timonase

open ..but not this late

but open during the normal opening times, right?

so if i go there on saturday, no problems for a visa run?

Hello,

Does anyone know, if the border at Mae Sot is open for visa runs. I heard it was closed after the coup.

A quick reply would be highly appreciated.

Thanks

Timo

Hello I need advise as well.

Does anybody know if the burmese border at mae sot is open fpr visa runs again. I hesrd that it was closed after the coup.

thanks

Timo

Hello,

does anyone know if the burmese border an mae Sot is open for visa runs. I heard they closed it after the cuop for a while. A quick answer would be much appreciated.

best regards

Timo

I can only agree to Steph...

It is not done with the 2 Questions you asked.

I could sit until tommorow typing or copying links from this forum for you.

Just look around this forum, for yourself and you will see its rather complicated.

all the best though

Timo

Hello sunbelt, thanks for that. Will stop by within the next days. Is it possible to get some advises first and then maybe think through the possiblities with you guys. Only havea german company and i feel it might be time to change some things to obtain legal in thailand, after all the visa changes and so on.

best regards

Timo

Thank you for the quick reply, i was wondering were the nearest sunbelt office( if you have one) to my place is( Sukhumvit Soi 15) and if it possible there to get some advice on the current situation.

best regards

Timo

Sorry, i dont know if this is off the topic, but can i still get the 12 month multiple entry " non Immigrant B " visa in my hometown, in germany. Do the they new rules affect this at all. I am on these for the last 3 years and it was never a problem.

An answer would be highly appreciated.

thanks

Timo

why dont we talk about pepsi fire and ice, which i tried recently.

I only have to say, awful they are both.

what do you guys think??

loso are quite cool unless you see them in singburi and are trapped in the annual bottle throwing contest by drunk teenager.

I also like clash.

but carabao are the masters.

sorry, indeed looks a bit confusing, i replied to a earlier answer from firefox, regarding me!!

Sorry, but you're missing the point as well, that it chiefly depends on your background (language group/relative language proximity, age, stimulation of language-related skills in your environment, previous languages mastered.)

It is just as wrong to state that English is one of the easiest languages in the world as it is to state that Thai is.

It depends on your starting point. Of course, if you speak one or more Northern European languages from the start and have been exposed to latin-derived vocabulary through studies of science or direct studying of a Romance language, you will find it very easy to learn English, but not so if you are 40 years old and your starting point is Japanese with no previous exposure to European languages.

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Well, firefox, there we go! So who stated in the original threat that Thai was not hard to lern?? You!! Coming to thailand, at a quite young age, so for YOU it wasnt that hard!!!!

Anyways, i am far off, wanting to fight with you as many others have done before, the only thing i would recommend to you is to be as diplomatic in your original threads as you try to be now.

To the english language, its not wrong to say that it is one of the easier languages in the world. as it is!!

I have two mother tounges, German and turkish, but grew up in germany. My father is turkish, so i was raised bilingual. Still, i have an german accent in my turkish so........ i dont want to comment on your statement, of not having an accent in your Thai AT ALL........

People, say the cannot here a german accent when i talk english, rather a brummi accent. Do i have to believe them, i rather think they mean, its as close as it gets to being gone. Always be careful with terms like "perfection" or "nobody" can hear the different.

Well, you neither dis-or encouraged me to learn, i just keep on learning anyway, whether its thai, english or even german and turkish.

cheers

Well, looks like i will have to wait until somebody decides, the tickets can be sold now, just hope thats not on the 22.12.

cheers

Also Thailand does have a VERY HUGE DRINKING PROBLEM.   Believe it or not about 70 percent of the Thai population are alcoholics!!!!!!!!!  If you don't believe me, look around and you will without doubt find someone drinking from some glass or bottle.  Thai booze here is awful cheap, at 100 baht.  This stuff is so strong, you are totally drunk by the time you drink 1/8 of the bottle.  But that is not all, these people now have gotten so used to drinking they are doing near 1- 6 pack of Thai Whiskey every day.  They also glue sniff here cause it is so easy to get.

How does closing the tourist places like phuket, pattaya plus touristy places in Bkk, affect the motorbike guys, chicken sellers, somtam ladies and so on from drinking local whisky or prevent local slum kids from sniffing glue?

Closing the bars is like just a little effort to keep Thai people from getting so drunk, so late in the morning, so they will have enough time to sober up to go to work the next morning.

Again, closing touristy places does not affect, the local pissheads at all!

I agree only drawback is to the Tourists.  But I don't see that being a problem because even in America most bars and night clubs do close between 1 and 2 am in the morning.  Very few now are opened to 4 am.

Yeah, as america under dubya is not very appealing to tourist anymore, anyways!

I don't think it will affect people that much.  It will affect the bar and entertainment owners to some extent of loss revenues for what 1 lousey particular hour. 

Do you know when bars usually make the most money? After 12, so its not only one hour less, its only hour of big bucks! Plus,  you said it yourself, it will not stop the drinking problem, but affect people who are in fact not drinking, as bar owners or little karaoke owners.

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as simlpe as that!

earlier elections, less time for the opposition to prepare!

well, i guess they wouldnt be later, either!!

What elso could it be, as i am aware that flight tickets can be purchased at the airport, even though i usually get them at a travel agent!!

I wasn't trying to be original, rather I was trying to get comments on why westerners consider Thai to be so hard when it is actually much simpler and more structured than English. 

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First of all i dont want to compare my thai to yours at all, i still consider myself as a beginner++(after living here for 4 years). I can speak, i can read, but i would never call me fluent or say about myself i didnt have an accent at all.

But now to what i wanted to say, according to your quote, you compare english, the maybe easiest language in the world, with thai? Give me a break, i learnt english myself as i am not a native speaker and after 10 years only living in english speaking countries or now for four years in bangkok, living with native english speakers i can say i come close to be fluent.

But trying to learn thai, is far more complicated for me(eventhough i work with many thais). Also, please if you want to compare the difficulties of the thai language dont take the simple english as an comparison point, try turkish for example( one of the more tricky euro-asian languages or german)

Again, i dont want to doubt your abillity to handle thai but be resonable.

The airport is the second biggest in asia, there are 2 international, one domestic and about 5 kilometers of shops plus some odd million companies. Can you narrow your paramative and if it was a joke, it lacks of humor.

Just tried it today at the tecso on srinakarin Road, no probs at all!! Maybe the law is so new even all shops know about, and maybe some never will find out.

I thought the poll was about what people drink while they are in Thailand, not whats their favourite beer in general.

Well, as i am from germany, i like a good Wheat beer, but mostlikly brands they dont have here.

Coming back to the poll, i thinks the best value for money is beer chang.

Hello all, does anyone know where to get Tickets for that upcoming friendly Thailand - Germany??

thanks in advance

sorry forgot to say, that i never had to show any money either, about the photo, i was there 8 time already, going on the 7.12 again and you can "forget" the picture everytime.

they will ask you "In and Out" or if you wanted to walk around the town a bit. My opinion is, that there is nothing really to see on the burmese side, walk around mae sot instead, nice market......

sorry i cant help you with the bus schedule, but ist about 4.5 hours. i have only gone that route once, as i am from bkk, and it is indeed quite hilly.

its 10 US or 500 baht to the myanmar immigration. not sure if the still take US or if the raise it in US.

greetings

For some reason my lovely wife calls it "not again!". 

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That was the best so far, been hearing that for ages as well!!

keep on, not againinging it!!!

i have been to ranong twice myself and i think the way to the immigration, then on the boat over to myanmar, then back again to the thai immigration is a bit of a pain in the butt. But i must admit ranong is a nice pleasent city.

As for mae sot, if you have a night stop there, there is a highly recommendable dinner restaurant called " Kao Mau, Kao Fang" ( spelling?) which is located in a nice and garden, waterfall atmosphaere, just a about 2 miles outside of mae sod.

good food, reasonable prices.