Take it that was a misprint and you meant Katoy.
EX Pats in Cambodia are ignorant on Brexit
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So you are still in the UK , or did I read that wrong?TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:52 amFirst a POG (Pathetic Old Geezer) is what you see sitting at a cafe table eating a cheap breakfast at 8AM and he is still there at 2 PM just leering at the girls that go past. Normally in his 60s/70s, fat, bald and stoney broke. Typical of the majority of sex pats in Cambodia and Thailand.horace wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:19 amWhat's a POG? What's are the TM numbers? I honestly have no idea.
As for lazing around till you die I understand but you do seem to spend a lot of time getting worked up on k440.
Pretty sure retirement would be more fun if you stopped thinking about whatever shit the fools back home are up to!
TMs are the ridiculous forms that the Thai government make ex pats fill in every time they take one step outside of their registered abode and then return and the pain in the arse forms that have to be filled in every 90 days etc. Worse than North Korea.
As for time on K440? In the process of settling affairs in the UK before a permanent move and also recovering from chemo so time on my hands.
k440, something to do when you're pissed.
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Nope. You are right.
I have been undergoing chemo and I would not trust any hospital in Cambodia with it.
Once it's all over, I will have had enough so we are selling up everything and spending the rest of the years in Asia. Cambodia works for both the wife and I as it's near her home country and there are no visa issues for me. Also near Thailand where we have "family", not blood relatives but closer..
Nice small village far, far away from PP or Snookyville.
Just another old beaten up guy vegetating in the rural countryside.
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Yer in the UK which explains why you keep going on about a topic most of us are not interested in. However, why are you wasting time arguing, disputing, debating, call it what you will, when you clearly have more important things going on in what is left of your life.
I have seen cancer take away and I mean take away many people, don't rage, smoke a spliff or/and inject whatever and float away in a hammock on yer veranda with your wife beside you. Don't waste time on this stupid forum.
I have seen cancer take away and I mean take away many people, don't rage, smoke a spliff or/and inject whatever and float away in a hammock on yer veranda with your wife beside you. Don't waste time on this stupid forum.
k440, something to do when you're pissed.
Sage wordshorace wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 3:04 amHowever, why are you wasting time arguing, disputing, debating, call it what you will, when you clearly have more important things going on in what is left of your life.
...don't rage, smoke a spliff ... and float away in a hammock on yer veranda with your wife beside you...
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Whilst I agree with your statement that Grimmy should relax and smoke a j, as it helps with the nasty effects of the chemo, ( sorry to hear about that Grimmy ) I disagree that most expats are not interested. Most will retire to the UK, or EU if they are lucky, and enjoy the benefits of state health care. As in the clip Lucky posted, a lot of OAPs will be in a no hope situation if that is withdrawn, as insurance companies won't take on pensioners without extremely high premiums. That's just one of the reasons to care.horace wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 3:04 amYer in the UK which explains why you keep going on about a topic most of us are not interested in. However, why are you wasting time arguing, disputing, debating, call it what you will, when you clearly have more important things going on in what is left of your life.
I have seen cancer take away and I mean take away many people, don't rage, smoke a spliff or/and inject whatever and float away in a hammock on yer veranda with your wife beside you. Don't waste time on this stupid forum.
Another is that if Trump and the Tories get their way, there won't be a national health service in the UK either.
What's your end of days scenario?
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Up the workers!
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I think you maybe right. We'll have to see. It is quite outrageous what the Johnson government have done. A lot of important voices are against it.slavedog wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:27 amDespite the bleating, MPs will do what they have t to do to keep their seats first and foremost. That's why not much will happen to stop Brexit this week. That's my guess anyway.kungfufighter wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:44 pmThat's the bit I really don't understand. How did they let Brexit happen? It was a complete non starter as the study Cameron had done expressly suggested. But they nearly all voted invoke a.50 anyway.. I can understand the public going for it, but the politicians? The idea there was a deal that could be made was ridiculous. Cameron was on about a deal, so was May and Johnson two years ago, and a lot of others. Johnson is still on about a deal. Why does anyone beleive them still? Conservative backbenchers against no deal are holding back to see if there will be a deal before rebelling. Ffs.
Re the mess's beginnings: we know Cameron was just trying to appease the hard right in his party to hold the party together. The politicians no doubt were just acting in self interest and were trying to make political hay. Couldn't any of them see the problem with Ireland though?
Just look back at May's speech about 10 points for negotiation and the triggering of article 50.
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/ ... -pm-speech
Have your cake and eat it. She knew about the Irish problem. Why was she promising the impossible?We want to get out into the wider world, to trade and do business all around the globe. Countries including China, Brazil, and the Gulf States have already expressed their interest in striking trade deals with us. We have started discussions on future trade ties with countries like Australia, New Zealand and India. And President-Elect Trump has said Britain is not “at the back of the queue” for a trade deal with the United States, the world’s biggest economy, but front of the line.
I know my emphasis on striking trade agreements with countries outside Europe has led to questions about whether Britain seeks to remain a member of the EU’s Customs Union. And it is true that full Customs Union membership prevents us from negotiating our own comprehensive trade deals.
Now, I want Britain to be able to negotiate its own trade agreements. But I also want tariff-free trade with Europe and cross-border trade there to be as frictionless as possible.
That means I do not want Britain to be part of the Common Commercial Policy and I do not want us to be bound by the Common External Tariff. These are the elements of the Customs Union that prevent us from striking our own comprehensive trade agreements with other countries. But I do want us to have a customs agreement with the EU.
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Nah, I don't think I'm ignorant on Brexit and the current state of British politics. For me it can be summed up in Dr. David Starkey's take down of Progressive Feminist and nose picker, Ms. Laurie Penny.
Speaking of Starkey, his argument that Henry VIII's break with Rome was the "other Brexit", is fascinating.
Speaking of Starkey, his argument that Henry VIII's break with Rome was the "other Brexit", is fascinating.
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From the withdrawal speech:
A phased approach
12. A smooth, orderly Brexit
These are our objectives for the negotiation ahead – objectives that will help to realise our ambition of shaping that stronger, fairer, Global Britain that we want to see.
They are the basis for a new, strong, constructive partnership with the European Union – a partnership of friends and allies, of interests and values. A partnership for a strong EU and a strong UK.
But there is one further objective we are setting. For as I have said before – it is in no one’s interests for there to be a cliff-edge for business or a threat to stability, as we change from our existing relationship to a new partnership with the EU.
By this, I do not mean that we will seek some form of unlimited transitional status, in which we find ourselves stuck forever in some kind of permanent political purgatory. That would not be good for Britain, but nor do I believe it would be good for the EU.
Instead, I want us to have reached an agreement about our future partnership by the time the 2-year Article 50 process has concluded. From that point onwards, we believe a phased process of implementation, in which both Britain and the EU institutions and member states prepare for the new arrangements that will exist between us will be in our mutual self-interest. This will give businesses enough time to plan and prepare for those new arrangements.
This might be about our immigration controls, customs systems or the way in which we co-operate on criminal justice matters. Or it might be about the future legal and regulatory framework for financial services. For each issue, the time we need to phase-in the new arrangements may differ. Some might be introduced very quickly, some might take longer. And the interim arrangements we rely upon are likely to be a matter of negotiation.
But the purpose is clear: we will seek to avoid a disruptive cliff-edge, and we will do everything we can to phase in the new arrangements we require as Britain and the EU move towards our new partnership.
A phased approach
12. A smooth, orderly Brexit
These are our objectives for the negotiation ahead – objectives that will help to realise our ambition of shaping that stronger, fairer, Global Britain that we want to see.
They are the basis for a new, strong, constructive partnership with the European Union – a partnership of friends and allies, of interests and values. A partnership for a strong EU and a strong UK.
But there is one further objective we are setting. For as I have said before – it is in no one’s interests for there to be a cliff-edge for business or a threat to stability, as we change from our existing relationship to a new partnership with the EU.
By this, I do not mean that we will seek some form of unlimited transitional status, in which we find ourselves stuck forever in some kind of permanent political purgatory. That would not be good for Britain, but nor do I believe it would be good for the EU.
Instead, I want us to have reached an agreement about our future partnership by the time the 2-year Article 50 process has concluded. From that point onwards, we believe a phased process of implementation, in which both Britain and the EU institutions and member states prepare for the new arrangements that will exist between us will be in our mutual self-interest. This will give businesses enough time to plan and prepare for those new arrangements.
This might be about our immigration controls, customs systems or the way in which we co-operate on criminal justice matters. Or it might be about the future legal and regulatory framework for financial services. For each issue, the time we need to phase-in the new arrangements may differ. Some might be introduced very quickly, some might take longer. And the interim arrangements we rely upon are likely to be a matter of negotiation.
But the purpose is clear: we will seek to avoid a disruptive cliff-edge, and we will do everything we can to phase in the new arrangements we require as Britain and the EU move towards our new partnership.
Up the workers!
^Likehorace wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 3:04 amYer in the UK which explains why you keep going on about a topic most of us are not interested in. However, why are you wasting time arguing, disputing, debating, call it what you will, when you clearly have more important things going on in what is left of your life.
I have seen cancer take away and I mean take away many people, don't rage, smoke a spliff or/and inject whatever and float away in a hammock on yer veranda with your wife beside you. Don't waste time on this stupid forum.
Good luck with chemo, TheGrimReaper. Screw politics.
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Thanks guys and first...Horace, like Slavedog you are too sensible for this forum.
As for chemo, I actually look forward to it. It should be the last dose but what it does is drive home the fact that all of us are mortal. You simply come to terms with life and accept the inevitable. Problem is while you wait for the results, you have too much time on your hands. Time actually seems to go slower. Anyway, should be good for at least a few years.
Can you imagine time slowing down? it's bad enough with these MPs prattling on trying to delay everything just to keep their snouts in the trough, but for me it is an eternity. Every newspaper, every TV channel full of Brexit. That's why I have been transferring all of my books and films to a portable hard drive so that I can simply sit out in the countryside and lose myself in the virtual world. It has to be better than Brexit and politics which is doing everyone's head in.
Anyway when life gets rough, I can always have a pop at the Bat. He has a real sense of humour.
As for chemo, I actually look forward to it. It should be the last dose but what it does is drive home the fact that all of us are mortal. You simply come to terms with life and accept the inevitable. Problem is while you wait for the results, you have too much time on your hands. Time actually seems to go slower. Anyway, should be good for at least a few years.
Can you imagine time slowing down? it's bad enough with these MPs prattling on trying to delay everything just to keep their snouts in the trough, but for me it is an eternity. Every newspaper, every TV channel full of Brexit. That's why I have been transferring all of my books and films to a portable hard drive so that I can simply sit out in the countryside and lose myself in the virtual world. It has to be better than Brexit and politics which is doing everyone's head in.
Anyway when life gets rough, I can always have a pop at the Bat. He has a real sense of humour.
Sleep, those little slices of death — how I loathe them.
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With all of his posts, KFF has made it crystal clear that he supports the EU dictating how the UK is governed. The one overriding fact that came out of last night was that if this passes today and goes to the EU, the UK will no longer have any say in it's future, we will become a vassal state of the EU................... EU Über Alles.
I doubt if many watched the comedy show in it's entirety last night as many feign interest but few bother to understand in detail what is happening.
The little gnome Bercow was put well and truly in his place by the Toff who pointed out that recently Bercow had ruled that Standing Order 24 could only be used in an emergency unless an amendment on it was passed by the house. As no such amendment had been passed and this is not an emergency, he has contradicted himself on a matter of Parliamentary procedure. While "accepting" that this was not done on purpose (of course not) it could easily have been done by mistake. Bercow just sank back further into his chair and would not answer. The political pundits pointed out afterwards that if he wished, Boris could challenge the ruling because of the Speakers blunder.
Anyway, regardless of the Speaker abusing his power the next step will be a call for a general election which the hypocrite Corbyn will not vote for as he want the election called under his terms and not by anyone else. So much for the "bring it on".
In honesty, at time I find "House of Cards" to be more realistic than this bunch and maybe we will see a BBC series with Corbyn as the hero and Boris as the villain.
I doubt if many watched the comedy show in it's entirety last night as many feign interest but few bother to understand in detail what is happening.
The little gnome Bercow was put well and truly in his place by the Toff who pointed out that recently Bercow had ruled that Standing Order 24 could only be used in an emergency unless an amendment on it was passed by the house. As no such amendment had been passed and this is not an emergency, he has contradicted himself on a matter of Parliamentary procedure. While "accepting" that this was not done on purpose (of course not) it could easily have been done by mistake. Bercow just sank back further into his chair and would not answer. The political pundits pointed out afterwards that if he wished, Boris could challenge the ruling because of the Speakers blunder.
Anyway, regardless of the Speaker abusing his power the next step will be a call for a general election which the hypocrite Corbyn will not vote for as he want the election called under his terms and not by anyone else. So much for the "bring it on".
In honesty, at time I find "House of Cards" to be more realistic than this bunch and maybe we will see a BBC series with Corbyn as the hero and Boris as the villain.
Sleep, those little slices of death — how I loathe them.
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I don't believe he said anything of the sort. However it seems you are incapable of governing yourselves so it's good that you have some guidance from some more competent authorities.With all of his posts, KFF has made it crystal clear that he supports the EU dictating how the UK is governed.
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