October 13, 2025Oct 13 On 10/9/2025 at 1:56 PM, Will B Good said: Neither a borrower nor a lender be; Nor a co-signer.
October 14, 2025Oct 14 On 10/9/2025 at 1:22 AM, gargamon said: Sorry, don't want to move from my gated community... You in jail?
October 14, 2025Oct 14 43 minutes ago, emptypockets said: You in jail? No. I live somewhere that has guards to keep people out, not keep people in.
October 15, 2025Oct 15 "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" was my grandpa's phrase. He wasn't wrong.
October 15, 2025Oct 15 On 10/8/2025 at 9:39 PM, georgegeorgia said: I was just watching a YouTube video on how many expats lose money by lending money to other expats , many they hadnt known long . Met them in a bar or even neighbours, meeting each other after a few weeks then apparently they bite ,asking you to lend them money because they are going through a tough time I only had that once in all my trips and funnily enough it was at the view Talay 2B condo building where I befriended a older expat and after a few weeks he tried to bite after asking questions over the few weeks about my financial situation George he said can I borrow 20,000 baht to pay my rent,I will get the pension on Thursday and pay you back but the landlord wants it today or he is kicking me out !!! The hardest thing was saying NO to20k especially as he was crying so I lent him 5k But his true colours he was still in view talay a few weeks later and didn't talk to me and avoided me I didn't get my 5k back My question to you is have you ever been "bitten " for loans of money ? And please may I only get answers regarding farang expats only ,not Thai people asking you !!! Is there expats you know who do this full time,? Bludging for money ? Do they pay you back ,I mean there must be genuine ones ,how do you say NO ? What if they are crying ? Yes, loaned money to a German Photographer in Phuket (Patong), - EYEBIT - who'd i'd known at the time 6 yrs+ and considered a 'friend', some 150,000 THB as he was having cancer treatment, repaid promptly, and then shortly after asked again, this time more, much more, the last amount was actually forced from my hands i.e i'd visited him at a Starbucks, and he insulted me and demanded i think 30,000 THB more, to leave the place peacefully, i gave him 15k, out of pocket some 250,000+ THB and naturally i've never seen him again.
October 15, 2025Oct 15 Author 28 minutes ago, Jenkins9039 said: Yes, loaned money to a German Photographer in Phuket (Patong), - EYEBIT - who'd i'd known at the time 6 yrs+ and considered a 'friend', some 150,000 THB as he was having cancer treatment, repaid promptly, and then shortly after asked again, this time more, much more, the last amount was actually forced from my hands i.e i'd visited him at a Starbucks, and he insulted me and demanded i think 30,000 THB more, to leave the place peacefully, i gave him 15k, out of pocket some 250,000+ THB and naturally i've never seen him again. Well if he was really having cancer treatment......very sad ,
October 15, 2025Oct 15 On the few occasions i have not been repaid helping people with financial problems sadly have been fellow expats.
October 15, 2025Oct 15 On 10/8/2025 at 10:06 PM, georgegeorgia said: You can't go through life like this. You may need other company sometimes rather than avoiding everyone and sitting by yourself especially if you retire to say Pattaya Not everyone will bite for money so you can't avoid everyone just in case That golden rule applies to just about every country. I lived and worked for 35 years (+4 at war) and lived by this rule as I noticed the problems that fellow foreigners had with their own visitors/workers in that country. That went for developed as well as developing countries and while some folks must socialise in order to remain sane, this never affected me. I did however to my surprise ended up marrying a Thai after my first wife (American) passed away from cancer. Haven't regretted it and she too doesn't like to hang around with hardly anyone outside our family, including her siblings. Maybe this is why I still consider Thailand a paradise for me.
October 15, 2025Oct 15 Popular Post On 10/9/2025 at 12:46 AM, Alpha84 said: A fool and his money are soon parted. Hey Georgigeorgiegeorgie I'm going through time and I'm a bit short can you lend me 10,000 THB I'l pay you back next week.
October 15, 2025Oct 15 On 10/8/2025 at 10:04 PM, georgegeorgia said: Well I'm poor myself More SAD than poor
October 15, 2025Oct 15 On 10/8/2025 at 9:39 PM, georgegeorgia said: I was just watching a YouTube video on how many expats lose money by lending money to other expats , many they hadnt known long . Met them in a bar or even neighbours, meeting each other after a few weeks then apparently they bite ,asking you to lend them money because they are going through a tough time I only had that once in all my trips and funnily enough it was at the view Talay 2B condo building where I befriended a older expat and after a few weeks he tried to bite after asking questions over the few weeks about my financial situation George he said can I borrow 20,000 baht to pay my rent,I will get the pension on Thursday and pay you back but the landlord wants it today or he is kicking me out !!! The hardest thing was saying NO to20k especially as he was crying so I lent him 5k But his true colours he was still in view talay a few weeks later and didn't talk to me and avoided me I didn't get my 5k back My question to you is have you ever been "bitten " for loans of money ? And please may I only get answers regarding farang expats only ,not Thai people asking you !!! Is there expats you know who do this full time,? Bludging for money ? Do they pay you back ,I mean there must be genuine ones ,how do you say NO ? What if they are crying ? I Was " ASKED " By a British Expat who incidentely ran a Bar HERE in Nong Khai COULD I Loan him 32,000 Baht ?? I Asked him " What the LOAN was for " He Replied I Want to "Go HOME to The U.K " I Think you can all guess my answer to Him.....
October 15, 2025Oct 15 Popular Post On 10/9/2025 at 2:25 PM, georgegeorgia said: Have you ever been up to the flybird condominium to look in the open doors? Around early afternoon is the best you can see many elderly farangs laying on their beds doors open But admit it you haven't done that, You go there soliciting your wares?
October 15, 2025Oct 15 "Neither a borrower nor lender be" - my Dad. I sure it did not originate with him.
October 15, 2025Oct 15 I have occasionally lent a few thousand to a friend in need and he did repay me. But at other times I had to say No.
October 15, 2025Oct 15 On 10/8/2025 at 9:39 PM, georgegeorgia said: I was just watching a YouTube video on how many expats lose money by lending money to other expats , many they hadnt known long . Met them in a bar or even neighbours, meeting each other after a few weeks then apparently they bite ,asking you to lend them money because they are going through a tough time I only had that once in all my trips and funnily enough it was at the view Talay 2B condo building where I befriended a older expat and after a few weeks he tried to bite after asking questions over the few weeks about my financial situation George he said can I borrow 20,000 baht to pay my rent,I will get the pension on Thursday and pay you back but the landlord wants it today or he is kicking me out !!! The hardest thing was saying NO to20k especially as he was crying so I lent him 5k But his true colours he was still in view talay a few weeks later and didn't talk to me and avoided me I didn't get my 5k back My question to you is have you ever been "bitten " for loans of money ? And please may I only get answers regarding farang expats only ,not Thai people asking you !!! Is there expats you know who do this full time,? Bludging for money ? Do they pay you back ,I mean there must be genuine ones ,how do you say NO ? What if they are crying ? There have been no farangs in my village/small town for the past six years at least, but in the 14 years previously no farang has ever asked me to lend them money. If any of them did they would have been giving a warning to stay away from my company or else.
October 15, 2025Oct 15 Popular Post 16 minutes ago, NoshowJones said: There have been no farangs in my village/small town for the past six years at least, but in the 14 years previously no farang has ever asked me to lend them money. If any of them did they would have been giving a warning to stay away from my company or else. Spoken like a true Scotsman. I heard copper wire was invented by two Scots fighting over a penny!!
October 15, 2025Oct 15 I have loaned money to both foreigners and Thais that I know well. I always do a contract and copy of I’d and never had an issue. However, I would not loan any money to anyone that I didn’t know well. Common sense. I also don’t loan more than I can afford to lose to even my closest friends. If they need more than they can ask someone else.
October 15, 2025Oct 15 Author 3 hours ago, wavodavo said: Hey Georgigeorgiegeorgie I'm going through time and I'm a bit short can you lend me 10,000 THB I'l pay you back next week. Yes ! I tried to peek into your room last in Pattaya's Flybird condominium but you were laid on the bed naked with a bottle of the old Mekong in ya arms listening to the Lemon tree song
October 15, 2025Oct 15 Author 2 hours ago, norsurin said: If a foreigner ask me for a loan i leave the table. Oh there's no need for racism!!
October 15, 2025Oct 15 On 10/8/2025 at 5:27 PM, TedG said: Only loan someone what you can afford to lose. Never lend it. Always give it and forget. That way you don't give more than you can afford to lose and if you actually get it back it's gravy. Unless of course your new friend is just 'fattening the pig'.
October 15, 2025Oct 15 Popular Post 3 hours ago, norsurin said: If a foreigner ask me for a loan i leave the table. If he wanted the table he'd have asked for it.
October 15, 2025Oct 15 1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said: Oh there's no need for racism!! Where is the racism in his post?
October 15, 2025Oct 15 My response would be: I know it was difficult for you to ask me for a loan but it’s also difficult for me to tell you I can’t. Please understand. No explanation needed! Works with family members looking for a loan also.
October 15, 2025Oct 15 You should know, where money is involved, there is a chance you loose it. Especially loans to another. It doesnt matter race, gender, status. If you want to loan, be aware you can miss it, as you might not getting it back. But you already noticed, the loaner doesnt see you anymore. Had it some months ago, I loaned money against my feelings, Tried to help someone. Only got it back by pushing a little, as time past on and he also said : ah next week I have money and pay back. Im never going there anymore, despite stories or whatever. People easy forget , you helped them.
October 15, 2025Oct 15 Author 43 minutes ago, xtrnuno41 said: People easy forget , you helped them They certainly do I remember giving a lift in my car many moons ago to a work colleague nearly every week I once and once only, asked him to drop me at a shopping centre he was going past but he made all excuses that day so I just caught the bus !
October 15, 2025Oct 15 Popular Post On 10/8/2025 at 9:39 PM, georgegeorgia said: I was just watching a YouTube video on how many expats lose money by lending money to other expats , many they hadnt known long . Met them in a bar or even neighbours, meeting each other after a few weeks then apparently they bite ,asking you to lend them money because they are going through a tough time I only had that once in all my trips and funnily enough it was at the view Talay 2B condo building where I befriended a older expat and after a few weeks he tried to bite after asking questions over the few weeks about my financial situation George he said can I borrow 20,000 baht to pay my rent,I will get the pension on Thursday and pay you back but the landlord wants it today or he is kicking me out !!! The hardest thing was saying NO to20k especially as he was crying so I lent him 5k But his true colours he was still in view talay a few weeks later and didn't talk to me and avoided me I didn't get my 5k back My question to you is have you ever been "bitten " for loans of money ? And please may I only get answers regarding farang expats only ,not Thai people asking you !!! Is there expats you know who do this full time,? Bludging for money ? Do they pay you back ,I mean there must be genuine ones ,how do you say NO ? What if they are crying ? i only borrow never lend
October 15, 2025Oct 15 I do not have extra cash, I have a regular income from the UK which is just enough to live on. Well that is the story I broadcast to people I do not know well, there is no gain in showing off and a lot of gain by acting ordinary. My car is a standard Toyota, not in the least bit flashy on purpose. Three bed house all paid up, nothing flashy. The truth can come out later when you have know someone a year or so and know their circumstances, but in general keep you finances to to yourself. I know the article says do not mention loans to Thais. One of the security guards who works on this estate came rushing to my gate once and said it was urgent he borrows 5k baht now, he can pay it back in one hour, the answer from my Thai partner was we do not have it, we never found out what it was for but nothing is urgent which can not wait an hour when he would have had the cash. She said to me we would not have seen that money again, it is not a lot but it could have been the start of a trend.
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