My Thai son, his 4 kids and after a bit of coaxing son's wife all love it.
We all have breakfast together 7 days a week. My job is to ensure the plate with toast and Vegemite and other spreads is never empty.
Son's Thai mother in law (MIL) tasted the toast and Vegemite and said it was revolting and tried to stop the grandchildren from eating it. My son soon put a stop to that.
A few days later (breakfast time) I did a mixed plate of half slices of toast and: jam, honey, peanut butter, cheese, sliced tomatoes and Vegemite.
MIL keen to try anything ate a couple of toasts with jam or whatever and then Vegemite. She didn't realize she had eaten it.
Then my son brought it to her attention. She insisted she hadn't eaten the toast with Vegemite. Son asked his wife, his 4 kids and me to put their hands up if they saw grandma eating toast and Vegemite. All (incl. me) put their hands up.
Grandma made an excuse to leave the kitchen. Later returned and asked me to make her some toast with Vegemite and same every time she visited us until her later demise.
I knew “soft power” would mess up this visa.
There is a difference between people attending “seminars” per this example, medical appointments, Muay Thai classes, etc. and people working remotely.
Don’t deny that there are plenty of chancers that work remotely but at least in theory you’ve got an ongoing income.
I said before, it should have been split into two visas:
- Soft power for 1 year with renewable option IF reason ongoing and still have 500k available
- Remote worker is fine for 5 years IF they have a minimum annual income
I’ve been in, out and back in with no problems but reports of hostility are building.
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