1FinickyOne

Sure - terrific post - I don't remember seeing that - every time a friend has a b-day I send them "Happy Birthday Mr. Hood.."

you know that for a fact?

off topic by less than a CM as suggesting an agent might ease his anxiety... Do you think a cheap shot attacking me is more helpful than my recommending that an agent might ease his pain?

Because the subject is visas - - - and using an agent is the easiest solution for someone as troubled as he is - unless he is financially challenged... or just wants to do it himself as many do...

So, now you know - It's called cultural differences - hopefully you learn, there are many of them.

i renewed my own DL - But, exactly yes - !! I pay my agent for peace of mind and it doesn't cost me anywhere near the figures you noted - - they take all of the angst out of the experience - everything is done quickly and w/very little effort on my part... If you can't afford it - ok - it can be an inconvenience but not difficult to do... for me, it is well worth the nominal fees... maybe getting a DL is out of their range of common activities for them... my agent said they didn't provide that service.

yes, they are - - who said differently? I thought I made it quite clear in the first few words what I was talking about...

I have been doing what they call a retirement visa for 25 years. I used to live in an outer province and had to do it all myself - if I made a mistake they were always nice about helping me fix it, At Airport Plaza Immigration, there is or maybe was, a table outside with volunteers helping people filling out forms. Since moving to CM - I have been very happy to pay a nominal fee to an agent to let them take care of near everything for me. I use Assist Thai Visa and they have been terrific. I need to get my bank letter by myself, then go to the agents office where I sign all of the forms as they flip the pages, and then meet the agent at Immigration [usually the next day, where I am needed for 1 minute while they take my photo and that finishes everything. The agent takes away any small worry about filling in the forms properly.

I like asking people what their hobbies are - - I would look at it more as a question of how I spend my time - It sounds like keeping busy is important to you...

Do you have any other hobbies?

I like the Dave Van Ronk version best...

I am smart enough that I don't try and impress people with how smart I am... From your endless spouting of statistics, you can't even see how much smarter your GF is than you are....

Nakhon Sawan Province - I want to go back to my little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii Where the Humuhumu, Nukunuku a puaa goes swimming by

Why not? We did it..

Wow... truly amazing content - all McD's are serving Big Macs - who could have imagined such things - You are truly .00009% smartest in the world as you always claim - - Do they all serve fries too? Now that would be an amazing coincidence...

distorted yes, context was plain - - it also mentioned expats only eating 20 baht pad Thai - how long ago was that? Obviously someone was doing a hatchet job - I have no idea why -

Vas is das humor? I didn't hear no humor... I only listened for a minute - or less... I did see a YouTube clip - though I only watched a minute of it - that claimed 82% of expats here were indigent - and miserable and near living on the street... it was just one unfair incorrect thing after another.. I can't imagine why anyone would put such stuff out...

you seem pretty familiar - I just watched a minute or two and can't understand why anyone would watch this??

Isn't it almost all of them? If I remember correctly - years ago they discovered that over 90% of congress outperforms the S&P 500....

I always thought mental illness was assumed.

Have you tried a different path? Meditation might bring you to a different level of peace and enjoyment... I am not knowledgable or very experienced with it - - but I did take a Mindfulness class many many years ago and I am trending back towards that as I get bored with some of the things I used to enjoy - I do some walking meditation

I have heard that about some people who brag about their golf accomplishments...

Whoop-dee-do for my Subaru - Do you understand there are many countries in the Americas? It is not only states?

I have not used Western Union for decades - - but surely in these days, they will have a record of who sent and who dcvd the money... ps - I do remember sending money via Western Union and being required to give my name and other identifying information.

If you are earning money and there are taxes due, then it probably doesn't matter how it is remitted. You might want to find out what the consequences are before you commit a crime of not declaring income that is legally due to be reported. If need be, consult an accountant...