Johno57

"In the medium term, the Ministry plans to revise long-stay visa criteria for retirees to attract expats who can support sectors like real estate and health tourism. Efforts to streamline existing visas are ongoing, reducing 17 visa codes to seven, set to be fully implemented by August 31" HERE WE GO AGAIN, THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL, EITHER BUY UP BIG ON A CONDO OR INVESTMENTS OR THE LESS RICH RETIREES WILL BE TOLD TO LEAVE.. I THINK THE O VISAS LOOK VERY VULNERABLE NOW EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE THE MOST POPULAR, THEY DO NOT SQEEZE ENOUGH CAPITAL OUT OF RETIREES..

What happens when they realise security spy cams are recording their every move..

So do the same to them..less loud mouth yanks would be a positive move..

The money has to come to the account from overseas transfer and not from another bank.. ask bank first before you get more problems..

Maybe an independent inquiry calling for submittions from the public & scrutiny over assets owned by some police that cannot be explained...in any situation an official receipt should be given for all money paid by the public..

I dont think they sit on the sand , without an umbrella & beach chair they would melt in the heat...

To do this they would need to control the dog population & monkey attàcks and rabies potential, not have horses <deleted>ting all over beaches ( Huahin ) , have adequate food safety laws to combat food poisoning ( eg. Dogs not in restaurants or kitchens , cooking oils changed at least twice a week , hot water to wash dishes etc. ) , recognise pedestrians and road crossings , no dual over pricing for westerners , language difficulties that become irritating , the actual cleaning of public amenities & beach chairs ect. This is only a small amount of factors that would irritate upper classes , that would tend to never return , and keep holidaying in european countries...

Good to hear some common sense...an American i know who had being paying out big money to his thai girl friend, ridiculed the thai couple living next door in the housing estate for their cheap car they had...a month later the thai couple bought a Bentley , and that certainly put the loud mouth yank back in his place...

Sorry but I don't think you have any relevence..do you just like to ridicule other people's comments & not contribute your thoughts....maybe if you got out and made a few friends you would be happier..

Sounds reasonable comment too me..what part did you not understand...

I understood but l am recommending another option instead of the BBC putting thailand down...can you possibly get that through your thought process..

So how about the dark side of the UK , the knife capital of the world London, & their ridiculous immigration problems...and the fact they could never colonise Thailand , or any other country could for that matter...

Watched it & very critical of the rubbish provided...you go to the red light districts of UK or Australia and say this is what the country your in is like & imagine the backlash...the police should have confiscated their footage and sent them home..

I find your ideas a little bit vague as for the fact you actually live in Patong & only witness the dregs of tourist thailand & tend to apply this to the values of all thai people, as there are actually a huge amount of rich & educated thai people & not just the ones you have chosen, to live in an area that a majority would be from issan who are only farm girls trying to provide for their families...the mindset i was talking about has nothing to do with a thai lady's bank balance & is a cultural ingrown idea that they should follow & nuture their husbands, to walk behind behind their husbands, to respect their partners decisions which, as I said was completely the opposite of western womens mindset...it was explained to me once as '( an Asian lady views her husband as a large tree who she has to take care of and feed and will therefore produce fruit, being the children') this is the mindset... A lot of thai women will accept older foreign men as husbands for security in life, and the fact thai men treat them badly, drink too much thai whiskey, beat them and not financialy support them when a child is involved, and cheat on them, so an older foreign husband is really a popular choice.. As for my wife she was very poor when she was young, but worked her way out of a hopeless situation, firstly by selling food on the roadside at 12 years old. She entered a temple at 17, and headshaved, studied Bhudist religion for 2 years.. She then became a live in housekeeper & childminder... She began selling things at the thai markets, opened 2 clothes shops,then a successful restaurant in Bangkok for 12 years, bought her own land, built a house, bought a new car, and all of this as a single parent, because, her partner left her as thai men often do... Since I met her she has always put me first, she cooks,cleans, maintains a casual job in my country, massages me , cuts my finger & tow nails, is always happy and follows my decisions, and tries to improve herself by studying English for the last 4 years, and has made many friends in both our countries, and we visit Thailand for 5-6 months every year.. I think you should look a bit further than the streets & bars of Pattaya and maybe not judge every book by the same cover...

Would you prefer the knife capital of the world London...