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    Why Do Limey Brits Live In Thailand

    in ASEAN NOW Community Pub

    Posted

    Actually the correct is Full English Breakfast - beats a petite dejuner or pancakes with Maple Syrup anyday - also a great hangover cure

    :D

    It doesnt beat fruit, orange juice and vegemite on toast :D

    warm beer, greasy food, <deleted> rugby team, <deleted> cricket team, but the north of the country is absolutely beautiful (where the bairn lives :D )

    :o

    Is that North England or further as a Full Scottish Breakfast - takes the culinary delight to new extremes adding things like mealy and white pudding - tattie scones - and Ayrshire Bacon.

    Why Do Limey Brits Live In Thailand

    in ASEAN NOW Community Pub

    Posted

    I love UK- its like comparing apples/oranges.

    Women are lovely, food is great and trust me there are worse places to be than england for weather.

    Taxes- errr are <deleted>, but what not lot u can do about that!

    Vote for the Socilaist Workers Party if you income is less the £25k per year 12% tax over £25- £35k 20% over £35K all income 40% - I had a campaign leaflet through the door yesterday the guy loooks like a Big Issue seller - probably is.

    :o

    Rolling The "r"

    in Thai Language

    Posted

    It not really rolloing R's - I have just been listening to my wife and some of her Thai mates bullshitting over breakfast taking about David Beckham and his missus every time they say Victoria it comes out Bacteria most amusing.

    :o

    If You Worked At Uk Embassy

    in ASEAN NOW Community Pub

    Posted

    He better hurry up as things are going to change if the Tories get elected next week.

    Not going to happen but of even more concern if Veritas(truth) were to come to power - Kilroy Silk was on TV last night campaigning spoke to some foreighn workers Polish Bus Drivers in UK legally filling skills gaps - asked this guy when he was going home he replied " For Christmas" KS said "Can't you go tomorrow" - It is getting out of hand.

    Bringing T-shirts Out Of Bkk To Uk.

    in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments

    Posted · Edited by alex100

    My ex-girlfriend's father (in the UK) was a 60 year old headmaster of a large and well respected girls' school. The closest he ever came to excitement was finishing the crossword off in less than his usual time. Quite frankly, he was (and looked) a boring old fart of the utmost respectability. Even so, he got pulled over by customs more times that you would believe.  :D 
    I was in the same predicament as you last December but decided to take a risk.  I brought back over 30 T-shirts, along with about 200 pirated CD's and waltzed straight through Heathrow Customs without a sniff.

    Many on this forum would say don't risk it but the worst I figured Customs could do to me is confiscate my goodies.  Not sure about a fine though.  Check that possibility (anonomously, of course !) with Customs.

    I was at the end of a 6-month stay in LOS and feeling chipper, so I spread the stuff around my main luggage and hand luggage. I also dressed smartly so as not to look like some down-and-out backpacker.  Appearance helped, I'm sure. I strode through Customs with an assertive air (not cocky) and made sure I was close enough to some other respectable looking passengers so that a cursory glance from some Customs officer would have dismissed us a group. 

    At the end of the day, how lucky do you feel ?

    Flame on, all you sensiblle law-abiding posters...  :o

    It really depends what you are brining back if they are not copies of branded merchandice then you are allowed to bring in goods to a vaule of around £90.This is about in be incresaed to I belive around £160 something in the last budget. You can however ship to numerous family and friends individually addressed packages up the same value. There are no exactitudes on this in law it says you can do it infrequenlty. I have shipped a few boxes of vaious bits an peices 7KG costs about 900 baht Thai post surface mail never lost anythinh nothing ever chceked or opened. they say it takes 3 months but normally comes after 6 weeks. Problem is as stated earlier the non branded copies don't really sell.

    Cheap Bangkok Hotels

    in Thailand Travel Forum

    Posted

    Can anyone recommend a good cheap hotel (under £20/night) located towards the centre of the Bangkok?

    Me and a friend, 18 + 22, are travelling to Bangkok on Thursday. We aren't looking to stay in Bangkok for long, but we'd like a good few days in a decent, clean hotel so we can clean up and explore a little bit of the capital before exploring Thailand's islands.

    Cheers!

    have a look at the pinned thread hotels on the forum try the Honey Hotel around 750 baht per night on Soi 19 its close to the entertainmnet areas

    http://www.bangkokhotels.info/honey.htm

    or

    http://www.dynastyinn.com/beta_DynastyInnBangkok.htm

    both are inside you budget and you can book both by e mail follow the links on the web site

    Include you name- address - nationality - flight number and ETA on the e mail booking

    Point Of No Return

    in General Topics

    Posted

    ...That, combined with the generally deteriorating state of the London education and health system made us think that London wasn’t great for the long term unless you were an investment banker. Plus, we want to have kids and London isn’t the place to bring them up....

    Are you saying that the education system and health system in Thailand is better than that found in London, or anywhere else in the UK?

    If you are, I wonder how many farang or Thai's share that point of view?

    IMHO these two systems are unfortunately the least of many other positive reasons to live and bring up a family in Thailand.

    Taken in comparison the health service probably is if you consider what a medium earner pays in national insurance contributions a large part of which is allocated to the NHS and the cost of a private health care plan with a top Thai Hospital. You must also consider the crap service you recieve in the NHS I pay close to £400 (approx 28K baht) per month NI it is a rip off.

    Hypocritical And Inconsistent Moderation

    in Forum Support Desk

    Posted

    How sad it is that darknight removed my avater of Jolene Balock in a swimsuit - but bronco a super - moderator has women in swimsuits showing just as much - one rule for all I say.

    :D

    I think your wrong here alex. Bronco's women have'nt got any swimsuits on its just painted on but the avater is so small you cant see :o

    I'll get my coat :D

    very similar to the one that was removed if you also apply this logic to a standard policy there are also some real dodgy photos in the gallery going unmoderated. Like a BG in underwear and some fat git with a traffic cone stuck up his ass

    Inconsistancy rules I am afraid take you coat off and open your eyes.

    :D

    Name Change

    in Visas and migration to other countries

    Posted

    You should also contact your booking agent and get them to contact the airline and have the airline put a note on the computer the check in staff will then be expecting it. I recently have some hastle from Thai Air because my sons ticket had Mr instaed of Master they were quoting securiity ect. They put a note on the system for the return journey no problems.

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