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No dispute, Wise does offer a good service, I have the debit card which has been a bit of a godsend. In the pre brexit days I had my pension paid direct from the DWP, it would come into my Thai account every 4th Friday about 08.30 without me having to do anything, at a rate that was as good as Wise. If there was a bank holiday in the UK, pension came a day early. The DWP in my opinion offered a better service but I am aware that Bill will disagree as I know that he, along with some others, had delays with their pension. With the volatility following brexit I opted to transfer funds at my own convenience, it is each to their own.

It may come as a surprise to you, but a Friday due date will occur every 28 days on a Friday.

The average person would have some idea if the air is not cold. When that happens every chance it is down to a drop in gas pressure. Our aircons are now over 12 years old and have had a leak on each one in the last couple of years. But then the average falang thinks everything is a scam.

Wise has certainly slowed down, whether intermittant or countinuous only time will tell. I have been making a payment from the UK to a company in Canada 4 times a year for a couple of years and the payment has always been within minutes. When I did it again last Tuesday morning Wise said it would arrive by the end of Thursday, taking the time difference into account that would be 3 days. On the Friday morning I got a message to say the transaction had been completed.

No, but incoming funds will sit at the BOT if they arrive during a bank holiday.

Falang thinking. The question was about respect and it is a different culture here, respect is seen in different ways to the west. The majority of Thais go to the temple every chance they get, that to me is more respectful than anything done in the west.

Quite. I bought my first house in 1976 and within 3 years inflation was over 18%. The big difference then was that lending criteria was much stricter and larger deposits were required.

Doesn't appear to be, I have seen lottery people inside the temple itself, and people buying.

Without it, the airline will assume you are travelling visa exempt. Fairly obvious with no visa in the passport.

Quite. Not going to happen, what happened in Thailand in 2006 will be on his mind. On the other side of the coin, if he did make out he was coming every chance the event would be cancelled. Who on earth would risk being collateral damage.

We would all like to see things better, maybe they should put a tourist tax on Pattaya accommodation to pay for it. Thai GDP per capita is between 10 and 15% of most western countries and nearly 40% below the world average. Do people really think that Thailand can borrow to a similar extent that the UK is currently planning?

I remember those days. On a Sunday evening they used to run a bus from Forres to Brodie, about 5 miles away in the next county, as alcohol could be sold to travellers. Pubs used to open at 5pm and close at 9pm. Many workers went straight to the pub from work, then went home and beat up the wife when the dinner was in the bin. Silly rules indeed.

Quite. I am not a religious person but those that are should be entitled to some respect for their religious beliefs. Unfortunatley many on here have little respect for anything other than their own selfish views. Anything that may inconvience the foreigner is totally unacceptable.

Nothing to do with cost, it was discontinued due to potential complications. He was discussing lifetime use and never specifically referred to short term use.

No chance whatsoever that what happens elsewhere could happen in Thailand. Preventative measures are ouside the comprehension of many on TVF. Off for my flu jab on Tuesday. "Concerning" increases in COVID hospitalisations in the past week suggest a new wave of infections is underway, UK health officials have said. There were 9,631 people in hospital with coronavirus as of 8am on 5 October - a 37% increase on last week's 7,024. https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-concerning-increases-in-hospitalisations-with-250-rise-in-the-south-west-12713712

So in your view that would differ from "establish the credibility of those trying to enter the country." How about trying to establish an air of superiority.

Quite. My younger brother was on warfarin for life following a triple bypass in his 40s. He was a borderline alcoholic and lost the will to live with the continual blood monitoring. Died about 6 years ago in his 60s.

Back in 2008 my doctor in the UK wanted to put me on anticoagulants. He said heparin wasn't used any more and warfarin was the only option. Depends what he meant by that. I declined his offer and remained on aspirin until 2016 when I started the apixaban.

So you are saying that under Thai law the IOs actions are not to establish the credibility of those trying to enter the country.

It was about 30 years after Heparin was introduced they discovered it could affect the platelets causing the "very rare blood clots" that became a concern with the covid vaccines. I thought it had been discontinued.

I had something similar on the web app a couple of months ago. I got round it by opening the Login button in another tab. Problem disappeared after a few weeks. I think Lazada have changed their software support and there is some program changes being implemented, and not for the better. The translation on the English text has certainly gone downhill.

It may come as a surprise to you but the "job" of every IO in the world is to establish the credibility of those trying to enter the country. It is certainly not up to keyboard warriors to question how they do "their" job and just keep praying the Thais never take lessons from UK immigration.

Tell me, which Thais are talking about apartments. The understanding of "apartment" will be influenced by a persons home country. There are no condos where I come from, they are called flats, studios or apartments. Airbnb, probably the largest accommodation provider in the world, is an American based company that lists condos as apartments, even here in Thailand. Of course you are perfectly free to see that as misrepresentation.

Agreed, In 20 odd years I have only ever seen an American breakfast offered as a choice. The best buffet I have come across was the Holiday Inn in Pattaya. They had back bacon, sausages that did taste a bit English and eggs cooked to order. Think they had the fried tomatoes and beans but you will struggle to find black pudding and the English kind of mushrooms served up in a hotel for breakfast.

It is not to do with the length of stay, but the number of rooms. If more than 4 rooms the owner must have a hotel license for short term stays. As far as condos are concerned, it was ruled that the total number in the block would be used rather than individual ownership. In other words someone with a single condo would need the license. As far as legality is concerned it has nothing to do with Airbnb, the legal position is nation wide and applies to everyone letting out property.