1FinickyOne

use your left hand.

I haven't been there in years, but they have much more than lettuce - pastas and soups - oh my.

but by some means maybe? I know what you mean though. I am embarrassed when I see farang behaving badly. I saw an old guy screaming at a bank manager over something the bank manager had no part in or control over. I think the old guy lost his bank card from his home country and was just angry. The manager is in a position of respect, being publicly reprimanded is not very nice for him. I stopped going to buffets during covid but I should go back to that one at Sizzler...

verbalizing a 'thank you' is not part of Thai ways... if you do something nice for someone, the thank you is usually not spoken - it is understood. Of course, 'thank you' - - - my wife spent a year in the West so she always says 'thank you' because it is part of our culture that she has adopted. As many here, I have done a lot to help her family - her father does not say thank you because he does not know that is a thing - - but I can see the love in his eyes all the time. Sometimes he would make a special desert and bring it to me...

Norm's wife? NORM!!

Bingo.

Yawn... they are sleepy old men?

Izzy - RIP

Not you. I think you are a very open and honest poster...

paying is probably the cheapest way to go - - wives can be expensive both in currency and emotionally.

in 17 years I would be under 100k baht... though I haven't used them that long - they just do my paperwork, they do not put up money in the bank for me... just legit stuff. I did my own for many years and am happy not to have more paperwork... they make my life easy.

All of what you say may be correct - - except for the fact that there are legit agents too... I have a great agent who has been filling out all paperwork for me for over a decade - - terrific service for a reasonable price...

Incapable? Or maybe just doesn't want to be bothered and is willing to pay a price dor that service?

Wasn't it NORM! who was going to runaway to Bora Bora but ended up hiding in Sam's office?

looks idyllic - I was once considering a property upstate NY - 25 acre lake - 125 acre wooded property and a small cabin next to the lake... ok norway - never mind

Would this be another good reason to have a legit agent?

My first wife liked to work with horses too...

Yes, I have seen children takeover parents restaurants and the quality go down a bit in recent years... too bad.

Baan Taiwan outside of Chiang mai - lots of wood but may not have that exact style... though someone can probably make it for you...

kasikorn has something. I wanted to invest for my niece but she is a bit too young... I think the age limit might be 21... and this was not available at the typical bank branches but a separate office in Chiang Mai.... PM me if you need info.

plenty of places available on a month to month basis - - and sure, you can expect higher prices in high season...

I take care of my family - - - that is part of the deal. With that attitude you will never have a wife or family - which is fine if you don't want it... but don't knock others for making that choice - - my wife and family are not the one hour masseuse that you are thinking of - which does not mean they don't want money for a better life... pretty much everyone wants more money. They don't have my ATM card - if someone wants money, they can ask. Sometimes a family member will ask for a loan - - - and then pay me back... yes, that happens - sometimes I will give it as a gift... my choice. I understand that it would be stressful for you if people are asking for more than you have - - or more than you want to give... Some of us give because we can easily afford it...

Exactly!! Is there something wrong with both of us having a nice car? And still be helping the family too? Or for some, is it better that they ride around in a chauffeured limo while the family eats from a coconut shell... if they are not willing to share with the family, surely they will be hated.

I recently gave 3000 baht to a friend who was having difficulties - - she gave me 1000 back.

most of these guys that talk about others being an ATM did the same for their wife in the western world.. only here, it is unacceptable for some reason. We are a family and I share my time and money --we share child rearing and family objectives... is part of my relationship and attractiveness due to being a good provider and willing to share? Of course... none of which means that my relationship is bullet proof - but, I am smart enough to keep plenty back for myself if things go south, though during 24 years, there is no sign of that.