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@Andy ********
I'm curious to know where you met your ex gf?
Stephen *********
Three trips to Thailand, 2 stints in hospital, one with food poisoning, the other dehydration. Insured on both occasions and treated like Royalty in hospitals that are like 5* hotels. I wouldn't travel anywhere without it, but make sure that you disclose all pre-existing conditions, they will do anything to get out of paying.

And make sure if you can that you or the hospital contact your insurers as soon as you are admitted to hospital to make them aware.
Stephen *********
I got a certificate of residence from immigration, took it to Bangkok bank. Easy as that,.
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Friend returned to Pattaya this week and got a retirement visa through an agent. Cost him £600 and took one hour to do!
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@Nigel ************
I think these must be the people who give us directions in the street.😉
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@Nigel ************
When I need to get somewhere I stop so that my partner can get directions from someone at the side of the street.

She tells me 'it's just down there'.

When we get 'just down there' we have to stop and ask someone else.

We do this half a dozen times.

Either my Thai partner doesn't understand Thai or Thai people are crap at giving directions.🤣
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I'm not being rude to Thai people, but all I hear is a noise, one long joined up word!

I'm totally unable to distinguish individual words like I can in European languages.