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Reasons Chinese Buying Realestate?
The Chinese are very clever and they have many different work around systems setup to own land and houses here, and from what I hear real estate prices in major cities like Shanghai and Beijing are completely out of control. 5 to 10 times what they're paying in big cities here with exception of Bangkok. -
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Do you wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle in Thailand?
If I'm going up and don the gridlock of Asoke then no, I don't bother. If I'm going anywhere where I'll be getting up to speeds above 30kph then the lid goes on without fail. I'm fixing to get a Bimmer next year so the latter scenario won't be an issue. Rather arrive late due to traffic than dead. -
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Is 1 million baht enough to retire in Thailand?
No. Absolutely not. I would say a minimum budget for someone who's willing to live like a monk, live on a shoestring and never treat themselves to anything would be 25 or 30,000 per month, to live well 60 to 100,000 a month, so your budget wouldn't last me one year. But I know a lot of people who could live on that budget for three or four years, maybe. -
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Senator John Fetterman Calls for Pardon for Donald Trump
He's actually been a pleasant surprise. Once he recovered sufficiently from his stroke, he seems to be a reasonable liberal. I know... Sounds like an oxymoron, but lots of us used to be reasonable liberals, until they started cancelling us for being reasonable. -
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Masked Men Set Fire to Melbourne Synagogue in Outrageous Act Of Hate, 2 Hurt
You're doing exactly what I'm referring to: 43,000 is Hamas number 1. with no attempt to analyze those numbers, 2. contextualize in terms that conflicts unfortunately cause civilian deaths, 3. exacerbated by deliberate Hamas strategy of using human shields. Of course the death and injured numbers matter, is tragic. So why don't we see much more pressure applied for Hamas to lay down their arms and return the hostages? I don't condone what Israeli Centre/Right governments have done over the years in allowing settlers to take more land in the West Bank - but have some sympathy when confronted with the reality of Israel being attacked so many times over the decades with either full stage warfare from outside or localised terrorism from Moslem inhabitants. Do you think Hamas militants wear uniforms? Why would the IDF get in the line of fire when they are there to root out scum, not run the place - isn't that what the UNRWA is meant to do? By all means, say things about Israel, they're not squeaky clean. No democracy is. However that part of the world has a huge problem accepting Israel's right to exist and can't blame Israel for doing what they do to survive. -
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Reasons Chinese Buying Realestate?
I met a Russian lady who has 3 daughters all at school. Costs her 1.5 million pa. But of course there are many other benefits, as you say. -
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Foreign Pilot Approval Raises Concerns for Thai Aviation
Wrong again: "Initial flight training, or the time to become an instructor, takes a year or two. After that, building the airline-required 1,000-1,500 flight hours (depending on the selected pathway) generally takes 2–5 years more to achieve, depending on whether the pilot works as a CFI, crop duster, aerial photographer, banner tower, etc Once at the airlines, upgrading to captain has black-and-white regulations regarding hours and experience. Namely, US airline captains must have flown 1,000 hours as second in command (SIC) at the airline level and be at least 23 years old" https://simpleflying.com/new-pilot-captain-progression-timeline/ 10 years sound good to you so that's what you said. Just another blustering, AN know-nothing, plucking "truth" out of their own tiny "airspace". -
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Do you wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle in Thailand?
The only way to survive here on the road, is to be patient, have eyes in the back of your head, drive with caution, and always, and I mean always watch out of the other guy. Chances are, he does not have much driving skill, nor patience, nor reason, nor common sense. You cannot be too careful on the road here. Especially considering that the toy police offer no traffic safety, prevention, enforcement of the law, or concern toward the prosecution of very reckless drivers. Those of us with driving skill, and a strong desire for not only survival, but the avoidance of terrible injury, are constantly scanning the road, in front of us, beside us, and behind us. There are an exceptionally high number of reckless fools on these roads, and it is the only way to preserve our lives, and those of our families, and friends, who may be driving with us, and depending on us. Many of us drive motorcycles or scooters here, and it is dangerous getting on the roads with some of these other drivers. Getting on a scooter, or a motorcycle anywhere in Thailand, much less Phuket, Phangan, Dark Tao, or Samui without a very good helmet, is like playing Russian Roulette with three or four bullets in the chamber. It is absolutely asking for problems. The degree of recklessness here is astounding. And many foreigners come here thinking "how much trouble could I get in on a little scooter, on a tropical island"? Well, the answer is alot. The amount of foreigners who are killed on the Southern islands is staggering. Most are not reported in the media. I had a friend who worked for Samui rescue for many years, and said the numbers were about 30-60 a month, on Samui, Phangan and Koh Tao. The official number is about 3 a month. Rider beware. Use as good a helmet as you can afford, and do not use these eggshells pieces of crap. They crack at the first impact, and what lies underneath them? Your skull, which is very delicate.
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