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Selective perception. I certainly have. I noticed the breaking in line at the banks soon as I moved to Thailand. My gf at the time confirmed it happens to her sometimes and is common. She figured the line-breakers have a more urgent need. Thais don't get particularly upset about it, of course. It's rather common among Asians. I first noticed it among the Chinese in San Francisco. A later visit to Hong Kong really opened my eyes. And don't get me started on Japanese obasan, "old grannies," who'll cut you off in the supermarkets and snatch something off the shelf while you're reaching for it. I joked w/ a Japanese friend that the obasan need to attend a special charm school. He laughed and revealed that the obasan are a protected class, rather like the old bigots on this forum, long as they don't use their fave racial slurs. Years ago the slurs used to be permitted, but the rules changed for the better.

How do you know that the Thais wouldn't have jumped in front of another Thai a couple of times, and the Thai behind the counter would just serve them without thinking about it?

And the fear, poor Dims,

Typical boorish childish farang behavior, confirming the stereotype many Thais already have. Marching, demanding, venting. You could have just politely said you'd like to order and then learned the system, resulting in a pleasant encounter. One thing to learn is to spend a few moments carefully observing the Thais and how the queues are operating. Nowhere is this more important than at a government hospital. Cultivate patience and a sense of humor.

One of those self-serving little myths we've always loved to pride ourselves on here. The women going w/ farang are far below prime grade and not particularly desirable to Thai men as serious partners. Further, the Thai men know that she's only out for the money and may simply wish her well, even hope to get a share of it if possible. Thai men with game have all the real babes. No contest.

Over time, you'll learn to relax and roll with the flow.

Oh, it's damned if they don't, damned if they do. YAWN.

I wouldn't say #45 is "top" and the article merely claims, "top 50." True. 'Course, now, in the neighborhood Thailand beats out Malaysia at #64, Vietnam at #65, and the Phils at #70. So that's good, relatively, and makes sense instinctively. The report is heavy with objective statistical analysis, so it of course doesn't agree with the Eyeballs of our many ANF Experts.

No. The OP references the below-30 youth index. It's not stated clearly, but phrases like underscoring its considerable appeal as a destination particularly favoured by young people. particularly accessible for young foreigners is highly attuned to the needs and lifestyles of the younger generation policies that resonate with the youth indicate so. Thailand is at #45.

A common myth. He started out with a loan, though the amount is disputed. Many agree with Hillary that it was 14 million. Later he joined the company and built it up so that his net worth is currently $4.9 billion as of June 2024, according to Forbes. Which is a bit more than you've saved, and wisely invested, via cheap haircuts. But it's not so easy as it would be for you (talk's cheap on the 'net), as history's replete with stories of millionaires, notably Hollywood and sports stars, who lost everything. Been some recent examples, but it's off-topic. Point is, if you got a net worth of 4.9 billion, then spending 70,000 a year for haircuts isn't the "lack of sense" issue you wish to imagine. But perhaps you should recommend your friend to Trump. 🙂

Well, Trump pays $70,000 a year. Guess it all depends on your means. Our quick-witted posters will pick up on "right mind," but he's done alright.

Which is indeed less than B100. But our DIY barbers have got you beat on a per-haircut basis.

And the UK still strongly outranks Thailand for the 60 and over crowd. The stats are all given in the report and if you "really wonder," you may study it at your leisure: https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2024/

Our fave red herring whenever a farang is busted for working w/o a permit. Beside the point. I wish the US would be diligent about enforcing its laws. Anyway, those few Thai people need haircuts, so they'd get them from Thai barbers. Moreover, though our old pensioners aren't aware of them, never paying more than B100 or just using Wahl clippers from Lazada (sorted!), Thai hair stylist shops can indeed offer some expensive doos.

You can only thank Admin. I suspect you're one of several shills paid to write "content."

LINE is working fine on my PC (Win 10) w/ most recent updates all around. And my PC and phone LINE are sync'd. You have to run LINE on your phone regularly for that to happen. Otherwise, w/ no backup, you lose previous msgs. On the PC, desktop LINE stores data at c:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\LINE\Data\. Suggest you back up that folder before you uninstall LINE, then restore it.

Not sure why it has to be a laptop. It appears the OP isn't interested in a laptop anyway. Quality parts have their own warranties. No warranty lasts forever. Laptop repairs are comparatively expensive, BTW, and may not be worth the cost. Same issue may exist w/ OP's AIO. I'm not a big believer in those. But I'm not averse to the idea of buying a good brand such as Dell, and I preferred one in another thread here to a cheap build. Reminds me of recurring boxes threads on reddit, such as Anyone else keep all their boxes? I'd need a storage room for the parts boxes I've unpacked over the years, however. JIB uses nice, sturdy, handsome boxes, BTW. I've repurposed one to hold a bunch of cables.

Not clear what the reason is for all the dissatisfaction. Did you expect instant results? Seems the doc knows what he's doing.

Good luck w/ all this and please keep us updated.

In the over-60 category, Thailand does even better, at #41. The significance of the report is that the UK seems twice as happy for young and old. Not coincidentally, Brits moving from the UK to Thailand all turn into whinging, miserable gits. Then, after they move back to the paradise of the UK, they're happy again and stop bashing Thailand. The lesson is clear.

Best to get a custom build from Advice, JIB, or Invadit. Invadit communicates well in English and has a good rep. They can suggest a parts list, and you can run it by the members here.

Seems the huffing and puffing all boils down to this: The OP used to use the Kbank app on his old Samsung phone. As the Android OS stopped updating, and therefore became a security risk, the Kbank app stopped supporting it, just as Google Chrome stopped supporting Win 7. The OP says he refuses to buy a new phone and foolishly thinks, or pretends he does, that the Kbank app should run under Linux. Whole thing may be another windup by this troll. And the Kbank app will of course not run under an Android emulator--not all Android apps do, anyway--as it's not tied to a specific device (phone, w/ registered number), hence absurdly insecure. In short, on desktops, you do online banking through browsers, not dedicated apps. A browser is an app, too.

But what if you didn't need "both," whatever that means, and the 4x cheaper box did all you wanted--stream and play media files--indefinitely even without future Android releases? And with the savings you could, over the next 20 years, buy 3 more of the latest boxes, latest OS and updates, better hardware--rather than being stuck with an obsolete Windows box you didn't need in the first place? Well, duh. No brainer. 🙂 No, B1400 is sufficient for a "decent" Android box. If you don't need "all," then it's foolish to waste money better spent elsewhere. Android program updates continue to support older versions of the Android OS, same as Windows programs still support older Windows versions. And the older program may not even need updating. 🙂 Besides, over 20 years one can just buy 3 more updated Android boxes while you're still huffing that old mini PC. Dunno what you're banging on about. Buffering w/ "decent" Android boxes is minimal and depends, just as with your beloved mini PC, on the speed and reliability of your internet connection and the servers accessed. No buffereing w/ local media files, of course. I never restart my Android box. It merely suspends, and instantly wakes up, on demand, using about 4-6 watts when on.🙂 But you probably power off and then boot up your clunky mini PC daily. Which makes no sense, as you could merely run two Android boxes for the purpose. What about your editing Word documents on your mini PC? Photoshop?🤣 Stuff a Windows box is really useful for? We ain't hearing anything about the Windows-specific uses. ANF Posters love to spend other posters' money. May we then give you our bank account numbers by PM so that you can deposit the laughable amount in our accounts? Why not? Could IF, who cares? But the OP requested an Android box, a request you've ignored in favor of a superflous, irrelevant solution. I have an old laptop lying around, useful when I travel, but my Android box is perfect for its purpose. But he surely knows Kodi does natively, not to mention similar media programs. I know that well, but I still much prefer an inexpensive Android box connected to my TV. Or TVs, as I use an HDMI cable splitter for display on two TVs. But now he's found out yet is happy with his Android boxes, just as I am. Go figure. 😉 A quick search on Lazada will debunk that nonsense. At a glance I see boxes from B309 up to B7000 and more, with a larger number falling into the B900 range. OP's happy with B1000 boxes. I have one of the latter myself and it's been quite OK for 2 years already, after a bit of initial configuration. Right now the TOX is looking good for a current purchase--in the mid range, as I noted. They aren't competitive, valuewise, for the narrow particular purpose the OP specified. The "more" isn't needed, so no point in wasting money. I wonder how many times you need to hear that before you can exit your usual bickering loop? But then endlessly argued its superiority, when it's actually NOT superior for the OP's particular purpose. YAWN.

So, just more proof that Ignorance tends to encourage rather than inhibit the production of hot air on the forum. As for health, go ahead and share all those numbers from your latest lipid panel. You free of meds? I'll be glad to match.

"Kodi box" is a common term for Android media boxes because they're most often used primarily just to run Kodi. But you could call your mini PC your Kodi box if you wished. The OP clearly specified he was only looking for suggestions about the Android ones. Android ones. Got that yet? This'll suffice as a link; thanks, @bkk6060: Moving on: Like you merely updated your old WinXP machine to run Win 10? But you said you just got a new machine. WOT??? Someday your beloved mini PC will suffer the same fate, one way or the other. Hardware & software die, become obsolete, evolve. OP didn't say it was the version of Android that got too old, you see. False assumption. Not much is relative to what's wanted and needed for a particular purpose, in this case merely to stream and play media files. Paying 4x more for useless features is--too much. Nor did anyone suggest the cheapest option. Android media boxes have a range of price/quality ratios, and mid-range or above is what's been suggested here. No, as it would be irrelevant and off-topic. I don't share the obsession with mini PCs we have around here. But the OP has expressed no need or desire to expand that particular purpose. Nor would longevity necessarily be an issue. Say each Android box lasted 5 years. Buying 3 more then, w/ the latest features, means he's good for 20 years. And your mini PC? And you, in 20 years? Simple, really, yet perpetually lost on--you.