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They are more interested in your money and getting a visa than they are in you mate!!

I also take Aspirin as well as several other meds on a daily basis. But I have no problem obtaining the Aspirin and the local store.

Yep great attitude "don't feed them and they will all die off soon enough"

Real humanitarians they are

Simple the Thai economy is in the crapper and it's not likely to get any better any time soon.

If it upset you so much that you posted here then maybe her assessment of you was pretty close to the mark.

Wrong Mr Nesbitt, the OP is right to ask about a 15% increase.

Dear Bass Playing Member;

While it may be OK for him to ask about the increase (politely of course) she certainly does not have to offer an explanation. It's her shop/business. As said many times on this thread her shop/business her prices. Not happy shop elsewhere.

First you didn't mention what is was you were buying, so who is really to say that the costs for it did not increase. You also did not mention/or are unaware if that was an across the board increase or an increase just for foreign buyers.

The Thai food vendor is probably the toughest to make a living at. That's why you see so many start up today and in two weeks they are gone.

My wife and I also had a Thai restaurant in NY, I really only managed the finances she did most of the day to day operations. When we arrived here she wanted to open a little restaurant here, she gave me a prospective menu, we found a little place to rent for the business (yes it needed some work) so after running the numbers I said OK. I broke things down for here and priced out the menu for her. She insisted that my prices were to high that everyone else around didn't charge that much (we live up north on Khon Kaen) I told her OK charge what you want and I would help for a bit (yes I paid for the first rent, security, food purchases etc...) but told her it had to be self sustaining within four months. 5 months later she closed it. Working from dawn to dusk for minimal profit was not what she had in mind.

The baht against the dollar is not very good right now, the Thai economy is in the crapper, oil prices are again on the increase as OPEC has agreed to slow production, the rate for electric in Thailand has gone up a bit. As a former computer business owner in the US I often avoided trying to increase prices but sometimes due to circumstances beyond your control, to maintain profitability you must. Perhaps she simply could not afford to absorb her increased costs any longer and still maintain profitability.

Your post is far to vague to possibly comment on with any degree of certainty.

Just to be clear; unless it is a website directly hosted by Google they can not take the website “down” they simply filter your search results making it harder for you to find the site. Kind of like removing your listing from the phone book, your still there and you still have a phone number it’s just harder for people to find it.

And unless it’s in violation of the law of the country it is hosted in it probably won’t get taken down.

But there are a ton of other search engines out there.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_search_engines

as well as using Google through a VPN or a service like tor.

It depends on your card. if the card has RAISED lettering it will work on line and outside Thailand if it does not it will not work on line or outside Thailand. There are different requirements for the 2 different cards.

It would depend on your lease.

Geez....just find another condo or apartment to rent.

Bangkok and Thailand in general is well known for having an abundance of accommodations for every budget.

Why would you want to be fighting with the condo owner and possibly have to be leaving in 6 months anyhow and have to find new accommodations and move everything and do everything entailed.

Just find a better deal out there.

Cheers

Actually he's not fighting with the condo owner.

He's fighting the condo owner.

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Just so, if you are planning on staying longer than 6 months why would you want to stay there anyway on the off chance it could be sold and you would have to move again?

Access to show a property is by no means unusual in almost any lease anywhere in most civilized countries. Usually it is done through appointments. i.e. The owner/agent would call you to let you know that he/she would be bringing a prospective buyer to look at the property say next Tuesday at 3:00 pm

but immediate anytime access is not a usual way to handle the showcasing of a property listed for sale.

Gee I thought that was why we paid 2x, 3x or more than Thais to get into most of these attractions already

No dual citizenship in Thailand is not allowed. A child may have dual citizenship if one of the parents is foreign born but at 18 must choose. Check with an immigration lawyer.

Personally it's probably not a good idea. But first check the Universities guidelines. Not sure here but in America it would be cause for termination though not illegal.

Yup, democracy at its best

Strange he could not exit on time with his old visa. Normally your Embassy would not keep your visa that is about to expire until the new one arrives. Then the old one is punched and returned to you.

This reply is purely about the bank account and may not be relevant to anyone else. But when I opened my bank account which was several years ago I was here on a tourist visa, simply went to Siam bank and opened a savings account with a thousand baht. No problem, no forms or questions. Last year though I'm no longer on a tourist visa I opened another account at KrungThai bank and again no problem or questions so I am not sure why some people have trouble opening accounts and some do not.

_{Yep. I have to agree with the Thai lawyers because there are so many foreigner lawyers that read, write and speak Thai fluently, they will surely take over the legal profession here.}

You should read my post below, other countries don't tell Thais they can't practice in their countries why should Thais tell them they can't practice here. If that is the case we should all have that rule. If we can't practice in your country you can't practice in ours. Boy that would be devastating for the thousands of Thais in America using Thai lawyers in America trying to get green cards.

My unsolicited opinion;

Now I am living in the Norther Country so this may not be relivant to everyone. But Thailand already has many laws on the books to help prevent traffic fatalities. By the way Thailand has the 4^th highest death rate in traffic fatalities in the world according to the World Health Organization 2012 data. So some things to consider in reducing those numbers.

1. Traffic signs and lights. Again this may not pertain to you but where I live they are almost non existand and where there is one they seem to be optional to obey just like the one way signs.

2. Enforce the traffic laws

3. Stop letting 8,9,10,11, and 12 year olds to operate motor vehicles

4. Enforce helmet laws

5. Stop letting people ride in the back of open trucks

6. Stop letting 4 and 5 people ride on a scooter, they are ideally designed for 2 riders 3 at most

7. Stop letting infants ride on motorcycles, it is inherently dangerous

8. Stop letting school children to ride on top of buses.

Look at the images below and see if you see anything wrong.

Firstly You should be only be working with the proper paperwork and credentials. A double entry tourist visa does not allow you to work or teach. Secondly the Thai govt. is trying to reduce the number of foreign teachers here in Thailand as noted in several previous posts. Don't want to much free thinking and talk of democracy maybe

Your chances are pretty good as long is your goal is not to remove the child from Thailand. The Thai courts will not look favorably on that

Yeah it amazed me when I first arrived as well. The ones that most surprised me though was an walkway overpass in Bangkok. As I was walking up the steps holding onto the rail I start to wires all over the place, then a sing both in Thai and English "Warning Electrical Hazard. Don't tough metal rail"

Guess that was easier than moving the wires

I agree, the loud music. I don't mind slightly loud music but my time here in the LOS has taught me that Thais in general think that Loud Music=Good Music which is not necessarily true.