Andrew65

The only real way of scrutinising people is before they arrive, by requiring them to obtain a visa before travel. But if all the Brits with a criminal record were denied a visa it would probably drastically reduce numbers. I think they are just getting what they're bound to get when they allow people to arrive unchecked, and as someone else mentions, it ain't just Brits. (Pre-COVID figures suggested that more Brits visit Thailand than any other farang nationality).

Have you ever been beaten-up by a ladyboy on such a night out!?🙂

On beer alone the Czechs were the biggest consumers (per capita).

Yes. You could see that they 'bridle loop' was caught in the harness, so the chute wasn't going to deploy.

This might be the guy where just before he jumps you can see that a 'bridle loop' attaching the pilot chute is caught in the harness? Which means that the main parachute was never going to open?

In the last 3 years of my 20 years in Thailand I found that boredom started to be an issue. Although I lived in BKK, so there were plenty of places to go etc. I would think that small-town Thailand is very restircted so far as things to see and do goes. After 7 years of living back in the UK the biggest thing I miss about Thailand is the weather, especially having just endured another British winter.

Probably a bit unfair because it's often unclear which of the UK nations they come from. English is most likely because it has a population 7 times that of Scotland and Wales combined.

Thailand has 3 times the prison population of the UK, and the population of the 2 countries is about the same.

In my 20 years in Thailand I worked in Australia (FIFO) for a few years, so I had to use the Australian Embassy for a work permit. Using the Australian Embassy/services was much nicer/quicker/ more convenient/cheaper than using the British Embassy.

Yep, the Mr Big's very seldom get caught, the guys caught here are 'mules', highly expendable.

In the UK it's not allowed for persons who appear to be under 25 to appear in adverts for alcoholic drinks.

I believe that the total prison population of Thailand is triple that of the UK, a country with pretty much the same population. 250,000 V 80,000. I suspect a very large proportion of them are prisoners of the war on drugs.

Many years ago a Nigerian Embassy official stated that there were 1,000 Nigerians in prison in Thailand.

I'm guessing that because it's legal in Thailand these guys are thinking that it's ok to export it?

They will need a soap -on-a-rope!

In the UK employers instruct their shopworkers not to tackle shoplifters, mainly for their own safety.

I learnt many years ago that when in Pattaya it's best to lodge at least a km from where the nightlife is

As I have mentioned before I believe that in years to come Thailand will have to actively reduce the amount of overseas arrivals. It's geographically situated within 4 or 5 hours flying of where 3+ billion people live. Figures suggest that on the island of Phuket there is a ratio of 118:1 tourists/residents, increasing this will become unsustainable. Overtourism.

An old British friend tried getting a job as an English teacher in Vietnam (he's a properly qualified teacher). He was 58 at the time and thought that his age (too old) was what counted against him. I think the retirement age is 60 in Vietnam. He never got the job.

We have to pay a lot of tax for the health service in the UK. When I worked in Oz a condition of my work visa was that my employer had to show that they had health insurance for me, that doesn't happen in the UK.

Also I believe that in Oz you have to be resident there for the 2 years before pension age?

I'm a Pom and found the Ozzie Embassy much better to deal with than the British Embassy.

Thailand lies within 4 or 5 hours flying for 3+ billion people. At some point the sheer weight of numbers means that they're going to have to start restricting the number of arrivals, weeding out undesirables would be a good start. For me the late 90's early 2.000's were great, no worries about visa overstay, or drinking hours.

Many such people would probably be weeded out if they had to get a visa before travelling.

I think you have to have kids to be able to fully 'use' the system. Having none I get the bare minimum, or nothing.