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2 hours ago, bob smith said:

it was like that for a longggggggg time.

 

I remember when I first arrived you had guys that had been living here for 20/30 years on T visa exemptions and border bounces. It was only in the mid 2010's that they started tightening the screws with this whole good guys in, bad guys out nonsense.

 

long may the free-for-all continue imo.

 

bob.

My first year in 2001 I did 11x 30-day border runs back-to-back. I wouldn't have the energy... or the confidence to put my life in the hands of those crazy van drivers now! LOL 

1 hour ago, newbee2022 said:

To the front? To kill Ukrainians? 👎👎👎👎💩

Agreed. I'd rather see them in Thailand than bolstering Russian forces.

There's no shortage of idiots willing to part with their cash for [any] religion.*

*Yes, I know Buddhism isn't technically a religion, but Thai Buddhism is fake Buddhism anyway!

1 hour ago, Irons said:

So is prostitution 

There isn't any prostitution in Thailand. The officials have declared this umpteen times after their "entertainment zone" inspections. 

5 hours ago, n00dle said:

 

And I have been doing it longer, but have neither considered myself a digital nomad, nor a back packer with a laptop so why would I take offense?

I don't think of myself as a "digital nomad", and like yourself, have been working remotely since it was ever even really a thing. I'm not offended, but I am irritated that those who don't have the aptitude to live a freer life, rather than slaving at a 9-5 under supervision and instruction for their working life, generally assume we're all lazy spongers!

Work smart, not hard, has always been my motto. Almost all my friends hate their jobs, and I'd say the majority suffer their job. I genuinely love my job... I'm doing something I wanted to do since I was at school. I learned the skills, and I can do it from anywhere! I've encountered a lot of bitterness over the years, often from employees of companies I've worked with.

13 hours ago, cowellandrew said:

How much tax did you pay on that income?

😂

I paid the correct income tax, NI contributions, and private pension. Anything else I can annoy you with. Get a life!

On 6/3/2024 at 5:17 AM, In Full Agreement said:

 

 

Sounds like a  pretty good gig for the young Cambodian girl.

 

 

Yeah, not bad. She makes ฿500 out of it.

The visa itself is ฿1200, but you're supposed (apparently) to stay 24hrs. There's a ฿300 handshake for them to process you in/out at the same time. YMMV on this, but I remember doing the Cambodia run with a mate in his car before, years ago, and him (stupidly) arguing with the immigration officer about. It's definitely a thing!

Get a Bolt taxi to Ban Pakkad for about ฿4k return, and next to the little coffee shop and convenience store is a young Cambodian girl who'll walk you through the border and back for ฿2k. 

Not particularly cheap, but at such short notice your options are limited.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/VrMZevNqnVYRnz6Z9

5 hours ago, freeworld said:

A lesson to all the digital nomads roaming about the world living in the present and not worrying about the future and retirement money and benefits.

You sound bitter. Jealous? I've been a "digital nomad" since before it was even a thing! I pay into a private pension. 

2 hours ago, IamNoone88 said:

There should be no valid reason that a foreigner cannot own 100% of a bonafide company that is usually 100% foreigner financed. This 51/49% rule is totally without merit. 

I agree.

I do agree with the x-number of Thai employees per foreign employee/director, but why should 51% be owned by a Thai?! Utter BS!

8 hours ago, Bvor said:

i been doing mixture of visa exempts/tourist visa for nearly 20 years cos thats all the time i need.

just saying multiple visa exempts have been frowned upon more than multiple visa's.

you may well be right.... "no problem".

wait and see to be sure.

cheers

ps i avoid rogue jomtien i/o so extensions or tm30's not for me. 

I've not had a visa for about 15 years, and stay 5-6 months a year over each winter. Never had a problem with extensions and border runs. I just got back to the UK about 10 days ago after arriving in BKK at Xmas.

Last year was good, with the 45+30 setup, but 60+30 will be handy. A digital nomad visa will probably work out about the same as a couple border runs & extensions, but without the hassle of the white knuckle minibus rides! Bring it on!

55 minutes ago, ChumpChange said:

If there is no street CCTV footage it might also indicate she intentionally chose that particular place as the drop point so that her accomplice could pick it up without being identified by video later. Again, this assumes she was part of a criminal conspiracy. I'm still assuming though that she is innocent and was just very unfortunate, unless there is some evidence that comes out later to prove anything criminal occurred. 

Do you really think she would have access to that information?! Do you have any idea where all the CCTV cameras are where you travel, or even in your hometown where you spent most of your life, let alone where they face exactly and what they cover?! Give me a break! 🙄 🙄 🙄 

I've driven in many countries around the world, and without doubt, Thais are the worst drivers I've ever had the misfortune to encounter!

I'm Buddha's son, and so's my wife!