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FYI >Sat,June1st> Wise users: I set up my monthly transfer @ 16:19 from my Canadian bank to Wise. Money deposited to Kbank @16:52. (30 mins) All back to normal in my case.20$ fee up from 14$. My Cda bank used to rip me off for over 60$...before I found Wise. I'm quite happy with this. My transfer the other day took 12 hours for some reason. PS: This time I checked "money for everyday expenses" as opposed to "money for long term stay", don't know if that made any difference.

Jo,I tend to agree with you on this point.Flooding the LOS with tourists from any old country could radically change the landscape for retirees like myself. During Covid in Pattaya you could actually drive to places without traffic being plugged up. However it put a lot of small businesses down. I'm living in "Heavens waiting room" and it will get real busy but will take time.

Yesterday I experienced exactly the same issue as yourself. Normally its been a matter of minutes to receive my money. I'm going to have a look at Remitly. Wise has also almost doubled my transfer fee. Maybe its a glitch hopefully.

Back several years a few of us went over for a look around. We booked a 2 week trip and cancelled after 1 week for all the reasons you mention above. I know 1 week isn't very long but we got ripped off at EVERY turn. The only place we could cash travellers cheques was a black market Chinese shop at a 10% fee.Alongapo/Subic area.The Yanks were just leaving and Mt Pinatubo blew its wad the year before. The conductor on the Victory Liner bus charged us extra because we put a bag on an empty seat. That was only the beginning. Cab driver agreed on a fare and when we arrived he said, oh no, I meant each for 3 of you. Never ever again.

The whole charade must be a real embarrassment to any intelligent Thai person.When I saw him on TV with an arm sling and neck brace in a wheelchair I laughed out loud. All he was missing was an eye patch, I suppose the prop manager is unemployed now. Yingy is on the runway at Heathrow waiting for the nod. A good example of the word (FARCE)

Will my simple theory work? Income 80k baht/mon.Transfer 40k to my wife and 40k to myself from abroad. Pay any taxes due on 480k annual income.

I've always been a bit of a gold bug in LOS. It's instantly convertable to cash and it has appreciated in value since I arrived full time in 2004. I've also had a good dividend stock (CPNRF) previously thru Bualuang Securities.I've rarely left any larger amounts in savings accounts. Thats just me, there are a myriad of other ways to invest.I've been lucky I suppose.

In my younger days I considered the nomadic lifestyle in a full sized RV. With costs of fuel,RV sites and crime nowadays a 1 br condo in LOS with all the amenities seems a much better option.

And the old chestnut"how much does it cost to live in LOS? and a brief tour of my condo...my favourite massage place and the cheapest place to eat...ffs

"I even have a grave bought and paid for in the foreign cemetery" I've been there on my 1st trip to LOS...In 1991 if I recall near the river and a bridge nearby.A lot of history there. Some UK based teak vendors ....I read a book with some of the history of that cemetary. There were some prominent foreign teak merchants there. In the era of Rama V ... You'll be in good company. cheers

I'm registered with Queen Sirikit Naval Hospital Sattahip.In the main waiting room there's a posted sign saying "foreigners will be charged a fee 1.5 in extra fees" (not the exact wording) I've had surgery there and because of a shortage of private rooms I had to stay in a large ward to recover.A horrible experience.Finally a private room became available much to my relief.

Have a gander at the Toronto Police service most wanted list to get an idea of who they're importing: https://www.tps.ca/organizational-chart/specialized-operations-command/detective-operations/investigative-services/homicide/most-wanted/

The UK Gov't is in full compliance sure.The same is true for most developed countries, USA,Canada,most of Europe. Richard Vobes show says that the boats and motors are being shipped in separate lorries straight back to France for reuse. All at taxpayers expense. If they wanted the boats stopped it would have been done at the very start.Canada is importing over 1,300,000 gimmigrants annually. Mostly from India,ME and Africa.All political parties in Canada are full on board with this. Counting my lucky stars I left 2 decades ago so as not to witness this travesty.

I used to use the mini remote post office shops (red signage) around Pattaya a few years ago...they had fax machines.No guarantee these days. The Canadian gov't still prominently displays fax numbers for correspondence to this day. Isn't a land line required to use these relics. I never had a land line installed when we moved into our house in 2007...somehow we managed.

We've live in the same house and moo ban for 17yrs.A couple years ago they knocked down the old house next to ours.A Chinese couple built a 5 br pool villa for short term rental listed on Booking.com. 12k/night 3 day minimum.About once a week a mini van will unload 4-6 guys and the afternoon and the ladies are brought back usually after midnight and the pool parties start. I spent 60k upgrading my windows with laminates etc to no avail. Complaints to city hall get a shrug. They're using the female moo ban manager as the proxy.There's fa we can do about it. I've rented a 1 br condo in a quiet part of Jomtien that has a strong juristic office that don't allow Air B&B.Sleeping great now. Wifey don't like it either and we will now try to sell the place.

uk...back in the day everyone was doing the 51% deals.In the end a lot/most go sour for 1 reason or another.

555 The whole lot would be in the kip!

Greed, and knowing that if the sh_te hit the fan they would benefit.

Correct,P...the so called officials are rubbing their hands together in the hopes of getting their greasy mitts on some of this dough. There's a lesson here for all those folks we've known over the years that said the company route was the best and easiest...mmm Ever since Swiss Davey boy f,d up all eyes are on the pie.There's potentially billions in untapped resources if they dig a little deeper.

Correct,kb...plus don't forget it was a money earner for the BIB previously.They could easily get on the spot fine revenue...

Correct on all counts.What a disgrace to the real quality of Hom Mali Thai rice coveted the world round. Rat piss and god knows what else..ffs

BJ take your fancy she says

In 1972 I bought a 1970 Corvette Convertible (350/350). I was 22 yo and didn't have rich parents.I walked for 3 years to save up a large (then) down payment. Sold it after only 2 years when I left the Navy to attend trade college.I scared myself a couple times with the performance considering the HP/weight ratio. I got more for it than I paid.It was a real chick magnet for sure.I only have 1 pic of the thing.

Canada has a carbon tax of 170$/ton.It negatively affects the economy GDP and cost of living for the population.Apparently it won't help meet the Paris agreement. Meanwhile China and India keep on pumping out emmisions like crazy. Its a cash grab.