Tropicalevo

With a minimum salary of between 21 and 31 baht an hour as well as a thriving economy, maybe Vietnam is doing a lot of things right. Lower salaries usually means cheaper costs for transport, accommodation, food etc. It is where I go for an overseas holiday.

Love it

I find life is more enjoyable by ignoring any thread that he starts - along with those of the GG's

Swiss Franc? https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/chf.asp

Other factors at play here.

Totally agree with you and President Abbas. What totally amazes me though is that these pro Palestinian (Hamas) supporters are supposedly intelligent, educated people. I guess that they still think that Elvis and Hitler are both still alive and that the tooth fairy is real.

That is why I take it to the 'professionals'. The lads that work with me are very enthusiastic, but typical untrained Thais. They make everything work - eventually. Light comes on as soon as I insert the battery, and stays on. I did try pressing all of the control switches but no change Thanks for trying to help[ though. We have ordered a new remote.

Thanks Crossy. Stupidly, I took your well meant advice. However, you obviously do not suffer from dodgy digits. At 74, my hands are often 'trembling' with the occasional jerk in a 'random direction'. (Plays havoc when I am using the mouse.) Took the remote apart and bits fell out everywhere. Managed to put them all back - even in the right places (?), fitted a new battery and....... ......red light on continuously and still does not work. Back to the drawing board.

From what I have seen here, this is normal for Thai written software and apps.

A typical Chinese, Russian, terrorist trick. Arrest (kidnap?) innocent people and use them as pawns in 'negotiations'.

And that is why the government want casinos. Nothing to do with tourists. The naively believe that all illegal gamblers will go kosher.

Unbelievable.

Yes really. They are by far way down the list of immoral and evil companies on the planet. If you look at the next line in my post, you see why. I have no fondness for Nestlé, but I do support fairness in business.

He did bloomin well to get away with all of those injuries. No wonder they found him semi-conscious.

Hmm. Kh Thanawat seems like a nice chap

I have not eaten in those places since I came to Thailand back when Noah wore short trousers. And I do not shop in IKEA - terrible quality. Several villas that we look after are furnished with Ikea Krap. Needs replacing on a regular basis.

I do not drink Nestlé, but I do wish them well in this little enterprise. If Thailand wants overseas investment and to trade with western businesses, they must learn to treat them fairly. (I drink Chiang Rai coffee. )

Thai perverts and peeping toms on the prowl. So why did they not complain after the firs night?

Well done hotel staff. "If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,"

That forecast is going to need a bit more trimming methinks.

It will not make much difference to those who slip the staff 2,000 baht for a 'pass'. Only the younger ones will save any money. (Reports in other places state that there will be an age limit.)

As someone said to me a long time ago - corruption is so rife, we are stupid not to do it. Everyone else is.

Sadly, this is a common occurrence here in Thailand. Vans, cars, lorries etc etc do not give a fig about bike and scooter riders. The arrogant sodz just pull out in front of them. Happens to me every day when I am riding my motorbike.

Translates to 'hide the salient facts'

I would imagine that there are vermin similar to these in most larger villages.