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    Weekly ‘Sanook’ column

    By modsquad, Created on: 08/11/2010, Last updated on: 08/11/2010

    » Andrew Biggs writes the weekly ‘Sanook’( roughly translated sanook means fun ) column which appears in the Sunday Brunch section. A fluent Thai speaker and long time resident, his columns explore the sometimes humorous and subtle traits of the Thai people. Forum readers might enjoy re-visiting...

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    A gem of a story: Part II

    Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 11/04/2010

    » This is part two of an exciting story which started last week on this very page. Normally I have no time for readers who miss a week of this column, but if for some unfathomable reason you did, here is a brief synopsis:

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    A Gem of a story

    Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 04/04/2010

    » The recent decision to close down Sanam Luang for renovations has sent me on a trip down memory lane, reminding me of a day when I went there deliberately to get ripped off. Sanam Luang is the last remaining large tract of land in central Bangkok that hasn't been cemented over to make way for shophouses selling car parts or cheap cloth which, upon coming into contact with an errant cigarette, quickly introduces you to the perils of self-immolation.

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    The dark side of Thailand

    Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 28/03/2010

    » There is an ad on Thai TV at the moment for a product that whitens your armpits. That's right. Your armpits. That's all; nothing else. You think I'm joking, but I'm not. It's an ad for a roll-on deodorant, but the main thing is not that you smell nice. Rather, your underarms will be white.

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    Am I being careful or unfair ?

    By Anonymous, Created on: 12/01/2008, Last updated on: 29/01/2008

    » Hi to all, Over the past few years I have read many of the posts offering excellent and sensible advice. This was without realising one day I may appreciate advice myself. I will be entirely honest in the details that follow. I agree with a previous respected poster who talked of 'moulding'...

    • Anonymous commented : Colin 22nd. Yes mate, i know what you mean. It never ceases to amaze me how many women i see in Thailand with kids but no husbands/fathers. They seem so irresponsible to me. Now before Rooster gets up on his perch. I am not saying that all (100%) Thai men are like this. I know a Tuk Tuk owner/driver in Bangkok, having met him 5 yrs ago,we still meet and he still shows me photos of his family in northern Isaan and i know that he sends them money and goes home when he can. However it seems to me that men like him are few and far between.

    • 44 replies, 18,755 views

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    family visa

    By Anonymous, Created on: 02/01/2004, Last updated on: 12/09/2006

    » When the Thai government will allow foreigners with Thai spouse and children to own a one year visa without the need to travel out of the country every 3 month or to show 800 thousands bahts in a bank account, this is very unfair and even most of the Thais don't earn this sum per year, why this discrimination...

    • Anonymous commented : Jean-Paul, you are very correct, I am married already 30 years whit my thai wife, in a few years I like to retire in Thailand, When I married my wife she was a widow whit three children who all get a university degree and having a good job now. My wife and me work very hard to give them this education. We dont bring them to Europe because whe tought they have the best future in Thailand, Better than sitting between two cultures. So the last years of our life we like to spend our time whit them and the grand children to make up the lost years ,we could not spend whit them. My wife have her own house. In my country Belgium my wife has the full equal rights as a Belgium citizen from the first day that she married whit me. The same day that we married she gets Belgium nationality and a Belgium Id card, She have a double nationality .Belgium is a much smaller country than Thailand, and hav emuch more foreigners than Thailand ,about 12 %.Thats why honestly I feel offended that the Thai goverment make it very complicated for me to retire in Thailand, I dont even dream of becoming the Thai nationality, because i am married a Thai cittizen, why I am so dangerous for the Kingdom. I am not a bandit. I will not take anything away from Thailand, Thai goverment dont have to support me. On the contarary, since I have no family left in my home country, I will transfer all my assets to Thailand I get my pension money from my home counrty .The only thing I won't is to have a peacefull life, and make some travel around Asia. To close this topic I feel offended, that when we travel arround or shopping, I must be low profile becuse otherwise I have to pay more than the common Thai citizen.This is almost everywhere, on the market in hotels samlo or tuk-tuk. Sometimes the samlo driver gets angry, when he see me gets in his vehicle when my wife ask the price first. In public place's i would agree if the fee is free for Thai citizen and tourst have to pay, but ask double pricing is not honnest.A foreigner have to pay more,Why doe's he get a better service than Thai people, if its so than this is pure racisme, not against the foreigner but against the own population. And if not, than its cheating. maybe Thailand dont realize this but this damadged their reputation in the world. I do not think that Lord Bhudda teach like this, and because most of Thai are Bhuddist so.............

    • 65 replies, 24,845 views

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