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19 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Feel free to leave.

Pillock!

3 hours ago, Berkshire said:

Exactly.  Lowering interest rates will hopefully discourage foreign money coming in, which should result in the weakening of the baht over time.  I'm constantly amazed that so many expats buy into the nonsense that the Thais are "manipulating" the THB to make it stronger.  It makes no sense....if one understands anything about international finance and basic economics. 

It depends where the elites in charge have their own money invested.

9 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

Everything is pointing to using an agent, sorry but that is true, you may as well get used to the idea because otherwise you won't get what you want.

The whole point in this whole "changing the rules" exercise was to force more people to use agents, which means more tea money. Even a mug could see that TI wouldn't kill the golden goose by trying to deter the use of agents. Only the rose coloured specs brigade would swallow that rubbish.

38 minutes ago, simon43 said:

 

 

 

The first time that I watched a French movie was when I stayed with my English wife in a French hotel.  I switched on the TV and there was a Canal+ French porn movie...

 

It did not put us to sleep ????

Yes that Canal+ is a bit naughty. I used to switch to it occasionally (by accident ???? ) when I lived in France.

Stupid, flowery language, uses ten words to the English one. Takes forever to say something, which sounds like the speaker is trying to clear his throat. Ever watched a French movie? Perfect for insomniacs, guaranteed to send you to sleep with all the yapping.

Thanks for that. I look forward to seeing a similar leniency report from Jomtien.

5 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

Obviously thought a Single Malt was similar to blended Scotch or Bourbon.....

I thought they were all 40% proof, or have I missed a subtle joke in your post?

8 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

 

A Canadian lumberjack....

Easily spotted: wears high heels, suspenders and a bra. Hangs around in bars ????

10 hours ago, Mickc said:

I said, the whole world. UK, USA and Australia just to name a few. And yes, their behaviour is 'right winged' 

Last Labour govt in Uk; the Obama administration in the US; the Swedish feminists; Merkel. Right-wing?

11 hours ago, Mickc said:

The whole world has become so right winged, it's just madness. No good will come from it. It will be like the 1930's and early 1940's again if we are not really careful. ????

It might counteract the last several years of left-wing lunacy. It's called reaction. 

2 hours ago, faraday said:

Been raining all night here in Udon; temperature is 24°C

The last few days here, just outside Pattaya, have been hot enough to boil a monkey's bum. Got the sprinkler working overtime. Hope we get a few drops.

I always carry a bag of doggy chews and a stick just in case. Seems to work ok as I haven't been bitten in 12 years either walking or biking. Had a few close calls mind.

32 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

It is hard to find the posts here but using memory only I have heard of combo method being accepted... in fact I thought one of the posts saying so mentioned Jomtiem. It really is getting difficult to know which office accepts and requires what these days!

There are a few things that we need first hand reports on on here ie combo method, leniency and corroborating evidence for intl transfers recorded as domestic by bank. Stating which office used is vital.

26 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

Ok, 50 pounds? gees! And you said 50 pounds more too. How much does your banks take for regular transfers? I pay like 15 euro to transfer money, and then Bangkok Bank takes their regular 150 baht. That´s a normal International swift transfer from bank to bank.

Sorry I didn't do a breakdown I just sent a swift payment to my SCB account and a TW for same amount to BBL and compared what actually appeared in my accounts. 

On 7/26/2019 at 8:19 PM, pontious said:

Be useful to say what office. At Jomtien they want a bank letter showing the foreign transfers. No TW pdf;s just the letter.

Did you try it personally? Very interested to see your reply because this is the office which I use. Also, grateful to know if you've seen any accounts of them showing leniency ie less than 12 monthly transfers.

On 7/26/2019 at 5:12 PM, Ling Kae said:

In the link provided in post #38 it says you can use a SWIFT transfer as payment with TransferWise but the fee will be higher. It will though show a foreign  transfer. The main question is will it give you more money in the end or not.

 

Do a few test runs before confirmation and then do one with your regular bank and see which one gives you more baht in the end.

I did a test, and transferring 65000 baht was about fifty pounds cheaper using TransferWise. I can't afford to lose that every month so looks like I'll be changing to the marriage visa 400k method unless something happens to change my mind before my next extension.

On 7/26/2019 at 11:01 AM, Ling Kae said:

My TW transfer to my bkkb account last week was coded as a local transfer.  Before it was coded a Foreign transfer.

 

Will it be coded a foreign transfer if I have it sent to my Kasikorn Account?

 

Anyone know for sure?

Only if it goes direct from TW to your Kasikorn account, but it could also go via BBL or TMB, in which case it would be coded as a domestic transfer.

On 7/25/2019 at 3:35 PM, jacko45k said:

Don't touch that aris.....   some IOs are accepting corroborating evidence.

It's ok I have it stored on my machine just in case. I'm waiting for a report from someone attempting to show corroborating evidence at Jomtien Immigration.

On 7/25/2019 at 9:45 AM, Matzzon said:

Just use swift transfer instead and you will all get an FTT code in Bangkok Bank. That´s as easy as it can be. No hassle and everything clear.

I know, I used to do that with SCB, but it cost me some 50 pounds more than if I used TransferWise. That's why I opened a BBL account. Obviously, that's now backfired on me, but I have the option of doing the marriage extension.

On 7/25/2019 at 9:38 AM, mtls2005 said:

What does the Credit Advice/Receipt from BBL show?

 

I'd ask them (BBL) if they'll include this most recent credit in their Immigration summary letter (listing funds credited from outside of Thailand)?

 

 

"Interbank Transfer Via SMART", in other words a domestic transfer. I could ask BBL about it, but I also have to plead leniency from immigration as I only managed to open the BBL account in February and will only have seven months of transfers when I go to do my extension. As i said, I have the 400,000 already in my account, so I may just go down the marriage extension route. I have a couple of months to decide.

14 hours ago, HLover said:

And people of color shuddered with fear and loathing, upon hearing of the van.

It used to be a polite term for black people, when to say "black" was frowned upon; along with half a dozen other PC titles. A lot of people, including me who try not to upset anyone, have difficulty in keeping up.