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TVGerry

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  1. I usually give around 5% at the fancier places. 20-40 baht at places like MK or Bonchon. 20 baht for the food deliveryman.

     

    IF and only IF service is good. And in most cases here, they usually are. The waiters here usually work hard and have good service but I hear they get paid like 8-9k a month. A little helps.

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  2. That's pretty good news. To be fair, TG food is actually quite good.

    Not in First or Business. TG is one of the few airlines now where premium class food is neither plated, nor garnished in the galley, and it shows. Food is often dried out and/or over cooked.

    Glad to see someone is aware of the fruit issues. I had more than a few instances of rotten or poor quality fruit.

    I just hope they emphasize the Thailand aspect in their menu.

    Never been in first so I can't comment on that but business and economy food has always been up to standard. People will inevitably compare TG to SIA and Cathay and other 5 star airlines which I think is unfair. But if you compare TG to other 3-4 star airlines like BA or EVA or Lufthansa among others, service and meals on TG is actually very good.

    Gerry !

    take a same price category of your ticket and than compare !!

    Thai is 305 more expensive than other star alliance or AF, KLM , BA airlines !

    You have to compare with SGP, Emirates and so !!

    Haven't flied KLM before but frankly BA and Air France sucks ass compared to TG. People who bitch and moan about Thai need a dose of BA to wake them up.

    And seriously, try finding an SQ or Emirates ticket that's cheaper than TG. It's possible but very unlikely.

  3. That's pretty good news. To be fair, TG food is actually quite good.

    Not in First or Business. TG is one of the few airlines now where premium class food is neither plated, nor garnished in the galley, and it shows. Food is often dried out and/or over cooked.

    Glad to see someone is aware of the fruit issues. I had more than a few instances of rotten or poor quality fruit.

    I just hope they emphasize the Thailand aspect in their menu.

    Never been in first so I can't comment on that but business and economy food has always been up to standard. People will inevitably compare TG to SIA and Cathay and other 5 star airlines which I think is unfair. But if you compare TG to other 3-4 star airlines like BA or EVA or Lufthansa among others, service and meals on TG is actually very good.

    But the point you miss, or choose to ignore, is that Thai is charging higher fares than those higher rated airlines. The onboard food is adequate, the food in the lounge is disgusting , eg the same dreary white bread sweetcorn with mayo sandwiches and sugar crusted pastries they have been serving for the past 25 years ( with the relatively recent addition of some chicken tikka to coincide with evening departures for India).

    It's possible to once in a blue moon, if there's a really special offer, to find an SQ or Cathay flight that's cheaper than TG but it's very unlikely. However, I will admit you can actually get cheaper flights on business on Cathay to LAX quite frequently. But forget about it for Europe and other Asian destinations. SQ flights especially are so damned expensive. I fly quite often mostly on Star Alliance and frankly, while TG isn't the best out there, I find it odd that people slam it when it's actually pretty good.

    As for their lounge, I like their chicken pies and the hot soup noodles they have are okay. They may not be gourmet food but to say that it's disgusting is an exaggeration. It can get crowded at times but unfortunately it serves all Star Alliances passengers so it can't be helped.

  4. That's pretty good news. To be fair, TG food is actually quite good.

    Not in First or Business. TG is one of the few airlines now where premium class food is neither plated, nor garnished in the galley, and it shows. Food is often dried out and/or over cooked.

    Glad to see someone is aware of the fruit issues. I had more than a few instances of rotten or poor quality fruit.

    I just hope they emphasize the Thailand aspect in their menu.

    Never been in first so I can't comment on that but business and economy food has always been up to standard. People will inevitably compare TG to SIA and Cathay and other 5 star airlines which I think is unfair. But if you compare TG to other 3-4 star airlines like BA or EVA or Lufthansa among others, service and meals on TG is actually very good.

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  5. GOP haters may curse them for doing this but let's be frank here, no other president, Republican or Democrat has been so weak as to let this happen to him. Shows what a clown Obama is and how much respect they have for him.

    This mentality blows my mind. Republicans act disrespectfully...and that's Obama's fault?

    Obama hasn't earned respect yet. So why shouldn't his rivals treat him disrespectfully?

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