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Celsius

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  1. Unfortunately if you are a city person like I am, I don't see how can any cities in the other countries compare with Bangkok. I am just so used to all the conveniences, like food delivery, the choice of restaurants and really really cheap prices I pay here in general. They really delivered here on Western conveniences, shopping malls and rail network. The best part is you can live somewhere in Samut Prakan or Nonthaburi and pay extremely cheap rent, yet still have all the conveniences of a big city. Just because beer and visa options in Cambodia is cheaper I am sure you will be paying much more for other things.
  2. So what kind of financial setback are you experiencing then? Sell your investments, you won't live forever.
  3. Both men and women should admit that the best sex they have is with themselves.
  4. Yes it is. They want you to be in these countries for tax residency purposes. Anyway, your biggest issue is not taking care of GERD. As a reflux sufferer I know the issues you are facing, but all those online ideas will not materialize unless you have specific skills. Not most, but ALL online courses are a scam. Your only choice would be selling online or teaching English. You say you are 66 years old no one will hire you, so that means you would still be open to teaching? Ask @simon43 about it.... I think he taught online.
  5. Congratulations on being 81 the same age as Indiana Jones
  6. Exactly. That is why they are going bankrupt. Another good example is from shopee and Lazada. 20, 30, 50, 90, and 100% cashback vouchers. 25% to 30% off on promo days. The seller barely pays for these vouchers (maybe 1-2% extra off the order total). The buyer certainly does not pay. The total commission is way less than these promo codes. It is another mystery of Thai economics. My guess is that Thai people are bankrupt. My wife just switched jobs and it was supposed to be easy sales to car dealers and factories, but she is struggling with over 20 years of experience. She lost all the sales to cheapest of the cheapest Chinese junk. They are handing out these vouchers like candies, probably to impress shareholders with amazing "revenue". It is a total scam.
  7. Yes. Quite odd this tipping culture. I would rather tip 7/11 and McDonald's staff. How cum people don't tip those? They work extremely hard with no breaks at all. I tip massage staff very nicely because it is a service industry and it requires quite a lot physical effort.... 2 hours without any rest and then off to the next customer.... if they are lucky. Now that is work. Do you tip postal workers and Lazada delivery guys? Makes as much sense as tipping Grab drivers.
  8. Yea... that is the calculation he will have to do. Maybe there is a possibility of opening a non resident account with HSBC or open the account using his wife/daughter name.
  9. If you are asking a question like this at 72 then yes you missed the boat. However..... 9 million baht can be put in australian savings account at 5% and it will give you additional 37,500 monthly income. Combined with 40,000 it should be enough.
  10. Etsy has fantastic advertising tools that you pay through your nose once the item sells. However, like you say all products are supposed to be "hand made". How strict are they enforcing these rules depends on your luck. If a competitor reports you more than once you will have your account banned forever.
  11. It is very hard to do online business from Thailand. Before you consult a tax advisor, he should start by opening an eBay account and see if this is something that will be a viable business long term. eBay is more unfriendly with Thai sellers these days. Now you have to go through Payoneer and get verified if you want to get paid and to start on eBay they will normally give you 3 to 50 active listings per month until you "prove" yourself which is really nothing. Also from my experience American buyers prefer buying from American sellers due to many issues including higher shipping costs, easier return options and various trust issues. Opening your own website will cost a lot of money on advertising as trading cards is something of a a niche market. I have been selling online for the past 20 years and 15 years ago I would have recommended Amazon to do this. Now it is almost impossible to get approved as a seller and even more difficult to list the products without getting banned.... especially if you are not located in US and don't have original invoices from a distributor.
  12. But is it 99 baht?
  13. Yes, they will. This is why Amazon is called Scamazon because sellers on Amazon experience the most amount of scams as Amazon allows it. You can return anything for any reason, do a good old switcheroo and keep your $2000 item while returning your used underwear. This is why stores in SF are closing down. Thieves thrive while businesses are going down the toilet.
  14. You should see my Sunday morning rant
  15. Ram 2000 Processor 3000 Graphics Card 3000 1tb ssd 1000 Motherboard 2000 Does it come with a monitor? I think it is worth 10k, offer 8-9 Don't offer 5k it is lowballing
  16. My huge schlong has just brought me misery in Asia
  17. They care. I originally come from a slavic european country. If a 20 year old man had sex with a high school girl the police would not do much. If you met her father and he killed you with a shotgun they equally would not do much.
  18. Ok, thanks

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