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47 minutes ago, JayClay said:

 

You have serious reading comprehension issues. I did not ask you why the article was sarcastic. I asked you how you saying "can I do the same? Probably not, I'm not Chinese" manages to 'sarcastically' make your point about ED visas being used to stay in LOS long term?

 

Your 'sarcastic' question refers to the issue of the visa, not the continued use. So the two points aren't even related.

 

 

Yes. A tiny percentage do.

 

If the gym your friend went to was such a school, then they gave him good advice that there are better visa options available for him; saving him a decent chunk of money in the process.

 

If they gym wasn't a registered school then they would obviously not want to push your friend to a competing school, so they would obviously suggest to look for alternative visa options to prevent losing a customer.

 

In either case, what is your point? And how does it relate to the original quote that I called you out on?

 

 

Yes. I gusee you are right. I must have a reading comprehension prolbme.  

4 hours ago, JayClay said:

 

Yes I understand sarcasm. I don't see how it applies in this particular case. Perhaps you would like to explain how that remark fits the definition.

 

I don't know how a gym (rather than a school) advising your neighbour (who was over 50 so had at least one better option available to him) to pursue a different visa type has anything to do with whatever point you're trying to make?

I was being sarcastic in my statement.  Did not say anything about the article being sarcastic.  My point is an Ed Visa has been used by some or many as an excucse to stay in LOS for longer periods than Tourist Visas.  Also, some Muay Gyms are also "schools" and can  apply Ed Visa for a prospective student. 

2 hours ago, JayClay said:

 

The article talks about a specific group of people (Chinese) who are taking advantage of staying for 90 days studying Muoy Thai on a non-ED visa.

 

It is not an advertisement for, or an endorsement of, the visa.

 

You "never said it was just the Chinese", but you strongly suggested that you thought you wouldn't qualify for such a visa because you're not Chinese. Which is exactly the same thing...

 

 

 

Do you undestand or appreciate sarcasm? I never said it was an endorsement of any visa.  I had a neighbor from Canada who is in his mid 60's asked about a Muay Thai Visa from a local gym. The gym advised him to pursue another type of visa.  

42 minutes ago, JayClay said:

 

There are many people from all over the world staying in Thailand on ED visas studying just 4 hours a week.

 

I don't know why you think it is an exclusive option for Chinese only?

I never said it was just the Chinese.  But it appears many are from China based upon this article. Also, those from other countries who are on 4 hour per week Ed Visa's are not called "tourists".  But this articles seems to imply Chinse who are on Ed Visa's are tourists? As usual in LOS: Clear as mud.

55 minutes ago, ronster said:

If he was wanted on such serious charges by the FBI then how did he get out of the country and into Thailand ?? 

On a tourist visa applicaiton a criminal background or warrant check is not conducted.  Therefore, what kind of people are actually entering LOS on tourist visa's or visa exemption?  

9 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

ive worked retail and recently....its soul crushing..7-11 emp do everything..cook your food,,pay bills..fix your sim..stock,,clean,,inventory etc,,,,now mix in ppl from all over coming in there..demanding a beer at 2pm etc

 

i gotta give a hats off to those folks at 7-11   and i know they get paid sh*t to put up with all the drama...long hrs on feet

I would agree with you completely. Knew a girl in CNX who worked at a 7=11 for a year and she said it was the hardest job she ever had.  But she said it taught her to toughen up and deal with all kinds of people. 

1 hour ago, Furioso said:

I see the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Plus is now on sale for 20,000 baht.

 

I know Honor and Redmi tablets are cheaper but prob not near the quality of the S9 series 

I just got the FE and the slim keyboard direct from Samsung Thailand.  Total cost was just over 19,000.  The Chinese brands are cheaper but I already have a Samsung Phone and laptop so I am now in the same universe for all three devices.  Samsung was running a sale before Songkran and the only additional cost was the charger for 490 Baht.  For some reason Samsung does include the charger with the tablet.  So far the the FE is working very well.  I thought about the FE+ but for my needs the smaller FE works fine.  

1 hour ago, youreavinalaff said:

Renouncing his British citizenship would deem him stateless. 

 

Why would he do that?

 

Regardless of the hatred on this topic, it should be remembered Harry is a father and needs to take care of his family.

I'm certain the US would accept him with open arms.  Also, he is married to American and has a very big house in Santa Barbara. Also, what is the significance of "renouncing residency"?  

This is a ChickenSxxt move. If he actually had any balls leff (Markle probably has them in a sack) he would take his passport to the Briitsh Embassy and renounce his British citizenship.  Ironically I am watching season 4 of The Crown( the episode where Margaret Thatcher is meeting with the Queen). Olivia Coleman is great as the Queen but Gillian Anderson is awful as Thatcher.  

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

What on earth do you mean? What did a judge have to do with it?

 

Both his criminal case and his civil case (the subject here) were decided by juries. 

A judge always impacts how a trial proceeds.  The Mark Furhman tapes with his therapist should have been excluded.  But Judge Lance Ito allowed them to be played in court and in front of the jury.  These taps were part of his therapy sessions where he uttered the "N" word repeatedly. 

I have testified in criminal trials over 100 times and I could tell in the first few minutes whether a judge was pro prosecution or defense. Judge Ito was married to Margaret York.  That is Captain York of the LAPD.  At times during the 11 month trial it looked like Ito was pro defense? Of course this is just my observation and I could be wrong. 

1 hour ago, charleskerins said:

your professor was a smacked ass

Yes he was an ASS but he was right. 

2 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

No's 1 and 2 are not minor things, there are hours of difference in them. No 3, yes quite minor.

#3 is minor but when it happens on a regular basis and the Gym membership fee is nonrefundable then it becomes a moderate issue. 

58 minutes ago, pomchop said:

I went to a 7 11 and a little thai lady jumped the line ahead of me.  Almost ruined my life but i have managed to deal with the humiliation caused me.  Then I got on baht bus and one of the buzzers did not work. and not even a sign in english saying out of order...another big nightmare but once again i buckled down and got over it.  Then i tried to walk across the street at a crosswalk with a red light and nobody stopped for me....What a horror show that was.  I could have ended up in a hospital before they were ready to deal with me....and nobody would care one tiny bit.

 

But somehow i have managed to survive another day, to go  back to 7 11 , ride a baht bus and get across the street.

 

The nerve of these thai people living like they do and not having discussion groups to see if they can amend their ways to be more to my liking.

I thought standards of courtesy were universal.  Apparently I was wrong. I was not talking about things like cutting in line or a buzzer not working.  But when a business shows someone blatant hostility and rudeness just for coming in for service or a driver leaving a slippery surface where a passenger would step on and then laugh about it? To me this is concerning.  Of course this is just my opinion.  

34 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

One thing that I've noticed after living in Thailand for a decade and a half is that the cities and areas that attract a lot of tourists, and expats, like Chiang Mai, Samui, Phuket and Pattaya in particular, seem to have a lot of locals that are somewhat jaded and they just don't seem very interested or amused by us. My guess is that there are a fair number of foreign lowlifes, fools or arrogant folks, that they deal with and, they're just over it.

 

If you want to get warmth and kindness and humor from the Thais, my recommendation is to move away from those areas, there are plenty of smaller towns where the locals are people delightful to be around. 

 

Also I find Thai people quite intuitive and they're very responsive to the energy that you're putting out, so if you're putting out good energy and your humorous, and you're making the exchange pleasant and fun, they will often times respond to that in a nice manner. 

I am not a touchy, feely or sensitive guy but I would like courtesy.  If I show you courtesy then it should be returned.  I am not like some who feel "they all hate us".  However, at times I feel the same way.  If you are open for business then expect someone to walk in and expect service.  If you are a driver logged into Grab then expect a rider to hail you.  As a driver ensure the floor of the vehicle does not have a slippery substance that could cause a rider to slip.  Lastly, if a business publicly states that it is opens at a certain time them do so.  ff not then change your opening time.  This is my point about this subject:  This country is very inconsistent and often it's people react with anger when one simply asks a question.  

Lastly I will reveal a detail about myself that probably makes a difference on how I am treated by the locals.

I am an American but I am not caucasian.  When most Thai first see me I believe they think I am Chinese because I am of Asian descent. I believe this is what sets the course for my interaction with Thai people.  I know many Thai people have had negative interactions with Chinese but I am not a rude Chinese person.  For me this will always be a losing battle.  For grins once I told a Thai person that I was Chinese and this was met with a warm smile and "shei, shei".  So I should learn Mandarin and go with the flow.

Anyway, just another day in the land of smiles.

4 hours ago, BigStar said:

 

Maybe it was simply your own anal retentive attitude they reacted to. I'd really not have expected them to get going promptly at 7 and just made a little joke when they didn't, smiles all around. Waiting in Thailand is par for the course. You should have learned to roll with the flow by now. Been many years since I had an unpleasant interaction with a Thai.

 

 

Oh, poor baby. 👉Expect the unexpected.

 

 

Were you lying on the pavement bleeding out, m'lord? Say this: "Ouch!" Then get in the car and close the door. You ain't owed anything.

 

 

Haven't had a good whinge thread since Monday's Inconceivably Inconvenient Shelves Restocking whinge. We'll see how long this one lasts.

 

 

Thanks.  You know me so well. You must have been present at the clinic to witness my "retentive" attitude? 

51 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Not only in Thailand. These days pretty much like this everywhere. 

Based upon my experience of living in 6 countries it is not like everywhere.