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    Proof of Residency

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    Im on my third retirement visa extension, i use to do it through an agent since the first time i only once submitted the usual documents like my police clearance certificate, passport, as for the proof of residency i only gave the address but never any document certifying my place of residence. My last renewal was on late June this year.


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    How do you like being called "farang"

    in General Topics

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    I have been in Thailand for a long time and I recently became tired of being called farang. Is there a nice word for people different from you? If there is, then they are few. There are many more that are belittling and I believe farang is one of them.

    Several times I have walked down a residential street and a toddler barely able to walk shouts, farang, farang! It's like after they learn the words mommy and daddy then farang is next. (Maybe I have that in reverse)

    I am beginning to feel like a monkey in a cage and the Thais can shout obscenities and throw food at their enjoyment.

    Today, I went to my corner store to grab a couple beers and a grandmother with two very small children were sitting at the entrance. Immediately, one of the children starting shouting farang, farang while the grandmother laughed. I had a glass of wine previous to approaching the store and with little restraint I mocked back saying farang, farang! Just an impulse but I was surprised at the reaction. The grandmother acted like I insulted her! .

    Anyway, I felt better on the walk home and enjoyed my beer.

    Its better than to be called 'Guava'

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    Hua Hin Immigration clarifies rules on foreigners carrying ID

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    Im asking myself how is it possible to carry a passport everyday, its more like a little book not of the size of a card. Imagine that between the choice of paying a 2k baht fine and the risk of losing your passport and cannot show it when requested. The other risk is when there is heavy rain ; a passport is not waterproof. Thai authorities should seriously think of issuing a photo ID card for expats (of a different color to those of Thais) which expiry should be according to their length of stay. It will be then easy to differentiate between tourist and expats living in thailand.


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    Immigration: Foreigners must now carry valid ID at all times, report within 24 hours

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    Carrying a photo ID is ok provided our country ID card is accepted. but for the original passport its quite risky !
    Regarding the reports for change of address this is an extra burden putting on visitors immigration authority after having been so tolerant is going too fast now. Every body knows that most tourists move from one place to another during their trip in Thailand so if they will have to report each time their place of residence, all their time will be spent at immigration.


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    Why do Farangs love to Hate Thailand ?

    in General Topics

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    Maybe its best explained the same way that a lot of men behave - mental abuse dished out by their partner on a regular basis but they will not leave because they "love" their partner.

    What about the Thai lady who is getting assaulted on the street by her lover...someone interferes to help her and she wants to then start fighting the good Samaritan and declines to press charges on her partner.

    Same mentality. Some people honestly enjoy / accept abuse. I can't explain it.

    Another theory is that (true in my case) is that in order to feed my addiction to random, beautiful girls who will sleep with me, I am forced to live in a country that requires me to interact with some pretty low class people. I would much rather stay in my own country if I had the same access to young, beautiful girls available in Thailand.

    Take the girls out of Thailand and you would see a huge drop in tourism.

    Another way to look at it is why do so many foreigners choose to live in Thailand when Malaysia has so much more to offer (without the girls)? Why don't they choose to live there instead?

    Its true ! The more ye love the more ye bark and get stuck with

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    Where to find good friends in BKK

    in Bangkok

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    If you like to chat with nice girls while having your drink, there are nice bars along sukhumvit road from asoke to phrong phong. They dont impose on you for going out or for sex, they like to talk.

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    Decline in tourist arrivals?

    in Chiang Mai

    Posted

    I think that when people hear of military and coup they are scared, in their mind they have a darker picture that the country is at war and and the bombings in the south also contributing to make it more scary

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    Decline in tourist arrivals?

    in Chiang Mai

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    My wife has a tourism related business on the side and is beginning to see some cancellations due to the coup, the continuing curfew/martial law and more countries now actually advising against all travel to Thailand that isn't strictly necessary.

    Does anyone else begin to see this? (Asking specifically to people with first-hand exposure to a tourism related business, not a casual observation of barstools filled.)

    Long term I think the prospects are actually better for tourism, specifically because it's now very unlikely that the ex-government clique will be allowed to return, which would see an end to populist hand-outs, further minimum wage increases and other free entitlements that discourage actually working for normal pay. Thailand needs to stay affordable so the current hiccup is objecively worth it in the long run from a business perspective.

    This is true, my wife as well is a tourist guide, she has not been working for the two last months and she is still has no customers around. Many tourist agencies abroad are offering alternatives to their customer to avoid thailand, many insurance companies also reticent to insure.

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