US guy, figures. Psychedelics are the new thing in the USA, and legal, or decriminalised, in some US states and cities.
"Turn on, tune in, drop out" 555.
"Caveat emptor" and all that. To my mind such shenanigans are pretty much par for the course in Phuket, and hardly justifies the rather hyperbolic headline "rocks Phuket".
I'd be lost in the UK. I'm pretty sure reverse culture shock would kick in, me not having been back for 18 years, and with all the changes that have occurred, plus me getting on in years now.
Ages? Teachers are, of course, in a position of trust; this is really a lot worse than those cases we read about where peers, exes, etc., do something similar.
Nothing really novel about Katoeys robbing guys in Pattaya, and I recall previous stories about people slashing bags to get at valuables on the Bangkok metro/ skytrain. I suppose putting the two trends together generates interest.
Really? I'm a bit surprised given that it is a life saving technique. I can remember reading on this forum about a guy dying after choking on a fish bone, the Heimlich manouevre might well have saved his life.
Thanks. The problem is now resolved. I ended up using a branch (also in a shopping mall) near my lawyer at G. HuaHin Resort and Mall, who I was seeing on a related matter - getting a copy of my passport certified.
I'm looking for an English speaker friendly SCB branch. I need to both change my current address, and get a bank statement sent to that address for the purpose of claiming under a will. I live in Sam Krathai, Kui Buri but am assuming that the most English speaker friendly SCB branch will be in Hua Hin. My original SCB branch was in Bangkok but no longer exists. Thanks for any help.
Indeed, and not so difficult to get in Pattaya, even on a limited income. There was a time, some years ago, when overstaying was a thing, pretty much an accepted strategy, not so much these days.