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9 hours ago, arick said:

Booking.com had huge problems with non-existent properties I thought they cleaned up their act but obviously not

Property does exist.

She doesn't have a Portuguese name. Sounds more like Russisn, Ukrainian. 

7 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

I've got to admit that I was somewhat surprised on Friday that I bumped into an Iranian. I asked him about what visa he was on. He replied he wasn't on a visa. He was a political refugee if I recall correctly. I still can't get my head around it. The guy spoke English as good as a native and openly admitted he was working in the cassava fields. Anyone else come across the likes? Does Thailand accept political refugees?

Not as far as I know TH doesn't. Many arrive here & get in touch with UN to register for resettlement. This gives them some freedom of movement here & sort of protection from ending up in IDC.

10 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Maybe for a International hospital they should be employing Russian staff I see plenty of Russians going there when I have had to use the hospital, 

The hospital staff are not completely innocent especially the nurses their attitude has been really bad on a few occasions, To me it was like they dont like Farangs, One time I was in there with dengue the nurse came in the room I asked her to turn the A/C down, she turned it off and walked out of the room, not long after that some farang manager came to see me and as he was talking to me he asked if I dont like A/C I said I love it but the nurse turned it off, 

Another time my wife was in accident so she was admitted for a couple days in that new part, and I stayed with her overnight, almost opposite my wifes room was a reception area, at 2-30 am in the night the noise was that bad I went out to them asked them to quieten down and took some photo's as evidence, you should have seen the looks I got, I could go on, but we'll leave it at that. 

I have noticed over the years Russians do have a bad attitude 

Bumrungrad has a sign in the hospital rooms which says that staff should be treated with respect.

They don't have many Russian patients but Westerners & Middle Eastern. 

In many hospitals in European countries you will find hospital security staff for a reason: aggressive patients.

10 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Maybe for a International hospital they should be employing Russian staff I see plenty of Russians going there when I have had to use the hospital, 

The hospital staff are not completely innocent especially the nurses their attitude has been really bad on a few occasions, To me it was like they dont like Farangs, One time I was in there with dengue the nurse came in the room I asked her to turn the A/C down, she turned it off and walked out of the room, not long after that some farang manager came to see me and as he was talking to me he asked if I dont like A/C I said I love it but the nurse turned it off, 

Another time my wife was in accident so she was admitted for a couple days in that new part, and I stayed with her overnight, almost opposite my wifes room was a reception area, at 2-30 am in the night the noise was that bad I went out to them asked them to quieten down and took some photo's as evidence, you should have seen the looks I got, I could go on, but we'll leave it at that. 

I have noticed over the years Russians do have a bad attitude towards Thai's 

Russians are bossy unless you stand your ground. They have a bad attitude overall not just towards Thais.

10 hours ago, giddyup said:

I had about 10 crowns done when I first arrived in Thailand and have since lost every one of those crowned teeth due to decay getting under the crown and not being aware until it was too late. If I could go back I would have had implants no matter the cost.

Then yr dentist did a bad job.

I've 25 yr old crowns. No issue.

1 hour ago, geisha said:

It was in a big shopping mall, not an independent shop !!!

But an individual, independant shop with a front door. No problem for the thief to disappear in a mall. 

4 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

I'm still amazed at how easy it is to steal jewelry from Thai gold shops

The distracted staff may be an accomplice. Staff in these shops doesn't get distracted as there are 2 staff per customer & a guy at the door.

Staff must have recognised nationality by their accent or if they spoke Thai. How did they know about "getaway taxi" reg.?

8 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Nice move by immigration.

Well done at a stressful time.

You wouldn't get favorable treatment at Tel Aviv airport regardless how stressful it may be.

Result depends a lot on how the cuff is fitted. Saw a Japanese docu about it. My doc always does his own BP check with a manual gadget. Waste of time what the staff does. 

I use an Omron. 

Just now, proton said:

 

Mostly from immigrant owned outlets

No, it was not an immigrant outlet but an established * restaurant owned & run by genuine Austrians. 

On 4/12/2024 at 10:16 AM, ikke1959 said:

Raw food an very hot weather... what more do you need for food poisoning?? The influencer should know better. Thailand is maybe the only safe country to eat from foodstalles in Sout East Asia, as in Europe we are told...

Had food poisoning from eating stew in an upmarket restaurant in Austria. Spend 2 nights in hospital on a drip. Cost just over 8000€. Insurance paid. I found hygiene to be a problem in Europe. 

3 hours ago, orchis said:

to a museum? 

You can donate it to research.

2 hours ago, mancub said:

Have you ever tried to apply for probate. (on behalf of a Thai widow) in the UK regarding a foreigner's estate ? He passed away without making a will and after 3 months she was able to access the funds in his Thai bank accounts. His only remaining asset in UK being a bank account into which his pensions etc were paid. They were legally married and she is 100% entitled but it seems an awfully involved procedure to ascertain executor/administrative authority !  

Probate is a nightmare. Friend's husband had 2 UK bank accounts. They live in Germany, both are German. The bureaucracy was unbelieveable & it too 1 year to get probate. 

On 4/12/2024 at 6:25 PM, it is what it is said:

 

sounds like you're doing the right things, the average cost of a uk funeral would be around 180,000 baht, so not sure where you get a figure of 400k from.

It's not about a UK funeral.

22 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Good luck, i just got a quote for a minor 30 minute knee Arthroscopy at Samitivej Sriracha for 380,000 baht, cheaper to fly back to UK, ridiculous price

10 yrs ago had a partly torn meniskus. Bumrungrad quoted 250K. My overseas insurer declined as it wld be cheaper in Europe. Got 2nd opinion in Singapore & was told not to operate as I wld gain nothing but likely have more problems. Got recommended physiotherapy. Never had the op done, walk painfree, cycle, swim. 2nd opinion pays.

22 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Indeed not. Any competent general surgeon can do open hernia repair and any surgeon trained & experienced in endoscopuc surgery can do laparoscopuc hernia repair. 

Bumrungrad was 216.000 a few months ago. It was a "package". Expensive yes. 

On 4/8/2024 at 8:09 PM, IvorBiggun2 said:

I just booked an operation date to fix my hernia at a government hospital. One night stay inclusive, open surgery 13,000 Baht. My wife phoned Bangkok Hospital. Open surgery 180,000 Baht. Laparoscopic procedure. 350,000 Baht.

 

You pays yer money, you takes your chance. 

Bumrungrad was a lot cheaper than your quote from Bangkok Hospital. Same op method.

Open surgery has a much longer recovery & hospital stay.

18 hours ago, Middle Aged Grouch said:

With emirates, the cabin staff is far more polite and generous in giving free wine and booze, compared to Qatar.

Not my experience. 

22 hours ago, Confuscious said:

Does anybody know an email address of QATAR Airlines?

I wanted to ask some information but the only way to communicate with them seems to be trough a Hotline which keeps me waiting forever.

They have a chat which replies quickly. Put your question on X-Twitter. Reply is quick. Ring their office in Bangkok.

12 hours ago, Tiber said:

https://www.bing.com/search?q=inguinal+hernia+repair+cost+in+india&qs=NM&pq=cost+of+hernia-repair+in+india&sc=10-

But you have travel cost to consider. Plus hotel before & after. Having lived in India I would not consider getting an op there. Esp. when I know nothing about the hospital.

15 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

 

How much did it cost?

220.000K. 1 night hospital stay. 

On 4/2/2024 at 3:14 PM, Mike Lister said:

FWIW I'm going to take some time with the Simple Tax Guide offline, and without the irritation that one or two posters bring with them, and try to update it alone. I will also sort out the links problems. Afterwards, I'll start a new thread and post the updated version but probably in a locked thread. If anyone needs help with anything I can be PM'd and will happily try and help. 

I seem to have missed this Simple Tax Guide. Pls where can I find it?

On 4/3/2024 at 8:00 PM, JoseThailand said:

I did some research on this and they say post-surgery complications like chronic pain are very common

My husband had it done & after 1 month there was no more discomfort. It was robotic surgery at Bumrungrad.

On 3/29/2024 at 1:15 PM, ryandb said:

Poor women, we really send some of our worst over here don't we

Google Austria femicide & you see there are lots of rough ones in Austria.