Flummoxed

A couple of years ago I has a nasal polyp removed by Electrocauterization. 18 months later another grew on the outside of my nose, but at the same point as the one on the inside. The latter was removed by laser surgery. I don't know what my risk is regarding cancer as a result, but it's certainly something I'm keeping an eye on. I've no idea if this is related to my wayward youth. I'm in my 50s now.

Since the OP's friend has a daughter this will not be relevant, but if you have a son, you might want to consider school choice on their Cadet programme availability, if you want to avoid the military lottery.

Seems like you might be onto something. One thing I noted after researching Harrow's Don Muang school, was this on their UK website. As someone that genuinely got his education at the school of 'ard knocks, I was viscerally angry at this. . .

Oddly I'm going in the other direction and looking at schools in Bangkok for my 11 year old son. We're primarily sick of the smoke that chokes us 6 month per year and I now struggle to understand why anyone would come to that without damn good reason. My adult daughter has also moved to Bangkok, so we'll reunite the family unit. Nevertheless, I'm interested to read replies. You will also have school trips to finance, stuff like that, unless the child is to be left out of those.

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I keep sending support requests to change my username but they go unanswered

No, the OP did not mention non stop. YOU did.

Well in that case the OP's post is pretty pointless, since the only airline flying direct to Perth is TG. So, anyone wishing to fly direct to Perth, the choice is obvious. So, his decision is between classes on TG. Personally, if paying for Business Class, I'd accept the additional hop to Singapore and choose SQ. I just don't like TG, never have.

I've been flying TG for over 20 years. It's a dreadful airline and I'll only use them as a last resort, for the same reasons I'd only use a Thai hotel chain as a last resort i.e. they just don't understand quality, or service. I'd choose SQ or CX over TG whenever possible. Business class on TG is heavily discounted at this time but there are reasons for that.

Pawnography is illegal in all circumstances in Thailand and Seka retired decades ago.

A problem is that the speed limits are often not even properly signposted. Also, lane markings are often not properly painted. I automate the remote backup of my dashcam over cellular data and keep the records for at least a year. I don't see why me or my wife should pay erroneous tickets and in the last year I've successfully had two tickets cancelled on video evidence, one for doing 120 in a 90 zone (there were no signs reducing to 90 and I could prove it) and the other for turning right at a junction in a lane intended for going straight (the lane marking clearly indicated I could do both). I use that same junction daily, and I had a chuckle two weeks later when the entire junction was repainted with the correct lane markings. So complaining DOES work. Rules are fine, I'm all for road rules and enforcement, but they must be clearly defined, rational, fair, and properly enforced. Otherwise, they simply don't work. The authorities are clearly struggling with this and I would encourage people to dispute tickets that are obviously wrong.

I don't think it's a rule more of a procedural issue. If the Brit is in as serious a condition as reported by the British press you can be sure that procedure will start moving along real quick. That vile, fat, moronic thug needs arresting. At the very least it's an attempted murder charge.

He's in a coma... https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/28150872/horror-moment-brit-kicked-head-thailand-coma/ That Thai thug is screwed

I've not posted on this forum for a long time, and I don't know who you are, but you don't know a damn thing about Thailand if you think the bouncer will walk after that appalling head shot. He'll go down for murder. Whatever happened in the bar doesn't matter, the Brit was on the ground and not a threat, but the bouncer chose to take a running kick to the head, for all to see, on video. . . Murder. If the Brit died, the bouncer is phuked.