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News Forum - British granny’s pension nightmare in Thailand
That is what the UK basic state pension was 25 years ago - it is about £1000 a month now. The increases are only paid to overseas pensioners who live in countries with reciprocal arrangements (and it is a pretty limited list) - it has always been that way, it is nothing new.- 1
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News Forum - British granny’s pension nightmare in Thailand
Only 300/month. That's a weak pension. -
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News Forum - Kazakhstan’s first direct flight lands in Surat Thani
What's up with calling an airline Scat? If used for a name, then SCAT is a noun. scat: animal fecal droppings For many animals, particularly predatory ones, scat is a calling card that marks territory and leaves information. scat: jazz singing with nonsense syllables A very Borat approach to naming an airline. I would expect no less from the land of Borat. Big Thumbs up. -
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News Forum - British granny’s pension nightmare in Thailand
I doubt that the concept of "research" would have been a concept she would have or could have understood. This woman represents the demographic of uneducated, unskilled, low economic strata that once was typical of the western long stay demographic in Thailand. Since Covid, most have died or moved away and she is a relic of easier times. She arrived 24 years ago, and at the time most likely did not take into consideration the likelihood of health issues or that she would live as long as she has. I doubt that she would have been any better off in the UK, all alone. Yes, she would have had some NHS access and a higher pension, but her living expenses would have been higher and the sad reality is that the NHS rations health care for elderly seniors. One needs an advocate (i.e. friend, family member) to better access health care. Her quality of life in Thailand, close to her family probably added years to her life and kept her going. Also, she is deluded by her belief in entitlement. She has already received far more from the UK taxpayer funded pensions than she ever contributed. She expects the taxpayers of the UK to subsidize her life in tropical Pattaya, despite her contributing nothing to the UK economy for the past 24 years. If she was spending and paying some taxes in the UK, she would have a bit more of moral higher ground to make her case, but she is not. Her son can't be in a good financial place if the best he can manage is a vehicle rental shop. He's next in line for a hard luck story. One catastrophic illness and they will be wiped out. Yes, a sad story, but poor people do get old and when they do, their lives do not get any better.
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