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Stop before turning left Stop before going forward or turning right

I went to the Honda Motorbike Dealer today(because my friend was interested in the CBR150). Before I know it I'm hopping on all sorts of bikes and liking what I'm seeing. For once a nice trainee was very helpful, looking up the prices of the 5 or 6 bikes my friend and I were interested in. But man, the ADV in Pearl Smoky Grey slinking in the corner had me from "Hello Handsome". What an irresistible beauty! Welp, before I know it I'm asking how much to order my new infatuation. The ADV slinker in the store is already reserved but the Trainee said 500 baht to order one that will arrive in a month..which I quickly agreed, paid in full shortly thereafter. Then, before I know it the trainee disappears and I'm talking to a more seasoned older Thai salesperson/manager. She was a little difficult to understand, I did understand I need a Passport, TM30, proof of long stay visa..but I think she wants payment full before actually ordering the ADV, which they say will only take a month to arrive. I know This is Thailand. I really don't know the process. Anybody out there know when to pay when ordering a bike? What payment method(I'm assuming check from bank?) Do I pay in full only when it arrives? Thanks!

Chinese less than zero tourists

I wish I could reveal but cannot right now. Still out there.

My first month here I ran into an infamous psychopath that made worldwide headlines a few years back.

German auto makers as a group have budgeted an impressive 380 billion euros ($406 billion) on research and development and factory construction over the next five years, chiefly focused on electromobility

Bricsit

I have the cheapest version of Surfshark. I went to Manage Extensions > Site Settings and set Intrusive Ads to Block.

Daym you transam!

I just downloaded the Brave browser and you're right, no YouTube ads. Thanks!

Wow, I removed my SurfShark extension and not only did I start getting YouTube ads I got an ad on Aseannow too!

I don't have AdBlock extension. The only extensions I have are 3 separate download helpers and SurfShark. Hold on I'm going to remove my SurfShark extension to see what happens.

Does Tian beach have a swim safe zone? I think I swam at Tian once and had to have eyes on the back of my head to keep from getting run over!

Ahh, it must be my SurfShark VPN extension!

I watch YouTube a lot(via my PC) and I rarely get any commercials. This is great but I don't know why it's happening. I'm logged in via my account but I'm not subscribing to anything YouTube wise. I do get the annoying commercials on my smartphone, which is connected to the same wi-fi router. I'm afraid to upgrade my PC as I don't want the commercials to return. What is going on?

I've been here in Thailand for about a year I'm wondering many of these things as well. I will be signing up during their open season(Nov 12 - Dec 13). I do know you have to pay first, then file a claim. I think there's an app to make filing a claim easier/faster. If a bill is $1,000 you have to pay 25% but there is a YEARLY catastrophic cap of approx $4,000. They constantly mention you have to update your address in DEERS. There is a one time enrollment fee. I think there is a monthly payment but I don't think it's over $100. The below website give pretty good info. I think overall it's a very good deal since the closest "free" emergency room for military retirees is in S. Korea, Japan, Guam, Hawaii. https://www.jusmagthai.com/medical.html#:~:text=There is no VA Medical,be covered under VA FMP.&text=The VA Mail Order Pharmacy does not ship prescriptions to foreign countries.

Best to buy baht before high season. It won't be so purty in Jan/Feb.

I've been lucky and made a few friends my first year here. There's a couple of guys here I know that don't like me but they are still cordial, and I respect them for this. Back in farangland people are much more unforgiving/hostile. Actually, I'm the #1 enemy of at least 75% of the farangland population back home, because I'm a 58 year old white male. Cheap housing and not having to own a car are HUGE pluses. I love riding a scooter here, it would suck back in farangland. I think Europe is going to be ok for the next 10 years, even though there's the war in Ukraine. I think within those same 10 years millions of U.S. citizens will go to Washington D.C. and tear the government apart, thus ending the United States of America. My last few years in Farangland - 6.5 Farangland from 1975-2005 - 7.5 My one year here in Thailandland - 7 My 4 years in S. Korea - Meh

I got sick 4 days ago. Cold with bronchitis. Thankfully not flu. Worst was yesterday now I'm a lot better but still have a fairly nasty cough. I texted one friend and he said he and his wife have virtually the same thing. I texted another friend and he said a lot of people are sick with the same symptoms all over Thailand.

I've been all around but mainly stayed in Bangkok, Jomtien, and Koh Chang.

I've been here over a year, I see that most farangs are addicts, usually drinkin' and whorin'. I don't judge that's just the way it is here.

I moved to Thai about a year ago within 2 months I was having gout attacks. I went to get my blood tested at Jomtien Hospital my uric acid level was too high. Doc said stop eating chicken and not 1 gout attack since.

I don't know, seems unlikely. I doubt Russia will lose.

Putin is doing a pretty good job of destroying Russia's ability to fight any future wars. The U.S. needs a problematic 김정은/N. Korea so it can keep a military presence on the Asian continent.

I was at a Starbucks when I read this. I then slowly looked to my left..and to my right. I took my chances and hightailed it out of there, covering up my Venti with both hands.