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I tip if I think the person deserves it. I hope we don´t get into the culture of tips being expected. Why should we tip delivery drivers just because DHL, Amazon etc pays shitty wages. When was the last time anyone tipped a server in McDonalds, bank worker etc etc. When you tip your waitress what ab...

Alberto wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 9:52 pm
And also: it is not the role of government to feed poor residents of the land. So a poor widow, Brit or Thai, shouldn't be different. I know of course in reality there are some benefits etc.

What?
Expand on what you mean here.

FIFA/UEFA will tell you it´s to stop touts etc.
It´s not, it´s just another way of them getting their snouts in the trough.

Fraufruit wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 1:59 pm

It's kind of a pity, though. Love happens everywhere.

I don´t think love has a lot to do with it when these old people go to Thailand and come back with a new young wife.

While that is true of many social systems such as welfare, etc., do you think that is why the NHS is such crap? No it´s crap because of years of mismanagement. My nephew used to work in IT for the NHS and the amount of wasting money just in that department was insane. Btw the treatment itself from ...

Never touched the stuff in my life and don´t intend to.
Never had a pothead throw up on me or get abusive so if people want to smoke it it seems to do a lot less harm to others than alcohol does and no govt is going to ban alcohol.
So can´t see a problem with it being legalised.

pappnase wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:52 pm It's just not fair.

Because if it´s not done it promotes health tourism which over the years 1000s have taken advantage of.
It´s once again one of those things where the majority of people have to suffer because of the small % of people who abuse the system.

Auntie Helen wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:14 pm After 5 years the foreigner doesn’t have to pay the NHS surcharge.

As far as I know you have to pay the surcharge forever unless you apply for unlimited leave to remain.
Every visa holder no matter how long the visa is for (except under 6 months) must pay the surcharge.

Just been rewatching these...

This is the first time for many years I struggle to say Labour although the important thing is to get the Tories out. Greens... Enticing but are they the sort of people who would put aside some of their beliefs to alleviate problems for people. Reform... The rebirth of the NF and the UKs equivalent ...

What a strange thing to say! It is and it isn´t. Or do you mean people like me who bought property as an investment and have mortgages to pay off should let people just stay for free? Who's going to pay my mortgage? Property brought to be rented out is harming the market for people who want to buy ...