susanschwaiger

My inlaws often tip the waiter / waitress directly 100b for good service during a meal for 4 or 5 of us.

Nealy all my Thai friends tip a waiter 100b for good service in a club.

While tipping is not expected in Thailand it is most certainly appreciated by the staff......

Now I remember once we were invited to a very nice spa center not far from the city hall. The thai colleauge paid a handsome tip to the staff.

I guess the mainstream Thais pay good tips at those classy restaurants and clubs, etc. Well, just my personal opinion. Am still exploring :jap:

Another point for the OP:

The maid possibly secures other work through the agency, employing her directly may impact her potential to secure other work through the same agent.

That is quite possible. We know that she also has at least one other family to work for.

Will gather more info

You are paying way too much...4,000 baht gets me a 24/7 nanny that takes care of kids, washing ironing cleaning and gardening......live in plus food.....look around for someone else.

Corrections will be taken definately

the latest craze is, sorry dont know the medical terminolgy susan will know, tapping the skin with a needle then placing a suction cup on the needle marks and drawing blood.

Hi,

That is Dermal Needle treatment with cupping.

Normally used for muscle pain, or releasing the heat/poison.

In Europe, they have similar Bleeding Therapy ：）））））

I think you are paying too much for your maid/cleaner. The agent is more than likely taking over half of what you pay. Perhaps you can employ her directly?

I can't speak Thai at all. Everytime must trouble secretary to translate. Keep the situation for a while and II'm sure will find a mild way out.

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The talk of being tight fisted is bizarre and only applies if you seek to live as a tourist in a holiday resort at tourist prices. If you live (not exist) within a different country from your own you would be wise to understand what the local people do and why they do it.

My guess is the agent is already taking a job commission from your cleaner.

Very truth. Be in Rome, do as Romans do!

Not at all.

Nationals of any EU member country do not require work permits to work in any other EU member country.

Yup, absolutely right..

Even a Schengen Visa can cover so many EU countries now.

If Asisa can also acheive this... That would be convenient.

Well I have about 120 now from all over the country, seems like a good cross section to me. All with a minimum of a Bachelor's degree, many with Master's, and a few PHD's. They are all quite affluent by Thai standards, and yes I am implying - and stating a fact, I have never seen one of them tip anybody.

In my previous posts, I didn't mean that in East Asian countries, people never tip. Of course there are reasons that people tip occasionally: in a good mood, got extra efforts from the waiter/waitress, for some special events, etc.

But our basic understanding is: Doing a good service is a service worker's duty.

And I've been some times for dinner with my hubby's thai staff. I never seen them tip either. They are all of manager levels in a internaltional company, well educated and decent too. But I guess if there is some good reasons, they will also tip, but just not every time in every restaurant.

Wow, you do the laundry and dishes youselves? What is the cleaner for exactly? Cleaning floors and bathrooms does not take 6 hours a week!

Well, we are just a young couple. Not too many plates and clothes (some clothes are sent out to laundry shops).

Our cleaner is very good. She makes home like a hotel, outside and inside too. Everywhere is dustless and shiny. Even a neat freak can not find an excuse to complain about her

You will need a WP to volunteer as well.

Then get one.

I'm not here with tourist visa. Company' HR will handle it properly.

Surely can find sth meaningful to do here .. not so difficult.

WP for expats is required in every country.

I don't think you will be able to do acupuncture (rather I don't think you will be able to get a WP or other needed permissions) in Thailand.

Hmmm.. will see. It depends.

If cant work, then just do volunteer in Confuc_kous Shcool. ALso nice

Thanks to all you guys! Hmmm, now I really feel like to "squeak"

Haste makes mistakes. Our cleaner was recommended to us by the real estate agent. She used to work for a Japanese family so we accepted this price. Once, the agent called us, saying the cleaner wants to raise the price to 600B each time. After checking with the cleaner, we found out it was only the agent's idea. So, quite suspicious that maybe the agent takes some agent fee from cleaner's income. Hard to know.

Sigh...it is not so easy to get all the info you want in a foreign country. Our home is always very clean and tidy. We do the laundry and wash the plates by ourselves. I think our cleaner has a quite easy time working for us. Of course, she also does a very good job. We are quite happy with her.

I do agree that reasonable generosity is elegant, but "overdo" only makes one look stupid. There are still many more people that indeed need help, like the orphans and handicapped.

Yup. Absolutely. Dont want to end up in jail here

Thanks. That is good news.

Yesterday, I went to a herb stuff shop in a soi nearby the roundabout.

Looks quite nice, about 16 SM, fully decorated, with toilet, air-con, etc. The Thai lady owner told me the rental is 10K/month.

If I get my working permit, a price like that seems still acceptable.

SS

"squeaking"... Ho ho.. that really enriches my vocabulary

Thanks for your "tips" though!

Hello,

Something puzzles me . So, I just ask here:

1. Our cleaner comes twice a week, each time 3 hours . We pay her 1000 Baht per week. My hubby needs to go on biz trip often so during his absence, our home will be quite clean because I am a very tidy person. I want to cancel cleaner's work during the days when only I am at home. But.... my hubby says this will not look nice because the cleaner will have a loss. Really so? In China, we pay the cleaner by actual working times, not by month.

2. Is it a must to pay tips in restaurants? Does Thai also pay? In eastern Asian areas like China, Japan or Korea, we dont tip as we think every occupation has its clear job responsibility, and we pay what the price charges. But I've heard waiter/waitress are low paid here and rely a lot on tips. Well, then , how about the restaurant's cleaning aunties, delivery drivers, etc? They do a even more tough work than the waiter/waitress. ....

Cheers

SS

Good Idea! Shall never haste to make a decison ))))))))))))))))))) I have tons of time to search, ho

Hello,

Have you ever considered conservative treatment like Acupuncture?

Acupuncture (also scraping) is used widely in treating CS problem. It can relieve the nerve pain a lot by right stimulation to strengthen Blood and Qi flow, although it can't increase the space between discs.

If you are interested, you might contact me:

I guess I will rent a shop room in some "soi". Because side street rental will be a bit cheaper.

Wanna do acupuncture biz.... The shop room should have toilet inside, ho ho

Hoi,

Anyone has expereience with shop renting?

If in Naklua area, a small shop room about 12 Squre Meter size, how much will be the monthly rental? Is this price with decoration or without?

..... and normally, how long is the contract period?

Thanks in advance

Susan

sorry for replying so late.. I was back in China for 3 months, busy playing with the needles ))

Cool. We are living not far away from that sport hotel.

Could you give me your mobile number? So I can text message you about fixing a time to play. We are both Ping Pong fans

My email address is: << Use PM >> I dont have a handy number yet.

Cheers

wienerschintzel beach.........so vivid, ho ho

I went to an acupuncture clinic during my stay last time. Each time is 600 Baht (with 10 times). Thai doctor，who had trainings in China.

Already got some customers in our community. And will try to get more. In China, 90% of my customers are the exapts working in there.

And heard in Pattaya, there is a Confucious school and there they teach Chinese culture and do some charity.

If gov not allows me to do acu biz, then maybe I can help others with needles Need to explore a lot !

Cheers!

The acupuncturist must have a Practitioners license in the field of Chinese Medicine issued by the Ministry of Health. If you graduated from overseas (and are not a Thai national) then you must be licensed in Chinese medicine in the country you graduated from.

You could apply for a Practitioners Licenses in the field of Chinese Medicine if you have obtained a Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in Chinese medicine from an institute in Thailand that has been recognized and accredited by the Chinese Medicine board.

Any acupuncture clinic would need to obtain approval from the Ministry of Health before opening.

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Thanks for your detailed info ! It is great that IAm getting more and more useful infos. Seems I shall a lawyer first and have a review on my documents.

Sorry to rain on your parade but this is impossible for you to do. If you check on Google and look up "jobs and businesses that foreigners cannot do" here, you will see that your idea falls under these laws. You can however do what the previous post says and set up a Thai company and employ Thai's to work for you but you cannot even legally teach them your art.

Thanks very much for your reminding. Maybe I will seriously consult a lawyer first. If I can't do with direct way, then maybe do indireclt ways, like some "virtual clinic", "online" clinic." etc. Hope will find a way out.