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#5342862 Firefox Bookmarks All Gone
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on Yesterday, 18:33
#3737083 "We Are Guests In This Country"
Posted
on 2010-07-08 19:11:14
I always conduct myself as such but this statement always bothers me and today it was said to me from a policeman who was trying to give me a ticket for having my bike about 6 inches on the white cross walk on the street (this was a new one for me). Among his other rambling in a sorry attempt to extort money from me, and even though I was speaking to him in Thai, he said to me in English, "you are a guests in my country..." and then continued with the extorting.
For those of us who do live here, can speak the language, read and write, have families and even pay taxes to the Thai government, shouldn't there come a point where we are not just "guests" here?
I live here. I work here. Have a Thai license. I contribute to the local economy. I give to the schools, the blind and several other organizations, as have many of you. But we are too often looked upon as no different than the backpacker passing through.
So the question is, at what point do we stop being "guests" in Thailand? Of course we will never be "Thai" and I don't want to be, but I find it a little rude to always be called a guest. In my home country Thais who come there and do the same thing as I do here, are no longer considered guests and are treated with a little respect.
Is it going for the citizenship that changes that? Somehow I don't think so. I know we're always "falang" and they are always Thai, but when many of you contribute more to Thailand than the majority of the Thais do, at some point you should be given a pass.
Lets me honest, borders are man made. We are all people, most of us on earth, and none of us are really any more or less important than the other in the grand scheme of things. Then if you take into consideration the word "guest" and what it means, then why don't they really treat us as such? You don't cheat guests, you don't rip them off, target them, double charge them, extort them or any other of the things they do to "guests."
This is not a complaint, this is a question. So please spare me with your, "there is a plane leaving every day" comments, which is another statement that really gets under my skin. If I owned this board I would ban people for making such a comment.
For those of us who do live here, can speak the language, read and write, have families and even pay taxes to the Thai government, shouldn't there come a point where we are not just "guests" here?
I live here. I work here. Have a Thai license. I contribute to the local economy. I give to the schools, the blind and several other organizations, as have many of you. But we are too often looked upon as no different than the backpacker passing through.
So the question is, at what point do we stop being "guests" in Thailand? Of course we will never be "Thai" and I don't want to be, but I find it a little rude to always be called a guest. In my home country Thais who come there and do the same thing as I do here, are no longer considered guests and are treated with a little respect.
Is it going for the citizenship that changes that? Somehow I don't think so. I know we're always "falang" and they are always Thai, but when many of you contribute more to Thailand than the majority of the Thais do, at some point you should be given a pass.
Lets me honest, borders are man made. We are all people, most of us on earth, and none of us are really any more or less important than the other in the grand scheme of things. Then if you take into consideration the word "guest" and what it means, then why don't they really treat us as such? You don't cheat guests, you don't rip them off, target them, double charge them, extort them or any other of the things they do to "guests."
This is not a complaint, this is a question. So please spare me with your, "there is a plane leaving every day" comments, which is another statement that really gets under my skin. If I owned this board I would ban people for making such a comment.
#3741064 How Many Days Can My Fiance Or Wife Be Out Of The Uk In Any One Yar?
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on 2010-07-10 22:23:58
My girlfriend will be coming to the UK later this year on a fiance visa with the view to marry in 6 months. The problem is she is also a student at Universtiy in Thailand so will be coming back and forth until she finishes her exams. What are the rules for how many days she can be out of the UK on a fiance visa? Also, when we get married how many days a year can she be out of the UK on a spouse visa?
Thanks for any help or guidance you can provide.
Thanks for any help or guidance you can provide.
#3687247 Advice For Beginner Getting Into Stock Market
Posted
on 2010-06-15 02:34:18
artamus
agree, agree and agree. wise counsel. hear ye, hear ye, hear ye all.
The person who has the most interest in the well-being of your money is YOU.
If you trust your decisions to some financial advisor, their decisions are biased to what makes THEM money.
They do not have your long-term financial interests in their hearts.
Why pay commissions and give up part of your monies to third parties for things you can well do yourself.
I'm not saying there's no place for financial advisors, as clearly a lot of people do not understand investing,
I, and I would think a large number of other investors, would disagree strongly with this. The person who has the most interest in the well-being of your money is YOU. If you trust your decisions to some financial advisor, their decisions are biased to what makes THEM money. They do not have your long-term financial interests in their hearts. Why pay commissions and give up part of your monies to third parties for things you can well do yourself.
I'm not saying there's no place for financial advisors, as clearly a lot of people do not understand investing, but any educated person who wants to look after their own long-term interests is more than capable of doing so.
agree, agree and agree. wise counsel. hear ye, hear ye, hear ye all.
The person who has the most interest in the well-being of your money is YOU.
If you trust your decisions to some financial advisor, their decisions are biased to what makes THEM money.
They do not have your long-term financial interests in their hearts.
Why pay commissions and give up part of your monies to third parties for things you can well do yourself.
I'm not saying there's no place for financial advisors, as clearly a lot of people do not understand investing,
Artamus, on 2010-06-14 09:14:20, said:
personchester, on 2010-06-13 17:59:12, said:
Due to >IT< however, this has all changed, to do one's own stock selection is not advisable one has to find a reputable firm of financial advisers / fund managers /stock brockers etc (and there are many) to invest in the markets, for expats this should be offshore (for tax reasons) and one should not go for individual companies but rather for funds, or fund of funds in order to dilute any losses, like the recent losses of bank shares and other major companies, and like for instance now the tremendous market share loss of BP such losses would ruin an individual.
Going via a financial advisory firm would also result in getting up to 100% discount on brockerage fees that is to say up to 5.25% , moreover, one has access to the portfolio valuation on a daily basis via there website, plus bi-annual reports on the performance of the funds, thus one is always kept well informed.
Going via a financial advisory firm would also result in getting up to 100% discount on brockerage fees that is to say up to 5.25% , moreover, one has access to the portfolio valuation on a daily basis via there website, plus bi-annual reports on the performance of the funds, thus one is always kept well informed.
I, and I would think a large number of other investors, would disagree strongly with this. The person who has the most interest in the well-being of your money is YOU. If you trust your decisions to some financial advisor, their decisions are biased to what makes THEM money. They do not have your long-term financial interests in their hearts. Why pay commissions and give up part of your monies to third parties for things you can well do yourself.
I'm not saying there's no place for financial advisors, as clearly a lot of people do not understand investing, but any educated person who wants to look after their own long-term interests is more than capable of doing so.
