Incorrect change and such like.

[cdnmatt]

Just be glad you guys aren't blind.

Then incorrect change becomes a real fun problem.

[frequent]

Jellybean. It is one of life's sad truisms that a much loved and well used item such as a pair of cargo shorts, sunglasses, trainers, belt bag etc is almost impossible to replace with something one loves as much, once it's time is up.

As someone who owns none of those (and never has) ...

[frequent]

Just be glad you guys aren't blind. Then incorrect change becomes a real fun problem.

Perhaps you could become a lottery ticket vendor in Bangkok. They seem to survive those sorts of issues

[Smiles]

" ... I don’t understand why my post elicited such an emotion."

Years ago my parents moved from Australia to Canada, dragging us kids behind them. I was about 8 yrs old, but to this day I can easily remember snippets of my life in an Australian kindergarten as well as some time in the first few grades in regular school. My Dad (now gone) often sat down with me doing my homework time, he was like that. Of course, during spelling lessons, he wrote "tire" as "tyre" ... the proper english way.
Strange to remember that, eh? But I do.

(Along comes Arsenal to demerit me for "off topic". Just another 3.)

[Jellybean]

Thank you for providing such a detailed, personal and lovely reply, providing an insight into an early period in your life Smiles. I can see that I am not the only member to have ‘liked’ it.

[frequent]

My maternal grandfather ran off with another woman and took the sons (but not the daughters) with him. Subsequently he decided he was bored by the older son, packed him off to some residential course and moved house (no forwarding address) while the son (aged 14) was away

[a447]

Last year, while back in the UK, my favourite khaki cargo pants developed a rip below the knee...... I tried shopping to find a replacement in two high street stores and online, but to no avail. I therefore took the ripped cargo pants to a local tailor, who very kindly turned them into shorts for the reasonable price of £10 (the equivalent of 448 Baht).

You should have kept them. You'd be looking very fashionable indeed.

These days the more rips and tears, the more people seem willing to pay.

[pennyboy]

When I used to visit Phuket I would use the prepaid taxi at the airport to go to Patong. The fare was 600 bt and I usually paid with 1000bt note and every time I received 300 bt change with my receipt. I had been forewarned of this scam and would just stand there with my hand held out and would receive the other 100bt without even a glance at me. This was before I discovered meter taxis were available.

[scottish-guy]

Indeed a447- I am always being dragged round shops by my other half to be shown some pair of jeans which appear to be held together at the knees and elsewhere only by bare threads.

I hesitate to comment on "fashion" as I'd wear a bin bag if it was comfortable - but I cannot see how wearing that sort of "fashion" clothing with the result that the wind is whistling up your Kyber Pass in the depths of winter can even fulfil that criterion.

Young 'uns eh - who'd have 'em?

[joe552]

Who'd have 'em? Most of us, I think, SG