jethro69

13 hours ago, ThomasThBKK said:

Great advertisement to vote for them.... Not. 

 

???? I bet there's no other country that ever had to ban booze because of voting. I feel like i am in some weird movie here... 

Well you're in a bad movie, elections or not ????????????????

2 minutes ago, jethro69 said:

Just figured out how hard it's actually to get to contact Thai Airways. Wanted to take a flight in near time to Europe, I don't have a problem with Chinese airspace. I spend my best 5 years in China, but that means from there they going into Russian airspace???? I'm not yet 50 years old, but the only two civilian aircraft's I remember shot down were by Russians. Ask Korean Air, and the other over Ukraine not so long ago was a Malaysian flight???

Just figured out how hard it's actually to get to contact Thai Airways. Wanted to take a flight in near time to Europe, I don't have a problem with Chinese airspace. I spend my best 5 years in China, but that means from there they going into Russian airspace???? I'm not yet 50 years old, but the only two civilian aircraft's I remember shot down were by Russians. Ask Korean Air, and the other over Ukraine not so long ago was a Malaysian flight???

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

It's ok they will get it back on overstay  fines

Very sarcastic, but probably true.

On 1/25/2019 at 10:40 AM, villagefarang said:

I like living here and it is better than when I first arrived.

I would say because you know your neighborhood by now. 

The locals have almost never been a problem. 

It's the government's policy decisions not to welcome us anymore.

Why many reasons, first of all starting our friends starting to ask questions about things are handled. 

1 hour ago, gamini said:

the main customers for these bars were "Brit" tourists. With the pound at 40 bt, they can't afford

them are many more

The Brits vote for it.

Well, old thread but seems actual topic. Ordered a Ender-3 pro from Lazada, was hoping to avoid then the custom BS. After a week they cancelled the order, well good enough it was CoD. However, the same seller and the same item are still listed on Lazada, morons.

3 hours ago, NamKangMan said:

 

"Appropriate license" can obviously be a Thai license, but also an International Driving Permit / License.  It must be accompanied by a valid driving license from the license holder's country of residence and must be issued for the class of vehicle being used. 

 

Thailand is part of the convention.

 

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Driving_Permit

In fact I was given back the national license all the times without any checking. They had only looked at the international one, and it didn't appear that police was knowing what to check.

More interesting would be if you covered insurance-wise without a Thai DL?

Wow, I was just at my visa agent in Phnom Penh, asking about options for my next SETV. Well, in his own words he said there's only one person in Cambodia knowing and that's the ambassador. We actually came to the conclusion to change the country. I got two SETV from Phnom Penh so far, was inquiring about a third.

Well, we'll see what's happening.

I was once told everyone can play the racist card, only the Caucasian are left out. Those stories are getting <deleted> boring.

Behave, b4 playing the race card.

This is Thailand, and they hate anything but Thai.

Well, put it's this way. I brought two girls through university. One the daughter of my GF I'm together for more than ten years. The other, and she's the smart one, was raised by the mother in law. Both are taking very well care nowadays of either the GF or the MiL. I think it was money well spent. I recon if I'm out here they will survive.

12 hours ago, phycokiller said:

$30 seems a lot for a lunch

She was in Sofitel.

Some close friends had grown some Palm trees 10 or so years ago. Actually on my advice. They have done not so bad. And it's been farmland before. So are all the other places I,'m aware about. It might be different in the south, however, I doubt there much Jungle leftover.

So if Thailand is now going to B20, I am good with that. The only thing what makes me wonder is why did they stop the B5 a copple of years ago?

1 minute ago, lamyai3 said:

Police will all be issued with a 12 foot tape measure...

In fact, if they come up with that s#£2, it should be clearly marked. Otherwise we now what happens. Opening big doors to extortion, similar to the 2000 litter fine.

2 hours ago, crealy22 said:

No smoking in Thai massage shops?
Isn't that how the ladies make their money?

Sent from my SM-A700FD using Tapatalk
 

Yes, the low tar trick won't work either now. 

2 hours ago, RayD said:

 

Perhaps next low season they can have a jolly to Australia to see how an efficient immigration system works.

 

IO: "Do you have a criminal background?"

"Sorry Sir, I didn't know it's still necessary."

????????

Yep, we just spoke yesterday 'bout it, I installed it this morning at it seems pretty cool.

Some more testing is going on soon..

3 hours ago, ravip said:

You mean it is the duty of the check-in / boarding staff to check the expiry date of your passport?

So, one has to come to the airport to know if the passport is valid for onward travel?

YOUR passport is NOT your responsibility?

What a state this world has dropped to?

 

 

Of course is it my responsibility, I actually meant that airline staff should check as well and let you not board, b4 you end up beeing denied by an IO

1 hour ago, ravip said:

 - a glaring example of one such is, when someone forgets the expiry date of his/her passport! Now, is that a duty of the IM of ANY country?

No, should be the duty of the check-in / boarding stuff from the airline. But I should have made a video from my last flight with stop-over in IST, how secure the boarding stuff was. They had not a bloody idea 'bout visa regulations for Turkey, hell, is that so difficult to get a piece of paper where all the nationalities are listed. After all they have daily flighs not once in a month. They asked about the misus, I tell them wer're on transit, but there was no check on that  either.

2 hours ago, chainarong said:

On a Technicality when you do that, once you've passed immigration  you've entered the Kingdom

On a Technicality it's probably illegal to install a Thai ATM-machine outside Thailand (aka b4 immigration), however you can find exchange booths there. In swampy it's run by SCB if my mind serves me well. Never ever someone tried to get cash from there whilst using CC?

I was on a chat with Lazada last week, and it might be possible, but actually you have to deal with the actual shop.

I ended up to buy a bit of a lower version of a Xiaomi phone, the Poco F1, it was just below 10000, and not worth the hassle.

After all it's only 7% vat and there is a handling fee as well.

On the other hand, I had 2-3 years back a computer purchase in Germany (online, VAT 19%), after stamping it out at the airport, I sended back the stamped bill, and got the full amount back on my CC. Made the purchase in the GF's name (Thai passport).

I read a bit through the Amazon website a couple of weeks back, they offer the same servive, you just have to know.

4 hours ago, hkt83100 said:

I would like to hear from someone, who got his Confirmation Of Residence for free.

Me, and even beeing late almost a week.....but wait you're tot talking TM30

I'm after the Xiaomi MI8, found an offer on LAZADA for the 256GB version which matches almost the Aliexpress prices.

As I'm on a short trip to Cambodia anyway next month, I would like to claim the VAT at Swampy. Is the yellow form mandatory, or could you claim the tax as well on Swampy, assumed you have the correct receipt, which you should actually have if ordered online.

8 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

Tough language to learn. Good on him!

You hear the national athem twice a day, at some point you must get it.

If someone is not total ignorant about his host country, should have checked the meaning and maybe the wording, at least I did.

I don't expect it from the 14 day P....... (choose one) hordes though.