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A place to list all of the weird things you find when buying or renting a Thai house. I'll start:

1) Why do all outside doors and all inside doors have four hinges? The top three equal spaced, then a 3/4 meter gap with the last hinge 15CM from the floor. Outside with heavier doors I can understand, inside, not. :shock:

2) Why do my water pipes enter the house at the furthest point from the tank and pump at the upstairs level, leaving my kitchen tap (closest to the tank/pump) downstairs with the lowest pressure? :shock:

3) Why does my downstairs powder room light switch also turn on the outside alcove light next to it? Maybe to alert neighbors you're on the crapper? :shock: Pete :cheers:
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heres a few from me:

why build houses right next to each other, with windows that look in on each other? Ever frickin heard of PRIVACY? Offsetting windows an alien concept? Curtains too aparently......

why paint every single wall in a house the same hideous shade of mint green or surgical appliance pink? Then add furniture in burnt umber.......nice.

why use nasty flourescent lighting that burns the retinas out of eyes?

why leave wiring exposed and badly painted over rather than channel it through the wall?

why have those ugly frikin fuse boxes exposed? Why not just cover them over? Too much work is it? (see also wiring above)

why still use those stupid hasps on external doors that require a padlock to secure them? Why not just stick a big neon sign outside the house saying "Hey Mr Burglar....look....Im not in!!!"

In a country where it rains every day for 6 months a year, why cover the driveway in shiny tiles that turn into slidy slippery glass when wet?

why rent a house out that has locks on most doors, but no keys to open them when by accident they slam shut and engage the snap lock?

and my personal frickin thai fave

when you live in fairly cramped houses with sod all space between them, why have a cinema surround system louder than The Who's onstage speaker system, spend all afternoon watching muay thai and all evening watching soap operas at ear blistering volume, and then get up at 7am and start singing off key shitty thai karaoke through it?

do I need to explain why?

TIT

most of these I just shrug and laugh at....

the last one is a bugbear.

:cuss:
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You need to build your solar house quick SM, before you go 'round the bend! Pete :cheers:
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I wouldnt mind if the thick landlady would just admit she has the taste of a baboon and let me stick some paint on the walls.....the mint green is driving me mad. Every sodding wall is the same hideous colour.

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prcscct wrote:You need to build your solar house quick SM, before you go 'round the bend! Pete :cheers:
i think his got stuck on the design. i was promised something about 5 months ago.................... :D
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Why do landlords/ladies with a 2 bedroom shed, six kilometers from civilization, down a soi dog ridden back street, with a termite infested structure, think the place warrants a 50k deposit?

Why does damp rise quicker than the sun in the tropics?

Why is it so difficult to get a water pump or a/c unit replaced until you suggest that you'll buy it yourself but take it when you leave?

Why are the only truly content tenants ants and termites?

Why don't we all cease to give a flying feck about renting and pay to "own" a place or give it all to the "wife" and pretend we don't care?

Why does the most peaceful neighbourhood turn into a live karaoke party the week after you move in?

Why does it take 4 Thais to change a light bulb?

Why am I such a cynical bastard ....
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