1FinickyOne

Jealous? is that Hun-sum like in Attila?

Switzerland? Iceland? Scandinavia in general? I doubt there is ever a Breona type incident - I saw one black businessman in Minnesota say he had been stopped over 50x while driving his car to work [sorry, I forget the timeline, but there are countless stories about blacks being pulled out of cars - often for no reason]. Maybe get out of your 'better than everyplace else' and ask some black people what it is like - I also saw a clip of a black teen in Georgia just sitting in his car - the police questioned him - and the police were very polite - and the kid was a real ass-ole - - and the point of that is there seems to be a lot of anger on both sides - - none of which sounds like fun to be around - -

No, he's not like that really - I don't think he would let the kids stand in the way of his moving - - he has many business interests there and the kids run the businesses for him - he helps out sometimes, but I think less and less so the last few years. I was a businessman many years ago there - it seemed every year it became more difficult to find decent employees... and lack of business ethics were increasingly problematic. I used to go back 2x a year to visit/help my parents but they are gone now - - I sure don't miss the flights.

ok - I am far from finicky myself - but Guy, your post is very angry - - it wasn't so much your name - Crazy unruly pricing is everywhere, isn't it? I remember many years ago trying to book a flight on the internet - I checked it 3x hoping the fare would go down and then it nearly doubled - and the next day it was back down again so I booked it. I am sure we have been through that routine with hotel rates too - I think if they asked everyone on the same airplane how much they paid, there would be an angry riot - I am here for a long long time - we don't lock our doors - nobody has ever broken into my car... I never was this safe in the USA and I lived in very safe areas too... yes, there is violence here as everywhere, but it is mostly family or drunks - and of course there is plenty in the small farang bar areas after 2 a.m. -

Oh, I thought you were a NY'er... I was just talking to a friend who is living in Fla... and he says it is overrun. He is in an expensive gated community w/a fabulous restaurant and everything he needs within a short walk - he never goes to the beach - he has no financial issues and he just told me that he would love to move to a small town in Vermont - but - kids and grandkids are all in Fla -

Oh yeah? When did you grow up? I hadn't noticed - - [I mean that in the best way - but you know that] I have no car lately and have just been staying home - I look forward to catching you for lunch next month...

just a guess - you are not black or brown - you are an angry white guy? Do the black people scare you? That is a serious question - I am American but have not lived there in many many years. My parents lived in a nice area of NYC, but I remember visiting them in the 1990s and it was a little scary with some small groups of teens who were beating and robbing people, especially older people. They were too afraid to live there and had to move away into a small town where I was living that was safe. - - We were taught about the freedom we had in America but my parents were not free to live in the neighborhood that they loved so much. We may pay an extra fee at National Parks, but it is minimal. And here, I have never felt in danger walking the streets. Mostly I have not lived in tourist areas and have many many heartwarming stories and moments with Thai people. I am sorry that you hold so much anger - it is not healthy for you

Incorrect - there is plenty of dual pricing no matter what color you are... usually dependent upon location of your residence... local golf courses charge more for people from out of the county - local universities charge more for people out of state... and there is plenty of racism, I am sorry to say...

A 51st stater? I don't think anyone wants that...

I wouldn't be able to tell my neighbors - 'you're not in kansas anymore.'

After coming into her office with a list of the 17 lies, she looked at me with disgust and said, "you are thorough," She was an awful person and some time after was in a car accident and killed her elderly mother who was riding in her car. The sad part is that I did have an honest agent but she was unable to sell my house.

What is the % of Immigrants to the population?

My last one: A very nice single mother struggling w/a low wage job. One morning the neighbor called me and told me there were 5 police cars in front of the house. I drove down and identified myself as the landlord to an undercover narc in the doorway. He told me the kid was safe and in a back room with her mother. I am thinking, 'why didn't you just flush?' - - and the answer to that was that her father was using the basement as a grow room. Over 700 pot plants. And of my last 3 tenants - she was far and away the best.

my last RE deal in the USA, I caught the agent in 17 lies - - and I was there too.

Tenants can be very annoying - especially if you are an out of town landlord - - you can give it to an agent or property manager but they are notorious for scheming,,, i chose to sell and invest...

usually first thing I do is relieve myself... that won't likely change...

just take the damages out of their salary...

mean mean mean. of course it softens some when you drop the knifw in your tone

ok - so there is your answer.

huh? The sin sod comes before the marriage, the divorce after...

I think some of the guys here don't protest so much in the West where the bride's family pays for the wedding....

The Thai tradition is that each party appoints a friend and the friends do the negotiating for the families....

That's a Western World custom, not Thai

That's not a knife - - - now that's a knife - - always trying to pull it out in public, your folk... your anti-American crap comes from your deep insecurities. Of course all of your braggadocio crap comes from the same place - - where the sun shines??

Plenty of experience with dementia parents but not much w/emergency travel - - and you might want to mention that it is emergency travel - - the only issue I can spot is that you should book to your destination - not to SF... what we had was 24/7 in home care with very responsible people so there were no emergencies... eventually they both ended up in an alz facility...