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Could have something to do with a very, large nation to the north.

Typical, smug, self righteous crap we've been hearing from Western women here in Thailand for 30+ years. If you don't like it, go home.

Jimmy Dore. I love to watch him take down US politicians on both sides of the aisle.

gotta be a suicide. Did he have his hands tied behind his back, too?

Yeah, the survey is definitely for the Business Class traveller. For the rest of us swine, it sucks. Unless you like overpriced Burger King and Taco Bell, there's not much to choose from at the airport. Its all pretty much low end stuff at ridiculously high prices.

I've been in Jomtien for 17 years. Trust me, its April 12-19. With the new PM promising bigger and better Songkran, who knows what will happen this year. Making my annual escape by April 8 and return on 22. Jomtien Beach Rd on the 19th is a perfect vision of hell on earth.

Its OK, Somchai. Just a wai and a 1,000 baht fine and you'll be on your way. NOT!!

Why spend $1,000 for a Tumi or Rimowa when you can get a cheapo bag for $100. Sure, the wheels are gonna break but if its within a year it should be fixed on warranty. I had a Thai made bag from Central and they fixed the wheels for me on warranty. It took 6 weeks but I got it done. Even if they don't fix the wheels, get a new bag for $100 and start over. I can't see paying a Grand for a bag. Are the wheels on a Tumi made of Titanium? I doubt it. You can get 10 decent bags for 1 Tumi.

Maybe Thailand can sue for giving a bad review.

Fearless leader has made some improvements to the Songkran experience but what are the actual dates? In Pattaya, it was always April 12-19. Now?... I have to know when to get the hell out of here.

detritus in, good guys out.

Fearless leader is like a carnival barker. " Step right inside the tent folks, everybody welcome. Only a quarter."

Every country in Asia is racist/xenophobic with their own, peculiar, often demeaning terminology for outsiders. Gwailo in China, Gaijun in Japan, Farang in Thailand... Hey Thailand, karma's a biatch ain't it.

More Russians, more Chinese, more Indians, more Songkran...this guy is awesome.💀

Prachachuen Clinic in BKK does MRI for 9,000 on a specified area. I had two done recently, one on the lower back and one on the ankle. 9,000 each. They have quite a few locations in BKK.

Man, that is India/China level of hideous. It looks like you have the same meter I have. Smart Mi for 1,200 baht. A friend tried to get one at the Xiao Mi store at Central Pattaya. They told him it was discontinued.

Khao Pad Goong or Cashew Nut Chicken once every two weeks or so. But, those are "Chinese" so I guess never.

Doesn't matter who is Interior Secretary. Just like it doesn't matter who is USA President. Who is going to stand up to the Big Boys who really run things and control all industry and agriculture.

I've had the Hatari AR 12 for about 5 years and I am questioning its capability. I've replaced the filter a few times but it can't get the 2.5 number down under 19-20 even with the machine on high speed for a number of hours. I have a Smart Mi hand held 2.5 meter that is quite accurate. Apparantly, they discontinued this handy. little device but mine still works like a champ. Powered by an old phone charger. I compare the number to what the nearest AQI reporting station has on Air Visual and it is always close. Here in BKK, the air has been horrible lately and the Hatari has been on a lot. When the AQI number goes into the 150-170 range, the machine struggles to get the number down. Forget single digit 2.5 reading, I'd be happy to get it into the low teens. BTW, I went out shopping a few days ago and left some windows open for "fresh" air. When I came back about 4pm, I turned on the meter and it read 71!!!! Gives you an idea how bad the air is in BKK. Turned the Hatari on high and it got the number down to 25 in about an hour. It couldn't do much better than 20 after a few hours. The fan is fine and the filter is new.

No ankle bracelet? How about a collar yoke, instead.

The white part definitely applies to Soi Buakhao. The lotus part? Not so much.

I've been in Jomtien since 2007 and it gets worse and worse every year. More condos, more traffic and nothing else. Nothing good has come of all this "progress". I can't think of one thing that's better in Jomtien now. More bars, more average restaurants, more people, more noise, more traffic. I'd move to Bangkok if I could afford it.

I've had success in the past so take that for what its worth. It was my 85th day back in the country so I figured it was time. Filled out the form as usual and sent it. Success. Now, the wait for approval. In the past, it usually came in a day or so. The next day, I got rejected. I couldn't believe it. I looked at the PDF of the form I sent and the re-entry date was correct. The only other possible reason for rejection would be the expiration date of my visa, which doesn't show up on the form. What could have gone wrong? I know the date. Aaaahh, I probaby didn't change the year in the drop down menu! So I entered the year 2024 and sent it in again. My approval came about an hour later. Easy as pie.

Another recommendation from Nepo Girl?

You obviously haven't spent a Songkran in Pattaya.