Money pours in for Brit and Thai wife and child down on their luck in Buriram

[kickstart]

Like a lot of storys like this one I would say  they is more to it than meets the eye .

He worked for various Thai company over the past 30 years ,if they were all legit firms , and he had a work permit and paid Thai tax , and Thai Socal security I would have thought he could get help from them.

If for all thet time he worked he had no work permit ,well ,he has done well not to be caught,how has he got on with 90  day report. 

If he is on a retirement visa, where is that money, should be enough to get him back to the UK.

He is 65, you do not get a UK pension now untill you are 66.

[sammieuk1]

Another raft of negative comments for a bloke and family in trouble anyone would think they were being asked personally to cough up. And add their pointless venom to drive home some moral justification of where and what he should have done retrospectively to avoid his current situation.  

Lucky for them there is still human compassion even here aside most TV posters.   

[simon43]

He looks to be morbidly obese. I would hazard that he doesn't have long in this world.

I'd be more concerned about the welfare of his wife and child after he is gone.

[hansnl]

1 hour ago, watcharacters said:

 

 

 

You have HIGH standards..

 

 

 

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

  My pride would never allow me to beg off anyone.

Always done things myself always will.

Sometimes you might have no choice.

 

[Rc2702]

Maybe more or less compassion can be demonstrated by members if there was a video available to view in the site?

 

The chaps bed ridden not mute.

[sead]

Sure i feel sorry for this guy but there are people in more need that him. He really should get a ticket back home and he would atleast get cared for. 

Then when he is well again he could go back to Thailand.

[Orton Rd]

53 minutes ago, kickstart said:

Like a lot of storys like this one I would say  they is more to it than meets the eye .

He worked for various Thai company over the past 30 years ,if they were all legit firms , and he had a work permit and paid Thai tax , and Thai Socal security I would have thought he could get help from them.

If for all thet time he worked he had no work permit ,well ,he has done well not to be caught,how has he got on with 90  day report. 

If he is on a retirement visa, where is that money, should be enough to get him back to the UK.

He is 65, you do not get a UK pension now untill you are 66.

Not at the moment it's 65.5, my mate is 65 march '19 and he gets his in Sept '19. This guy may well be eligible already at 65,- I just checked on Gov.UK site, he is already eligible as 65 now

[trucking]

3 minutes ago, sead said:

Sure i feel sorry for this guy but there are people in more need that him. He really should get a ticket back home and he would atleast get cared for. 

Then when he is well again he could go back to Thailand.

 

Not so sure about that. If he has lived here that long he is not entitled to free care on the NHS. My understanding is that if you are a British expat that has been out of the country for a while ( a year or two ? ) you no longer qualify for free care.

 

If this is wrong I would like to know what the exact rule is.

[Orton Rd]

How does he get his yearly extension with no money?

[metisdead]

A troll post has been removed, the reply was reply as well. 

[chippendale]

2 hours ago, khwaibah said:

Make me ask ..What is his official status for visa and does Buriram Immigration know?

He's too massive to deport.

[MaeJoMTB]

14 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

How does he get his yearly extension with no money?

He probably buys a new married VISA each year, like the rest of us.

[colinneil]

51 minutes ago, hansnl said:

 

Sometimes you might have no choice.

 

I have always done for myself, always will, if the day comes that i cannot do for myself, my wife will take care.

[Techno Viking]

why does his ass  need to be wiped, are they too poor for a bum gun ?

[2008bangkok]

If you don't ask you don't get. No need to slam the guy.

You either choose to chip in or you go about your business as normal

 

[Morch]

6 hours ago, colinneil said:

No down on his luck through his own neglect.

 

Yeah, alright - I get this angle. But...as far as we know, the guy managed his life (perhaps not to some posters' high standards) up until a few months ago, without asking for anything. So while he obviously didn't make all the right choices, maybe give him a break instead of kick while he's down (no pun intended).

[Denim]

8 minutes ago, Morch said:

 

Yeah, alright - I get this angle. But...as far as we know, the guy managed his life (perhaps not to some posters' high standards) up until a few months ago, without asking for anything. So while he obviously didn't make all the right choices, maybe give him a break instead of kick while he's down (no pun intended).

 

Correct. He himself has asked for nothing. 

 

The appeal for help came from the villagers where he lives

( according to the Thai writing in the OP )

 

The movie star Bhin Banleurit , who is famous in Thailand for giving up his time to do charity work with a mobile accident response team ( something he did before he was famous ) asked for donations on his own Facebook page. The money  being donated comes from Thais who follow Bhin and read his appeal. 

 

So everyone can give a sigh of relief because nobody has been asked for anything from the guy or his ladyfriend

[chickenslegs]

8 hours ago, colinneil said:

Sorry he has lived here 30 years, and has made no provision for his old age.

I am paraplegic, my wife has to take care of all my needs, yes even toilet.

Do i go am the internet begging? no just get on with it.

To be fair Colin, your missus has a very good job and seems to have unlimited energy to take care of you. Not everyone is so lucky.

 

I will be making a small donation - and I hope I don't find out that he's using it to buy a new top-of-the-range motorbike.

[SanSaiExPat]

How does he qualify for and renew his visa?


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[Thechook]

I have to set up one of these go fund me things, they seem like great little earners.

[BEngBKK]

11 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Is there a pattern here? Seems to me it's only Brits that are (a) down on their luck (b) get publicity on Thai Visa.

I find it a bit hard to believe anyone on a Western pension system is completely penniless. Although perhaps he never applied for one.

 

Maybe you should study Western pension systems .....

Most of them do not pay pension to expats unless you have worked 30 - 40 years at home etc.

I am from EU and will not get pension because i only worked 35 years in my home country....
Lucky for me I like to work and have private retirement savings....

Question:
Why do so many people her bash other people while they actually do not know any facts ???? 

[Kadilo]

Seems more genuine than Briar the Liar. My thoughts go out to his wife and child, let's hope they will get the help they need.


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[prakhonchai nick]

Slightly strange that despite living in Lahansai. he seems to be unknown to the fairly large local expat community.

[steven100]

Best thing he could do is get enough together for a one way ticket back to his homeland.

[Lacessit]

14 hours ago, Enoon said:

 

You're not British?

 

 

Australian. I suppose chocolate digestives are eaten to offset the effects of those pinnacles of British cuisine, warm beer and cold pork pies.

[sanemax]

30 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Best thing he could do is get enough together for a one way ticket back to his homeland.

Just hope that he wouldnt be sitting next to me on a flight 

[prakhonchai nick]

39 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Best thing he could do is get enough together for a one way ticket back to his homeland.

Might need an additional 20,000baht for overstay.

[Orton Rd]

3 hours ago, BEngBKK said:

Maybe you should study Western pension systems .....

Most of them do not pay pension to expats unless you have worked 30 - 40 years at home etc.

I am from EU and will not get pension because i only worked 35 years in my home country....
Lucky for me I like to work and have private retirement savings....

Question:
Why do so many people her bash other people while they actually do not know any facts ???? 

Maybe you should study the UK system- he would get some pension if he only had 10 years NI contributions, it's very likely he has 20 years and is entitled to receive it every 4 weeks already at his age. As he has not bothered to claim apparently it seems to be another indication of his own irresponsibility and lack of awareness, not really a case for 'compassion' IMO.

[GaryAdriaenssens]

I'm afraid it won't be the last sad story we will read but that's reality of life here and worldwide. Fortunately the Internet beggar's system is there for the ones who see no other solution but, as someone stated here, not a long term one.

 

[jacko45k]

16 hours ago, smedly said:

surely he has a UK state pension of some sort and no harm to him but his health issues look like he has stuffed himself over the years into a slug state, does he smoke drink ?

 

Pretty sad state of affairs that only he has responsibility for

If he has been living in Thailand for 30 years 'working', and has been unable to save for his future, I don't expect he kept up his NHI payments to qualify for the pension. It sounds like a very a sad circumstance... but many Thai families are as badly off.