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On 5/20/2019 at 5:29 PM, Morch said:
More "what if". If the Palestinians accepted the partition plan, or chose negotiation over rejectionism and violence - they wouldn't be in the sorry state they are in. But in some posters' world, the Palestinians are never ever accountable or responsible for anything, not even their own choices and decisions.
How was Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip "pretend" isn't explained. Same goes for the connection between this bogus "argument" and rockets attacks.
Peace making takes both side.
Do tell us how many Palestinian fishing boats set sail to the sea every day?
They are no more "free" than they used to be, except there are no Israelis living in the strip.
The Israelis have all the power, so it's up to them to make the concessions to gain peace.
If they don't, their great grandchildren will still have rockets fired at them
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Anyone surprised that the US has "suddenly" asked for extradition, while playing coy for so long.
If he is extradited and put in court, I hope he has loads of embarrassing stuff to put on the internet.
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1 hour ago, toofarnorth said:
Top Gear was about 3 guys , in the desert , in the studio or on a bridge over the river Kok . Any new car formatted programme should have a different name to succeed . Cars-are- us or maybe ' May ! we go for a drive over a cliff '.
But Top Gear it was anything else is neutral.
The 2 best shows they did was one in Vietnam, and one in which they destroyed some famous Olympic rower's garden. I particularly enjoyed the jet engine BBQ that burned May's garden shed down and Jeremy's super powered water feature. Jeremy pruning with a shotgun was classic. The amazing thing was that the rower had enough self control not to use a shotgun on them, as he surveyed the ruin of his garden. It was all a surprise to him, for real. His wife was in on it.
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1 hour ago, CharlieH said:
Casino Royale is a 1967 spy comedy film originally produced by Columbia Pictures featuring an ensemble cast. It is loosely based on Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel. The film stars David Niven as the "original" Bond, Sir James Bond 007.
It was the only book that the film rights hadn't been secured for already.
I watched it on DVD a while back and it was rather confusing. I liked Woody Allen- he played another James Bond in it, I think. They had several James Bonds, if I remember correctly.
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1 minute ago, Destiny1990 said:
Sure as long as it works out for you.
Works for anyone that wants to use an agent.
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1 hour ago, yogi100 said:
But what do you call 'cool'.
They also have a so called 'cool' season in Pattaya around January when it might be a degree or two less hot but never the less even then it's too hot for me and thousands of other holiday makers to even consider galavanting around Thailand. No one I know does because they don't actually want to and are more than happy with their few weeks break right where they are in Pattaya.
You may prefer Chiang Mai but regular visitors to Pattaya prefer Pattaya.
It's a matter of simple personal choice and while I may not be as familiar with the weather patterns of CM as you obviously are there is no call to be so rude and condescending about it.
Apologies, but not intending to be rude or condescending.
The thread is about someone that queries that he may not be getting the most out of Thailand. I am merely pointing out that in Chiang Mai/ Rai it gets cool. Cool enough for the Thais to wear ski jackets. If he is reluctant to get out because of the heat, he can go there in the cool season. The train is cheap and local transport is everywhere.
The scenery up in the hills there is wonderful.
I lived in Pattaya and visited many times before that, so I know the difference in temperature between them.
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Just now, Destiny1990 said:
Yes by tightening the screws for longterm stayers the only thing needs to be done is to harsher complicate our visa extensions procedures.. Its that simple.
By using an agent at a reasonable price, I had no problems getting my extension. It's only difficult if one wants to do it oneself.
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7 hours ago, Pattaya46 said:
I am against the fact of using agents. This can only lead to more difficult Extensions for all of us in the future
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but if using one, why pay an expensive one at 25kB when many agents advertise for half this price ?
My agent cost less than 10,000 baht if I remember correctly. 25,000 is probably for bribes because they have a dodgy situation.
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23 minutes ago, CMNightRider said:
There seems to be a fair amount of western retirees who live in some sort of bubble like environment, that can't see their fellow expats leaving Thailand, as their visa extensions come due. Some have even asked to see poll numbers or reports from Thai Immigration about the number of expats leaving.
I have never seen an accurate poll taken on anything since I have lived in Thailand, and Thai Immigration would be one the last to divulge this information. Since they have created this mess, they are willing to sit in silence, while condo apartments become empty and local businesses suffer financially from the loss in income.
The "Land of Smiles" is slowly turning to a frown as the Thai government continues tightening the screws on the remaining western retirees.
Other than increasingly silly extension rules, I did not notice any "tightening of the screws".
IMO most move out because their home currency isn't worth <deleted> any more and they can't afford the lifestyle to which they aspire.
It is true though that LOS is less attractive as a retirement destination. The smile left town years ago, the beaches are destroyed, every city is a <deleted><deleted> and inflation is making the girls unaffordable.
Having said that, I was happy as a sandboy in a very large box of sand living in a nice hotel, watching 60 baht DVDs and cable tv. Unfortunately, marriage to the wrong woman ruined me financially, and I had to leave.
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On 4/14/2019 at 1:52 PM, Hockeybik said:I agree with you, not much really changed but you must remember that perception is reality. The news and the "perception" lately has been one of "it's way worse than it was" and "it effects everyone". There is no denying that obtaining retirement visas did take an uptick in difficulty with stricter enforcement of proof of finances.
Hmmmmm. Thailand HAS changed, in many ways.
Ask anyone been in LOS more than 20 years.
Re staying, way back I could have stayed as long as I wanted on back to back 90 day visa exempt at the border. Now I can't. That's a BIG change.
Thais used to smile, now they don't. That's a BIG change.
Fat people used to be an exception, now they are normal. That's a BIG change.
I gave up ( unwillingly ) and moved out, and on ( but I'd rather be there ).
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1 hour ago, Skeptic7 said:
My arguments are against religious dogmas/doctrines and all supernatural BS, which includes what you refer to as "spirituality" (which I disregard)...and are confined to reality.
You do realise that your "reality" is composed of electrons in formation, don't you? Everything in the universe is just electricity at the core. So why can't you accept that "reality" can be anything that can be formed by electricity/ electrons etc?
NONE of us knows everything about the life the universe and everything. There's plenty of room in "reality" for spirituality to exist in a form that you can not understand, see or touch.
You are welcome to believe or disbelieve anything, and I'm not trying to convert you, but you should be able to accept that there is more to the universe than what you think is reality.
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21 minutes ago, tutsiwarrior said:
just make room for the next person in line behind you but don't exit towards the baggage carousels a few steps away...if you find something wrong just return to the counter and say that the stamp is not correct...at least that's what I did about 10 years ago and it worked...
of course rather than lose face having to make a correction the IO could simply have airport security smash yer head in with their gun butts but haven't heard of that happenin' yet...
I'm trying to remember where I checked my stamps, but sadly, like most of my past it's slipped away to wherever memories go.
I do know though, that I did always check the stamp before exiting to the carousel, as I had been warned many, many years ago that mistakes can and will be made.
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12 hours ago, tingtongtourist said:
Interesting you are told a new passport will fix it.
It is at odds with the many thaivisa experts who say they have everything on file and a new passport does nothing.
That's irrelevant. It's up to the IO to decide what he will do, based on how he feels at the time, if he got lucky last night, and if he had a nice dinner etc.
Every time I went to get an extension at Chiang Mai they made up some new rule that didn't actually exist, except they decided it did. Apparently in Samui they insist on a medical. In other words, if the IO decided a new passport was necessary then a new passport it is. If he decided to stick to the letter of the regulations, the OP would not have got his extension. It's "up to him ( or her )".
Oh my, I really, really hated doing my extensions because it's so completely irrational. In the end, I paid an agent, and worth every satang.
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1 hour ago, A2K63 said:
Any other options to earn as an expat while living in Thailand?
There is a list that tells you what sort of jobs you can do in Thailand. I assume you can find it on line. You also need to research getting a work permit and the correct visa.
How long have you stayed in Thailand before? It can take years ( if ever ) to understand how Thailand works.
1 hour ago, A2K63 said:Another option is to buy or start a small business but I also understand that there are many pitfalls and plenty of expats fail at this.
I'd say most fail, though don't ask me for figures. To succeed, one needs to be lucky enough to know/ marry the right people.
11 minutes ago, A2K63 said:are you required to speak Thai?
Not unless you want to become more than a visitor, BUT, if you can't speak fluent Thai and you want to work in Thailand, you'd have to be incredibly lucky to succeed, IMO.
1 hour ago, A2K63 said:I've been working in large corporate IT Depts in Australia for 25 years
I'm assuming that makes you in the mid 40s, so a while before you can live in LOS without working, or getting married.
Many, like me visit every year while working and saving, so we can live in LOS after 55 without the hassle of work permits, tax etc. It's possible to live very cheaply unless one wants to live a western lifestyle or gets married. You should be easily able to save enough in 10 years to do so.
1 hour ago, A2K63 said:So any input would be greatly appreciated. Any examples of expats working successfully in Thailand?
Many expats live and work in LOS, some more successfully than others. This forum is as good a place to contact them as any. Don't forget that there are other subforums on TVF to peruse.
I strongly suggest the marriage and divorce sub forum, emphasis on divorce to give you an idea of what awaits if you meet the "girl of your dreams". "Tis a well trodden path for farangs, leading to bankruptcy, horror, and in some cases death, for many. Of course there are those that that are lucky enough to catch a uni educated, DDG Chinese Thai with mega rich parents that support the farang, or so they claim on the forum. They only cost the farang a million or so baht to buy them from the parents.
Are you sure you want to live in Bangkok? To some it's a wonderful place to live in, but to others of us, it's a hell hole. However, the girls in Bangkok are certainly in the better class of totty, if that's what floats your boat.
Watch out for those girls in Nana Plaza ( some of them ain't girls, if you know what I mean ) and even the real ones will strip your wallet before you even realise what happened.
Anyway, good luck. Don't forget to get started on the Thai language lessons.
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3 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:
Mueller was looking at just one arm of the trump criminal enterprise (bratva), and he found plenty.
Maybe. If there's a murder by gun then usually you look for the gun rather than give up, right?
Not obvious to most. They're not subpoenaing "everyone", try to be less dramatic, just the trump henchman and henchwomen. Again, seems OK to look, and unless you're worried they'll find something let it run to a conclusion.
Te 116th Congress has been very, very, very active, passing legislation which benefits the country. Whether the Senate or president chose to help enact that legislation remains to be seen. The president is on record as saying that he can't do his job until the investigations are over, so he's the impediment here, not the House.
Investigatin', legislatin', testifyin' seems they can handle it all.
Mueller was looking at just one arm of the trump criminal enterprise (bratva), and he found plenty.
Obviously your definition of plenty differs from mine. He caught only a few minnows, while the shark still swims.
Congress has been very, very, very active, passing legislation which benefits the country.
Oh my, where did they find the time?
The president is on record as saying that he can't do his job until the investigations are over,
Makes sense. If they are going to harass him and everyone connected to him, he's just playing his own game now. I'm amazed that he's been able to do as much as he's done with all the obstructionism going on.
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On 5/22/2019 at 10:29 AM, webfact said:
Three years after Britain voted to leave the EU
Has she been PM THAT long? Doesn't seem so long.
Surely, even May understands she is a dead duck, a dead (wo)man walking, toast, history, had it, and that it is over, finished, ended?
If she doesn't resign, she'll go down as another Thatcher.
Bye bye May, you won't be missed.
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On 5/20/2019 at 5:19 PM, Chomper Higgot said:
You seem to have a problem with the people of the U.K. exercising their democratic right to peacefully protest.
You also seem to have missed the demonstrations with a million plus attendees demonstrating against the UK Government’s current course of action re Brexit.
(Admittedly you probably spotted the 10,000 pro-Brexit demonstrators while ignoring the 1,000,000 pro-Remain demonstrators).
Peaceful, democratic protest is alive and well in the U.K.
Those who protest are not losers, they are participating in democracy.
You miss my point.
Assuming that demonstrations are to bring about change, what change will demonstrations in the UK bring about in Trump when he probably cares not a jot for them or their opinions?
Comparing it to Brexit demonstrations is a nonsense as Brexit is a British situation and demonstrations in Britain may bring about some change IN BRITAIN. Protesting Trump in Britain is meaningless, and Trump is the context in which I use the term "losers", but I'm sure you know that.
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Hurrah, seems that in Australia at least, Me Too does not yet rule omnipotent.
Getting so that one only has to look the wrong way at a woman and careers are ruined, reputations destroyed.
Women wanted equality, which by and large they now have, but some, IMO, have gone beyond equality and want domination, by one means or another.
One has to wonder if the average woman is happy with what is happening.
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2 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:
She's having fun playing with her food.
At this rate Individual-1 will self-destruct without having to jot down articles of impeachment, which given trump's transgressions might take a few months to record on paper.
Or better to just keep investigating and amassing proof of high crimes and misdemeanors.
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Are you seriously suggesting that Mueller didn't find everything and that Nancy will find the smoking gun?
It's obvious that the Dems approach is to subpoena everyone in the hope that something will emerge, but if there is nothing sufficient to convict, it's all just wasting time better served fixing a broken nation, and i's obvious that America is really, really broken.
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59 minutes ago, wayned said:
Clinton lost, Trump didn't win. She lost because she knew that she was running against a fool and didn't campaign in historically blue states and Trump did with: "jobs,jobs,jobs, put the coal miners back to work, and bring the auto industry back to Michigan. She and her advisers totally blew it!
Actually, the fault lies with the Dem leaders that stabbed Bernie in the back. Had he been the candidate it'd be president Bernie now.
Clinton was such an awful candidate that she might well have lost even if she had campaigned in blue states.
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On 5/23/2019 at 11:02 AM, webfact said:
Pelosi, the top congressional Democrat, did not back down afterward and pointedly mentioned the possibility of impeachment, the U.S. Constitution's process for the House and Senate to remove a president from office.
"The fact is, in plain sight in the public domain, this president is obstructing justice and he's engaged in a cover-up - and that could be an impeachable offence," Pelosi said in an event at the Center for American Progress, a liberal Washington policy advocacy group.
Get on with it then-impeach him, just stop with the teasing. Of course she must know that at the present time there is probably zero chance the senate would support impeachment, and having tried to impeach, the Dems would have nothing left to badger the president with.
Soooooo, Nancy, do it, just do it!
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On 5/22/2019 at 10:34 PM, wwest5829 said:Perhaps many should be questioning the person who thinks birth control is 100% effective and who ignores rape, incest, a couple who does want a child being faced with the medical science determined fact that their child has a fatal genetic defect???
I don't know if that is referring to me, but I am well aware of the defects in birth control and support abortion, as it seems to be the only effective means of preventing women that should not have babies having them.
I also support abortion free, and on demand no questions asked, for any reason whatsoever, as unfortunately we humans are trying to destroy the world that supports us with overpopulation, and abortion works to prevent babies being born.
In an ideal world, babies would only be born to 2 loving parents that can afford them. Unfortunately, the real world is anything but ideal.
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If the Gods are just, life in America is about to get even more interesting than it has been so far.
I'm agog to know just what part HRC played in the origins of the original report contributed to by the British spy. That seems to be where it all started.
However, I'm not sure if that is included in the Mueller remit.
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On 5/23/2019 at 3:10 PM, mtls2005 said:
I was pleased with the wrap-up, definitely didn't see the surprise coming.
Loved Sam Tarly's suggestion, and the response.
What surprise was that?
Given her descent into full blown Targaryen madness it was pretty obvious she was for the chop, and Jon was the only one able to get close enough to do it.
Lots of things that I hated about the ending. Would have been brilliant to see Arya sticking Cersei with the pointy end, and watching Tyrion sleeping for a seemingly endless time was just a waste of time that could have been used for better things.
They made the battle with the dead too long, and the events of the last 2 episodes too short. Could have made a far better season with twice as many episodes. It's not like they couldn't afford it.
I think season 8 will be taught in writing school as an example of how to take a series beloved of millions and stuff it up, completely.
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Trump torpedoes meeting with Democrats, blasts Pelosi's 'cover-up' accusation
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It was a sarcastic comment. No need to spend how much time to post all those.
Even I understand that between making attacks on Trump congress does pass some legislation.