Fat is a type of crazy Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Sparktrader said: 500 baht rooms are in town. Why does staff need a 6000 baht room? Just pure waste. Not sure about UN but as an Australian Public Servant I can tell you perks are few and far between. Not even free tea and coffee or a biscuit these days. No time for Christmas lunch. Nice to get something a bit nice for once. Edited November 10, 2022 by Fat is a type of crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaosLover Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 52 minutes ago, Sparktrader said: You eat well stay well. I'm gonna guess 40K baht a month eating out. Yesterday, we took our real estate agent out for a lobster roll, which she had never had, at the Center Festival Mall in Chiang Mai. Verdict: a little skimpy on the Canadian lobster, but the brioche roll was properly classic. At that level of western comfort-eating, the discount over the west is still about 30% on a item like a lobster roll. Usually, it's about half of North Carolina prices for great food in a beautiful restaurant. We're here for food and culture and it's delivering. Now that we're in an apartment, latte consumption has fallen off and we eat in a bit too. But 10K baht is only $270. for 2 people to eat out very well, 7 nights in a row, that is the deal of a lifetime. Streetside papaya salad can wait. I think I'm going to raise our dinner budget to 50K a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Sparktrader said: You paid 1m baht for it. Typical of you, 50K, get informed before you let go your drivel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 27 minutes ago, Fat is a type of crazy said: Not sure about UN but as an Australian Public Servant I can tell you perks are few and far between. Not even free tea and coffee or a biscuit these days. No time for Christmas lunch. Nice to get something a bit nice for once. The Noblemaire principle, is what governs UN staff compensation. Our days we are supposed to have a standard of living equivalent to [high ranking] civil servants in New York. I have to admit that "Post adjustment" system isn't perfect and that we were probably overcompensated in Geneva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 51 minutes ago, Sparktrader said: 500 baht rooms are in town. Why does staff need a 6000 baht room? Just pure waste. Don't want to repeat myself, but this reads like communist bullcrud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 On 11/8/2022 at 2:29 PM, Photoguy21 said: I spend more than a million Baht a year but I have a wife and two daughters I spend about 1.2 million baht a year, although I do have a daughter who I'm putting through university at the moment, so I pay all of those fees and pay for an apartment for her near the University, as well as her living expenses. I must admit I do spend far too much on wine and food, and even though I'm learning to cook more Thai food, I still eat out a couple of times a week, and buy the occasional Aussie tenderloin steak to have with some Stilton cheese I could cut back if I wanted to, but at the age of 75, I believe I deserve my "treats". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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