jacko

I am not too impressed with it generally... I don't go to a restaurant to cook myself and sweat at the table... I am quite partial to duck and dimsum though and sometimes go for that.

Which would imply, taking the phrase Sadly, sarcasm is wasted on the stupid literally!

Dorothy Hart

Well what I was told simply came from the Thai man who sold hats in front of Dave (GB)s Pattayaland 1 bar. He spoke fair English so I feel surprised that it was all incorrect.

Yes Joe, I did throw the bait and one always swims by.!

Sinbad The Sailor.

Mine is charged at 15k plus some small amount in taxes.

Edward G Robinson.

Yes, I remember 'Sue's place' and have also chatted to 'Sue'... I would often swing by there when it was late, I was about done, and had not found suitable companionship for the 'night'.

Nah, I sent her to the fridge...

Have a couple more kids......

Remember. haggle and make an offer. Get some improvemnent like a reduction in deposit. Yes the agent wants his cut but rather than that being 15% it can often be just one month's rent, and the renter is glad of the cash injection coming from advance rent and deposit. For rentals possibly not via agents try the advert boards in Carrefour/ Foodland/ Friendship.

Hmmm, I was having a sundowner with the neighbours and my TGF yesterday and guess what language we talked in...English. My TGF, the only Thai, was obviously left out. She looks a bit bored, not sure if that is because she doesn't grasp the subject of conversation, or as we are all old fogeys, it is just incredibly dull to her.

At first, I would always say rent for a while....... Easier to search for a property and get your head around where/ how much/should I? etc etc. Renting is a good alternative here, easy to pack up and go elsewhere at a month's notice if your savings aren't tied to a concrete block in a falling market.

Titanic................ (old one of course)

How do you know this BigD, I mean it is a while since you were last here? When exactly was it, over a year? You are no longer the 4-5 trips/ year man you used to be. You are correct though...

You are correct... Thais do seem to focus on self and give less consideration to those around.Be it from stopping their vehicle in the middle of the road, parking their motorbike across the footpath where you were just walking, talking on their mobiles, lots and lots of things. But look around, I have seen many such examples from other nationalities too.... try China! So some Thais don't focus on etiquette too much when bringing up their kids, I have seen worse in the UK, where the parents let them run riot in a pub while they get drunk. Manners are a personal thing and you will find the best etiquette amongs some well educated Thais..... those around us here are country bumpkins.

High Noon.

Peggy Sue Got Married.

Yes, installing another brower is pretty straight forward. Pay attention to any questions.Getting the default browser sorted seems to be a bit of messing, but you can import all the favourites easily from IE. I was very pleased with the way Firefox worked after using IE for years.

Damn, I was hoping you wouldn't turn the question back on me.There are places people, who are HIV + and developing AIDs go to in Thailand, a care home. Maybe I would have looked for something like that to 'lock her up in'. But initially, probably I would have taken her to the doc as you did, for immediate treatment. When I was a 'sex tourist' coming to LOS for my vacations from work, I never got that close to them. It ended at the airport, as I knew they moved on to others and it was all fantasy.

My mate (Oz) just said the flights to Bali are so much cheaper, Air Asia and Virgin Blue etc. As you say they like to be amongst their own, and all appear to wear Bintang shirts.

The War Of The Roses.

Jim Carrey.