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Indeed, it was simpler just to rename the ETA and apply it to everyone than just use it for visa exempt. Every chance that ETA will now be filed under "B".

What goes around comes around, The US started the ball rolling back in 2008 with ESTA.

It is indeed, the flooding in 2011 was a national disaster that was hardly mentioned on mainstream media. The distribution network broke down leaving supermarket shelves empty, Don Muang was closed down for about 3 months and Honda wrote off over 1000 cars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Thailand_floods

I know what he said, can only take it you agree. " wouldnt trust a local to hammer a nail in"

Quite, according to some comments the BK skyline should now be level. You would think that water cascading from rooftop pools would be an indication of resiliance. There is a saying about swallows and summer.

You didn't say how old your wife was. Implants are probably the best long term solution but not quick and relatively expensive. In my 70s I never gave them a second thought. Not sure why the different partial denture options, I am on my third and all have been clipped in so no need to remove other than for cleaning. My first from a local clinic was single tooth and 2K, second was from same clinic when adjacent tooth came out, second for 2 teeth was 2.5K, Time frame for both about 3 weeks. A few years later I had a couple of more teeth out at the hospital dental dept and their waiting time for dentures was in the order of 2 years. Shopping around my wife found out there was a place not far away that made the dentures. The partial denture from there with 6 teeth was 1600 baht and took about 6 weeks. It is about 5 years old now and coming to the end of it's life but waiting a bit as I think as I think I may lose another shortly. It is a fluid situation with demand fluctuating so best to shop around, good luck.

Bang Saen has a lot going for it. Most of what you would want in a relatively small area, including a good government hospital, outpatients building is quite new. There is a round robin taxi running along the beach and major supermarkets not far away on the main road, along with Chatachuk market which has a good eating and bar area. Main downside is the beach area can get quite busy on Thai holidays, nearest beach this side of Bangkok, and many come for the day.

Of course it is relevant, it is a proof of identity law, nothing else. What is not relevant is how you, or anyone else, looks after their passport.

This topic never fails to bring out an arrogant response.

Quite, but it should be borne in mind the law is in respect of identity, also applies to Thais, it is not an immigration requirement.

Bit of a ridiculous comment. The cooked food business is being attacked from various directions so it is a cumulative effect. A fair percentage of Thais historically bought precooked food because they didn't have facilities at home such as electricity and refridgeration, that has slowly changed. Many cooked food outlets were family owned and run, with the changes in education, that is now changing. Then there is the more direct influences like management, wages, rising prices etc. The covid crisis caused a major blow to the sector, it forced people to do things differently and like an overstretched spring, there has been no full recovery. There is also the tourism factor, a great deal of accommodation now offers cooking facilities. I stayed in a hotel at Kabinburi a couple of weeks ago which had a full kitchen,dining table, the job lot. Why would travellers want to go out when they can pick up what they want from the supermarket and have it in the room.

By law Thai nationals are required to carry their ID card, so the carry over for foreigners is the passport. A copy is usually sufficient, before getting the pink card I used to get a copy reduced down and laminated. In some circumstances the original may be required and I believe you get a few days to do so.

There is only one way to read this statement and it's implication, so comment quite factual. " I have a long term visa and know how to act and dress when crossing a border so I essentially am a walk through."

Unlike my phone, i have never had any problem signing on the PC. I doubt very much that there is anything wrong with the Wise web app, don't really use the phone app. If you have used different computers, could be a connection issue, but a bit strange if only shows up on Wise. I use a 13 year old laptop, not much more archaic than that.

What is not simple is making a comment regarding comments on an original post that was incomplete. The original post said it was only source of income but didn't say what type of pension or if recipient was tax resident in UK or not.

You responded to someone that visits the border regularly and trying to impy they don't have a long term visa. A bit arrogant don't you think. I spent my first 6 years in Thailand on a 12 month ME visa visiting the border on a regular basis, not many visa options longer than 12 months.

I did it once in the early days back in 2008 and as you say, never again. Used Ban Pakard or Ban Laem, a lot less stressful.

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Compared to who? The low income earner cannot change their life style as quickly as a high earner. The Thai GDP is about a sixth of the UK, do you really think that the UK is improving the infrastructure 6 times faster than Thailand.

You are perfectly free to believe what you want, doesn't make it fact, they speak for themselves. My daughter in law's parents live on the outskirts of Sheffield and have had solar panels on their roof for many years. Every year they have a holiday from what they make selling the excess energy back to the national grid.

It is a bit academic. The US definition of any kind of ceasefire is surrender to terms of our choosing.

You mean generic or branded. Most on here would choose branded, elitism, and then complain about being ripped off.

Houses are a difficult one to deal with. I don't think industry and public buildings are as out of it as you seem to think. I have seen a lot of new factories go up in this area with solar panels on the roof, I passed a new building a couple of weeks ago that had solar panels for shade in the car park. On the No 7 just south of Lat Krabang there is a fairly large solar farm, not sure if it is private or government. It cannot be said there is nothing happening, at the end of the day all about resources and the Thai GDP is about a 6th of the UK.

You don't need sun to make solar panels work, it just improves the output. Every year the UK has a water shortage contributed to a great extent by surface evaporation on reservoirs. However they only see floating balls as the best solution.

I had a lesion removed from my ear about 18 months ago at Bang Saen hospital, lab report showed it as being BCC. I saw the plastic surgeon in the morning and he cut it out in the afternoon, speaks good English and did an excellent job, cost 13K. Saw him every 3 months for a year and then a 12 month appointment.