Mason45

It's just another case of irresponsible parents. In all my travels Thai's are the worst parents I've ever seen. Where I walk every morning away from the busy roads in Pattaya, I've never seen anyone stop at a stop sign over an 8 years period. The latest beauty is around 6.30 am every morning a motor bike goes past with 4 on the bike all without helmets and let's not forget the baby in the front basket. My wife is from a family of 10 so I've seen plenty of doozeys especially when her brothers on Lao Khaow

I know from past experiences within my Thai family. Who's to blame, the grand mother off course, as Thai grand sons are worshiped by their granny's from the day they were born. So as the bitch boys get older all their life is about them.

Most times in Pattaya I use baht buses and or walk. If I need a taxi I've used Bolt for several years and not one problem.

The biggest problem is the big companies themselves. Even companies where their annual profits are down give their CEO's enormous annual bonuses. So why shouldn't the unionist seek their slice of the action. If going off shore is the answer then companies should be recruiting their senior management from off shore too.

If there is any insurance just say your GF was driving the car.

Hey Bert, you should work for Fox media, when I did I comment on Thai politics? I only mentioned the exchange rate which affects every farang living in Thailand, even you.

It amazes me how farangs can get themselves into Thai politics in this forum. Personally I don't give a ratz what they do as long as it doesn't affect me. Just remember what our conversion rates were when Thaksin and then Yinluck were in power. Those rates were completely smashed one month later by the coup leaders. They're the ones that should be in jail but of course that will never happen.

After living in Thailand for the past 22 years I'm prepared to sit on the fence on these taxation issues. It maybe another brain fart and when the feasibility is studied closely it will just quietly die away without any official notification as other lame brain ideas have been mentioned.

The cause of many fatal falls in Pattaya is caused when guys spend to much time on the nest and they think they can fly.

My brother inlaws son is a Thai cop. He told me that prior to graduating the cadets are required to state their preferred posting. If the preferred posting is Pattaya that's when the brown envelopes come into play.

I know that Leo has the highest calories in Thai beers, so how many calories are in My Beer? Where I live the imported beers are virtually impossible to find.

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When I go for my daily walk an MC goes past at 6.30 am every morning with 4 on the bike and a baby in the front basket. Even though there's a stop sign there, I've never noticed them reduce speed let alone stop. I agree confiscate the bikes as even a license suspension is no deterrent.

I walk for 2 hours every morning at 6 am in the Wongamat Beach area. I've never seen anybody who obeys road signs. Namely stop signs and speed limits. There's 40 km/h limit signs every few hundred meters, many must think that's the minimum speed, Nowadays that area has been taken over by tour buses and they aren't driven any differently.

If you keep on raving on then you might miss your plane. I'm an Aussie but unlike you I don't really care what others do, as long as they don't interfere with me.

As a resident in Thailand for the past 22 years may I ask examples of Thaksins dislike for foreigners ? When he was in power all the overseas exchange rates were going great, ENG pound 85 baht, US dollar 45 baht, AU dollar 33.5. A a self funded retiree with a Thai wife that's all that worries me. Everything else is business for Thais.

I got knocked back for the Australian aged pension as I didn't return to Australia 2 years before it was due. So I sold my home in Australia and I invested the proceeds into a term deposit fund at 5% per annum. I only send money to Thailand when needed, living expenses etc. Will that money be taxable in Thailand. I don't need to send any large sums as I own a house in Bangkok, my condo in Pattaya and I own a 4 years old car. Thanks.

Let's hope that the MFP gains a majority of 51% or more and govern in their own rights. Won't that throw a cat amongst the pigeons.

I'm currently getting 4.85% for 9 months, Australian Government Guaranteed.

Do Thais need a reason to lose it?

I renewed my drivers license today, It was so much more organised than it was 5 years ago. The appointment is probably the reason why. We did the traffic light test, the reaction test but the perception test wasn't even mentioned. I also got a 6 years license.

Given their ages we can probably dismiss the yabba theory. It's more likely they were drinking Lao Khaow, I've seen it with my wifes family and neighbors some guys go totally feral when they are well past their limit.

Who was hit on the head when the crime was re enacted?