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22 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

Very true.

If you are a Business owner in the UK, the chances are that the Accountant you pay Mega Bucks to for his expert advice Etc is just having a quick once over your Financial Records, and the all the work is sent to India for actual processing.

The Accountant then has a quick look over them again when the work is complete, before submission them to the Client.

Actually my accountant is Indian.  Been using her for twenty years and always had a brilliant service from her.  When she first started all those years ago she was very much a one man band but through her hard work and diligence she now has a very successful practice employing a team of about twelve.  All based in West London.  She is certainly no cheaper than any other accountancy firm but the service you get is second to none.

22 hours ago, 2 is 1 said:

Most of  offshore entities  are not illegal! Its only good tax planning. If you have several million's capital, why pay extra tax or tax over tax. I was doing tax planning, my Finnish company owner was my Estonia company whitch was owned company in Scotland. In Scotland i had only adress whit 3 other guy's, one room residence. But if want pay extra tax go for it. Have sold already all, dont know how this company "trik" works now days. But normal things, ofcourse if there is criminal money that kind need find.

Nothing wrong with prudent tax planning and businesses employ tax advisors to do that all the time.

However!  There is a vast difference between that and Heads of State/Presidents etc. squirreling away public funds for their own personal gain.  That is where the interest is with this (excuse the pun).

5 minutes ago, Khabib said:

I felt the same, until uk government decided to have a interest in my happy and successful family. Particularly taking a very close interest in my then, young, polite, good looking children. I'm afraid it turns out the uk government is an outrageous and disgusting corrupt organisation. I suggest looking up what family courts can do to people's lives (children), or perhaps the court of protection (selling old people homes) and putting them in care homes run by their social service buddies. You will find, these courts act in secret, cannot be public knowledge. I must suggest, take a peek behind the curtain in uk, you will not like what you see. Rotherham, Rochdale, Oxford, Telford to name but a few. Jimmy Savile. Its rotten to the core in my opinion. Fortunately, we just came back to Thailand to escape that nightmare 10 years ago, very good decision, in hindsight for me.

Living in the UK so of course I have a view based on my personal experiences.  Certainly the country is run by clueless donkeys with the opposition consisting of clueless donkeys singing a different tune.  Are they corrupt? Yes, in a self preservation sort of way.  The truth has no value as Boris demonstrates on a daily basis.  However, the people are starting to kick back so lets' see how that pans out in the future.

When we moved here from Thailand my wife took a while getting used to having to do things by the book.  No longer could a fistful of 1,000 baht notes get us anything we desired.

2 minutes ago, Cherrytreeview said:

The fuel association is saying the ridiculous panic buying is beginning to ease.

https://www.politico.eu/article/europes-looming-truck-driver-shortage-trucker-haulier-brexit-hgv/

This article begs to differ from you about EU driver shortages.

I notice my dismantling of your comments about the gas companies going bust went unanswered.

As did the global supply chains issues that everyone is facing.

A pity your son couldn't take himself off to the nearest KFC so the poor lad doesn't starve.

You sound like the stereotypical <deleted> complaining that every issue is blamed on Brexit.

Going by the apocalyptic vision you are trying to conjure, you would think the remoaning Labour Party would be ahead in the opinion polls and a few people might actually know who Kier Strarmer is.

Anything else you fancy a moan about?

 

Clearly a waste of time corresponding with someone who has to resort to personal insults.  Quite pathetic really

11 minutes ago, Cherrytreeview said:

Dear, dear.

You should get out more.

It's not good to spend your day in front of the TV. Get some fresh air.

There are Europe wide shortages of lorry drivers. In fact, i believe it is a global issue.

We have just come through a global pandemic and supply chains are restarting, hence the reasons for a lot of shortages and the increased cost of shipping goods.

Things like toys coming from China etc.

Last week, Nike announced major delays due to pandemic related factory closures in Vietnam.

There is no fuel shortage in the UK and you know it.

There are a lot of headless chickens driving around filling up their cars when they don't need to.

Same herd instinct that emptyed the supermarkets of toilet rolls and eggs at the start of the pandemic.

It just takes a bunch of clowns on social media to start the rumours and the simple minded press the panic button.

The energy companies going bust was because they did not hedge their pricing when global gas shortages led to a steep increase in wholesale gas prices.

Their problem for bad business.

Their customers, however, get moved automatically to new suppliers at no expense.

Once again TVF's resident economists can be relied upon to print total inaccuracies.

The fuel shortages are due to there not being drivers to delivery it.  That is what I said. The government have the army on standby to step in.  And yes people are panicking and needlessly filling up when Schapps and Johnson have told them there is no shortage of fuel.  Problem with that is due to past to past record, NOBODY believes them.  

My son goes to college and they are now only serving sandwiches in the school canteen rather than the usual cooked meals due to the suppliers being unable to deliver the food supplies.  In my local Waitrose there is no frozen food due to no deliveries and the fresh food shelves are heavily depleted.  Been like that for nearly a month now.  Same story in Tesco and Sainsbury's.  

I don't have time to sit around much watching TV as I run my own business, which I moved to the Netherlands last year.  I still run it from the UK until my son finishes his education.  It's an import/export sort of business and I have no problem whatsoever with trucks and transport over there, are anywhere else in Europe.

As for the personal insult at the beginning of your post... I guess that tells us all we need to know about you

19 hours ago, Neilly said:

I think I read somewhere that it had something to do with the lack of clarity of Thailand's figures ????...surely not ????

There is a certain irony here.  Put simply, the British government don't believe the figures and authenticity of the information given by the Thai Government.  The irony bit is that in the UK, nobody believes a word that Johnson and the current government say either!

Pot, Kettle and Black come to mind here!

14 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Sounds like a keeper so <deleted> my friend, can you PM me her contact info?

Contact info?  I think she can be found in 90% of the bars in Pattaya.  You can fill in the name yourself ????

On 9/25/2021 at 9:09 AM, NanLaew said:

What's the wife's niece doing now? Asking for a friend.

 

PS: Any pictures?

I can tell you the niece has now decided to stay put and bring up her daughter rather than palming her off on other members of the family.  She is with husband number three I believe, although I haven't heard from the family for a while so it could be husband number four by now!

Of course if your friend is interested then I am sure she can accommodate him as husband number five, or six or whatever number she is up to then.  Very attractive girl with that slightly vulnerable innocent look about her.  Very good at wrapping men (Farang or Thai) around her little finger.  Irony is that the family are financially sound and her father is a mid level policeman. She just likes men!

5 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Wonder if she worked happily and voluntarily or was forced into the life as a massage prostitute. If the later then no wonder she is happy to return home. If the first then well hopefully she made some serious cash to return with.

My wife's niece went to Denmark (and South Korea) for a massage company a couple of years ago.  They send them with tourist visas that usually last for six months.  They seem to be quite well organised for an illegal activity and the girls go willingly.  They get a proportion of the money they earn but I am told that most of them do it more for the "extras".  Apart from the usual tips they often get gifts and potential husbands.

The niece said that if twelve girls went then there were always some that don't return,  finding a mug..... I mean lover to take care of them.  She had several proposals of marriage and came back from South Korea with three different diamond engagement rings.  It doesn't work for all of them and girls have been known to disappear.  The niece was given a hard time when the family found out what she had been doing and won't be off again any time soon!

So one question, going forward, would be,  When is your double vaccination certificate past it's sell by date?  In the UK a third (booster) jab is recommended for the over 50's. I am getting mine shortly. If that is needed then the protection from the original two vaccinations obviously weakens with time.  Do I then need a new certificate showing the booster jab has been given, and if so, when? 

16 minutes ago, DavisH said:

Stupid yes....they develped a vaccine but they at the same time dont approve it. That really makes sense. 

Two months ago In Mae Sai you could buy Astra Zeneca  and Pfizer vaccine.   My friend was offered them at the Pharmacy near the bridge.  They had boxes of them.  All fake of course and coming directly from China.  God knows how many boxes found there way south from there.

Now I am sure (like my friend) none of you would fall for this obvious scam, most ex-pats in Thailand are far too savvy for that.  But that is not the point.  I am sure there are fakes all over the place in the poorer countries with vulnerable people and lax law enforcement.  Of course this will influence the UK and other countries when they look at travel restrictions based on vaccinations.

6 hours ago, head bender said:

How nice for people living there Just what the doctor ordered. More of that please

 

 

People have different reasons for living in Pattaya.  Some have bought property there and are bringing up family and some are there for the decadence.  Whatever their reasons, they do understand (I am sure) that Pattaya is a party town rather than a family destination and therefore will attract tourists that reflects that. 

Tourists come in all sorts of shapes and sizes in Thailand and the ones rushing to Pattaya will likely have a different agenda to those heading up to places like Chiang Mai or Sukhothai.  Horses for courses, as they say!

On 9/1/2021 at 12:52 PM, Grusa said:

But did you manage the millionaire bit? And if so, what currency?

Sorry for late reply, been busy counting my money!  Well I was a millionaire by the age of 40 but not in sterling, or USA dollars, come to that.  And even then it was only on value of business and assets so it doesn't count for much in the great scheme of things.  However I can say that my life (so far) has been very rich in many ways ????

6 hours ago, Guderian said:

Not a big deal, the Chinese ain't coming and, for farangs, the high season doesn't really kick-off in Pattaya until well into November. If you remove the Chinese from the equation, then the high season for Western tourists has really been from December to February for quite a few years now, the days of it lasting from mid-October until after Songkran in April are long gone.

I take your point but "taking China out of the equation" is not optional anymore as they represent the vast majority of tourism in Thailand now.  The other growing market is India.  I think that the western tourists are pretty irrelevant for the next year or two and will never make up to the numbers they used to.  Apart from the gap year travelers of course.  Thailand is always hard wired into their itineraries!

14 hours ago, GrandPapillon said:

2022, that's the earliest time possible

Yesterday the UK announced eight countries removed from the red list and dumped the amber list completely.  As far as I can see Thailand is not on that list so remains firmly on the red list.  It will be reviewed on a regular basis, but for now, going to Britain means quarantine and a hefty bill!  Consequently I doubt many will be heading for a Thai beach any time soon.

Announced just now, that a third (booster) jab is to be offered to all over 50's in the UK.  It has to be at least six months after the second jab.

Well Covid cases are rising again in the UK, not falling, although there are regional variations.  It is muted that the traffic light system could be scrapped in it's current for but that the red zones will remain.  As clear as mud!

As always in the British media, you can find "facts and proposals" that will suit your arguments if you look hard enough.  If you then match that to a government full of inadequates who change direction at the drop of a hat then you have to conclude that it is anybodies guess as to where we will be by October.

1 hour ago, Pravda said:

 

As long as I'm staying at Conrad for less than $50 a day including breakfast (like I am today) there will be no real estate recovery in Thailand. First the hotels need to go back to previous levels, then rents need to go up to justify the multi million purchase price. What idiot would buy in Bangkok for 6million baht to have it rented for 13,000b a month. 

It is true that it has never made sense to buy rather than rent in Thailand.  The properties I built there were to sell on to ex-pats, never for the rental market.