MalcolmB

We come from a land where people are encouraged to be idiots because it is funny, the drinking culture has evolved into a drug culture, the people can slag off police with little consequence, people can commit crimes with little consequence, people slag off each other with little consequence. That style doesn’t blend in well with Thai culture so many get a reality check. We just don’t travel well.

Just met with one. we are doing the bank accounts tomorrow at Kaskorn. Once again, thanks to everyone for advice. Will update as we go.

Divorced eh? can’t imagine why.

You are the one who is dreaming if you believe Pimp’s security are there to ensure your safety. They are there solely for the pimp to be paid and perhaps to ensue the girls have a certain level of performance. You seem very naive on how the game works.

It was an accident. No intent to kill anyone or smash his truck. He might have been a contractor so no company to pay your 40 million. Cost of living is fatigueing many these days just to put food on the table. Probably a hard working decent man who would be feeling terrible now.

I think they are there to make sure that the customers don’t run off after having sex with their girls. They are hired by the pimp (who was a fellow Brit) to protect his girls, not hired by the Thai government tourist department to look after tourists safety. I hear all those Pattaya bars have been taken over by the Brit gangsters? Little Britain?

If they gave a reward I would hunt him down personally. i would start in Pattaya and fan out from there.

Nah, they absolutely love us. what they don’t like is when you do a bill runner and then pick fights when asked to pay. I don’t think anywhere in the world would be any different, you start fights you better know how to actually fight. Younger generation Brits are all showy with their tattoos, but I life plying on computer games has not helped their street fighting capabilities. Those soft boys would not have stood a chance at the football in the 70-90s. They should be deported for embarrassing us so much.

Because our British press reported it as “Sex tourist refuses to pay bill for sex and ends up in a coma” Sex, money, violence. Good clickbait. If he is married he will have some explaining to do when he gets home.

Who said tattoos don’t make you tough! After watching the videos it appears it was the farangs who started it all. They tried to run away without paying one of the bills. And it was for sexual services as well as drinks. That is pretty low. And then the white shirt farang was goading them for a fight in the street. But he couldn’t fight his way out of a wet paper bag and went down in a heap to the much smaller Thai guy who knew his stuff. Guess all those tattoos didn’t help his fighting ability. if you want to start fights you should actually learn how to fight first. looks like white shirt guy hasn’t changed his shirt after all these days?

Good advice. I learnt piano as a kid. Repeat and repeat until it gets perfect is the way to do it.

The way I see it is she (her mother) is giving us the land and I will be paying for the building. So in for half each. So IF, and it is a big if, we divorce I am happy to sell it and give er half of it anyway. seems a lot fairer than in England from a man’s prospective

My father’s accountant and lawyer sorted all that out. I don’t mind paying tax in Thailand, only seems fair if I am living here. i am not going to work ever again. I am runnin free.

Hi, I was directed here from the Visa section. I am getting married later this year and would like to be able to do a speech in Thai. I have just started learning the thai alphabet, chicken, egg, bottle, buffalo etc. Any good tips about how to learn quickly. Online courses etc. My girlfriend speaks good English so I am lucky there, she will help me. It should take about 3-6 months I think.

Thanks for the advice. i am 100% certain now I will do the Retirement visa on an O type. And use an agent to make it easier as you say. I didn’t even know that some people thought they were illegal. You sure hear a lot of contradicting opinions about stuff here. This forum is so helpful.

Thanks for the tips, but I have known her for five years now and we talked everyday video on Line. Best woman I have ever met. i heard you if married can send the money from England tax free and you just say it is a gift for your wife. 2 million per year. All my money is an inheritance so I think that is exempt from the tax also. i am meeting the agent later, he will probably know. I think after living in London all my life that living up country in Thailand will be like being reborn. I want to fish farm, have chickens, grow vegetables and some rice, eat all organic natural stuff and slim down a lot.

Best pig I ever ate in my life was in Pattaya. suckling pig on a spit. i can not find it in Phuket. maybe to many Muslims?

Failure is not an option. I met a New Zealander the other day who has lived here for six years who speaks fluent Thai. He did it during Covid. He was adamant that the best way is to learn the Thai alphabet and learn that way. The romanization way he said doesn’t work. I tend to believe him. He was excellent. Last night I learned the chicken. today the egg. Tomorrow is the bottle. Will take about a month.

Yes I will need to speak Thai when I live up country. Wife says most can not speak English up there, but I heard that they learn English at schools, so not really sure until I get there.

Ok. maybe pay the agent to open one at Kaskorn. Then I could open a second one at Kaskorn without an agent because they already know me. Three would be best for me I think, one for living, one for building the house and one for immigration. Depends on the fees I guess.

ok. Thank you. i am meeting the agent today. I will ask if he can do Kaskorn. I might open one of each, just to be on the safe side.

Your information is wrong. Girlfriend and others tell me you don’t get married at temples. And you don’t get married at the district office either. You just have to send them the forms at that office to get the certificate when you are married. You have a lot to learn.

Thankyou, but I think the retirement is best for me now.

It is a bit confusing. You say Bangkok Bank, Dr Jack says they are not good and Kaskorn is better. The agent will know. i hope.

Thanks for the suggestion but I think I will go with retirement O visa.