jonclark

1 hour ago, bg53 said:

 

Good luck to you if/when Thailand's PIT changes from a territorial basis to a worldwide basis.

What has luck got to do with it

Bottom line - if you currently work in Thailand and pay taxes on that income - keep your mouth shut about overseas income and maintain a plausible story that your income in Thailand is your only income and they will leave you alone. 

13 hours ago, AreYouGerman said:

 

And you would have to file for income tax in Thailand no matter what, even if you will not have to pay any taxes because of DTA. An accountant will easily charge 20,000 THB because the demand for filing will be high.

 

 

Filing income tax is a breeze - No accountant needed - although they will have to start printing .91 forms in English as they are all in Thai at the moment and most staff at tax offices have a very basic understanding of English. But it is a breeze. Getting tax rebates is also a doddle - my tax office fills in all the necessary bits for me if I give them the correct supporting documents, and a couple of months later my cheque turns up for 40 - 50k.  Remember if you pay tax you can now claim all the rebates the government offers - including hotel rooms and household appliances as these are frequently made tax deductibles depending on how the government wants to boost the economy by increasing consumption. Even healthcare has been a tax deductible which should help pensioners.

12 hours ago, AreYouGerman said:

 

We will see about that. You know, you only get 1 year temporary extensions. With the mad brute, the US, on the loose, we can never know for sure when they will start a war in the region. And Thailand for sure won't side with the losers.

Well, as you haven't mentioned who the US will allegedly start a war with, its might be pretty hard for Thailand to decide on sides...It could well side with the US rather than the losers. Lets not forget the US is the worlds strongest military power by some considerable margin. Period! Even the Chinese and Russians know that and that any conflict with the US will involve the US <deleted>ting on them from a great height and the decimation of large parts of their military. 

So I guess that means all of the foreigners who are currently classed as 'guests' can now claim residency. I am surprised that the ultra-nationalists have not put the brakes on the whole idea of using the words foreigner and resident in the same sentence...

"widespread misinformation"...aka the truth. lol 

If the father is so concerned about misinformation his son should return to put his is of the story - and lets remember he son is on Interpols Red list (allegedly) Maybe he should also consider sue Interpol for defamation as well. 

On a side note:
 

"Red Bull Heiress" eh - So Mr. Chalerm is actually a Mrs. Chalerm, right? Complete with a dress and stockings. 

1 minute ago, Gottfrid said:

The problem with my response in none at all. You should always have control, and never drink more than you can maintain your control. People that say they can´t have fun without being drunk have no clue about how life works. Ok, you do not have to understand culture and ways after only 14 days. However, you must be as smart as you understand how to not escalate a problem instead of screaming, acting aggressive and asking for a fight. That has actually not anything with culture to do. Just common sense, that these guys seem to have a severe lack of.

I do not need to repeat that I am not condoning what the guards did. I already explained that.

So you in your however many years of life have never got so drunk that you do stupid uncontrolled things?  

Not having a dig at you, but drunk or not, the security guards (thugs) are 100% in the wrong as a huge part of their job is to deal with drunk people and de-escalate the situation.  Even if the person being dealt with is screaming and being aggressive. de-escalate not make it worse. Come to Thailand for a good time - that is the message being sent out by TAT around the world. 

6 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

No, absolutely nothing deserves a fatal kick to the head. Nothing can call for the way the gourds were acting, as they should have the training and mentality to handle things without violence or only subdue people if necessary until police arrives. I have never contested that. So, now you can stop with the verbal assault, by calling my out to be an absolute idiot.

But, yes, I knew, but not defending the outcome, that the Brits did not accept the way and culture, as they started to point and one actually wanted to fight with the guards. They walked around showing anger in public and where screaming. Basically doing everything to escalate the problem. They should have asked the bar to call the cops or continued to keep the argument and discussion on a decent level.

The problem with your entire response is that they were likely drunk - and made an unwise decision possibly - but to expect a two-week visit tourist to have some sort of understanding and acceptance of Thai culture is nonsense. I would not expect a Thai person on two week holiday in the UK understand or accept UK culture.  The guards however, should have been the ones calming the whole thing down and calling the police - the job of a bouncer is not to see who can deliver the biggest kicking, but to de- escalate the situation, violence in defence is the last resort, not the preferred option. Especially when your job involves interacting with people who are a little bit worse for wear after a night on the lash. 

If the roles were reversed and the tourist had delivered a similar kicking to the guards - Off with their heads, deport, hang em high etc etc would be expected outcome - not siding with them!!

Ah an 'emergency meeting' is it. Would this be the same emergency meeting of economics gurus that Taksin instructed the PM to have, as reported in yesterdays BK Post?? Taksin is obliged as a condition of his parole to not be involved in politics. I am sure Taksins' puppet is now giving Taksins instructions sorry orders to the economics team. Such duplicity and disrespect for the public, it makes you yearn for the good old days of a military coup. At least you knew where you stood with a coup. 

9 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I see, yeah foreigners in all countries get a bad deal. Maybe worse in Thailand as they don't get on the first rung of the hierarchal social ladder, unlike pump attendants. 

Pump attendants are waaay above white foreigners on the social ladder here - even the Burmese pump attendants are higher than whities.  Both however are a million miles away from the elevated position of nigh untouchability of the good Maj Gen.

So whilst old baldy here will get crucified for a minor skuffle (aka a misunderstanding using the Thai vernacular here)  - the Maj Gen will have no consequence for stripping a 14 year boy naked and kicking him in the head twice (for smoking a ciggie). 

Honestly the 'dance' between the foreigner and pump attendant is much ado about nothing tbh. Why its on the news is anyones guess?  unless public opinion is being molded by someone? 

1 hour ago, Neeranam said:

What has this man got to do with anything here?

They both have similar styles of hissy-fits and use of violence when they are challenged.

The only difference is one is a foreigner (so howls of indignation, and cries of 'deport him' from the assembled netizins can be heard) whilst the other is a member of Thai High Society and Ultra-royalist (so everyone keeps it much more low-key and the event is ushered off the front page and under the carpet). 

I hope the police also charge the gent with drunk driving as well as he appears to have driven off after the event as!!! 

8 minutes ago, Sandboxer said:

Very generally speaking, based o my observation over a decade:

 

Germans - crimes that involve being naked and making asses out of themselves, sometimes get in trouble for being arrogant complainers

 

Brits - violent drunk hooligans, will try to fight locals, other falangs and/or water buffalo. The worst of all blue collar segments world wide

 

Americans - ignorance of the world often gets them into trouble with cultural aspects, with an occasional true homicidal psychopath appearing in the news

 

Aussies - too dumb to really get noticed and more often than not make the news because they Darwin'd themselves to death in some sort of stupid manner. 

 

Russians - a less harmless combination of Brits/Aussies with equally bad sense of fashion

 

Chinese - criminal behavior at buffets and often annoying, but otherwise harmless. More of a danger to themselves.

 

Japanese - the best tourists on earth.

 

Koreans - goofy, keep to themselves, not really noticeable

 

Indians - the only crimes they commit are not using deodorant and overhaggling/cheapassing.

 

Malaysians - better/more sophisticated Indians minus the BO problem

 

Africans - 80% drug dealers/freelance hos

 

 Scandinavians - pretty chill and relaxed when they're not kicking locals in the back, can get a bit too "Viking" when drunk but seem to keep actual bad physical behavior in check

 

French - the "real" French tourists/expats are pretty cool. The diversity hire passport holder are a menace to everyone.

 

Missed off Thais from your list?? I mean in terms of numbers and frequency they must top the list of criminals in Thailand, mustn't they for obvious reasons - So  lets add them to the list as well...for the sake of balance. 

Thais - Ping-Pong firing Hookers and Meth dealers sums them up right? I assume we are playing to National sterotypes? 

The culprit here clearly takes lesson on 'face-saving' from the esteemed Maj Gen Dr Rienthong Nanna, the director of Mongkutwattana Hospital. I do hope the Maj Gen will also be subject to stringent checks to ensure future public safety at his hospital. 

30 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

Instead of victim blaming, let's consider the victim.

Just one scenario - She is being held captive somewhere and the guy says 'send this message to your folks - or else'.

We do not know what is happening.

I just hope that she is found alive and well.

 I am not victim blaming, but to marry a person who you meet on a dating app after three days and then move to another country is insanity. People need to engage their brains before making such rash decisons, and understand the potential consequences for themselves of not thinking things through. I can only go on what is reported in the OP, (as opposed to fictional scenarios). I too hope she is found safe and well and that this serves as a learning experience. 

Married after meeting a stranger on a dating app im three days.  This woman carries a certain amount of responsibility for her actions tbh.  I mewn seriously wtf. Three days.