Iggy Isaan

What wrong region?

The Australian do not want to be associated to the New Zealander?

The French do not want to be associated with the German, Italian, Spanish,... I thought there was a European UNION (maybe I should have called it Old Europe  ) ?

I do not actually think this is the main reason but anyway, any feedback is most welcome,...

(Makes me wonder why we have so may people in this forum criticizing the Thai people about being nationalistic,...)

I think you're right there, bluecat. The idea of a poll like this is great, but it's difficult to do. Maybe just split up the world in continents, but so we never get the info we want. Otherwise it get's too complicated - too much nationalists around.

In my small homecountry of Switzerland we have 4 different regions/languages. Back home a french speaking guy (lass maybe, if I wear a nice suit and she hears the tingelling of the Porsche-keys - which I both dont't have) wouldn't speak to me. Here upcountry, meanwhile I met 2 guys from that area and we are having a real good time together. And my french is improving too...

About the EU... Back in the early 90s when we voted against it, I thought the EU is a good idea (unity of the cultures - break the barriers), but now after listening to a lot of expats from EU countries, I doubt that the EU will ever work out the way they promissed. All the countries that want and will be in EU will never make up a big "proud" nation like the U.S.. It's impossible 'coz of the difference and hattered between the cultures/countries. (e.g. I'm English, not a f*****g kraut, I'm aussie, not a sheepshagger etc.).

There's no point to make on my side. What I mean with the whole blabla, is that here we're all farangs, wherever we come from. We should stick together and help each other out in any way possible. That's why I like the forum a lot. I joined it today after reading it for quite a while, lots of help, info, fun but when it comes to nationalities also a lot a b****cks.

I gotta go now. The neighbourhood girls are nagging me already for the last 1/2 hr., while I'm writing, to get back to the party - a funeral. The poor bloke (teacher/47 yrs.) drunk himself to death. R.I.P. and cheers.

There's no place like home! In my case definitely LOS (I don't wanna freeze my b***cks off in Switzerland for most of the year). Good news - I gotta celebrate it with a bottle or two of Chang. Cheers mates!

Cheers doc, sounds like great news . That's what they told me at the small immigration office where I do my extensions. But living in the LO"no plomplem" I wasn't sure about it. The guys there are pretty helpful but my concern was that I thought they have to send the application to BKK. Is that so or can they approve it themselves after the farang has stayed here for some years?

I know from my own and a lot of other expats experiences, that it can really make a difference where you go and which officer you talk to. Shouldn't be so but I guess it's just another case of TIT... If it can be done locally, I' m sure I will be ok.

Hi folks!

I'm a newbie. This is definitely my favourite website - informative, interesting and sometimes quite funny. After surfing on it for months I decided to join the forum.

Now, to my question: Remember, about 1/2 a year ago there was this article/interwiev with our "friend", the immigration officer of Chiang Mai. There it was said, that for an extension of marriage Non-O visa you'll need a work permit if you're under 50. Will that be the case from 10th July? I've done 3 extensions sofar on the "overseas money transaction rule". Will that still be enough?

Thanks for your help.