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4 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

Ah, I remember the days when it was 20 Baht to a US $.  But I could rent a house up country and survive on 3,000 Baht a month. 

That is way back in the day.  I remember in 1983 when it was 23 baht to a US $.

On 12/28/2019 at 5:11 PM, Leaver said:

I was told the penalty for a Vietnamese committing a crime against a foreigner attracts double the sentence than if the same crime was committed against a fellow Vietnamese.  That's a big deterrent. 

 

It's Vietnam's way of protecting tourism, and tourists. 

 

Here, you can commit a crime against a foreigner, such as assault, and it's a 500 baht fine. 

 

 

Of course if it is a really bad crime against a foreigner, the Thai might have to pay 500 baht and give a wai!

Sporting a Liverpool Shirt?  Nah, must be English.

It was pretty easy actually by Thai standards.  My Thai wife passed away when the kids were 19 & 17.  We had three houses that we (she legally) owned.  When the oldest turned 20 we put all the property into his name as he has Thai citizenship.  You just need to make sure to bring all the documents to make the transfer go smoothly.  This was about 14 years ago.  I know that some things have changed which is why I won't go into detail as my experience was 14 years ago and Thai law and procedures have changed a little bit.  We did not need to use a lawyer to any of the work.  Although both kids grew up in Thailand and are citizens, neither has much interest in living in Thailand.  They do visit but only about once every 5-7 years.  

Very interesting topic so far!  My two luk krung boys were born in the USA.  We moved to Bangkok when they were 4 & 2 so they could meet and get to know their Thai family.  Originally only planned to stay for 2 years but ended up staying for almost 12 years.  Wife is a Thammasat grad and then went to the USA for grad school like all of her brothers and sisters did.  Kids went to very good Thai schools both public and private.  Moved back to the USA when they were 16 & 14 so they could attend high school and then university.  Both of them speak, read, and write Thai and English at native fluency.  They are university graduates and are very successful in the business world in their chosen fields.  One of my son handles the SE Asia accounts of his corporate employer which includes Thailand.  Now at the age of 34 & 32 I don't see either of them moving back to Thailand to live.  Each of them have worked as servers in Thai restaurants in the USA while going to school.  They could actually earn quite a bit of money doing that due to the tips they received.  

On 12/22/2019 at 6:53 PM, Momofarang said:

But he developed his "Go fund me" to the extent where he employs about 10 people to take care of hundreds of dogs. There will be some nice work for the authorities who let the situation develop...

I wonder if he has a work permit and appropriate visa?

The beach at the Army base is called Suan Son.  I used to stay there all the time back in the 90's,  It's usually not very crowded and there is a small Thai restaurant there as well.  

120kph is fine on the expressway and the Chon Buri motorway and other similar roads that have limited access.  It's not a good idea to have it on other highways where you have roads intersecting.  Before you know it, Somchai, who is going 140kph in the right lane, decides to suddenly swerve over and pull off the road because he decides to stop at a roadside somtum seller/pineapple seller/or other attraction that is along the shoulder of the highway.  

Arsenal trying to protect their current financial interests and future financial interests in China.  Perhaps Arsenal will sell Ozil to appease the Chinese market.

1 hour ago, Expat Brad said:

Yes! Compression to breath ratio has changed. Last time l did my CPR Cert it was 30:1

That is correct, 30:1.  Awhile back it was 15:2.  Even further back, 40+ years ago it was 5:2 for two person CPR.

Raising the speed limit from 90 to 120?  Are they crazy?  Just watch the deaths/injuries/accidents rise accordingly.  

8 hours ago, doontp said:

UT

Trapped behind the Zion Curtain? 555!

In Pattaya it is easy to find apts and condos for 1, 2, or 3 month leases.  This is partly due to Pattaya having an oversupply of available units, and the tourist industry where you have many people there on shorter holidays, and "snowbirds" escaping the winter in their home country.  Bangkok is a little different in this regard but it can still be done.

Any recent updates on the missing kayakers?  Hoping they are safe and just overdue.  

10 hours ago, RickBradford said:

* We have eliminated smallpox and rinderpest, almost eliminated polio, confined malaria to parts of Asia, Africa and South America. Measles was eliminated from the US population in 2000.

Are you sure about eliminating Measles from the US?  There has been a resurgence in Measles over the past year in particular areas of the US.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles_resurgence_in_the_United_States

As always, there are two sides to the story.  Somewhere in between the truth is actually to be found.  Probably a lot of fault to be found by both parties.  

On 12/8/2019 at 6:51 PM, geovalin said:

“This bicycle route is being built as a lightweight road that does not affect soil layers and is flexible to have small and big trees on either side,” Mr Chandaroth said.

Just don't plant the trees too close to the cycling path or after a few years as the roots branch out they will crack the pavement as the roots push the pavement upwards.  

Any update on the missing kayakers? 

Really none that I can think of.  She had lived in the US for 10 years prior to our moving to Bangkok.  Then after living in Thailand for about 12 years, moving back to the US was no problem.  

Sad day for the War Elephants.  

When I have exited the USA from LAX, SFO, and SEA I have never encountered a formal exit immigration.  I just check in at the airline ticket counter, show my passport, and they issue the boarding passes for my flights.  Of course returning to the USA everyone goes through immigration/customs.  The first part is a self check-in.  After that you actually go to an immigration officer who asks a few questions and then you exit to the customs area, pick up your bag, and if nothing to declare, head to a green channel and then deposit the bags on the belt.  Next stop is the actual baggage claim and then you are on your way.  

On 11/11/2019 at 12:03 PM, Jingthing said:

It happened. People should know about it. 

Yes, they should but from both viewpoints.

17 hours ago, impulse said:

 

You've never done a run in Tianjin then, where they charter a bus to location.  And finding a taxi to run between cities is tough.  The circle lasted longer than the run (and was very abusive), then there was the dinner with pressure to drink more before hopping on the bus back to town.  I don't know if they were all like that because I didn't go back for a 2nd run. 

 

I guess you're saying that BKK HHH isn't like that? 

 

 

All of the Bangkok Hashes are generally an hour run give or take 10-15 minutes.  The circle doesn't last longer than the run.  You can almost always catch a taxi if you don't want to stay longer or perhaps a ride with someone else who is leaving.  There isn't any pressure to drink more than you feel comfortable with.  If your cup/glass/mug is half empty someone might offer to fill it up for you but you can always decline.  All hashes worldwide are different, even those in the same city.  I know that in my home country I don't hash as I don't find it very appealing at all.  

16 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Forget about running and go for a nice bike ride at the airport. Bicycles can be rented for 400 baht.

 

 

There are a lot of good things about Skylane for cycling.  It's a dedicated cycling venue that is approximately 23.5 per lap around the airport.  However, the one bad thing is that it does become quite boring after 15 or 16km as the scenery doesn't change much.  It's also flat as a pancake.  I've only cycled it a couple of times but it was ok.  I put my bike in a taxi and got dropped off out there.  When I was done cycling at Skylane I just cycled the additional 15km back home.  

16 hours ago, Proboscis said:

In South East ASia, I just don't get the runners. I cycle some of the year (not in Bangkok!) and with the higher speed than running you get to cool a little bit. But when it gets very hot and humid, I even give that up.

You can cycle in Bangkok all year around.  Luckily my place is on the outskirts of BKK and can find better places to cycle.