jack.russelle (76)in #learning • 4 days agoSomething that irritates me about DuoLingoNormally I would post almost exclusively in the aseanhive community but this is not very relevant to what is going on…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 11 days agoHow to detect a bogus teaching job in ThailandWhen I say bogus I don't mean that the job isn't real, I mean that it is a revolving door of a job that is kept open…jack.russelle (76)in #expat • 13 days agoLiving in a country that doesn't match your passport, final edition: DownsidesIt was about 6 years ago when I decided at the encouragement of a friend to go over to Thailand and live / possibly…jack.russelle (76)in #life • 19 days agoLiving in a country that doesn't match your passport, part 2.1: The downsidesI'm several years into my "1-year experiment" that was living outside of my home country. This was suggested to me by…jack.russelle (76)in #booze • 25 days agoBooze ban on election weekend has some people in an uproarIt's kind of funny to me that they have certain days of the year where alcohol cannot be sold in Thailand because…jack.russelle (76)in #life • last monthLiving in a country that doesn't match your passport: Part 1, the benefitsWhat started out as a prolonged vacation has turned into a multi-year existence in a place that while I did enjoy…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • last monthMore fun in Pattaya! One foreigner jumped and beaten up by 3 other foreigners!One thing that you notice in horrible places like Pattaya, is that unless you are willing to walk around and just…jack.russelle (76)in #technology • last monthMessing about with Pop!_OsNot long ago and after months of being encouraged to do so by a friend who is really tech savvy, I switched over to…jack.russelle (76)in #scams • last monthPattaya news alert! Another scam targeting retireesOne of the only visas that is relatively easy to get and maintain in Thailand is the retirement visa. All you have to…jack.russelle (76)in #cats • last monthCrazy for cats! A local kitty that loves everyoneStray cats are all over the place in Thailand and some of them are less stray than others. At my friend's apartment…jack.russelle (76)in #art • last monthSome experts contribute to the student street art on the canalsI went back to the canals again because the same friend of mine that pointed out that I go there in the first place…jack.russelle (76)in #travel • 2 months agoStudent art display along the canal in Chiang MaiChiang Mai has an extensive amount of canals and various methods of water drainage to deal with the rainy season and…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoTraveling to Thailand? Do your online arrival card before you get here!Thailand Immigration is notorious for being jerks to visitors and a lot of the time it seems as though they are doing…jack.russelle (76)in #skydiving • 2 months agoThai skydiver sets world record for highest dive over AntarcticaI'll stop with the bad news about things in Thailand to instead focus on something that is pretty amazing when you…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoThai man attempts to scam his way out of traffic accident, doesn't realize body cam recorded all of itSomething I have learned from living in Thailand for years is that as a foreigner, you have to be on super high-alert…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoOne Thai party seeks to cancel the use of cash in ThailandLet me be a bit more specific. Some politician that is part of a major party here in Thailand recently decided that…jack.russelle (76)in #life • 2 months agoNew Years Party results in a massive garbage problem in PhuketI guess everyone wants to have a good New Year party and that's exactly what they did in one of Thailand's other…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoMore reasons to dislike Pattaya: Hotbed for human traffickingWhy am I always talking trash about Pattaya? Well, because somehow this dump of a destination is one of the most…jack.russelle (76)in #pattaya • 3 months ago2 more reasons to not live in (or visit) Pattaya, ThailandOr even visit there. I do not live in Pattaya and I have only been there by my own choice once. I wanted to see what…jack.russelle (76)in #finance • 3 months agoSpending sensibility. Do you have it?I was out with some friends the other night and one of the girls in that group is kind of well-known for being a bit…
