MahasarakhamMitch
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We had to courier some Land papers from Maha Sarakham to London for safe keeping and were really impressed by EMS. Posted on 26th December and received by signing delivery on the 28th December. Personally, I think that was an impressive service.
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I cannot understand how one can survive on 720 pounds a month in the UK. Living in Mom's basement or couch surfing ?
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Live in London with Thai wife who is a fantastic cook. I'd say 60 per cent is thai food
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Come to the uk and you'll see the difference
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The shops are just "fronts" for factories for tourists. Unfortunately; its not like Jermyn Street in London. The quality of stitching, fabric, fit and quality control is variable most of the time. I'm sure there are some really good individual tailors that produce " in house" but they are few and far apart. I'm sure someone living here will be able to direct you to one.
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Distant relatives of my wife took life cover out for their dying son. Not knowing this. We took him to hospital and paid for treatment that was working. When we left Thailand to return to the uk we phoned the family to check on his progress. After one month he was dead. We later discovered that they had stopped him going for pre paid treatment that we had organised and binned his medication as soon as we left. The poor guy died one month after we left Thailand. He was a lovely bloke. I was so sad and the wife was livid. I couldn't believe it was possible to take life cover out on a different person.
It was definitely an eye opener to the darker side of Thailand
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I couldn't give s <deleted> what you think to be honest
I don't believe youI had the same experience once before and had my wife and two kids in the taxi. After realising he was really tired I told my wife to get him to stop at a large petrol station and forced him to drink a couple of M50s. After another 20 minutes I could still see he wasn't in good shape so I got him to stop.
I then persuaded the wife to tell him that I was not happy and that I should drive and he can navigate. I gave him lots of smiles to save face and told him that he was working too hard. Deep down I was quite angry but I felt safer driving myself and the family then having Nigel Mansell on crack driving us.
Luckily I've only had this experience once in 18 years.
No taxi driver will let you drive his cab
I reckon it wasn't him asleep but you & your story is a dream
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I had the same experience once before and had my wife and two kids in the taxi. After realising he was really tired I told my wife to get him to stop at a large petrol station and forced him to drink a couple of M50s. After another 20 minutes I could still see he wasn't in good shape so I got him to stop.
I then persuaded the wife to tell him that I was not happy and that I should drive and he can navigate. I gave him lots of smiles to save face and told him that he was working too hard. Deep down I was quite angry but I felt safer driving myself and the family then having Nigel Mansell on crack driving us.
Luckily I've only had this experience once in 18 years.
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I like the idea of being an alien
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I bought a thing called pacsafe that is designed to stop the razor blade gangsI was pick-pocketed in Indonesia 20+ years ago at a songtaew-type bus station. 3 man team:
The bumper
The pick
The hand-off
Very slick. They got cash, travelers checks, and credit cards but not my passport, other travelers checks and (then) paper airline ticket. The credit cards were canceled and replaced and the travelers checks refunded at AmEx in Jakarta as I had the numbers. Cash obviously gone,
BTW there are razor-blade artists out there who can slice just about anything without your knowing it including a pocket, fanny-pack or a belt loop.
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Your correct. I just had a house valued and the agent said I could sell the garage (that is separate from the house) for £25000Is it really cheaper to live in canada? i can't really believe that. Can you buy a detached house for $100,000? My costs living here in LoS are far below what i would pay in the UK.
Can't say about Canada but in the US, yes. LINK
In the UK that wouldn't even buy you an outside toilet. Minimum in London @$700,000 in some Muslim ghetto.
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Well your wrong there...... My friend is a Solicitor who is thinking of retirement has lots of assets/money and has asked me questions like this.
Even from those like myself who have lived here for 30 plus years and have as many if not more qualifications than the op and whose budget at times was well in excess of 200k.^^^^ why so you think it is only the uneducated/ non professionals that need to come on here and ask?
Yes. Only a complete fool would seek advice about such an important decision from a collection of other complete fools.
Or those who have life experiences of thailand..many on here..
It will be only one source of information.
Your reply was funny..so I am assuming it was abit tongue in cheek.
No, my reply was completely serious. The fact that you've felt the need to discuss your qualifications and budget on an anonymous forum only strengthens my opinion.
No way would a UK solicitor ask if an annual budget of 75K USD is sufficient to "retire in Thailand with a fairly high standard of living".
Sorry boys and girls, wealthy solicitors just don't ask these questions.
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Our geese are doing better prevention than our dogs...
The next door neighbour has geese and they are amazing burglar alarms
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I love the smell and the tasteDurian might not smell good but the taste is absolutely fantastic.one big reason I love thailand!
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I bought mine a house 16 years ago, I am doomed too!I bought a house last year - I'm doomed!
I bought her a rolex for her 40th, I am double doomed!
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When I met my girlfriend and now wife, I didn't know she had a little baby boy. After a few months she told me and although " shocked", I was faced with a choice. Either say "goodbye" or take on the responsibility. I took on the responsibility and got a spouse visa and a visa for the little lad to come and live with me in London. I still remember this little boy arriving at heathrow with my wife and he smiled at me then and gave me a big hug. He is 14 years old now and I don't get the hugs, but I am still a proud stepdad, and he just calls me dad. He is a lovely lad and I am proud to call him my "son".Call me an old softy, but I don't think that I would want a serious relationship with a woman who would abandon her kids for some guy. If it was a short-time relationship, that would be a whole different story.
I made the decision that I wanted to do this and it is one hell of a responsibility, as I was an instant dad. I also have a daughter with my wife who calls him her brother.
I personally wouldn't want to marry a women who leaves her son 6 thousand miles away, but that is just me. Yes there are risks, and my risk was if she left me, under uk law I would be financially responsible for her and him on separation or divorce. On our death this lad has a half share with my biological child.
Am I a mug? No I don't think so. Did I take a risk? Yes I did. Was it the correct decision? Yes.
Would I be sad if I had to provide for him on divorce? Not at all, I could afford to then and could afford to now.
My advice would be walk away if you are do not want to provide for her children. If you don't want baggage, then find a single women.
Good luck either way
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I've learnt something new today, didn't realise you could surf in ThailandThere are some good days in monsoon season on the Eastern Seaboard in Rayong Mae Ramphung area, sometimes Koh Chang White Sand beach in June/July. Then from May-November the Andaman coast and Phuket....In October you can hit Chumphon and Kanom area as well...Eastern Seaboard can get 4 ft waves on the best days and Andaman coast its more regular and can get to head high waves....Its' not Bali or Hawaaii but you can Surf in Thailand and Malaysia as well.
I have surfed in Phuket now for more than 4 years. In the monsoon you can get 4 metre (12 foot) days. And yes if you know where to go you can also get barelled.
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beware, I had a friend who made £30 million with his father selling a chain of shops in 2005. He had worked hard for 15 years but got bored and started doing what you are doing. In 2009 he lost everything and ended up bankrupt and in a mental hospital for 3 months.you can make big money but also lose big money. Good luck I hope it all works well for you and you get that Ferrari.No, you cannot buy futures for $CAD-THB.
Everything is denominated to $USD. Why would I lie about this? I have nothing to gain by pretending to short 300 contracts. The reason I brought this topic up is because most traders don't hold positions long term so I'm trying a different strategy. If you don't believe you can make 3 million baht in 1 hour in futures, then you are wrong. Did someone tell you different? Some traders make $10 million $USD in a minute. 100 contracts will give you $1 million USD in a move of 1 cent. When employment or monetary information is realized, I've seen moves of 1.5 cents in 2 minutes. Do the math.
I am short 300 March 2013 $CAD contracts. Each contract is worth $100,000, however its only a delivery promise so you don't actually need the money to trade. Commission was $2000 on Interactive. I've been doing forex trading for a year now and I've done very well as I started shorting when the $CAD was at .98 At .90 in 7 months, its made money for a lot of traders.
Instead of anger and hostility towards my information, why not try and learn so you can make money for yourself. I don't understand why this topic makes people talk about stuff like a bus to BigC. You don't believe people make money trading? One trip to New York City will open your eyes.
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funny you say that but I had a similar experience in Maha Sarakham about 8 years ago. I was stunned by this as my step father was a London solicitor and would never do anything for free. I did the same and gave him a bottle of Johnny black as a thank you.I had an hour chat with one local lawyer, he then wrote two letters for me, had two telephone calls to others, one more subsequent consultation and he charged me zero! absolutely nothing, said he was glad to help and no charge,
I bought him a good bottle of whiskey for a thank you.
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iMaybe it's just me......I did not pay a dowry
I did not remodel the in laws house
I did not buy them a vehicle
And....I won't either!
I am not a lottery ticket and I am not a bank...Sorry, marrying me was not a career move!
I make my money....They can do the same!
Some people never get it......And then they spend countless hours complaining about how they lost it all to a Thai woman....If you're really that foolish, you deserve to be taken for a ride!
I like to help family whether in the UK or Thailand. This year my best friend (in the UK) fell on hard times and I helped him out financially. I am know ones idiot, and I would not be destitute just because I built the in laws a house, paid for a cancer operation for an uncle or helped my wife's niece through school by paying for English lessons. My family and friends are important to me and I like to help out if I can. I am not "showing off" but I have just hit 40 and have paid for my house in the UK, have a significant property portfolio and investments in the UK and abroad and drive a nice car. I understand it if people can not do this, but do not understand the aggressive stance in some people.
Mr Dudley I'm not
but do not understand the aggressive stance in some people.
Let me explain if to you.
Its called, taking the piss.
To help you understand a bit better, I can afford to do this but dont.
Thankfully I am a farang so dont need to worry about face or status, too be perfectly frank I dont even care what they think of me.
As for the local fishwives and gossips at the local shops and markets, I really dont give a toss about you lot either, or your BS stories about your farang SIL who paid 2 million baht sin sot and sends you 75k baht per month.
As my wife says to me, she has two hands and can work, they can do the same.
No bullshit stories from me pal.
Mr Dudley I'm not
Wasnt aimed at you, for the record I believe you.
Can only assume poor sentence structure on my part, was aimed at the local fishwives and gossips with their BS stories.
Must admit these days I just nod my head and say, lor.
PS, who or what is Mr Dudley?
A comedy in the UK called little Britain stars a thai women and her boyfriend is mr Dudley
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No bullshit stories from me pal.
iMaybe it's just me......I did not pay a dowry
I did not remodel the in laws house
I did not buy them a vehicle
And....I won't either!
I am not a lottery ticket and I am not a bank...Sorry, marrying me was not a career move!
I make my money....They can do the same!
Some people never get it......And then they spend countless hours complaining about how they lost it all to a Thai woman....If you're really that foolish, you deserve to be taken for a ride!
I like to help family whether in the UK or Thailand. This year my best friend (in the UK) fell on hard times and I helped him out financially. I am know ones idiot, and I would not be destitute just because I built the in laws a house, paid for a cancer operation for an uncle or helped my wife's niece through school by paying for English lessons. My family and friends are important to me and I like to help out if I can. I am not "showing off" but I have just hit 40 and have paid for my house in the UK, have a significant property portfolio and investments in the UK and abroad and drive a nice car. I understand it if people can not do this, but do not understand the aggressive stance in some people.
Mr Dudley I'm not
but do not understand the aggressive stance in some people.
Let me explain if to you.
Its called, taking the piss.
To help you understand a bit better, I can afford to do this but dont.
Thankfully I am a farang so dont need to worry about face or status, too be perfectly frank I dont even care what they think of me.
As for the local fishwives and gossips at the local shops and markets, I really dont give a toss about you lot either, or your BS stories about your farang SIL who paid 2 million baht sin sot and sends you 75k baht per month.
As my wife says to me, she has two hands and can work, they can do the same.
Mr Dudley I'm not
Wow man do I have a sister for you! Mum and Dad need a new house, I require some top up to my Leo fund which is running low and various other In laws would love to welcome you to their projects too.
Welcome to the family, welcome 3 times.
Thanks for the offer, but I have my own projects that are doing very well thank you
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iMaybe it's just me......I did not pay a dowry
I did not remodel the in laws house
I did not buy them a vehicle
And....I won't either!
I am not a lottery ticket and I am not a bank...Sorry, marrying me was not a career move!
I make my money....They can do the same!
Some people never get it......And then they spend countless hours complaining about how they lost it all to a Thai woman....If you're really that foolish, you deserve to be taken for a ride!
I like to help family whether in the UK or Thailand. This year my best friend (in the UK) fell on hard times and I helped him out financially. I am know ones idiot, and I would not be destitute just because I built the in laws a house, paid for a cancer operation for an uncle or helped my wife's niece through school by paying for English lessons. My family and friends are important to me and I like to help out if I can. I am not "showing off" but I have just hit 40 and have paid for my house in the UK, have a significant property portfolio and investments in the UK and abroad and drive a nice car. I understand it if people can not do this, but do not understand the aggressive stance in some people.
Mr Dudley I'm not
but do not understand the aggressive stance in some people.
Let me explain if to you.
Its called, taking the piss.
To help you understand a bit better, I can afford to do this but dont.
Thankfully I am a farang so dont need to worry about face or status, too be perfectly frank I dont even care what they think of me.
As for the local fishwives and gossips at the local shops and markets, I really dont give a toss about you lot either, or your BS stories about your farang SIL who paid 2 million baht sin sot and sends you 75k baht per month.
As my wife says to me, she has two hands and can work, they can do the same.
No bullshit stories from me pal.
Mr Dudley I'm not
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iMaybe it's just me......I did not pay a dowry
I did not remodel the in laws house
I did not buy them a vehicle
And....I won't either!
I am not a lottery ticket and I am not a bank...Sorry, marrying me was not a career move!
I make my money....They can do the same!
Some people never get it......And then they spend countless hours complaining about how they lost it all to a Thai woman....If you're really that foolish, you deserve to be taken for a ride!
I like to help family whether in the UK or Thailand. This year my best friend (in the UK) fell on hard times and I helped him out financially. I am know ones idiot, and I would not be destitute just because I built the in laws a house, paid for a cancer operation for an uncle or helped my wife's niece through school by paying for English lessons. My family and friends are important to me and I like to help out if I can. I am not "showing off" but I have just hit 40 and have paid for my house in the UK, have a significant property portfolio and investments in the UK and abroad and drive a nice car. I understand it if people can not do this, but do not understand the aggressive stance in some people.
Mr Dudley I'm not
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Everything is denominated to $USD. 
17 year old Thai son and the thai army
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Graham- We are in a near identical situation and are slightly nervous about conscription. My son has done army cadets since he was 14 and we were told by the local amphur in Maha Sarakham that if he has lots of pictures of him in his platoon and has a letter from the Army then he would not need to join the Thai army. I'm not convinced by this advice but we live in hope. If the worst happens I will have to make a donation to the "Generals pension fund" [emoji6]