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Do you want bechamel sauce in it or not? I prefer not. What I love is more Italian American style including ricotta and spinach.

Well at least they're playing at it. So, any other country?

To repeat. This NOT a POLITICAL discussion topic. This is NOT the place to express pro Russian or pro Ukraine / NATO / Western feelings. This is NOT the place to make predictions about what will happen there, as in war or no war. etc.

Not as hilarious. Down again.

As another said. Investment hits. Stock market hits. That kind of thing that helps fund a lot of many expats lives here.

You may have been flip with that, but yeah there would lots of Ukrainian refugees globally, but any hoping to flee to Thailand would need to go through those difficult Covid era Thai immigration hoops. There is no way Thailand will be accepting them as formal refugees. So really I wouldn't expect a war there to result in a noticeable increase in Ukrainians here.

This NOT a POLITICAL discussion topic. This is NOT the place to express pro Russian or pro Ukraine / NATO / Western feelings. This is NOT the place to make predictions about what will happen there, as in war or no war. etc. The idea of this topic is that a war in Ukraine would represent the most significant war in Europe since WW2. So what are your concerns/predictions about the impact on your life here as expats in Thailand (if any) IF this happens?

Look we've done the U.S. ending income letters (long ago history now) can of worms thing to death. That's only a small aspect of this general topic. Can we move on and agree to disagree? What do people think about my very, very rough income level classifications (other than complaining that they were expressed in USD)?

OK. This is hilarious. I had tried to logon about an hour ago and still down. So just after posting this topic, I tried again. IT WORKED! I've found often the best action in life is no action. Like not to call for help right away. I'm still curious if this was a wide outage. I suspect it probably was.

I'm a little concerned because this will be the first time for me to deal with NT. I found TOT usually OK for service but they aren't TOT anymore.

Unintended silly consequences of this silly policy. But I reckon totally predictable in this superficial land of Make Believe.

Internet connection went down since last night. Logged me out. Attempts to relogin don't work. Its been months since I've had a longer term outage like this. Haven't called them yet but it would be helpful to know if its a wide problem or not.

Stop insulting me personally! Your attacks are both disgusting and WRONG. Again the topic is stated in the OP. I AM NOT THE TOPIC.

I think a few people have asked for definitions of income levels. I think that's probably impossible to be precise about. First of all, levels for lower cost of living retired expat destinations like Thailand, even lower cost options like Nicaragua, or western countries? For purposes here I would say for a Thailand level country. But there are so many individual factors. For example if a lower income person has a million dollars then they are higher wealth, not lower. Or perhaps they have excellent health insurance. Significant because health crises are the most likely thing to wipe people out here although many would argue misbehaving Thai partners. Then there is real estate. Own or rent? Live in central Bangkok or in the sticks? Overhead? Families to support, etc. So you see the required retirement levels (800k or 65k monthly) really have little to do with what it would actually cost to live here, higher or lower. People under 65k monthly income would need to use 800k in bank or a dodgy agent. I still contend the combo method is mostly not feasible anymore. So given all that I can make a stab at guestimating rough levels. Others would legitimately come up with very different numbers. Monthly income Under 800 USD Be afraid. Be very afraid. LOWER 800 to 1300 USD You're very vulnerable to life events, immigration changes MIDDLE 1300 to 2500 USD Still vulnerable but less so

Up to you but be clear no legitimate doctor would recommend intentional infection.

I'd rather not.

Somebody mentioned fever checks. I wish that went away. It's mostly theater. People get fevers for lots of reasons including vaccine side effects. Omicron is less associated with fevers and people can just take Tylenol anyway.

Are there any other countries playing this silly show a test to eat at restaurants game? I'm not aware of another one but of course needing to show vaccination proof is still a thing some places internationally.

So according to your theory the applicants that were actually getting the income were lying under oath to their own embassy or perhaps you think no Americans actually qualify by income. Or lower to use the combo method when it was actually feasible. Utterly ridiculous. Again the US would refuse to even look at proof. If you brought it they would say keep it. That was hardly the fault of expats.

False.

As most people would, adding to the absurdity of the advert.

Just stop it! I never claimed there weren't some that lied. Also I didn't call.you a liar. I said stop lying. Not the same thing. So you know three people. Big whoop. Simply anecdotal.

Restaurants demanding a recent Covid antigen test that is. Have you heard the local expat radio ad saying if they don't ask, you walk? In general I'm in favor of Covid mitigation measures but this I find ridiculous and the ad seriously grating and goody two shoes. What do you think? On a similar note a local restaurant is running an ad claiming they are Covid free. They can't possibly know that. https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/pattaya-restaurants-ignoring-health-tests-on-entry-388546 Pattaya “restaurants” ignoring health tests on entry BY BARRY KENYON Thai law is explicit. When you enter an eatery, whether one serving hearty meals or a booze bar offering stale nuts, you should prove you have had an antigen test within the last 72 hours or submit to one at the entrance administered by staff. In the optimistic words of the government-friendly Pattaya radio ad, “If they don’t ask, you walk.”

Yes Thai immigration was insisting that those governments own the legal responsibility for the income claim. They said not gonna do it.

Stop lying. I NEVER denied some lied. I do strongly push back against those saying all or most lied. AGAIN, when the US was doing the letters, expats weren't even ALLOWED to show proof.