BangkokHank

Yes, finish me off - and not in the good way.

You think you are right and they are wrong. Would you believe that they also think that they are right and you are wrong? Or do you maybe think that they know that they're wrong but they like spouting wrong opinions just to upset you? So then what is the solution? For you to be able to speak but to silence them? How would you feel if YOU were silenced and only THEY were allowed to speak? Would you continue to post here?

Funny you should mention having to buy insurance. I wanted to get a safety deposit box at a bank at which I have had an account - and been a good customer - for 10 years, and they wanted me to buy life insurance for which I would have to pay in 500,000 baht a year for five years! Ridiculous, and even more so for someone like me who doesn't have any dependents. I (jokingly) suggested to the bank employee trying to sell me this useless insurance that I could marry her and name her the beneficiary of my life insurance. She thought that was a good idea. I then went to another bank in the same mall. That one would have been willing to rent me a safety deposit box without the need for buying insurance, but they require a work permit for me to open an account, which is a requirement for getting the safety deposit box. And I'm on a retirement visa, so I don't have a work permit. Anyway, I'll keep trying to overcome these obstacles, which are all part of the challenge of living in Thailand.

I think he meant free speech. Why are you afraid to hear opinions that differ from yours? Can't you just refute them?

No. That's what the security deposit is for. If he breaks the contract, he can lose the deposit. That's all.

How dare you suggest a solution other than the "safe and effective" "vaccines"!

I used this company, Santa Fe Relocation, for a move from Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, as well as for several local moves within Ho Chi Minh City. https://www.santaferelo.com/en/contact/our-offices/thailand-bangkok/ They were extremely professional. That being said, I didn't need to have anything disassembled, so I would suggest telling them what you need and asking them if they can do it. They will send somebody around to assess your needs and give you a quote. In my case it was an experienced European lady that they sent, which I really appreciated because, well, farangs understand the needs of farangs better.

I got it. It was fairly basic sarcasm.