Virt

When I read the daily news here, it seems like Sweden now has to face the consequences of their less strict rules. Personally I'm all for strict rules, but each case should be looked at and in this case I see no reason to send him back. He learned danish, the fellow classmates likes him, he is getting good grades and his aunt is married to a Danish guy and they can support themselves. I read the other danish articles and it seems his aunt and danish guy will move to Thailand if he is deported or maybe try Germany as option, but i hope they are able to all stay.

One of the most read newspapers has brought several articles from this case. This one from today. https://ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/samfund/styrelse-advarede-tiaarig-om-straf-for-fravaer-men-meldte-ikke-selv-afbud/8843544 As I understand, they have not decided yet to send him home, but he has been summoned to another meeting. The same newspaper has brought many articles the last couple of years about people being deported. Some of the articles stirred up things and government changing certain rules, but we still have a strict immigration law.. It's seriously not easy for someone to find a wife or husband abroad and return to Denmark with the family. The rules are sadly there for a reason and I think most know why.... This kid should be allowed to stay in Denmark instead of all those immigrants/wellfare refugees that has problems adapting to European culture, and which cause a lot of problems in Denmark. The statistics from Danish prisons, crime rates and unemployment rates shows a very clear picture, but that is not politically correct to talk about.

I'm just happy to live in a country where 96% of all people above age 50 has been vaccinated. That means that as off today we have no restrictions what so ever. None, Zero, zilch and the last couple of months we had very few resttrictions, and no spikes because of that. The government also cancelled their emergency law, which for example means they can't make masks mandatory anymore. Are we covid free? Not by a long shot ( 557 positives yesterday amongst 57.000 PCR tests in a country with 5,8 mill and 132 hospitalized) , so the winter will be a perfect test for us. Can we go through winter with so few people being sent to hospitals, that it's just like a normal flu epidemic? Will it mostly be the unvaccinated that will get hospitalized? Time will tell, but i can tell by articles from other European countries, that they are surprised to see Denmark back to normal so soon.

What is the yearly cost for a good insurance that coveres all if you are 70+? 100,000 baht pr person? is that enough?

Thailand must have a lot of the old swabs left or don't know it's possible to buy newer ones, where it's only required that the swab goes a few centimeters into the nose.

I still hope some day that gf and I can move to Thailand, but nothing is decided yet. We're not rich by western standards , and if we sold everything we could raise approx 25 mill baht. We're 50 + and 60 +so we could probably live rest of life for that money in Thailand, since some retirement money also would arrive in a few years. The huge question is. Does Thailand bring more joy living there fulltime, or would it be better to stay home near friends and family and then take 3 months vacations to Thailand every year. Any takes on that since it's a thread about expats in Thailand?

Estimated 40-75% but that's semantics. I hope India keeps in under control, but in the past it has been in countries close to Thailand and the bat lives in Thailand as well. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/nipah-virus As for tourists from India. I wouldn't want to invite a whole bunch of Indians until the above is 100% under control. Better safe than sorry.