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I always check the chit entering my bin cup after it is placed there.  It does two things.  It lets me keep a running total of my bill and lets the wait staff know I'm checking the bill every time a drink is served.  

5 hours ago, theblether said:

Many things can be true at the same time. No decent Thai man wants a woman with the scent of the sex trade. 

 

Also, farangs are universally a laughing stock among Thai men, they can't believe who we wrestle with. 

 

However, you made a different and more valid point. The arrival of the younger expatriate generation has increased competition for young Thai men. It's not unusual to see middle-class girls dating and marrying stable younger farangs. That is starting to annoy some younger Thai men as their general xenophobia mixes with sexual jealousy. All of these relationships that I am aware of are thriving. One friend has just given birth to her second baby, she lives near The Somme, France. I can't think of any relationships that have broken up but neither do I have a drone pursuing pals across the world. 

 

So, no - Thai men are content to allow farangs wrestle with the sex trade "belle's" 

 

And, yes - they don't like having their better ladies stolen away.  

Younger working expat farangs have been dating and marrying university educated middle class Thai women since the 80's and probably before.  

19 hours ago, Maestro said:

 

Immigration offices do not issue passports.

Oops wrong office.  I meant the passport division of the Dept. of Consular Affairs within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  Thanks for the reminder!

On 4/3/2024 at 2:31 AM, georgegeorgia said:

Just watched a beautiful YouTube video on a new Dog Cafe in Pattaya and I'm excited

 

Beautiful doggies to hug and talk to you ,

anyone been there yet ?

 

I would love to go and take gifts for the dogs and cuddle them

 

300 b entry including drink apparently

 Oh doggie , doggie ,give the dog a bone 

I watched it too.  It was a good video.  I wonder what the other doggie cafe is like?

Every immigration office is different and gives different advice on these matters.  I have had my kids renew their Thai passports and ID cards both in Thailand and abroad and always got contradicting information.  Their Thai mother passed away when they were teenagers so I've been through this when they were under the age of 20.  I did have their mother's paperwork such as a Thai death certificate and her last ID card as well as her old (and now expired) passport to help facilitate the various immigration officers.  Good luck!

When my Thai wife passed away, our house in Bangkok and others elsewhere were then transferred to our oldest luk krung son who had just turned 20 and has Thai citizenship.  It was fairly easy to do.  

19 hours ago, HugoFastor said:

 

Also, did anyone read the book that was written about Trink titled "But, I don't give a hoot!" by Jennifer Bliss?

Yes, I read it.  It was a fairly good read about someone who had his supporters and detractors.  

Drunk Russian tourist causing havoc meets Thai police with taser.

Taser 1 

Drunk Russian 0

Just some random, and randy, soldier thinking, "I wish I was over there with my new found teerak instead of slogging around Gaza".  

11 hours ago, quake said:

 

There will be many countries that will help with all needs, to build, run, and maintain a nuclear plant here.

It's 2024 man,  not the 1950s  

 

 

 

Until the Thais decide that they are no longer needed because, "we got this".

It may be 2024 but some people in the government that oversee such projects are still stuck in the 1950's.

This is not a good idea on so many fronts.  These nuclear plants need a lot of maintenance, safety checks, and constant monitoring.  Are the Thais willing to commit to this?  I am not so sure.  I feel that the next thing we will hear is "Thailand's first nuclear clean up" after a meltdown.

22 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Very few, if any, upper class Thai women will associate with farang in Thailand. Outside Thailand, however, they are much more  friendly.

I can confirm that what you say is true!

That so many women thought that what she did to her husband and his gik was a good thing speaks volumes about Thai culture and values.  

15 hours ago, MangoKorat said:

AC Delco are owned by GM - Chevolet is a GM brand.  GP Autoparts sell both AC Delco and specific Chevrolet branded parts.  They are Chevrolet's official parts stockist in Thailand and as I've stated a few times, I've not had a probelm obtaining anything I've ordered from them and the parts I've ordered could hardly be described as 'service parts'.

 

So far I've ordered:

 

1 x Gearlever complete (auto)

1 x Upper L/H engine mounting

1 x Upper R/H engine mounting

1 x Lower engine stabiliser

1 x Set, radiator cowlings

 

All parts were available ex stock immediately.  The engine mountings and a kit to repair the gear lever were also available as after-market parts should I have chosen to go down that route.

You do sound very well versed in ordering parts for a Chevrolet and what is available and also in where to have them serviced and repaired.  I guess you kind of need to be if you are driving around a Chevrolet and/or other US engineered cars.  I'll just stick with Hondas and Toyotas.  A much better line of automobiles.  

Well had this American hit a Thai family instead of a British family you can bet that this whole matter would have been handled a whole lot differently.  

Fine her the 40,000 baht and have her visa revoked.  Then she can immediately returned to Russia.  A blacklisting of five years wouldn't be a bad idea either.  

I flew China Eastern out of LAX back around 2017.  Worse flight and airline ever.  Ok, the price was why I took a chance.  It was $558rtn.  Left LAX on time and arrived Shanghai.  Short wait for the connection and then boarded.  Flight was taking an hour.  Ok, I go back to sleep.  Wake up about five hours later..............and we are still on the ground in the plane.  Finally after sitting on the plane for seven hours we leave after a slight "mechanical" issue was resolved.  No food or water served that I know of during that time.  Once the flight was airborne they give us some type of sack lunch.  Very crappy it was.  Arrive in Bangkok much later than expected.  Go to baggage claim and wait for bags......and wait some more.....and wait some more.  Finally, the belt stops and that's it.  Have to go file forms for bags not delivered.  I then get a taxi and take it to my house.  The next day they contact me and tell me that the bags will be delivered.  That afternoon a broken down looking truck arrives and has my bag.  That's great, where's the other one?  Oops, no have.  Can't blame them as it looks like it got subcontracted out.  Call China eastern and explain to them I'm still missing a bag.  They tell me they will check and call me back.  Two hours later they call.  They tell me that the bag will be on the next flight.  Bag shows up the next day.  Everything was there, nothing missing.  So yes, I won't ever be taking that airline again.  

I wouldn't buy a Chevy.  Stick with Hondas and Toyotas.  There's a reason you see them all over the world.  

I have a few that I watch but are not Thailand related.  

Too bad George Carlin is gone.  He would have some very creative content about Trump, Biden, and other current events.  

10 hours ago, John Drake said:

 

O-1 Bird dogs did the job well enough in Laos.

Yes they did!

In case the Thais have to bring in a beefier aircraft they do have the F-16A/B Falcon.  Myanmar does have the Mig-29.  One strayed over the Thai border in 2022.  The F-16A/B Falcon turns tighter, turns faster, can go faster than the Mig-19, can accelerate faster than the Mig-29, has a lower stall speed, has better vertical, and I believe the F-16 has a clearer canopy with no metal bars causing a blind spot.  The Mig-29 scores high on energy maneuverability and capability to gain in a slow-speed close fight, says German pilots who have done combat training operating one against the other.  While the F-16 has an advantage above 200 knots speed, the Mig-29 has incredible nose-pointing capability down to 100 knots.    

Of course if you don't have the money for proper maintenance and to keep pilots up to date on the latest improvements for that model it won't matter.

She is lucky it's only this considering how many farangs are dealt with on "Death Island".