[Dual pricing: Retirees and expats may be charged more at Thai govt hospitals]

5 minutes ago, Mango Bob said:

No matter what a Thai government hospital charged I would never use one.  I been to one with my wife  The doctor was an idiot.  I knew more than he did.

Well, you think you do, and that's  what matters, right?

[Marriage Ext Rejected - What are my Options?]

On 8/30/2019 at 9:08 AM, DumbFalang said:

 

It's not impossible - just absolute nonsense..... but it's looking more like I will have to go through with it.

 

Haha - I am actually a self employed software developer and my income comes from mainly the US and Australia. The farm belongs to my wife...... and it's a black hole where all my hard earned income goes ???? 

I guess your wife and family work hard on the farm, so why be so mean to her? And if you don't  like it, go, instead of whining about her

[Back in the UK after 10 years in Thailand]

12 hours ago, GalaxyMan said:

Agreed. I don't like the idea of the government knowing where and how I spend my money. I prefer to pay cash whenever possible. If they go to a cashless society, then like the internet, they can just throw a switch and turn it off, meaning you have no money. Same for the 'cloud'; I don't trust it. I prefer to keep my information/data on my own computer, especially in light of the near-constant 'data breaches' which expose hundreds of millions of people's personal information.

Or like in britain, the power grid crashes coz they closed all the coal based plants

[In laws are retiring soon. Guess how much their monthly pension is?]

8 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Rice is cropped twice a year in my GF's village. The rest of the time, villagers look for work on building sites. Every time they buy a good or service, it is taxed somewhere in the chain.

If you are telling me they don't deserve a pension, and government workers who exist to be obstructive do, you're not making much sense to me.

BestB is a smug jerk who doesn't know what work is, how can he say anything? Thais work their butts off for peanuts and retire on nearly nothing. And have only has medical care since Thaksin, before that there was nothing. 

[New dual track train line to slash travel time between Bangkok, Hua Hin and southern Thailand]

14 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

No, you need to read better. There are stops between Bangkok and Hua Hin.

yeah but still -- 2 hours should be ample. He is probabbly being extra cau

[Story Of My Thai Citizenship Application]

On 8/4/2016 at 11:26 AM, GarryP said:

I just updated my motorcycle registration by changing the nationality and ID number to conform with my ID card at the Land Transport Department without any problems. However, when I went to the local Revenue Department Office to update my tax payers ID card to be the same as my ID card number, they said that I could not do it and that I should continue using my current tax payer's ID. They were adamant about this. Go figure!!!!!   

So, the same in UK and most countries. Different departments, different numbers. That reduces oversight and you should be thankful

[Flying into Hua Hin?]

22 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

I see no reason for you have a problem entering at Hua Hin or Hat Yai. Immigration is only making problems at bigger and busier airports.

Well, it is small, wants to grow, and the people are friendly

[Thailand should welcome retirees]

17 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Yes, there are 3000 homeless people in Thailand compared to 550,000 in the USA.

 

 

What, only 550 000? There are more than that in England, of course they are mostly welfare scammers,  wink wink nod nod...........

[British Embassy Bangkok to Stop Certification of Income Letters]

16 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

What makes you think they will have to have 800k or 400k baht in the bank. There is nothing to indicate they will at this time.

They can go home...............that's is what UK immigration does to people who do not or cannot comply with their requirements. Why should Thailand be different?

[UK Pension Proof of Income]

The BE quite simply does not want to bother, too much trouble and that is the case. And now all other Embassies follow suit, they are all birds of a feather. The BE does not even have the excuse of no money since they sold their land recently

[Just Received Some Bad News For US Citizens. No More Income Affidavits.]

5 hours ago, certacito said:

 

It has nothing to do with bringing capital in and why is it a "scummy move" for Thai Immigration to say that the income needs verifying? Or are you saying that the US embassy are being scummy because you want them to perform a job/duty that they are totally incapable of doing?

The British government requires 3 MILLION baht for a long stay visa, so I guess the Thais are saying, what's sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander. So suck it up and put the small amount of money in

[British Embassy Bangkok to Stop Certification of Income Letters]

5 hours ago, colinneil said:

British embassy are a total waste of space.

 

yep, a buch of layabouts, with no advocacy for British people -- why don't they protest?