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On 7/23/2019 at 5:18 PM, marcusarelus said:
The reverse. Rich people are hurt the most by the high baht because exports are down.
The rich are buying abroad and very happy due to the exchange rates. Business people just in export may not be so happy.
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On 7/23/2019 at 4:50 PM, MartinKal said:
Yes there is competition, but let's take a look at it first.
Bali, Bali the beautiful. But kuta beach has been unfavorably compared to UK's clacton-on-sea. And Ubud is so crowded and the lovely rice terraces built over that people cannot pass on the pavement without stepping into the street. So I wouldn't go there.
What about Vietnam Is there a more all year round polluted city than Hanoi? Yes, Saigon. And is Agent Orange a Buddhist attraction or is it in fact a deadly poison that remains in the soil together with the cluster bombs from the last war? So that's off my itinerary.
Malaysia is fine, but Liberties restricted if you know what I mean and the cost of living there is a lot higher than in Thailand. So I wouldn't go that either.
That leaves Myanmar which to my mind represents the biggest long-term threat, but for the moment is not developed for tourism.
No, rather than trying to blame the competition for the drop in numbers, the new Tourist Authority Chief could do well to focus on the weaknesses of Thailand itself. And start with taking a look at the infrastructure which has unfortunately being eroded since it was put in place in the 1980s.
There is a lot more to Vietnam than those two cities, wonderful beaches and mountain ranges stretching along the whole country.
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47 minutes ago, jackdd said:
เจ้าบ้าน = Housemaster (not House/Homeowner)
นหัวหน้าครอบครอง = chief possessor (not head owner)
As mentioned, i am learning, but two site say.......
homeowner
COMPONENTS
เจ้า
jâo
•owner;possessor
บ้าน
bâan
•home;house
host; owner of the house; householder; homeowner
ครอบครอง
krôp krong [to] possess ; own ; belong to
Ambiguous as i said
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19 hours ago, jackdd said:
Here the official definiton:
My translation (i am learning Thai , not fluent at all, and i could be wrong!)
Ambiguous to me, you either own the house or you don't.
"Homeowner means, person that is in the position of head owner of the house or renter or other that follows the law of registration for the population."
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16 hours ago, wilailuk said:
How any farang from velfunctioning western countries choose to work in LOS as a teacher, or in other lowpaying jobs, is totally beyond me, I don´t understand it!
It should be the other way around: Work at good paying jobs offshore, at sea, fishing boat (Alaska crab fishing) etc. etc. - and when you have a s..tload of dough, THEN move here, much, much better..
To use your best working years like that, is just plain stupid, and I don´t accept any crying and whining, when people have chosen like that, som nam naa..
"I don´t understand it!"
Indeed you don't!
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8 hours ago, lucifer666 said:
If he lives in Prajuab Kiri Khan, how is it a 200Km round trip to Hua Hin ?
It's a province as well as a town.
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20 hours ago, pattayahenry said:
millions of thais have less money than falang. double pricing supports the poor. every thai accepts this. that guy should be more careful. if he continues to make problems they just cancel his visa and deport him. they must not give any reason.
Based on your analogy prices should be based on what you can afford, an interesting and flawed way of looking at it i suggest.
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21 hours ago, Rocket Hawks said:My god, you are complaining about 300 baht every 3 months????? That’s an insane deal for treating prostate cancer. He should be so lucky. Try $30k usd per treatment in the US.
Wake up folks, if you are not a Thai citizen, you should not be able to pay the same low rates that Thais do. You are lucky enough that they let you live here.
Some people are so cheap. It’s embarrassing. No wonder the Thai gov wants to kick us out
Look at the initial post.
His bill has an extra 300 baht (circled) the Thai writing states the 300 baht fee is because he is a foreigner.
Do hospitals in America do that? Charge an average days salary as an extra for not being American?I think your comprension of the issue is embarrassing, but i don't think they will kick you out of the country for it.
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4 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:
It explains why the THB is high now. what part don't you understand in the article.
They are very bad at predictions, it's a fact
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22 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:
The IMF are mostly wrong in their predictions.
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2 hours ago, khunJeroen said:This is so weird. Regardless of his condition why would you even care they charge 300 THB per 3 months visit or even if it was 3000? Maybe if its 30K he may have a point. Guess no insurance either.
Principle!
The bill actually say foreigner 300 baht, per visit i presume.
300 is a days wage here, please explain why it's ok to add that amount to a bill. Any amount due to nationality actually.
Insurance is not the point, adding a fee based on your nationality is.
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2 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:With a good helmet you have 100% view to the sides.
Once in a shop here I bought a half decent full face helmet. I put it on and within a few hundred meters I realized that the view to the side was limited. Too little peripheral view.
I went back to the shop right away and I found a helmet with 100% peripheral view. It was a little cheaper but I didn't argue with them. Keep the money, I want the helmet with the better view.
For the future this is the first thing I will check.
I am blind in my left eye, that makes it challenging ????
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I have ridden up to the Chinese border and the Singapore border on one trip in shorts, sandals etc. Never again, although i had no accidents.
Off road riding a few weeks ago and had a hard landing, the bike and i somersaulted with me landing 10 metres away and in agony! I was wearing clothing with body armour boots and and a good helmet. I am still in a lot of pain now, if i was not wearing that gear i hate to think how badly i would have been injured.
Regarding hot weather, Assero jeans, made in Thailand with full protection are cool to wear. I have a similar jacket too, there is gear out there.- 1
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1 hour ago, JimHuaHin said:
I have been going to Hua Hin Hospital for 6 years, and I have no complaints.
I generally use the 'express' service, and I pay extra for the service, as do ALL the Thai patients.
At times I have used the after hours OPD specialist service, and pay extra for the service, as do ALL Thai patients, including my Thai partner who is a nurse in another governent hospital.
After Christmas last year I was admitted as a patient in a private room due to a severe UTI infection requiring IV antiobiotics for 4 days - I paid the same fees as a Thai patient would have.
Most of the medical staff at Hua Hin Hospital are excellent - many doctors have thier own private after hours clinics, and several also work part-time in one of the two Hua Hin private hospitals.
Hua Hin Hospital provides a great service to the community; the Hospital is also several million Baht in debt, as are many many other Thai government hospitals.
Personally, I do not mind paying a few hundred Baht extra per visit to Hua Hin Hospital, as it helps the Hospital continue is great work in our community.
On the other hand, I do not accept being ripped off by the local motor cycle taxi, taxi and tuk tuk marfia.
I suspect with your wife being a nurse, she knows how to get treatment for you at the Thai price.
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28 minutes ago, Jonnapat said:
From April 2018 the government allowed public hospitals up to 50% 'Foreigner Surcharge'. This hospital has obviously chosen the maximum.
At Siriraj hospital in Bangkok where I regularly need to attend the surchsrge is 25%.
Why do you use them if you know of the surcharge?
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2 hours ago, Medway said:
I had cataract surgery at Bkk hospital Pattaya. On my follow ups with the surgeon I was charged 800 baht immediately I walked in the office....daylight robbery.
I was blinded by a doctor there, follow up surgeries to try and rectify it came to more than 800,000, now that was painful!
The guy has a private surgery now, be careful where you go for surgery!
International hospital in Bangkok 40,000 for a PET scan + 25% because "farang"
Princess hospital beside Don muang 20,000 total!
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2 hours ago, Henricus said:
Tourist also need to fill in the TM30 !
You are wrong.
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7 hours ago, British Bulldog said:
It really doesn't cost much to purchase an International Drivers license in your Country of residence, IF you think you may decide to drive in another Country, Thailand Police accept International Drivers Licenses. I frequently drive from Vientiane to Pattaya to obtain spare parts for my outboard motors and to have outboards repaired/serviced etc. ... my Lao Driving Licenses is acceptable by the Police to about Khon Kaen, after that, they get smart and ask for an International Drivers License (as they cannot read the Lao Language I think ... not sure if they can read English either) but no problem. My sons have brought Aussie International Lic's also, and no problem.
3000 Baht for a ride from P. Airport to a Hotel ???? We rent a 10 seater Mini Bus from Budget at Phuket Airport for 1300 baht per day ... and drive ourselves, admittedly we know our way around. It would still be cheaper to rent the mini bus and then tell a tuk tuk drive to drive to the hotel and follow him .... ha ha ha
Laos is in ASEAN, their driving licence is by law accepted in Thailand.
The Thai police will be able to read the Laos licence, both languages are similar.
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2 hours ago, GalaxyMan said:That's not the least bit unusual anywhere in the world. In Holland, there are train and museum passes for local residents. When I last lived there, it was €40/year for a museum pass to almost all of the museums in the country, whereas the usual admittance fee, for tourists, was €12.50. It's a perfectly sensible way of doing things. The USSA has their national parks pass.
The reason it is wrong is you could have been living here 20 years, have a business employing 100 people or more and you would still pay the 1,000% extra for not being a Thai citizen. Does that happen in Holland or America, or anywhere?
They used to accept a Thai driving licence as proof of living here and allow the Thai price. At the very least people with retirement, marriage, education, or work permit issued visas should be paying the local prices.- 3
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20 hours ago, Thailand Noobie said:
It's not only Thais, also foreigners do this when they learn "Thai traffic culture".
The problem can be, as you are coming to a set of lights and they are changing, you look in your mirror and see the truck behind you is going to continue. So either you carry on and hope or stop and maybe rear ended. Not a good choice!
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It's called "The Hurry Up and Wait Syndrome!"
After pushing in they and sit around doing nothing ????
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Ride up to Pilock, stop off at the dam
on the way, you can ride onto the top of the dam.
Road 323 towards Three Pagoda Pass, left at 3272 that turns into 4088 and to the border with Burma.
Sorry, just saw you mentioned it already!
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First, deposit the shit where it came from, right outside their gate.
Second, clean, i mean really clean and disinfect with bleach the area they shit. Repeat every time the shit.
Go to a pharmacy and buy ammonia, spray the whole area.
Also keep some ammonia in a squeezy bottle that you can seal, if not it evaporates. Spay onto the dogs when they try to shit, it won't hurt them, but they will in time shit elsewhere.
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On 7/11/2019 at 11:16 PM, herwin1234 said:
How about adapting to your new country? You are not in your home country now. New country new rules. Poisoning the local dogs? Remember, you might think they are streetdogs, but all dogs actually have an owner. if it was my dog you killed, you would be very sorry. Getting arrested for killing somebodies dog will look good the next time at immigration.
Anyway, another quality foreigner in the LOS. I wonder why we are less and less welcome.
Adapting to your new country? What a ridiculous and uneducted remark. Laughable actually.
Most people do, my i can assure you if you were cleaning it up you would soon get angry.
How would you deal with it?
Thai tourism in trouble: And competitor Vietnam is "scary" for Pattaya
in Pattaya News
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Depending on how they make their money. If exporters yes, as i stated, if not they are very happy with the strength of the baht.