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Recent trip to UK with Qatar air- A very sad, heartbreaking visit.
I've just returned from a 6 month visit. Last time I was there was 2018. I was actually surprised how cheap supermarket food still is especially if you buy supermarket brands and look for offers and multibuys. ASDA prices not too bad if you focus on rollback. Towards the end started shopping at Iceland and Farmfoods which are very cheap for bulk-buying. Kingsmill / Hovis bread, £1 6 Cans of Heinz Lentil Soup, £6 or less Back Bacon 300g, £1.50 8 Lincolnshire Sausages, £1.79 4 Breaded Cod Fillets £3.75 You can really tell what I pigged out on over there 😂 Takeaway food (pizza, parmo, kebabs) increased by at least 50% but high quality, for what it is, and very large portions. Chinese still pretty cheap and decent chips. Decent beer can still be had for £1 a can but a standard bottle of spirits has seen a big increase (£12 is tax) but heavily discounted over xmas / NY period e.g. 1L Baileys £10. Beer in pubs up about £1 a pint. Peroni everywhere now instead of Stella. Carvery during off-peak times £9. Yup, definitely a noticeable increase in the suburbs. Didn't visit the town centre myself. Parents advised against it as it was full of East European aggressive beggars. They seem to prefer to harass old people. Big Boots store is closing soon which was one of the first shops to ever open in the town centre. People switching to online and 'out of town' shopping centres. The writing's been on the wall for a long time. I thought this was a joke until I saw it myself. Police are starting to raid these places now, comparing footfall from CCTV to claimed revenue. I looked into this for a flat I'm thinking of buying. Only SERCO in my area but horror stories from landlords all over the internet. Seems like a good deal on the face of it. No management fees, 5-7 year lease, guaranteed rent every month, free repairs etc. In reality, stupid rules about replacing doors and windows every few years and they hand you back a shell of a house at the end of the contract; AVOID!!! -
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Weathering the Climate Debate: Meet the Young Meteorologist Challenging the Hysteria
Not so called vapour trails, but whatever will comfort you... It's mostly an assault against the West but even in Vietnam it's up there. -
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Report Thailand Tightens Grip on Retirement Visas Amid Wealth Shift
Regarding riff-raff, I was refering in general terms, not necessarrily retirees. Having said that, are you saying you haven't met any foreigner over 50 who's retired here - and is someone you'd want to steer well clear from? No Jack the Lad types, often seen drunk and arguing with others, none?- 1
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HIV outbreak in Issan. Do you always test first or use condoms in Thailand.
But most of them aren't stopped by condoms! HIV yes, HPV no, Herpes no. Can't think of any other lifetime STIs. -
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Trump Camp Slams BBC for 'Bias' Over Gaza Reporting
It's all Hamas lies. Here's the god's honest truth. Gaza is thriving... But look at what those Hamas terrorists have done to Israel! Those animals! -
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Extension Based on Marriage
Just for info please see below a copy / paste of the advice I received: " To clarify, in order to renew your Marriage Visa, Thai immigration requires that a minimum balance of 400,000 THB be maintained in your Thai bank account for at least three months after the initial extension of your Non-Immigrant O visa to a one-year Marriage Visa. Throughout the year, you may withdraw funds from your account; however, the balance must not fall below 200,000 THB at any point. Then, two months prior to your next visa renewal, the account must once again reflect a minimum balance of 400,000 THB. Based on this requirement, even if you top up your account with 400,000 THB now, you would not meet the financial criteria for the past year. In this case, the only available option is to leave the country and apply for a new Non-Immigrant O visa, thereby starting the Marriage Visa process again. "
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