If You Met This Farang, And..

[SimonD]

Tell me. If he was married to a Thai girl would he need to go on vIsa runs? Excuse my ignorance, but I know nothing about the visa rules for those married to Thai citizens, having no need to know..

Yes, i have also asked myself this question, not only of this guy but of others who are doing visa runs when they say they are married.

One guy previously told me he refused to keep money in a thai banh account that was earning little or no interest.

I guess sometimes you'd have to assume that they havent got the money needed in a thai bank account to qualify for the renewal of visa

Tell me. If he was married to a Thai girl would he need to go on vIsa runs? Excuse my ignorance, but I know nothing about the visa rules for those married to Thai citizens, having no need to know..

Yes, i have also asked myself this question, not only of this guy but of others who are doing visa runs when they say they are married.

One guy previously told me he refused to keep money in a thai banh account that was earning little or no interest.

I guess sometimes you'd have to assume that they havent got the money needed in a thai bank account to qualify for the renewal of visa

I think some people are expecting too much. IME Thai definitions are a bit broader than we from the opulent west would expect.

My pan-Isaan GF refers to me as 'usbaan' although I'm pretty sure we haven't been married yet.

Unless that weird ceremony a few years ago at the wat, with the towels and the chanting and the incense and the flicking bloody water in my face...

I got off pretty lightly for thumping the abbot by all accounts.

Edited May 12, 2012 by SimonD

[smokie36]

Speaking of ducks, haven't seen metisdead about recently. He on holiday?

Miss that duck, glaring menacingly out from the surreal landscape.

MJo's avatar was a 'quacker' as well.

(ducks and runs...)

Reminds me of a time folks were tarred and feathered in Northern Ireland.

At least it made them easier to spot!

Everyone, or just some specific individuals?

I'm surprised I've not seen pictures of that - it must have been creasingly funny, everyone running round covered in feathers. You'd stick to the seats on the omnibus...

What a business...

SC

I assumed there was an alopecia problem.

[ozzieovaseas]

Speaking of ducks, haven't seen metisdead about recently. He on holiday?

Miss that duck, glaring menacingly out from the surreal landscape.

MJo's avatar was a 'quacker' as well.

(ducks and runs...)

Reminds me of a time folks were tarred and feathered in Northern Ireland.

At least it made them easier to spot!

and here i am,, always thought that was just a saying, or a myth

[StreetCowboy]

Is anatine alopecia a significant problem?

Obviously, not for me, but maybe for others?

SC

[ozzieovaseas]

Tell me. If he was married to a Thai girl would he need to go on vIsa runs? Excuse my ignorance, but I know nothing about the visa rules for those married to Thai citizens, having no need to know..

If he doesn't have the lump sum required to sit in a Thai bank account for two months prior to applying for that sort of extension maybe.

Yes, agreed. Didnt see your post when i made the response to that question.

I have always thought it best to tend to visa things alone, without the help of Thai Gfs. Especially if it was in the case of marriage and she knew there was 800k just lying around in a bank accont awaiting her perusal..it wouldnt last long and i couldnt think of anything worse actually

note to self: marry someone who doesnt know jack about the regulations

[SimonD]

and here i am,, always thought that was just a saying, or a myth

Good lord, no! If you tar and feather a northern Irish lass then it's an AK-47 wedding (shotguns are so last century).

Then it's your mythis...

[StreetCowboy]

Tell me. If he was married to a Thai girl would he need to go on vIsa runs? Excuse my ignorance, but I know nothing about the visa rules for those married to Thai citizens, having no need to know..

If he doesn't have the lump sum required to sit in a Thai bank account for two months prior to applying for that sort of extension maybe.

Yes, agreed. Didnt see your post when i made the response to that question.

I have always thought it best to tend to visa things alone, without the help of Thai Gfs. Especially if it was in the case of marriage and she knew there was 800k just lying around in a bank accont awaiting her perusal..it wouldnt last long and i couldnt think of anything worse actually

note to self: marry someone who doesnt know jack about the regulations

Its not much of a marriage, then, is it?

[ozzieovaseas]

Tell me. If he was married to a Thai girl would he need to go on vIsa runs? Excuse my ignorance, but I know nothing about the visa rules for those married to Thai citizens, having no need to know..

If he doesn't have the lump sum required to sit in a Thai bank account for two months prior to applying for that sort of extension maybe.

Yes, agreed. Didnt see your post when i made the response to that question.

I have always thought it best to tend to visa things alone, without the help of Thai Gfs. Especially if it was in the case of marriage and she knew there was 800k just lying around in a bank accont awaiting her perusal..it wouldnt last long and i couldnt think of anything worse actually

note to self: marry someone who doesnt know jack about the regulations

Its not much of a marriage, then, is it?

I guess thats why im not married, eh? I consider myself a lucky sod.

Havent met a female yet who's not intersted in money,or would be to lazy to clean out a bank account..

and thats saying nothing of thai women

[ozzieovaseas]

Is anatine alopecia a significant problem?

Obviously, not for me, but maybe for others?

SC

so...would that be horse steroids..some new form of viagra??

[StreetCowboy]

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Yes, agreed. Didnt see your post when i made the response to that question.

I have always thought it best to tend to visa things alone, without the help of Thai Gfs. Especially if it was in the case of marriage and she knew there was 800k just lying around in a bank accont awaiting her perusal..it wouldnt last long and i couldnt think of anything worse actually

note to self: marry someone who doesnt know jack about the regulations

Its not much of a marriage, then, is it?

I guess thats why im not married, eh? I consider myself a lucky sod.

Havent met a female yet who's not intersted in money,or would be to lazy to clean out a bank account..

and thats saying nothing of thai women

Best not to say anything, I think. If the money's more important than the lady, maybe you should take that to bed.

Personally, I've always thought of money as a means to an end - a bit like electricity - useful, but not something you want for itself.

I suppose that's why I'm living in a corrugated iron lean-to shack behind Naam's back wall with cardboard boxes for furniture...

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/495965-expats-if-you-had-a-million-dollars-would-you-stay-in-thailand/page__st__200#entry5015014

SC

EDIT: What a great search function!

[kyb789]

He left for an early night instead of asking for money, so he might have been genuine, but he could also have seen in the OP's face that he was not one to fall for that.

Very much sounds like a case of "if it walks like a duck, looks like a duck..."

You are a very bad man, though perhaps you do not know it

I disagree. This guy left because he wasn't getting any money from you. Not different than a bar girl. He moved on to the next victim. You did the right thing. TIT

[StreetCowboy]

Is anatine alopecia a significant problem?

Obviously, not for me, but maybe for others?

SC

so...would that be horse steroids..some new form of viagra??

Can you imagine the embarrassment, being lifted by the doping committee coming through the turnstiles at Shatin Races

(No - I mean like while paying one's entrance fee to cross the entrance barrier! Goodness me, JT....)

Though I suppose if one had overdone the horse-steroids, anything could happen....

Oh no - he's mounted a serious challenge at the steward's enquiry!

SC

[StreetCowboy]

He left for an early night instead of asking for money, so he might have been genuine, but he could also have seen in the OP's face that he was not one to fall for that.

Very much sounds like a case of "if it walks like a duck, looks like a duck..."

You are a very bad man, though perhaps you do not know it

I disagree. This guy left because he wasn't getting any money from you. Not different than a bar girl. He moved on to the next victim. You did the right thing. TIT

Sometimes, ignorance is bliss

SC

[ozzieovaseas]

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Yes, agreed. Didnt see your post when i made the response to that question.

I have always thought it best to tend to visa things alone, without the help of Thai Gfs. Especially if it was in the case of marriage and she knew there was 800k just lying around in a bank accont awaiting her perusal..it wouldnt last long and i couldnt think of anything worse actually

note to self: marry someone who doesnt know jack about the regulations

Its not much of a marriage, then, is it?

I guess thats why im not married, eh? I consider myself a lucky sod.

Havent met a female yet who's not intersted in money,or would be to lazy to clean out a bank account..

and thats saying nothing of thai women

Best not to say anything, I think. If the money's more important than the lady, maybe you should take that to bed.

Personally, I've always thought of money as a means to an end - a bit like electricity - useful, but not something you want for itself.

I suppose that's why I'm living in a corrugated iron lean-to shack behind Naam's back wall with cardboard boxes for furniture...

http://www.thaivisa....00#entry5015014

SC

EDIT: What a great search function!

good one, but now we know your lieing

Naams gardener would never alow such a thing..and this is why Naam hired a gardener that speaks many different languages..so he can tell vagrants of all nationalities to p7ss off out of it

Edited May 12, 2012 by ozzieovaseas

[StreetCowboy]

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I guess thats why im not married, eh? I consider myself a lucky sod.

Havent met a female yet who's not intersted in money,or would be to lazy to clean out a bank account..

and thats saying nothing of thai women

Best not to say anything, I think. If the money's more important than the lady, maybe you should take that to bed.

Personally, I've always thought of money as a means to an end - a bit like electricity - useful, but not something you want for itself.

I suppose that's why I'm living in a corrugated iron lean-to shack behind Naam's back wall with cardboard boxes for furniture...

http://www.thaivisa....00#entry5015014

SC

EDIT: What a great search function!

good one, but now we know your lieing

Naams gardener would never alow such a thing..and this is why Naam hired a gardener that speaks many different languages..so he can tell vagrants of all nationalities to p7ss off out of it

I very cleverly persuaded Naam to employ a man to ignore farangs on his behalf,

(http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/550456-why-do-falang-ignore-falang/page__st__25#entry5252184)

so now, whenever Naam sends that fella into Pattaya to ignore farang, he just nips round the back (can I say that on a public forum) and ignores me instead.

Its a win-win situation, for me, at least.

SC

I can see me regretting gloating in public, in the near future. Does Naam have dobermans?

[ozzieovaseas]

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I guess thats why im not married, eh? I consider myself a lucky sod.

Havent met a female yet who's not intersted in money,or would be to lazy to clean out a bank account..

and thats saying nothing of thai women

Best not to say anything, I think. If the money's more important than the lady, maybe you should take that to bed.

Personally, I've always thought of money as a means to an end - a bit like electricity - useful, but not something you want for itself.

I suppose that's why I'm living in a corrugated iron lean-to shack behind Naam's back wall with cardboard boxes for furniture...

http://www.thaivisa....00#entry5015014

SC

EDIT: What a great search function!

good one, but now we know your lieing

Naams gardener would never alow such a thing..and this is why Naam hired a gardener that speaks many different languages..so he can tell vagrants of all nationalities to p7ss off out of it

I very cleverly persuaded Naam to employ a man to ignore farangs on his behalf,

(http://www.thaivisa....25#entry5252184)

so now, whenever Naam sends that fella into Pattaya to ignore farang, he just nips round the back (can I say that on a public forum) and ignores me instead.

Its a win-win situation, for me, at least.

SC

I can see me regretting gloating in public, in the near future. Does Naam have dobermans?

From the look of his avatar Naam is a doberman, albeit a very handsome one who knows everything there is to know about gold and all other essential investments...you have done well to befriend him..one day generosity might strike him and he will buy you that cat to swing around

[StreetCowboy]

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I very cleverly persuaded Naam to employ a man to ignore farangs on his behalf,

(http://www.thaivisa....25#entry5252184)

so now, whenever Naam sends that fella into Pattaya to ignore farang, he just nips round the back (can I say that on a public forum) and ignores me instead.

Its a win-win situation, for me, at least.

SC

I can see me regretting gloating in public, in the near future. Does Naam have dobermans?

From the look of his avatar Naam is a doberman, albeit a very handsome one who knows everything there is to know about gold and all other essential investments...you have done well to befriend him..one day generosity might strike him and he will buy you that cat to swing around

He'd probably buy the lease on my drainage ditch, though, so when I extended the lean-to to swing the cat he could crank up the rent.

In fact, I'll know who put him up to that, now...

naam and I have a very symbiotic relationship. I take all the rotten apples out of his orchard, a few days before they go bad, so's they don't affect the rest of the crop...

SC

[Plucky]

Met so many tight arse falangs here already.

Like the Swedish English teacher expecting a drink every round but buying none.

Or the Canadian with Thai girl draining my bottle of whisky then baulking at paying for their coke.

It costs pennies but annoys lol.

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[ozzieovaseas]

...

I very cleverly persuaded Naam to employ a man to ignore farangs on his behalf,

(http://www.thaivisa....25#entry5252184)

so now, whenever Naam sends that fella into Pattaya to ignore farang, he just nips round the back (can I say that on a public forum) and ignores me instead.

Its a win-win situation, for me, at least.

SC

I can see me regretting gloating in public, in the near future. Does Naam have dobermans?

From the look of his avatar Naam is a doberman, albeit a very handsome one who knows everything there is to know about gold and all other essential investments...you have done well to befriend him..one day generosity might strike him and he will buy you that cat to swing around

He'd probably buy the lease on my drainage ditch, though, so when I extended the lean-to to swing the cat he could crank up the rent.

In fact, I'll know who put him up to that, now...

naam and I have a very symbiotic relationship. I take all the rotten apples out of his orchard, a few days before they go bad, so's they don't affect the rest of the crop...

SC

Apples eh? I never would have thought Naam would go for such an investment..i hear they are bulldozing them in Oz as they cant even meet the production costs selling them as juice.

I thought rubber would have been more his style

[StreetCowboy]

Met so many tight arse falangs here already.

Like the Swedish English teacher expecting a drink every round but buying none.

Or the Canadian with Thai girl draining my bottle of whisky then baulking at paying for their coke.

It costs pennies but annoys lol.

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They're probably not tight as a duck's arse - they're probably just doing it to wind you up

SC

[StreetCowboy]

...

I very cleverly persuaded Naam to employ a man to ignore farangs on his behalf,

(http://www.thaivisa....25#entry5252184)

so now, whenever Naam sends that fella into Pattaya to ignore farang, he just nips round the back (can I say that on a public forum) and ignores me instead.

Its a win-win situation, for me, at least.

SC

I can see me regretting gloating in public, in the near future. Does Naam have dobermans?

From the look of his avatar Naam is a doberman, albeit a very handsome one who knows everything there is to know about gold and all other essential investments...you have done well to befriend him..one day generosity might strike him and he will buy you that cat to swing around

He'd probably buy the lease on my drainage ditch, though, so when I extended the lean-to to swing the cat he could crank up the rent.

In fact, I'll know who put him up to that, now...

naam and I have a very symbiotic relationship. I take all the rotten apples out of his orchard, a few days before they go bad, so's they don't affect the rest of the crop...

SC

Apples eh? I never would have thought Naam would go for such an investment..i hear they are bulldozing them in Oz as they cant even meet the production costs selling them as juice.

I thought rubber would have been more his style

I think they brew scrumpy and then pass it off as pink diesel for agricultural equipment.

[Plucky]

Met so many tight arse falangs here already.

Like the Swedish English teacher expecting a drink every round but buying none.

Or the Canadian with Thai girl draining my bottle of whisky then baulking at paying for their coke.

It costs pennies but annoys lol.

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They're probably not tight as a duck's arse - they're probably just doing it to wind you up

SC

No its my first encounter with them. Met many good people here. These are not some of them.

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[StreetCowboy]

Met so many tight arse falangs here already.

Like the Swedish English teacher expecting a drink every round but buying none.

Or the Canadian with Thai girl draining my bottle of whisky then baulking at paying for their coke.

It costs pennies but annoys lol.

Posted with Thaivisa App http://apps.thaivisa.com

They're probably not tight as a duck's arse - they're probably just doing it to wind you up

SC

No its my first encounter with them. Met many good people here. These are not some of them.

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Just because they're strangers doens't mean they're not trying to wind you up. I should know

SC

[Plucky]

Met so many tight arse falangs here already.

Like the Swedish English teacher expecting a drink every round but buying none.

Or the Canadian with Thai girl draining my bottle of whisky then baulking at paying for their coke.

It costs pennies but annoys lol.

Posted with Thaivisa App http://apps.thaivisa.com

They're probably not tight as a duck's arse - they're probably just doing it to wind you up

SC

No its my first encounter with them. Met many good people here. These are not some of them.

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Just because they're strangers doens't mean they're not trying to wind you up. I should know

SC

Nice.

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[nocturn]

I think that I fell for one a week or so ago.

Dutch chap (stranger) sat next to me as I was having a late-night beer on Sukhumvit. He appeared to be stressed out and told me that he had just had his wallet stolen for the second time with cards and money gone.

His story was that he now had no cash to get back to his hotel to cancel his cards etc.

I gave him 500 and he shot off before I could blink an eye, with an "I'll pay you back" promise.

I only take a card out the go to the ATM and then straight back it goes to my apartment safe. I restrict the cash I go out with to a sensible amount and keep it in my side pocket. I have an empty dummy wallet in my back trouser pocket.

If this chaps story was true then he was doubly careless. If it wasn't, then he's the one with problems having to trog the streets conning people with a false sob story for a few baht.

i refuse to live like this, and it has never bit me on the ass to date.

more to the point, where do you spend your time that this level of paranoia is necessary?

Edited May 12, 2012 by nocturn

[Beechboy]

I think that I fell for one a week or so ago.

Dutch chap (stranger) sat next to me as I was having a late-night beer on Sukhumvit. He appeared to be stressed out and told me that he had just had his wallet stolen for the second time with cards and money gone.

His story was that he now had no cash to get back to his hotel to cancel his cards etc.

I gave him 500 and he shot off before I could blink an eye, with an "I'll pay you back" promise.

I only take a card out the go to the ATM and then straight back it goes to my apartment safe. I restrict the cash I go out with to a sensible amount and keep it in my side pocket. I have an empty dummy wallet in my back trouser pocket.

If this chaps story was true then he was doubly careless. If it wasn't, then he's the one with problems having to trog the streets conning people with a false sob story for a few baht.

i refuse to live like this, and it has never bit me on the ass to date.

more to the point, where do you spend your time that this level of paranoia is necessary?

I read Thaivisa regularly.

Paranoia? What crap. Good sense more like. I've heard too many stories of wallet-pinchings and an lb tried it on me once on Suk. when I was walking home after drinking. As I said, crap and one day you may live to regret that remark.

A person with paranoia wouldn't be on the streets in the first place.

Take care!

Edited May 12, 2012 by Beechboy

[nocturn]

I think that I fell for one a week or so ago.

Dutch chap (stranger) sat next to me as I was having a late-night beer on Sukhumvit. He appeared to be stressed out and told me that he had just had his wallet stolen for the second time with cards and money gone.

His story was that he now had no cash to get back to his hotel to cancel his cards etc.

I gave him 500 and he shot off before I could blink an eye, with an "I'll pay you back" promise.

I only take a card out the go to the ATM and then straight back it goes to my apartment safe. I restrict the cash I go out with to a sensible amount and keep it in my side pocket. I have an empty dummy wallet in my back trouser pocket.

If this chaps story was true then he was doubly careless. If it wasn't, then he's the one with problems having to trog the streets conning people with a false sob story for a few baht.

i refuse to live like this, and it has never bit me on the ass to date.

more to the point, where do you spend your time that this level of paranoia is necessary?

I read Thaivisa regularly.

Paranoia? What crap. Good sense I've heard too many stories of wallet-pinchings and a lb tried it on me once on Suk. went I was walking home after drinking .

As I said, crap.

you read thaivisa regularly?

well then, i recant.

you are the wiser man, i just live here.

Edited May 12, 2012 by nocturn

[Beechboy]

I think that I fell for one a week or so ago.

Dutch chap (stranger) sat next to me as I was having a late-night beer on Sukhumvit. He appeared to be stressed out and told me that he had just had his wallet stolen for the second time with cards and money gone.

His story was that he now had no cash to get back to his hotel to cancel his cards etc.

I gave him 500 and he shot off before I could blink an eye, with an "I'll pay you back" promise.

I only take a card out the go to the ATM and then straight back it goes to my apartment safe. I restrict the cash I go out with to a sensible amount and keep it in my side pocket. I have an empty dummy wallet in my back trouser pocket.

If this chaps story was true then he was doubly careless. If it wasn't, then he's the one with problems having to trog the streets conning people with a false sob story for a few baht.

i refuse to live like this, and it has never bit me on the ass to date.

more to the point, where do you spend your time that this level of paranoia is necessary?

I read Thaivisa regularly.

Paranoia? What crap. Good sense I've heard too many stories of wallet-pinchings and a lb tried it on me once on Suk. went I was walking home after drinking .

As I said, crap.

you read thaivisa regularly?

well then, i recant.

you are the wiser man, i just live here.

Trying to be Mr. Clever now then.

You made a stupid remark in the first place fella and you won't get out of it with limp sarcasm.

Even more crap. I've edited my initial reply to you slightly, as you clearly didn't get it.

By the way, I live here too.

Edited May 12, 2012 by Beechboy

[PattayaParent]

After two beers he suggested a moove to another bar as he needed to drop by an ATM.

This immediately puzzled me, as the first thing i always do is always check finances first..prefering not to go to ATMs in the city while drinking..anyway, up to him

This always amazes me as well when I go out with mates and they don't have enough money on them and have to waste valuable drinking time finding an ATM.

[samsiam]

If you send me your bank details I'll repay you tomorrow.