@Richard *****

I could be a lost twig. Stranger things have happened

@Richard *****

states. DNA tests said I was 99.97% northern European and Irish. But don't have any family stuff to trace back

@Brandon ***********

Go to the same banks a second time, but this time in disguise.

@Richard *****

no problem cousin- it's my porno name anyway! :)

Yeah keep going to new places until you find one that doesn't look into your eyes and lie.

@Rob *********

and

@Graham *****

thank you. This is what I thought, but Lady was concerned.

@Phil *****

did you have to hire someone to bring? How did that work? Lady speaks Thai and English...

@John ********

back at ya

@John ********

Chiang Rai. Lived in Chiang Khong last year. Generally I am super happy with how stuff works here. If I didn't have some insight into this problem through locals (I'm pretty integrated - I don't know any farang and spend all my time with Thai people) I wouldn't even be aware. We will be moving to Phitsanouk soon and I am terribly afraid it will be similar to the south where it's a part of everyday life.

@John *****

I don't think that is a fair mockery. The startup cost of a donut shop and a video arcade are totally different. The fees that a farang must pay to open either of them are likely the same.