Middle Aged Grouch

Really ? 3bb internet has increased it's rates for fiber towards it's old customers...so where is the price drop ?

Welcome to LoS....Land of Scams..

I make it a point to always try and ask a Thai to go and ask for the price when it's not displayed. Many malls in Thailand pay the same trick with no prices displayed on items in display. Same for Facebook posts of custom made items. They never answer when you ask them the price for the specific object shown exactly as on the photo. LandOfScams.

Not to forget to check the tax status of every tech geek entering these places.

Live your present by all means, but don't neglect the future and plan well to avoid all the comming tax hassles for foreign retirees.

You in the EE are destroying your economy and prosperity by beint patsys of the US and handing billions to the east. Ask the retirees in any EU or EEE nation what they think. Why do you think that extreme right wing parties are progressing all over like in Italy, and France and Spain closely following. Not to mention countries like Poland, Slovenia who are putting a ban on urkainian grain imports to protect their domestic markets. And of course in the pas 20 years the US have not caused wars on invaded any places and killed thousands of innocent civilians in their drone strikes. US or Russia, no one is better then the other one. It's all a game of ego, money, power with innocent civilians no matter where who pay the price either with economic turmoil or worse.

What about the sukhumvit Bangkok tailors and their foreign tours to sell suits in small hotel rooms in Europe ? Will they be taxed on the foreign income ?

The BRICS have a super power that is India also. The US$ is doomed by the next comming years once Europe bans all fossil run vehicles in 2035.

We want the party in power who will stop the absurd 90 day reporting, will stop the absurd TM28 or TM30 requirements and stop the requirement to produce residence certificates for any petty administrative issue.

1 €uro should give at least 45 THB if you want to boost tourism.

The main influence is on social media with almost 80% of the population playing on their phones, even when dealing with customers. It's the social media comments that make and un-make anybody or anyservice.

If you live in a gated house developpment in Hua Hin or Hin Lek Fai district, avoid the services offered by the house developpment as their staff is spoilt by the other part time farangs, prices overcharge, the work is average and the cleaning girls have no respect for other people or their property when the owners are not around. . FB is full of services at very decent prices.

Avoid purchasing in Hua Hin they overcharge. Shop in Bangkok area out of the main district that is or try going further up north. Get the stuff delivered, it will cost yøu far less and be better finish then in Hua Hin.

Chinese spend almost no money to the profit of the Thais. When in Thailand, the chinese will mostly spend in Chinatown areas or with chinese merchants. They obtain specific information before they travel to Thailand and know exactly where to find their own kingsmen to deal with (shops, restaurants, or hotels belonging to groups who have big chinese investment in the stock exchange). Like it or not, that's how it goes. The chinese with the big bucks rather spend in the designer shops of overrated and crime ridden Paris in France.

In Thailand you have equal opportunities and high chances of getting killed in a road accident or when trying to cross the road in Hua Hin downtown where the pedestrial lights are usually out of order or non existant. Been many times to Cebu. Felt safer then some seedy areas in Hua Hin (aroung some of the bars in the Hilton area) late night.

Always quite amusing and sad to see the 60 year olds trudging to keep up with their skinny 25 year old "wives"...

One may wonder if they are subject to income tax on foreign revenue, when many of those Bangkok or Hua Hin tailors do their tours abroad to sell their tailored suits and all in done is hotel rooms.

Happy to see that on a Senator's pay, it is possible to afford a trip to highly costly Iceland (even by western standards of tourism).

Mainly remain neutral in the US-Russia war in Ukraine. Don't make the same mistakes as Europe has done that is destroying and leading the UE to it's economical and social doom.

Also massively happens in most offices, firms etc etc etc....the "promotion" exam. And this happens as much in the west as in Thailand of course.

Few weeks after the military coup years ago, when there were no more street vendors left to rackt, the cops were pulling over tourists and submitting them to drug scan pee tests on the road. Of course often at the wee hours of the morning one had to pay to "pass". Assuming one does not want to believe the OP, keep in mind that crooks often pose as cops to distract you while another thief is trying to do your pockets or your backpack. I would not brush away the incident and be a patsy when it comes to scams or corrupt cops in Bangkok.

Make further incentives to encourage falang 70 year olds to settle in Thai villages of the North or Isaan. The birth rate will rocket.

The main thing to understand is that rules and laws change on the mood and overnight. Not worth taking the risk any any large investment or to long stay. Better start to consider Vietnam, Philippines. India, Malaysia, Cambodia etc to retire....

Definately not the time to go to Thailand during Oct and Nov with the current changes of climate that are confusing all the seasons for this year. I would postpone any trip to Thailand till December at least. At your own risk....

Many many happy westerners live in the southern beach states like Goa or Kerala and farangs are better treated there then in Thailand many say...for "heaven's or hell's sake"....????