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Again rich is relative. Many upper middle class can.

I think it's OK to welcome Russians that are fleeing. Look at Georgia. Russians get an instant one year stay technically renewable just for showing up. That shows great compassion especially considering it has made Tblisi unaffordable for less wealthy Georgians.

Note that the run for the borders started to happen when evil dicator Putin started his mass mobilization which started to hit Russians in Moscow and St. Petersburg. I don't think just being upper middle class is a shield. "Rich" is relative. The actual Russian rich seem to be "jumping" out of windows all the time these days.

Perhaps Russia (in the past anyway) have not been sending Thailand it's best people? The scene in the past was dominated by some very rough types seemingly often from Siberia. Some of the refugees are some of their best people. Another thing about Russian rudeness that may apply to many other groups as well. Pretty decent to deal with individually but when in GROUPS, Katie bar the door!

You don't read very many of my posts, huh?

With cause. Escapees? Word is Elite Visas are now flying off the shelves with Russian buyers. Of course Thailand won't offer actual asylum like countries like Canada might in some cases.

Welcome refugees.

Here's another example of a product that I would enjoy but the price just seems too cra cra zee zee to ever buy here. Original cream of wheat cereal. About $4.50 in the US and maybe $16 here. I don’t get it. I have paid hugely for Grape Nuts cereal but with lower multiples than Cream of Wheat.

Watch through episode 2 and you will be hooked.

He should be embarrassed to leave his house much less serve in the house. Most people including me have puffed up their resumes and presented themselves in the last best possible light. That is expected. But his resume is so puffed up with total lies that it exploded like the Hindunberg.

My official pint of Ben and Jerry's Half Baked is in my house. In my freezer more specifically. I don’t have a plan yet on when I will pop it's cherry (Garcia). When it feels right. Probably soon. There is the same flavor with peanut butter but not sold in Thailand. I like that idea so I will add some natural crunchy peanut butter to a portion of what I have.

There's a new kid on the block and it's sold in Thailand. Ben and Jerry's has some non dairy flavors as well but I doubt they're sold here

Interactive brokers. Hurry. Last time I checked the minimum open was 100k. Not sure if that is current. If they force a cash out of a traditional IRA the tax hit would be a disaster. I've been talking about these issues for many years already. Some people choose to be an ostrich about it. Just because you haven't been busted yet by your US banks and brokerages doesn’t mean you won't.

Yeah that's kind of my point. For expats that can afford to who choose to spend a lot more than most locals for outside food, they can eat very very well and can get incredible value for money from an international perspective. You can also spend lots and not get great food or value. That's a matter of location and selection skills.

So divide by two and convert to baht. 20,001 to 25,000 baht a month.

It's been ages but I agree Häagen-Dazs vanilla chocolate-covered almonds is fantastic. B and Js has a flavor called Pistachio Pistachio which obviously has big chunks of actual nuts but it's not a greatest hits flavor so you won't find it in Thailand.

Of course if you think in the long run Tesla is going to survive and thrive you might want to buy the bejeebers out of their stock.

That was unwise.

I think it's much more about what the collective public influenced by fear vs. greed thinks any company is worth. You have an unhinged bozo the clown CEO, the collective public gets freaked out and drives the price down.

Beats me. One of the best shows ever.

Half baked. The order has been placed. I'm so excited. I even got a 250 baht discount. Will it replace Cherry Garcia as my favorite?

Eating a whole pint is more likely to make you sleepy. It's funny not ha ha funny that a topic as innocent as yummy ice cream still brings out how divided Americans are.

Was it the butterfat?

Well it's a lot more complicated than that. They are both very major luxury brands. This article points out that Häagen-Dazs appeals to those seeking more traditional flavors while Ben and Jerry's competitive advantage is their more wildly creative one. https://www.mycatholickitchen.com/the-top-three-ice-cream-brands-ben-and-jerrys-haagen-dazs-and-nestle/ I see Häagen-Dazs as an old fuddy duddy brand Also the Nordic name is a fake corporate creation. My first luxury brand experience was Häagen-Dazs but once I had my first taste of Cherry Garcia the romance was over. Buy what you want or buy nothing. Up to you.

I'm sure many people feel that way. They directly compete as mass market luxury high butterfat brands. I'm assuming Ben and Jerry's beats them commercially though. In a way its a blessing that my "thriftiness" has prevented me from indulging in B and Js here in Thailand Nobody needs it. But it is only a matter of time before I buy a pint of Half Baked. The letdown of the Bud's pint has set the table.