1FinickyOne

When my Mom was 86 she told me that there were giant boulders that would come to the house and talk to her... though she never worked at Nasa... This is true - she told me that, not that it happened.

Yes, but there are special treatments that are new, experimental here and expensive at the only hospital to offer the treatment and it was a public hospital. . Her treatment went on for months and surely saved her life. It was not available anywhere else in Thailand. This was not a matter of staying in a comfy room. I don't know the system, but I.assume not every option is 30 baht. And yes, I was paying the hospital bills directly. There were additional expenses of spending months in a condo near the hospital and paying aides to care for her during this time. I did not keep track of all the expenses involved. And that are ongoing 4 years later. She has a rare and incurable disease which with lots of attentive care, is mostly in remission the last 9 months. If you are coming to live here with no medical insurance, things can happen.

I spent near 5 million in a few months on my wife's medical issue. One incident. And her lingering medical issue adds on from there... Prices are probably double what they were 5-10 years ago. We also take care of many expenses for the family including medical. Can you deny emergency medical for your wife's dad? All you need is a pencil and paper to figure what you need today, but figuring the future is a crapshoot... and medical will likely be your biggest unknown... as well as how you handle investments and inflation...

my parent's dementia.

The Proud Boys? Just guessing here.

"please sir. Can I have some more." Oliver Twist

That observation is surely an achievement - in my book anyway

I don't think he has the capacity to care about the dogs or people...

selling it w/o license?

I thought the Roman Empire was before videos... I must be wrong.

me too

So, they had Nazis in Rome? How far back?

If they throw out all the immigrants, then they will need those J6'ers to work the farms - right?

Book? I thought it was just a Carol Burnett sketch... at '55 seconds is the funniest scen with the curtains...

They would miss their noodle soup.

self inflicted constipation?

I got tired of paperwork too. The solution is simple. I pay responsible professional people to do it for me. It is a nominal fee. I have a 35 year relationship with my accountant. There will be expenses wherever you live.

A friend of mine was living in Bkk and the condo had a pool. An Indian lady with her toddler son walked right past the condo bathrooms and led her son to the edge of the pool so he could pee in the pool. Plenty of people around but she obviously didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Yes and it can be lots of fun - a friend told me.

some Tomboys are hot

Fathers not Dots... and they wouldn't understand that either... but they might laugh, because that's what they do..

I knew a guy in Bkk who would tell young ladies that they could come and live with him for very little money but after a couple of years, he would build them a house etc etc.. none of the girls lasted 2 months... he thought he was very clever.

sold eyeglasses and then worked in a bank -all in Bkk - why? You do know that not every lady here is a hooker - right?

my ex in the usa got the house and money... but why wouldn't my wife here want my money? She's not stupid... she grew up poor. The fact that she has houses and a condo and plenty of farmland in her name, makes her feel secure and happy. She is a nice person and her family are good people. That said, I am not close to giving away my bottom dollar... but I am pleased that I have been lucky enough to have plenty to share.