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7 hours ago, problemfarang said:

17 years in thailand.. did visa extensions many times and also different type of visas and in many many cities.. never ever asked or mentioned about money.. i have zero friends asked money or help. im so surprised when im reading these kind of posts. 

 

im not saying lie or i dont believe. i dont know its up to the city you are doing or not, but as i said i did my extensions in many cities and really small ones too. 

15 years living here, never been asked for money by Jomtien Immigration. The BIB are a different matter, I have three times been asked to pay money by them for trumped up traffic offences.

It's almost as though the authorities don't want the criminal scum to be caught when the most obvious means of identifying them is taken away. Here, it's mentioning nationality, in the west it's ethnicity. Seems the only ones who don't have rights these days are the law-abiding.

Normal service in most western countries.

Thais are just too undisciplined to obey rules. I think it's in their DNA. I think you'd have to start by imposing large deterrents ie big fines and prison time. Also the basic rules need enforcing ie everyone undergoes a proper test; all have to have a license to drive; all vehicles have to have a PROPER inspection and no one drives against the flow of traffic. Then you can start introducing stopping at red lights etc.

I haven't been for a while, but it used to be best to go on a non public holiday weekday.

8 hours ago, Henryford said:

Rubbish !! Pattaya has an average daytime temp of 30-33 C all year round with virtually no rain Dec - March.

I've lived here in Pattaya for 16 years. Last year was not much of a winter and I have a feeling that this year is going to be the same. There hasn't been much dry/cool weather so far.

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Because actually, that is what you are dealing with. 

Quite right. I've said many times on here that Thai grown-ups are children in adult bodies.

4 hours ago, Lemsta69 said:

 

So he's lived here long enough to get himself a wee wifey but he still doesn't know how dangerous pedestrian crossings are here? Perhaps he's too busy shopping for Beer Chang t-shirts and doesn't read the news ????

So if you've lived here for 16 years, shop for "beer Chang t-shirts" and get hit by a vehicle on a zebra crossing with the lights in your favour, then it's your fault? That's reassuring, I don't wear t-shirts or drink beer Chang so I should be safe on the road.

1 hour ago, billsmart said:

 I switched from marriage to retirement requirements for my long-stay extension, but when I did do the one based on marriage, I was required to give the following photos with my wife and me:

1. Standing in front of our house
2. Sitting in our kitchen
3. Sitting in our living room
4. Sitting on our bed

Once, for #4, I had a photo taken of us sitting on our bed, back-to-back, with arms crossed, and a scowl on our faces. They rejected that one. ????

I too was told photos at Jomtien must include one of us sitting on the bed, which I've no objection to as it saves my legs. They also take one with our neighbour when they visit the house.

29 minutes ago, madmitch said:

Don't know about Babs but I reckon Hattie would pass!

 

Ah the old hospital matron, the RSM of the NHS. Wish they'd bring them back, the nurses these days (bless them) are made to look like domestic workers.

"Female nurses were told not to have skirts shorter than one inch above the knee."

Festering killjoys.

As you would expect. Putting a stamp in a passport isn't rocket science.

10 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

The 20 something year olds in the bars probably have the same opinion about having sex with the older Western guys in the nightclubs 

I don't suppose the old guys care so long as they're having their rocks off on the cheap.

In the new hardware place on Sukhumvit opposite Lotus, South Pattaya, returned card, but no money. Phoned bank and they said they'd return money inside a week. It was paid into my account after a couple of days. It was one of those rare SCB machines with a money tray which opens under the screen as opposed to a slot in the front.

1 hour ago, indyo said:

"which I can live on and off of, until I die" he speaks about a life time 100% usufruct that actually is the best solution in my opinion.

Ok if you live in a province where the land office will issue a usufruct. I couldn't get one in Pattaya eight years back, even through a lawyer.

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

50/50 at the weekend only

Shame, because it's one heck of a long road to walk. I know, I've done it a few times. 

How does he feel about Thais and other Asians buying land in the west? I bet he'd be the first to cry "Western Xenophobia" if it was stopped.

Mind you, I can understand his fears in a way, I think the Chinese already own half the land in my area of Pattaya. 

Also, farang living here owning say half a rai would only use up a tiny portion of the total land area of this country.

My money goes on the driver not getting enough sleep prior to the journey and nodding off at the wheel. Thais can sleep on a washing line. 

RIP the innocent passengers.

Draft dodgers, I'll bet the farm. They'll be keeping their heads down, not wanting to be repatriated to the motherland. I don't think they'll have too many nice things to say about their own government at the moment.

6 hours ago, Purdey said:

Looks like a lot of warhawks here today. Maybe Thailand should end it's neutrality, spend a few billion more to buy more weapons, a few more submarines and missiles to help Ukraine out. Because that's what friendly countries are doing. 

Perhaps raise taxes on foreigners to be able to buy weapons to give away and show solidarity. I give up. 

Thailand is in need of economic growth more than big talk. 

So, I take it you're all in favour of Putin marching into a neutral, peaceful country and murdering its citizens without the rest of the world offering it help to defend itself. Maybe you yourself was a playground bully when you were a schoolboy and approve of this sort of thing. Personally, I think those who sit on the fence are worse than the bullies themselves.