captnhoy

Ours is a home in a group of 13, all neighbors except one are family. Lots of mothers, brothers, children, a few fathers and many cousins. Only 2 places take pride in their homes. Litter is a noticeable problem. The non-family house has some sort of business about processing and selling buffalo hide. This creates an unpleasant odor. One house is the self appointed DJ playing loud music from early until late and recently nonstop for 2 days. The house next door has 8 cows in the back yard. We are not bothered by flies so much because the cows give them and endless supply of fresh food. Being less than fluent I mostly keep to myself. Overall it's a noisy environment with children crying, people feuding, dogs barking and noisy chickens. My wife complains about the neighborhood and dreams of a new house with fewer neighbors.  Maybe when I die her dream will come true.

Every now and then you run into a rogue IO. It happened to me while in country on a METV. I needed one more out and in before my flight home 9 days in the future. He literally thumbed through my passport without taking in any details, got all huffy, declared I was living in Thailand and refused to stamp me out. The truth was I would always spend 6 months at home before returning for some winter months. That was in Ranong in 2018.

1 hour ago, maddox41 said:

The Thais crack me up 😂 

The  are so racist and sexist themselves. The dont like  Blacks or Indians  they hate the Chinese  and are open about it. 

Thai men have  many giks and on TV its all based on Cheating, sex and violance. 

But dont say anything bad about them they wont like it. 

They remind me  of Americans they believe it's the best and only country in the world 🗺, which is funny as only 20 % of Thais have a passport 🛂 they dont know anything else.

Brain washed from day one at school if you can call it education. 

Toughen up Thailand instead of getting upset about a song  why not stand up to your government and make a change that actaully means something. 

Another metric involving passports. As if having one made you an expert. FYI, I frequently refer to the USA, my country, as The Evil Empire

So that 'lil harem I had in my studly days was actually a cult?

5 hours ago, Smokin Joe said:

 

 The US Embassy charges $50 per notarized signature

 

https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/notaries-public/

Ahhh, so they do. A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

The US Embassy charges $100 per page. I've inquired 2 separate occasions with Thai law firms and they are overly concerned with the content of said documents. As if that is what notarizing is about. We never even got as far as what the cost is.

"Women going to Gambia to find a much younger man"
Only one? Not buffet style - all you can eat?

Do they mean the accident was freak? Or the victim is freak?
Just asking.

There it IS! The secret to success. These 1000 baht notes that I've got laying around are just not working.

Again? and again and again and again. Why do they STOP targeting bad foreigners?

I opted to not read the article. I will say that I doubt that it beats the extension process on offer at Hua Hin's Blue Port Immigration office. That is very quick and similar to stamping in on arrival. My additional comment is that of course there is not one single process in place for what is a national requirement. TIT.

What a stinkin' thing to do!
If they catch up to him he'll certainly "be made aware of what he did" when they rub his nose in it.

34 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

She hasn't been deported. She has been fined and warned.

...found herself summoned, charged, fined and warned off by Immigration Bureau police

Here is the headline that brought me here

NANA Video Uproar: Chinese Woman Faces Deportation

Was she overheard to say "Thank You Buddha! I am NOT a foreigner!"

When you see the hearse go by
You know you'll be the next to die
They'll wrap you up in a big white sheet
And drop you down about 50 feet
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out
The worms play pinochle on your snout
 

Damages the image? Oh. I thought it just confirmed it. Again. I have come to think of Pattaya as a shining example of The Power of The Pu$$y. Does anyone think that the biggest names in the hotel industry invested there because of the beach?

Well I'm late to the discussion as usual and I've decide not to wade through 5 pages of comments. Did I miss the details of just exactly how the Thai son ended up in prison? That does seem to be a crucial piece to this story. I'm assuming there was just cause.

Had the images depicted reality, OH BOY! THAT would be something!