What are most Russians doing here and how are they financing themselves?

[bob smith]

10 minutes ago, freeworld said:

Whose the nosey parker then?

nosey? i dont need to be nosey,

 

they make enough noise that the whole bloody building can hear!!

[GypsyT]

Many are young, educated and escaped the war. I'd do same.

 

Then there are those "old timers" with lot of cash and still think Russia is #1 and they still have lot of power.

Like the fat guy yesterday at 7/11 who tried to buy 10 SIM cards but the clerk said "only one per passport".

He went ballistic! Yelling, in Russian, and showing off thick stack of THB cash.

I was next in line and young clerk asked me to come to pay. I pushed him aside and she completely ignored the fat dude, took stack of SIM cards away from him and probably didn't sell any to him. I left so don't know.

He was an a-hole for sure.

[bob smith]

2 minutes ago, GypsyT said:

Many are young, educated and escaped the war. I'd do same.

 

Then there are those "old timers" with lot of cash and still think Russia is #1 and they still have lot of power.

Like the fat guy yesterday at 7/11 who tried to buy 10 SIM cards but the clerk said "only one per passport".

He went ballistic! Yelling, in Russian, and showing off thick stack of THB cash.

I was next in line and young clerk asked me to come to pay. I pushed him aside and she completely ignored the fat dude, took stack of SIM cards away from him and probably didn't sell any to him. I left so don't know.

He was an a-hole for sure.

sounds like a real quality tourist right there!!

 

sheesh. 

[scubascuba3]

8 minutes ago, fondue zoo said:

 

I watched Hunt for Red October again.

Hunter Killer better, no wigs in that movie

[JimTripper]

Most people aren't really "doing" anything. They just wake up, eat, piddle around and hang out in bars or on the beach.

 

Some people said on here they like golf.

[zhulanchik]

3 hours ago, bob smith said:

I see many russian families in my project these days,

they seem to be here for months on end

 

kinda got me thinking.

 

what are the vast majority of them doing here?

how are they supporting themselves and their families without working?

how long are they going to stay here?

 

they make lots of noise, especially late at night,

their kids are the worst, shouting and screaming till all hours.

they leave trash everywhere,

i've witnessed their kids spitting on the floor numerous times.

 

will they ever go home?

why dont they just go back to russia, put on their army uniforms and face the music.

they started the war after all,

best go back home now and fight it imo.

 

bob.

Hi!

I am from Russia and I take your words as racism. You can't judge people by their country, you can't judge people by a couple of idiots who do terrible things. There are Russians who do not support the war started by this government. We are hostage to a situation I wouldn't wish on anyone, we are forced to go to war, there are summonses to send men there, no one asks if you want to go to war or not. Many people flee Russia in the hope of a better life, as is now happening in Israel, but of course these are not comparable things.

 

Many Russians who live in Thailand for a long time work on the Internet, some for Russian companies and some for European/American companies, of course there are those who are involved in scams.

 

There are a lot of personalities described by you, both in Russia and in other countries. Please, let's live amicably, I wish this for everyone.

 

I am sure that you will meet Russian people that you will like and with whom you can be friends!

 

Thank you!

[bob smith]

11 minutes ago, zhulanchik said:

I am sure that you will meet Russian people that you will like

25 years and counting....

[freeworld]

40 minutes ago, Sluglord said:

Prime candidates for new taxation scheme. Doubt Russia has tax treaty.

 

It is an interesting question.

 

I've known a Russian guy informally for ten years. No skills, no apparent job, Thai wife and kid. No clue. 

Just need to visit RD website and voila there it is a tax treaty between Russia and Thailand.

 

Guess the rest of your comment is just insinuation.

[Sluglord]

4 minutes ago, freeworld said:

Just need to visit RD website and voila there it is a tax treaty between Russia and Thailand.

 

Guess the rest of your comment is just insinuation.

 

 

Yes it is I guess - insinuation 

 

In ten years neither he nor his wife have ever discussed it. Odd as we are often what we do. 

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

Sorry but i find you post to be flippant and frivolous...

...and fatuous.

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, bob smith said:

2 hours ago, save the frogs said:

rich russians are starting businesses.

and less rich ones are probably being hired by them.

 

 

work permits?

That's your business, is it?

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, bob smith said:

They should be on the frontlines, fighting for their supreme leader and hero Putin.

Why?

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, bob smith said:

where is their money coming from?

Perhaps they earned it and are now spending it, or still earning in Russia, is there something wrong with that?

[bob smith]

5 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

That's your business, is it?

it will be the thai tax departments business in just under two weeks..

 

 

[jvs]

2 hours ago, bob smith said:

what a hell hole!

 

no wonder they drink so much vodka, just to take the edges off of that sad reality!

What is your reason for drinking Bob?

 

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, bob smith said:

I have MANY properties scattered throughout Thailand.

So do many Russians.  What's the big deal?

[bob smith]

1 minute ago, jvs said:

What is your reason for drinking Bob?

 

cos im always on the beach surrounded by hot women and that's just how I roll!

[bob smith]

Just now, Liverpool Lou said:

So do many Russians.  What's the big deal?

how many properties have you got ?

[Chetzee]

......What are most Russians doing here..... 

 

pushing their way to the front of the queue at immigration at 2 am Tuesday at BKK  ... only to be sent to the back of it again by alert IO ..... just sayin' ! 

[Walker88]

Don't know what they are all doing, but last week on Tuesday one of them stabbed a few people at Nana Plaza and then another out on Soi 4 near Hooters. Apparently he was miffed that a woman he tried to barfine in Nana refused him.

 

He remains in custody in Bangkok.

[ezzra]

40 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

...and fatuous.

Come come now mate, you're hurting Bob's feelings here....

[Seppius]

Might be a different picture next year after the Russian March 2024 elections and a massive Putin win (of course)

 

it's widely touted he will call a general mobilization, many living here will get called up in their absence, will have to go back to join up, or never go back. At least while Putin is in power

 

https://news.yahoo.com/general-mobilization-russia-possible-2024-184500112.html?guccounter=1

[freeworld]

18 minutes ago, Seppius said:

Might be a different picture next year after the Russian March 2024 elections and a massive Putin win (of course)

 

it's widely touted he will call a general mobilization, many living here will get called up in their absence, will have to go back to join up, or never go back. At least while Putin is in power

 

https://news.yahoo.com/general-mobilization-russia-possible-2024-184500112.html?guccounter=1

Haha yahoo news posts almost 100% anti russian news. It seems to be the mouthpiece of that news source the ''New Voice of Ukraine''

[Liverpool Lou]

55 minutes ago, bob smith said:

55 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

So do many Russians.  What's the big deal?

how many properties have you got ?

This is your thread, a thinly-veiled slagging-off of Russians, what have my assets got to do with anything?

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, bob smith said:

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

That's your business, is it?

it will be the thai tax departments business in just under two weeks..

Will it?  So what, that's not anyone else's business but theirs, either, is it?

[gearbox]

2 hours ago, freeworld said:

Why do you want to know?

 

I would venture its none of your business.

Why not? Bob is probably looking to upgrade his breakfast from Chang to craft beer, any new ways to make money are probably of interest.

[Dan O]

5 hours ago, bob smith said:

I see many russian families in my project these days,

they seem to be here for months on end

 

kinda got me thinking.

 

what are the vast majority of them doing here?

how are they supporting themselves and their families without working?

how long are they going to stay here?

 

they make lots of noise, especially late at night,

their kids are the worst, shouting and screaming till all hours.

they leave trash everywhere,

i've witnessed their kids spitting on the floor numerous times.

 

will they ever go home?

why dont they just go back to russia, put on their army uniforms and face the music.

they started the war after all,

best go back home now and fight it imo.

 

bob.

Many sell fake rolex watches to nobs named Bob 

[gearbox]

The Thais have much better deal than most of the countries in Europe,  they don't pay anything, only collect. Compare this to Europe where millions of so called refugees from that shole Ukraine are collecting benefits for almost 2 years. No wonder the far right is rising fast everywhere there.

[bob smith]

15 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

This is your thread, a thinly-veiled slagging-off of Russians, what have my assets got to do with anything?

Yes.

 

It is my thread that you are commenting on once again.

 

Pleasure to have you back, Lou ;)

[Gottfrid]

4 hours ago, bob smith said:

that was kinda my original question.

 

where is their money coming from?

You will probably be amazed that there are 100s of thousands fairly wealthy Russians. They probably live on their money or have good online work. Much of the crypto scene is i Russia, and many have gotten into that.