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Bkkjimbo

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  1. The embarrassment that is united.

     

    It's a joy to see and having the shelf stacker managing the club is truly a joy to watch.

     

    The media captures his "out of his depth" expressions but the real gems are the interviews, they purposely pose questions to him and then pose them an actual newbie foreign manager.

    To illustrate how thick this lad really is.

     

    His command of English is very poor given his time here, his responses are robotic.

     

     

     

     

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  2. Been looking at swimming lessons here for a child but seems a bit of a rip off.

     

    10 x 30 minute sessions for 6500 baht + 2000 baht sign up - reward for sign up - swimming diaper.

     

    Our lad has been in a pool 8 times to date and each time he's been in 7+ hours. 

     

    Taking him for a 30 minute lesson will end in a tantrum and for 600 baht we can book a hotel close by and spend all day in a pool with him.

     

     

     

     

     

  3. Earlier this month the headland wife went to our little park and announced to all who were there that the following day there will be 

     

    No electric from 9-5pm.

     

    There was 20 people in the park for our moo bahn but there's 300 houses!

     

    So we get up early to prepare electric stays on no outrage at all.

     

    Driving past a road close by that day and a little sign advising people of the same power outrage but it's next Friday.

     

    The outtage lasted 2 hours.

     

     

     

     

  4. 9k rent

    854 baht internet

    2000 baht electric

    185 baht water out of taps

    600 baht water in bottles

    3000 baht kid stuff nappies etc

    7500 baht kid bank

    1000 baht petrol for car

    200 baht petrol for bike

    170 baht moo bahn fees

    9000 food shopping

    12000 meals out days out.

    Insurance 3600

    900 baht tobacco

    1000 baht alcohol 

     

    50k abouts.

     

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  5. Just now, geoffbezoz said:

    What a load of nonsense  you write without any references,

     

    "Most items are actually cheaper in the UK now (clothes, food, technology etc etc) and better quality."

    Well here is a reference;

     

    https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=Thailand&country2=United+Kingdom

     

    As for better quality please provide supporting evidence considering the limited amount of good that the UK produce themselves directly.

    It's in the details. Go into any too robinson and 80% of footwear is made in China. Compared to same footwear that is made in Vietnam and more often than not cheaper in the UK too.

     

    We ship 2kg of clothes and footwear from UK for £21.50 tracked and it takes 5 days.

     

    Debox and package clothes/shoes.

     

    Kids trainers are rubbish here no matter what brand. Minimum 1500 baht for branded too so I can't recall the last time we purchased ant clothes here as the quality is inferior and price is higher.

     

     

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  6. I do single entry extension of stay based on a child which gives me 90 days and I can extend that an additional 60 at local immigration. The 1 year equivalent requiring me to leave Thailand every 90 days makes no sense to me or my Mrs and in Savanaket there is no baht requirement for what I do although the baht is in the bank but I've never used any other option as it seems more work to leave every 90 than simply report at 90 and repeat every 150.

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  7. Just now, overherebc said:

    Well in real terms there is no such thing as a retirement visa.

    If you show cash in the bank and get what you call a retirement visa it's actually 1 year 'permission to stay'. 90 day reports are the clue.

    If you apply for an O-A 'visa' in your own country it's officially called a 'long stay visa' and allows you to enter and leave Thailand as often as you like, however, if you stay longer than 90 days at any time then you must do a 90 day report.

    You can get an O visa if you are married to a Thai or parent of a Thai, either single or multi entry visa, single lasts 90 days and can be converted to a 1 year 'extension of stay' at your local Imm' and do 90 day reports.

    You can also convert your 'holiday visa' at Imm to a non O single 90 days? and change that to an extension of stay by showing cash in the bank and proof of being married etc.

    You can also apply for a multi entry O visa at a consulate/embassy outside Thailand with each consulate/embassy's printed requirements. This means leaving Thailand and returning every 90 days.

    Anyway go back to the OP and note the difference between a 'visa' and 'permission to/extension of stay.

    Never heard that before.

     

    A 90 day non O can be converted to a 1 year EOS at local immigration?

     

     

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