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Definitely issue raised hell of debate and no wonder, it's about money. My country has very well established laws and procedures related to taxing foreign income and still often there's confusion and rightly so. Double tax agreement and tax treaties are following usually similar principles but devil is in particulars. It's why my advice to everybody who is or may plan to become Thai resident is to find out if there's tax treaty between his country and Thailand, obtain copy from the web and study it carefully with COOL HEAD, without any preconceived notions. One may find that his income is clearly listed as exempt and stop worrying right away but also surprise may await that is was supposed to be taxed where he resides and fact that he was never asked about the matter or was not aware of may not be relevant, at least for last couple years , depending of Thai statue of limitations. Don't assume that if say, Vanuatu pension is exempt, Samoa one also will be. It should work that way but it is not. There was recent discussion about British pension received abroad and we know that if received in Canada or Australia is not indexed but if paid to USA or Slovakia it is. Logic? no. Fair ? again no, but taxation is not about fairness , is about extracting money from general population. Another issue which may affect your tax situation is whether you maintain home in your other country or don't have permanent residence there. So calm down everybody and do your due diligence.

nothing wrong with taxis, I just personally prefer train, not only because is cheaper and in Bangkok traffic not necessarily slower but also because I get grasp of being in Thailand right away. Luggage is no problem as I travel usually with just carry-on but I agree with heavy luggage taxi is better option with all those walks and stairs at connections at Makkasan or Phaya Thai. Between midnight and 6 am train is not running. Tolls are 70 baht if I recall correctly and going FROM the airport there's 50 baht surcharge. Last few trips I discovered charms of taking taxi from / to Pattaya. Much more expensive than bus but halves travel time between two. On 2-3 weeks trip every hour counts.

both, in the past some of discussions about tipping were bordering on insane. In last few years it cooled down for simple reason - people posting travel reports learned the lesson and are skipping actual numbers. we are not particularly bad here , in real life I observed the same , lots of heated comments about newly acquired cars or houses etc. or opposite ' he makes a lot and why he is driving 17 years old car?"

no need to be sorry, it's ok to disagree

You did right thing. If you answer yes they will use so called "dynamic exchange rate" which is less favorable for you . You decline , your bank will use their exchange rate and you end up paying bit less for your amount of foreign currency . The same applies when purchase is done by credit card , always decline conversion to your currency and get charged in local one, be it baht , tala or taka

nothing wrong with looking as Thai

I was talking about anonymous opinions on Trip Advisor. you are right , here I'm not anonymous , perhaps even to active for my own good

I rather set my own welfare fund than fund somebody else's . As things are now I don't see any reason to try to spent that imaginary million as fast as I can. But I would be happy to win it , if only to know how people suddenly lavished with good fortune feel

you see what I mean. There's no sticky note yet and already we can't agree on it's meaning so perhaps we better leave things as they are

not mine. I was shy and mamasan sensed it so he told me 'take this guy, he knows where short room is" and before I nodded buy was beside me. Likely he was primed to be gentle because he was sweet , obliging and hot. After session I tipped him then long time rate because somewhow I did not know there's difference between shot and long time and I can hear his happy squeek to this day. Ever since when passing by now abandoned corridor on the left with those short time rooms in dark passage leading from Suriwong to Moonlight I look into that darkness and smile.

Thank you for your report. Don't feel discouraged by first experience. It was just mismatch . Nothing wrong or weird with soft stuff like cuddles, kisses and flexing, very few guys will consider it strange . Muscle guys love to flex, it boosts their ego if you ask them to , that's my experience. Missed call could be mistake but not necessarily so , After you left he could realize that for him it was easy buck. As Caeron says above , try Tawan Bar, guys there are friendly and easy going and definitely heard and saw it all and even more.

I never stay at Pullman but it seems to be more upscale that Furama Xclusive Sathorn. My vote goes for Furama though, affordable, big rooms (executive suite is in fact full appartment), bit dated but half Pullman price I liked buffet breakfasts at Crowne Plaza and Quarter Saladaeng (former Siri Sathorn). Of course it always will be question what ' delectable ' means

clearly both members trust us more than anonymous opinions on TripAdvisors, no?

I'd say it's rater worldwide phenomena that graduates don't want to work in factories etc , that's the whole point of taking studies. as for your example ( I corrected lesions to lessons, auto corrector must screw this up) while no doubt it's true , keep in mind that statistic sample is too small and we are talking about graduates of foreign university whose job hunting was no doubt easier. Who sends their children to study abroad, I doubt taxi drivers , plumbers or provincial school teachers. about propaganda , that is the problem with it, even if true , a lot of people won't believe it anyways. If having sex would be reason for dismissal then who would be working ?

after all currency experts had spoken

I'm, like you, one of those liking different type guys as well and yet , on quite a few occasion I found there at Complex somebody I like. So better come with open eyes and without preconceived notions

neither calendar nor ticking clock cares

I have reason to

that's 21st century technology for you then what we will be talking about ? nothing excites more than other people's money and how they spend it. Then there's danger that some readers will take those amounts as set in stone, sometimes overpaying and at other times depriving themselves great offs over 500 baht

reminded me my friend telling us about the week in resort in Caribbean and saying ' I did not even unwrap my soap " to everybody's laugh. She was perplexed until somebody explained to her that it sounded like she skipped on showering. next trip or extending current one. My tea tastes the same whether I use silver or aluminum teaspoon Boys in Pattaya can't complain about my tips because they get the same like their Bangkok friends even if we know Pattaya, tips included, is cheaper. But I admit I have weak spot when comes to hotels, I like big rooms and often I'm willing to pay premium for that. It's why any time I take both Furamas , Quarter Saladaeng, Raya or Baan Silom over Quarter Silom , Icon Styles or Amara.

probably because too many of their current boys still hail from soi Twlight era but time did it's work on them. At least it was my impression when I last visited in May

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good your brought valid point - towels problem which may arise if we entertain more than one guest per day. In some hotels is easy to get extra one , some may charge for the privilege ( I think Raya does) but definitely we need to take it into consideration. Few times I resorted even to going to the market and buying one or taking extra one from home. Got my lesson few trips ago when Grindr guy visiting in day time was bit offended when I presented him with towel which was obviously used previously (by me). ...... In Senso used to me guy nicked M, we had great chemistry and on top of his good looks and excellent massage skills I liked him for exactly the same reason, he reminded me , including voice, my childhood friend ( just friend )

Tons of temples to visit within old city walls, trip up to Doi Suthep definitely worth it. I was there few days in December 2021 and liked it. Can recommend Viangbua Mansion , just steps from Adam's Apple go-go. Very spacious rooms with the views.

still has enough of them to keep me occupied and my wallet emptied for couple weeks every year ( 7 weeks, 3 trips so far in 2023 )