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    Allergies

    Thanks. I went there but like the other clinics, they only test for food allergies, eg lactose. Can't find one for pollen or dust for instance. Anyway, I'm going with self medication. Anti histamine tablets, cream and drops, and my cureall cream, Germolene, which solved my right eye swelling up so I couldn't see out of it. BPH charged me 3000 for 2 visits and prescribed a lot of utterly useless and unnecessary antibiotics. Quacks! I hate them. Charged me 400 THB for their equipment, a microscope. 8 for a cotton bud. 56 for 2 eye drops. 330 for nurse.
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    Allergies

    I live in Pattaya. Anyone else experiencing extremely itchy and puffed up eyelids recently? I'm wondering if it's pollen, or maybe 2.5.
  3. I couldn't select it in the menu system.
  4. I would like to get my tap water tested. I'm in the Pratamnak area. ISTR the nearest laboratory is in Chonburi. Does anyone have any information on this? I'm not looking for a self test kit. I want the full analysis.
  5. 24k for cleaners? That's unheard of. 9,000 normal wage. 12,000 with the 400 minimum. And how many employees qualify for the 400 THB? Hotels with 50 employees? In very specific areas? Not the 400 minimum that Pork Pie Party promised in their election campaign across the board minimum. And if what has been written here, it's meaningless as many already earn far in excess of that.
  6. It's crazy. One party proposes tabling amendments totally legally to a law written by law makers, ie duly elected MPs, nothing to do with the constitution and gets threatened with dissolution, being barred for 10 years etc etc. And another has an obvious bribe of 10k for everybody, as in their manifesto, and is still battling out whether or not the country can afford it, it's legality and implementation, but remains in power, no questions asked.
  7. Severe case of premature ejaculation. He must have called this 30 times over. It's coming! It's coming! It's coming!
  8. Has anyone seen the conditions of his parole? Surely they exclude all political activity?
  9. If you knew what you were talking about, you'd know there are, or were, many many Jewish cabbies in London. They virtually created the trade. I was a beneficiary, and I've always felt grateful to them. I also worked for a Jewish high end antiquarian book dealer in Mayfair for 7 years. A great guy, full of humour. Dealt with millionaires and billionaires. What's best about Jewish humour is the ability to laugh at themselves IMHO. But Israel's another matter altogether. I was also a postie in Golders Green, and saw both ends of the spectrum. The rich and famous and the orthodox poor. Was asked on more than one occasion to turn a light off on the Sabbath. Respect, you have to have it. Good for the soul.
  10. So all non UK tourists can just carry on regardless, if their governments don't issue a travel warning? I guess that would be the Thai government's attitude. Up to you! A similar situation, in miniature, occurred on an island I used to live on. There had been some serious stinging events by box jellyfish. Children had suffered. The village elders convened a meeting as to what to do. Should they tell, or not? The foreigners all stood up and said if you don't tell, you lay yourself open to accusations of "They knew but they didn't say anything". In the end, warning signs were put up on beaches along with bottles of vinegar, which promptly disappeared.
  11. Srettha specifically didn't declare the smog as a disaster because of the impact it would have on tourism. Failing to inform people is deception, a version of fraud. But deception is key to luring.
  12. This goes hand in hand with not revealing the dreadful levels of smog, right? Bad for Thai tourism to tell the truth I guess.
  13. Getting a visa does not guarantee entry. I don't think embassies have access to that information.
  14. Outside a liquor store in Area 39 is not the same as a liquor store outside Area 39, is it?
  15. Being granted a visa does not give right of entry. Immigration decides at port of entry. Embassies are not linked to immigration. As I said before, I asked this question here a while back for a friend. I consulted 2 lawyers here, a Thai one and a German one. Both confirmed there was no way to reliably find out prior to arrival. The land crossing seemed the simplest test. Fly to, eg Phnom Penh, and choose a quiet border checkpoint. If he gets in, do what he needs to do ASAP and leave. He could still be busted for illegal entry. My 2¢ worth. YMMV.
  16. In my experience, no. I also have a friend who did time here and wanted to know whether he could come back. A lawyer for a fee will tell you what you want to hear. Not necessarily the truth. And it was a lawyer who told me that. Immigration won't tell you. Nobody will. I also asked here. Nobody knows the answer. So, your friend can try turning up at a border crossing and see what happens. At least he won't be put on a plane back. Seems the only way to find out. Minimal damage if he's barred.
  17. So he's guilty? A bit premature, surely? Somebody accuses you of a crime and you're immediately guilty, right? No doubt that effect is the intention here.
  18. And what the heck is the "Tracing and News Investigation Center"? Some kind of private vigilante group for outing foreigners?
  19. Oh, so one corrupt woman equals 5,000 corrupt men? Yeah, you're probably right.
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