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The Indians were laborers, bought to Fiji by the British for the plantations (sound familiar)...and just happened to be smarter and more energetic than the Fijians...much as the Indians have done on Lower Sukhumvit...can't help it if they are hungrier and given an open door...

How about giving everyone 10,000 baht in a digital wallet that they can spend to help revitalise the economy...oh...wait...never mind.

The vacuum in leadership is steering this rudderless administration to make dumb decisions...

Rearranging deck chairs on the SS Somchai is not going to do anything...tards.

Thaksin, perhaps discuss with your Daughter what happened on that call...

Thailand is past it's prime and lost momentum. It's tired, dirty, lacking, and has lost the appeal it once had for tourists in most tourist areas...not to mention the low-quality tourists they attract. There are new, different, cleaner and cheaper options elsewhere, and while Thailand will always do ok, it will never be what it once was. Thailand can flip flop between opening up to the masses and claiming they only want quality tourists, but the fact is, they will take almost any tourist they can get. It was a good ride, Thailand, and as much as I enjoy living here, the tourist gravy train is probably over...

If it helps reduce import fees for my Jordans, motorcycle parts, supplments and tech stuff...I'm all for it.

You're out of your league, kid... Trump's team will destroy you, I hope.

Daddy, fuel the jet...lets go see Auntie.

"Hello, is this the Four Seasons, Dubai? I'd like to make a reservation for Friday, please"...

Sometimes I feel like I'm in the wrong forum. I experience few if any problems in Thailand. I have companies and work permit and yellow tabien baan and pink ID card - everything is fairly straight forward. I do have lawyers to help with things when needed, but these kind of services are easily available. I have an outstanding quality of life and do ok. 2-week tourists should also have minimal hassles, apart from typical tourist scams. So, who are all the whiners? Long stay tourists? If you can't find decent rent, reasonable insurance (or not), cheap food and fun, and enjoy life in Thailand...then try Vietnam of the Philippines - you will enjoy it for a while...but you'll be back. Personally, I enjoy it with fewer people around...

...so redacting the 60-day visa back to 30-days...and launching a 10 year visa instead? The 99-year lease is a good idea.

It's quite amazing that nonces look like you expect a nonce to look...

I pay out the wazoo for US imports - Shoes, audio stuff, bike parts...and whilst tax isn't exactly the same as tariffs, it still makes importing from the US expensive. So, this was inevitable, and long term, will benefit the US.

One of my resort guests drove to Laos today to extend his visa (US passport) in 1-day, as he had completed his 60-day and 30-day extension, and was planning on staying 19 more days. He was told he would have to spend 3 nights in Laos to then get a visa back to Thailand. This was the sign that is up. Is this a new thing? How are the Chiang Mai visa agents handling this? He tried some "encouragement", but the immigration were adamant. Be interested if anyone else has similar issue...or has this been an issue for a while and I am not up to date?