MalcolmB

I am a bit confused with your comment??? Pretty sure it was intentional that he hit him and the Russian is dead. The Thai guy didn’t mean to shoot her at all, it was a ricochet and she was left with a superficial wound to her arm.

Gee that is tough. Take care mate.

I was just told that if I have pool villas I rent out to guests for less than one month that I will need to obtain a “ Hotel license” Obviously since most people don’t holiday for more than a month at a time to make a good profit it will be essential to have. Someone on this forum will have done this I am sure. 1) How much are they? 2) Which department gives them? 3) Is there much waiting time for them to be issued? 4) If I buy a villa that has already been rented out do I have to transfer it over and is there any cost to that? 5) any other pitfalls to be wary of? Thank you in advance.

Ok, thanks for the tip. I will make sure I get hotel licenses.

Right. An endemic of two negative Swiss men, one of who was obviously mentally unwell. Waiting for the Swiss government to put out a statement now. Two, twice, a couple. Don’t look over here, look at the Swiss.

Grief is a debilitating thing. Some take years to get over it, and some never do.

Not yet, I am only getting started.

By short time do you mean an hour or two? That wouldn't be my plan anyway. minimum 3-4 days I suppose unless they pay a premium

Well that was a long drawn out affair, it took nearly an hour even with the agent. I m not sure why all the angst about a foreigner than intends living my life out in Thailand applying for a citizenship. It isn’t like it has never been done before.

That is a harsh comment. She might have been being chased by someone who was trying to kill or attack her.

I haven’t seen the Swiss government needing to warn their citizens to behave here or end up in jail. Or any others. Have you got a link? Or just making it up to suit your narrative?

That is terrible. I think a case like that is more about somebody with a serious mental illness rather than just an a-hole. But old news. Lambeth (London)

Yep, got it. Thanks for that. i will go and see lawyers about it when I get back from Saigon.

Which is unfortunately the reason for this warning. pretty bad it has got to this.

Careful,for stating the obvious you will soon be accused of bigotry by the woke brigade.

Got a link to all these Swiss troublemakers last month? Any murders? Ripping off sex workers? Human trafficking? Drug smuggling? Punching elderly Thais in the face? Working without visas?

Bigotry? Calm down. Next you will be using the race card. By denying all this you are part of the problem when you could be part of the solution.

It simply means he hasn’t got his head in the sand. There hasn’t been just stuff being “read” these things are really happening as shown by cctv. And there are real Thai victims sadly. The days of just denying the reality are in the past now thankfully. I knew why had somewhat of a poor reputation, but I didn’t realize the true extent of it. For every one unsavory incident reported there are probably 99 that are not. What we “read” is just the tip of the iceberg unfortunately. The Thais are so warm and welcolming one would think it would rub off on us, but I think for some it is having the opposite effect and they are taking the piss.

That sort of stuff. As I said. Your eyes painted on?

British man in Pattaya killed a Russian last week for merely making inappropriate comments to his wife at a drunken pool party. Amazing isn’t it?

They are not the best, but ok, I promised myself I would quit when moving here. Doing ok, just hard when drinking beer. Beer and cigarettes compliment each over.

To avoid paying the tax. Much cheaper. i have been buying some from Cambodia I think. Cheaper and none of those stupid warnings on the packets. I bought them from a Burmese guy in Patong. I applaud this warning from the UK Foreign Office. what I have noticed in the short time I have been here is the terrible behavior from the Brits. Murders, trying to rip off poor sex workers, bashing the elderly Thais, human trafficking and child molesting etc etc It is disgusting. And ironically most of the Brits I have met here are constantly criticizing Russians. People in glass houses should have a good hard look in the mirrors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Heinecke

Do you have a link?