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And a mere 99+% of those unvaccinated people will feel a little sick and move on. Those who are enjoying entertainment venues, in general, are not even remotely close to the high risk group. Doubtful they will regret your lack of sympathy.

Well crafted posts deserve a genuine read. I think a simple pamphlet handed out on arrival at the airport would be cheaper and more effective. A 500 baht fine will get most people to comply. Masks are not the real problem here, so I cannot understand your obsession. I tend not to judge. People who cause no problems, are... not a problem. Apparently these specific people have been causing you much angst. I think you misunderstand Thailand. Street food does not exist for tourists. It exists for Thai people. It is their culture, not something created to generate tourism. Move it to Singapore style hawker centers, and you have eliminated its entire purpose. If you find it inconvenient, there is always Singapore waiting for your arrival.

I have encountered very little xenophobia in Thailand. Personal experience. It is the government that is going broke, and those in the tourism industry who are already broke, that want tourism to return. The average Thai just wants a better economy and a better government.

Contradictory statements. The "complete cultural experience" of Thailand is not some "corporate experience" that provides "the safest, world class, sustainable vacation destination". It is certainly not why I fell in love with the country. Of course, improve sustainability and safety, but we have already seen the destruction of too much of what makes Thailand unique and desirable. "Open minded people" understand there are many reasons people love to vacation here, and not all of them are coming for temples and beaches. There are already plenty of destinations providing the "western standard" of tourism. Thailand needs to retain its character, or tourism will dwindle. Police checks for all foreigners entering the kingdom? They are already doing what is reasonable. Anything more is likely to turn people away. "Severe prosecution"? For masks? Get a grip Anutin Jr. Simple reminders and 500 baht fines will work just fine.

No "patrols" involved. From the OP: Someone, likely higher up the food chain, decided these guys needed to be erased. It was essentially a "service" provided to the organization by the task force.

iParts shop on Sukhumvit 101/1 at Soi 36. Has replaced batteries on 3 of my MacBooks - all between 2,500 and 3.500 depending on the model. Does good work.

Holy smokes! It is must be a nightmare to be your Johnson. ????

BumRunGrad. Not cheap, but very capable.

The solution is a plastic barrier in the raised garden at the wall, which would have been best installed at the beginning. Politely show them the dampness, and suggest it could weaken the wall causing problems for both sides. Maybe adding the barrier now is still not too difficult. Offering to pay for the plastic would show some good will.

The falling infection rate has absolutely nothing to do with this flip-flop. A slow realization of complete failure is the reason.

I suggest a visit to a reputable dermatologist.

Eleven years, and still love every day here.

Diaries are for teenage girls.

The above advice cannot be repeatable enough times. Get a lawyer! Also, make sure that lawyer involves a competent account, as the traps in an existing company's books can be numerous and nasty!

They are certainly not looking towards a dinosaur...

You have obviously not seen many Thais drinking. Boll@cks to the "latter group".

Thank goodness I am not the only person who was thinking this. If you are only using the machine for surfing, and other simple day-to-day stuff, the latest base model MacBook Air is a fantastic machine. I love mine. All of my Macs have lasted at least 8 years with the only issue ever being the battery needing replacement. That said, the machines are much less "repairable", completely not upgradeable, and finding competent repair shops outside Bangkok is more difficult.

Indeed. If the company is assigning the numbers, then okay. But if it becomes part of the DLT or the RTP, then it will just wind up being the same corruption forced upon the motorcycle taxis. I suspect this is the ultimate goal of this proposal.

Police officers with this degree of lack of self-control and human decency need to be dismissed from the force.

Poor girl. Pain on so many levels.

10 years ago, the mile-long party of street bars down Sukhumvit from Asok to Nana was a truly unique phenomenon. An experience unmatched by any "establishment". However, the current parasites put an end to that 7 years ago, and it still has not recovered to this day. I wonder if it ever can. Very sad. Those here long before I arrived will also attest to the other character lost, like the bar complex in what is currently Chuwit's park, the bars in "Washington" on Soi 22, and many others. Hooters is a self-parody of what I left behind to live here.

The 96.5% gold "bars" sold in Thailand are referred to as "baht gold", because they are sold in units of "baht", which is a weight (15.244 grams). The dealers have a "spread" - in other words, you pay more (when buying) than the spot price, and receive less (when selling) than the spot price. This is typically 100 to 300 baht. I would not pay more than that, and would expect 100 or 200 baht from a reputable shop. Personally, in Thailand, I will only buy "baht gold", as these are the most easily sold. Also note that you always want to sell back to the shop you bought from. Selling to a different shop will often mean a bigger hit on the spread. I have never fully understood why this is, and it is not always the case, but I believe it is simply because the shop "knows" their own bars and can trust the assay, whereas another shop may feel the need to assay the bar to confirm its purity and weight. Of course, major "chains" will accept from any of their branches.

That is correct. And if your overstay is under 90 days, you will not be blacklisted.

The only way you will be arrested is if you are stopped by a police officer while on overstay. If you do not get stopped by an officer before making it to the airport and paying the fine during exit, you will have no problem. Of course, there is the possibility that immigration notices your overstay and sends officers to your residence to arrest you. Unlikely, but possible. That said, I would never risk it. Being locked up in the detention center is a nightmare, and one that I would never risk. I would either get the visa sorted, or I would exit. As for blacklisting, that does not happen until your overstay reaches 90 days, if you are not arrested, but occurs no matter how many days if you are arrested.

I think that depends on which hotdog you placed in the oximeter.