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I think he will walk back on that one.

Obviously the guy had experience handling these snakes with the content in his phone. How do they actually know he was planning to gain media attention or this was for online content? The snake was placed back in its cloth bag, not left to roam the room. The snake handler would know that a snake bite from this creature would be fatal without speedy medical care and assistance. How do they know this was a social media stunt and not a controlled suicide? Not saying it was, but it is a possibility.

I don't keep large amounts in Thailand any more. I find it a pointless exercise with the lousy bank interest rates, so I sometimes draw on other accounts I have in the region, including Cambodia, but I won't bother now. This started as a way to avoid transferring too much over here and getting caught in their tax incoming funds net. Obviously, I will rethink the idea. I'm off to Laos in less than two weeks, they use USD as well as Cambodia, I am not going with the border closure as I usually drive and park at Chong Chom. I think the ATM rates are much fairer in Laos on USD.

Hang on, We are already getting the exchange rate imposed on us by the banks for using foreign cards with whatever currency, before we start with the charges.

Yes agreed, But that is ' conditioning' they are making us all, just get used to it. The banking institutions are just trying to make it the new normal. It doesn't make it justified. This is why we should also fight to use cash, because once that option is removed, the banks will use it to their advantage to charge us any fees they can. It sucks.

Pretty unforgiving are the tiled and concrete floors in these types of accommodation if you fall head first. RIP to the man, 45 years old is too young to be dying from a mishap on holiday.

I use Krung Thai, and it used to say to me that was the maximum it would allow daily at 20,000 baht. I won't be trying again at those fee charges, (250 baht to Thai ATM and $15 to my Cambodian bank) I'll just save it up in my account and withdraw in USD when I go to Cambodia. Siem Reap has a great exchange rate shop to switch USD to THB

OK, Thanks for that information. It doesn't change my bottom line though of costing 725 baht for a 20,000 baht withdrawal. Getting fleeced at both ends.

Canadia Bank in Cambodia and I use Krung Thai Bank in Thailand.

Now, when I withdraw money with a card from a Cambodian account outside the country, I incur a $15 fee to my Cambodian bank and an additional 250 baht for using their ATM in Thailand. That's 725 baht in total, roughly equivalent to the maximum amount a Thai ATM allows for a foreign card withdrawal, which is 20,000 baht per transaction.

Nope, This does not work as a comparison.

And what has any of that got to do with Thaksin? You said there will be more Yaa Baa due to Thaksin, but it doesn't make any sense. People who use weed aren't the same style of people who use Yaa Baa, as a rule. Close they might, but it won't cause everyone to move to Yaa Baa.

Why?

I can sit on the keyboard and say I want a Porsche or a private jet. I can ask for anything, but it doesn't mean I will get it.

An old Swiss guy once said to me in Pattaya, ' Remember, you are not sleeping with that girl, you are sleeping with everyone she has ever slept with ' That hit home Now, that thought is repulsive.

Hehehe, I remember a guy as you described to a tee, back in my PATTAYA DAYS. This guy was loaded but wouldn't part with his breath; he only breathed in. He was also teetotal and wouldn't even buy a girl a lady drink. Well, he once said to me in a fit of despair, ' Why can't they like me for me, instead of money, money, money?' A friend chipped in, Because you're a fat, old, short arsed bastard and I've seen wounds better dressed. We never saw him much after that.

Yes, She could have asked for 1.5 million baht. That would be more repulsive. I wouldn't give her 2000 baht.

She's a stupid little dreamer of a girl, probably with low education, trying to flog the only asset she has in a market inundated with the likes of her. She undoubtedly spends far too much time on TikTok and social media and is just trying to attract attention. Nothing to see here, I'll move along. Most Thai women on offer these days aren't even worth 1500 baht; they are a spent force.

Or ants biting you when you take the clothes off the line to take them inside.

This usually involves handing over phone numbers for translators and local lawyers if needed, explaining the substantial bill for medical services, and why they can't leave Thailand until it is paid. It includes making a phone call to their loved ones in the UK and instructing them to arrange funds for payment to the hospital, as well as providing a hospital update on his condition. They will also advise on immigration overstay due to hospitalisation and assist with emergency travel documents in the event of an expired passport. And if he's fortunate, a bag of oranges and some vitamin tablets. It doesn't include financial support, tickets home or air ambulances.

You still here?

What still?

That was the food 40 years ago, not now!

Well, it wasn't for medicinal purposes.

With the DTV being granted by the MFA at a Thai Embassy, I doubt that immigration would have access to the precise category that the applicant used as their reason when applying for the DTV. The MFA and Immigration work independently.