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China is a member of Interpol and has an extradition treaty with Thailand.
Should be interesting.
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On 1/3/2019 at 9:29 PM, AbeSurd said:
Yes, Private Eye might call him that. But ordinary newspapers wouldn't. And I doubt that his colleagues called him that either.
Whereas I get the impression that in Thailand it's respectful to call this guy 'Big Joke' to his face.
Knacker of the Yard is a fictional character invented by those scoundrels at Private Eye.
Jack Slipper (of Scotland Yard) was real, and a very well respected and successful detective.
"Big Joke" isn't in the same league as either of them.
But, yes, I do agree that the nickname (when used by Thais, in the correct context) is not insulting to him at all.
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There's a fine line between a numerator and a denominator.
Only a fraction of people will find this funny.
After a talking sheepdog gets all the sheep in the pen, he reports back to the farmer: “All 40 accounted for.”
“But I only have 36 sheep,” says the farmer.
“I know,” says the sheepdog. “I rounded them up.”
Did you hear about the statistician who drowned crossing a river?
But it was only three feet deep - on average.
Not all math puns are bad.
Just sum.
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My girlfriend says I’m hopeless at fixing appliances.
Well, she's in for a shock.
I built an electric fence around my property yesterday.
My neighbor is dead against it.
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I tried to persuade my girlfriend to have sex on the hood of my Honda Civic…but she refused.
She said: "If I’m going to have sex, it’s going to be on my own Accord".
And now she isn’t talking to me because, apparently, I ruined her birthday.
I’m not sure how I did that – I didn’t even know it was her birthday…
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I tried to find seedless raspberry jam but couldn't.
In the end I warmed up normal raspberry jam and pushed it through a sieve. A bit messy, and lost about 1-third of the volume - but it set again just fine after an hour in the fridge.
I guess it would be much easier with marmalade (bigger chunks).
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45 minutes ago, puukao said:Question: You are on a bus, it starts raining hard and you know it's a little dangerous since the driver is speeding......
Do you get off at the next stop, regardless of time??
Next time I just might......
Wife and I did just that a few years ago. It was a public service minivan, late evening, and the driver was being completely reckless.
We insisted he stop and drop us off. The driver, and some of the passengers, thought this was hilarious.
We got a taxi to the nearest hotel and stayed for the night, then got a public service bus home next morning.
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Not brake failure, dangerous overloading. How unusual.
QuoteHe quickly applied the brakes, which forced the pickup to a halt. From there the pickup’s front wheels pitched up off the road as the vehicle tilted backwards, then the pickup started rolling backwards down the hill.
Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/dangerous-driver-brakes-blamed-for-pickup-landing-in-phuket-jungle-69904.php#TxEStmUZCjlr7IZc.99-
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On 1/3/2019 at 5:41 PM, snoop1130 said:Man held for strangling mother-in-law
Is that even an offence?
"I just got back from a pleasure trip. I took my mother-in-law to the airport."
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1 minute ago, HuskerDo said:
I find your "cheap living" comment rather interesting Chickenlegs. I think it's cheap in Chiang Mai. I planned on an $1800 US monthly budget over there and understand I'll have a VERY comfortable lifestyle on that amount.
My point is that it is possible to live cheaply in Thailand, but not if you are expecting to eat great steaks and pizzas every day (in your OP you made reference to this).
IME - the daily cost of living here in Thailand is comparable to the UK (except for housing costs, which are very much higher in the UK). My monthly budget is a little more than yours, but I wouldn't describe it as "VERY comfortable", just moderate.
Of course, we all have our different ideas of what is "comfortable", "luxurious", "moderate", etc.
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18 minutes ago, baansgr said:
You mentioned it, the one thing that put me off is the immigration office, couldnt cope with that.
Food and daily needs are the same price anywhere in Thailand, except maybe Phuket or Samui but the major stores have a one price system, so citing cheap living is a myth.
In fact for me there isnt a pro.
I agree with your comment about the Immigration Office (I only gain my information from reports here on TV), but it does appear to be getting better.
Cheap living no longer exists in Thailand - unless you are happy to live as the Thais do.
I think that the cost of living here is "moderate", compared to the west (in my case, UK). In other words, about the same, except for house ownership/rental which is far more expensive in the UK.
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34 minutes ago, HuskerDo said:We all hear about how great the food is(I honestly don't get that one as you can get great food in any country and without bugs in it. The steaks and pizzas are far better in other countries for example).
You don't think there are bugs in the food in every other country? Look it up - all western countries have legal limits of bugs and rat shit, etc. in their food - it's unavoidable, even with western hygiene standards.
Steak and pizza are better in the countries where steak and pizza are staple foods. In Thailand you will find the best THAI food (but also some quite decent steaks and pizzas).
34 minutes ago, HuskerDo said:We also hear about so many times where a Thai woman will steal a farangs heart just prior to stealing their wallet/money.
I heard that this can happen all over the world, and that men can also cheat women.
I don't live in CM but I have visited a couple of times, and thoroughly enjoyed my time there. It's a beautiful and historical city/province.
However, my only issue is, being an asthma sufferer I have to avoid the burning season, so I couldn't live there.
To answer your question - for me personally.
Pros :-
History/places of interest, Good public transport, Wide variety of dining options, Moderate cost of living, Good shopping malls (sorry, that's 5).
Cons :-
Burning season (that's it).
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My wife asked me to pass her lip balm.
I gave her superglue instead.
She's still not talking to me.
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can muslim foreigners marry twice with divorced thai woman
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I think you need to get permission from your wife and two of her brothers. Good luck.