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I use paper.
Question to you who use the spray:
How do you dry your butt and hole after the spray? Selfdrying in the undies??
If I were to use toilet paper all it would do is tear into very small, fine pieces and then I'd have to use the sprayer again to get it off. Yes, I know...better quality toilet paper. The little water left over takes almost no time to dry on the underwear. I feel a hell of a lot cleaner than I did in the US using paper. I'd love to bring one of those sprayers home if I ever went back. All you need to do to control the pressure is give it it's own cut-off valve and use the valve to control the pressure.
I have installed Thai bum guns in my home in California. After seven years in Thailand I found I couldn't do without it. And adding a cut-off valve to control the pressure works well too. On my many subsequent journeys to LOS I have brought back about 20 bum guns for friends in the US. What's most important is to buy the very best brushed chrome--no plastic parts and small nozzle bum guns because the heads sometimes blow off the cheaper ones and we don't have drains in the floor to take away the flood in an accident. I do worry about that sometimes but I'm not giving up the bum gun and so far have been lucky. The best manufacturer I have found is VRH. Not the least expensive but worth the cost.
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My partner went to rent a car on Beach Rd. in Jomtien and was told they didn't rent to Thais. He had a valid license, credit card, etc., but just seemed to accept the fact that he was refused a car rental.
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I often wonder how A&W and KFC can afford the rental in the prime locations at Central. they never look busy (too many other choices) and the quality at any A&W in Thailand is substandard (they should have their franchise licence provoked). So does the "corporation" of Central also own these franchises which entitles them to prime locations?
You have just reminded me of possibly the WORST burger I've ever tried to eat...........at the A&W in Silom Complex (Bangkok). I really believe the meat slice was cardboard rather than ground anything. I left it on the plate after one bite.
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Never. The weather here is awful. The only people that seem to like the weather here are usually from god forsaken places where frozen water falls from the sky. Since you're from California the weather will be worse than home 365 days a year.
Ditto for me. After 7 years in Thailand I threw in the towel--so to speak--and returned to California.
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One track is one track.
So, the bottleneck will move to where, again?
The real passenger bottleneck will be moved to Surasak Station. I used to live just steps away. It is a busy station now especially with all the schools and hospital, etc. nearby, god knows what it will be like with the additional riders waiting for trains.
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I don't mean to discourage you but I searched Bangkok and Pattaya stores of all kinds for several years to no avail. The stuff they sell in pharmacies is not what you are looking for. If Home works or Home pro carries it, that is news to me, I looked and asked there several times. Thais seem never to have even heard of household ammonia. I truly believe it is not available in Thailand. Even the folks at Villa drew a blank when I inquired at several of their stores.
We use it as a general kitchen/bath cleaner in the U.S. mixing in a spray bottle around 30% household ammonia with 80% water. It works wonderfully well on practically everything except wooden surfaces.
And, yes, mixed with chlorine bleach it can produce an explosive and noxious gas.
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Last year a Thai friend and I were planning a road trip to Kanchanaburi from Jomtien. My Thai friend went to a car hire on Theppraya Rd. and was told "we do not rent to Thais". He's a university graduate, well-spoken, has credit cards, but apparently none of that mattered. They only rent to farang.
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I have found over my years here that no one comes here for the same reasons. Sure there are commonalities but all have different reasons. I have also that found that UK folks vehemently defend their move to Thailand far more then US folks. As I continue to read it appears(Based on posts I have absolutely no hands on experience living in the UK) living in the UK is pretty bad. I am a US citizen(California) and am moving back to the US in a few weeks. I have been here 5+ years and have seen enough to know that while there are many things I like here what you give up is far to great.
During my stay here I have come to find that it is hard to find quality people to build friendships with. IMHO there are far more "runaways" here due to a bad life back in their home countries and this behavior is carried with them. Its also interesting in the fact something had been gnawing at me and I was really unable to put my finger on it until I went to get my Visa to leave. The entire 90 day check in thing is actually somewhat humiliating as it feels like you are checking with your Thai parole officer and if you miss you are in violation and stand to be fined or deported. 5+ years back when I arrived this was not a big deal but as time has gone on its really an annoyance and one you cannot insulate yourself from. Again comparing my life in US to here, there are some hard negatives living in Thailand that as a friend stated "Just cannot be balanced out". I am not going to list them as most certainly someone will cut and paste and take out of context.
I will say In the beginning I enjoyed what I perceived as "More freedom" here and less bureaucracy but as time goes on that plays against you. I believe most people have basic expectations on how things should be and you quickly find that those perceived freedoms also allow bad behaviors where a great number of folks can act like morons(Thais included) and there is virtually no enforcement or path for one to take to stop it. There is a lot of interference from the government to order things you need or want to buy or working the type of jobs you may want to. There is a ton of discrimination here Thais to Thais in the work place. Just read an ad on the internet and in the paper. As an expat(who does not want to marry and have everything in his Thai wifes name)you cannot establish a loan for a home. Sure developers will float you a 5 year note but you will be done. But in general you are forced to pay everything in cash which all seems great until you find that you cannot leverage your equity or assets to get cash should something arise where that is required. Good luck trying to sell your place should something require you to exit Thailand. Some houses never sell. Loans for used homes are very hard to secure. You are also not free of cheaply made houses and the neighbor who decided to open up a noodle or karaoke restaurant next door to your house. You also cannot own the land you have your house built on. While the US has its faults for sure at least it has an infrastructure and some discipline and your neighborhoods are zoned to control inconsiderate people and you have a system to take action should that happen. Here its who ever gives the police more money prevails.
One thing very clear to me is it is cheap to live poor and expensive as hell to live a normal middle class like most grownups want to do. Moving here on a fixed income is something I would never recommend unless you left your money in your bank and a path back to your home country. Things are far to unstable here to call it "Home". There are far to many variables that can take you from comfortable to broke in no time and if you are past your employment years you have no means to supplement your income.
As for why I am moving back, the major reason is I can buy a nicer house on some land(in my name), own a better car(for less money), Work in any field I want, buy better quality clothes for the same price and have a better living lifestyle then I do here for about the same overall cost and with less friction and I do not feel limited. It is simple as that. I am not saying Thailand is bad and a horrible place, it may work for some. I am moving for me and where I am at California is simply better. I mean its why we moved around right? I saw opportunities but after I landed and lived it and I dove into Thailand and as I peeled the onion back it gets a bit hard to manage basic daily life. I did not come here to live on a 100 baht a day like a peasant. While some find it fun, it wears thin very very fast. I moved here as I saw what appeared to be a better place and I wanted to come see. For me its not. No harm no foul. Thailand is a great vacation destination
One of the best posts I've seen on ThaiVisa.
We have grown ups amongst us.
Aboslutely agree, it's very very good all entirely true.
This is also my story in every particular with one addition. After 7 years living in three different provinces of Thailand, I, too have returned to California where for me the cost of living is about the same (I kept my house here) and the weather is infinitely better for me. But the additional factor causing me to return was my age and health. Approaching 70 years old, I found that arthritis and a lower energy level made life in LOS just too difficult especially living in a place where there are no taxis and where driving is far too stressful for me. Upon realizing these drawbacks, the other ones mentioned by the OP surfaced, for example the attitude at Immigration for 90-day reporting , being stopped while driving for the police shakedowns, etc,. and these simply tipped the scale. I've been back in California for almost a year now and I've never been happier in my daily living. My long-time Thai partner will be joining me this summer to begin his MBA program at a university here in California. I do believe that each one of us is responsible for our own happiness and in my long life have never allowed myself to become a victim. I truly enjoyed my life in LOS for about 5 years, but it was time for me to move on.
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One of the smartest things I have done is to keep my house in the Southern California desert when I moved to Thailand for about six years. Thailand was fine for a while but after a while as my Thai partner said "I knew too much" and since climate and food are the same or better in California, I was happy to sell out and move back to the U.S. Climate is very important to me and living in the land of sunshine and dry heat is the best. When it does become a bit chilly in December and the days are short, I can go to Hawaii which I think has the most perfect climate in the civilized world.
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Last summer my partner and I flew from the U.S. to Mexico and he was not asked for a visa. He had an educational visa to study in the U.S. and this was between terms at his university. But the Mexicans didn't ask to see it, just stamped his Thai passport.
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"I don't know why retired people don't just transfer 800000 baht like I do - it's relatively simple. Surely they can come up with that amount"
One very good reason is because some retirees have their money working for them in investments in foreign countries.
In the USA, for example, the 800,000 Baht required by Thai Immigration is the equivalent about US$26,500 -- If you liquidate enough of your invested money to satisfy the ridiculous Thai requirement, you'll pay income taxes in your home country on that money. If the retiree is in the 20% tax bracket, you'll pay $5300 to your home government for the "privilege" of meeting the Thai income requirement. In addition, if that invested money is earning 5% annually in interest or dividend yield, you forfeit $1325 per year in income, due to being forced to liquidate your investment.
Now, do you understand "why retired people don't just transfer 800000 baht like I do"? -- How would you feel about being forced to pay US$5300 ( 160,000 Baht! ) to transfer your 800K to Thailand?
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HEAR HEAR !! This is the reason I will not make such a transfer.
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Largely dependent on where you come from, no?
Absolutely. I have a wonderful home in the Southern California desert surrounded by wildlife and mountains and twelve months of good weather. The beaches are not far away, cities (Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas) are also close by and Mexico is only a few hours drive. Life is good here. I could easily live here all year 'round but I like the change of living on the beach in Thailand and I appreciate both places. Five months a year in Thailand and seven months in California seems to work for me.
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I won't use them. Of all the idiots I see driving on 4 wheels, it's usually minivans who are driving the most reckless.
Neither will I nor will most of my friends. We travel to Bkk often but now take the airport bus from Jomtien and use the rail link from Suvarnabhumi to the BTS. It costs a bit more but is more comfortable and undoubtedly safer.
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He was a sweet and gentle man. I will miss him.
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I hope to take my Thai caregiver with me to the US next year. He has been in my employ here in Thailand for four years now and is indispensable. Anyone have any experience with obtaining such a visa for a Thai national? I will contact the US Embassy of course, but would appreciate any information you might have to offer. Thanks.
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Krispy Kreme has already peaked and is in decline in the US. I am a doughnut fanatic and they are nothing special, just lots of hype, a fad.
The best doughnuts I've ever had are made by a Cambodian refugee who bought a shop in Palm Springs California called--oddly enough--"Swiss Donut". Even my visiting Thai friend put aside his feelings about Cambodians and said "there are no doughnuts as good as these in Thailand!"
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Hand washing is the done thing. I have a dozen oriental carpets given me by my grandmother, some are nearly 100 years old and have always been washed by hand. I do it myself, it's easy using a cold water soap, a hose and a brush. The trick is to rinse out all the soap or detergent. Here in the desert, I hose them and brush with the soapy water and rinse well. Depending on the size of the rug, I then drape it over a chaise lounge until it stops dripping and then lay flat on the concrete patio. They are washed once a year and the colours look like new each time.
There is a long established rug cleaning business in Pasadena here, run by Armenians, and I stopped in and asked them about their method. They do exactly what I do except for hanging the rugs to dry from a huge frame. Depending on the size of the rug and drainage (it takes lots of water to rinse well) this could be done on a condo balcony.
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when you don't read Thai Visa for weeks at a time because it is always the same old, same old.............
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Yes thanks. I especially appreciated the read-only "Today" postings and not having to wade through the know-it-all responses and specious arguments.
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I do think it is Thailand's 9/11 and things won't go on as they have for decades now.
Whether or not Thaksin is factored into the mix doesn't matter at this point.
As to effect, I have been with two Thai friends today in Los Angeles and both wept when they saw the fotos of CentralWorld.
Both are from Isaan and are ethnic Thai.
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I must admit that I am glad I am not in Thailand that this point in time.
Me too and even though I have a great condo in Thailand, I'm not sure when I will be back. Re-evaluating the whole thing.
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Actually there are quitre a few places in Jomtien Complex that are worth having a meal at, just wander around. Also Linda's across the road from the complex on Thappraya Road side. Magg's in Thepprasit is another.
I'm sorry but Linda's is rather expensive...........275Baht for cow pat gai
Magg's is good once you find it but it is not air conditioned and can be uncomfortably hot.
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one thing about poor people.
they dont understand that govt cannot do anything about their poorness(except keep them poor). if they want out they have to do it themselves.
Yes, this and previous governments have kept them poor. BUT, the poor finally understand that. And now they are attempting to do it themselves as you so correctly suggest.
Which Older Men Do You Fancy (Sexually)?
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Chazz Palminteri, I can't wait for three years when he will reach 65 yrs old.