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I don't want to be overly dramatic. My visa extension situation hasn't changed and probably better. CW more organized, 15yr marriage approval perfunctory Yeah, well you're just an old, settled guy living in the sticks. That little slice of heaven may not have changed, but Thailand has and is Without question in past years the following issues: TAXES - being taxed with ZERO benefit COVID really showed Thailand's face well. Retirees with valid visas, some with families couldn't return Drivers license headaches Banking issues and requirements Teacher's license requirements New series of visas overly complicated, provide little Savannakhet O visa gone as all other regional option for 90, annual visa Legalized overcharging of foreigners. Before a suspicion, now perfectly legal Lots of invasive screening and privacy invasion like face scans Tedious new SSO requirements designed to root out foreigners despite paying compared to Thai huge sum into insurance (it comes back but so what) What's not changed and should have? This is just as important. Multi year extension, 90 day to reporting 2x a year, better tm30 system, reentry permit is tedious af, easier not more difficult banking, owning one Rai of land, list is endless really

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I've only visited and found it utterly lacking. What a weak, glib retort. Cuck on Mr Cucky. You went to the trouble and expense of PR. I'm not jealous I'm laughing at you Done with this pettiness

Totally agree mate. Now, if you got it in the 90s maybe. What do you do when the place becomes too stifling to live anymore? Citizenship is even more ridiculous. Every year this country sinks deeper into abyss, inability to separate married, decent, law abiding men from Chinese criminals and punk ass, chav tourists. Banking, a lifeblood is becoming a serious issue for many expats. Economy, education and politics are worst I think I've seen since 97. There's zero plan to innovate and sort out anything.

Who's moaning??! It's not my thread. I'm perfectly fine with my decisions. I learned something many years ago. Don't invest in another country what you can't afford to lose. That not only goes for financial relationships and women - it also is about your time. Spending 200k and waiting in the cuck line to bow and scrape for PR, learning Thai in any advanced way is ridiculous. Buying property for your woman you took out of a bar. All bad moves. Thailand's era is closing fast. It has closed. Bragging about having invested such time and money is not something most if any covet. Thailand continues to toss up all sorts of indirect barriers to living and even traveling here. It constantly reminds me of the Philippines in this regard. One day everyone will up and leave but you'll still be about with your finger up your butt, your entire life and fortune here in Thailand. Even the tourists are shunning the place now. The pink card is a perfect example of the banal nothingness of your efforts. Wasted time for absolutely nothing. It confers zero benefit. Enjoy your day.

Not saying there's anything necessarily wrong with it. Pointing out nan laew must think we are all just that. Meanwhile, he cucks for wifey, spends years applying and 200k to live in a country that it's desirability lessens by the year.

1 A relatively attractive bar girl early 30s ..16k. She must keep the house. She can return to that crap job any time you kick her ass out. 2 Wife 10-12k on her retirement plus 60k per year for long term savings. Never take your wife out of a job. If things go south marriage and divorce ensues it's impossible for her to find work. 3 A woman dopey you met on Thaifriendly - if they have a job, you shouldn't ask them to leave it bc you are a dopey lonely guy. Same reasoning as above, more so. That's their pocket money. You are still on the hook for typical expenses. Of course, you're leaving money to wife on your passing. Wife gets holidays and trips abroad, occasional gifts. Floozy gets another shag in the condo. Bar girls will tell you they make some ridiculous amounts. Don't believe it. Take that and cut it in half. That's her reality in HIGH SEASON. Now, look at her expenses. .. you're picking up much of that so deduct that. 40k this is a dream. That would be a very attractive woman in her prime. I'm not out in the bkk bars peak hours, I'm not in Nana (rarely visit and not past 8pm) but the women I see about probably lucky to get a customer 6-10x a month. That's like 25k. Most women now we'll out of prime probably 2k LT. No idea I'm no longer renting

Living in Thailand is not hard fool, it's just tedious..well, the bureaucracy. I was making 83.5k pm month when I quit including bonus. Enough? Probably more than you. If it was that important I would have done it. Spending 200k over 60k for lifetime ridiculous. Youve gained nothing in reality. Like I said another pink card gloater. Most of us by know don't really care if we are here or not I'm anything but jealous, believe me. It's a nice thing but I live here just the same at 1900b a year Like I said, another gloating pink card grandpa. You gloat over nothing.

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Yes, it is. First, PR is BS anyway. It's nothing so bc you put forth all that grinding effort doesn't mean it's of value. Isn't it like 200k ?? Qualified for PR . Well, that rules out 98% of us. As for me, I was working and making plenty of salary to cover it, married X years... It's all total BS. Gaining citizenship in west is half the work. And for a country that shows zero love for expat population but cuckolds to china and Chinese tourists despite the serious crime it brings. As for bureaucratic backlog. Only rumour here over the years but takes eons to even get to point of app being evaluated. By then I guess they figure we'd all be divorced or dead. Winning!! How many on this forum have PR? Count them on your fingers. I guess bc we are just all drunkards and whoremongers by your appraisal Bet you have a pink card too 🤢

It is a genuine US product. What is the mfg origin?

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Any old thing on Lazada. Don't get anything fancy. Mine is still working after some years.

I don't think those particular herbs are doing much of anything. I'm not a huge fan of herbs. Take care with tumeric though Weed... Just not good for lungs. I think it dulls the brain. I'm not judging. I'll have a smoke every so often I still have some sleeping pills. I agree not good. Will buy melatonin next time in US 30 minutes after I wake up my BP best reading something like: 104/64 bp 57-63. Admittedly, it's bumped up from that markedly bc I've really slacked past ten days. It's about like yours now. I'm trying to get back to what had become regular exercise and stretching. I've had high BP issues for years. I was attempting to reduce to 10mg but fell off the wagon. Got lazy. A mix of a bunch of early morning distractions. I'm back to 7-10k steps a day although I'm not jogging at all 😭

Weed. No. Herbs, no. Ginger is good. Imf no idea BP is fine but can go lower, same pulse. Exercise. 7-10k steps a day interspersed with light jogging I think that's very good for your age. At 130+/- you should come off the medicine and monitor BP for a month. I don't think you need the medicine. I'm doing 20mg enalipril.

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Why would anyone bring up Biden ffs? Continues to enflame electorate lol. The gift that keeps on giving.

That's not bipartisan support. Certainly not 86/8 lol. Congressional confirmations are not evidence of support.

Fk yer thick Officially afflicted The Syndrome ™

No they aren't and so what if they did? United States is a superpower and will remain so for that rest of your life. Relax.

I know you've never lived in Washington DC. Youve made your life fairly public on this forum for years. I lived there for 2 (+5) years I'd be happy to quiz you 🤣

You don't know what you're talking about. BLS OMB numbers... They're all fudged and almost entirely open to interpretation. Easiest one to understand is employment. Unemployment is not 3% it's like 5x that. Settle down, untwist your panties and take a breath. It's all a charade

So, they all go. This is the way DC works. You've never lived there so all you can do is complain from 10000 miles away

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Just taking out the (Biden) trash... He is going to have problems if those numbers aren't quite a bit better in months ahead. Trump often cuts off his nose to spite his face.