Stocky

Please don't inflict you DNA on a child.

In Bangkok yes, I like the one on Soi Lang Suan. Not tried any outside of Bangkok except the one in Ho Chi Minh City which is also excellent.

There are two Steakhouses I'd recommend in Hat Yai. Meats and Beans ( 7° 0.449'N, 100° 28.971'E) https://maps.app.goo.gl/fnhna3DZMSvXgKvc9 Was there last weekend. The other is Blackbridge Halal Steakhouse ( 7° 0.724'N, 100° 29.020'E) https://maps.app.goo.gl/rMkxr2HnTbVvLAea9

But what does the "on occasions of tradition or custom" exactly mean?

Sinophobia is rife here.

First fire crackers in my neighbourhood at dawn. Hat Yai city is festooned with Chinese lanterns and packed with Malaysian holidaymakers.

One way ticket on the Pattaya Express - RIP

It's still an interesting life, I'm not dead yet!

February 2004 Freezing my nuts off working in Russia, gold projects in central Siberia and Kamchatka, Russian Far East. Rotation of 3 months on 1 month off, off time was spent in Thailand.

It backs onto a private beach

USD20k Talk about gullible.

I've not heard Hat Yai referred to as tourist ghetto before! Indeed I'm blessed with wonderful air here in the south, which makes the stench of ganja even more pronounced whenever I visit Bangkok. I don't mind if people want to smoke the stuff, but please do it in private or designated 'coffee shops' as they do in Amsterdam. Please, not out on the street and in public spaces.

The quandary was more what's it doing in the Southern Thailand forum rather than the Central Thailand forum - it's worth noting the forum blurb for Central Forum does include "Phetchaburi". Snoop1130 does have a history of being geographically challenged.

Please, stop the stench!

I thought the PM had said this was all fair goes, and Thai traders just needed to up their game?

Why transfer or open a new account? I have a Krungsri account in Bangkok I use for my marriage extension (don't ask it's complicated) I just go to a Krungsri branch here in Hat Yai for my letter to immigration and bank statements, no real drama takes about 20 minutes. That's about the only time I have dealings face to face, everything else is via the app. New ATM cards, passbooks, update passport info all can be done at a local branch; you don't need to open a new local account.

Depends on your circumstances. When I was working contracts in Indonesia a multi-Non-O was better, as working two on two off, I couldn't afford the time out for the under consideration period. The cost of the visa is roughly the same as an extension plus a multi re-entry permit. Now that I'm semi-retired I find the 1 year marriage extension suites me better.

The Israeli guy ought to be giving this Canadian doctor a chunk of change too, saved him from a murder charge.

I've used the Embassy in Jakarta for marriage non-O multi pre Covid, just looking at their website that's still seems to be the case with the addition of proof of 400k. The consulates in Medan, Surabaya and Denpasar Bali do issue tourist visas, but not sure they do non-Os as well. Might be worth seeing if you get a response to an email. http://www.thaiembassyjakarta.com/en/about-us/royal-thai-honorary-consulates-in-indonesia/ Some nationalities can only apply if the hold a KITAS (residence permit) for Indonesia, but it didn't apply to most European countries, you'd need to check that's still the case. .

Currently 119/69 I enter my readings in an app several times a month, the record for last year below. My BP is well regulated with medication, losartan 50mg once daily.

Which is wrong.

No I haven't forgotten, my comment is exactly about what you are highlighting, criticism for what is going on in Gaza attaches to the state of Israel and supporters of Netanyahu's government, and not for example to someone living in London who happens to be Jewish.

Not exactly sure what you mean, my response was to the OP's question, not to any of "them topics".

It isn't (or at least shouldn't be) "criticize Jews", the criticism is of the Israeli government and its actions in Gaza. It's worth remembering that not all Jews are Israelis, neither are all Israelis Jews.

Carlson is a Russian asset