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4 minutes ago, SupermarineS6B said:

Last time i went to Krabi we were Royally robbed on one of Songserms buses with the little trap door. The bus crew insisted all bags went underneath in stowage, then when we arrived in Krabi we found out that our bags had been robbed of anything valuable by the little sneaky barstuard climbing inside the hold. I went back to the Bus company had it out with the staff and was told it was the "Mafia" that was controlling the buses and it wouldn't be wise to say anything....... low life..... I wonder if these lads do buses as well, or is that just a Thai racket ?

Always keep valuables with, in a backpack or fanny pack.

No wonder they dont want us living here. 

8 hours ago, madmen said:

I stopped going to a soup stall at central food court

Simple request "no sugar" failed most of the time and 2 FULL TABLE SPOONS of sugar still went into my soup. The ladies spoke English but they were brain dead

Msg and sugar makes it tasty.. Yuk no thanks

Learn to say no sugar, in thai.

The main branch on Second Rd has better staff.

2 minutes ago, TunnelRat69 said:

May be true, but you are getting ripped off................the house owner is responsible to the Mgt to pay the Condo fees...........if you sign a contract saying you will pay, you are being duped.........I would be curious as to how many renters are paying 'condo maintenance fees' and how much.  example, mine is based on my apartment size per year  so mine is 33 baht sq meter, about 16,500  baht per year.   Me thinks its just another way to get money from you that he is responsible to pay the mgt...............doesn't matter who is using the pool, what if the apartment is empty 6 months a year, then a renter comes in, who paid the condo fees before he/she arrived.  Read your contract carefully and ask the Mgt who pays the condo fees, and how much is it.

Im an owner and i would never rent my place out to farang. The fee here is only 300 baht.

Where i live the tenant pays because they use the pool, get halls cleaned, have guards, etc.

Put it in a long term savings account and earn interest.

Go to Bangkok Bank.

On 1/27/2019 at 9:56 PM, Huayrat said:

The Thousands of Half filled coaches everyday are now killing Pattaya and the Mayor and ppl in charge of the City sit back and do nothing.. I could see the port in siracha clearly from my window years ago, Now i can't.. Them Buses were not here 9 years ago and now they are blocking up the city and spewing crap out everywear.. All Downhill from here and will be the same as Bangkok in 2 years time..

I see many of the busses empty with engine running to keep them cool.

15 hours ago, Psimbo said:

Anywhere food and drink is available, including supermarkets, convenience stores, bars and restaurants its unhygienic.

 

I just get blank stares from the staff in Big C when I point out topless sweaty people and they do nothing to stop it. On occasion if someone is dripping over the bread or fruit I will say something directly to them but again they look at me as if I'm from Mars.

 

Also- budgie smugglers- no more than one block from a beach and not even there if one doesn't have the figure for them!

 

 

I know what you mean. I had to beat a guy who used his hands in a salad bar.

I hope they have the Dorito tacos. Delicious!

Round eyes require special machines. ????

On 12/27/2018 at 9:44 PM, NewGuy said:

And their Thai food is fine.

At T21 the Pad Thai sucks but the Massuman chicken or beef are very good.

47 minutes ago, catman20 said:

i see a lot of these in pattaya who say they dont pay their girlfriends 

"Wives" ????

Instead of new, ask for hot

12 hours ago, nasa123 said:

But in Phuket and Pattaya ++ can you NOT open a bank account in any bank if you don't have a B-Visa and work permit. The banks here are afraid of money laundering and black money, so here are not Immigration in phuket with on their own rules.

No, I use Bangkok bank with retirement extention.

Then the thais can sieze all bank accounts?

I bike a lot in pattaya, rarely a dog barks or chases me. When they do I return with some grilled meat for them and we are friends for life.

Looks like there is room on the sidewalk to ride.

2 hours ago, Thaidream said:

China is a clear and present danger to the World. Their goal is to use its size and money pot to colonize those countries that have vast natural resources and food so as to be able to keep the Communist Party in power.  Their arrogance knows no bounds. They never provide foreign assistance out of the goodness of their heart- they provide it to gain a foothold in other countries.

 

As much as I dislike Donald Trump and his World view- he is right on China and is doing something about it. Trump needs to stop allowing China to buy any American debt and Thailand needs to stop allowing any Chinese investment in Thailand before the trend is irreversible and the Chinese gain control of  rice fields and   essential Thai industry.

They are really moving into Cambodia. Buying everything and displacing the Kmers.