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I do all my own paperwork and submissions at the Immigration office in the province where I now reside. The difference between this office and Chiang Mai back when I left CM was that Chiang Mai Immigration resembled a 19th Century Chicago Stock Yard back in Wild Bill Hickhock's days.

The A-Team! The only show on TV where there could be a 5 minute fire-fight with all sorts of guns - and nobody gets injured. "I believe in the Golden Rule - The Man with the Gold... Rules." Signed, "Mister; Middle name: period; Last name T"

Gold in 2003 ranged from $315 to $415, so a baht weight of Thai gold 97.5% would have been less than 157.50 to 207.50 USD as Thai gold isn't the same price as 99.999% fine gold. "Valuable watch?" Not quite in the same league as the dude wearing his "Dead Friend's Watches" 'eh? I'd have no problem wearing a $200 watch - if I wore a watch - which like jewelry, I don't.

The rap/hip-hop look isn't quite my style. And "No." In fact I don't wear jewelry at all. And I gave up wedding bands after the third marriage. Gold chain? Even my wife won't wear one of those now that gold is about 32K THB per baht-weight of gold.

Started last Wednesday. If he's a smart young lad, he'd be on the last leg of his flight between Taipei and a major US airport. After which I suggest a vacation in Mexico.

The last year I resided in Chiang Mai, I gave up and went with an agent in order to cut through the mind-numbing bureaucratic buffalo ????! Back when they were still in the old offices. I have no idea what it's like now, and don't care to find out.

Odd new protocol at Jomtien IO for Extension of stay. Give it time. Soon you'll be required to juggle a coconut, a banana, and a durian while hopping up-and-down on one foot and singing Chaat Thai in proper Bangkok Thai while the bank manager unicycles around you with a monkey on his shoulder holding a copy of today's newspaper - all filmed in front of the sign on the front of the bank, of course ????????

Just pass the legislation for crying out loud. Thai society is ripe for that change as are the gay segment of this society and most Thais in general. Most of Thailand is not hampered by the mores and dogmatic ethics of Abrahamic religions. It's a Buddhist nation and I doubt Buddha would have cared who entered into civil unions.

Back to making the citiztry promises and then reneging on them. "Oh, yes yes yes, gay civil union legislation. Sure, we do that soon. We begin in maybe the next few years, but we promise. Just wait a little bit!!! Patience. Raa nitnoi!"

Banana Republic Democracy Offer citizens large sums of money directly out of the State treasury for their vote. Offer citizens small but significant amounts of money outside the polling stations on election day. Attempt to use the courts to disqualify candidates and disband their parties. Promise the citizens the moon and once in office, renege on the promises with mealy-mouthed excuses.

I find it interesting. On more than one occasion I've been in an adjacent room as my wife watches TV. "KWAI!," resounds from room. Minutes later, "KWAI!" I go through the room to get a cup of coffee. "Who are you calling a buffalo dear." "Srettha on TV," and then she goes into a litany of the ways the new PM is seeking to screw that average Thai citizen. "He do," this and "He do," that and on and on.... "So you're voting Move Forward whenever you can," as I move toward the kitchen door. Her head shakes up and down. <pours a cup of coffee> "KWAI," from the next room. From what I can ascertain, it seems the currently elected parties who put Srettha in the top spot are sorta of reneging on their campaign promises. Which bodes well for Move Forward in future elections. People like my wife and son are not happy.

What constitutes "attempting to overthrow the democratic system" is the unbridled use law-fare in an attempt to destroy opponent parties and candidates. And the use of law-fare is no longer the bastion of third-world, developing countries and "backwater banana republics" as it is now fully embraced in so-call "developed countries" which are regressing back to their less democratic roots and are beginning to mirror the average banana republic in their twisting of the legal system to get rid of their viscerally-hated political rivals.

Trust me. This issues go wayyyy beyond Smorprong and encompasses the entirety of Thailand.

...and 2,000,000 in debt.

My guess is that he's in his 20s or early 30s (Reddit users). All the parent are going to accomplish is to make their daughter into a bitter spinster. What's her chances of finding a Thai guy whose parents are going to kick in 1 million large for a dowry? Slim to none. I've met a number of Thai Uni grads who are past their prime and essentially unmarriageable unless they find a farang later in life.

Ironically (not), it's the demand for a 1 million THB dowry (which the parents who own a "shipping company" don't need) that is going to cause her abandonment now - not "eventually." "Love for $28,000+." TIT. You can buy a lot of love and affection in Thailand for 1,000,000 THB and never have to deal with anyone's parents. Not that 99% of Reddit users would understand.

Pick one of the other 30 million women in Thailand.

It must be a blessing when your own ???? doesn't stinks due to your god-like stature among <retch> common expats. Honestly dude, Dubai or Singapore would be a much better fit for you. Ahhh, but then? You could not consistently display your exalted superiority, status, and wealth to the plebs, proles, and unwashed little people who dare to mill around at your feet on an almost daily basis. You da man!

The state of your average expat in Thailand Ah.....California? Closely followed by Texas? ????

How to throw out my girlfriend's son out of the house? One hand on the back of his belt, the other on the back of his collar.

Like the motorcyclist who is running the red light? ????

It seems like over the last years or so, every major release seems to break another web application that I use frequently. The last was Lazada where the product pages won't load, just blank space. I'm moving more and more of my stuff over to either Brave or Chromium and slowly giving up Firefox. The only major positive it has is when I use the Linux accessibility widget to zoom the screen in and out, it doesn't effect the size of the Firefox display. If I do that in Brave or Chromium, it zooms the focus of the web page in and out.

Dentures methinks.

It's rather invasive. How well do you heal at your age? That's the question you'll need to ask yourself as the last thing you want to happen is not healing well, getting an infection, and......that's not a good position to be in at 81. But if you're super healthy, young as spry as a 61 year old, then maybe yes. Ask yourself that question and go with your intuition.

Want to know why Russians are coming to Thailand. It has nothing to do with 'fleeing the war.' It has everything to do with the entire EU bloc making all Russian persona-non-grata. Currently all countries in the EU bloc are greenlighted to confiscate Russian vehicles and "personal goods." 13. Can Russian nationals temporarily bring personal goods and vehicles listed in Annex XXI and subject to the prohibition in Art. 3i of Council Regulation 833/2014 into the Union, e.g. for touristic travels? Last update: 8 September 2023 "No. Article 3i of Council Regulation 833/2014 prohibits the purchase, import, or transfer, directly or indirectly, of goods as listed in Annex XXI to the Regulation if they originate in Russia or are exported from Russia. This includes motor vehicles (cars) falling under CN code 8703." https://finance.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-09/faqs-sanctions-russia-listed-goods_en.pdf This includes a ban on the following items under Annex XXI to the Regulation: https://lexparency.org/eu/32014R0833/ANX_XXI/ So yeah. Expect a whole lot more Russians to visit, here and no doubt other destinations, who no longer are traveling to the EU on business or holidays.