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3 hours ago, sunnyboy2018 said:

Irrelevant.  A stumble, slip or fall by anybody, in any condition,  of any age would have resulted in serious injury

 

and should point out also,

in countries like Australia

i heard of a few nutjobs, gone to a hospital from the accident result from being pเssed..

actually front up still pเssed and carrying on like complete bell-ends.

they usualky dont get to much sympathy.

so that might explain the reasonings of a few posters here?

Rooster says "wait to react" and other wise advice..

then goes on to criticise many things Thai as absurd and idiotic.

lol

couldnt read about it?

you just did

lol

On 9/11/2019 at 9:15 AM, Vacuum said:

Is this a joke? Who would lend a Thai gf that amount?

of course, only an idiot is the answer.

This is the way of the classic con. You pay some good dividend early on, to establish trust. 

then thinking all is ok, the mark will then give more.

To fall for a Thai doing this is a different kind of stupid though.

The friend was probably in on it too. 

Knowing its a farang it was always an easy con as they know the system isnt farang freindly.

they effectively have laundered his money and have probably 2 houses now and he cant touch.

no chance to get back blood out of a stone.

its gone!

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

So he was right then, overcharged by nearly 40Kbht.

Police made him pay 14,500bht. 

 

Nice girlfriend too, he didn't know what ringing the bell meant, and she didn't tell him.

why would she tell him? 

she probably worked in the bar.

no..him just wery good man and jaidee..

Translation= another stupid buffalo farang

555

26 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

i know it was all i could think of.

Surely where to get the best hamburger must be mentioned ??

13 minutes ago, Inn Between said:

 

It's also been my impression that if a farang needs treatment, he or she is going nowhere until the bill is settled. I really can't believe that this is an issue.

 

Is it possible that the real issue is migrant workers from poor neighboring countries who leave the gov't hospitals with bills that never get paid? And now the foreigners who can afford to pick up the tab for others through excessive insurance billing are being forced to do so? 

Nobody being forced to do so as yet.

The previous poster says "walking away without paying"

but could it be those who never walk away is the bigger problem?

If die in hospital and they must shake down your Thai family, they probably find it hard to get anything.

I think many older farang could have the will and estate process at home and money going to kids or family in home country.

probably many die in hospital with nothing left...

so it dont look very good if they talk about the money they lost from dead people. 

18 minutes ago, jany123 said:

But if true, then the problem takes on monumental proportions... so many effected so quickly, what will the future hold?

 

surely restricting e cig use whilst awaiting more conclusive research is warranted... as a precaution.

I guess but surely they could use science to get the answer/evidence..if they really wanted to?

Or could be, they dont present scientific proof becos there is none?

People in other countries smoke the hookah pipe many hours and very often and it doesnt seem to have any such scare factor.

I think money, power, and big companies not wanting to share a market.

I am skeptical thinking, since when they ever worried about the peoples health before money?

Look like India lucked out. 

Israel try and fail.

Only NASA can do it perfect ..with 50 years ago old technology

555

15 hours ago, EricTh said:

Take it with a pinch of salt.

 

Thailand at 25 is still better than USA at 45 but why do so many people want to migrate to USA?

err maybe they from countries ranked worse than 45? 

But I do get your point. Its the last place on Earth id want to go.

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

The way its written is that the immigration officials are going to be mixed with tourists looking at big tv above the carousel before collaring someone.  

maybe just the way its written.

more logical surely the xray would be watching the carousel before it goes through the door to the waiting area

He says he a chef and buying mcDonalds and 800 baht of kfc?

lol i know many chefs and none would go near any of that.

And this way he "tells" people and demands stuff all the time, they must jump for joy when see him coming.

hate to think how many strange liquids and other weird stuff they have added to his food!

On 8/24/2019 at 11:14 PM, Youlike said:

Maybe he started his own company where he had to pay a few million to the government plus employ 4 thai....in that case 3000 baht an hour isn't too much me thinks.

 

I've also seen ad's from other farang who give lessons on classical instruments..they asked like 2000 an hour for a violin lesson.

 

But i also see westerners handing out perfumed samples in Thai (and other asian) malls...it seems those guys can also get a workpermit for that.

Id be very suprised if can get a workpermit for that. 

Do as they will anyway, not my business

just gets boring to see posts on here asking if someone got work permit for what they doing.

same as farangs talking about "grassing up" people.

must be lots of bitter loosers around.

no wonder many people dont want to even look in the direction of a foriegner when pass in the street.

shameful!

19 hours ago, CPH said:

Thailand Central Bank should lower interest rates and indicate they would lower interest rates further if conditions do not improve. That is what most other countries have done.

Yes, Is what other countries have done but how many actually had an inmprovement?

it only encourage more borrowing, since people want to get more while rates are low.

lower rates does nothing except steal money of savers and investors

20 hours ago, Arkady said:

Wonderful news for Ozzies and Kiwis.  I hope they will have better luck using the machines than I have had.  As a Thai citizen the machine rarely recognises my prints first time and sometimes not at all, resulting in me being shoved into the manual queue.  I am hopeful that the new biometrics system hopefully to be introduced by the new 10-year passport concessionaire will be more efficient.  Mobile phones have no problem recognising prints every time, so I am not sure why a system costing millions of dollars cannot.

you can adjust the sensitivity settings on them machines.

I think on the minimum, you could nearly scan your butt and it will pass.

on the maximum setting it probably reject you 75% times 

17 hours ago, Puchaiyank said:

Every instance of corrupt extortion has it's own flavor...

 

Are "you" going to take a chance of being on the recieving end of physical harm for $3.00...

 

Take a pic of driver and his machine...turn it in to the police...

But of course he wont be the reciever because hes 33, tall, and works out. lol

no doubt he will show them a hiding!!

that is, until the other 8 whimpy Asians come out of nowhere and get him on the ground and kick his noggin in. 

lol

no wonder these guys get in trouble in Asian countries.

sound like another typical G.I Joe

OP, you can try the Bangkok FB sites.

I remember some Russian type guy had adds for personal trainer before but that guy wanted some ridiculous amount like 

3,000baht per hour.

his add wasnt up for long.

maybe someone grassed him for being a fxxkwit

5 minutes ago, madmitch said:

What Immigration at Jomtien, Phuket and other major tourist areas should be doing in these cases is paying a visit to the hotels, guesthouses and Airbnbs where these unregistered guests are staying and fining them for not reporting.

 

Tourists staying in hotels that abide by the law and report guests should not have a problem.

 

 

It does sound a bit ridiculous that a tourist is breaking a law to have the nerve to go to Thailand and stay in a hotel.

I suspect many tourist who make a first extension at Jomtien and get treated like this will never come back since not many countries would do this.

So...you first must write your details and address on the arrival card at the airport THEN..

when arrive at accomodation, must race to immigration within 24 hours to report where i stay?

ridiculous!

6 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

Unfortunately there are some people (I can only assume they're retirees living in the sticks) who seem to think this whole process isn't that hard because they have nothing better to do. Reminds me of my granddad after he retired and got bored out of his brains. He'd go around annoyingly looking for something to do. This TM30 is seemingly giving some bored people a sense of purpose. 

maybe, but i cant imagine anyone who have to drive both ways for 2+ hours would think its much fun.

and if they themself dont drive, would be a bigger P in the A.