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As a kid I had a general store toy. It helped me to learn while playing. I guess what you call "Brit food wars" is merely a return to children playing with a general store toy. It probably also serves to make them feel nostalgic: Good old England with inedible food!

What's next on the list, spotted dick?

Spotted Dick? I bet you learned about that national specialty from "King Ralph". I never stumbled over it on one of my visits to that island.

You are correct, JF. It was from that movie that I learned of this strange dish. There is also a another food guy in town now, but he's selling German stuff, including products you can get at the mall for a cheaper price.

Thanks for the recipe DD. The burgers I got were almost pure white in color. I've never seen a hamburger patty that color before. When I cooked one it was smoking and popping all over the place, a sign of high fat content. I took one bite and almost puked. I don't know what these guys put in their meat, but it really is disgusting.

Oh. Colmans is actually huge in Hawaii. Any Chinese restaurant you go in to will have it on the table. Peope there love the stuff.  It is typically mixed with shoyu to make a sauce. Very popular when eating raw fish aka sashimi.

Both Paulo and Balu make some pretty good mustards.

Back on topic... The people selling all these products. Are they licensed to do so? Do any of them have work permits?  The laws are very strict when it comes to getting a work permit. I'll bet none of these guys are paying any taxes whatsoever on the products they sell.

So Saf. How did you, nokHEE bear, and fcf obtain licenses and work permits to operate your businesses, because I had lunch today with an old student of mine who works in the work permit office here in korat and according to her, neither she or their office has ever heard of the three of you.   

The burgers I got were almost pure white in color. I've never seen a hamburger patty that color before.

Thats a traditional English burger, tasteless, hard and basically horrid, never ever trust an English person to cook or make burgers unless they have spent time in the states, most English people take the piss out of the Yanks, I mean who could get excited over a white tasteless bit of crap, trouble is most English haven't spent time in the states and learnt that burgers are not supposed to be white awful looking horrid tasting things, think of it as on par with America trying to market their horrid yellow mustard to the world, yes we laugh at you, it is awful compared to what we have, nows your chance to laugh at our burgers, and no, I don't eat them unless real desperate

Hey there marky boy. Hows that cute little wife of yours doing? I sure miss her. When you coming back to korat so I can hook up with her again? Oh you can bet I am fully aware of the people working AND living here illegally including schools who KNOWINGLY employ them..not to mention teachers who date their underage students like you
used to do then come to class hungover everyday. Gambling is also highly illegal in Thailand and Ive managed to collect a number of sheets from a certain bar where people like you used to gamble...including the year you won the jackpot. Would you
Like a copy?  Run along now scooter boy.   

Oh by the way. Did I tell you who I work for now?

Are there certain products people can sell here, make a profit, and not have to pay any taxes?

You gotta look at different kinds of taxes that could arise from sales:

- the Personal Income Tax (PIT) on profits made depends on your total taxable income (including some pensions paid from abroad) that's exceeding your tax free allowances. For that have a look there:

http://www.rd.go.th/publish/6045.0.html

- the Value Added Tax (VAT) that is collected by the seller and then handed to the tax authorities. Any person or entity who regularly supplies goods or provides services in Thailand and has an annual turnover exceeding 1.8 million baht is liable to VAT. Small entrepreneurs whose annual turnover is less than 1.8 million baht are exempted. Certain products, for example unprocessed agricultural products and related goods such as fertilizers, animal feeds, pesticides, etc., are also exempted from VAT. More there:

http://www.rd.go.th/publish/6043.0.html

who sells his mystery goods from the back of a pickup in an empty carpark

That sounds like something from the trailer park boys they would steal the meat etc from supermarkets and then sell it out of the back of their boot

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who sells his mystery goods from the back of a pickup in an empty carpark

That sounds like something from the trailer park boys they would steal the meat etc from supermarkets and then sell it out of the back of their boot

da.mn right....and why is it that I have to pay taxes on the money I earn here, and these f-wipes feel somehow that they are exempt? 

All I have to say is who cares about who dose or dose not pay taxes in Thailand Would that not be for the locals to worry about

I bet you're not an advocate of integration, somebody actually wanting to be a guest only and taken care of.

Aren't we talking about farang food distributors? Maybe we should care about those ourselves instead of "leaving it to the locals" to take care of our affairs.

I heard people complaining about Korat not offering enough for farangs. But when some people are trying to to something for the relief of that, some others jump at complaining again just about that. Where's the middle way?

When I positively do know somebody is cheating the tax I might not buy from him - if I have acceptable alternatives. But only "might". More important is that the sanitation and quality standard is acceptable. And that is what should be monitored by ourselves in the case of those small businesses supplying farang food. The internet (our forums) help spread the word, if something is below standard or overpriced. That is definitely common interest! But buying from somebody who maybe cheats the tax is an individual decision.

Quote from: Just Me on November 25, 2010, 12:49:55 PM

All I have to say is who cares about who dose or dose not pay taxes in Thailand Would that not be for the locals to worry about

I bet you're not an advocate of integration, somebody actually wanting to be a guest only and taken care of.

Aren't we talking about farang food distributors? Maybe we should care about those ourselves instead of "leaving it to the locals" to take care of our affairs.

I heard people complaining about Korat not offering enough for farangs. But when some people are trying to do something for the relief of that, some others jump at complaining again just about that. Where's the middle way?

Integration, someone wanting to be a guest and taken care of not a clue what you are on about there. Best guess is you are trying to read between the lines and missing the point. I think dirtydog got it though.

Integration, someone wanting to be a guest and taken care of not a clue what you are on about there. Best guess is you are trying to read between the lines and missing the point.

Did you ever hear of "fair trade"? That's a label for products from businesses following certain rules like not exploiting child labor or the like.

Can you imagine people making their own decisions about buying or not buying from businesses not following the rules of a society they're 'staying with'? Following the rules of the guest country, and for example pay taxes, is integration.

In your home country you might have to go to jail, for example for buying something that was stolen. Buying something from a business that is not following rules, be them in the form of laws or just ethics, makes you not integrated into the society you are 'staying with'.

American food is undoubtedly better than British food because…

1. We have brunch, America’s very best culinary innovation. It’s not exactly breakfast, nor is it lunch: it’s brunch, and it’s the best of both worlds. Plus you can sleep in on weekends and still eat eggs Benedict at 1:00 pm.

2. The US has a diversity of foods, both homegrown and adopted, that simply cannot be matched by the UK. Tacos to clam chowder to key lime pie to barbecue — the US has range.

3. We have a strict policy: jellied fruit not jellied animals.

4. We understand corn. Mistakenly believed to be animal fodder by our British friends, there’s no end of wonderful foods that can be made from corn, from corn on the cob to corn soufflés to cornmeal crust pizzas to tamales to corn dogs to bourbon.

5. Salads. Some may think that Americans only eat fried things topped with bacon, so they may be surprised to find how important the salad is in American cuisine. It’s true, we love salads, and we love salad bars because we can sneak bacon into our salads when no one is looking.

6. Sandwiches: the British may have invented the word sandwich, but we perfected the sandwich itself. Katz’s Deli — ’nuff said.

7. We saved wine. The British tried to wipe it out by introducing Phylloxera to Europe, so we had to come in and save wine for the rest of the world. This may be a bit of an oversimplification, but you’re welcome nonetheless.

8. Tea is okay if it’s supersaturated with sugar (i.e., sweet tea) or mixed with lemonade (i.e., Arnold Palmer), but coffee is where it’s at. Bad diner coffee beats bad diner tea every time.

9. Our beer is cold, and so is our root beer. British beer = warm. British root beer = dandelion & burdock soda?

10. A famous line from Annie Hall captures the American attitude towards food: “Two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of ‘em says, ‘Boy, the food at this place is really terrible.’ The other one says, ‘Yeah, I know – and such small portions.’” If we fall short on quality, we certainly won’t let you down on portion size.

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Wendy's instead of Burger King, Taco Bell ok, Jack-in-the-box I never tried. And I wouldn't mind Pizza Hut and McD to close.