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Thais in Pattaya forced to sell belongings to buy food


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4 minutes ago, BestB said:

believe it or not, not all lost their jobs and many who have, will have a job to back to and not all who come holiday to Thailand are living month to month, hunting 300 baht rooms and 50 baht beers ????

Fair enough, I was thinking about the natives.

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15 minutes ago, Spellforce said:

Everyday I chat with some friends who are living in Europe, they all tell me that their dick is going to explode ! They are all waiting for the end of the confinement and going back to Thailand.

They never mentioned money issue.

Did the government close the FKKs in Germany?

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1 hour ago, FarFlungFalang said:

Weren't you raving how wonderful Thailand was handling the C19 outbreak,full of praise and admiration for the administration at keeping everyone safe?Another story said Thailand has 2 trillion baht of social security money saved and it looks like they will keep on saving in special bank accounts for an emergency just like this one.

As usual, you try to turn and twist stuff again.Not at all surprised. You as well as others, knows that I was referring to the handling of ill and that they are one of the countries with less deaths. I have also referred to that in many of my posts.

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1 hour ago, Odin Norway said:

She will not get anything either if she didnt have a job with a payslip to proove it.

Quite the opposite, actually.  The 5000 baht is intended for those who DON'T have payslips. Itinerant workers and the like.

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3 hours ago, steven100 said:

The pawn shops will be having a field day. I suspect everyone will want to get in early to porn as much stuff as they can because I bet they will stop taking goods after a week or two. 

Luckily they might get away with it,

if its only a guy&gal at close quarters and a camera man 3 metres away.

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4 minutes ago, smudger1951 said:

Agreed, even if the lockdown and tourist travel restrictions were lifted today it would be too late for so many thais who live in the "now". 

Health crisis always affect the poor disproportionately, as do natural disasters.

Even many "middle income" families are rarely more than a month away from struggle street, especially in most western countries.

This possibly a good time for many countries to take a serious look at the introduction of a "universal income" for the majority of people. Many studies, and some trials have proven the economic value in it.

 

 

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10 minutes ago, smudger1951 said:

Agreed, even if the lockdown and tourist travel restrictions were lifted today it would be too late for so many thais who live in the "now". 

I should also say I am so sorry about that, it is not a time to just think about the bargains to be had.

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28 minutes ago, varun said:

From what I've heard, a lot of Thai women in Pattaya sell only one thing -

especially on Walking Street!

Ladyboys are self sufficient, they pick pockets on Beach Road!

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2 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

People selling all they have to get food to eat is funny, is it? Something to joke about, is it? There really are some cretins around, aren't there, and not ashamed to show that they are.

Well said.

 

And no..they are not ashamed to show what they are.

 

But the Greeks not only invented the term "pleonexia" they also invented the concept of "hubris" which they considered a force to be reckoned with.

 

The poster to whom you are responding has never even made it to the status of "Legend in his own lunchtime."

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18 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

People selling all they have to get food to eat is funny, is it? Something to joke about, is it? There really are some cretins around, aren't there, and not ashamed to show that they are.

He was "porn" instead of Pawn>> play on words

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there are those in need in all countries, the government, charity organisations and individuals are doing what they can, it's up to the government initially and charities to raise money and get organised to help. i know the religious orders are doing a lot in the community in my home country. the monks in thailand have an organisation and resources in place; temples in pretty much every community, people and money, are they providing soup kitchens, food parcels as well as spiritual support in the communities around their temples?

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3 hours ago, 19DL86 said:

That ll suit me, I m looking for a 2 year old SUV low Kms Everest, CRV, CX5 or such like. I ll guess another few weeks this situation will filter up the food chain.  Be lots of cheap properties another 3-6 months.

 

Fortune favors the brave, anyone holding cash will make a killing yet again.  Welcome to the "Money go Round"

You sound like a really pleasant and sympathetic bloke. I do hope you acquire several properties and vehicles for a rock bottom price while others around you struggle and starve. You deserve it. Well done mate

 

Well firstly I'm only trying to buy a car from someone who no longer can afford to keep it.  No sympathy required there, it's hardly like I ve turfed him and his family onto the street.  Or taking his 15 year old daughter into bonded sex slavery.

 

Id say without any doubt I d probably pay much more than a Thai car yard or it would be a better solution than the Thai loan shark route.

 

I ve no intention of buying property as in real estate here, after 10-12 years in the rental game I ve just sold my last one some 6-8 months back.  Never to be repeated.  I ll stick with my rental portfolio back home which pays me handsomely enough, 4 properties let to the Local Housing Authority on a five year lease agreement, with guaranteed income.

 

Listen you might be one of those few strange fellas that never bothered- but every girl in a bar or Gogo is being exploited due to financial difficulties.  Some drive Fortunas on finance, some as did my missus do it to support 3 young children and a sick mother.  That's where by sympathys are spent.

 

GET OVER IT, this is the real World I didn't make it.

 

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