. If thet can't sit with you without buying that drink they don't deserve your attention and business. Time to turn the tables. See you around.

Thai's don't know how to do that. Also, can't save.

Probably just burning through savings or an inheritance. It's hard to see money flowing out of your pocket when you are drunk and preoccupied with girls. All you see is people telling you how great things are so you can't see the losses, or see them somewhere but end up believing things are great as other people tell you so things must turn around soon. Can't let all those happy campers down, especially if you have come to know bar regulars, so you maintain the illusion until you are forced to sell. Then do so quietly by making an excuse like a medical issue or whatever so you don't look like a loser and elicit pity from others. No real loss, people forget quickly and move on even quicker.

Me too. After about 53 I could be fairly happy celibate. The desire is not there, either physically or mentally. Most of the time I'd rather just be swimming.

Businesses here don't typically care about long term strategies. It's more about immediate gratification and grabbing what they can get here and now. Same reason most people don't save and invest for the future, but just spend to live for today.