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Transport Thailand Tightens Grip on Ride-Hailing with Tough New Rules
wasabi replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
I don't want fares to increase or it to become burdensome but these changes could be a net positive if they make ride sharing safer without becoming onerous. However, my concern is that these proposals will cost drivers more money in registration fees and if they can't make it up through fare increases they'll be less of them. Perhaps that is the real intent. Thailand loves making laws that overlap with existing ones without considering if they should discontinue the original it's meant to replace or amend. This creates double and triple paperwork; wasting time and money but keeping the government serfs employed. If they return to solely taxi meters without Uber-type technology I'll leave the country and probably go to Vietnam. -
Crime Brawl Breaks Out Between Korean Tourists in Pattaya Hotpot Restaurant
wasabi replied to Georgealbert's topic in Pattaya News
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Health Thai Activist Proposes Sex Ban for Under-22s to Tackle HIV Surge
wasabi replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
What a great idea for a nation with a reproduction rate far short of what's required to maintain it's population. Give them all the PrEP injections instead and provide comfortable bedding to fight the existential threat.- 157 replies
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Report Thailand Sets Sights on Becoming Global Hub for Hair Transplant Surgery
wasabi replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
I got a hair transplant In Bangkok 5 years ago and it worked out well, though I had to go to an American doctor to touch up my hairline and make it look more natural. -
Accessing the dial pad and using Skype/teams.
wasabi replied to 5davidhen1's topic in Mobile Devices and Apps
A little while back someone on here suggest Phone2. I paid for the lifetime membership and it's been meeting my needs thus far. It has a few annoying quirks like the voice output freezes if your phone goes to sleep (with the android phone app) but that can be managed. -
Are people still updating the TM30 every time they depart and arrive in Thailand (Internationally)? My landlord lets me take care of the TM30 myself and I've been doing that online but not sure if immigration even cares?
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Accident Couple Killed Instantly After Driving Wrong Way Into Path of Truck
wasabi replied to Georgealbert's topic in Bangkok News
The complete disregard for road rules in Thailand is what keeps it in 3rd world status despite many other advances.- 77 replies
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Report British Teen Contracts Deadly Scrub Typhus After Thailand Trip
wasabi replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
I was planning to go to Chiang Mai for a few days. Just the old city. I read taking 200 mg Doxycycline is effective for Scrub Typhus but not sure at what point I would take it though. -
Video Outrage as Tourists Caught Urinating on Pattaya Beach
wasabi replied to snoop1130's topic in Pattaya News
I have seen this so many times in Pattaya it does not seem newsworthy. -
Accident Student Struck by Bus Driving Against Traffic on Bangkok Crossing
wasabi replied to Georgealbert's topic in Bangkok News
I'm in no way blaming the pedestrian but her lack of self-awareness for a person living in Bangkok can be deadly. The scenario where cars are stopped and obstructing the view of cars in another lane shown in the video is very, very dangerous here given that they ignore crosswalks and even speed up when the see you trying to cross. If I see an oncoming car has not begun decelerating as I cross the street I always assume they will not be slowing down and let them pass or run. -
Tourism Pattaya Prepares for Tourism Revival with New Government Initiative
wasabi replied to snoop1130's topic in Pattaya News
Just sell Pattaya to India and move on. -
He was probably watching TV on a small monitor installed below the 7 amulets dangling from his rearview mirror obstructing his view as he scrolled through possible matches on a dating site with a phone in one hand. Thai taxi drivers are among the most distracted I've seen anywhere and I'm surprised there are not far more accidents of this nature.
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Uber tends to be more reliable than Grab where it's available, but I'd choose Grab over traditional taxis in Thailand even if it costs triple traditional taxi's rate. The traditional taxi drivers only have themselves to blame for losing customers by overcharging, taking long routes and getting lost because they don't know how to use GPS or have three phones open and a movie playing.
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Greta should have watched the video. She could have acknowledged the horrors of October 7th, and then claimed what is happening to the average Palestinian via the IDF remains unjust and a peace treaty is the only way forward. But she lacks the intellectual rigor to rise above being a global useful idiot who sticks to the script and has no desire to remove her binders. Claiming she was kidnapped and abused is narcissistic victimhood and a disservice to the actual hostages suffering in Hamas tunnels.
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Are you happy with your life in Thailand?
wasabi replied to BritManToo's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I am happy living in Thailand, but the word grateful may be more accurate. I was lonely and bored in the United States. Dating was a nightmare and everything was too expensive, and it's only gotten more expensive. I convinced my US Based employer to let me work remotely from Thailand in 2008 (Before digital nomads were common) and met my wife who's from Laos here. We ended up going back to the USA for a while but we're now retired in Thailand with savings that should last us a lifetime here but would only last a decade in most parts of America. In 2019 we were fortunate to get a pair of 2nd hand Thailand Elite visas which makes immigration and residence much simpler. I enjoy the food, massages, people and easy access to high quality healthcare here. Pollution and noise are my primary grievances but they are manageable. I wish I could afford to visit the US more often, but it's too expensive to do frequently. However, even if I could afford traveling there more frequently I'd still chose to live in Thailand as my primary residence. I've read a few articles recently about younger expats giving up on Thailand which they strangely blame on the behavior of other expats. I don't have many Farang friends here so I can't relate to that. -
Motorbikes cutting in front of you after you've looked both ways and think it's safe to cross the street. Air pollution Food poisoning Unhealthy food water dripping everywhere Muscled up farangs who think I give a damn about their eye candy Thai girls. Thai Masseuses who try to crack my neck But it's still fun, I generally like Thai people and it's cheap to live here.
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Is Trump the most corrupt US president in history?
wasabi replied to spidermike007's topic in Political Soapbox
People may not like what Trump is doing but I see very little corruption. He says what he is going to do and does it. There is no Watergate scandal here, only fake Russian witch hunts, hyperbole and race baiting done by Democrats. -
Bangkok Grapples with Alarming Air Pollution Levels
wasabi replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
In addition to the usual suspects motorbikes are an underreported contributor to air pollution. While there are still too many trucks and buses spewing filth most cars on Thai roadways are no longer major sources of pollution. Motorbike emissions are still largely unregulated and contribute to noise pollution by intentionally being modified to make loud noises. Another issue is due to wanting to sit in air-conditioned vehicles and laziness many cars and trucks sit idling for long periods of time in parking lots and garages. I'll be surprised if air pollution improves meaningful in Thailand in my lifetime though I'd love to be proven wrong. -
I've read in a few places that the website version of Skype dialpad may still work? Any confirmation of this?