Thai is the best nationality there is!" Former American pays through the nose to renounce US citizenship

[Neeranam]

16 minutes ago, Saint Nick said:

 

You know, you are defending Thailand, right?!

Am I?

I rather like Thailand, don't you?

[Stargeezr]

Wow, I guess I better not insult, America, or I will have a big cluster of posters breathing down

my throat. I do like apple pie, but actually prefer strawberry/rhubarb more. America is a collection of people from all over, and several million that were born there. Same thing goes for Canada and

several other countries. I really do not see that I would rather live in America, versus say Australia,

but I guess I will stay living in my own country. People can insult mycountry and leader, and I

really do not care. You see, I know my country is far from perfect, and I do not have very thin

skin. Must be the old age.

Geezer

[samran]

Seems like a lot of Americans here are offended that he has turned his back on The Greatest Nation on Earth(TM).

 

Talk about brainwashed...

 

At least here he’ll have access to a better public health care system! 

[Neeranam]

16 minutes ago, samran said:

Seems like a lot of Americans here are offended that he has turned his back on The Greatest Nation on Earth(TM).

 

Talk about brainwashed...

 

At least here he’ll have access to a better public health care system! 

Exactly, it's rather ironic. The educated people from US that I know say they are shamed to call themselves Americans at the moment.

[ICELANDMAN]

We must respect the decisions of others, he has never been an American citizen apart from a document, he is a perfect Thai mentality with his strengths and weaknesses.

Criticizing it does not prove that you are better.

[SpeakThai]

Now he is 100% Thai. ???? Congratulations !

[Andrew Dwyer]

3 hours ago, Neeranam said:

I know, after signing an intent to renounce my UK citizenship, that if I do, I could get it back again, one time only.

Doesn't the US do this?

The only advantage I can see in doing this is being able to have a Thai name. Anyone know his previous name? Maybe it was Chip, Tiger, Grayson, Butch or Junior Maybe this guy is doing it for this reason, as well as the obvious reasons. 

A Thai named, Terdsak would want to change his name if becoming a yank.

 

His previous name was Allen Long, he has been featured on TVF a few times. 
Once for his funny local dialect videos and another time he was honoured on Thai Language day .

[Saint Nick]

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Am I?

I rather like Thailand, don't you?

Has it's good, has it's bad!

Like every country in world!

[Saint Nick]

20 minutes ago, SpeakThai said:

Now he is 100% Thai. ???? Congratulations !

He is not and he will never be!

Everyone, who has just the faintest idea about Thailand knows that!

[Bob12345]

19 hours ago, AdamTheFarang said:

One really only uses their Passport to travel. Outside of Asean, which passport let's you into more countries without a Visa? I know nothing about this man, but I suspect, by his conduct he has never been out of Thailand, like many in the north. No refunds on the receipt this is so Thailand, in most developed countries receipts often invite refunds, exchanges. Did I say developed? Many Thais will still look at him as 2nd class by his appearance. To have 2 nationalities is normally a good thing, now he has cutoff any exit should things change. Talking about kids, how does the education system compare in Thailand to the USA? Two of my ex-girlfriends did not know what a Jew was and did not know where Thailand is on the globe. What do they teach them at school, Thailand is great and No 1, outside Thailand not important, not speak about this.

Outside of Asean, which passport let's you into more countries without a Visa?

 

Quick google search:

Japan: 190 countries

Singapore & South Korea: 189 countries

France and germany: 188 countries

Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Finland: 187 countries

Luxembourg & Spain: 186 countries

Austria, Portugal, Norway, Netherlands, Switserland, UK, and USA

 

So to answer your question: France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Finland, Luxembourg, and Spain.

[Neeranam]

56 minutes ago, Saint Nick said:

He is not and he will never be!

Everyone, who has just the faintest idea about Thailand knows that!

Anyone who reads Thai social media will see that he has been accepted as a Thai, and he is.

Good on him for sticking up for his rights and integrating into Thai society.

What country are you from?

Do they say the same about immigrants or different races?

People told Rosa Parks she couldn't sit at the front of a bus, they told Dr.King  he couldn't vote.

I'd rather be like them than the farang who only goes to the expat bar, doesn't make any effort to learn the language and slags others off for fighting for their rights.

Keep on bending over to the citizens of your adopted country and taking it cowardly up the #!&£.

 

[Saint Nick]

17 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Anyone who reads Thai social media will see that he has been accepted as a Thai, and he is.

Good on him for sticking up for his rights and integrating into Thai society.

What country are you from?

Do they say the same about immigrants or different races?

People told Rosa Parks she couldn't sit at the front of a bus, they told Dr.King  he couldn't vote.

I'd rather be like them than the farang who only goes to the expat bar, doesn't make any effort to learn the language and slags others off for fighting for their rights.

Keep on bending over to the citizens of your adopted country and taking it cowardly up the #!&£.

 

Hmmmmm...life of the party, are we?!

You know as well as I do, that what Thais say, and what Thais do, are often different things.

Otherwise, I would really be a hansum maaaan!

 

On the other hand, I give no 2 hot #@$% about this guy, but if someone is so arrogant or ignorant to say that "Thai is the best nationality", then my respect ends here!

What does that even mean "the best nationality"?

I know, all of those are words, but...

 

I am German and don't know, nor do I care what "they" say abour immigrants or different races.

What I say, is what matters to me and I would never hold any "nationality" in higher regard, then any other!

And what the frog has Rosa Parks to do with this?

Do you liken this nitwit with his yello jacket and his grovelling and prostating to MLK? Seriously?

 

He was fihjting for his rights? Yes...for decades until Thailand finally deemed him worthy, to make them one of their own!

And after making him jump through hoops for years and years, he still is sooooooooo full of thanks!

Also he is full of something else- but that is just my personal opinion!

 

Actually, I think that HE was actually beniding over for years and took it up the #!&$, repeatedly!

And in the end, he will forever be a Thai- citizen, 2nd class!

 

[ravip]

Just because he denounced his American citizenship, the amount of insults thrown at him!

That is 100% HIS business - what has it got to do with anyone else on this planet?

Seems it is not HIM who needs mental help, isnt it? (needs unbiased clear thinking to sort this out)

[lust]

2 minutes ago, ravip said:

Just because he denounced his American citizenship, the amount of insults thrown at him!

That is 100% HIS business - what has it got to do with anyone else on this planet?

Seems it is not HIM who needs mental help, isnt it? (needs unbiased clear thinking to sort this out)

Well then why is there an article about it and why is he posting about he’s interested to hear everyone’s opinions on it if it’s not our business? 

Anyway you cut it, it’s sheer stupidity to denounce a US citizenship.. just because you can. 

[Neeranam]

18 minutes ago, Saint Nick said:

I am German and don't know, nor do I care what "they" say abour immigrants or different races.

Hmmm, no comment?

[malarkyman]

Has to be mental health issues ey !

[Monomial]

3 hours ago, lust said:

Well then why is there an article about it and why is he posting about he’s interested to hear everyone’s opinions on it if it’s not our business? 

Anyway you cut it, it’s sheer stupidity to denounce a US citizenship.. just because you can. 

 

It is sheer stupidity NOT to renounce US citizenship unless you have a specific need to keep it.

 

[gk10002000]

So the man has chosen to limit his future options.  Certainly is his choice.  When he reaches age 65 he may regret not being eligible for US Medicare which all in all, is relatively reasonably priced, even with a typical Supp B whose premium at the moment is about $144/month. 

[aqua4]

Wonder if he is still going to pay double for everything like an expat. In any event, he grew up in Thailand and I am sure he feels at home in the country as that is all he knows. Good luck to him. 

[BigStar]

45 minutes ago, gk10002000 said:

So the man has chosen to limit his future options.  Certainly is his choice.  When he reaches age 65 he may regret not being eligible for US Medicare which all in all, is relatively reasonably priced, even with a typical Supp B whose premium at the moment is about $144/month. 

Might have figured Thai SS is better anyway, pays everything. But to use Medicare you'd of course need to be in the States and, for anything serious, have some sort of base there. Not clear whether it'd be practical in his case.

[lust]

1 hour ago, Monomial said:

 

It is sheer stupidity NOT to renounce US citizenship unless you have a specific need to keep it.

 

In what universe?... I’m convinced you’re a Russian bot.

[Orton Rd]

His parents were not members of the COG then but NTM a cult which later changed it's name to Ethnos 360, not as bad as COG but certainly had a few scandals and notoriety. So often these wacko cults change names, divine light mission, COG, the orange lot etc. Never heard of the New Tribes Mission, but they sound like a really miserable bunch and seem to have had a lot of falling out with each other, one love ????

 

'I grew up with deep roots in NTM. My grandparents were the very first NTM Bible Institute graduates. I was born into NTM and my parents were ‘die hard’ NTM missionaries. I never thought that NTM was the perfect mission'

 

https://ntmabuse.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/allen-long/

 

Having looked at the wikipedia page on ethnos 360, oh dear, lots of problems with them abusing native cultures as well

 

Sexual abuse allegations

A 2010 report by G.R.A.C.E.(Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment), an organization dedicated to helping Christian organizations deal with abuse, documented reports of sexual, physical, emotional abuse at the Fanda boarding school operated by NTM for the children of NTM workers in the country of Senegal during the 1980s and 1990s.^[42

[SCOTT FITZGERSLD]

15 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

His parents were not members of the COG then but NTM a cult which later changed it's name to Ethnos 360

so that's what it's all about.

i suspected this was the case. not sure about the details, but usually

that is the case.

[Orton Rd]

Also he has not been in Thailand since the age of 2 continually as was the impression many got. Seems he took the cult to task over the pedo accusations which was good.

 

'Immediately after I graduated from high school I enrolled in NTM’s Bible Institute in Waukesha, Wisconsin.'

[SCOTT FITZGERSLD]

12 hours ago, Neeranam said:

what an awful, rasict post.

nothing racist in what i said.

as i mentioned, the U.S. is also does it for it's citizens, like any other

"nation" on this planet. 

in any nation there are the "elites" and the "folks", and the elites are using

different mind control techniques to keep the masses at bay and

make them believe how wonderful their country is.

thing is, U.S. is a waaaay much better place than thailand,

and if this dude really can't see it, than they must have got him real good.

[yourauntbob]

Im amazed at how many comments at how stupid he is.  As an american citizen I dont think its stupid at all.   If given the opportunity to do a clean swap on citizenship from US to Thai, i would thoroughly consider.  The US government is becoming ever more oppressive, the education system is in shambles, and freedoms are quickly disappearing.   I understand that many have been indoctrinated by the schools in the US to believe the country is something that its not.  But at minimum you would think this person knows more about their own situation than the keyboard warriors here on TV.   

[roaming2019]

1 minute ago, yourauntbob said:

Im amazed at how many comments at how stupid he is.  As an american citizen I dont think its stupid at all.   If given the opportunity to do a clean swap on citizenship from US to Thai, i would thoroughly consider.  The US government is becoming ever more oppressive, the education system is in shambles, and freedoms are quickly disappearing.   I understand that many have been indoctrinated by the schools in the US to believe the country is something that its not.  But at minimum you would think this person knows more about their own situation than the keyboard warriors here on TV.   

the expectation to get everything free is pushing a  lot of americans thinking grass is green on the other side.

[Orton Rd]

What freedoms are 'quickly disappearing' in the USA?

[garyk]

1 hour ago, Orton Rd said:

What freedoms are 'quickly disappearing' in the USA?

Pointless to argue with US haters. Don't wast your time.

 

[yourauntbob]

2 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

What freedoms are 'quickly disappearing' in the USA?

Free speech, right to bear arms, ... pick an amendment.