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This is positive reading.

As foreigner you can be registered in a Yellow House Book for foreigners and obtain a pink ID-card for foreigners. When you get permanent residency, you can be obtained in the Blue House Book, just like Thai citizens, and get a "normal" Thai ID-card.

Using the consumer price index gives you a good explanation – 2019 = index 100 – however, it depends on your life style; i.e., if you use a lot of something that heavily increase, you feel the inflation is worse... At present it's about 8% in 4-5 years, so in average it fits nicely within the ideal 2% annual inflation.

Myanmar workers have for long time been in high value for the tourism industry due to their better English skills. Samui and her sister-islands – i.e. Phangan and Tao – have many Western or relative good English speaking vistiters, Chinese were only 15% in the pre covid stats while both Brits and Germans each were 10%; the Chinese are not yet back, however both Ukrainians and Russians have instead increased the last few years.

With a relative low education – i.e., need of better schools – and political promises to double the minimum wage, are poison to foreign investments in production, where skill lacks for higher levels, and unskilled labour cost might double or more before the investment is earned back. That's probably why increase in tourism seems to be the financial way out for a government that promise wage-increase (much) faster than general inflation. Children has changed from traditionally being beneficial – i.e., working force and thereby income for a family – to being a financial burden, so fewer children sre wished for per family, or only less children can be afforded. It's general facts for most countries, where there is a relative financial grow in the population that the fertality decreases to less than two children per woman, and the population thereby ages too fast, also helped by longevity among the aging part of the population.

Yes, that's even better, as the agreement cannot be declared void. You can make the superficies – or similar agreement for building construction on someone else's land – with any landowner; just restricted by the void-challence, if the land owner is a spouse.

Yes to Yellow House Book before pink ID-card for foreigners. No to married; I'm happy unmarried and have both...

A 12-month fixed account pays around 1.30% p.a. right now, so 240,000 x 1.30% is 3,120 baht, two years deposit gives a gain of 6,280 baht with interest's interest.

Yes, that's what he said that he wished to do, when begging to be allowed to return...

If me, I would forget the monitor – easy replacement for modest cost – and travel myself to bring the remaining stuff as luggage; I've brought several PC's in that way. Data can even be copied to small travel disks, instead of larger hard drives, which also have a limited lifetime, so needs to be replaced at certain time, typically after 5 years use. It's easy to buy new fast and large SSD here, a 2TB Samsung QVO costs less the 3,000 baht. The PC might be replaceable – apart from a keyboard might be special due to foreign language keys – you can find second hand cleaned, good condition win7-PCs from major IT-equipment-sellers on Lazada for around 1,000 baht, if you don't want to buy new stuff. The microphone might be the most "valuable" part, if it's a non easy replacing model.

Same-same, but different... –but sad for the transgender, who probably needs the money more than Mike.

To my knowledge you shall apply for Schengen visa at the embassy or consulate of the Schengen-country with your primary stay. However – and do check that – you might need to apply from your home country, it might be between difficult or impossible to apply from a third country. When applying for a tourist visa, you need confirmed hotel bookings, return ticket and insurance certificate (when collecting visa; don't buy any ticket before visa is approved), proof of funds, and a full agenda for your stay. When visiting a friend you'll need an invitation letter, proof of your friend's accommodation size (big enough to accommodate you) and your friend's financial status; furthermore you need to proof you have a certain level of fund yourself, and of course return ticket and insurance when collecting visa.

I've used it without passing immigration – however, now 1½ years ago – I had to sign in online in my browser to get free access.

June 24th till 29th, PRIDE NATION SAMUI INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL... Read more in ASEAN NOW's news-section HERE.

Probably, because khun Shrettha is not the "real" prime minister...

Probably using meter – and thereby stop overpayment from passengers – could get result in that the traditional taxis get their business back...

The short answer is: YES. However, if you buy an electric car, it might be okay to leave the engine running for cooling air.

Seems like you, OP, is better of staying in north most of the time. Others love Samui and all-year-round-summer – never too hot and never too cold – and the charm of the island, which it still has, even it's different than during the good old hippie-era. But so, we are all different, and there seems to be space for both kind: You up north and me on a lovely paradise-island down south... PS: I first wished to settle in Chiang Mai, but luckily changed my mind when I realized that i way to cold at night in the winter months, and it can still be too warm in daytime; way too hot in summertime; and not to forget the haze and PM2.5-pollution during the long burning-season, making it one of the most air-polluted places in the whole World...

No, it's worth money for recycling, so a scavenger (waste picker) will take it, especially one that collect electronics. Just leave it in a clear bag – so it's protected and still visible, what is inside – next to normal garbage.

You normally don't need to think about dress, you'll often be offered some depending of the Thai massage-style you wish. The photo you post is "foot massage" or reflexology, where you normally need to roll up you pants – as lower leg is part of the treatment – or will be offered a pair of massage trousers for the purpose. Many places offers a massage outfit when having traditional Thai Massage, so you simply change in the massage shop (but not underwear, you keep your own). For oil-massage you only use your underwear; so, please remember that, if oil-massage is your choice. However, in certain neighbourhoods you can be offered extra service, where you don't need to remember to wear underwear for oil-massage, and if you remembers it, you might be asked to take it off...

It might be depending of genes, i.e. how strong your genes become in the mix. My mixed Thai-Northern European-daughter don't look Thai or Asian at all, but typical Northern European. Also her hair is the thin Caucasian-variety, not the thick Asian. Both my daughter and I attended the Geno 2.0-project, her first reference population is German, with second reference as Kinh (Vietnam). "You" in the graphic from GENO 2.0 is my mixed Thai-Northern European (Danish) daughter's first reference... The text states: YOUR FIRST REFERENCE POPULATION: GERMAN This reference population is based on samples collected from people native to Germany. The dominant 46% Northern European component likely reflects the earliest settlers in Europe, hunter-gatherers who arrived there more than 35,000 years ago. The 36% Mediterranean and 17% Southwest Asian percentages probably arrived later, with the spread of agriculture from the Fertile Crescent in the Middle East over the past 10,000 years. As these early farmers moved into Europe, they spread their genetic patterns as well. Today, northern and central European populations retain links to both the earliest Europeans and these later migrants from the Middle East. 2nd reference... YOUR SECOND REFERENCE POPULATION: KINH (VIETNAM) This reference population is based on samples collected from the Kinh ethnic group living in Vietnam, the largest ethnic group in the country. The 57% Northeast Asian and 43% Southeast Asian percentages are representative of migrations in East Asia, with the Northeast Asian component likely coming from the earliest settlers in eastern Siberia and northern China. The Southeast Asian component reflects mixing with groups that originated further south. However, my daughter is more Neanderthal and Denisovan than I (1.5% and 1.0%)... YOUR HOMINID ANCESTRY 1.8% NEANDERTHAL 2.2% DENISOVAN When our ancestors first migrated out of Africa around 60,000 years ago, they were not alone. At that time, at least two other species of hominid cousins walked the Eurasian landmass: Neanderthals and Denisovans. Most non-Africans are about 2% Neanderthal. The Denisovan component of your Geno 2.0 results is more experimental, as we are still working to determine the best way to assess the percentage Denisovan ancestry you carry. The evolution of this data is another way you are actively involved in helping advance knowledge of anthropological genetics! Neanderthals, the better known of the two species, left Africa about 300,000 years ago and settled in Europe and parts of western Asia. The Denisovans are a much more recent addition to the human family tree. In 2008, paleoanthropologists digging in a cave in southern Siberia unearthed a 40,000-year-old adult tooth and an exquisitely preserved fossilized pinkie bone that had belonged to a young girl who was between five and seven years old when she died.

Samui Immigration has to my knowledge never used the form – nor copies of passport – for 90 days report. I have for the last about 15 years – so more than one passport – had a little slip with my address scotch-taped to my passport; they only asks for the address written on a small piece of paper. However, last time I was for unknown reason – like many others – rejected from the online system, so I brought a print of the registration confirmation, which is the form, with me for an in-person report. When I was handed the queue-number downstairs, the lady kept the form: »No use,« she said. The backside of an excellent 80-gram piece of A4 paper was blank – the office saves the environment by reusing backsides of paper for photocopies – so someone will probably get my online form on the back of an info-sheet from the immigration office...

The easy solution is just to say "I'm sorry" and pay whatever small reasonable amount suggested by the police; in line with other suggestions above, and checking with mandatory insurance. Involving a lawyer might likely not change anything for you, apart from the fee you need to pay to a lawyer.

Actually a bad idea, for foreign tourists the name with just "Hua Hin" is easier to recognize, remember and search...

Yes, something like that, but more than three letters in front of queue-ticket number, some letters are however more equal and called before others... The major queue problem is downstairs, where everybody are in one long line in front of two service-windows. As I mentioned above, when doing a simple 90-days' address report, it is worth coming late when there is no queue downstairs...