Lemsta69

Did you not read about the lady doctor that was killed whilst crossing the road in Bangkok whilst using a zebra crossing? It happened in early January 2022 and was widely publicised. I arrived in Bangkok around that time after a long absence and it's the first thing I think about now before I take my life in my hands and cross the road here. I'm surprised your friend didn't mention this to you, I guess he doesn't read the news.

"Your friend" should have warned you about the possibility of that happening. I think he owes you a steak dinner somewhere fancy next time you're in Bangkok.

Same, until I saw it in a topic here a few months ago. Wouldn't surprise me if that older post was created by the OP, there's something very familiar about the question.

https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/158114/when-is-the-address-indicated-on-a-passport-being-used

I was there on Wednesday and noticed a "microbus" service. I wonder if it might be better than a van if the big bus is full?

They wouldn't accept my BBL MasterCard Debit card the other day so I had to use 12go.asia 😪

You don't know very much do you bignok, despite all your bluster.

What the hell is "yabba"? Sounds like something Fred Flintstone shouts out when he's on the job with Wilma.

Why would he want to sell his birthright and wear one of those things?

Should put you down while she's at it bignok.

I got asked just the other day in a taxi in the way to immigration.

How does someone who has been here so long have to ask that question?

Farmers, army personnel and sports shooters are criminals? You need to lay off the turps mate.

Ask the writer of the article if you're so worried about it, I'm sure Ms. Suksawat is just dying to hear your feedback.

You didn't read the post I replied to, did you?

Perhaps, but still a heck of a lot more interesting than the topics you create. Oh wait...

If the shoe fits...

You're sick dude, get help.

What the hell is Nanna? That'd better be an autocorrect fail.

It's not new.

Well they ain't gonna change anytime soon. Maybe you need to do some meditation or something.

Live in Bangkok, agent is in Soi Post, Pattaya. Hump the bus every 90 days or so from Ekkamai to Patts*, Bolt motosai to the agent's office, hand over passport and 100 baht, head to The Sportsman for a Full English, Bolt motosai to bus station, hump the bus back to Udom Suk BTS then Skytrain the rest of the way back to my shoebox in Lumphini 😂 Agent mails the passport with TM47 receipt back to me by EMS. I could mail my passport to the agent's office but the trip to Pattaya once a quarter is a nice distraction.

Was just in Jomtien, wasn't bothered by the Russians one little bit.

That's beside the point. Fact is that delays happen at any time for any number of reasons other than the simplistic one you mentioned before.

Unfortunately they want foreign passport AND one other foreign ID, eg drivers license. I don't have the latter so it took me a bit of haggling with their KYC team for them to accept a foreign photo card that is issued by the same govt department as drivers licenses. During the chat they mentioned that I could provide some 'local' ID, eg Thai DL as the 2nd form of ID but I can't recover the chat and can't remember the full details. I can't get a TDL easily so couldn't offer it. I can't get Yellow House Book or Pink ID card and am retired so could not offer a work permit, therefore I don't know if they'll accept any of those in lieu of secondary foreign ID.