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5 hours ago, Lite Beer said:

As far as I know you have to have a Non Imm Visa and making 90 day reports to get a residence cert.

For your sake I hope I am wrong.

That wasn't the case in Jomtien in 2017.  I got one to register a bike while still on a tourist visa, only 3 days after arriving in the country.

The lack of consistency across these offices is staggering.

I'm fortunate in that all my wife's close family are working and in reasonable jobs. 

But. 

Earn it, spend it. 

If  When anything unexpected happens, there are no savings.  So, the "Bank of Farrang" comes into play for loans.  Thus far, all have been repaid on time - when one isn't, then I've learnt a cheap lesson.

ALWAYS consider the family when marrying a Thai; if they look like the sort of people you wouldn't associate with, they probably are.   If they are decent working people, like you're used to - just browner and speak a different tongue, they're probable decent people. 

The family is where your new wife learned her core values.

Me, very happy, but this whole subservient Thai women nonsense does not apply in my home.  If I put my foot down, then things happen as I want.  Otherwise, she's the boss at home.  It works for us anyway.  But, I have to control money, "earn it, spend it" is ingrained in her and we could be poor if I allowed her full access to bank accounts. 

7 hours ago, balo said:

Yes sign me up , I just need to rob a bank first. 

Prohibited occupation, Thais only.  ????

No mention of going down and fixing the leak?

How much was missing before the police got there?

Well, if I ever get to the stage of being unable to go a single day without a beer, things have gotten bad.

Respecting a Buddhist tradition in a Buddhist country costs nothing and shows respect.

Next, a new name for Pattaya.  

6 hours ago, Henryford said:

2 CASES of beer, wow these monks know how to drink.

I like a beer or 10, but 2 cases is beyond my powers.

I would consider an electric bike for around Pattaya.  But.  Condo dweller.  Nowhere to charge.

They need to sort out charging stations first.

43 minutes ago, Virt said:

Look at the videos on tube from the last couple of weeks at Bangla road Patong.

Just as many Thais walking around with no face masks as there are foreigners during night time.

 

I was actually surprised to see so many walking around with no mask.

It was like 50% or so of all the people so i thought they eased the mandatory masks.

Well, I comply with the rules when I'm visible; walking, bike, taxi, etc.  If I step into a bar restaurant though, my mask comes off.  

Does that make me the problem, or the solution?

Thailand still has the death penalty on the books, so I don't think Canada would extradite.

I'm always amazed at the lack of knowledge, even among bargirls, about sex.  They don't seem to talk between themselves about it.  About how to handle a farrang and maximise their earnings yes, but the mechanics of what happens are, beyond the basics, poorly understood.

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They admitted to going the wrong way down the road and making an illegal U-turn into the path of the oncoming man, reported Thai Rath.

When you're going the wrong way, is there a way to do a legal U-turn?

Sounds like the whole pipeline needs inspection & maintenance.

Bikes won't stay in them, leading to car drivers getting even more annoyed with the bikes.  Crunch.

If they were flogging people and cutting hands off beside the first tee, would you play?

Knowing it's happening out of your sight, would you play?

Please will someone warn them never to give up their passports.

27 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

I guess that the 'smart' BMW is not going to be much use then?

https://carbuzz.com/news/new-bmw-boat-looks-sleeker-than-some-of-its-cars#:~:text=Designworks has now joined forces,be ordered in North America.

Great, re-open Submarine-a-GoGo.  ????