sirineou

not different than back home, You see what's going on in the States. The vast majority of expats are good people, but there are a bunch of bad players who are giving us all a bad name,. You see it in the news every day. what do you think would happen, if every day there were news of foreigners acting like A-holes? Same same. IMO immigration clamping down might be a good thing for all of us,.

No , probably some cigarette thrown out a car window. We are near a main country road, just outside the village, and there is a fire on the side of the road almost every day . the place is a tinderbox Wait a few more weeks, the rains will come , we had some yesterday, and were supposed to get more to day, but it has not happen yet, We should start getting some rain soon We are in Khon Kaen

Sure it was, says the man as he slowly backs away.

I would wait a month or so utili we get some rain. a couple of weeks ago, my garden farm and small farm house almost burned down from a similar incident (5 minute from our house by car) we got a call from a neighbor and got there just in time to stop it on our fence, the corner of the storage farm house was already on fire. Some of my trees close to the fence had all of their leaves burned, I hope they come back. Anyway If I had lost my farm and knew who did it , you can bet I would have had by Thai relatives go after him. Your rocket experiment will be seen by your students, if a fire results from it . you can bet that it will get back to the parents. Don't take the chance,

I followed this conversation several pages back step by step. You will not get anywhere, you are arguing logic, with those who by virtue of their position have very little. almost every trump supporter reply is a logical fallacy, They will not follow you to the logical conclusion of your argument. They remind me of my dogs (dog not meant pejorative) I start walking them and the moment they realise I am taking them for a bath, they put on the brakes and lay down, Something similar is happening here. They are not interesting in the truth, all they care is protecting their bias. You are wasting your breath. It will not happen!! From all the years and Thousands of pages, show me once where it has happened.

I understand what you are saying and sympathize with your frustration . I am just trying to provide a realistic view from the outside,, and hat is rather what we would want it to be, Perhaps the theft in your property, and other that might have happened could help to galvanise your HOA to take steps towards the management. IMO you might have more success than going at it alone. If others realised that the could be next it might be incentive to join forces, Perhaps a newsletter delivered to each dore, because many might not be aware of what is happening ,Good luck

I have not since I was a kid, and I should re-read it, I have re-read many of the classics that I had read as a kid, and I have gotten much more about them. Much of what they said went over my head. One that I r-read was Gulliver's Travels, and it was a lot different than what I knew from movies and such, I was amazed about the depth of cultural commentary in it. ( Yahoos and the realization that his Society was no different)) I am sure the same is true with " "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?" that I am sure went over my head as a kid. In fact now that you mention it, as soon as I finish what I am reading , it might be my next book. Thank you!

Most of what you say might be true, but the "wierd system that no one understands "is not true most Americans with a bit of education understand it just fine" The Electoral college was designed' and still to some degree plays that role" to give all the states regardless of population a seat at the ellections table. No small state would had joined the Union otherwise. They had just fought a war to liberate themselves from "Taxation without representation" and no small State would have joined a Union where they will pay tax but have little say in the presidential election? The US is a big place, it was even bigger then, or seemed a lot beger with transportation being what it was then,. No presidential candidate would had wasted his time to go to a state with a few of thousands votes, even now Wyoming has only 290K registered voters, So they devised the Electoral college where you did not care about the popular vote number of that state, but cared about the Electoral votes, because it might be the margin of electoral votes that helped puts a candidate over the top . There is talk about ending the electoral college, but the smaller rural states would resist it because if it happened they would never see a presidential candidate again. They would . as far as presidential elections go, become inconsequential.

A multi billionaire who can't come up with $464 MM bond. a aren't you all even embarrassed to call yourselves trump supporters?

I get it. a bit of a long ride, Just an idea, to consider. but a short 45 min flight from kkc, Perhaps make it a weekend with the missus. If I remember correctly they all would ship to your home, and for smaller paintings you might ne able to take in the plane. Oils you could just get the canvas, and have it framed in Khon kaen,

To the UK from Thailand? what's that 12-13 hrs? What a lightweight!! Try flying to Florida a 32 hr trip. I have done it several times and not once did I kill myself. My wife tried to kill me a couple of times, but I sleep with one eye open ever since she discovered that she gets to keep my pension after I die. But that's on me. I never should have told her.

You are a good man for doing this for your child.

There is a very easy way to find this, Simply copy the quote , and paste it in google, Though I agree with you, a link would have been helpful. I did the copy and paste thing and below is the link. https://www.ojp.gov/library/publications/comparing-crime-rates-between-undocumented-immigrants-legal-immigrants-and

Italian women are some of the most beautiful women in the world. But I don't doubt your report. It's a shame that in a country full of beautiful women that's all you could get. But at least you got something, so that's a start.

They might had been high, but not on weed. As far as i know weed has the opposite effect.

Noted.

Not all , Britman is still around.

No raw nerve, in fact no nerve at all. Whenever I am being sarcastic, or cheeky which is almost always I use the tongue in cheek emoji as above. But I see your point and retract my statement . I should had seen who you were replying too and the context. My appologies !! you sir are a scholar and a gentleman

also , on a Marriage extension , if one wanted to work on a foreigner allowed trade, one could, where or a retirement visa you can not work.

Don't want to get on a pissing contest with you over who has more money . I would not call it cheap, I would call it frugal, I did not get where I am by blowing my money on laziness, My funds earn 5.3% FDIC insured in the US , but hey if you like to have it here for what? .000003% sure, you know what they say about a fool and his money. I also wait to see your reaction when you have to pay tax on these funds, you so liberally squander,

Two years ago I was able to secure a Greek passport. We spend summers there and love it but hated the bureaucracy. They have a similar , foreign income system, and we did not make the move because I did not want to have to move our home, (we are settled here) , prove source of income, and do yearly tax returns. And Greece has many advantages over Thailand. I speak passable Greek, everyone speaks English . , we both qualify for the national health insurance system for a small yearly fee, have access to the whole EU , No visas, no 90 day reporting, and gyros , glorious Gyros Anyway if Thailand's system becomes just as bothersome as Greece's, We might have to reconsider our options .

That's true. As I said, I now do my extension in advance to give me the time to react to any peculiarities

First let me say that I am not an expert in this subject, but I also do an extension based on Marriage, in fact I got mine last week (Khon Kaen) , we don't use an agent, we do it ourselves, it is easy, especially after you do your first one. I have never provided a monthly statement. In fact last year there was a confusion in my bank deposit. We had recently bought an investment property and some how, (wife was handling the finances) the account fell below the 400k two weeks before I was due to do the extension, so I told the IO . then lets do the monthly income method. He said , do don't worry just come back in two weeks when the funds are seasoned and we will do an overstay. I express concerns about reproductions , he said not to worry the is the one who handles the issue and no problem,, so two weeks later I paid a small overstay fine and was good to go. IMO the 2 month seasoning period for the 400k is so that someone who just came to thailand to be with his wife, would have enough time to season the funds before he need to do an extension. Requiring a whole years deposit would eliminate that option, and no one would be able to do their first extension because no one would be able to open an account and stay here for a year to have a years worth of deposits. There must be some confusion, either on your part ot the agents part. I am sure they have a form but it could be the form nessacery to do the income option. This year I did my extension a month before the due date. I think you can do it 45 days before, It gives you the time to resolve any issues before your due date Good luck, I am interested to find out how it worked out for you, so please follow up after your visit.

I don't think this is true, because you are only required to have the 400k in the bank 2 or three months, I think it is 2 but I am not sure because I keep mine there year round. Anyway , a monthly income would require a year long statement, and would prevent those who have been here less than a year from getting an extension,

They claim to provide security, not to make the place totally secure, or provide insurance against theft. They will not pay for your electrical cable, because if they do , they will establish precedent and could be responsible for all thefts.