bob smith

rubbish! the thais take gold digging and flaunting their wealth to a whole new level! bob.

England!! 😉 bob.

oh, and I bought a new pool table too. 7 footer! bob.

that was before family tax. if you must know I gave my cousin 50 grand who is on her last legs, but 2 new rolexes and spent the rest on booze, women and clothes. bob.

oh i'm digging holes alright.. just not the kind you are thinkin of! bob.

...if you consider 700,000 usd rich then you know nothing about money. bob.

I gave my anal beads a clean as well last night.. bob.

...in one of my safe houses! bob.

not a chance! my house, my rules. I'm thinking about covering myself in peanut butter and jelly in a minute.. bob.

...you are now officially my number one stalker. congratulations, Dan! bob.

'it's all about the money, money, money...' bob.

I agree. bob.

It seems a day doesn't go by when I don't read a report on Thailands attempts at attracting so called High net-worth individuals. What is this obsession with attracting these folk all about? On paper I think I understand it. They think that rich people coming here will spend more money. What Thailand doesn't seem to understand is that the vast majority of this group are the tightest people you have ever met in your life. they never tip, they love a bargain and cut corners wherever and whenever they can. and they certainly do not like paying tax, and will do literally anything to avoid doing so. 'You don't get rich by giving it away' is their motto. I almost consider myself to be in this category, though not quite.. Back when the story first broke about Thailand's plan to tax foreigners on their income earned overseas I slowly started liquidating all of my assets, both inside and outside of Thailand. It was a long, arduous process that involved trusted friends and family, both here and abroad to help me out. of course they all got a nice slice of the pie but ultimately I was left with just over 700,000 USD, that I now keep locked away in my safe. The reason I did this was because I didn't want to pay tax! I believe that many high net worth folk also think along the same lines. if there is one thing these lot hate it's paying more tax. so you see Thailand, by announcing such a ridiculous policy aimed at lining your own pockets you will have inadvertently put many of your so called wealthy targets off from coming here all together! imo, Thailand would be much better off going after the backpackers again. they are young, dumb and throw their money around like confetti in large numbers. I think Thailand also needs to realize they are not Monaco or Luxembourg. They are a middle of the road South East Asian country with a developing economy that is currently struggling to stay afloat. bob.

exactly. not me, that's for sure. my mindset has always been take your money and run! i've got a gym bag full of cash and that's just the way I like it. bob.

for once I am in total agreement with Anutin. It would/will be a catastrophic step in the wrong direction if Thailand chooses to go ahead with this. bob.

...perhaps Mr. Sompong should've kept his nose out of it to begin with? bob.

Thailand is like an infant running around the house with scissors... they just cannot be trusted to do anything right! bob.

who asked you, frogs? bob.

i'm off it today.. well, for now I am. bob.

...you never disappoint, steven. what time you starting today? bob.

…..how many have you had this afternoon? bob.

No, it definitely doesn’t! What it needs is the man who won the most votes at the last general election. Pita Limjaroenrat. bob.

not a bad deal, ralf. your company must think you are doing a bang up job! what time you clocking off today? bob.

yep. lukewarm beer seems to be the order of the day at the minute! bob.

I’ve had it before. I seem to remember getting some kind of an insurance card that said how much I was entitled to per day. It wasn’t a lot and my BUPA coverage was about 1000x more than what that card gave me. bob.