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A lot of US americans and of Europeans would find your question rather idle.

Good guys? Do you have a special licence in the US to certify you are a good guy? Small point to consider: how many shootings by "bad guys" take place per year in Denmark, compared to the US? ... divide by the population of course.

It's quite clear, when you think that the gov't still needs to justify the state of emergency and that the CCSA and eminent facebook doctors won't let go of the spotlight just yet.

Also, the Grab price is clearly shown in the app before I press "book", and it doesn't double if I am a farang.

I do believe the part about attempted rip off with the help of corrupted police, but "no way of identifying" seems impossible. Grab taxi is an online service, you have to book it from an app which clearly shows the car licence plate number, the driver's name, and all possible details such as car model and color.

If you didn't really want to stay in that bar, why did you go? Wasn't it clear enough that it's a place where people buy ladies' drinks, did you genuinely think it was a sort of english pub where you order a pint and be left alone? Weren't you the rude one in the first place by telling them that you wanted to go to newer bars? And what was the big tragedy: the owner asked you pay the bill and leave, which is exactly what you had intended to do in the first place. So we was angry at you, it never happened in 20 years, oh the ignominy. I'd say he was right, you were chatting with a number of ladies without paying even one drink. btw, I have never visited a bar in that road and it would be the last of my ideas for a "long weekend in the big city", but then again de gustibus...

An article intentionally written to attract the denigrators, and ... congratulations, you are the first one! Not 160 tourists, but 160 pssengers on one flight from SIN. There are many more INTERNATIONAL arrivals on connecting flights, and there are many many more TOURISTS on domestic flights. Many of which are foreigners who having spent already time in places like Phuket or Bangkok are not counted as international arrivals. Being unprepared with vaccination certificates is surely irrespective of which incoming airport in Thailand, and I doubt it as they would have to show the same at departure airport it's not that they destroyed them on the flight. And btw, now is low season.

We are going in circles because posters like you keep presenting only a part of the story. The issue was clarified already in the initial posts. It's not about entering UK (which would have been ok of course), but about leaving Thailand. The OP clarified that the children were travelling on UK passports without entry stamps and with the mother using a Thai passport, without the father present or relevant letter. Ubonjoe gave the appropriate answer. Sorry about the stress that this quite unusual situation caused to the family, but it seems to me that the airline followed the law.

A short domestic flight, is one thing. In fact, they don't even give you food or they give at the end to bring home. At least they are consistent. Long-haul flights is another thing. I flew 11 h BKK-Europe and back, there was a mask mandate but in fact many people often had it down, including me at times, or at least under the nose. It is not easy to sleep on plane in the first place, much less with a piece of cloth over the mouth. As someone pointed out, also inconsistent because in 11h they must feed you 2x as per IATA regulations, and then it's mask down for all. Besides, I have read that the air flow and filtering on modern planes is so good that there's little chance of contamination unless your neighbour coughs in your face. Anyway, to each their own choice. I just want to point out that it's a bit extreme to refuse flying because of a mandate that is not really enforced in my experience. btw, in my home country since June15 there is no more mask mandate on flights.

Don't worry you are in good company in this country.

I think you should give more credit to the lady, she has a PhD in Bar Science. She does all the tattoos not for herself, but to fish a @BritManTooor equivalent well before she turns 50.

Ah but look at the picture, you are missing the chance to sit next to that lady.

OP, are you a Japanese national, or at least fluent? There is (as you probably already know) a very large J community in CM. From my few visits at the J embassy, I remember a lot of notices on billboards and such, it might be worth a visit to find advice (near Airport Plaza mall). One thing you may want for your future here is also to secure proper medical care. All private hospitals have English-speaking staff, but some are even specialized with Japanese customers e.g. Ram Hospital (not my first choice btw, but a good starting point). Driver's licence: obtain an Internatinal Driving Permit before coming here. It will allow you to rent/drive legally for a while, and also can be rather easily converted to a proper Thai licence eventually (DLT on the road to Hang Dong). Banks I would recommend Bangkok Bank, at Kad Suan Kaew mall, excellent service for foreigners. Unfortunately they are closing... today! Set to move all services to the branch near Thanin market, it remains to be seen. But many banks offer similar service to expat, you will have to shop around. Shopping malls usually have branches of several banks, try e.g. Central Festival or Airport Plaza. Agents I wouldn't know, but Buddy in front of KSK seems to be mostly for scooter rentals? Star Visa used to be quite ok for all kinds of services.

True, and this has been the case for a long time now. But the fact is, the gov't is issuing Covid extensions for reasons of their own (your guess is as good as mine) certainly other than Covid itself, so perhaps the source of the confusion is with them. ps: I am not using the extensions myself

To be fair, I also don't believe that Covid extensions are given because of Covid. ????

Exactly, still a long wait. On the one hand the gov't likes to add this to their list of reasons to keep the emergency decree, on the other hand they have declared the pandemic finished. Interesting to see how it will play out. The way I understand it, the Gazette gives IO the faculty to ask for documentation. And the IO who refuse, again from what I understand, do it because they want to see a letter from the Embassy stating that the applicant is impeded in returning to home country. So it's not a totally arbitrary rejection. Now many will want to see here a push for people to resort to agents... I don't know. Careful what you choose, see this scam.

Put it like that, doesn't mean anything. Most Europeans can "visit France" as a short weekend trip driving their car or on a low-cost airline, they pay one night hotel and couple of meals, that's it. So, the low GDP contribution is easily explained. Comparing with Thailand is impossible - well, except maybe the Malaysians hopping to S. Thailand for a wild casino-massage weekend.

Thailand, any day.

I wouldn't watch them if they played under my balcony. Well, maybe the cheerleaders (assuming they exist).

I do, it helps shield my big nose from sunshine. In the smoke season in CM, I wear double. ah, and I do wear a helmet.

Your choice of course, but: -Elite, you say good-bye to 1M (in your case), it's not "tieing up". -Ret, you will see your 800k again along with some minimal interest accrued, on the day you decide to end your arrangement. (for those who like to split hairs, in fact you need to tie up 400k for one year and the other 400k you could decide to make them more profitable for you during 6 months, provided you put them back before extension) Perhaps, in the case of someone who doesn't expect to live to the end of the arrangement and doesn't care to leave the money to anyone, it may seem like a 200k difference but life can be unpredictable.

oh come on! Isn't it fun to see your temp? I agree, useless, but fun. The hand spray on the other hand I find it useful, especially I do it before eating in a restaurant, saves the trouble of washing hands. As for the register, who knows, maybe that pretty girl has seen you and is leaving her number hoping you will call her. Seriously, that is a waste of paper, should be stopped immediately for Mother Nature's sake. Anyway, all entrance guards seem to have disappeared from malls.

Very short sighted. The US$ is up at the cost of everything costing more. But if it makes you happy...

To those who pay cash and think they are faster... I have my doubts. When I use a CC or prompt, it takes seconds. What takes maybe an equivalent or longer time is printing out the receipts, but that is true with cash as well. Now, if you pay cash, either you count all the baht and satangs, or you hand out big bills and let the cashier count the change. Takes time too. There will always be slower people with one method or the other, but they are usually the minority. But, back to topic, it should be possible for the police or the Grab company to trace back those who placed the "hoax" order and make them cry - instead of the poor delivery rider.

I posted some info in a new thread