BritScot

Lol what a list to be part of!

Wasn't it done over the phone?

I beg to disagree: I would put cleaning wallets a winner by 5 lengths... lol

If true it is shocking but I am not surprised. I/we left for many reasons in 2019 but the straw that broke the camel's back was immigration rules changing almost monthly, the 800k deposit and that big target on your back when criminals/desperate people realise (people have been tortured and murdered for 100k). Then there was the over hanging threat of compulsory insurance and having looked at those costs years before I had decided to buy vehicles cars and big bikes that could be sold in emergencies. When you start getting on in years stability ranks high so the treat of getting kicked out of a country looming over your head because you now don't qualify regardless of the years you've brought 10's of millions of foreign currency into the country matters not!!! No wonder we left by the tens of thousands. Years ago I'm sure I saw a figure of 150000 retirees in Thailand.

But there is money to steal....

And that attitude was why I told Thai Immigration what they could do with their country. "It's only 800,000 baht"! And yes I had the money but its my money and I'm not about to be told what to do with it and how much I can spend.

Plus never invest more than you can afford to walk away from.

I wouldn't call phoning up and grassing "Spy's" not quite 007. I suspect most are little people with jealousy or grudges. I've know people on overstay but would never grass them up, ruining their lives and those around them while they were not causing drama even if I personally didn't like them.

But so are their figures and from experience Tat are not great at maths!

It is not you that the point is about it is the effect on tourists who do not expect to be carted off for not carrying their passport. Yes I used to show my Thai driving licence but people on holiday don't have plus I think under the current context that won't wash! I have had my 40m drive and road our side my house full of police and immigration checking on me at 7.30AM in the morning and I was so angry and it contributed to the decision for us to leave.

This is a forum where people share their opinion. My opinion and experiences are valid and a contribution to the community of Thai visa. The "I have no right" or my contribution isn't worthy" Wow"! I've only been staying in Thailand since 2002, I've lived through 2 coups in Thailand. I've worked as a scuba diving instructor in Kow Tow and experienced the changes on the island. I've worked as a teacher in Bkk and witnessed the changes. My experience with Thailand matters because it's 21 years long. Thailand is not the place it was and it became so unbearable that we left leaving a house we built and family to start again in the uk (a move none of us regret which includes my children). The fact I do not believe tats figures has that experience. The fact I've seen and experienced the great "Hub" Thailand was!!@@

Spy I think not, Grass maybe!

Getting taken to a police station in handcuffs is not in the holiday brochure!@@@! Even when I lived in Thailand I hated it when the police raided/shookdown bars/entertainment establishments. I also hated seeing groups of armed police going down the street together.

A lot of workers crossed the border after covid. Are they tourists? I think they are borrowing land border crossing figures.

I think not! If I didn't have family and a house (I'm not even interested in the house anymore) in Thailand I would never visit for a holiday as there are far better places to go.

He fixed the lottery. Oh sorry that was another fail. Tried to steal a gold mine. Oh that faild and is going to cost the country millions of $. Brought back democracy. Ups another fail, locked up sanwich eating protesters and students going to protest corruption but he stopped corruption. Not again Its worse now than ever. The economy...mmmm Nope massive fail. He has succeeded in an exodus of foreign investment.

I'm the opposit I wasn't a big fan but recently I'm a huge fan "bringing back free speech" I do not like the blood cars. However his are far better than the competition. EV on the road in Thailand on mass watch the death toll rise dramatically. The batteries make them so heavy they cut through other cars like butter. (Deaths involving electric cars isn't talked about.. shhhhhh!)

I remember when I would think like that but never ever pick someone up for grammar unless in the classroom and being paid. I'm sure you understood what was ment and got the gist of it. His remark was quite valid when just chatting and not marking exams. I read the article and first thought two people.

I fancy the one I'm reading on here hence commenting on. I am not about to research every article.

Yes you are right about cadets and even recruits (training recruit exercises obviously have a very low level of expected serious injuries and deaths). These kids shouldn't even be doing full assault courses. Training for cadets should always be fun and not harsh.

Try looking at uk.gov web site and other medical papers that are coming out instead of listing to the media and politicians (even the USA official organisation) and you may get a shock. Deaths caused by covid of would shock you if you bothered to search. The figure have been published but not reported by main stream media or the majority of our politicians. Just read them it is shocking.

My first thought.

You might be surprised at the number of deaths allowed on an exercise in the British army before End Ex is called (14 is a number I recall). Deaths on major exercises are common. In Germany training in the 1980's deaths commonly happened normally from accident and stupidity like sleeping under a 432 in the rain or being run/reversed over.

A water bottle of water doesn't last long especially in heat. There is also a possibility that they were prevented from drinking their water. I remember every run in full webbing water bottles checked before and after.

It says they were two magazine's which implies empty especially in thai reporting which count every round, example would be: 3 rounds ànd two magazine's or 14 rounds and 2 magazine's. So unless another news sauce states how many rounds I will take it as many others that they were empty.