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Yes. others here claim 'principle' but don't mind or can't see when and how others are really ripping them off... It is sad that he chooses a poor lady as arch enemy. It may not be so bad for his kids. There were times when my father was a total jerk as well, and in those instances, I learned from him 'what not to be' - - so hopefully his kids will see the same. What awful behavior to be so proud of... he surely suffers from very low self-esteem.

Have you never been to a tourist attraction - things are always more expensive than in a market or on the street.. same as USA... is Disneyland in USA more expensive than a local restaurant - But wow, you are harassing a banana seller and you can probably bring your own bananas from outside - but this is your big competitor in life? I hope your children are learning how ugly this type of conduct is... I have a kid too and I am also teaching her to not get ripped off, but by large sums to con men. I would hope she also learns to have compassion for poor people and the wisdom to see the difference. Wow. My daddy can beat up a poor lady selling bananas...

yes $$ as it states to a friend in the USA... my Brit friends would be too polite to ask...

Someone once told me that 25% of surgeries result in complications... a scary figure though I do not know if that is correct... I have had 2 surgeries in my life and 1 had complications which ruined a year of my life and left me wounded and wary of any medical treatment.. I have heard of wonderful stories from public hospitals, and nightmares from private ones. But, I would guess that you have a better chance at a private hospital... good luck.

Do you know the economics of her situation? I am sure you know enough about business to know that the cost of doing business is different in different places... Yes, where I am a bunch of bananas is 20 baht - but that is because they are plentiful. We give them away free because we have so many... The poor lady you are feuding with over pennies, might have to pay 50% of her sales to the temple... she might be paying more to have them delivered... surely she is just trying to make a living and does not want a fight... but you seem to pride yourself in some misguided matter of "principle" - - do you get some odd pleasure out of fighting w/a poor lady who can't fight back?

I have had 4 requests for $$ this month... 2 were from Thai people and were much more goal oriented than the 2 from farang who just wanted money - - one old friend living in USA wanted $100k not baht - he said it was because he never asked me for money before... but, the want of more money is nothing new, and nothing particular to Thailand...

The salesman has been terrific... he did mention in passing abt the iphone 14 not being ideal... something abt the battery being too big??? I will ask him to clarify... in the past [the last 10 years probably] I have used an ipod w/a connection to the car... the ipod has since died and I have been told is unfixable. What Make, Model and Age of Car ? The car is a new Toyota Camry. - Does the Car have AppleCarPlay ? I first heard of Applecarplay 2 days ago - - Does the Car have AndroidAuto ? (if it has apple car play then thats a likely yes). no idea. - What is YOUR preference of Phone ? I have been using a very cheap Samsung for many years. I am not really a phone person... I assume I will need to spring for a new iphone which is fine by me.. There is bluetooth I think so probably... I will ask why he said that abt 14? He did not say which one? He is a young guy and I think pretty tech savvy - very nice young man... Am I correct in assuming: - You want to stream Spotify through AppleCarPlay to your car speakers? - You want your Phone to 'remain charged' while streaming AppleCarPlay ? - Your car has a 'Wireless charging' (i.e. no need for charging cables) ? Sure, that all sounds nice... all my music is in itunes but I have been enjoying messing w/free Spotify on my home desktop Mac computer, making playlists... I will subscribe tonight... I have ben told that itunes is sort of dated. The kid at Studio 7 did not know what itunes was... It is not that I don't like tech but I just use what I need... but then the words and definitions have passed me by... there don't tend to be manuals these days and when I get instructions on youtube or wherever, there are things that I never heard of... sure, now I know what a dongle is, but the first time... no idea.. Same as 'apple car play' Thanks for taking the time and I have learned at least a few things from your answer.

Looks lovely but the Maldives is disappearing...

you speak Thai, why not answer with something funny - for me, I feel better when I can leave smiles and laughter in my wake...

that looks nice.. where is it?

Yes, new model..

absolutely correct but I am not talking, I am asking - that is why i am looking for answers... I was told by the salesman that an iphone 14 does not work... maybe he meant to say that it works but charges slowly... which would be fine for me.. I don't know much about cars or phones... I just want to enjoy music in my car... I used to use an ipod and was quite happy with that... I can and will contact the salesman...

what are they saying? Are these ladies you know? Seems to me mostly they want a customer and say the same thing to everyone...

that has not been my experience

farang 2 kindness and compassion 0

maybe they understand that they are people too. Old, ugly, they still have feelings and if a smile makes them feel good and appreciated as a person - why not? Most of us are no longer young and handsome - - but we can be friendly and respond to it.

I think I mentioned that only an iPhone works with my car...

Toyota Camry

yes, there is a wireless charge that only works with Apple... thanks for the link. I was in an Apple store and walked out discouraged after the child salesman had never heard of itunes... I am ready to go back.. and to subscribe to Spotify...

Thanks, but iphone 14 will not work w/the new car as noted above? The link does not seem to be working...

I need an iphone to sync w/my new car... I don't use for much more than line and I want to put a bunch of music on it as well - maybe 3,000 songs... what do I need? the money is not a big issue for me but don't need to overpay either... I have been told iphone 14 is too big for the car to charge... the car has a nice little shelf under the dash that charges iphones wirelessly

What do you think your problem is? If you have money, you cannot distance yourself from that. It is part of the package, part of what might make you attractive. If you don't want to share, that is not an attractive trait. Pretty much everyone wants money. If you are putting it out there that you want someone who doesn't want $ then you are turning off 99.9% of the population. Are you turning a positive into a negative?

That might be true for you but not others... so, they are not wrong in their case - you are...

There are so many places around that have medical supplies... Dara across from McCormack Hospital.. is one. Just google medical supplies and you will find one nearer to your home. I saw an adjustable bed for 40k at Homepro at the Big C on the hwy...

I just gave away a 12 year old car as it was more predictable that i would have a problem next month than not. I should have done that 2 years ago... I am at the age where convenience is worth the money...