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why not give it to all estate agents and instead of driving yourself mad like some of the above about fair percentage fees just tell them all what you would like to get as a final price?
but realistically you would probably like to get some genuine interest in your property and actually sell it so whether it's 3 or 5% shouldn't be an issue... it's all about selling it right?
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Surely as a tourist it's the best time to be there???
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The chip buttie is an old English favorite of many years, the question of whether or not it's healthy is academic, it isn't, but they are very enjoyable provided all the ingredients are done properly, you should try one JT, just for the experience.
Yes, I'm sure but if I'm looking to gain 5 kilos from one meal, I can think of more delicious ways to do it ...
Yanks seem to have that ability on lock down.... are you serious in thinking us Brits eat chip buttys everyday?
Pattaya has imitations on all food a plenty, very hard to find the real thing...even khao man gai
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I know of at least three Thai women who are going to leave there pricks of husbands, as soon as they get there ILR visa, and i say good luck to them, if there husbands had treat them like human beings instead of a accessory, Some even have GPS on there wife's phones to know where they are at all times . two sides to every story, so i have been told in he past.
Don't mince your words mate, please tell me what you think of me... an anonymous person you don't even know on an internet forum...if anything I was the reverse to what you are describing above, maybe that's where I went wrong...
but as the old saying goes, two sides to every story indeed but you've only got 1 way of thinking haven't you...
are these men really pricks or do they have reason to be... glad you not my mate cos if that was you planning on leaving your thai missus once you had gained residency out there or whatever do you think they'd keep quiet about your secret? prick or not?
Yes I do keep my secrets but it piss me off to see all these bleeding hearts describe how they have been let down, ripped off. BY Thai women. And i was not having a dig at the poster, Just another Point from a different angle. if i have offended the poster it was not intentional.
I am the OP, you didn't offend me one bit but really from what I have seen and experienced first hand regardless of our relationship and who was nasty to who, a person stringing the other along so they qualify to stay in a country makes them just as bad as the person they are slagging off, if not worse.
A liar, a devious person that will do and say anything to get support from others to get what they want and they don't care who they hurt in the process...
in my case I am over the initial split but what happens now if I do meet someone else and want to take it further? my hands are tied till I get the divorce sorted and the woman that I fought hard to get here with the UKBA who refused the first visa and we had to appeal, the money I threw at getting her here, all the time I spent with her teaching her English so she could pass her exams to stay here, the people I knew who had Thai partners that I introduced her to who all made her feel welcome...the woman who said 'I do' when we got married who now I find out obviously had no intention in staying with me regardless of what I did for her, what I gave financially or in my time.... i'd be careful if I were you as them crocodile tears you've seen from the 3 women married to pricks looking to do the bunk when their paper work is sorted may be as genuine as a ralph lauren shirt bought in patpong in my opinion....
this woman was introduced and welcomed by my family and friends...she's cheated them as well...
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there was an ex tourist police volunteer on a thread under the pattaya section who refused to believe that scams were going on....his words were, from the inside of soi 9 all he ever see was it being the farangs fault and the thai operators were honest.....
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fair enough OP and yes I can understand your issues.... to be fair though Thailand is an easy place to travel about in and if I was having the horrendous experience with my wife then after a week at the very most I would have moved somewhere else, I know they charged you 3 weeks total on arrival and I would have wiped my mouth of that and moved on....
Krabi is where I preferred to go with the missus...when we were together that is and I lived in Pattaya for 10 years between 1997-2007 so knew exacty what was on that menu....
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There's a Thai saying along the lines of "the monkey never lets go of a branch until it has hold of another one". Either you find her another boyfriend, or move out.
very apt
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Have a word with yourselves you lot.... Thailand only want you to turn up, spunk all your money then leave, do you think Myanmar will be any different?
As long as you all know you are tolerated whilst spending your cash only then required to leave till you can come back and spend more then you'll be alright
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never allow your wife to conduct any business whatsoever, this is a fundamental error. the only time your wife should spend money is if she is in charge of housekeeping duties and submits a monthly account for approval. you can allow a discretionary fund for her to purchase personal items but again this should be audited regularly to check for overspending or frivolous purchases
keep her on a lead as well
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Well done OP, when I first lived in Thailand I was only 25 years old and was a playboy myself....enjoy it while it lasts in your mind cos to most Thai birds you are just the idiot farang who really fancies himself and is 'heli-koptaaaaaaaar' and know too much
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is it your missus? the way you've gone on about it with angry words and tears shed I read it as if your daughter that had someone take advantage of her pocket money or the like!
if your missus is an adult then you should really treat her like one, wipe your mouth of this silly mistake and do everything yourself from now on.... then your missus will not get any life experiences and be as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike....
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the old saying if you want a job doing properly then do it yourself springs to mind....
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Since when did I ever deny there were scams ? Since when did I ever deny what others have witnessed ? Since when did I assist the scammers ? Since when did I deny that there was corruption ? I simply stated what I have myself witnessed in a specific jet ski related context within a specific location - the police station.
Get over it.
And this thread was about what is actually happening on the beach... but you couldn't resist to come on here and state what you have seen in the front of soi 9 police station, hardly on topic was you!
I can't get over the fact that you need to take a look at yourself and get over yourself to be fair
cheers
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petercool are you denying what has been posted on this very website and in the other thread about this topic?
physical confrontation and intimidation and when they get someone who won't be bullied full on violence?
now who are we to deny what you did or didn't see and experience within soi 9 police station from your time there as there is zero evidence? also who are you to deny that these things have actually happened when there is a good 40 odd page thread with youtube videos on it that was running last year on this very forum?
If you are on the wind up then well done but some of us here have either been or know people personally that have been attacked and bribed by these vermin, for me it wasn't jet skis but I have been intimidated in that police station by the coppers who were paid to do so by a danish farang and my ex business partner, they wanted my land that was valued at over 3 mil thb...luckily for me I had good connections/lawyer who would come out on a Saturday and deal with it!
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Petercool.... inside the police station you will not witness any type of blackmail unless you are in the rooms out the back and please don't deny it goes on as I have personal experience to it!
Perhaps like most coppers you need to get up off your arse and go walk up and down Pattaya beach and actually take in what has been going on with regards to scams etc....
Yes I dare say there was and will always be genuine cases of damage to jet skis and cretins trying to wriggle out of it and play the dumb tourist but those are few and far between in comparison!
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I will say this one more time despite the expected vitriolic responses .... I once worked at Soi 9 police station volunteer desk (have since stopped doing that) and saw many, many of the disputes that ended up there. A very large proportion of the disputes involved real damage - often considerable - and the issue was always that the renters offered ridiculous compensations like 500 baht and/or no acceptable compromise could be reached. The "scams" on the beach that never reach the station (which is the last place the operators want to be) are not widespread even if regular and they are extremely difficult to judge in terms of whether real damage has been done, what is proper compensation if damage has been done and how to resolve things. It is a City Hall issue and until proper regulation is put in place the issues will remain.
I am disgusted by your post.....how much are they paying you to write that tripe?
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So a personal question is.... has there been any intimate moments between you two? has it led to anything further?
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not talked to your neighbour for 3 years.... because of what he said and the fact you didn't ask him to explain himself when he first said it? it's not confrontation to ask someone to explain themselves especially when they have just insulted you....
He may have replied with a 'only joking' or the real reason as I see it is to let you know you have made an enemy with the Swiss chap.... anyway this was 3 years ago so it's a bit late to ask him what he meant by that...
better to walk away when its a stranger in a bar or on the road honking their horn at you or something and being aggro...but a neighbour who I would possibly see day in and day out whilst going about my business I personally would have put them straight from the get go, you think he is a haughty Brit and he probably thinks you are a yankee sap who has no backbone....
you are both probably correct!
got any more old yarns from a few year ago? It's a slow day in the office and I am being paid for this...
Perhaps you did not read the whole of my original post.....as I did say to him "WHAT" to which he went on with the gossip....He was NOT joking ...so my feeling was why even associate with a person like that.....and I didn't and haven't ....no loss to me. Life goes on and why not enjoy it with people you like...
I read your post and in my view the bloke has in effect taken you for a chump, not saying I agree with him but with these tittle tattle gossipers when you front them properly they know not to gossip about you anymore....
how do you know he hasn't spread more gossip about you as he feels he can get away with it? dangerous thing in Thailand is gossip especially when you are just a tolerated foreigner...
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Russian at the pool. Hot or not?
Is this what you do in your spare time? ...taking photos of scantily clad people and posting them online?
you after taking a look at his portfolio then?
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I doubt Newham is overtaken by Somali 2 week package holydaymakers.
Probably you mean recent immgrants are starting to dominate some areas of cities in UK. Would discussing it really get you arrested in UK?
no it would not, inciting hatred or violence towards them would...
the immigrants complain about the new immigrants from my experience anyway....
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Why are you not to be trusted OP?
I am a Brit just so you know....
You'd have to ask my neighbor and the Swiss guy (who bad mouthed me to him)..
.As indicated earlier the Swiss guy had a piece of property for sale, I paid his price. Cleaned the property up and marketed properly and resold it within 6 months at a substantial profit. Swiss guy pissed off ...says I cheated him. Don't know how? I paid him his asking price ...I just saw something in the property he didn't see and yes I jumped on it ....isn't that what business is about?
So as to your question....I'm one of those people who you can completely trust...but there are few people I let in that circle as in the same vein I don't trust anybody but my own instincts....and when I make a mistake, I take it on the chin and move on.
I did not ask my neighbor to trust me ....I just went over to say "Hi" and introduce myself when he comes out with "I hear your a man not to be trusted" in that haughty British tone.......oh well....Each to their own.
each to their own indeed, so because the Swiss man got to the haughty Brit first and bad mouth you, you are happy to leave it there and not put the haughty Brit in his place?
I personally would prefer someone that say's it how it is to my face rather than behind my back, that way I can decide as to whether or not they are worth correcting and conversing with, if I was to face a loud mouth yank who said to me I am a man not to be trusted then I would have it out with them on the spot and demand they explain what they mean by what they said....
I can take it you left your people skills back in the good old U.S of A then and prefer the Thai way of gossip behind your back and maybe this is the way Thailand has changed you?
I would befriend the Brit and stick 2 fingers up at the Swiss guy who couldn't see what he had for sale that you astutely saw and took advantage of
I have had my share of confrontations in life....and didn't always come out on top....but I never backed away....stubborn I guess.
And yes being in Thailand has changed my outlook on life...and I think for the better..
I'm am past the days of my youth and confrontation and, for me, its sometimes better to just walk away...
The best part of him insulting me is that I have not talked to him for 3 years since the incident ....and to be honest ...I happy with the peace that I get by not having to make small talk with him...
not talked to your neighbour for 3 years.... because of what he said and the fact you didn't ask him to explain himself when he first said it? it's not confrontation to ask someone to explain themselves especially when they have just insulted you....
He may have replied with a 'only joking' or the real reason as I see it is to let you know you have made an enemy with the Swiss chap.... anyway this was 3 years ago so it's a bit late to ask him what he meant by that...
better to walk away when its a stranger in a bar or on the road honking their horn at you or something and being aggro...but a neighbour who I would possibly see day in and day out whilst going about my business I personally would have put them straight from the get go, you think he is a haughty Brit and he probably thinks you are a yankee sap who has no backbone....
you are both probably correct!
got any more old yarns from a few year ago? It's a slow day in the office and I am being paid for this...
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Why are you not to be trusted OP?
I am a Brit just so you know....
You'd have to ask my neighbor and the Swiss guy (who bad mouthed me to him)..
.As indicated earlier the Swiss guy had a piece of property for sale, I paid his price. Cleaned the property up and marketed properly and resold it within 6 months at a substantial profit. Swiss guy pissed off ...says I cheated him. Don't know how? I paid him his asking price ...I just saw something in the property he didn't see and yes I jumped on it ....isn't that what business is about?
So as to your question....I'm one of those people who you can completely trust...but there are few people I let in that circle as in the same vein I don't trust anybody but my own instincts....and when I make a mistake, I take it on the chin and move on.
I did not ask my neighbor to trust me ....I just went over to say "Hi" and introduce myself when he comes out with "I hear your a man not to be trusted" in that haughty British tone.......oh well....Each to their own.
each to their own indeed, so because the Swiss man got to the haughty Brit first and bad mouth you, you are happy to leave it there and not put the haughty Brit in his place?
I personally would prefer someone that say's it how it is to my face rather than behind my back, that way I can decide as to whether or not they are worth correcting and conversing with, if I was to face a loud mouth yank who said to me I am a man not to be trusted then I would have it out with them on the spot and demand they explain what they mean by what they said....
I can take it you left your people skills back in the good old U.S of A then and prefer the Thai way of gossip behind your back and maybe this is the way Thailand has changed you?
I would befriend the Brit and stick 2 fingers up at the Swiss guy who couldn't see what he had for sale that you astutely saw and took advantage of
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Why are you not to be trusted OP?
I am a Brit just so you know....
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all this religion <deleted> everyones going on about and getting all touchy..... it's a holiday and I don't see Jews-Muslims or atheists in my company turning down the time off and also what even they call and refer to as their 'Christmas Bonus'
Do you shower before getting in your condo pool in Thailand?
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whilst you're all showering before getting into the pool the Indian tourists I witnessed at certain 5 star hotels pre-pandemic were all washing their sandals and flip flops in the hotel pools and all in there wearing clothes etc. It was indeed like a scene from the Ganges and I just thank my lucky stars I had headphones in cos they didn't half make some noise!