Tropicalevo

My second marriage was great thank you. First marriage was training for me. Didn't make the same mistakes in the second one.

This is not about anti farang sentiment. It is about two goons attacking a policeman. They should be kicked out. What would happen to two Thais if they attacked a policeman in your home country?

and quite a large number of foreigners as well.

I would have said 'fresh starter' until I read the description. I was not running away from anything. I just wanted a better quality life with my wife as we aged. I was fed up of the 'corporate' life. Sitting on planes and in hotels (on my own) a long way from the woman that I loved. Wifey chose Thailand as our destination. I set up a small business and she became a teacher. All went well until wifey died. Now I live for the business, friends (both farang and Thai) and a great view every day. (Oh the cold beers as well )

And many have made money buying land that was not worthless. (I have, and I have lived rent free for 23 years.) As you say - be careful and remember the phrase 'due diligence'.

I am totally for the death penalty. First - it stops repeat offences. Guaranteed. Last - I would rather be dead then spend 48 years like this guy did.

It is. My Ozzie friend told me wrong.

209 baht in BigC last week here on Samui.

Like puck2, I too thought that it was from Oz. Thanks for the education.

I disagree. Like puck2 I too eat the Mainland Vintage Cheddar. At just over 200 baht for 250g it is not only very tasty, but also good value. Just as good, if not better then the Waitrose Extra Mature British Cheddar from Tops. Which is almost double the price of the Mainland one. Having left the UK over 30 years ago, my memories of decent cheddar in the UK are very distant but I definitely rate the Mainland Vintage. It is the one in the yellow/gold wrapping. Their other offerings are pretty sad though. As a footnote, my favourite was the Mexican spicy cheddar that TOPS used to sell. Sadly no longer available

Yes, it is possible and happens all of the time. This lady bypassed the rules and laws. A common reason for bypassing the rules in these situations is the lack of any qualifications. Her nationality is irrelevant. Just a journalist's trick to pad out the articles.

You are assuming that they have money and a steady income stream. Wrong Assumption.

I can't breath!

Dear Mr PM Instead of trying to get tourists here so that they can be ripped off, how about something that will help Thailand to WORK itself out of the problem that you (and others) have given it.

That is normal for committing a crime.

If you read the FULL article, it was not a bystander.

Did he die in hospital?

And that sums up most of Thailand's problems today. Rich - OK. Poor - DGAF

And the new battery may not be a genuine one. Thailand, hub of fakes.

After buying many computers here in Thailand, both laptop and desktop - I have both, my only recommendation is buy a pre-assembled if you go for a desktop one. My current one was built to spec, quite expensive and has given me lots of trouble. It has never worked properly. Latest problem - it restarts itself. Even if I am in the middle of something. Windows 11 (I hate it) settings are set to never sleep and never restart but to no avail.

From what I have seen (and it is not that much) Suratthani is a crossroads city. Many people pass through it - on their way to somewhere else. Not a large expat population. I did not see any other foreigners whilst I was wondering around on my stays there - other than folk 'in transit'. Some good restaurants that tended to be in clusters. It has some very good hospitals, both government and private as well as good schools. The only expat people that I know there are teachers and they tended to socialise mostly with other expat teachers. It is obviously the centre of government for the province and I suspect that you would need to speak Thai for most of life's daily chores. Those are my observations from my few stays there. This forum is probably not going to be much help to you - maybe look for a 'Suratthani expat Facebook group'.

That would explain it - she was a teacher and had paid SS for many years. Thank you.

Hi Sheryl I am confused and I do not want to dispute your very valuable comments to AN but..... My wife died in her sleep. I rushed her to the nearest hospital that had decent emergency care . It was a private hospital (Bangkok Hospital Samui). They tried to resuscitate her for almost an hour and eventually gave up. I went back the next day to pay the bill - no charge. Hence my comment. We are both from the UK.

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Good one