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On 2/12/2020 at 6:34 AM, NCC1701A said:

I remember in 2008 when I began researching Thailand on the web everything was retire to CM, CM, CM.

 

 

 

 

In 2008 I was living in Chiang Mai and had been for some years and we were coughing and spluttering then, when they were burning. In fact that is when quite a few people left because of the polluted air . I left a year or so later when it started to affect our son's health. 

On 2/10/2020 at 8:16 AM, Caiman said:

BBC news are suggesting this could mean "self isolation" for 14 days when returning from "high risk" countries, Singapore & Thailand were mentioned!

Yes that is being repeated on most news items now.  People are also being strongly advised to not travel to countries in South East Asia IF they are elderly, the young or infirm.  The death toll is rising daily, more than a thousand so far, albeit mainly in mainland China

What I would say to those who are saying "it's just flu" is that, as you probably know, all old people and children in the UK are given flu jabs every year because, for them, flu can be fatal. 

I imagine what made it harder was that this was a soldier in full combat uniform being hunted by soldiers in full combat uniform.  All were within the same shopping mall'  The risk of mistakenly shooting one of the good guys must have been pretty high.  Kudos to them for bringing this to an end.

Next test for the government will be whether the HS2 gets the green light.  This is a difficult one for Boris after his commitment to "the north".  Hard for him to back out of it now although I can't really see that it is going to improve things much.  It's easy enough to go up country now with flights and the current road network.  I would have thought the money could be better spent IN the north rather than getting people there 20 minutes quicker.

9 hours ago, Tug said:

I’m sad to see the U.K. in such a poor bargaining position when dealing with trump my advice would be to wait for change in 2020 if possible or offer Donald some shiney gong to stoke his ego otherwise he will try to extort your country

As amusing as your post is I think it is not far off of the mark. Surely best to wait until Trump is gone and then try and broker a deal that is acceptable to the UK. At the moment Trump will just see the UK as being in weak position and screw us as hard as he can.  It then depends on how desperate Johnson is to sign, at least, some sort of trade deal no matter how bad. 

6 hours ago, steven100 said:

I don't mean doctors and pharmacists,  I mean ice addicts, pot heads, heroin users. 

 

 

You forgot drunks mate.  Far more people die from alcohol related incidents than drug related ones.  I enjoy the odd spliff now and then so I guess in your book I am a pot head?  I also enjoy my wine which I indulge in far more often.  Maybe that makes me a drunkard too.

1 hour ago, Laughing Gravy said:

I am waiting for the he is a liar. The UK are losing there biggest trading partner. Wait to the UK gets Chlorinated chicken.

 

I have come to realise some posters on here want to see the UK do badly and others are just bitter.

 

How about that this will benefit Africa. More jobs for people.

People are bound to be sceptical given all the bull*hit and lies we have been fed over the last couple of years.  I am not knocking Boris yet, just waiting to see where we are further down the line.

There is no point in trying to put rape and legalised prostitution in the same sentence.  Miles apart in just about every respect.

Britain has the lowest inflation rate for the last three years putting pressure on the Bank of England to lower interest rates again.  With Johnson's cavalier approach of keeping a possible no deal on the table makes the business community nervous and so the confidence level is still relatively low.  In other words don't expect the pound to strengthen much over the next few months.  

12 hours ago, saengd said:

That driver had no idea how to control a skid, he'd be hopeless on snow or ice, if he'd turned into the skid he could probably have retained control.....it's a training thing..

Lucky he lives in Thailand then, not much chance of encountering snow or ice.  Probably why they don't include it in their "training".

1 hour ago, Traubert said:

Yes, and thieving Aussies and Brits and rampaging Americans!!

Morons and scum like this come in all colours and nationalities and Thailand seems to attract more than it's fair share.

 About twelve years ago before moving from Chiang Mai a group of us looked at the viability of building and running a care home.  On paper it was a really good earner and relatively easy to do.  Nursing staff were a worry but one of our group was a German dentist who ran a successful operation in Bangkok so had a lot of experience with medical staff in Thailand.  Financing wasn't a problem with the banks very keen to invest.  I ended up leaving Thailand before the project got any further but it was definitely a missed opportunity.

However these days I am more likely to be a resident than an investor!

10 hours ago, colinneil said:

The man who committed that crime deserves to be shot, but giving police orders shoot to kill is wrong.

So any policeman who has a grievance against someone, shoots/ kills, then says ohh sorry i made a mistake, frightening thought.

Unfortunately it just illustrates the Thai authorities tendency to over react when stories get this sort of media coverage and public response. 

I think it should be a straightforward choice of in or out for both of them.  Harry can simply give up his title and not accept anymore from the royal purse.  They can then simply live as Mr and Mrs Windsor, work and bring up their children like everyone else.  Harry could even call himself Mr Hewitt if that works better for him.

It was never going to be an easy ride for Harry with his brother in direct line for the throne. The media will always be breathing down his neck waiting for any minor transgression.  Megan just makes them chomp at the bit even harder.

Don't try and stay half in and half out Harry. That won't work.  It didn't for Edward and his wife and won't for you.  Better to make a new life for yourself and Megan away from all of this. 

2 hours ago, Mavideol said:

I guess their trip to China wooing Chinese didn't went as expected, let's try India and next month they will try billion baht Bangladesh 555

TAT have been targeting India for some time.  Obvious really as after China they have the fastest growing economy in the world.  But they are not alone with this strategy.  Many countries are doing the same including the UK.  It is just sound business sense. 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

She claimed that the bank was shutting up and advised her that seeing as it was Friday she should wait until Monday and then make a new card.

If that is true then the bank should have cancelled the card there and then, not leave it active over the weekend for someone else to use.  It appears there are three parties guilty here.  The card owner is stupid of gross stupidity for writing her ATM number on her card.  The bank is guilty of negligence for not cancelling the card immediately they were told and the thief is guilty of stealing the money.

8 hours ago, DLock said:

 

How else could you interpret it? That's exactly what it says.

 

Thailand is an intellectual wasteland of recent tree dwellers that cannot look at other countries that don't have 60 deaths per day and simply follow their lead. Their arrogance and loss of face will not allow it.

 

It's not that hard.

And yet so many of us ex-pats choose to live there.  Funny that

8 hours ago, keith101 said:

They always like to blame something/someone else rather than the fact that the baht is way to high for a lot of to afford to come to Thailand for a holiday

Fair comment.  The article appears to be Pattaya specific and as we know that has it's own attractions appealing more to single men than families.  Wonder how it compares to Phuket, Krabi, Koh Samui and other more family friendly resorts.

I imagine tourism is down country wide but maybe for different reasons and not just the high value of the baht.

1 minute ago, Aussieroaming said:

My understanding of the NHS, is that if you return to the United Kingdom, with intent to stay, that you are entitled to NHS again automatically.

I think that is correct.  The thing is when I went/go for treatment, nobody ever asks me anything about my status.  HOWEVER! I do have a GP and an address.  I kept the GP when I was living abroad as well so that my may have made a difference.