daveAustin

UK, US currencies collapsing? What a load of old conspiracist internet drivel. If anything, Thailand and China will go to pieces first... what is the former's economy based on, what do they make, and the latter has chanced its arm for too long and is pretty much teetering as we speak. The exchange rate will likely hover as it has been, and yes, don't forget that UK banks are paying around 5 or 6%. What are Thai banks paying?

39 minutes ago, Mika78 said:

I just got a quote from DHL and they say to me, if sending tomorrow before 10 am, will arrive in France on 29 Feb. Just 2 days: it's really the time it will takes or can be later than that. I ask because, when i have done it with the EMS, they told me 20/25 days and the document arrived after 39 days. Thank you

Yeah, don't bother with standard Thai post. A complete waste of time. It is about as much use as t*ts on a kipper! Utterly horrendously slow and rip-off service. I can just picture a little bloke rowing across the ocean with a bagful of letters. Recently returned same weight document back to the UK (cost around £1 to send here) and paid something like 260 baht to return it (6 times the price!), standard, and they were talking two or three weeks. EMS was upwards of 1,000 baht! It is insane. I mean, what the actual F! I don't like to put down Thais, but their international postal service is a proper cluster F. Go with DHL. They know what they're doing. When renewing UK passport here, not sure if they use DHL, but the courier service part of the process is really quick.

Yes, you can do that (the standard 30-day visa exempt on arrival) and then change it to an o visa at immigration, then extend 3 moths later based on retirement. Think it's form TM 87, 2000 baht. However, they can be funny with doing that nowadays (depending where you apply), so I would advise to either get back early and do your extension, or pick yourself an o visa outside Thailand. 

On 2/21/2024 at 4:44 PM, MangoKorat said:

I can honestly say that if I hadn't invested so much time and a considerable amount of cash in Thailand, I'd be telling Thailand to stick it where the sun don't shine.  How long have Western tourists been coming to Thailand? When did we ever get a 90 day exempt?

 

Whilst most of the civilised world does its best to cut ties with Russia, Prayuth does a deal on oil with Putin, now Srettha cosies up even more to a man that's just had his main rival murdered and invaded a neighbour on false pretences. 

 

Maybe the West should stop the import of Thai assembled pick ups?

 

He, as with so many past Thai PM's, is totaly out of kilter with the Thai population (not that he gives a damn) - are the 'No Russians' signs still up at hotels in Pattaya and Phuket?

I wouldn’t let it get to you too much. What the despicable individuals that run this place do is no reflection on the people of this fair land. They will suck up to the China/Russia axis for their own gain no end. Our own leaders also do crappy, crafty deals. Thoughts and deeds won’t change anything. Just close your ears, don’t read too much Thaivisa and enjoy your time. 😉

On 2/21/2024 at 5:52 AM, Kiwiken said:

Perhaps it is time for Western nations to review relations with Thailand. Is Thailand looking to join Brics?

They would only take note if the US had a serious word. Even then, Thailand would still play them and Srettha is a self-proclaimed Chinese ‘brother’ after all… not that he is in charge of course. 

Never got on well with AIS or their site/app, and one cannot topup AIS cards at 7 or so I was told. DTAC has always worked well for me. Curious to not want connectivity though (oldie?) as easy done as a package nowadays and you never know when you'll need it while out n about.

8 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

So, anyway, Folks....

 

Almost everything that you think to be important in your lives, I believe to be not worth thinking about.

 

Why is this?

It’s mostly not, only the egoic human mind makes it so. We will either die and be nothing or ‘die’ and revert back to something else, possibly ethereal… the ‘we are spiritual beings in an irrelevant physical form, not the other way around’ thing, of which many subscribe to. You may, however, die and come out of a wicked trip surrounded by your alien buddies smoking bongs, only for them to say, “So, how was it for you?!”

If the latter and there is a creator, one is unlikely to be judged as there is no datum to base anything on, i.e. it ain’t fair. Free will and all that. The bible and the rest of it says otherwise for control of the masses by fear.

Decent dad, when available. 😉

Why is there even a committee involved in this? A group of self-interested retards with their own agenda, no less. This government is weak. 

7 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The artist also filed a lawsuit against the client for destroying his image and reputation.

Ahh, the old ‘if you hurt my image by telling the truth I’ll Sue you’ nugget. Thais love that one. 

As others, only okay if it’s right next to you and initially cool down/dehumidify room with aircon. Mine just became a glorified fan/drinks holder in the office before it went on the rubbish tip. 

A nod, smile or quiet sawadee kap would be better, if you can see they’re up for such an exchange. Thais can be incredibly uptight about the potential for losing face if they get into a conversation in English and mess it up, so they invariably stay quiet. The hierarchical thing is not really a thing in that instance where foreigners are concerned. But lifts are a funny one in any country, and it can be especially rude to hijack and put locals on the spot with a hi/hello... and particularly if you’re the flip-flop wife-beater-wearing type. Imagine doing the same to a commuter on the NY subway or London Underground! They’d think you a crackpot and take a sidestep. 😀

In the lift scenario here, I’ll typically only say something first if I think they’ll be receptive, and in Thai. Invariably it’s the other way around. 

23 hours ago, SABloke said:

This country and stupid laws. Gambling Is illegal (except for horse racing and the lottery). Now I learn that there is a "Class B" of gambling which is legal for 20 year olds and over to participate in, but then also learn that snooker was classified as such an activity, which is ridiculous. Where is the gamble? The fact that your ball might not go in the hole? So is golf also Class B gambling?? 

Where is the gamble? As in any game, there is a winner and a loser. Derr. Pro snooker players have been banned for throwing matches, frames even. But, yes, the government here only calls it gambling when they don’t get their cut. Double standards. 

On 2/15/2024 at 3:40 PM, worgeordie said:

Then you complain when you cannot get the prize money , its their country

so it's their rules ....

 

regards Worgeordie

Derr. He’s making a point. Whether competing or not, this would piss me off too. They possibly don’t want foreigners running with them, but are likely doing it to avoid serious runners coming in and routinely nicking all the proceeds. Thais don’t like us taking their land either 😋.

If it shakes you up, tell them you don’t like being singled out and stop running with that wishy washy group. 

6 hours ago, rattlesnake said:

 

He was a convicted crook who had a long-standing history of corruption and embezzlement with his brother Oleg. 

Russian investigators accuse Alexei and Oleg Navalny of defrauding a Russian subsidiary of the French cosmetics company Yves Rocher out of about 26m roubles (about $811,000; £505,000). 

[...]

In a further charge, the Navalny brothers are charged with laundering 21m roubles (about $656,000, £408,000) in funds.

[...]

In that case, he was found guilty of heading a group that embezzled timber worth 16m roubles from the Kirovles state timber company, while working as an adviser to the governor of the Kirov region, Nikita Belykh.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24731503

If you are any sort of opposition in Russia, you will have all sorts slung your way and be blamed for everything to the nth degree. Even if the above were a thing, it would pale in comparison to what little botox napoleon has done. Murdering thousands for a start. But that’s ok, right!

A shame cannot go in the army here till 20, a two year stint would sort him out. Only child and boy, likely spoiled? Easy done. Dunno if in-laws could help… send the monks around to rid of potential ghosts. Probably better off with you out there. Sort citizenship, then the army. 

3 hours ago, neeray said:

I don't do contact sports but if I need to relax, the other type of contact sport works just fine, no MJ required.

Too tiresome and messy. Real athletes do need to relax though but don’t know how they’d hide weed from screening. Tyson was using right through his career, albeit massive amounts of Charlie. Go Mike!