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3 hours ago, simon43 said:

My maths is pretty basic, but receiving a total of 200 million baht from monthly payments of 159,000 baht maximum would take more than 104 years....

Thai's can't count more than the fingers they have but they know how to steal money faster than they need to count it !

9 minutes ago, Chelseafan said:

 

It was never a great airline but marginally better than BA.

 

Back when Thai were good, 25 years ago and more, they were very good.  Britsh Airways haven't been any good since the days of a Fleet of Brtannia's !

6 hours ago, ezzra said:

Thai have grown so big now, too big to remember how to provide the basics services, while every few days you read

how Thai are selling and buying new fleets of  planes in the billions...

 

Just recently had to jump through many hoops trying to re book my business class return from Melbourne to Bkk

endlessly waiting on the phone to speak to customer's service, unfortunately Thai is the only regular direct flight

from Melbourne to Bkk, (other than Jetstar) and not a fan of a stop-overs...

 

 

 

They lost the plot when they seperated with Scandinavian Airways; been very mediocre since then at best, mainly owing to very poor Thai Management.   Gave up flying with them many years ago and would never go back !

Those Polled were most likely Family and Friends of Thai Politicians !

3 minutes ago, bkk_mike said:

Admittedly, as I know the pension would be frozen if we lived in Thailand full-time, our plan is to winter in Thailand, and stay in the UK in the summers,,,

Means we can fly in October/March when flights are cheap, and has the added side-benefit of keeping us from having to deal with Thai tax returns.

 

But I'm not dependent on the UK state pension. It's just icing on the cake.

Good plan if that's what you wanted because as long as you spend 6 months of the year in Blighty you are entitled to a full Pension.

2 minutes ago, Hugh Jarse said:

Why poor planning? Brit’s were not told about this when the moved abroad and believed they would be entitled to a pension based on their contributions not their residency!

Didn't read the small print then did they or do enough homework !

I paid in huge amounts of NI for the full 50 years of my working life but will never get a rise in Pension living here !   However; i knew that before coming here and prepared myself financially.     Those that don't do so are just poor Managers of money and should live where they can get the increases, simple is it not  ?

Normally the only thing that 'Spurs Action' here is Wads of Money !

Yawn; after being here 20 years and seeing this so many times i know this will end up either swept under the carpet entirely or at worst for the offender having to apologise and give numerous wai's to the offended.

Thailand never learns; still stuck in a Cultural Black Hole created 500 years ago !

1 hour ago, ChaiyaTH said:

Let me guess, they timed the news with a little bit rain coming, if the air then clears up exactly around the real songkran days, they will claim success from their own actions.

Would you expect anything else from a Nation of Chestbeaters and Flag Wavers !

He needed aTug to help berth a Corvette; i wouldn't let him sail a Duck on my Bath Water !

It's the Manufacturers of Food and Drink that need hammering into line as 'The Public' here are too lazy to deal with waste properly except for the ones that collect and recycle for cash.   They go on about getting the Cafe's to do away with Plastic Straws and Markets not using Plastic Bags etc but the easiest answer to this is simply BAN the manufacture of these items.   Oh dear; can't do that for upsetting too many Rich Business Men who don't care two hoots for the People or the Environment !

Put all Drinks back in returnable Glass Bottles like we had as Kids and do away with all the Double Packaging on things like Biscuits, Cakes etc.    We take Cloth Shopping Bags with us to Market and invite Traders to put the Veggies straight in but they want to put them in Plastic Bags first because nobody from any 'Ministry'  ever teaches them how do do anything properly to protect the Environment.  Of course; it will never happen because Public Officials here only want to do things that earn them Backhanders !

At School they teach the Kids that Thailand is 'The Greatest Nation On Earth'.    If this were truly the case then surely it would be completely self sufficient and wouldn't need Tourists !    Lol.

1 hour ago, fredwiggy said:

I think he also hit his own tires.

Same he wasn't pointing in the direction of his own head !    But wait....maybe he was !!

Whilst it sounds covienient i don't trust any Thai Officialdam and always get mine at the Immigration Office before time to fly.

Well; we live in Chiang Mai and have been wearing Masks in Public Places since the Covid Outbreak.  Now we are in 'Pollution Season' so all the more reason to use them.   In other words; any new regulation is pointless for us personally but it is descriminatory no matter how you look at it, but what do you expect when the whole Country is Xenophobic thanks to years of Government mismanagement regarding people from other Countries.   As i remind Immigration Officials on every visit to Offices...'' People from another Country are called 'Foreigners' and people from another Planet are called 'Aliens' '' !

No doubt every Family members Suitcase will be full of 'Unearned Income' !

2028 ?   The 'Feasiblity Studies' wlll still be going on by then as they only started ten years ago !

6 hours ago, Mike Lister said:

Nobody is hiding the appalling smog levels, nor the road traffic deaths nor any of the other bad things, if any potential tourist was to research those things, they would know in a heartbeat and would holiday in Morecambe instead......or would they!

No; probably Fleetwood instead !

10 hours ago, Geir Rasch said:

Normally I understand the need for protection, but when it comes til thai fish, which is an inferior product, Thailand need salmon and cod from EFTA. May be not for the economic, but for the sake of health!

MONEY is much more important than health in Thailand.  The Prime Minister confirmed that with his comments about the disastrous effects of Pollution in The North !

As usual they want it all their own way or they cry foul !

After several years of normal readings; i have two full medicals a year and i'm 78, my LDL went above the safety levels and the Doctor asked me if i wanted a Drug to help or if i wanted to try to correct it myself through diet and exercice.   I upped my excercise every day and stopped eating so much processed food laced with too much salt and sugar and six months later i was back in safe numbers.  I find it just takes will power and more thinking about what food i eat.  I hate Drugs unless there is no other way and the longer i can control life without any the better.