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  1. 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.

  2. 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).

  3. 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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  4. 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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