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You brought him back knowing exactly how he was and now crying about it... hummm. Money has been spent now time to slap his hand.. We will see how that works.

In Puket!!! Not Pattaya or any in the interior, or any where else in Thailand? Must of been a real tough sting operation.

Government jobs in the US are for people that cannot make it in private industry. I worked for city government in a large city for a few years. The worst job I ever had. Didn't have to know anything except how to brown nose. Horrible job.

Government bar girl fines! Like with everything else when the government gets involved it ruins everything. Do you want to pay up or stay at home with an old cow? Cheaper to stay at home for sure, but the old cow is pretty tough to handle once you have traveled to the many asian countries that offer alternatives...

Basically they have fleeced all the old western retiree's all they can. Numbers are droppings so opening up until the numbers are back up, then will change and fleece the new comers. Endless cycle. Best to take advantage of the new rules then leave when the rules start changing. If you are going to sit in your rocking chair in your old age in Thailand then pay up.. Personally I can sit in my rocking chair in the US for about half what I spend in Thailand.

"Good guys in bad guys out" Ok, that didn't work... Ok, everybody in...

In Pattaya a few days ago I was asked to pay in Yuan... I only had dollars and Thai baht, but she would not take them.. I made that up, but it won't be long now.

And the other end of that coin are the expats that sink every thing in the house , car . Then get old and don't have the funds or the energy to fight . I have had friends where the courts literally threw then out of their home they build and lost all. A crap shoot at best! Fleece a farang is built into the society at this point.

Of course I would never resort to this, but when I was 45. My wife left me in the US. It cost me two homes, half my retirement at the time 700/month support for one child. It devastated me. Personally I vowed to never remarry and it has served me very well. It turned me narcissistic as far as women feelings go. I have no sympathy for them what so ever. I have learned to be a litter nicer but would never marry again.. Especially in the US.

I'm from Texas and live there half the time, looks like he traded his pistol for a knife when he moved to Thailand. My neighbor that lives across the street from me, told me one day if I had any trouble that he just bought an assault rifle. Holy S&&it. I said ok thanks. I let him park in my driveway when I travel, and gave him a key to my house, my house is more secure than if in a compound. I love it. But, I would never go over and start any trouble with him. Works for me, but I am a tea totaler. Bring that mentality to Thailand and you are in a world of trouble. This guy won't see daylight for a long time.

If this doesn't give you the direction that Thailand is heading in nothing will.

Yes, even I, when going as a tourist could deal with it. Retiring there and getting old is a whole different story.

Those elite visa's were always aimed at business people wanting to stay and work. What idiot would pay 900K to live in a poluted dying country? Where you can only live for 6-8 months a year because of the pollution. Either that or live under an air purifier for months on end. Same old story in Thailand, farang gets fleeced in Thailand because he is an idiot then complains... I'm always amazed at the people that get scammed, then whine about it. It is your job to take care of your finances. If you cannot then it is your fault, 99.9% of the time. If you want to retire to a country that is and has been doing everything possible to fleece the western countries and its people then you are going to have to deal with the problems that come up. You are not going to win! At this point the Thai thinking is, we can do anything we want these idiots will always come.

I think most people have learned that Thailand is the "Land of Scams" and all credible businesses will do their due diligence before they invest in Thailand.

I will definitely look into this. My last trip there was a Pain in the $ss. I left with no intension of ever going back. Now? I may head back for 6 months.. Perfect for people like me that have no intension of living there full time. I ditched my retirement visa in Thailand when they went with the 800K in the bank. The polution was killing me there and I was only staying 6 months a year anyway. If that is the case then I may come back for 6 months at at time. At present I travel to countries that only let you stay for 6 months a year, but it is basically free and I don't have to do border runs and jump through hoops. I love it. As I have no intension of living there anyway. Thailand is only livable for 6 months a year anyway.

Again just Thailand helping China. Thailand is a lost cause. Now, it is just a matter of the US and its allies to do what ever possible to hinder their progress.

Drive over to Laos if you want to see what Thailand will be like in 10 years.. Thailand is China's number 1 supporter in SE Asia. It is just a matter of time now. You wanted it, you got it. If Thai, best to learn Chinese. And in different news, my area in central Texas is booming to a point where money is like water. The government in the US is banning, restricting, and taxing Chinese goods into the ground. Manufacturing in the US is at an all time high and factory's are popping up everywhere. Chinese desperate to bypass the sanctions are moving into Mexico by the millions. Now the Mexican government is putting their foot down. Growth here is outstanding and is expected to drive employment and growth for the next 50 years. All this while Thailand has shunned the Westerners. Thailand is getting what it deserves. It will follow China into the ground.. Whoops Thailand, you drank the Chinese cool-aid, and now you are seeing the results. While the Western allies are pulling together you will be stuck with China, Russia, North Korea, Iran. Good luck with that cluster <deleted>... We don't want you anymore.

Go look at some of the Philippine YouTubers. 40-50 year different is par for the course. One guy on there I follow went for testastarone treatments so he could get her pregnant. I think he is about 70. Wears me out just to think about it.

And in other news, 6 foreigners were murdered at an upscale hotel in BKK.

It's just for the Chinese, SE Asian countries that will buy. People that are used to the air quality and polution. No westerner retiree's will fall for the condo buying in Thailand. Or very very few. Personally I see it as a win for the condo developers. They see what is happening in China and are pushing for a change.. Good for them. I usually don't have much good to say about Thailand but this is a good idea..

Don't know much about that area, but didn't Russia annex part of Ukraine a few years ago with out much trouble. So they got confident and decided to take the whole country. Everything I have heard is it was predicted and they will not stop with Ukraine. So, the West and Europe had no choice but to try to stop them in Ukraine. If Russia gets Ukraine then Poland is next and that is NATO. A direct confrontation with NATO will start a nuclear war. That whole part of the country will be a radioactive wasteland.

I'm from the US and "Get the f$uck out of the way" is not something anyone would say unless ready to get into a brawl. Even with that in Texas where I am from if you called him on it and he took a swing, he might get shot. Right down the street from me there was a guy that was gassing up and got into an argument with the guy next to him. He thought he would be a bad a$$ and pulled a gun. The other guy pulled his first and killed him dead on the spot. No charges.

Reminds me of my last trip to the LOS's. Was invited to lunch with a group of want to be high society Thai's, and the house was huge and very nice. It was all a gaggle of women and relatives wanting to hang with the rich Thai woman, with two families living with her. I asked where the husband was? One of the more down to earth guys nudged me and said, he is never here. He lives in a small house in the country.. hahaha I don't know how the stock market is in the UK, but in the US 200K would be a nice investment with a nice small monthly income for life.

Thailand is the number 1 supporter of China. Publicly and politically. This is just a niggle, laws will be change. Sanctions will be implemented. Such as increased taxes on exported EV vehicles from Thailand. Next big expat policy to be implemented is you must own a Thai built EV to obtain your yearly extension.

I just hate those flocking tourists... Much prefer the regular ones...