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Don’t kill the golden goose! Tax reforms may drive away expats
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What Movies or TV shows are you watching (2024)
ahhh .. it’s a movie .. I thought it was a continuation of ferry: the series. -
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Do you flaunt your wealth in Thailand?
Interesting thread in terms of the consistency of opinion and the fairly transparent virtue signaling. I wonder if this was GG's intent....to see if everyone would jump on the same page, suggest their own wealth, but then state why they have no need to show it. Let me join in..... I live in Bangkok. Having also lived in a host of countries, I find Bangkok almost on a par with Tokyo in terms of safety from bad guys. Perhaps others have not noticed, but there are tons of Mercs, Ferraris, Porsches, Rolls Royces, Bentleys, Lambos, McLarens, etc. on the road. Not sure if those folks are flaunting, but they do seem unconcerned with anything untoward, save for dents or scratches made by Grab or Food Panda delivery guys. Certainly if there are bad guys out there, their universe of potential targets is quite high. The odds favor being overlooked. Maybe if one strolls through a bad part of town, wherever that might be, wearing a Piaget or Richard Mille at 3am, that might lead to trouble, but I'm guessing most bad guys wouldn't know real from a copy watch. they're likely more interested in gold chains or a couple thousand baht. I'm also going to guess the bad guys could be fooled by someone wearing a street market bought shirt with the word "Armani" or "Chanel" plastered across the front, and not notice the guy wearing a non-logo'd Brioni or Stefano Ricci shirt or suit. Maybe....just maybe...bad guys might suspect a fit guy with clean clothes, shirt tucked in, neatly groomed, un-tatted, acting quietly and reserved, might be that expat multi-bazillionaire, and if so, I guess that's justification for being fat and tatted, unshaven, garbed in baggy cargo pants and a Chang wife-beater. Do the latter and EVERYONE, bad guys and normal Thais, look down on you and avoid you. You'd be perfectly safe, save from scorn. Perch your bulbous backside on a barstool and try to share stories of your SAS secret missions, and you'll be as safe as a man can be, nobody coming near you. Simply having wealth might be mentally comforting, but there's little point in having it, if one is afraid to buy things that might give one pleasure, whether that is a Lambo, a fancy house or condo, or anything else that is dearly priced. Might as well just give away all the dosh and do away with any unfounded fear of becoming a target. Maybe if one lives in rural Isaan, it might be wise not to park a Bugatti Chiron in the yard, but most of Thailand is quite safe. Showing off for the sake of showing off might not be as dangerous as many posters imply, though it is rather gauche. Enjoying the spoils of what one has earned, however, is kind of nice. I have things I enjoy owning---though I couldn't care less about watches or jewelry---and I do not have any desire to make anyone jealous, but I live, act and purchase how I want, without fear anyone cares one way or the other. It's for my comfort or pleasure. Besides, in a society where one pillar of the culture is saving or promoting "face", there are a myriad of other visible targets, should a bad guy be on the hunt. Odds favor one's safety. -
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Australian Aged Pension
That's because I called you out on posting that you receive a DVA pension AND an old age pension, and you can't receive both. Other members have asked you about this, yet you refuse to elaborate. -
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The New "subscription business model": Have you completely succumbed to it yet?
I'm English!!! Americans may have stolen and adulterated my language but I shall speak it as I was taught. The prepositions around and round are often used interchangeably to describe enclosure or movement in a circular path, yet subtle differences exist in their usage. Around is more commonly accepted in American English as the go-to term for such situations, implying a more precise or metaphorical circuit. Conversely, round tends to be a more casual or colloquial form used primarily in British English, implying movement or a location in a generally circular shape. -
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Who lives on 20k a month ?
It's easy enough to calculate an existence on that budget, even without owning a home - you'd rent a very cheap Thai-style studio apartment. The question isn't really if you COULD do this, because clearly, you can. The question is how much you'd like it, and how it would compare to any alternatives you may have. It's worth mentioning that you could just try it, even if your actual budget is much higher. About 20 years ago, I accepted a challenge by my Thai colleagues to "survive" on their salary for a couple of months - it wasn't really a problem, but not exactly enjoyable either. That was less than 20k baht back then and in Bangkok. Nowadays, at higher prices, I'd say 20k baht would probably be the minimum or you'd need to move to a 2nd tier non-touristy provincial town.- 1
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Foreign Tourist Swallows Traffic Ticket in Odd Pattaya Incident
Can't blame this on white privilege though can he ..just look at his aggressive stance like he is the king of bongo bongo land.....need to stamp on this crap here -
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Marriage Extensions.
Really? I never had an issue with the whole process. In HY one guy came, everything was a formality short and sweet - they wanted photos on the bed there which is a bit of an imposition. Generally HY office is pretty straight up, I didn’t mind them. There are so few expats down that way immigration has more lucrative avenues of making money than extorting westerners, I think we are seen more as an inconvenience. In KKC two guys came, we made them sit in the garden. I prepared two witnesses, they made them sign, and then loitered about making small talk about my bikes, obviously expecting the missus to say “oh, thanks for coming, here’s a little something ..” as some would do. My wife didn’t see their angle, lol, and she kept on babbling on, they wasted a further 10 mins there. -
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COVID Vaccines Could INTEGRATE with Human DNA: Yale Research
Yeah, real convincing. Too low class for YouTube apparently so it's on Bitchute? A bunch of clips with a heavy metal(?) sound track? Not remotely a source of information. If you have put this forward as an argument for anything I gotta consider that when I evaluate else anything you might say.
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