Surasak

Stop them in their tracks. Do your shopping and have it all put through the checkout. Present your PEA/Internet bill to also be paid. If they refuse to accept the bill for payment, just walk away. It will cause a big problem, as they have to close the till and take time to reset, and replace everything back into stock. Do it often enough and they may just see the error of their stupid ways. If challenged, you have removed nothing from the store and committed no crime. What can they do?

4 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Happy to be corrected but is not English taught in Thai schools, is English not the Government approved 2nd language of Thailand and that is why ALL the major highways are signposted in English, most buildings and Government buildings etc all have their name in English script not only Thai script .

 

Just an observation ????

most buildings and Government buildings etc all have their name in English script not only Thai script .

Not in the city where I live, they don't. I can therefore, only assume you live in Bangkok?

7 hours ago, sencelebi said:

What that camera does on top of the roof, face recognition or what?

Its to keep a record of where he is going, so he can find his way back.

GRAB. The best thing that has happened to Thailand, so far. Great people and great service.

1 hour ago, Ventenio said:

I agree 100%.  If you ever see a girl in a bar being exploited or drinking too much, I must step in!!!!  If i see corruption during a traffic stop, I act!!!  If I see someone burning something, I take action!!! If I see bad products being sold, I protest!!!  If I see any type of reckless driving, I spring to action!!!! 

 

 

If per chance you are the caped crusader, you didn’t get to this one in time.

What's new? Just another day in one of the many killing seasons.

High hopes, he had High hopes, High apple pie in the sky hopes.

Now what did i do with my Tarot cards? On the other hand, I could flying to the moon and back in my tea break using my calculator.

8 hours ago, Jessi said:

If you believe the numbers put out by TAT.....

????You must believe in the "Tooth Fairy"

So, where did that threepenny piece come from that I found under my pillow, about 70 years ago? I can quite clearly remember my mother telling my it was the Tooth Fairy who put it there. I have no reason to doubt my mother, not now anyway. ???? 

There are such things as heaters available. I've had one for years, but this is the first time it's been used for at least three years.

15 minutes ago, steve187 said:

all stopped, have to live in UK and a few other countries for a replacement payment

Did say I wasn't sure. Also stated the date as 2015, but thank you for your update.

Not sure about this now, but there was a scheme where the wife could claim £2000 as a one off payment and then be paid, I think, about £50,00/month for two years. The info was available on the gov.uk web site under Bereavement Payments. This was 2015 so things may have changed now.

9 hours ago, Jessi said:

Pattaya Family resort, is the scam capitol.

They are scratching their heads asking "Why arnt the tourist coming?"

Yes, scratching their heads and getting splinters.

On 12/6/2019 at 10:51 AM, BestB said:

News is incorrect. One of the staff made a post on Facebook stating it took fire brigade 1 hour to arrive from the time they called, because they were all drinking and drunk. Staff claims initially it was small fire and if fireman arrived when called , it would have been contained , but because of delay, almost entire place burned down 

Who’s surprised, but these things are not important, it’s only someone’s life

41 minutes ago, realenglish1 said:

Native speakers are from Australia the UK and the USA and Canada People from the Philippines are not native speaking To then English is their second language If you want improved  English then hire people from a native speaking country as listed above otherwise you are only going to learn "Pass the sugar"

Oh! How sweet.????

What makes Thai males flee the scene of carnage? Purely because they cannot face the consequences of their own stupid actions. Children playing grown up games.

Obviously the saying, 'You couldn't make it up', doesn't apply. Some prat did.

11 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

i was in Pattaya for a month on my motorcycle. the roads were all torn up everywhere you looked.

beach road, second road, everywhere. it rained and beach road flooded. the Chinese tourists were trying to cross the road with traffic backing up.   

 

i have been all over Thailand and I don't remember the smell of open sewers like in Pattaya.

it would hit you in the face everywhere you went.

 

 

 

 

 

I can remember Bangkok smelling like open sewers, 30 years ago. Perhaps Pattaya is looking to be nostalgic?   

6 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

sounds like many long term expats...

OH! I though that's who they were polling.

17 hours ago, BritManToo said:

On the other hand, he still has a good looking woman in his bed every night, which he probably wouldn't have managed in his home country. We're all here for the cheap and available slim and attractive women, really no point in denying it, nothing else really matters.

In your opinion!

I, like any other UK tax payer living in Thailand, can download a statement of my monthly income and tax from the HMRC web site. Why can't the British consulate accept that as proof of my earnings? Or is that too simple?

Not much point me trying the test. I returned my UK licence last year and have no intention of following it. As I don't drive in Thailand either, I use Grab or my son takes me, personally I find the quiz pointless. That's not to say I can't still back set drive when the need arises. ????

On 11/12/2019 at 12:03 PM, canthai55 said:

I'd fail 'cause you drive on the wrong side of the road !!! 555

Correction, you drive on the wrong side of the road. I always drive on the left, its safer to do that in the UK.

19 hours ago, Creasy said:

Quote-

Singapore is the only one that stands out in the region for proper planning and development, said Kevan. “With Singapore, short-term thinking is the next 10 years, long term is 50 years. With virtually every other country in the region short term is yesterday and long term is tomorrow.”

 

The Thais can't see past tomorrow, as can be seen in their infrastructure planning 

Since when did the Thais do infrastructure planning?