Surasak

All very straight forward but, where does a newbie stand, bringing 400 or 800K for a retirement Visa? If it is in any way taxable,then it is totally unfair!

You could try Dr Ken, he has a surgery opposite the General hospital, I believe he practised in a major NHS hospital in London, before returning to Thailand. His English is excellent.

Why does Thai politics have to be so dirty and underhanded? Corruption from the very top, to the lowest of the low. A third world country, of deceit, cowardice and avarice.

When I last visited the UK, I had the IDP just in case. However, it was not required as the Thai driving license has your details in English.

Maybe so, but the end of the row is not yet in sight.

You mean eighty two and a half? I am in-between those numbers, so on the downward side. However, I will hang on in there for a while yet, and hopefully pass the 85 in good health and still a long road to go.

Never take life too seriously. No one gets out alive anyway.

My first thoughts. But TIT.

It is this kind of nonsensical stupidity which made me give up driving in Thailand. A number of very near misses, a clown of a baht bus driver backing into a brand new car, I decided enough was enough. I have not driven a car or a motorbike for 8 years now, and never intend to again.

My personal experience of being on the road is mixed. I do not drive, but use Grab cars. Mostly its male drivers, but occasionally female. Contrary to most, I find female divers are more careful and attentive, although many of the older male drives can be also. I always sit in the rear seat on the near side. I feel safer this way, as there appears to be very little chance with either male or female drivers, hitting anything on their left. None of them have any idea of the width of the vehicle they drive and always, but always leave a gap of at least half the width of their vehicle on the near side. I always wonder why. I imagine it has something to do with their peripheral vision?

Thank you

Thank you.

I bought one of these about six months ago. How can you tell what credit is remaining? A mystery to me.

A friend of mine does this. He stays for three months and the amount he brings is usually enough. As he requires Baht, he goes to SuperRich to exchange £50 notes. Not sure of the amount he exchanges each time, but it is usually enough to cover one month.

Please explain the DTA? No such thing in the UK.

Which was my intention to say, but obviously did not state clearly.

At present the UK DWP pension is not taxed in the UK. It could therefore be classed as taxable income by Thailand? The new thieves of the Labour party may well change this in their up coming budget, due Oct/Nov this year.

You are quite correct in that BobKK. It is classed as benefit. Which is why successive governments of the past 70+ years, refuse to increase them to certain countries.

Being centre is ok, but the bits on the side can be a problem!

One may believe in social equality. Putting it into practice is a whole different ball game, especially when it is supposedly practiced by governments.

I will take that as an insult, but what is a democrat?😁 Is that one of those American thingies?

'Self awareness'! Yes, for the majority, but as we all know, there is always one!

My thoughts also. I can remember when it was made law to wear a crash helmet while riding a motorcycle. But ONLY IN BANGKOK. Stupid is as stupid does.

I never met my grandparents and my father was killed in Burma late in the last WW. However, I can trace family on my mothers side to the early 1800s and on my fathers side to 1720. No pedigree, more a case of Bassetts Allsorts from Durham, Anglesey and Hampshire. I have one son, but he is childless and to my personal knowledge the line ends there. We arrived with nothing, there's a still a lot of that left, and we leave with nothing, so no great loss to the world.