@Terry ********

I absolutely understand you . it like the Myth of SISYPHE ( the greek caracter , whatever the spelling is )

yesssss doable

there is no visa called RETIREMENT VISA. this has been told a thousand times

all these questions carry their own answer

- why not take the kids in case they want to see them ? and take picture anyway !

- -why not take thai baths to pay the fee ??

- for photo you get 4 photos for 100 baths if you can't pay for an extra set of fotos how are you gonna survive with 2 kids for one month extention

- ah the worst : wait in line !! TIT ! don't you ever wait in line when visiting administrations in CANADA .

to avoid long lines there is an easy way : get up at 5 and head on to immigration . in some places you might not even be number one . but the waiting in line when opened will be shorter . so you will just wait in line before they open ...TIT .....

for extension they take a pphoto so I suppose you have to take the kids with you . but I say y

this and then someone will tell you otherwise 5 so why nit take the kids with you ????

@Alistair *********

every culture has formal and informal . grown up culture elegant culture use the formal way when writing .

the " we don'y give a s*** " culture use anyway , it shows the inelegance of their culture . and some people brag about it , and carry their vulgarity as a trophy . I don't

@Jody ******

if such a question comes to your mind , you certainly are directly concerned . a psychiatrist might be useful to solve your deep problem

@Andy ******

an australian man married one of my daughter , I can assure you he never called her THE wife . I'm happy he knew the meaning of words and never hided behind a so called cultural norm , because the norm in his culture is to use the word for what they mean ,

but I understand some individual cultural norm might be " I'm gross " some people will prefer to be subtil and delicate even when Australian

@Andy ******

sorry people who've been around for decades know the cultural norms in different countries

it would be very interesting to know in which country or area it is a cultural norm to name , wife ,ladies , girlfriends with the same words that are used for animal, plants and objects .

so ladies can be aware also

@Ruth ******

thanks so much to appreciate my comment . anybody can choose the words he uses . and the choice of words shows who you really are ! and in this case who chooses

" me and THE wife " instead of

MY sweetheart , or my darling and me or more simple for gross people :me and my wife just shows who they are and , trying to hide behind a local culture and pretend whatever , is just take the reader for an idiot who've never been anywhere . it happens that people in this group have been around for a few decades , and know the difference between a rag and a towel .....

and yes I've seen the comment of this disgusting Anthony , makes you feel like throwing up ..