Popular Post Sticky Rice Balls Posted February 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2022 My Hansum-ness has been upgraded due to low tourist numbers....... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Zweistein Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 9 hours ago, FritsSikkink said: Barstool tourist, rofl. Sorry dude but I never visit bars and don't drink alcohol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Oracle Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 We still going on about strawberries as a sign of economic health? Bought this 600g punnet half an hour ago from the local morning market. Eighty baht. Taste the same as the ones I used to eat from my backyard in Australia. There were punnets of "jumbo" ones but, even though they might be sweeter, they looked a tad over-ripe and not last long in the fridge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Long term visas are very easy to get. Prove residents & income ... done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 8 hours ago, Albert Zweistein said: Sorry dude but I never visit bars and don't drink alcohol. There have been no bars open for the past two years, you can only visit restaurants now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 On 2/26/2022 at 3:22 AM, Albert Zweistein said: Maybe you should start to learn reading, the headlines says what is the GOOD NEWS. Well, there is no news at all so it's none. The good news is everywhere is selling Cavendish bananas this year (30-35bht a bunch). I've been eating loads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 On 2/26/2022 at 5:54 AM, thaibeachlovers said: Have you read on a food tin label what we consume in the west? Overprocessed flavoured muck IMO, but I've lived a very long time on it. I doubt food in Thailand is worse for me. I certainly never suffered for it. I've recently rediscovered tinned tuna in soi oil (45bht/tin). Takes me back to my UK childhood where mum always made me tuna sandwiches for tea. 1 tin is good for 3-4 meals, and my son enjoys the sandwiches too, just had one for breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post moogradod Posted February 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2022 8 minutes ago, BritManToo said: I've recently rediscovered tinned tuna in soi oil (45bht/tin). Takes me back to my UK childhood where mum always made me tuna sandwiches for tea. 1 tin is good for 3-4 meals, and my son enjoys the sandwiches too, just had one for breakfast. Mix it with mayonnaise, capers, onions and put it between 2 slices of the phantastique Baguette they make (like the real thing) in Big C Extra. 1 Baguette good for 1.5 meals (my size) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Zweistein Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 4 hours ago, BritManToo said: There have been no bars open for the past two years, you can only visit restaurants now. Really ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Zweistein Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 4 hours ago, BritManToo said: The good news is everywhere is selling Cavendish bananas this year (30-35bht a bunch). I've been eating loads! Be carefull, bananas are grown with a lot of pesticide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummin Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 4 hours ago, BritManToo said: There have been no bars open for the past two years, you can only visit restaurants now. Last time I was in Chiang Mai and the time before that the last two years, they openly served alchohol in bars, and almost every other place I have visited in Thailand from north to south and east to west in the main cities and tourist places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiexpat Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 So happy for the Wine supertax... ...haven't had a wine in 45 days now ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 59 minutes ago, Albert Zweistein said: Be carefull, bananas are grown with a lot of pesticide. Not if they're grown locally or at home. As the base varieties are native here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arick Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 6:03 AM, blazes said: I'm still waiting (for many years) for the good news that the ridiculous tax on imported red wine be dropped to something that does not threaten bankruptcy. At least you have landed back at Heathrow with a pair of sandkes and shorts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Zweistein Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 8 hours ago, zzaa09 said: Not if they're grown locally or at home. As the base varieties are native here. You mean same as the rice ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post olfu Posted February 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2022 ...the good news about living in Thailand is its easy to move to Cambodia. 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 19 hours ago, BritManToo said: I've recently rediscovered tinned tuna in soi oil (45bht/tin). What, the used cooking oil that usually goes down drains or powers old trucks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David T Pike Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 1:34 PM, Meat Pie 47 said: And I guess you earn more than 300 baht per day in NYC Being that the minimum wage in NYC pays ten times that (3,933 thb) a day? I would say your correct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 3 hours ago, jacko45k said: What, the used cooking oil that usually goes down drains or powers old trucks? Should that have been 'soy' ............. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daithi85 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 6 hours ago, olfu said: ...the good news about living in Thailand is its easy to move to Cambodia. Strange comment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 8 hours ago, olfu said: ...the good news about living in Thailand is its easy to move to Cambodia. Yes indeed as I did just before the Covid-19 barriers came down. A short flight from bureaucracy to simplicity!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafPinto Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 5:51 AM, OneMoreFarang said: I agree with most of what you write. But strawberries in Thailand are just not what strawberries are supposed to be. Where in Thailand can you get strawberries like this? On Sukhumvit between Nana and Asoke. The ones who were selling " sex toys" before went for the "healthy" option now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 13 minutes ago, RafPinto said: On Sukhumvit between Nana and Asoke. The ones who were selling " sex toys" before went for the "healthy" option now. Ok, I will have a look there. But if they have the same margins like for those toys then I can't afford them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafPinto Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 2:23 PM, OneMoreFarang said: Thanks for all your strawberry comments, I appreciate them. I go regularly to Klong Toey fresh market, which is, as far as I know, one of the biggest markets in Bangkok. They have strawberries but mostly they are half white... That's called "emancipation". All ladies want to be white. Why can't strawberries have the right to be "white" as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daithi85 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Burma Bill said: Yes indeed as I did just before the Covid-19 barriers came down. A short flight from bureaucracy to simplicity!! And huge step down in standard of living. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Burma Bill Posted February 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Daithi85 said: And huge step down in standard of living. Oh really! Have you recently been to the country? Here in Siem Reap major infrastructure projects have now been completed. My photo shows my fully furnished penthouse across the top of the apartment block - 250US$ per month, excluding electricity and water but Wi-Fi and TV included. Edited February 28, 2022 by Burma Bill additional information 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daithi85 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Just now, Burma Bill said: Oh really! Have you recently been to the country? Here in Siem Reap major infrastructure projects have now been completed. My photo shows my fully furnished penthouse across the top of the apartment block - 250US$ per month, excluding electricity and water but Wi-Fi and TV included. Yep, was in siem reap just before borders closed. Nice apartment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnock Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 What is the good news about living in Thailand ..... ? .... Never having to rub one off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumpie Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 16 hours ago, olfu said: ...the good news about living in Thailand is its easy to move to Cambodia. The biggest problem is that if you did that then you would live in Cambodia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Burma Bill said: Oh really! Have you recently been to the country? Here in Siem Reap major infrastructure projects have now been completed. My photo shows my fully furnished penthouse across the top of the apartment block - 250US$ per month, excluding electricity and water but Wi-Fi and TV included. What Thai city is most similar to Siem Reap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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