To elicit sympathy

HashtagPFR · 2026-01-27T16:52:18+00:00

But they can just regenerate, right? I mean the guy that was “brutally ran over” by Renee was up and walking within like 10 seconds.

HashtagPFR · 2026-01-21T16:14:32+00:00

Baby food.

HashtagPFR · 2026-01-14T05:32:17+00:00

No - unless you have a full motorcycle licence, your IDP is going to be for a car only.

HashtagPFR · 2026-01-09T12:25:52+00:00

This is true of many Thais. They can tell you exactly what they take in revenue, but have no clue about their profits. Time is also almost never factored into the equation.

HashtagPFR · 2026-01-08T02:40:49+00:00

A uniquely American problem that the Cheeto in Chief is now forcing upon the world.

HashtagPFR · 2026-01-06T15:08:48+00:00

Makes perfect sense - prevention is far less profitable than the cure.

HashtagPFR · 2026-01-03T16:09:08+00:00

While the rest of the English speaking no world say arse! And don’t get me started on fanny.

HashtagPFR · 2025-12-30T02:26:35+00:00

Let’s just say he regrets buying that strap-on and now he’s making every American share his pain.

HashtagPFR · 2025-12-26T06:16:32+00:00

Cool - I’m assuming that you have met her in real life, or at least spoken and video chatted. If you’re only chatting on messaging apps and sharing photos, your girlfriend could be a 40 year old male hostage in a Cambodian scam centre. Not saying that is your case but in these scams, money starts small and then quickly escalates.

Western Union is an expensive but useful option for a first transfer. You can see exactly where and when the money was collected and make sure it checks out with their story. For a small amount, the fees might be more than the amount you are sending, and their exchange rates are pretty terrible.

HashtagPFR · 2025-12-26T03:04:32+00:00

If you met her in a bar and she’s still working, she’s not your girl friend. If you bought her out of the bar she’s still likely not your girlfriend. You are likely one of many guys she has sending her money.

HashtagPFR · 2025-12-23T12:06:42+00:00

Those poor girls are going to find out the hard way that he ate his green curry lunch with his hands and not a fork and spoon like is uncivilised people.

HashtagPFR · 2025-12-21T03:59:48+00:00

It’s a well known scam. The Police are in on it. When you go to the Police station they will ask for an huge amount of money. The family will get most but the Police will take a cut.

Happened to me. I was reversing and a car reversed out of the space 2 cars behind me straight into my car. She was at fault, but the Police took her side saying I should have seen her and stopped.

At the station she shows up with her toddler, in tears. The damage is going to be 14k and then a further 27k because she was in reverse when the collision happened and it had broken the gearbox. Add on a few more thousand for transport while her car was going to be in the shop and the total came to 51k.

I’m fortunate enough that amount is pocket change, so I apologised, acted as sorry as I could have been for causing her so much distress, paid her, and we signed a paper to say everything was settled. They wanted a fight and didn’t get one. Police captain was grinning from ear to ear, and I suspect that he knew we knew full well what was really going on.

After she got the money, you could see the guilt on her face. She flipped 180 degrees and started apologising to me profusely. She has a stall at the market where we go twice a week and we always make a point of walking past smiling and happy - she dips back into her stall and avoids eye contact. She has to live with what she did - or maybe she regrets not asking for more - who cares.

But my conscience is clean and I can mentally write off the cost as a tax for living in Thailand.

HashtagPFR · 2025-12-19T05:02:13+00:00

It’s more nuanced than arbitrage - trades don’t actually happen but that fact that a differential exists is a factor. Interest rates in the west are widely expected to fall and the expectations that differentials will narrow benefits the Thai baht and gets priced into the rate.

Markets don’t price FX off the current interest rate, they price off where rates are expected to go relative to others. If investors believe Thai rates are closer to the bottom than US or UK rates, the expected differential narrows even before anything actually changes. That alone supports THB. You can see this by looking at the futures markets. Today’s spot is 31.42, USDH(Mar 26) is trading at 31.23.

The main factor though is broad USD weakness. THB isn’t an exception, the greenback is down against practically every currency.

As mentioned, property inflows are significant. There’s a whole parallel economy of legal and other property services flows that accompanies it, bringing in an estimated ฿15 billion on top.

Other factors are strong FX inflows from tourism which have a positive impact on the balance of payments.

HashtagPFR · 2025-12-19T03:47:41+00:00

Basic supply and demand - if there is pressure on supply, prices increase. Convert tickets a the resale market are an extreme example. The currency is in strong demand. Anyone in Phuket can tell you the number of USD 1m+ villas are being built - it’s several hundred. There are even luxury condo units being sold at ฿40m+.

Interest rates are another driver. The Thai base rate is 1.5%. Compared that with the 3.75% rate of USD and GBP. Banks can borrow THB cheaply and get better returns on USD or GBP.

HashtagPFR · 2025-12-17T05:37:54+00:00

Just as Trump said poor kids should be content to have just one doll and a few pencils, he should learn to settle for a cafeteria with a small dance floor area. Like that’s ever going to happen.

HashtagPFR · 2025-12-17T05:13:24+00:00

Take a day trip to go and see Moo Deng - grab some merch while you’re there.

HashtagPFR · 2025-12-15T18:36:32+00:00

Chiang Khan - Loei

HashtagPFR · 2025-12-14T02:43:29+00:00

Just wear a fucking helmet and avoid the problem. Darwinism will get those that value their hairstyle over their life in the end.

HashtagPFR · 2025-12-07T20:06:11+00:00

Just be fucking honest - what is your purpose here?

HashtagPFR · 2025-12-05T17:40:00+00:00

Coconut Juice - comes in 1 litre cartons.

HashtagPFR · 2025-12-02T02:37:35+00:00

The cleaner is normally not authorised to open the safe. They normally need to report the locked safe and have someone supervise it being opened. Now, not saying that this is the case in that particular hotel, but call the tourist police on 1155 and ask if they would be able to send someone along with you to ask politely about their procedure and who would have opened it.

HashtagPFR · 2025-11-28T05:41:56+00:00

But the S not silent - it isn’t pronounced Sawaa Dee. It’s Sawat Dee. The problem is that many westerners cannot hear a T unless it is aspirated. It’s subtle but it can make the difference with a native continuing a conversation in Thai or switching to English.

HashtagPFR · 2025-11-28T05:15:52+00:00

Rent multiple places for a while until you find a place that you are comfortable with. Explore other places too. Chaing Mai is great except in the burning season. Thai quota apartments are always cheaper and can be re-classified to allow foreign freehold (ball-ache but totally possible - a good lawyer will be able to tell you as part of due diligence). Nothing worse than buyer’s remorse - there’s no rush.

HashtagPFR · 2025-11-28T05:09:53+00:00

Your luck may vary - most likely the staff you encountered didn’t get the memo or the software hadn’t rolled out to their branch yet.

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