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If you really want to use MS Office, you could download MS Office 2021 from MS download site and use the not totally illegal activator script that was posted here some time ago. Think it was removed since, but still available if you know how to search.

That's what I have done...

More likely than not, she's told her family that she's dating a westerner, and they are putting pressure on her.

30K is a large amount. Must be many buffaloes in need of veterinary care. And maybe some brothers in jail too....

Me, I married a girl from the South. Much easier to communicate with, and much more straight forward, western style. And no buffaloes, but a big coconut plantation.

6 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Socialism is bad for business.

So is capitalism, as practiced by #47!

Just look at the markets. Up and down like a rollercoaster.

16 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

 

knowing how people love to put down trump and his admin I fail to see how this is sticking it to him. Like any other gvt they just had to submit a proposal, which they didn't. Probably cos they didnt feel like it was worth it to them...  hardly time to take out the party hat

 

The United States did not submit a proposal for Greenland's anorthosite mining license due to a combination of factors:

1. Lack of Formal Investment Proposals: Despite expressed interest, the U.S. did not present concrete investment proposals. Greenland's Minister of Mineral Resources, Naaja Nathanielsen, noted that while U.S. business delegates visited, no formal dialogue or direct investments materialized. In contrast, European partners, including the EU and Denmark, progressed more smoothly in their collaborations. Reuters+3@EconomicTimes+3spotmedia.ro+3

2. Regulatory and Legal Challenges: Greenland's mining legislation does not align with the traditional American approach of land acquisition and resource exploitation. The land belongs to the state, and exploitation licenses are temporary and require significant investment to maintain. This legal framework may have deterred U.S. investors accustomed to different systems. spotmedia.ro

3. Perceived Political Instability: Former President Donald Trump's proposition to purchase Greenland introduced concerns about political stability, potentially making the region less attractive to investors. Greenland's mining minister warned that such rhetoric could harm its appeal to international investors. Financial Times+1Financial Times+1

4. Infrastructure and Operational Challenges: Greenland's harsh climate, high operational costs, and lack of infrastructure pose significant challenges to mining operations. These factors may have contributed to the U.S.'s hesitation to invest. IEEE Spectrum+1Financial Times+1

In summary, while the U.S. showed interest in Greenland's resources, the absence of formal proposals, coupled with legal, political, and infrastructural challenges, led to the lack of American involvement in the anorthosite mining project.

Another post written by AI.... give it up people!!! Key sign: "Former President Donald Trump's"

New MAGA slogan:

We're gonna make America great!

But if you can't pay, you can't stay!

On 5/20/2025 at 12:59 PM, Henk Langeweg said:

Just finished watching Andor (S01,02), Bit slow and the main character doesn't know when he go into a Bathroom to do a number 1 or a number 2. Not even 1 smile in those 24 eps.

I managed to watch it because I am really fond of the SF future scerery. 

Definitely agree on Andor S02. Especially E01-E06. Slow, confusing, quick jumps between the scenes, and little or no connection to the rest of the story. Just wasted one episode on a stupid wedding with Bollywood choreographed dancing routine. Another on some forest wannabe rebels infighting, that never appear again. And, of course, they just stole some story from the Rebel Moon, cheap!!!! I blame it all on the director, Ariel Kleiman (he's a man actually). Must be a good friend of KK.

While S01 was pretty good, IMO, S02 final episode was a bit of a cliffhanger. And we know there won't be S03.

3 minutes ago, Luuk Chaai said:

"Shaken, not stirred" https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQvXBK7Cd8ZqpuX7uFhuq1Kl1e40nTtZNQjHrKvr866WB_lvIGSs_A0YBdzZIg0V7VdB-4&usqp=CAU

A Martini must never be shaken.... Bond was wrong, but he prefers vodka Martini anyways.

5 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

Please, sir.............this is year 2568..........the 26th century!

 

We just haven't yet determined whether it's BC or AD.

It's B.E.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_solar_calendar 

Personally, I have put 1 million baht (200k as an emergency fund) in a fixed account and haven't touched it for 3 years since I started using retirement extension. The only transactions there is the yearly interest and taxes on it. Never had any complaints from the IO, but I understand that not everybody is able to do that.

To the IO, I submit only standard account statement from the bank, and copy of the bankbook.

Didn't know that the bankbook copy was valid for 2 days. Thought they wanted it done the same day as extension application.

Will definitely try it next time.

I was told by the IO that was processing my application that the bank letter was valid for one week. I always do the letter a day before as I have 2.5 hours of driving to get to the immigration office.

Wow!!!! Thai women were so much more appetizing before McD, KFC, and the rest moved in here...

Not too long ago, all rural Thai women were walking bare chested. That was considered normal. Of course, everything changed with the arrival of the prude Chinese to control the country....

On 5/1/2025 at 1:41 PM, PoorSucker said:

Should be like Finland and penalties are based on income.

Notable example is Anders Wiklöf, a Finnish businessman, who was fined €121,000 (approximately $129,544) for speeding

Except that it will not work in Thailand. Vast majority of Thais do not have any income, at least not any that they declare.

On 5/1/2025 at 7:00 AM, Jingthing said:

The only good news I suppose is that Trump can sell this as a big win for him.

Without that any hope of continued U.S. -- Ukraine good relations would be finished.

In Trump's perverted view of the world, there are no mutually beneficial agreements, there needs to be a winner and a loser.

 

Or, to express it in the Games Theory terminology, it's a "Zero Sum Game".

2 minutes ago, Trippy said:

Did you start learning Chinese yet? And any money or property you have, is going to be confiscated. That's the world you are hoping for when you said the US is going away.

Ni Hau!

I must say that I really like those ThumbsDown smilies. Well done mods for that addition! At least I know now that what I'm posting hits the nerves of the lowlifes on this forum.

1 minute ago, placeholder said:

So, you're an alien then. What kind, legal or illegal?

To quote Sting: "I'm and Alien, I'm a Legal Alien..."

In your country it doesn't matter anymore, you can be incarcerated and deported just by farthing in the wind.... no matter legal or not,

Just read that a wife of a US Coast Guard member was deported. Why don't you just deport Melania? Is she really legal?

1 minute ago, Trippy said:

Then you better start learning Chinese, because if America goes away, China will take over the world. Nobody but America can stop them.

Yeah, I do read a lot of comments from many military news sources. Most agree that Americas military might just lost the edge against China. And you have yourselves to blame, allowing all those Chinese spies working in your defense industry. 

How come that J-20 looks just like a copy of F22 Raptor?

5 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Thank you, visitor from the future. So, who is going to win the next World Cup? And the next Superbowl?

What is World Cup? And what is Superbow? I have no idea what you're spouting about. You must be one on those Muricans speaking in some foreign dialect. Didn't you know that you're supposed to use only English on this forum?

And I think that he's slowly starting to realize that apart from being able to bully the weaker countries, his true opponents just ignore him. Putin is just toying with Donald, and Xi is giving him the middle finger.

There will be no end to the Ukraine/Russia war until Putin says so, and Xi will just bring American economy to its knees, without even exerting himself very much.

Goodbye America, you are no longer number one country, and soon you'll be at the bottom of the pile, technologically, economically, and socially. That is the price to pay for your corporate greed. You will no longer be the biggest military power, that role is reserved for China now, and Europe in not so distant future. Economically, other countries will dominate you, like China, Japan, and even the EU.

The reality is not your scripted TV show.... Actions have consequences (and equality opposed reactions! Newtons third law of motion)

I just feel sorry for the other 50% of the US citizens that did not vote for that POS. But hey, you can always emigrate, you'll be welcome in Europe, like so many famous Americans (Grandma Tina springs to mind, and some of my closest friends).

I there ever has been bigger narcissistic megalomaniac than the current POTUS, apart from Napoleon and Hitler, I'm not aware of it.

And guess what, he changed the color of his MAGA hat from the communist red, to white....

On 4/5/2025 at 3:07 PM, bkk6060 said:

I tip all the time. A lot of these people make about one dollar an hour.  Leaving something especially for good service I think is a nice thing to do.  

I think your mind is still in your home country. A dollar an hour is a standard minimum wage here, that can make you survive for a month and feed your family. 

We're not in Kansas anymore, Toto...

I never tip in restaurants. It's a bad habit instituted by the Americans. Unfortunately they brought it with them when they started traveling to Europe and Asia. I understand that in the America there are TIP APPS that will let you calculate how much you should tip. And anything below 25% is a NO-NO. So what? The restaurants in the States do not pay their staff?

I can understand where is comes from, where long time ago, the low level employees in the hotels and restaurants and other service establishments  were supposed to live of their tips, but nowadays?

In Thailand, nobody in the service industry expects tips. However, my wife still leaves the coins change in the restaurants. Sometimes, it gets really stupid, and where there is only 1 baht coin in the change, I just say "Take it!"