daveAustin

Google is your friend. ???? They still there then? Has always been the case but this current generation seems especially vocal. Pai itself is still nice though. Lamphun also ok. Even CM was quaint back in the day. Songkhla old town alright to look at but quickly gets gridlocked with Chinese/Malay visitors taking pictures of random things like brick walls and manhole covers. Hua Hin still pleasant to stroll around when few tourists. Use to enjoy Sukothai but haven't been for years; Mae Hong Son too.

Even if you crossed out million I wouldn't bank on it. 20M years, any and all of the above.

Thought that in 2014 when they stole the country. It could’ve kicked off massively, and many times since, but never did. If the army did their thing again (they won’t give in easily), there would likely be some pushback, but Thais are generally apathetic and most would sadly take it.

Say what you really mean, Mike ????

Just go visit instead of yapping about it.???? I'd move there... but probably a bit outside the tourist haunts like the Algarve. Great climate (number one), tasty food, cheap wine & port + nice people. Cheap property away from the main centres too.

Steven, if your TV avatar is a selfie, I can see why they didn't like you as a customer.

Indeed. Banks here have always been real greedy. Horrible fat institutions. I wouldn’t use them if a visa didn’t depend on it, but what can you do? They’ve kinda got you by the taters.

Are you dehydrated? Hottest time of the year (esp when coupled with aircon) and dehydration plays havoc, esp to those susceptible. Thai beer seems to be especially depressive. Hydration, exercise, reading, out and about. I'd look at the basics first.

Bad idea. If they get called up and skip it, or go awol, it’ll eventually catch up with them. Dunno about gaol and fines, but there can be issues in getting a job, buying land etc.

Depends where you are; Sukhumvit or Silom no, but you can get a tidy one-bed furnished place in a fairly new development (with pool, gym etc) in a good location in Chiang Mai for 10-12k.

They can be as filthy, or more so, than a three-toed ugly old man. Moved into this semi-nice place many moons ago as the previous tenant—a pretty (fairly young), professional (no, not bar girl) was in the process of moving out. What an absolute sty she’d left it in. Needless to say, it was a good few hours before they got it presentable enough.

Like how the comments nonchalantly dismiss it as trivial, like they wouldn’t be pooing their pants flying with this bunch, then this happens (‘it’s not normal, probably aircon condensation’ etc…) and the plane turns back! Was looking at alternatives from Europe a while back and this Scoot popped up. Ok if you fly with absolutely no weight (and don’t breathe probably) but with all the add ons ad nauseam—which made AirAsia look good even—and all the ‘extras’ one would typically get with a standard flight with a NORMAL airline, it worked out about the same lol. Mickey Mow airline.

Oh dear, you are one of those! Never mind. I would sooner have Kermit the Frog running things than what Thailand has had to put up with, and so would 99.999% of Thai people. There is absolutely no argument for the current regime. Digital wallets? What ever are you on about? Do us all a favour and stop posting tat about how you think this country should be run because we’ve had the same rubbish for the last NINE years!

The legal Thai weed market is still new and thus relatively expensive; the US scene (legal or otherwise) is matured and extensive. Local weed can still be got cheaply in Thai, but those shops whinging about being undercut clearly need to draw down their prices in the face of competition. They have already made big profits.

Not only does the gov not deserve its tourists the way it herds them as cattle, it also views its own the same.

Nope. I'm not young anymore, probably still mildly handsome (someone's gotta be ), but it's happened/would have happened on a number of occasions without even trying. It helps majorly if one has Thai friends and can speak a bit I guess.

What tragic news! A diamond on this site... always quick to reply to messages and help others out. RIP mate.

Indeed. Best not to get wound up though, it won’t do any good. Hopefully he will expire soon.

Perhaps he was just moving out. What a donkey though, should’ve tossed him out too. This will please the reefer madness lot and that weirdo chuwit.

You don’t need to explain yourself to anyone, Steven. Always found it kinda queer those that revel in Thailand’s oft illogical quirks. Think about the unawares tourists just off the boat looking for fun. Tf has an election got to do with them? Teetotallers/juice drinkers need not apply.

^^^ Don’t think they’d be installing them on the runway… though you never know. ????

Good. Anything to put off hordes of them drowning the place again!

Perhaps it's classed as a bungalow and thus a 'cheap' design compared to a full two-storey house... or summat. There's often hidden logic behind such things. ????

Tough crowd here as you know. As suggested, best off looking on local Thai FB groups. Guessing to clear 100k, would need to be in one of the better spots with big sale/rent prices. Best time to buy was during covid.

Always out Uk on British passport and in Thailand on Thai, but show the airline the Thai pp to satisfy check in staff of their obligation to ensure they are not letting people fly without a Thai visa/Thai pp. That you filled in info online with your Thai pp is fine. Whatever you do, don’t stamp into Thailand using British pp, but we all know that. ????