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54 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:
Last week I watched a report about world wide airfare prices: 5% was added by higher fuel costs, salaries, regular costs aso. However, 30% is just grabbing profit. Because they can🥳
Good luck to them.
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1 hour ago, HappyExpat57 said:
I believe most people here are safe - for now.
"At the time of writing, Thailand has concluded 61 double tax agreements with countries worldwide.
Armenia Hungary Poland Australia India Romania Austria Indonesia Russia Bahrain Israel Seychelles Bangladesh Italy Singapore Belarus Japan Slovenia Belgium Korea South Africa Bulgaria Kuwait Spain Cambodia Laos Sri Lanka Canada Luxembourg Sweden Chile Malaysia Switzerland China Mauritius Taipei Cyprus Myanmar Tajikistan Czech Republic Nepal Turkey Denmark Netherlands Ukraine Estonia New Zealand United Arab Emirates Finland Norway United States of America Germany Oman Uzbekistan Great Britain and Northern Ireland Pakistan Vietnam Hong Kong Philippines"
Right. Most people seem to be disregarding this proviso. The only major omission I can see is France.
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17 hours ago, LALes said:
How come when 120,000 Chinese enter Thailand its seen as the second coming but 10,000 Israelis show up and they are "grappling" to deal with the "problem"?
Chinese tourists down 30k, Israeli tourists up 10k. Seems like swings and balances.
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3 hours ago, WHansen said:
Much critisism from people with plenty of cash, which is no suprise.....
10,000 Baht to the majority of population will make a real difference and ease the poverty for a short time.
And in the long term? .... Inflation pro tanto.
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4 minutes ago, ukrules said:
Sounds very similar to my experience although it seemed to clear up a bit quicker for me, there was a lingering throat clearing thing that lasted around a week - a slight annoyance.
Now what really bugs me is that they took the pseudoephedrine based decongestants off the market due to commercial scale drug manufacturers using it in massive quantities to make meth or something like that. None of the alternatives work for me at all at any dose.
So due to the actions of these gangsters I can no longer buy the most effective thing that dries up your nose 100% while you're taking them and I had to ration the few capsules I had left (Benadryl Plus from the UK - not the same as the US product I believe) for night time use so I could sleep properly - sleeping with a runny / blocked nose never works for me.
That was my biggest concern during the week I had it - clearing my blocked nose so I could sleep well.
I had a heavy cold that lasted a few days more than a normal pre 2020 cold.
Try Nasol spray or Nasolin pills. I used both during the heavy congestion stage. Nasol spray should get you breathing easily at night.
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13 hours ago, ukrules said:I know plenty of people who've had a bit of a 'heavy cold' for 3 to 5 days recently (last few months) with about an additional week to full recovery.
Nobody that I know who's had it seems to be reporting it to anybody, cold medicines help and it goes away quickly.
I had it myself recently after a night out, as did the Mrs.
My point here is that if nobody's reporting it to anybody then they won't know about it. For it to show up in waste water in Bangkok means there's a significant number of people being infected, they're just not going for any kind of treatment - probably because it doesn't require anything you can't find at the pharmacy - or anything at all.
When I had it all I took was a decongestant, I didn't even take anything for the fever as is was barely noticeable, I fixed that by altering the AC temperature.
I had it at the end of July and, out of curiosity tested (positive) for covid. Bingo! One day of fever, mild chills, a week of snotty congestion and a couple of weeks feeling a bit heavy. No big deal.
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17 hours ago, bignok said:
I want to try this to deal with some injuries. Anyone tried this?
I have been taking an ice bath daily for the past few years. I add a 10kg bag of ice to the cold bath: it only brings temperature down to 22 or 23 degrees, but that's still quite a shock when taking the first plunge. It's quite relaxing and sucks out the heat of the day.
I recently had shoulder surgery. The ice bath brings instant relief to aches and pains. So too does a hot bath 40 degrees.
I recommend it.
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4 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:
You should be:
"New research finds that with each repeat COVID infection – even asymptomatic infection – your risk for complications increases. These include:
- stroke
- heart attack
- diabetes
- digestive and kidney disorders
- long-term cognitive impairment, including dementia
https://health.ucdavis.edu/coronavirus/covid-19-information/omicron-variant
"New research finds...." wouldn't be a headline that would worry me. Too vague and sensational. Lo and behold, the link doesn't link to any 'new research'.
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19 minutes ago, Snig27 said:I guess when they all come from a planet where almost nobody else is wearing a mask it’s hard to slap on a piece of surgical paper that has long ago been deemed medically useless against COVID. Nowhere else in the SEA is masked up anymore en-mass and even Japan is quickly dropping universal masking, or at least it was when I was there a few weeks ago.
When the air is terrible, it makes sense to wear a PM2.5 mask but most Thais, terrified into submission by a complicit media, are just cowering behind a pointless surgical mask designed to stop surgical splatter and nothing else. It’s their choice of course, but it speaks volumes about how dreadful the education system here is.
More, if the numbers are rising, surely it ain’t working. Or is it all the fault of those dirty farang?
My Thai house staff insist on wearing a mask when they go to the supermarket. The reason: because everyone else is wearing a mask. This sort of sequaciousness will perpetuate itself indefinitely. It has nothing to do with perception of risk, and everything to do with appearance.
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30 minutes ago, shackleton said:I still wear a face mask when out in Public same most Thais
It's up to the individual their decision ????
Obviously it's up to the individual decision. The question is whether or not it's a rational decision. I've been to 8 countries since July last year. Only the occasional person wears a mask. I think if you see how the rest of the world is dealing with yesterday's emergency you might behave more rationally.
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3 hours ago, AdamRich said:That is because most people do not understand the definition of human trafficking. It is not saying the person is doing something against their will. It merely means the facilitation of a person from one place to another for the purpose of paid sex. So if the manager paid for a ticket from Isaan to Pattaya for a girl to work at the bar then that is human trafficking. If you paid a bar girl from Pattaya to go on holiday to Krabi with you, then that is also human trafficking.
The term in Thai law is pretty well defined: (italics added)
Section 6. Whoever, for the purpose of exploitation, commits any of the following acts: (1) procuring, buying, selling, vending, bringing from or sending to, detaining or confining, harbouring, or receipt of any person, by means of threat or use of force, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power, or giving money or benefits to a guardian or caretaker of the person to achieve the consent of the guardian or caretaker of such person to allow the offender to exploit the person under his or her control; or (2) procuring, buying, selling, vending, bringing from or sending to, detaining or confining, harbouring, or receipt of a child; shall be guilty of human trafficking.Merely giving a bus ticket or taking a paid person on a holiday would not fall within this definition.
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14 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:biased against mules and donkeys
Indeed. My maid was involved in such a scheme several years ago. Minimal education. No idea what she was getting involved with. Sucked in by a scammer telling her some <deleted> story about starting a company in Thailand and promising to be her boyfriend. She got arrested, carted off to Bangkok, incarcerated for a night and charged. Fortunately, when she turned up to court to hear her case, several weeks later, the charge had been dropped.
Of course, all of this background merely goes to mitigation. There is no question she was guilty, but it seems pointless to pursue such naive, vulnerable, ignorant people who get sucked into a scam by unscrupulous operators who are the real culprits.-
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1 hour ago, Emeraldisle said:How can these Russians be refugees?
They are either draft dodgers , criminals or Russian Mafia.
They do not meet the criteria for "refugees"
https://www.unhcr.org/en-ie/what-is-a-refugee.html
"The 1951 Refugee Convention is a key legal document and defines a refugee as:
“someone who is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion.”"
Draft dodging would seem to imply opposing the war. Is that not 'membership of a particular social group' with 'a political opinion'?
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2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:There are two sides to every story. Personally, I don't understand why he wouldn't just get a divorce. But, it is very possible he has not had sex at home in years. And there could be multiple issues. She would be smart to just let him do his thing.
Audi alteram partem: you can't draw a conclusion about what is going on until you hear both sides.
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19 hours ago, carlyai said:
Just thinking a bit... I wouldn't say it's a scam. The camera they use probably has a higher resolution or pixel content that normal cameras.
You can't tell just by looking at the photo.
With a higher resolution photo, you can include a lot more data in the photo.
Yes. I was told that the first photos that I submitted were of too low resolution to be scanned.
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29 minutes ago, Xanthe said:Roaming with 44,000 baht in pockets. Not secured not careful. Quality tourists.
Not just anyone: I would expect someone from India to be more street smart.
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3 hours ago, bkk6060 said:
Even if they end it, masks will be around probably forever. Still see many alone in their cars with one on or on the beach.
It has nothing to do with perception of risk and much about herd mentality. They will stop when they see a critical mass of others stopping. That critical mass might be higher than other countries, such as India, where masks have largely been abandoned, but where society is more fissiparous.
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1 hour ago, milesinnz said:
I hope other tourist countries can up their game as the safest thing for tourists to do is to AVOID Thailand... this sort of nonsense will never end...
"This sort of nonsense" is prevalent in more than 30 countries around the world. The safest thing for tourists is either to stay home or do a little research before travelling.
https://vapoholic.co.uk/2022/02/11/where-is-vaping-banned-countries-with-strictest-e-cig-laws/-
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5 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:
So how will points be given out for those speeding tickets issued by the camera to the owner of the car. Are they going to try and identify the driver or just add points to the owner of record even if they do not have a license to drive or what?
I own a few cars but only drive one. All tickets come in my name. I asked my driver what happens if the owner is not the driver. He called the number on the ticket. They said you have to go to the Land Transport Department to change the driver. I can see this is going to cause a lot of confusion, even for one car families where the car is shared between husband and wife.
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The biometrics - fingerprinting all fingers on each hand - is a time consuming and questionable process.
Processing time would be much faster if they simplified this procedure, or better still, abandoned it.
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25 minutes ago, jacko45k said:
And is also temporary, decaying with time.
Antibodies will decay. Memory T and B cells shouldn't decay with time.
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35 minutes ago, jacko45k said:
I was wearing a mask on a motorcycle because you are sat behind smoke belching vehicles frequently and I have to breathe.
That seems rational. Hope you were wearing a helmet too.
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1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:
It will be interesting to see how many people, particulary Thais keep wearing masks. My guess is many will. I still see a fair share mostly on motorbikes, but also in cars wearing them.
Old habits die hard. Peer pressure mixed with fear of something and 'the precautionary principle' probably will probably keep mask wearing going.
I just returned from Europe. Almost no one, but for a few stalwarts, was wearing a mask. I wonder why Europeans are so keen to dispense with masks, while in Thailand, they seem to be a security blanket?
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2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:
Funny that people build towns and cities and houses on historic flood plains and then moan about flooding !
As urban populations grow flood risk increases.
Bangkok: 2.5% growth per year = double the population of late 80's.
https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/22617/bangkok/population-
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Thailand Customs to Apply VAT on All Postal Imports
in Thailand News
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It won't work. Another bright idea that will quietly get shelved.