Sigmund

The rest of Europe must follow, if not it can end up in civil unrest on streets as people all over are fed up ...even the legally integrated foreigners in most countries are fed up of the other migrants forcing their way in and giving a bad image of all foreigners including those who are legal. Europe must find proper leaders to stop encouraging these poor people in being exploited by rogue agents who ask huge sums of money to cross them over. The mafia in Italy and France is known to be in league with intrests that facilitate the passage of migrants. As migrants mean cheap unaccounted labor for the tomato fields in italy, to selling drugs in Paris or Marseille. As for the humanitarian ships that rescue the migrant boats, by all means you must save anybody at sea. No arguing and no discriminating what so ever. You must rescue and give them all shelter and aid needed, as they are humain beings. But the illegals rescued on boats, must be taken back to their port of Origin and not bought into Schengen. If done so, the entire ship crew would need to be jailed as one is not sure which foreign interests are financing these huge organised modern humanitarian vessels that bring in the migrants to Europe. Time to open centers in Rwanda and other places in Africa who will be more then willing to "help", for a bunch of millions per year.

No only this is legal but it is widely what the Thais think of foreigners all over. They don't want us here...just our money.

Private car is the best and safest alternative as I would not trust my life to those reckless bus or van drivers, no matter how "VIP" they could be considered.

Drugs and junkies are destroying society and putting populations in serious danger all over Thailand and in the world.

Others would consider Vietnam or another Asian coutry on the next winter stay... better and less harassment from immigration.

Hope she did not run off with a 60 year old pot belly bald farang sponsor for the week ?

This generation of 18-30 year olds have a sense of entitlement and arrogance all over the world.

Talk about gold sales via internet in Thailand...I would not even trust a regular shop to sell proper bullion in Thailand.

Petrol or EV no matter...I only swear by japanese. Today, even Audis or VW's are breaking down on highways, just after few months or years of use.

People with the vaccine have died or have had other short or long term side effects. But people without the vaccine, have met similar fate. Nobody can really say what's the best choice for others. It's up to you but the best method would be to avoid overcrowded places and to wear a mask if in such places like airports etc. But again even people wearing masks have been known to get it so at the end of the day, it's a bit somewhat a matter of luck. p.s. I got me 2 shots in 2020 but never again but again what's my choice could be the wrong choice for another. As for the tests, I once came out positive and the next day I took another test as I needed the pass, it camed out negative in a different testing lab...

If there is not to much of an age gap like those 50 years olds sporting around their 25 year old rent-a weeks....if there is not to much of an age gap and you are around all day long to keep an eye on her, chances are good. If not, dont go any further and only rent by the hour, the week or by the month..as you like,

When one sees all the sewage failures, spills and water contamination in America following Hurricane Milton, what to expect here in a poor and underdevelopped country like Thailand ?

If you ask means you have never read a book.

Sell it and fast...even if you case reaches court, the lawyers will swindle you out of all that's left. Sell. Even with new property, people have got cheated, despite the nice fancy looks of the pool villa around Hua Hin area for instance. Plumbing issues, wall cracks, faulty electrical wiring and the whole package sold in developpments run by farang developpers. As anyplace, all nice and friendly during the payment steps and once delivered, it's "go-to-hell".

Thank god the man was Thai. Had he been a farang...good luck to retrieve back his money...

Very true...but we are richer, so they try to hide it...🤣

Good point you made as I wonder how they manage to to it...as it is obviously humid most of the time. Guess with gasoline topped over...

At the end of the day, over consumption of Coke, Pepsi and similar could be causing more deaths and serious health issues then moderate consumption of booze... If I may say, anything is good in moderation and self discipline, and everything can get bad if one looses it. Thank you.

Once or twince a month...(1) or two (2) well filled glases of great red wine won't hurt. Very enjoying with a good meal. A few stronger drinks with mixers and ice, every few months when out in a club late...well, why not... ? But the main problem of drunks (those who need their drinks daily) is that they will never admit that they are drunkards and second it's a disease that often needs a properly qualified mental health professional to cure. And that can be a challenge to find in Thailand or in within many humble or poor communities in the west. Drink like drugs, alters the mind, alters common sense, can cause depression (that is errorneously relieved with more drink), causes agressive behavioural patterns and many other well known issues. As for drinking and driving, no comment. But with all the Police corruption in Thailand, it's a child's play for a drunk, caught behind the wheel, to pay his way out of the check-point.

The main rule of the thumb here is never "buy"...always "rent" !! Always be worth more alive, then dead. Putting anything in the woman's name is the last thing to do if you want to live long enough. It's same back in the West but here one can get bumped off just for a scooter. Many think they are the one and only, while behind their backs, the fine lady is enjoying intimate yoga with multiple other partners.

For some, weed could be better then catching some nasty STD at the local soapy or with the latest bar fined, rent-for-this-month.

Another point of consideration is that quite a few a packing up and leaving for other places in Asia or India.

I always carry in cash the 50'000 THB required as a reserve for my next visit in the 5 months of winter, in case the bank blocks again my account and refuses to give me cash like it happened with BB last year. My passport had expired and they wanted the copy of the new one - fair enough. Except that the account was opened in a BB branch in Hua Hin and I was in BKK and of course the bank manager refused to unblock with the new passport and was only to happy with a sly grin to put another foreigner in hot soup.

Burning thrash and waste is a daily sport in cities like Hua Hin and depending on the wind direction, it's unbearable on some days in Hin Lek Fai area and other areas around. As for Bangkok, the excessive amount of private cars all over and lack of public transport definately will not help to contain the Pm levels.

It's more a regime change in America and in Bruxelles at the EU, that seem more urgent to change, as to bring back peace and prosperity in the world.