I did not mean all british blokes, like the retired or tourists, to clarify, I meant the long term homeless who have been ripped off by Thai wives.

Just to clarify further, I think we should feel sorry for all long term homeless men who have become so as a result of having been ripped off by their Thai wives. British blokes are merely a subset of those unfortunate men, nowt special in that respect.

As for consulates, most are next to useless. The British consulate is no exception. I'm not saying it's good that that's the case, btw.