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2 minutes ago, foreverlomsak said:Like my daughter has been at the same school for 12 years, but she still needs twice a year copies of ID for her mother and me.
They are just making sure that her mother hasn't upgraded.
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It is possible that Anutin may not have grasped all the details that are being discussed.
The actual "vaccination passport" will be a barcode that you present in the form of a card or an app. Scanning the barcode will take the checker to a webpage showing your official vaccination details, tied to your passport details and photo. It will be as difficult to use someone else's barcode as it is to use someone else's passport.
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Her instincts were wrong. She made the mistake of thinking that the Twitter mob were her audience and that his innocence didn't matter. In the real world, however, voters recognise gross disloyalty when they see it. Her attempts to distance herself from him in his moment of need were true cowardice.
Scotland is not America.
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Just now, CH1961 said:
How many years are you living in Thailand?
Over two decades, but spending long vacations here since the late 80s.
1 minute ago, CH1961 said:The more money the Thai earns, the less he cares about Farangs.
Depends on which farang. A rich man of any nationality becomes more discerning about who he will mix with, he knows that his time and attention are limited.
While it is true that many Thais may be appalled by the typical "kee nok" farang, we have to admit, they actually can be pretty appalling. There are very few farangs here but the ones I know are low-key, decent older guys.
4 minutes ago, CH1961 said:The higher the social rank, the more he despises Farangs.
Well, I'm not suggesting palaces, or mixing with Hi-So families.
Hard-working middle class or upper middle class professionals tend to naturally establish ground rules. They have busy lives and don't have time to deal with the disruption of someone playing loud music etc. They have paid a little more for their houses mainly as a mechanism to avoid that class of person.
Perhaps they do despise me, I don't know. They seem friendly enough to me but we rarely interact. The privilege of living among good neighbors is that you barely notice them. The only respect I care about is the same respect they pay each other, the respect of not acting like animals or idiots. I benefit from that because I work hard at home all day and like to sleep uninterrupted.
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11 minutes ago, CH1961 said:
In the absence of foreigners, you will have thai neighbors, sooner or lster, with a dog breeding, motorcycle workshop or other noisy business.
Thai people make noise late into the night and don't care about the neighbors at all.
My experience has been that upscale gated communities are worth the extra expense. Middle class Thais are surprisingly considerate neighbors. I have never had to deal with loud music, or shouting, or people running any sort of noisy business.
I do agree, however, that less controlled developments can be a nightmare.
As with many things in life, if you prioritize a good environment you can spend more to get that. Relative to what you would pay in the West, however, a really good community here is terrific value.
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1 minute ago, Justgrazing said:
Britain would start listing to one side if that many flew out ..
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Back to business as normal.
Not complaining, just noting that what we all knew would happen is happening.
A full-on war with Iran could be good for the economy if Covid-19 as a reason for money-printing will soon be exhausted. They will have to do something to keep all the balls up in the air.
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14 minutes ago, dinsdale said:
So what's the point of even saying it? Just more empty headed nonsense from the empty headed people that run things here.
Practically every industry, in every country, runs customer intent surveys.
They may be empty-headed but one thing Thailand has become rather good at, over the past few decades, is getting foreigners to spend time in their beautiful country. Surveys like this are part of a slow-burning campaign - coordinated between the industry, the government, and the owners of Thailand - to prepare the Thai people for the return of one of the country's most important industries. They want to get the people thinking about and believing in the return of jobs and money, and looking forward to these six million handsome Brits.
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It is always the case that more people consider traveling somewhere than actually end up going. It should not be surprising that 10% of the population might, in the middle of a lockdown, and after a miserable year, fancy the idea of an exotic holiday. No one, not even TAT, is suggesting they everyone considering it will actually come, they do use the word "may" in their headline.
1 hour ago, Captain Monday said:non-essential travel is illegal in the UK under threat of heavy fines, quarantine is required on return, also hill walkers publicly shamed by Police drone footage for walking their dogs in wide open spaces with total social distancing, etc.
The surprising thing about many of the responses here, and in similar threads, is that so few people seem to be able to see what is already happening and to, based on that, extrapolate ahead a few months. Many of you seem convinced that the current restrictions will continue for the entire year.
By the end of February, the most vulnerable third of the UK population will have received at least their first shot, many of those will have also received their second shot. Levels of infection are already dropping. The UK in April will be a very different story. It isn't just talk, Britain is making astonishing progress, while neighboring countries flounder in Third World levels of bureaucracy and incompetence, you should be proud of that remarkable achievement.
TAT have no credibility but, in this case, when they say "within 2021" they are clearly talking about the second half of the year.
Boris has now said that a vaccine passport will be introduced, at the very least for international travel. Prayut, too, has started making the necessary noises to prepare the public for the re-opening of Thailand to mass vaccinated tourism, probably starting with Israel, who have already vaccinated 90% of their population, in April.
Many of you here seem oblivious to just how much demand has built up in the UK for getting back out into the world. People who usually have four or five breaks per year now want to go all out, they want to embrace the world with something bigger and more memorable than Marbella or Provence.
There is plenty of money around. Some people lost jobs, but the majority kept getting paid. Trapped at home, and unable to go out to their usual restaurants and pubs, most people saved quite a bit. People with online businesses have made more money than ever.
So, this summer, when most of the UK population have been innoculated, and the level of infection is back below 0.1%, Thailand will open their doors to UK tourists, swapping the current quarantine, testing, and special insurance requirements for, instead, a simple vaccine passport requirement.
At that point, the rush to get the Hell out of the UK and to Thailand will break all the records. It certainly won't be six million people but it would not at all surprise me if, in just the second half of this year, they came close to the record of one million UK visitors.
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There comes a certain point at which one recognizes that the disadvantages of living in the city center outweigh the advantages.
When we are younger we feel the need to be at the heart of things but, as you wise up, you notice that you don't even do all the wild partying you thought you were there for, but are annoyed by your neighbors who do.
You are spending your nights angrily scribbling down the comings and goings of people who are having the time of their lives. Your relationship with the building manager consists of you complaining, her ignoring you, and then, as soon as you are gone, laughing with her staff about the crazy farang.
It is time. Find a nice big house in a pleasant gated community somewhere in the suburbs, with settled families, non-poor neighbors, and no tourists. Stop trying to fit into a situation that no longer matches who you are. Re-introduce peace, relaxation, and a full nights sleep back into your life. Focus all this energy on something that will move your life forward.
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I have been saying for months they would do this. It has been obvious, since it first became clear that the vaccines would be effective, that vaccine passports would replace quarantine, testing, tracking, and special insurance.
I’m not sure why so many members here have been unable to see that this was inevitable. There seems to be a lot of confusion between the concept of vaccines being mandatory (which they won’t be, in any country), and vaccines being mandatory for international air travel for adults, and for entry by adults to countries they are not a citizen of, and for the extension of visas.
There also seem to be a lot of people repeating, with great certainty, that old chestnut about vaccines not reducing transmission. Actual experts have always been pretty sure that they would but, since at least a month ago, the latest research out of Israel and other countries with large pools of vaccinated citizens has confirmed it.
Over the next few months, watch the world open up to vaccinated Israeli tourists, followed by the US and UK by the summer, and EU citizens at some point in 2022.
Within a year of the vaccines reaching general availability in 2022 (meaning anyone can walk into a clinic and buy them), there will no longer be any such thing as an anti-vaxxer expat, retiree, digital nomad, or tourist in Thailand or the vast majority of other countries.
I expect that to significantly improve the quality of comments on this forum and the Facebook expat groups. It also means that Thai-themed microwave food will become popular in the UK budget supermarkets and Wetherspoons.
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I have the second Philips, with the orange trim. The long blade area seems, to me, handier than the round trimmers.
Also, easy to clean under the tap. I never do any other maintenance.
The eyebrow attachments (short and long) are handy but easy to lose when travelling. I actually bought another trimmer just to get that attachment.
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1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:
That's your opinion, entirely unsupported due to the fact that you haven't presented any credible evidence or sources to backup your claims
No need to “present evidence” when what he said is common sense: not everyone with Covid has been tested or is even aware they have it.Also, not everyone has a load of pre-prepared text ready to paste into online discussions.
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8 hours ago, Pikasso said:
What "other side" could there be..... I can't conceive of a reason for such utter cruelty!
As most of the people responding realized, it was a joke, highlighting the one-sided power dynamic between motorcyclist and dead cat.If ever confused, check the reaction emojis under a comment.
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11 minutes ago, WaveHunter said:
Google Maps is an excellent way to quickly and reliably get an A-list of good vendors for just about everything here in Thailand that's of interest to a foreigner.
I do use Google to quickly check the rating of a restaurant. The only problem is that the ratings and overall impression can often be skewed by fake reviews, either from Google's own user reviews or the many other sources they pull from. Online review manipulation is a huge industry, and practically every restaurant and hotel owner will ask his friends and staff to tip the balance.
For something more complicated, such as choosing a dentist or finding a good mechanic, I prefer to research a little more deeply and read a few forum threads. In general, the opinions expressed are by members genuinely trying to share good advice. Some opinions may be biased, but there is no industrial-scale manipulation. Someone praising a particular dentist will generally go into detail on what aspects of their treatment they found good. You can quickly tell when a review is genuine, and whether the reviewer's priorities match your own.
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Just now, foreverlomsak said:
too many letters to type I'll stick to agent, everybody understands who you mean.
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1 hour ago, foreverlomsak said:Very, if you use a legal Agent, but don't use an illegal Agent or you could be in hot water.
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Tether is a problem for Tether. If the exchanges need stablecoins to facilitate what they do, a coin managed by a group of more transparent, competent, and honest people will soon emerge.
Sure, Bitcoin will be temporarily buffeted by any bad news in the crypto space, but it is very much its own thing. Unlike traditional finance, there is no real risk of contagion.
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28 minutes ago, cauldlad said:
I bent down and pretended to pick up a stone and they ran away about 10 meters, still barking.
That always works for me when walking. Pick up the imaginary stone, walk confidently in their direction with my arm raised as if ready to throw.
If in a spot you often pass, maybe use real stones and, if you are a good shot, aim for their snouts. The shock of getting hit in a sensitive area creates a memory and they are less likely to bother you in the future.
If cycling, keep a stick, or branch, or piece of pipe in the basket. Again, merely raising it seems to warn them off.
I feel so sorry for small Thai children who might not have a family car to drive them around everywhere. Their lives are made a misery by soi dogs. Shamefully, a big part of the problem is the soft-brained expats who keep feeding the soi dogs. They get to feel virtuous and then drive away. Disgusting, anti-social behavior in a country with rabies. These dogs need real care, especially medical, but, no, that would cost actual money.-
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Crazy to cycle with the current air pollution.
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7 hours ago, treetops said:
I don't have the multi-currency account so no personal experience. What exchange rate and fees are there for what you describe?
I think her Thai bank does the exchange to Euro. Once inside her Wise account she can put the money into any of her dozens of different currency balances. Standard Wise exchange fees apply.-
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4 minutes ago, ChipButty said:
49,900 on my trusty Nokia 3310
I should get one!
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19 minutes ago, Neeranam said:
Do you mean the same name?
No, different names. It has to do with the controls banks must enforce on money leaving Thailand. You can't send it to yourself, it supposedly has to be paying a bill or for some service, and that would be in someone else's name.
So, they no longer ask why you are sending it out, and her bank allows her to do it via their app, but a transfer to the same name will be prevented.
Each week my partner sends a few thousand Euros to my EU account and I then transfer it to her account at the same bank. The transfer from the Thai bank is astonishingly fast.
Ironically, I cannot sent it directly to her American crypto exchange because they will only accept transfers from an account with the same name.
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Just now, ChipButty said:
Bitcoin Price Remains In Strong Uptrend
After a strong close above the $55,000 level, bitcoin price extended its upward move. BTC broke the $56,000 and $57,000 resistance levels. It even cleared the $58,000 level and traded to a new all-time high at $58,350.
That's a bit out of date, currently back down to $48,500 ????
Thailand's re-opening "coming soon" as Anutin shows "Vaccine Passport"
in Thailand News
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No. A better ATM, obviously.
Please post a photo.