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On 1/19/2020 at 5:19 PM, Puchaiyank said:

Why don't you give supporting evidence to support your position...instead of attacking me personally? 

supporting evidence? for what? you can attack all Thai people, calling them stupid and bad mouthing but you don't like to be called out for it?

and sorry, I do not see anything exploitive about immigration here. I meet the requirements and nothing has changed in 20 years... I would venture a guess that there are many who no longer qualify because they can't go into the embassy and lie and then swear to it... happy mlk day to you... 

On 1/20/2020 at 3:02 PM, atyclb said:

not easy for me to just offer cash for sex without chemistry

me too, I need a few test tubes and a petri dish just to catch my attention... I didn't know others shared this fetish... 

On 1/20/2020 at 2:48 PM, atyclb said:

let me share a true story.

lots of stories.. a friend was out of Thailand when his GF called and asked for money because her phone was stolen and she needed a new phone... not realizing that he could see the number was the same as her old phone... 

On 1/20/2020 at 2:42 PM, BritManToo said:

IMHO it's called being a mug, because none of them are grateful, ever.

pretty misguided if you give people money hoping they will be/or wanting them to be grateful... you give out of kindness not wanting anything in return... 

but, your giving is usually measured in "favors" - 

20 hours ago, Puchaiyank said:

What idiot would invest in Thailand? What simpleton would buy a house rather than rent? What buffoon would deposit money in a Thai bank? What imbecile would start a business especially employing lazy, unreliable Thais? What birdbrain would even consider putting any roots down in a country that exists merely to skin you alive!

 

The answer to these compelling questions may surprise you...look for a reflection in the window...☺

so. you come back here to name call and bad mouth people who live here happily and succesfully? 

no use in describing what a hapoy wonderful life I have with a terrific Thai family... 

but you are gone now.. why nasty bad mouth ours? Get a life. 

Well, if you ask for a statement, they give you a statement... 

I ask for a letter for immigration and get that... never had a problem either in big cities or small provinces... 

Maybe you are just asking for the wrong thing..

1 hour ago, Brunolem said:

What would be the point?

the point is if they are barely literate farmers, mistakes would be easily made on an ID card... oyu knock everyone's education level but don't have the brain power to connect 2+2? 

That would be 4 beers... 

1 hour ago, Brunolem said:

One can already imagine families of barely literate farmers

3 hours ago, MadMuhammad said:

I have a differing opinion so I’m an apologist. Ok....

Sorry. I guess I am an apologist too... Sorry sorry sorry... 

5 hours ago, Matzzon said:

Yeah, right! Others spend their time trying to come up with quick one liners with no meaning.

Yo Rasta Mon - you won on that. 

On 1/17/2020 at 8:07 AM, tgeezer said:

Yes there was no reason not to get it, they didn’t even screw with me for being a pain.  Go with the flow is to accept that Immigration is staffed with imbeciles and that I refuse to do because I know that they are not imbeciles. 

yeah Geez..  with your Thai language abilities it should be a breeze... though things sometimes just take time... sounds like calling in to customer service and explaining your problem to someone who has no ability to help you but will just pass you along to another person to explain to again..

and this is not a Thai thing... similar or worse can be visited upon your house in my own home western country, even the embassy not staffed by the best and brightest...  

On 1/16/2020 at 6:07 PM, BritManToo said:

3,000bht/month is what the court usually suggests.

Agree to pay that, then you can give more (unofficially) if she plays ball about access/visiting, etc.

This is actually quite a good idea.. kudos Britman2-to-too... though the amount is too low... giving 10-15 would be fine and then keep the rest and mete out as needed... and you will be seen as generous. 

of course, a lot of your fate depends upon what has been already said... if you have mentioned 25k per month, then give anything less - - you are then reneging and it will not be taken well... nobody wants to go backwards... 

On 1/16/2020 at 5:01 AM, JohnBarleycorn said:

people who like to eat food on green tables.

There are several condo projects west of 121 and up against the mtns... I would guess it is pretty quiet out there though I am not sure if these people like green tables or not.. 

1 minute ago, CharlieH said:

If I had my way there would be a "check-out" Hotel, check-in sign the papers, given a nice drink of your choice that puts you into a deep sleep, then a needle and its all over. This should be a dignified choice and option for people that are able to make that decision for themselves.

much better than the "tall building" approach currently in practice... I would like a few days to relax and go out in a peaceful state of mind... do you have any several day packages? 

On 1/13/2020 at 11:24 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

Almost every job will be able to be done by AI robotics

can we get them to post on TVF for you? or me?

4 hours ago, JAFO said:

I fully support euthanasia

why do old people walk funny? ... because they are in pain!

I go along with you -- but there are issues here in Thailand... my wife cannot put a dog to sleep. It seems there should be a better way to exit, a pre-planned very comfortable gradual morphine-aided 'in a cloud' slow [a couple of weeks maybe?] painless demise... maybe by the time I am ready? or maybe another place has something humane like this... go softly into the night... 

29 minutes ago, Yinn said:

My grandmother have it. I take care of her. I know.

 

And your experience?

A Thai grandmother can be much more obliging and easy... my mother was easy... even when my father could no longer walk, could barely see or stay awake, he insisted on driving the car... and even being his children, we did not have legal right to take his license and car keys. Everything was a fight with him. It's a long story but none of it was even close to easy, partly to blame are privacy laws in USA... 

5 hours ago, Yinn said:

Why the family not take care each other? Nobody care?

Very sad.

As the article says, struggling to meet the cost...

We were able to care for both my parents in their home but that eventually became impossible... even in a rural area of USA, but a nice quality alzheimer unit... it was $10,000 a month per person... 

8 hours ago, Oxx said:

The Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel has Beyond Burgers at 750++ baht each, and Beyond Sausage Rolls at 450++ baht each.

ouch!

Another x factor that is left out of most equations would be the % that the SS money might earn if well invested... 

On 12/7/2019 at 4:04 PM, BritManToo said:

Don't even think about Chinese.

sure, I wasn't until you mentioned them... chinese chinese chinese, - - now can't get them out of my head.

43 minutes ago, X4711 said:

I know the laws in Germany for instance. Sadly I can't read Thai and so it is not easy to find out how this is in Thailand. But perhaps somebody had such a problem already and can share his experience. 

Just ask... they will know what is going to happen or not... probably many buildings have different bylaws and you can find out what is the case for your specific building... I wouldn't worry so much about what happens in Germany...