mike1967

In my 11 years of being in Thailand, the one thing I've learnt is always leave yourself in a situation where you can leave in 30 minutes. Obviously many will disagree but Covid kind of proves my point. I'm waiting to get back but the only thing I have there is my motorbike which is stored at friends house.

Zzzzzzzzzzz!!

2 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Your point caller?

My point is, you don't want foreigners to return yet you appear to be a foreigner. Can't have it both ways.

2 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

I am a business owner. 

 

Businesses with the exception of those involved in tourism are just getting back to normal. 

 

Another outbreak resulting in further lockdowns and restrictions placed on businesses and industry would hurt the economy far more and affect many more people than the current unfortunate situation.

 

In addition, I don't want to catch COVID-19 from foreigners coming into the country from places that have totally and utterly failed to deal with the crisis, nor do I want my family, friends and employees to catch it either.

 

So to all the sex-tourists and other selfish tourists stuck back home wanting Thailand to open up so they can come on a jolly, suck it up, because it ain't happening.

 

Perhaps this selfish attitude is exactly why countries like the US and UK have no hope of controlling the virus?

A foreigner is a foreigner is a foreigner. Unless you're Thai you fall into the category, business owner or not.

3 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

That's the point. 

 

They don't want foreigners here at the moment and I wholeheartedly agree with them. 

Your English is very good for a Thai.

I agree with a previous post. The Thais are incredibly resilient and are capable of living from day to day with no plan and  not worrying about tomorrow. A lot will have come from humble backgrounds and this kind of situation won't be new to them. When it comes down to it they do look after each other and mostly don't have the selfish western attitude. 

I'm just wondering about testing in other countries. If you need a negative test 48 hours before departing then surely this is going to be super stress time. Imagine having everything in place then you'll have to lie about needing a test or maybe you can pay for it? You'll be sat at home biting your finger nails waiting for the test result to come back. I can see people either in the airport or on the way checking their emails every 20 seconds for the results. One slight hiccup then it's all over. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

1 hour ago, abrahamzvi said:

If borders are opened as some suggest, many people will not only go into coma, but will die. Take the latest example of a country that has opened its borders to tourists, Spain, and see the tragic results - an upsurge of the virus and many sick and dead people. The tourist industry there also regrets the way the borders were opened, as the little business they had before is now gone. The Thai authorities are to be applauded for the way they are handling the epidemic - see the positive results.

The borders are open in the UK yet we now have fewer deaths from Covid and road accidents than Thailand has from just road accidents. As from yesterday, just 69 people on ventilators, down from 3,000, out of 65 million. Hospital admissions down as is the death rate. Figures may be increasing as the younger generation are becoming infected with little or no illness. As far as "positive results", I feel the hungry will disagree with you. I do wonder where you get your statistics from? The easy part is shutting the borders, the hard part is taking care of your own people whilst keeping the economy up and running. The Thai economy is in free fall and it's reserves will only last so long. Then there's the protests in Bangkok. Thailand has no plan, or the plans can change hourly. Long may it stay closed then the baht will start to show its true value. A big reset button for those who have taken western money for granted. If it's bad now, just wait until next year.

1 minute ago, baansgr said:

It's a great place only yesterday I enjoyed a burger and fries at 11 dollars and then went and had a few JDs and coke only costing 7 dollars a shot...fantastic place to be

Now, that does sound like the south. Probably 200 baht to go 100 metres on a tuk tuk too. 

6 minutes ago, david_dyer said:

Concidering lack of flights and border closures, who are the remaining 30% of tourists.

Do they concider flights transiting swampy as tourists even though they never leave the airport?

I don't think you can trust any of the figures that come out of Thailand. They say 95 percent of Thais don't want dirty farang returning to Thailand yet. The actual truth is the Thai people are becoming increasingly frustrated with the Thai authorities. Just look what's happening in Bangkok. Didn't think I would ever see those kind of protests.

Thailand is the best place in the world......according to Thais anyway!!????????????

7 hours ago, NoComment said:

1,014 cases in Britain, yet Portugal has just welcomed them back with open arms.

Social distancing? Non Existent!!!

Ok, the Brits are supposed to self quarantine for 14 day!? It doesn't happen now so they won't bother on their return.

USA still has nothing under control.

New Zealand and The Kingdom have the correct idea.

The Kingdom will survive without the tourists.

Keep up the good work.

3,000 on ventilators down to just 72 in England. Infection statistics may be up but there's several reasons for that. Hospital admissions have been and are still falling, as is the death rate. The Thai economy is in free fall let alone the protests in Bangkok. The easy part is closing the borders. The hard part is coping with the virus on a daily basis both for the economy and the well being of the Thai people. People are starving and the food handouts are drying up. The Thai people are getting tired of the authorities, despite what you think you might know. Things in Thailand will only get worse, let alone survive......Just wait for next year. "Keep up the good work", what good work? I'm quite happy not to return until next year when, hopefully, the baht will have returned to its correct value. Thai reserves will only last so long. What's ya plan Thailand?

1 hour ago, James HKT said:

It’s already been announced to start from October 1st. 

 

Minimum stay 30 days, Quarantine in a beach side hotel with access to a section of beach for 14 days, I believe in Patong. After a test and 14 days free to travel around Phuket, a week later and another test free to travel around the country. 
 

No mention of GPS trackers, brain implants or mind melds although it’s normal here to check in and out of stores and public places leaving our name and ‘phone number. Can be done on a website via a smart phone (IT’S NOT APP) if you wish. 
 

Be interesting to see what happens. Personally I think it’s a step in the right direction and clearly it’s aimed at high end tourists rather than cheap Charlie’s. No problem with that. 

How special do you think Thailand is? The only people this will appeal to is the ones with homes or family in Thailand. I can't see any high end/low end tourist being told where they have to stay for 2 weeks and then having to pay for the privilege. What on earth does cheap Charlies have to do with anything? Not only that, who would want to be stuck in Phuket for any period of time anyway? Of all the places to avoid in Thailand, Phuket is one of them. It was on the bones of its <deleted> before the pandemic started. 

Will they supply someone to walk in front of you ringing a bell along with the wristbands? How special do they think Thailand is?