thaibeachlovers

I was also asked for ID in hotels, guest houses, hospitals, dentist etc. Once I got Thai driving license that did for most places.

Are you saying a/ laws can be ignored? b/ Thailand should base their laws on what farangs want? Every farang knows the rules, so no point moaning about them.

The point is that it reminds us that we don't have any rights in LOS. We are aliens, and should never take living in LOS for granted. I only wish my country would be as tough.

Yes. Done it myself. Back in the good old days when I got 90 days visa exempt. The train journey was a scenic delight.

While on the subject of hotels, did they fix the lift to lobby for Mike hotel? Last time I tried to stay there one had to walk up high stairs carrying bag to get to lobby. I didn't stay there either. It was the very first hotel I stayed at in Pattaya.

Me too. I used to always stay in one of the Sawasdee hotels down a soi opposite Soi 10. Cheap rate on 6th floor ( no lift ). Didn't have included breakfast, tv or a fridge. Back then nothing for farangs on tv anyway, and one of those insulated buckets with fresh ice every day did for a fridge. Don't remember but it might not have had AC either. Last time I asked, a few years ago, they wanted 800 baht a night an still no lift. I didn't stay there Don't remember name of cheap restaurant I used, but I remember when times got tough, as they stopped giving free nam plow. Had to stop using it when a car drove into it, and it closed.

In all my years in Pattaya I never noticed a resto that caters to vegetarians. I think I read that some Indian restaurants opened in Pattaya- if so they might do that.

Personal recommendations are just that- personal. One persons wonderful meal may not be to the liking of another. Eg I like the Lek buffet breakfast, but many on here rubbish it. Up to you, but I'd just go with what seems good on the internet. No doubt they will be playing Jinger bells etc and perhaps decorations and a tree or something like that, but don't expect too much. I recall that Royal Garden used to put up decorations outside that did for Xmas and New Year. Given covid and all that, who knows this year?

Same way as Saudi does.

I suppose that is sarcasm. The reference to being forced was in response to the poster that said nurses should be an essential service and not allowed to go on strike ergo forced to work against their will, but obviously you didn't read my post before having a rant. I suppose you think that it's OK for nurses to be paid less than they are worth. Remember that when you end up in hospital and suffer from understaffing. I read somewhere that there is a shortage of more than 30,000 nursing staff in the NHS. Your suggestion for work that offers better pay and conditions that nurses can do? I think librarians get better pay, but not needing thousands of them.

Sooooo, why is she on all those tv shows then?

Wouldn't ever have done that, as she would have driven and I was terrified the time I let her drive in a town. Feared she was going to ram cars. I let her drive on back roads with no traffic. Taking a shortcut on the MHS loop I took a wrong turn ( no signposts ) and ended up in middle of nowhere village. Had to go back and road so bad she started crying. Worst road I drove in LOS was forest road, and took 3 hours in 1st and second gear. I enjoyed it, but not sure if she did. On the way to it we asked some locals for directions and they told us not to use it as too bad, but quite a few houses built along it.

LOL. Been divorced for years.

Agree. In Lamphun, house across road was "worth" a million baht, but every piece of wood eaten by termites.

Maybe he ( or his wife ) was unpopular.

3 houses and property worth more than three million baht say wealthy. The gossips will make sure everyone knows it. And if everybody's that poor, who's going to rent them? People on Samui rent places to oversea visitors, don't they? And sacking/letting go the maid? Where does it say that? It's inferred. Owning and maintaining property in Thailand is hard work. Finding someone you can trust is the number one problem. Didn't work for them leaving no one to keep an eye then, did it? It's all the victim's fault. IMO they had options to protect the properties and did none of them. IMO the damage done was because the burglars had a personal hatred for the owner.

Is that "PM"? It's a public forum and people that take the time to read posts do so because they are interested. It's polite to get back and let those that did read the thread know what happened. Anyway, it was more a general comment about the many posters that ask for advice and never get back, not just yourself.

Soooo, the BBC considers "rapping" is something that makes the world a better place. If that's true, the BBC has fallen even lower in my estimation, despite thinking it couldn't go any lower.

Didn't see any of that, so, did Fox make the claim that the machines "cheated" or did they just report that other people had said so?

Look up sarcasm.

You'd have to change the law then. It's lawful for unions to call strikes.

As a nurse I scorn your contention that I could have been forced to work against my will. Paying nurses what they deserve will remove any desire to strike.

Latest I saw on the subject said it was only referring to firefighters and ambulance drivers. That would make sense.

Agree 100%. Back about 30 years seemed it was better than Thailand for easy girls ( depending on where one was ). For starters, what western unmarried couple will visit now?

I can agree with you on Trump's record on Israel.