Hanuman2547

I really like the Toyota Fortuner. I've usually had very good experiences with Toyota products. I've also had a Honda CRV which was very good. Not so sure about the newer CRV's as they seem to be using smaller engines. Hopefully someday car manufacturers will start exporting the hybrid cars to Thailand. I've driven some of them and really like them. Very easy on the fuel too. When you can get 17km/L in an SUV the size of a Fortuner you will be very happy! Corolla hybrids are even higher at 22km/L.

Both yes and no. Yes, if you send your kid to a public university in another state they pay the out of state tuition price. If you are an international student you also pay the out of state tuition price. The out of state price is the same for both US citizens, permanent residents, and international students. Disneyland in Anaheim, CA is one amusement park that I know of that has discounts for locals. I don't know all the details of it though.

Yes, most, if not all, are closed. In the next re-opening phase either previous owners will open up their establishments or new investors will move in and take their chances. Some places will remain closed as I don't think there will be as many businesses as before. We have come back from market downturns before and I think we will come back again. Granted, this time was far worse than previous financial meltdowns.

The Go-Go bars and beer bars (Bar Beer?) will be back in Pattaya once the country is fully re-opened. They will definitely not be back to the huge numbers like in the early 2000's but they will be back to some degree. There is too much money to be made by too many people to let it just totally fade away. Pattaya has always adapted to the changing trends and markets starting with the American GI's in the late 60's up until Covid-19 shut everything down.

Not afraid of death so much. More afraid of the long slow ride before arriving at deaths doorstep. My father slipped into dementia/alzheimer's in his 80's and passed away at age 93. His last 6-7 years of life were not that good. Despite having two double heart bypasses in his late 70's and diabetes, it was the big A that finally took it's toll. My Thai wife passed away from brain cancer but never suffered as when she was diagnosed it was already too late. Passed away some two weeks after first being diagnosed. My Mom was a pillar of health until diagnosed with bladder cancer. She passed away less than five months later at age 88. I'm probably more concerned about getting the big "C" and not being able to live my life as I would like.

Yes! Watch the last few episodes as well. You might want to watch El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie when you finish the regular series.

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No. This is on the opposite side of Sukhumvit down Soi 24 over by the Emporium. I know the place you're thinking of and that was a fun place too. Sorry to see it go.

Yes, Hauf Brau draught wheat beer is excellent. In Bangkok I liked to go to the Paulaner brew pub on Soi 24. No longer there now. However, there is a Paulaner Garden Srinagarindra out on Chaloem Phrakiat near the Rama IX park.

I long for the days of Kloster and Amarit! Carlsberg was pretty good and had a decent run.

1) The Fugitive (TV series 1963-1967) 2) Breaking Bad 3) Prison Break 4) MASH 5) Gilligan's Island

Overall it has been pretty good. Sure there are a lot of things that could be improved upon but what country doesn't have that?

"Police Lieutenant General Pakpoomphiphat said that his goal would be to make foreigners entering Thailand for the purpose of criminal activity think twice and to create an environment where they are fearful of doing so." Great! Except we, the law abiding masses, will be the ones that will face the brunt of these new measures. What will they do? Scrap the 90 day reporting and replace it with 30 day reporting for starters?

When I lived in Jomtien it was one or the other. Raining or stopped raining but all wet out then it's out for a run along Jomtien's beach road. If it's dry out, then I get the road bike out and go for a bicycle ride.

If it were me, I wouldn't really plan on returning to Thailand until January. Hopefully by that time bars and restaurants will be fully open as will most other businesses related to the entertainment industry.

Good reasons to never sell up totally and move to Thailand. Always leave something you can go back to in your home country or elsewhere in case things go totally crazy in Thailand. A lot of things are unpredictable such as healthcare, visa, or money requirements. Any combination of those three could certainly affect the ability to reside in the Kingdom. I never intend to fully retire in Thailand but that's just me. I'll probably live 4-8 months out of the year in Thailand and the rest between my home country and traveling to other lands. Could I live in Thailand full-time? Sure, and did so for many years. Not something I want to do anymore.

That is my same practice as well. You are just taking too much risk otherwise.

Thailand is a lot safer than Mexico from street crime. I for one would not live in Mexico.

Sorry mate, it's just the texting lingo that crept in here, 555! 555=the Thai word for the number 5 is "ha". In this case three 5's "ha-ha-ha" it means to be laughing. Does that help?

As I don't intend to retire anywhere full-time it would probably be something like this: 4-6 months in my home country from April to October. Could be just May through September but it's flexible. The rest of the time would be in no particular order. Laos Vietnam Malaysia Costa Rica Spain Portugal

Here's an example and a few photos. Wakeboarding - Wikipedia

That they were!

Hopefully the Swiss guy retains a good Thai lawyer to defend him in this case. Might also want to get a foreign lawyer to look into the case as well in an advisory role since he can't practice law in Thailand.

A lot of good positives and negatives on the list. Agree with some to varying degrees and disagree with some, again to varying degrees. I'm not really a big fan of Phuket so if that was my "Thai experience" I might be a bit jaded and paint the whole country in that light if I hadn't been anywhere else. Just like NYC and London are probably not good representations of their whole countries. Perhaps a better way to decide if Thailand was for you would be to live in different regions for 2-3 months at a time. Some things won't change wherever you are though. Alcohol and drug use can be found anywhere.

I don't see a problem with meeting all of the requirements to obtain this type of visa except proof of lodgings. What if I already have a house to stay at that is owned by a Thai national but I don't pay any rent? Do I then have to make up a document stating that I am paying rent?