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4 hours ago, ronster said:

Some people just shouldn't be allowed out of their own country !!

He probably isn't! I reckon he's escaped! 

Jack's even more confused than Scooby Doo!

7 hours ago, schultzlivgthai said:

Just think what they could have accomplished fixing infrastructure during Covid, I was in Pattaya a couple times and the streets were empty. But too many boys putting the money in their pockets, it will always be Pattaya. 

I travelled back at the end of September 2022, and it was still mega quiet. Even the locals and taxi drivers were in despair at the lack of action during the Covid YEARS... and then not much longer they started digging up Second Road... then Walking Street... then the beach! Morons!

8 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

What was so bad about the Moscow to Bangkok leg?

No in-flight entertainment, and drunk/loud Russians. On the upside, the most comfortable and spacious seat ever. (Russian make of plane, but can't remember what.)

3 hours ago, dantho said:

 

Ha certainly forget the vodka. I flew with Aeroflot to London once via Moscow. They didn't serve any alcohol between Bangkok and Moscow and on the Moscow to London they very reluctantly served a glass of wine by a sour faced Russian stewardess and that was it. I would never travel with them again.

I flew Aeroflot LHR-BKK via Moscow about 20 years ago, and London to Moscow was superb! Probably one of the nicest cattle class flights I've ever been on, and really lulled me into a false sense of security!

Moscow to BKK was another story though... so bad I never showed for the return, and booked another flight! LOL (Didn't get penalised for it back then.)

5 hours ago, Jonathan Swift said:

Guilty as charged. There are so many things to weigh and consider. Much of it is balancing risk and financial situation  against the odds of something happening. I make about $1665 a month SS, a pittance in the S but can live nicely here. I have medicare insurance in the US. I have $200,000 US in a mutual fund. I keep between $5000 and $10,000 in liquid cash in case of emergencies. I have comparison shopped for insurance from covid onward but haven't made a decision. The sticking point in the past was whether a substantial insurance premium would take a significant amount out of my living budget and place my finances at risk. Thanks for the reminder. Cheers. 

$10K won't get you far in Thailand in a hospital emergency! 

Ignorance is bliss!

Came for the video... left disappointed! 

2 hours ago, Udom said:

What????????

It stunned me the first time I saw it... I'd never seen shoreline turds before!

On 1/9/2025 at 4:53 AM, newbee2022 said:

That is saying all. 

Being drunk and have a heated conversation with another (Thai) man. Stupid

You spout some drivel!

19 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I am pretty sure I would try a lot of things if the money is right. How about  you? 

Nope. For I am neither greedy or stupid!

2 hours ago, kiwikeith said:

Thais are riding around with no helmets and young children on bikes oblivious to the law, 95% dont wear helmets (guess)

However a falung friend got pulled the other day, and had to pay up 900BHAT on the spot , the police wanted 1000, 900 was all he had.

They excepted this and said otherwise you have to come to Police station and pay 2000Bhat.

Meanwhile Thais ignore the helmet rules and police are now picking on tourists and expats, as Thais probably dont have that sort of money, I was not aware they raised the fine from150 to 2000 Bhat, it seems only to exploit those they think have money, very sick corruption nothing to be proud off shame on the Police.

That's utter BS.

He should've taken the ticket and gone to the police station. There's a standard fine. Sounds like a provincial cop drafted in for the Xmas/New Year peak who's on the take.

Better still, he should've just worn a lid, the dumbarse!

On 12/21/2024 at 3:24 AM, tomazbodner said:

Air India crew would have known how to handle this situation much better than others, though. They deal with it every day.

It was the whole experience, including the transit at Delhi.

If I never have to set foot in that horrid country in a thousand years, it would be a day too soon!

Ironically, I've never found Indians I've come across in the UK to ever be anything but polite and courteous, but those I encountered that day were a stain on the nation. When I see questions like "worst airline you've ever flown?", or "somewhere you'd never visit (again)?", my immediate thought is India, without hesitation!

16 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

I recently flew with Air India from Swampy to Delhi and it was the worst flight that I have even been on .

   80 % of the passengers were groups of Indian "Uncles" , different groups of 10-20 men and they all seemed to be returning for a week in Pattaya .

   They just couldn't sit still , it was constant commotion and noise , moving about and calling the steward relentlessly .

   I was in the aisle seat and as soon as we landed, before the plane even stopped , the India guy next to me asked me whether I was just going to just  sit there and not get off the place . I told him  that we couldn't get off the plane until the doors had opened and that would be about another ten minutes , but he was insistent that he wanted to stand in the aisle waiting for the doors to open 

I once flew Air India from LHR to BKK, about 20 years ago. It was so horrendous I never showed up for the return, and booked a different airline. (There weren't any no-show charges back then!)

You couldn't pay me to get on an Air India flight ever again.

I'm still convinced the Thai government think F1 pay them the billions of baht it will cost to host a race! 🤣🤣🤣

Eye-watering, what Singapore costs!

https://dollarsandsense.sg/cost-singapore-host-f1/

11 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

They actually had an agreement with the FIA to be added to the calendar around ten years ago and it was a street circuit around the Grand Palace, Rattanakosin etc. It would have been great, but then politics got in the way.

https://www.sportskeeda.com/f1/2015-thailand-grand-prix-track-route-approved-awaits-fia-nod

Approved by the government. I suspect the FIA are still laughing about it today!

6 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

It also proves that you alyou need is good looks and you can place in a beauty scheme.  Then you get promoted to being a bargirl after your time expires.

 

My question is how does a girl working in a bar or restaurnt get 4 milion baht.

 

I would score her looks as average

 

Come on then, Adonis, let's see a photo of you on your barstool then!

3 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

Bad way to spend your vacation. Why can't he just enjoy the booze and prostitution like a regular tourist?

Prostitution? In Pattaya? 🤔🤣🤣

No sympathy for druggies whatsoever, particularlythose who partake in SE Asia. Been done before in Denmark too, apparently. He got what was coming to him. Moron.

13 minutes ago, impulse said:

Personally, I'm pleased that Thailand operates for the benefit of the Thai people.

 

Dual pricing makes absolute sense if you understand burden absorption and incremental revenue.  Otherwise the parks couldn't be maintained to a high standard.

 

Only one time in Thailand, I didn't go into a national park (around Hua Hin) because of the entry fee.  But it's only because I was just driving past and only planned to spend a few minutes checking it out.  Every time I intended to stay more than an hour or so, I sucked it up and spent the $8 or $15. or whatever.

 

Reminded me of living in Wyoming, where state parks had dual pricing, depending on whether your car had Wyoming plates.  That was before blogs and I'm sure tourists are incensed nowadays if they still do it...

 

 

Totally different!

I worked in Florida in the 90s, and all the parks (and many clubs) charged out-of-state visitors (and us foreigners) more. I simply simply popped into the DMV and got a Florida ID card, and never once paid "outsider" prices again.

They didn't charge extra based on nationality/skin colour, it was simply "from out of state? Pay full price".

If Thailand employed similar standards, it wouldn't be an issue. (Any) tourists paying more than "locals", including foreigners living/working in the same province, wouldn't be a problem for me. 

Thai prices should go up a little, and foreigner prices down a little, in my personal opinion. If you have a valid form of Thai ID (and are local to the attraction), you pay local price.

Never understood those who support dual pricing. You must have a very low opinion  of yourselves!

It's most certainly not the cost; it's just a few hundred baht at most... it's the principle.

Lost me at "Tik Tok live stream". Doesn't deserve my time reading any further.

Grow up, you tw@t.

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

He went to a 7-11 too (probably), does that also boggle your mind?

Ding-dong.

Probably typed from the comfort of his barstool in Patong! 🙄 🙄 🙄 

1 hour ago, oslooskar said:

Some foreigners never learn. Most of us expats are law-abiding men and women who follow the rules.

You're still a foreigner in Thailand, and always will be. I know someone with citizenship, and he's still an "outsider".