Popular Post Cabradelmar Posted May 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2022 The foreigners ???? grousing 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ71 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 3 hours ago, nchuckle said: you haven’t thought about it too deeply Bingo - why would i waste time thinking about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mansell Posted May 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2022 The 90 report accomplishes nothing….a total waste of everybodies time. It is completely absurd. Anybody can take my passport in and get the new paper in the passport wIthout anybody actually seeing me…..so what does it accomplish? Nothing. I drive on the outskirts of Pattaya. The drivers are for the most horrendous and dangerous. When I lived on Phuket and Korat they weren’t this bad. I try to be neutral about their driving cars and motorbikes, but stupidity is rampant here. This could all be resolved in a short time with a decent police force and enforcement of current laws. Vietnam solved this issues for bikes limiting how many to a bike, and enforcing helmet laws within a pretty short time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 2 hours ago, PJ71 said: Bingo - why would i waste time thinking about it? Yes,I did perceive that thinking wasn’t one of your strengths… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TropicalGuy Posted May 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) 22 hours ago, NorthernRyland said: I never thought I'd have to debate a person on Thailand road safety. It's only 20,000 a year out of 70 million so I guess those are pretty good odds, I wouldn't worry about it too much. ????♂️ 26k Deaths + 15 k Seriously Injured.Every Year Here. Worlds Worst. Kids driving motorbikes from age 12 here. 3/4 road casualties here are young on mbikes. National disgrace. Nothing Ever Done. Edited May 20, 2022 by TropicalGuy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 11 minutes ago, TropicalGuy said: 26k Deaths + 15 k Seriously Injured.Every Year Here. Worlds Worst. Kids driving motorbikes from age 12 here. 3/4 road casualties here are young on mbikes. National disgrace. Nothing Ever Done. nobody's listening brother so why keep flogging the dead horse? Thais gunna do what they gunna do, end of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalGuy Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 13 hours ago, ThailandRyan said: But how do those things personally affect you. You can not vote, You can not speak out against this government as your not a Thai. Of course corruption is an issue but just not here in Thailand. How has corruption affected you, did you pay more to an IO, did you pay a policeman to make something you did go away, Did you have a bag placed over your head because you were being investigated. What rip off pricing, I have never paid more for anything except going to certain parks, but that has been hit and miss over the past decade. My hospital costs are still the same as before, and even then everything is negotiable if you take the time. Never encountered this “double pricing”. Would walk away. Agent Retirement Stay w/ Multiple ReEntry & Reporting / No Financials / Guaranteed =26k Year. No Imm Direct Dealings.Minimum Govt. Dealings. Culture/Politics/Govt. Form/People/Food = No Interest / Little Comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernRyland Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 14 minutes ago, TropicalGuy said: 26k Deaths + 15 k Seriously Injured.Every Year Here. Worlds Worst. Kids driving motorbikes from age 12 here. 3/4 road casualties here are young on mbikes. National disgrace. Nothing Ever Done. The raw numbers aren't even what gets me, it's the fact I know one of these idiots is going to get me seriously hurt one day and it will have been completely avoidable if only they would follow simple rules and be respectful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proton Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Boredom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ71 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 hour ago, nchuckle said: Yes,I did perceive that thinking wasn’t one of your strengths… I have many better to things to think about rather than wasting my time on 1. Things i cannot change and 2. Things i don't care about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalGuy Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 32 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said: nobody's listening brother so why keep flogging the dead horse? Thais gunna do what they gunna do, end of. Farangs here should be listening. Was responding to a casual farang underestimate of road deaths here relative to total population. Thais will be Thais. Farangs must Drive Super Self-Defensively. Job Done. I agree that otherwise not our business and will never change. ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyk Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 No problem what so ever, I left right before the pandemic and all the 800k in the bank mess. Best decision I ever made. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunLA Posted May 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2022 17 minutes ago, garyk said: No problem what so ever, I left right before the pandemic and all the 800k in the bank mess. Best decision I ever made. That's a shame, as you missed Thailand at it's best, with few to no tourist here. Especially Phuket, as we literally visited almost all the beaches with less than 10 people on them, if having any. Water was pristine, with fish no spooked and swimming around. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 I dont have Issues--I have Subscriptions!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phuket Pete Posted May 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) 1. Street cables making everything look really scruffy. 2. You can't trust the Police, and if you cant trust them who can you trust ? 3. Being made to jump through hoops of fire for unreasonable Immigration. 4. Diabolical driving that endangers my life every day. 5. The desire for locals to burn everything choking the beautiful environment. 6. Unroadworthy bikes and trucks pumping out noise and black smoke pollution being ignored by Police whilst they seek 'falang with no helmet' ! 7. The simple fact that common sense is just not common here ! Now - I look forward to the next survey when I can give the 50+ good reasons why I emigrated here and why I wouldn't go back to the UK for all the tea in China ! Edited May 20, 2022 by Phuket Pete Presentation correction 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion58 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 1. Immigration 2. Drivers 3. Immigration 4. Immigration 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Orinoco Posted May 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2022 Thais with there childish unprofessional Empire building mentality in the government work place. ( look at me i'm so important, and now i'm going to make the rules up just as i want them ) Grow up Thailand, you babies. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BonMot Posted May 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2022 I would add one more. I will be forced to live in BKK for at least four more years and maybe the balance of my life. Bangkok is in very, very serious need of green spaces. Quality parks and recreation. It's a very ugly city. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrymahoney Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, garyk said: No problem what so ever, I left right before the pandemic and all the 800k in the bank mess. Best decision I ever made. So you left Thailand sometime late 2019 and yet here you are to let us know. Busman's holiday. BTW while I obviously couldn't have know it at the time, the best decision maybe I ever made was spending about a month in USofA August 2019 and putting my affairs in order such that I, for the foreseeable future or maybe if ever, have to return to US. And I don't put 800k baht in the bank either -- the 65K per month SWIFT transfer works out just fine. Edited May 21, 2022 by jerrymahoney 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 2 hours ago, BonMot said: I will be forced to live in BKK for at least four more years No one is forced to live anywhere, unless you're in jail. 2 hours ago, BonMot said: Bangkok is in very, very serious need of green spaces. Quality parks and recreation. It's a very ugly city I've always found Bangkok to be a beautiful city with many beautiful people. I don't live in Bangkok but each and every time I go there I'm so excited to be back. From your comments I reckon it's time for you to find another country to live. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oslooskar Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Dirty beaches covered in litter. When I was young I used to volunteer with other members of my kayak club to collect trash on the local beaches back home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 18 hours ago, Cabradelmar said: The foreigners ???? grousing Only from the glorious 12th to December! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustThisOnePostOnly Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Do the two-month deposit and first month's rent on a condo overlooking the ocean in a non-smoking building with signs everywhere that say "no smoking!" and threatening steep fines and even imprisonment for failure to obey only to find out the next day that the next-door neighbors are furiously puffing away every chance they get with door ajar, and their balcony fair game as well. Reporting them to building management does nothing so far and expectations for a resolution are not good. Meanwhile I have to wear a mask when I go out to protect our lungs from a virus that, relative to the risk I bear from constant exposure to second-hand smoke, poses me little to no threat. Did I mention that Thailand wants to position itself as the health and wellness center for the (cough) world? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smi11ie Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 I have largly come to terms with the driving stuff. The thing that annoys me now are the waiting times at the land office and such. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2009 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 5/19/2022 at 2:28 PM, spidermike007 said: But I do like alot of Thai people. Mostly women. LOL. I find many to be light-hearted, kind, goofy, humorous, and fun to be around. That's just one side of the coin though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2009 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 2 hours ago, 2009 said: That's just one side of the coin though. The other side is immature, irresponsible, hotheaded, stingy, ruthless, and the fun doesn't usually last, haha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post trainman34014 Posted May 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2022 3 hours ago, smi11ie said: I have largly come to terms with the driving stuff. The thing that annoys me now are the waiting times at the land office and such. Shouldn't be a problem as you can't own any Land ! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dials on my Dash Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 How they behave on the roads.. Their inability to do any task competently without being distracted. Their half assed way of doing anything yet thinking they are the centre of the universe. I often wonder how the country lurches from one day to the next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanuman2547 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 14 hours ago, BonMot said: Bangkok is in very, very serious need of green spaces. Quality parks and recreation. It's a very ugly city. I agree about the green spaces, but in their defense they just finished completing a huge park on the old Tobacco Monopoly grounds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 My problem is trying to fit all the fun in AND Those dreadful duty visits back home.. Just wanna get back here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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