Covertjay

Historically there's Indianised SE Asia in the region West and South of Laos mountain ranges. Then Sino-influenced east of that. Then significant population moves, immigration to all of them from China and also Western colonisation (most of SE Asia) over the last two centuries or so to mix things up. 

On 10/09/2017 at 7:04 PM, asiaexpat said:

Bangkok Bank will issue a nonThai a unsecured credit card if that person meets all criteria such as work permit with appropriate salary. Some branches may tell you they do not so just call the number in the web site and ask




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They called head office and call centre when I was there to check and they said no. Guessing it's recent internal policy if others with years of WPs have them. 

I do have two other credit cards, but I was hoping to get rid of amex which is not very good. 

Well, I went in again today and was told apologetically all foreigners (regardless of length of stay, work permits, etc in my case for 17 years) need a secured credit card. So if you have 100k card you need an account you don't ever touch with the same amount in it. 

A real shame, their app, LTFs, mortgage services and customer service are all great.

Last month they said something like keep 50k in the account, but not 100% on it. Anyone else know?

I have a bkk bank account for work and have noticed their customer service has improved a lot in the last few years to the point where I want to get credit cards with them. I have mortgage,  LTF and RMF there so it'd be a one stop shop. Great phone app too. 

Any long termers with work permits have any experiences they can relate on this one at all?

Thanks in advance! 

Wasn't my thing but some of his cost of living and how to find apartments stuff was gold 15 years ago. At least he made something. Easier to tear something down than build something as you can tell by most of the posts here. Good luck to you Stick.  

Remember reading Trink shuffled off his mortal coil a few years after his column ended. Best pizza tips of any expat.  

Hire a PI to gather info and if she's on a tourist visa it's the jurisdiction of the tourist police not the local precinct. Present any info you have, screenshot you have, and what the PI gets to the TP and the embassy. 

On 21/07/2017 at 11:57 PM, CharlieH said:

In theory maybe, in practice it has been my experience that they encourage "family" to stay together.

They do exactly the same in London too and state again that families stay together and not split up.

Same in Australia. 

1 hour ago, Pungdo said:

I have been through the Thai only line a couple of times now with my wife and daughter, always at Swampy though, never had a problem with it.

Same for me with my wife and son at DM and Swampy. It's a sort of 'airport etiquette' I thought as my wife's been sent to the family/Aust/kiwi passport lines with us to keep us together on the other end too.

I think you just (OP) got a grumpy IO making up policy on the fly as can happen every now and then. 

On 04/07/2017 at 5:39 PM, tropo said:

I really wish people would stop using the "race" word in relation to this discussion. It's not about what race you are, but whether or not you're Thai. My wife is the same race, looks the same, but they still try it on her as she's not Thai.

And there we have it in part at least. Too much race word indeed. There's a hint of irony in people from nations that colonized the entire region (except here) playing the race card. There are simply many local opportunists around and these financial interactions are an opportunity. Gullible Thais are also fair game so don't take it personally. I shrug my shoulders and take my money else where. Speaking Thai and smiling usually garners a discount, but every now and then someone digs their heels in and if they want the good or service so bad let them keep it. 

This is quintessential culture clash, western sense of fairness comes up against South East Asian opportunism. If you live here or visit it may never change so you've got to accept its existence or at least just ignore it and take your money elsewhere.  

Watch Bloke's site looks awesome but he's not receiving any more repair work until he clears his back log. Any ideas for around bkk on weekends?  

Hey.

 Is the seiko service centre good with40 or 50 year old model? Not high end just sentimental value.

Thanks for any advice.  

Awesome. Thanks a lot guys.

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Hi guys, 

               Searched a few thread on this topic and wound up more confused.

So I'm looking for specific info from this year about which passport a Kiwi/Thai or Oz/Thai kid should exit and enter Australia and Thailand on?

Also what if any additional documents besides passports should we bring with us? His Thai mother has a tourist visa already and will be coming with us. 

Many thanks in advance. 

Land Transport official told me the unwritten rule is the larger vehicle is always in the wrong. Even if motorcycle is on wrong side of the road. Car owners only get out of it if the bike rider is drunk.

Land Office in Khorat always asking for money. As it was a 5 year wait for the Chanote we just paid. It's a question of how much is your time worth to you. I have dealings in 3 provinces and Khorat is definitely the most bent.

Thai Court Says Delay of Elections Is Constitutional

BANGKOK — A Thai court ruled Friday that a postponement of coming elections, which protesters have worked feverishly to block, is lawful under the country’s Constitution.

The decision by the Constitutional Court was a blow to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and surprised many legal scholars, who say there are no provisions under Thai law for a delay.

Some constitutional experts described the decision as a form of judicial coup d’état because it could leave a power vacuum if elections were not held.

An aide to Ms. Yingluck said on Thai television that the government would study the court’s decision. But he also seemed to leave the door open for negotiations with opposition forces, especially the Democrat Party, which is boycotting the elections.

Explaining its decision, the court said in a short statement that the Constitution “does not absolutely mandate that the election day cannot be rescheduled.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/25/world/asia/thai-constitutional-court-says-election-can-be-postponed.html?_r=0

The other thing to remember is that Thais tend to do a lot by word-of-mouth. When some students like you, they tell other people and the word gets around fast. It's a matter of getting your foot in the door, doing a good job, being liked and you will have plenty of work.

Sound advice.

Grow up or shut up. I would prefer that you shut up, but I suppose that's too much to ask.

Ridiculous  .How come this leftover farang compared the two circumstances in the same way and offered the same solution. Try to use your little brain to think differently  .

I pointed out how one was excluded from the other. Only one solution was offered. Read carefully or join my grade two class. Are you going to offer any reasoned argument or just simian jibes and insults you sad man.

Arjans better anyhow, some intelligent posts there. Bye.

You know something, life is not simple. Idiots are simple.

QUOTE(Ravisher @ 2004-12-02 13:20:12)

> If you have a problem with one Thai woman, try another, and another... if after half a dozen or more you are still having problems... then analyse 'yourself'. 

Thanks for the advice. Did it work for you?

Idiots are simple but here people can make life more difficult than it has to be. You have some agency in the direction and/or simplicity of your life.

.  I, too, have observed that Thai culture in general does not have much concept of self or integrity.  The lower classes of Thai culture have almost none.  Of course, there are rare exceptions

Well off Thais or those who still have the good values their parents gave them in the village before they came to BKK can have a nice humble version of integrity.

You have a point about the lower class BKK barrio Thais who have lost their original village values and feed negative jelious energy into everything. Many of my students parents are good people who stand by their word (ergo have integrity). They offer help should I ever need it 'cause they know the sketchy ones are out there, and they want you to like Thais and Thailand. These good people have restored my faith in Thais and my love of their country.

By about the 3rd Thai GF I had hit the right one. Nice middle class family, educated, financially independent, travelled and genuinely caring. The previous one's were nasty slum types who had no integrity SO I took control of my life and dumped them. I'm no Brad Pitt, but just like the green buses there was another one along directly.

Many expats in a rut need to take control, not only of the woman they are with, but the job and Thai friends they have. Then life here can be fantastic.

Maybe Mr. Marwan Barghouti deserves to be in the klick but then so does Ariel "The butcher of Lebanon" Sharon. Only the Palestinians can't arrest them 'coz all their cops have been shot.

Yitzak Shamir (former PM) was in the Zionist terrorist cell that blew up the King Davis Hotel in 1946 killing HUNDREDS.

That's actually when the poms coined the phrase 'terrorism'. Arrest him for genocide. This act got the Jews a state and was a profound lesson on how to get statehood to the Palestinians. Perhaps we should view more than the last CNN week when we debate international guily and have a big f%$^king laugh about someone doing extreme things in the name of liberation that would get him a medal of honoe in the US or it's Zionist puppet.

Um Tiger !!!!

Cheap and tasty. Sold everywhere now too! Love it.

Did Carlesberg pull out because Thai mgmt were creaming all the profits? And then the parent company fired them to replace them with farangs and then the Thai Govt said you can't do that!???

Fact or Fiction?

Try telling telling a thai That he speaks a stupid language invented a thousand years ago and not changed for the better anymore.

Never heard of anyone even thinking of uttering that remark!

Thai, and most especially Bangkok Thai is evolving as fast or perhaps even faster than English out of California. Just check out all the new slang terms that originate in BKK and find themselves in everyday usage a year or so later.

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The most recent revision of Thai, Ratanakosin Thai is only 223 years old. Not that out of date really.