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1 hour ago, Bang Bang said:

 

Check out the numbers for Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, even cheaper, which means squat.

Check out the numbers to McCuneville, Ohio.

Haven't been to Guanzhou in 40 years, but if you believe Numbeo

Indices Difference
Consumer Prices in Guangzhou are 26.73% lower than in Bangkok
Consumer Prices Including Rent in Guangzhou are 27.46% lower than in Bangkok
Rent Prices in Guangzhou are 29.12% lower than in Bangkok
Restaurant Prices in Guangzhou are 14.17% lower than in Bangkok
Groceries Prices in Guangzhou are 31.57% lower than in Bangkok
Local Purchasing Power in Guangzhou is 86.88% higher than in Bangkok   https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Thailand&city1=Bangkok&country2=China&city2=Guangzhou

13 hours ago, lanng khao said:

Count yourself lucky, at least you got the little fella wet when you got back the hotel, more than the other 2 did..

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You may be giving him more credit than he deserves.

4 hours ago, mogandave said:

 

Oh please, how does asking what something is worth, imply it’s worth nothing?


 

Well, then how much do you think your opinion impresses me? You may continue this empty prattle by yourself.

8 hours ago, mogandave said:

 

What do the benefits cost, an what are the benefits worth?

 

Does he give them an allowance such that they can stay where they like?

 

Do they get to take the motorbike on holidays?

 

It’s not peanuts, but clearly he’s not getting the help he needs.

 

We never had that much difficulty attracting and retaining low skilled labor.

 

Oh please, you mean you think housing, transportation, utilities, and rice is nothing. 

I neither said, nor implied, nor even care if you had trouble attracting or retaining low-skilled labor.

I simply stated what you now admit; it's not peanuts.

Now you are asking me specific questions about his business; I don't even know him. As I said, I quoted him on what he said. 

Then you make an obvious statement. Of course, there must be something else wrong with the situation to make the workers keep leaving.

I thought you would have seen that since my initial post discounted the compensation package as a possible reason.  

On 8/25/2018 at 5:07 PM, mogandave said:

It’s minimum wage, he legally can’t pay them less.

They get some extras as does most anyone working for minimum.

The problem is, there is plenty of minimum wage work around that is easier than working in the hot sun.

It's the benefits--free house, bike, rice, water, electric. Did you not read the post to which I commented? See famjits #95, he said, " Pay peanuts and you'll get monkeys.  Oh, and improve your security. "  My point was it is not peanuts for the job and location.

23 minutes ago, mogandave said:

 

Actually, that’s 300 a day. Once an employee passes their probation period the government mandates they get paid for 30 days.

Did you see the quotes? It was the OP's statement, but I used it to somewhat discount the statement that the OP was paying them peanuts. I believe it still does, even at only B300/day since they have the added bennies of house, electric, water, bike, and rice.  Don't you?

On 8/23/2018 at 2:43 AM, fanjita said:

Pay peanuts and you'll get monkeys.  Oh, and improve your security.

 

" . . . free  house, electric, water, motorbike, rice  5  day week 18000 baht two people Thats 450 baht a day + perks . . ."

6 hours ago, chicowoodduck said:

Well, if that is true would be a piss poor excuse for making his bed on the lobby sofa...??

Tired from traveling, room wasn't ready, couch was?

5 hours ago, Lacessit said:

My mistake, I thought the B750-900 was for each girl.

While massaging the girls often become aroused.

11 hours ago, Berkshire said:

If I understand the OP correctly, he's saying that the "Thailand experience" is largely about the bargirl bar scene.  While I disagree with that premise, I will say that he's probably right about the slow demise of that industry.  Some are saddened by that, others celebrate it.  I'd say I'm in the latter camp. 

Well, I have sure noticed the numbers of monks on their cell phones when I do the temples.

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

You would not exaggerate your capabilities, would you?

What capabilities, sleeping while three different women massage me?

50 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said:

The world must be full of of an overblown effulgence of 'Farangs' where you live-astonishingly so...A bit like those thousands causing traffic accidents in the kingdom (nothing to do with 30,000 Thais slaughtered by their fellow countrymen)

 

Otherwise..never trust a Thai to pay you back as any repayments are like winning the lottery.

I'll say it simpler for you. Not just Thais, there are plenty of farangs asking for handouts. Where I live, mostly Asia for the last 50 years. However, for a few of those years I was in the US, was asked for money there too.

2 hours ago, scorecard said:

Easiest answer is 'I have very little cash, just enough to feed my family' and quickly change the subject. 

 

 

Yeah, but that would be dishonest; unless you really had no more than that. "I don't lend money." Sure stops the askers.

14 hours ago, ThreeEyedRaven said:

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the love of your life seems to be called Henry, a most unfeminine name and who looks a lot like a fella. You didn't happen to find "her" in Pattaya Soi 6 by any chance did you?

Not disputing her sucking power, you understand.

Please, Henry is a very feminine name; Henrietta Hungryhole was even nicknamed, Henry.

27 minutes ago, overherebc said:

If there is an english translation of an official Thai document then somewhere there will be statement on the lines of 'in case of dispute then the meaning of the original statement in Thai will be considered as first meaning.'

The local official language version of any translated document is usually the version considered to be legal and correct. Is it not?

5 minutes ago, David Walden said:

Bring it onI had a little dog till recently, a bichon Toby was his name.  A fluffy slipper just lovely, gone to dog heaven.  When I used to give him a lecture about barking at people who came to the door no matter what I said he would have to have the last say, like wolf wolf.  I'd say stop and he would always have wolf at least one more time.  I never got to have the last say.  We even had arguments about who was gunna have the last say, sad to say I always lost. This a better story then you 2 people.  5555

 

 

Well, apparently you did not see I gave Crab the last word in our little tryst--I simply posted a  grimace. Apparently, he wants to come back at it again by getting in my dialogue with another poster.  Bring it on; I am willing to respond.  

4 hours ago, JLCrab said:

Ah, so you now admit you lost the debate.

 

(At least that's how it worked yesterday)

No, not at all. Rather than lower myself to his level, call names, and make unfounded statements; I chose to consider the source of his blustering.

What's the matter, you obsessed with my posts?

8 minutes ago, vukovar77 said:

Yeah,I think that You lie and I think that You have very serious problems.I am sure that You are pretty uneducated rude man and unhappy bloke ,maybe grumpy old man,but this is Your problem.

Well, quite frankly, I do not care what you think. Your ignorance astounds me. As I said, I'll simply consider the source and pity you.

6 hours ago, JaiLai said:

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Congrats Jailai and I wish you well.

I too have ridden all over Thailand and have ridden motorcycles all over the world for more than 60 years.  However, I have had two bad accidents, a couple of minor ones and several very close calls in my almost eleven years riding in Thailand. I had one bad accident in the 50 years prior to that. However, I am 73 and my reflexes are not as good as they once were. I have curtailed my riding considerably.

I would not recommend riding a motorcycle in Thailand unless you are an experienced rider and even then make sure you have the best safety gear and medical insurance to cover motorcycle accidents.

1 hour ago, rwill said:

http://www.thaiconsulatela.org/service_visa_detail.aspx?link_id=48

 

 1. A foreign national whose age is 50 years or above. (on the date of submitting the application)

 

If the applicant's spouse will be accompanying him or her, a copy of the applicant's valid marriage certificate must be presented as supporting documentation.  If the applicant's spouse is not qualified for the retirement visa (e.g. not age 50+), the spouse will be considered for the Non-Immigrant Visa Type “O” or Temporary Residents.
 

Yeah, that website rather complicates what has been said on TV many times. That there is no retirement visa, it is a retirement extension. The Royal Thai Consulate site specifically refers to a  "Non-Immigrant O-A Retirement/Long-Stay Visa."  So, it appears there is such a visa, just that it can be extended each year rather than needing a new visa.

However, as you state, a spouse under 50 cannot qualify for this "retirement" visa, they can qualify for the Non-Immigrant O visa and still piggyback on the eligible spouse's retirement application.

My wife and I are on our twelfth such "retirement" arrangement and she was under 50 for the first few of them. I am not aware of the process with dependent children, but imagine it would be similar.

We've only encountered two hassles for her piggybacking with me. Twice the IOs wanted us to show B130k/mo, B65k for each of us, which my income statement already showed--however, there is no such requirement that each partner in a marriage retirement must have the minimum money. This last time, the IO's wanted a current copy of our marriage certificate; it seems the one we had used for eleven previous extensions was too old. Funny, I guess we had been married too long for them. However, what they wanted was a more recent notarized copy. So we got it.  

2 hours ago, vukovar77 said:

You can not be me,for sure and I do not want to be like You,but if You manage Your investment portfolio like your daily expenses ,You will lose most or all and that is only question of time.Your wife is not Thai and You do not speak Thai,but You have "many Thai friends" ???? I am almost sure that you lie,but it is Your life.I would feel very sad and poor in any country to live like You.
 

Well, you impudent wimp. You call me names and now a liar. What's the matter bunky, so unsure of your life that you can't stand another viewpoint. Poor little boy.