18 hours ago, cyril sneer said:

At some water park with the partner and her son in rural isaan at the moment,

How/where you meet her first time?

taxed?

Edited July 28, 20206 yr by Yinn

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

I've always found the National parks demands for 400bht Vs 40bht to be more taxing.

The parks overcharge us by 5 beers!

Best way is to just sneak in the back way-crawl under any barricade ????

Leave a google review..open map of the location and select the place...I do it all the time when I get double priced, they can read it ,as can others, they can respond but cant remove it....the internet is forever.....

 

If they should respond or an error I will happily remove it, but it serves as a fair warning to others...

 

Fool me once.....shame on you....fool me twice...never happens....I learn from it and move on....an example, I left a good review for my thai buddy at his shop, has had 1000 views..

Edited July 28, 20206 yr by ChakaKhan

OP how long have you lived in Thailand, tet you are unable to ask a simple question about checking the bill in Thai? 

 

You rely on your wife to sort out simple problems like this for you? Seem less independent that the kids you took to the pool. 

I am amazed that anyone is with a partner they suspect of helping in defrauding them. Even if its a small amount something like that would be a total destruction of trust. Not sure why anyone would stay together after that. (This was was what happened with my first Thai wife) After finding out it was done for good. You can't get back from something like that. Later with beter selection of woman never had such a problem again.

16 hours ago, SteveK said:

Typical Thai style, they want as much money as they can get their grubby little hands on but are afraid of a confrontation.

First: No it´s not typical Thai style. The genuine Thai person is very kind and giving. This is something they picked up and learned since foreigners, especially westerners, started to invade the country in too large numbers.

 

Second: What a childish comment. Grubby little hands. Really? Was that the best you could do?

 

Last: Nope, Thais are definitely not afraid of confrontation. They are just not used to do the confrontation verbally, and do not own the same skills as many other nationalities in that area. They do their confrontation with hands, knifes, guns and other weapons they have at hand. Something that I am sure you would have been getting first hand experience of, if you had been having the guts to voice your comment to a Thai person.

Edited July 28, 20206 yr by Matzzon

1 hour ago, zoza said:

i went into a bar below the condo a few years ago, ok i was smashed i ordered a beer 

The wife followed me in and looked at the bin.... 750 baht The farang owner hung his head

low an American mate of his tried to make out it was a mix up with his bin.

The Thai bargirl was never the full shilling and at one point tried to tell people i fancied her

she eventually got dumped by her Farang boyfriend and got sacked from the bar but she was

still there for a year or so, but being happy go lucky i do wave to them as i go past.

for me the worst Farang tax is when you get taxed by another farang, have seen lots of them

at it.

Sounds like she already had added the barfine to the bill, as she knew what you were up to in that bar.

Only when your wife arrived later they realized you might have just been there for just a beer.

16 hours ago, CorpusChristie said:

Not too nice to be in a swimming pool area with drunks either .

Ha ha  so  now he's  being labelled a  drunk as  well, pathetic.

6 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

Something that I am sure you would have been getting first hand experience of, if you had been having the guts to voice your comment to a Thai person.

because every civilised person knows this is  the only way to deal with a bad  situation, thanks for the  tip, next time i get overcharged Ill dispense with the pleasantries and go straight for the machete, where do you suggest? arm leg or go straight for the  decapitation, saves time but messy?

1 hour ago, Yinn said:

How/where you meet her first time?

predictable response

4 minutes ago, bodga said:

Ha ha  so  now he's  being labelled a  drunk as  well, pathetic.

That was a general comment about people drinking alcohol in swimming pools, rather than any personal accusation 

5 minutes ago, bodga said:

because every civilised person knows this is  the only way to deal with a bad  situation, thanks for the  tip, next time i get overcharged Ill dispense with the pleasantries and go straight for the machete, where do you suggest? arm leg or go straight for the  decapitation, saves time but messy?

That would be one way of handling the situation , although a much better way would be to go to the person and explain that you think that the bill is wrong and sort it out from there , no need to machetes 

As soon as the bill comes my wifes flaggs it over and checks it, even the places we frequent regularly.

16 hours ago, Oldie said:

Whatever I order I will always check the price first. 

And pay cash for each drink.

 

Heard this before, farang orders beer, girl brings bottle to the table, farang or wife asks for a slip with price, farang pays instantly and insists that staff, there at the table/bar put a line through the amount and write in Thai PAID.  

16 hours ago, CorpusChristie said:

No, I dont think that alcohol  and children mix well .

Shouldn't be drinking whilst taking care of kids .

Not too nice to be in a swimming pool area with drunks either .

Another recovering alcoholic who can't stand the thought of others having fun even if was only 3 beers 

Get rid of the partner

17 hours ago, Puchaiyank said:

She was splitting up the overcharges with management...????

555

2 minutes ago, madmen said:

Another recovering alcoholic who can't stand the thought of others having fun even if was only 3 beers 

Have as much fun as you like and drink as much as you want , I just think that if you take kids to the swimming pool , you should be keeping an eye on the kids making sure they dont drown , teaching them to swim or just swimming yourself , rather than sitting there knocking the drink back 

Hilarious, some wants the Op to dump his lady because she's not willing to cause problem over 3 beers. Next time you'll ask before you order. Lesson learned, mai pen rai

31 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Hilarious, some wants the Op to dump his lady because she's not willing to cause problem over 3 beers. Next time you'll ask before you order. Lesson learned, mai pen rai

I never buy anything, anywhere without seeing a printed price (on a Thai menu) first.

If it's not priced, I'm unlikely to buy it.

80bht is about my limit for a large beer, unless women's breasts are somehow involved in the transaction.

 

Leaving the bill to your Thai wife ............

I remember well being shown around new houses by my new Thai wife, and a sales lady, only 2.5Mbht.

Walked into the sales office and picked up the printed house price list, 1.8Mbht ...... that made me go ....Hmmmmm.

Edited July 28, 20206 yr by BritManToo

5 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

Have as much fun as you like and drink as much as you want , I just think that if you take kids to the swimming pool , you should be keeping an eye on the kids making sure they dont drown , teaching them to swim or just swimming yourself , rather than sitting there knocking the drink back 

Mum took him swimming. You make it sound like he was <deleted>faced. You need a drink by the sound of it,, lighten up dude 

4 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I never buy anything, anywhere without seeing a printed price (on a Thai menu) first.

If it's not priced, I'm unlikely to buy it.

 

80bht is about my limit for a large beer, unless women's breasts are somehow involved in the transaction.

Got to keep a breast of the situation

I usually like a kiss before I get <deleted> ed 

I never have this problem because I never handle money. When I'm with my wife, she has the money and she pays the bills. The only time I handle money is when I might have a day or two in Bangkok while in transit from Isaan to somewhere else. Because of Covid, I haven't actually handled money since 2nd March.

21 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

Have as much fun as you like and drink as much as you want , I just think that if you take kids to the swimming pool , you should be keeping an eye on the kids making sure they dont drown , teaching them to swim or just swimming yourself , rather than sitting there knocking the drink back 

3 beers??? Is not drunk. 

For heaven's sake ! How much do you reckon you were out of pocket ? No more than a few baht. If that's too much for you you then Thailand is not where you should be living. Find somehere else to whinge about.

17 hours ago, SteveK said:

You know that in Isaan a can of beer is around 30 baht, and a big bottle is around 60 baht? 

Bar prices or shop prices.?

17 hours ago, CorpusChristie said:

No, I dont think that alcohol  and children mix well .

Shouldn't be drinking whilst taking care of kids .

Not too nice to be in a swimming pool area with drunks either .

Well there’s the problem ‘you don’t think’ and clearly didn’t before posting ! 

 

Its time to stop judging the world by your flaws. People are perfectly capable of having a couple of cold ones without overdoing it. 

1 hour ago, CorpusChristie said:

That would be one way of handling the situation , although a much better way would be to go to the person and explain that you think that the bill is wrong and sort it out from there , no need to machetes 

Axe it is then

17 minutes ago, Snow Leopard said:

3 beers??? Is not drunk. 

In a bucket........5  gallon????