Hanuman2547

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

40% of fetus in the USA are aborted & contraception is so widespread our populations are shrinking drastically, if we allow this to continue only African, Asians and Arabs will be left in the world.

Where are you getting this 40% of fetuses in the USA are aborted figure from?  I have seen nothing approaching that level except in some isolated cities or the District of Columbia.  

18 minutes ago, gk10002000 said:

Not true.  the foreign income exclusion is for "Earned income", i.e. wages only.  If he has a business or other sources of income, things may be different

I was only addressing him working as an employee not as a business owner.  Of course now he is free to do that without US interference.  

As he came to Thailand when he was two years old and hasn't been back I think it's safe to say that he has never worked in the USA.  Therefore he won't qualify for social security when he turns 62.  As an expat his first $100,000 something is tax few from the USA.  He probably doesn't make that much a year so he won't have to pay anything in taxes.  May not have any investments in the USA.  All he really has to do is file a tax return and I'm thinking his might be quite easy to do.  Kind of a waste of 72,000 baht to renounce something you're not really using.  

What about some other International Schools like Bangkok Pattana, ISB, and NIST?  Are they closing as well?

On 2/27/2020 at 7:23 AM, fvw53 said:

Wasn't Hun Sen himself not a Khmer Rouge before he defected to Vietnam?

Yes!  He was a KR leader.  He was worried about being purged so he fled to Vietnam.  Then, when the Vietnamese invaded and drove the KR out of power, they installed him as the leader of Cambodia.  

My two luk krung boys were born in the USA.  They moved to Bangkok when they were 4&2 years old.  Educated in Thai schools until they were 16&14 when we moved back to the USA.  They each have Thai and US passports as well as Thai National ID cards.  They are both listed on the Tabian Bahn  (House Registration).  They have never been contacted by the Thai government about being called up for national service.  They have made trips back to Thailand over the years and have never been asked about their military service.  They always carry both passports as well as their Thai ID cards.  They are now 34&32 and I don't think they will be called up!

I used to teach in Bangkok at one of the big public universities about 30 years ago.  Although I liked the teaching and the time off the money was quite poor.  Although looking at what some teachers make now, we actually did much better when adjusted for inflation.  Contracts were all for a year and you were paid for all the breaks throughout the year.  After a few years I left teaching and got a real job that was not in education and paid much more.    

On 2/24/2020 at 6:10 PM, featography said:

CYA, as in cover your ass. Carry a note signed by mother permitting minor child to accompany you. I.d also have a copy of mothers passport page. 

If you get the note or letter notarized at the US Embassy that's even better.

At best I would buy a Chevy truck in the USA.  Highly unlikely though.  Buy a Chevy car?  Never!  Poorly made cars.  

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

Yes that is a real risk. Anyone that has watched his behavior and speech would realize that by now. If he leaves office he's subject to indictment and prison. 

 

In essence you are suggesting that he would be staging a political coup, disregarding the US Constitution, and declaring himself the leader of the country with no end in sight.  Would the US Marshals and FBI allow this to happen and follow his directives?  In Thailand, yes this could very well happen.  Trump taking a play out of the Thailand political playbook?

On 2/14/2020 at 7:28 AM, Jingthing said:

-- beating 45 and making sure he actually leaves office if he loses. Whether that be with Klobuchar, Bloomberg, or fill in the blank, any other outcome would be tragic. 

 

Are you making the argument that if 45 is beaten he will refuse to leave office?  That he will somehow refuse to accept the election results and continue as President?

I would touch a Chevy product with a ten foot pole.  The trucks are a little better than the cars.  However, in Thailand there have been rumblings about insurance companies not wanting to insure them anymore.  I would assume that former mechanics that used to work for Chevy dealers might open their shops which would be greatly appreciated

9 hours ago, zyphodb said:

Well according to this he's been released on bail so he'll be long gone & the BIB will get the bail money, which won't be small, plus confiscating all his assets, so probably more than one million by the sound of it...

I wonder if the BIB will get to keep his six Russian girlfriends?

3 minutes ago, transam said:

Naughty boy.......????....................????

Well, I was thinking more about the BiB not being able to see who is driving down the road.  I hate making donations to them.  I usually have the sun visor down as well although not so much at night.

Lucky for you Chevrolet is pulling out of Thailand.  Buy a Honda or Toyota.  Lots of dealers around and they are very reliable.  Personally I would tint the windows to reduce the effects of the sun and UV rays.  It also makes it a little harder to see who is in the car.

It all depends on your own personal tastes.  Will you be working?  If so find a place near your work site.  Do you workout?  You might want to be near a gym.  Want to run in a park?  Perhaps live near a park.  Being close to the BTS or MRT is great if you don't have a car.  Even if you do have  acar it might be better due to the traffic.  You'll find a lot of condos and apts. in your price range a little further out such as Onnut or Ratchada.  As others have said do some short term rentals in different parts of the city to get a feel if that's what works best for you.  

The Cambodians that are deported are those that are not US citizens and have been convicted of a felony crime.  After serving their sentence they are then deported from the US to their home country which in this case is Cambodia.

Been there, done that in what seems like another lifetime ago.  When I came to Thailand, not the first time but years later, I came in on a 90 day non-immigrant visa.  I already knew where I was going to teach.  I did not have to do a teaching demonstration.  On the first day I was there they collected all of my documents and made endless copies of the documents.  Two different sets, one for the Labour Office and the other for immigration.  Then a set for myself and also a set for the school.  Went to immigration and started the process there.  Afterwards went to the Labour office and started the process there.  Had to go to the immigration office first as the Labour department wanted to see that my application for a one year visa based on employment was under review.  I was then free to work in Thailand while everything was under review.  During this time my passport had been stamped "under review" by the RTP but I still had to go to immigration every 30 days to keep it renewed.  I also had receipts and paperwork from the Labour Department stating I was temporarily authorised to work while the process was being considered.  It took approximately three months to finally secure the one year visa and the Work Permit.  Renewals each year were a little better and didn't take quite as long.  I also had a representative of the school accompany me on all of my visits to immigration and the Labour Dept.  It does help having a native Thai speaker along.  

I would go with the Toyota all day everyday.  They make a good product and there are Toyota dealerships all over the country for servicing.  I've owned a lot of Toyota vehicles over the years and never had problems with any of them.  

7 hours ago, fforest1 said:

Snitches get Stitches....

"Snitches get Stitches and end up in ditches".

Words to live by as the consequences can be dire.

No. 

We were both students in the US at the time.  We did go to Bangkok, where her parents live, the following year for about six weeks which was cool.

6 hours ago, phkauf said:

That dream ended with the Warren Court. Get a clue.

Right.  Now whoever is President tries to stack the SC with as many judges as possible of their political party to assist with furthering their agenda.  As these are life long appointments it can shape the political landscape for easily 10-30 years.  

I've used Grab in Chiang Mai and it was by far the best route to go.  Taxis in CM are more difficult to get.  The red mini buses don't always go where you want and have to wait until they have enough people.  You can just rent the whole mini bus but that gets expensive.  I found the Grab taxi to be much better value and service.  In Bangkok Grab is great for getting out of my soi as I live very deep in the soi.  Out on the main streets I use taxis because there are more of them around.  

Due to this so called "diplomatic immunity" the NYC PD and the Capitol PD in Washington DC have thousands and thousands of unpaid parking tickets as the diplomats park all over the place regardless of the laws.  They openly flout it and have no intention of paying any fines.