daveAustin

After all the hardship Thailand has endured; all the death, lockdowns, loss of wages and inconvenience, this utter pleb wipes it all away in one stroke! He should put them all round to his house!

Yes I agree. Or at least open to those that are parents to Thais. The Thai gov is always whinging about the burden to the tax payer/hospitals if tourists or expats get sick and can’t pay in full, and yet they rake in vast amounts of coin from them. As do other countries of course, but still! Op should be commended for helping his friend in his worst hour, where many would look the other way. There is always Gofundme. Hope things work out as best they can.

No, it is the few in comparison. The article speaks for Thailand as a whole, while not many locals benefit from Chinese tourists like they do from regular ones. Many do not want them here.

Has it, or just the few that might profit from it?

Never had that sort of experience here. Indifferent immigration maybe, but even then generally positive. Have you ever flown to the States?

So they’re exactly the same? Would it help if the question was ‘which one is worse’? That’s easy, it begins with a P. ???? Seriously, at least in Phuket you don’t have to go far to get away from the sh*te and see a nice beach or get up in the hills. Pattaya is just one ugly M F for miles!

Let em all in at your peril, Thailand. Whatever.

Well they’re right; if you’re miserable why hang around? CM has always been busy—you’re too used to covid days and likely also long in the tooth. I left around 10y ago, and yes one of the reasons being getting busy. But your rant on tourists causing accidents… F a doodle doo! You do realise Thailand has one of the worlds worst road traffic accident statistics? They do very well all by themselves, including where I live which has very few tourists. Others whining about smoke who don’t even live there… it’s one of the best places for temperatures / clear skies at this time of year. Seriously, op, rather than stress & whine about legitimate visitors living their lives and having fun, all the while raising your blood pressure, just move on because the tourist situation will only burgeon from now, esp with Beijing lowering its guard.

Do Thais visit India then? ???? In any case, Mr Ganja won’t be happy about this ????

Glad it's working out for you. Pretty stressful with one's passport and stay on the line no doubt. Find it strange that folks delight in the misfortune of others, as evidenced by some of the replies. I don't use an agent but it doesn't bother me that others do. Who cares? Do they really deserve all the grief of losing a passport because they do?

B*gger the tests; just stick them all in compulsory quarantine for two weeks. Let em have it. Excuse the cynical tone, but they and theirs screwed the world through dubious, sickly habits. On top of crowded, loud tourist spots will be rammed airports, clogged beach roads and pricier hotels. Lock the place down for another couple years. They will not be missed by most.

Indeed, like banning them! Guaranteed there will be a huge surge of covid here akin to a second wave. “On one flight, which landed at the city's Malpensa Airport on 26 December, 52% of passengers were found to be positive for Covid, la Repubblica reports.”

Not necessarily. Some IOs (typically females it seems) can just be horrible arrogant b******s... because they can I guess. After 20 something years of dealing with Thai immigration, have only had this kind of nonsensical attitude from the one, who was well known in this particular southern office for kicking off for no reason, full on bipolar style. The office received so many complaints (and likely also embarrassed her colleagues) that she was moved on/made inactive and today the place is borderline pleasurable. I would just keep going back in there over and over again with ears closed and bore the cow into submission.

Anything apart from getting him behind bars. This little twerp is as cringe and boring hearing about as it is those pair of idiots Harry and Meghan.

All of which appear to be incredibly slow and cumbersome. Thailand may tout being number one for online payments, but it should get with it regards Apple Pay. Once people with an iPhone have used that, they will wonder why they bothered with the crapola above.

More than 5M Chinese Visitors expected Can’t wait!

A few corrupt Chinese, let’s throw them all out eh! Not my favourite martians and this tripe needs to stop, but I do believe the Thai police’s efforts would be better sever policing its own.

I’d go Honda. Don’t they have numbers now? Gone are the days when one could start the Dream with their room key ????

Yada yada! Please, say goodbye (permanently, EVERYBODY wishes it) for the betterment of Thai society. Nobody wants you in, not even your friends. Just take your billions and gi away!

As says the deputy chief as he takes a swig from his can while doing 100mph lol

Don’t know why folk are getting all bent out of shape. Who cares if there is no specific law. I cannot stand wearing them and never do open air, but, as above, it is common courtesy on crowded transport, 7-11 etc during these times. Why do folk have to be so belligerent? Enjoy your coffee and move on.

I agree. An eye for an eye and all that. Then again, numerous other murderous nutjobs are let out in old age in our twisted society. Perhaps they saw change in him. The Serpent was one of the Beeb’s better dramas of recent times. Striking actors.

Didn't watch, but this guy knows his stuff on sleep and fitness.

A woman can also do that to a man

Needs a reboot... hopefully sans a bumbling ancient Arnie.