Stocky

A handful of times per year, but please, hash browns have absolutely no place in a full English.

I don't think so

I was actually responding to your question with my own experience, not everything is about you.

Did you go, are you OK?

I wouldn't be in a hurry to do anything, and certainly "living there for a while" is no grounds for a purchase, rent as said numerous times above. Travel around live a few months each in several cities and resort areas. As the saying goes "act in haste, repent at leisure" there's no rush, Thailand's not going anywhere.

Not thousands, but hundreds, I lived and worked in Indonesia for eight years and was in Bengkulu, Sumatra for the Sept 2007 8.4 magnitude earthquake. The aftershocks including a couple of 7 and plenty of 6s continued for over six months. That's one day I won't forget, and whenever I see news reports of similar earthquakes I feel for those affected and fully understand what they're feeling, and certainly "Nice one!" doesn't spring to mind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Bengkulu_earthquakes

What a bunch of gangsters, and I don't mean the inmates.

BYD have a plant in Rayong that currently builds 150,000 cars a year. SAIC Motor have plant in Laem Chabang to build its MG Cars. Built in Thailand, there's no import tax.

Nationwide and Monzo are both working fine too.

No, I just logged into my account from the laptop not a problem, however I usually use the app because it's far easier and more secure, and the apps working fine too. Have you tried with a different browser, and if using a VPN then try logging in with the VPN off.

Ganja

Thirty years ago I was working in Malaysia, Thailand was for visa runs, but I realised it would make a great base for work regionally in SE Asia.

We've been twenty years in Hat Yai, it's a very functional city, probably not the prettiest. and it's a bit short on history, being only as old as the railway, but we like it.

Bloomsbury International School out toward Hat Yai Airport might be worth considering https://bloomsbury.ac.th/

Is there a plot?

I can see a couple of reasons for the attraction

Thankfully I don't have a limited budget, you get what you pay for, the Bangkok Hospital Hat Yai is well run, minimum fuss, minimal waiting, I can fix dates that suit me. So yes I'm happy with the hospital.

As far as I'm concerned it's value for money, they fitted it all in to my timetable, everything was carried out with minimum fuss, or sitting around and waiting. There is a family history of colorectal cancers so I'm not about to penny pinch.

I don't think anyone noticed the small print "Make America Great Depression Again"

That's probably true, just make sure there's a number clearly visible on the side of the container.

Have you asked the local immigration office?

I had a colonoscopy last week, Bangkok Hospital Hat Yai. Total cost, including the removal of five polyps with biopsies, thankfully all benign, was Bht50k. Unlike my previous experience at the Sikarin Hospital Hat Yai I felt no discomfort during the procedure, I was fully sedated and woke up in the recovery room. Prep with Picoprep wasn't so bad as previous prep regimes. All in all I was very happy with the Bangkok Hospital Hat Yai.