MalcolmB

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?

Bottom line here is most people on this forum are helpful. we are all in this together, one day I will become a long termer and can either be 1. someone who helps other newcomers, blend into thai society, respecting their ways and manners no becoming good friends with the lovely Thai people 2. Be a whiney bitch giving fake information out on forums because I have nothing better to do. Telling people you can not learn Thai, you can not buy a house, you can not buy a business, you can not become a citizen etc etc on and on i think I will go with 1. And a big thank you to all the other 1.s out there.

That is interesting. i have met quite a few people over the past two weeks who are doing it, some of who have been doing it for 20+ years without a problem. i fully intend to set it up legally through lawyers. Some people tell me I need four thai shareholders, some tell me only two, and some say only one. I have Thais who I can use, my girlfriend and her family members. The lawyers set it up in a way that I still control it everything. Thousands of people do it every year. it seems a lot of people living here long term are very successful and others are scared to do anything. i am still relatively young, have money to invest and I am not going to put in a bank getting low interest. https://www.siam-legal.com/Business-in-Thailand/thailand-limited-company.php

Yeah you are right.

The mighty USA and allies were in Afghanistan for 20 years and lost. it is hard invading countries. The US would be better off just shooting Putin like they did to Osama Bin Laden. i have been thinking about doing myself.

Thanks. so really simple and cheap. Benefits are very good and I can not see any disadvantages that would affect me. It has given me more motivation to learn thai quickly. Less to prove to if I am married so I will apply after the big day.