@Brandon *********

yes. Immigration had a good laugh. She was talking THB, they were thinking USD 🤣 I know the rule, I wouldn’t carry that much USD. Dropped my wallet on a bus in transfer from Gatwick to Heathrow. Not much cash and was able to recover the wallet in full. Don’t need carry much cash on a plane.

They issue the Green Card after 1st entry, SSA will issue a SSN and card. Upon 1st entry they took her to interview room and had me go to baggage claim to wait. She said they were quite friendly and polite. He did ask her how much cash she was carrying and she said about 10 or 15 thousand. He and another woman Imm officer said “what? USD?” She said no Thai Bath, and they all had a good laugh, then said “welcome to America”

My wife’s took about 1 year.

I’ve always kept a US address on my US bank accounts. (Many won’t accept a foreign address nor phone number). I use an eSIM with a US number to get access codes. I did file for SS while living here in Thailand and use my Thai address as residence but I keep my deposits going to a financial institution in the US. I received mailing from SS here and still have to fill out and return “proof of life” form every year. Reason I used foreign for SS is because since ‘98 been living abroad and filed taxes as foreign resident There is really no bank mail to worry about as everything is paperless anyway. Any mail that does come through to my son is just scanned to me and most of the time is just junk mail.

I’ve noticed loan sharking is popular with Indians, 🤷‍♂️

I used “SlingTV” and VPN until Sling they priced themselves ridiculously high.

Fried bananas?

@Phil *****

I reach for the CP bacon at Makro, its fairly consistent so you pretty much know what you’re getting

@Matthew *********

solving world issues one response at a time.

You’ll get double the amount of light. Now if you really want to see glow, find a 440 source 😉