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Will Trump deport the LEGAL Haitian migrants in Ohio as promised?
Nope. The Haitians in Springfield flew in legally. Stop making a fool of yourself. -
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Trump Declares Victory and Promises a "Golden Age" for America
Sorry I have edited my post after you replied. Why wouldn't they be able to do what they have basically been doing since you were in high school? -
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BBC iplayer completely Blocked even with VPN's
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Retire Malaya VS Thailand: Advantages? Disadvantages? Your Experiences?
This post gave me such a laugh that I've finally decided to 'out' myself because of it. I have a Thai LTR Visa which I obtained just over a year ago. I applied for it because....I've been living in MALAYSIA for 10 years (not 'Malaya' as you ignorantly name it) but they've been faffing around with the MM2H Visa terms, and also applied a Remittance Tax. The LTR Visa is an insurance policy, justy in case I am ever FORCED to move. I hope not. I've been visiting Thailand since even before I moved to Malaysia, so I know it pretty well. There was a time when I'd have said Thailand was even preferable to Malaysia....but not any longer. I was in Thailand for two fortnight long holidays last year. The first I stayed in Bangkok. I found it dirty, noisy, chaotic, overrun by pot shops, and the whores have become tough as nails and nasty. It was nice swanning in with my new LTR Visa, which at least worked properly. That was the only positive. The second visit was to Phuket, where I went on a sailing holiday, in the very rural south. No PFP down there, but still the ever present pot shops all over. I ended up in Patong for the last two nights of the trip, such a kip. Plenty of whores, plenty of noise and traffic, plenty of air pollution from all the vehicles, noise and more chaos, slummy buildings, honky tonk spit on the floor pubs, and crowds of Russians everywhere. EVERYWHERE! The thing that got to me most about both BKK and Phuket were those overhead wires. You just don't see that in Malaysia - those crazy 'birdsnests' on every pole, a jungle of cables tangled like spaghetti. It all gave the place an air of disorder and real third world infrastructure. They put them underground in Malaysia! The communication issue was just another thing wherever you went. No english spoken (unlike Malaysia where EVERYBODY speaks it). Rubbish strewn all around. No building regs - slummy houses and abandoned buildings all along the rural roadsides. Depressing. I couldn't wait to get home to KL. I don't know when you last visited Penang, but you missed out bigtime. Beach Street and Love Lane are hopping at night. Penang has fantastic history from the Colonial period. Thankfully they didn't demolish all their colonial history, and at least half of those old buildings are either still being used, or have been upgraded and restored as boutique hotels and artisan shops. They'll get around to doing the rest too, because Malaysia is now booming again thanks to a better class of Prime Minister. The multi culturalism of Malaysia makes it THE most diverse place in Asia for food choice. Stick to your monocultural Thai food. We get to eat Malay, Indonesian, Viet, Japanese, Chinese, Western, and yes....Thai too, and all in far more variety and choice than boring Thai Thai Thai every bloody day. By the way, Penang is majority Chinese Malaysians, and Georgetown can feel more like Hong Kong than some muslim town. You'll be hard pressed to find many mosques to bother you - but do your due diligence next time when choosing your hotel. Look at a fricken street map fer chrissakes! And bring ear plugs if you still can't be bothered . KL puts many Western cities to shame. Excellent roads, good planning, no 'free for all' slum building.Streets are clean - people have civic respect for the most part. It's safe to walk around, no druggies and whores accosting you, no Russian hordes, fantastic malls, and - did I mention - EVERYBODY speaks english. Finally, I'll review that list: 1/ You will be woken up every day at 4 am by the calls to prayer. Bull<deleted>. 2/ As I understand it, the cost of living is higher. You understand WRONG. For one example, the price of a bottle of wine in Thailand was near twice that of Malaysia. 3/ The climate is hotter Rubbish 4/ Women not as available ( Muslim country ) Whores aren't on every street corner. 25% of the population is NON muslim, so try harder. 5/ You need assets of USD 80,000 and a monthly income of USD 2275 for a retirement visa. Tough titty! 6/ The air is less polluted. You better believe it. The smog from Indo a few years ago hasn't returned because the Malaysians demanded action and got it. 7/ Food is a 50:50 proposition. I prefer Thai, others may prefer Malaysian. Yeah, stick to Tom Yam soup every day if you like that. 8/ More people speak English. And they don't look at 'Farangs' like you're the enemy. I have always found the Malaysians to be very welcoming and friendly to Mr.Whitey. So the upshot is - I'm staying in Malaysia until they kick me out, or I go out naturally. I'll slum it in Thailand occasionally - but there are other nicer places around Asia to visit as long as you aren't a whoremaster and a pothead.
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