Wife is dead set on moving to London

[Mac Mickmanus]

2 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Only that kind of abuse of English will make me stay away from UK,

Yep, everyone says give me a bell every day and they are talking about who invented the telephone .

[Cardano]

2 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Go Back? Really? You know, not only one on this forum is a brit. But we all know, you have the best people, the best cities, the best of everything. That´s why you have the mad expression "best of British". Almost same mad as "hunky dory"! And by all means, do not tell people that you call them. just say "I give you a bell". Still, you have not understood that Graham Bell did not invent the phone. It was Edison. Wonder how long time it´s going take to change to "I give you an edison".

Only that kind of abuse of English will make me stay away from UK, among many other things your arrogant society have to offer. I am amazed that a Thai woman can have the wish to move to London. Will probably be like 80-90% that tried. They will be back here telling horrible stories for a lifetime. ????

If you're not a Brit then don't comment on a country you have no experience of. You're just another one that thinks the UK consists of one place called London, how sad.

By the way AGB is credited with inventing the first working phone and successfully acquired all patents for said device.

[Gottfrid]

15 minutes ago, Cardano said:

If you're not a Brit then don't comment on a country you have no experience of. You're just another one that thinks the UK consists of one place called London, how sad.

By the way AGB is credited with inventing the first working phone and successfully acquired all patents for said device.

Yes, credited with it. However, not the inventor, as he only made improvements on an already working unit.

After that, do not have to be Brit to make comments on UK. As I have lived in many countries during my life, that is one of them. And, do not tell me what I should do or not do. So, I will continue to make as many comments as I wish and see fit. Nothing, you can do anything about.

[Gottfrid]

22 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Yep, everyone says give me a bell every day and they are talking about who invented the telephone .

Why would they do that, and who have told you so?

[Gottfrid]

28 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

You didnt understand .

"Give you a bell" idsnt a reference to who invented the telephone, its a reference to the noise the phone makes when it rings .

    The term dates back to when landlines used to ring a bell when a call was made , "give you a bell" = give you a call 

Ok, exactly. A stone age language that has missed development and the modern world, then. If you see that as a better thing. 

[Mac Mickmanus]

Just now, Gottfrid said:

Why would they do that, and who have told you so?

Like , it was a joke to keep you away from the U.K 

Shall I explain the joke to you ?

[Lacessit]

I'm fairly easy-going, and most of the time I give my GF what she wants. However, there are certain lines she knows she can't cross.

If she was to tell me she wanted me to live in the village full-time, or go live in Australia, that would be a couple of them.

My advice to the OP is put yourself first. If your wife won't accept that, time for a change.

[Gottfrid]

1 minute ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Like , it was a joke to keep you away from the U.K 

Shall I explain the joke to you ?

Nah, don´t bother. I am already in pain for laughing too much.

[Cardano]

12 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Yes, credited with it. However, not the inventor, as he only made improvements on an already working unit.

After that, do not have to be Brit to make comments on UK. As I have lived in many countries during my life, that is one of them. And, do not tell me what I should do or not do. So, I will continue to make as many comments as I wish and see fit. Nothing, you can do anything about.

You're wrong again AGB invented the telephone and it was Eddison who improve the transmission side to enable greater distances between calls. 

 

Carry on posting your condescending tripe as you wish and see fit. People will see it for what it is and ignore it. 

[Cardano]

22 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Ok, exactly. A stone age language that has missed development and the modern world, then. If you see that as a better thing. 

Unbeleivable!! 

[actonion]

You sure its another girl shes following on tik tok.. A friend i had  in Thailand told a similar story, a few years ago,  his Mrs told him much the same story  as yours  except it was another guy she'd been chatting too on the internet promising her all sorts ..they left for the UK, he wrote to tell me she'd left him, and i  never heard more from him

[Cardano]

20 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Nah, don´t bother. I am already in pain for laughing too much.

you probably wouldn't understand the joke anyway as it will be told in a stone age language lol.

[Gottfrid]

32 minutes ago, Cardano said:

you probably wouldn't understand the joke anyway as it will be told in a stone age language lol.

Yeah, I know, and by a Brit.

[Mac Mickmanus]

56 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Ok, exactly. A stone age language that has missed development and the modern world, then. If you see that as a better thing. 

What , you think people should say "I'll give you a Stairway to heaven" later tonight , instead of a ring ?

[Gottfrid]

34 minutes ago, Cardano said:

Unbeleivable!! 

Yeah, it really is.

[Gottfrid]

39 minutes ago, Cardano said:

You're wrong again AGB invented the telephone and it was Eddison who improve the transmission side to enable greater distances between calls. 

 

Carry on posting your condescending tripe as you wish and see fit. People will see it for what it is and ignore it. 

Like you are doing?

[Gottfrid]

2 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

What , you think people should say "I'll give you a Stairway to heaven" later tonight , instead of a ring ?

Again? Who told you that? or, do you just make up things as you go? What has a stairway to heaven to do with the word ring?

[Mac Mickmanus]

1 minute ago, Gottfrid said:

Again? Who told you that? or, do you just make up things as you go? What has a stairway to heaven to do with the word ring?

Again, you missed the joke :

Stairway to heaven is a song and people use the song as a ringtone . 

   So, instead of saying give me a ring (bell) , they should say give me a stairway to heaven (ringtone song replacing bell ) .

   You do seem to have difficulty in following 

[Golden Triangle]

Some dummies inhabit these pages. No names no pack drill, you know who you are. ????????????

[Nickelbeer]

Brits generally don’t appreciate the fact that many people in the world would give anything to live in the UK.  Same situation with the USA. I am satisfied with having retired in Thailand with a nice retirement income and a Thai girlfriend who wouldn’t think of leaving Thailand.  I am a big fan of the UK but could not possibly afford to live there.

[VinnieK]

Is she young-ish?

Maybe she thinks she can move a few steps up the ladder, if you know what I mean.

Many lonely and rich men in the West 

[Kwasaki]

1 hour ago, actonion said:

You sure its another girl shes following on tik tok.. A friend i had  in Thailand told a similar story, a few years ago,  his Mrs told him much the same story  as yours  except it was another guy she'd been chatting too on the internet promising her all sorts ..they left for the UK, he wrote to tell me she'd left him, and i  never heard more from him

I suppose there's ways and means to be able to do what she did but in most cases she would be sent back to Thailand. 

[talahtnut]

On 9/20/2022 at 11:42 PM, cyril sneer said:

How else can I convince her? Maybe a documentary on reality…

Show her this pic of my missus making snowman.

midwinter uk

[GinBoy2]

13 hours ago, Nickelbeer said:

Brits generally don’t appreciate the fact that many people in the world would give anything to live in the UK.  Same situation with the USA. I am satisfied with having retired in Thailand with a nice retirement income and a Thai girlfriend who wouldn’t think of leaving Thailand.  I am a big fan of the UK but could not possibly afford to live there.

As I've said previously I'm a big Anglophile. I first visited the UK in 1980 and many times after that.

 

It isn't all about London, which I think you do once and you're done, but the country as a whole is wonderful.

 

I especially like Wales and it's coastline and have spent many happy vacations there.

 

I like Thailand, I like being back in the US but I could equally see me being happy living in the UK..

 

For OP it's really a case of whether or not he wants to let his lady experience a life outside of Thailand.

 

My Thai wife grew up in her teenage years in Chicago after her parents died and went to live with her aunt and uncle. We met when we were both working in Singapore before moving back to Thailand then back to the US.

 

Neither of us can say we regretted any of our moves. Maybe we could have been richer money wise staying in one place, but I'd say we're richer in many other ways having experienced different countries and lifestyles

[Gottfrid]

14 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Again, you missed the joke :

Stairway to heaven is a song and people use the song as a ringtone . 

   So, instead of saying give me a ring (bell) , they should say give me a stairway to heaven (ringtone song replacing bell ) .

   You do seem to have difficulty in following 

Yes, too may songs have been used as ringtones, so it was a little bit strange to just pick one and call it a ring tone. Seems like you are happy understanding your own poor attempt to joke.

[Gottfrid]

14 hours ago, Nickelbeer said:

having retired in Thailand with a nice retirement income

14 hours ago, Nickelbeer said:

I am a big fan of the UK but could not possibly afford to live there.

Those two does not come together very well, do they?

[Sparktrader]

17 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Those two does not come together very well, do they?

Means Thai is cheap.

[Kwasaki]

2 hours ago, GinBoy2 said:

As I've said previously I'm a big Anglophile. I first visited the UK in 1980 and many times after that.

 

It isn't all about London, which I think you do once and you're done, but the country as a whole is wonderful.

 

I especially like Wales and it's coastline and have spent many happy vacations there.

 

I like Thailand, I like being back in the US but I could equally see me being happy living in the UK..

 

For OP it's really a case of whether or not he wants to let his lady experience a life outside of Thailand.

 

My Thai wife grew up in her teenage years in Chicago after her parents died and went to live with her aunt and uncle. We met when we were both working in Singapore before moving back to Thailand then back to the US.

 

Neither of us can say we regretted any of our moves. Maybe we could have been richer money wise staying in one place, but I'd say we're richer in many other ways having experienced different countries and lifestyles

Did you let or take your wife to UK is the question for OP. 

[GinBoy2]

50 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

Did you let or take your wife to UK is the question for OP. 

Thats a good question.

 

For me, Yes I was bored with Thailand, but when our son decided he wasn't coming back to Thailand after college, Momma Bear was headed to the US come Hell or high water, and I was tagging along for the ride

[ivor bigun]

16 hours ago, Nickelbeer said:

Brits generally don’t appreciate the fact that many people in the world would give anything to live in the UK.  Same situation with the USA. I am satisfied with having retired in Thailand with a nice retirement income and a Thai girlfriend who wouldn’t think of leaving Thailand.  I am a big fan of the UK but could not possibly afford to live there.

just jump of a dinghy at the coast you will get accomodation and everything free.