AlQaholic

8 minutes ago, pearciderman said:

 

Are you sure that not having proof of onward travel is a valid reason for refusal of entry ?

 

I have never heard of anyone being refused for that reason and can't remember it being in Sect 12, (the bit they quote about reasons for denial of entry), whereas lack of funds is.

I am not sure, but I have always thought that the IO had all the authority in the world to refuse anyone to enter regardless of anything, I think this is pretty much worldwide.

25 minutes ago, BritTim said:

It would be doable in conjunction with the snake system (assuming an official is controlling where people from the front of the snake go). It is just a matter of directing a couple of people at a time to the empty Thai counter, suspending sending people there when a group of Thais arrives.

Agree, completely doable if snake system in place. Just have to care enough to do it:)

Thanks for the post OP. Good to know about this. It is obviously a fraudulent use of airbnb by various Hotels that is the problem here. and it hurts both airbnb and those who just want to make a little extra money by offering their condo or part of a condo or house on airbnb. airbnb would be wise to pay more attention to this problem.

20 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

It would be really nice if they called us aliens over to the Thai desks when they have no Thai 'customers', instead of just sitting there watching aliens queue for up to an hour. But they don't care about us as we aren't Thai. It can't be because they can't speak English if needed, because none of them can.

Good point, couldn't agree more. On the other hand, if you think about it, it would be pretty hard to manage, lets say you wave over a line of "Farang" to the Thai desk and then some Thai arrive, should they go before the "Farang" already in line or should they stand in Que after the "Farang"? and what to do if more people start moving over to the Thai Que and you stop them and they start complaining "why are those people over there allowed but not us?" etc. etc.

I am Scandinavian, and I can assure you all, I am not a quality tourist and I will not visit Pattaya.

A global research study recently found that plastic microscopic fibers are present in water everywhere, tap water, bottled drinking water. They conducted studies on water from almost everywhere on Earth and these microfibers where found everywhere from NY to Mumbai to Stockholm. Even Trumps Mara a Lago kitchen has these plastic micro fibers in the tap water.

On a side note, have not been to Pattaya for many many years and I do not understand how any one willingly would subject themselves to the horrors of that place.

4 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

If he beat “Chocolatito”, he needs to get a nickname like "Somdam" .

How about "Trashalatito"?? a hint both to who he trashed and his beginnings....

26 minutes ago, eliotness said:

An article on Thaivisa a week or 2 ago mentioned the Americans were keen to export the bits of pigs that their home market doesn't want, e.g. heads. Seems logical, that's why they'll be cheap.

Yes Thai people love eating pig head, pig brain, pig liver, pig kidney, pig dick....

aside from that, there must be some reason the substance is banned from use in all EU.

This is just one village........just saying......

3 minutes ago, jeab1980 said:

If you had family you could have gone through thai lane with them i always do.

Wow, didn't know that. reason I didn't try was I saw some other people try to sneak through there and they where stopped, I didn't want to loose my place in the Que....

14 hours ago, Becker said:

No neighbors with lush gardens and the water pump was unplugged, although the valve at the meter has been open. Only my wife has been in the house for a couple of weeks during the last 2.5 month but even with both of us in the house we have never had a bill exceeding 100 Baht in the 10 years we have been living in here.

Had a look at the meter and even though there was hardly any water entering the water tank the meter still spun at a rapid pace. I closed the valve and that stopped it. Will call the PWA tomorrow.

Even if it turns out to be a faulty meter I foresee an uphill battle in trying to get my money back

If closing the valve stopped the meter from spinning, obviously there is a huge leak. I would guess a burst pipe somewhere under the house.

Really?? I entered through Don Muang just a few weeks ago and I am not kidding I had to wait in the immigration Que for more than an hour. All counters (around 10 - 15 of them I think) where open that I could see. I arrived in late afternoon and the place was absolutely packed with people. My Wife and Daughter went through the Thai passport counters and it took less than a minute, she then had to wait for me for another hour.

It seems it depends on what time of the day you arrive.

Well, if the Army is after them, the army boys can just shoot them on sight. Load the bodies into a container and dump it in the sea somewhere.

They gave her the money, she accepted it, what is the crime?

23 hours ago, delphioracle said:

 

Now just where did I state ''go home?''

I did state that  if it was  a non national living in your country,  no doubt you would expect them to assimilate into your culture and  accept its norms. I did not suggest nor imply that you or anyone else for that matter should ''go home'' to whence you came from.

 

 

I think you fail to understand the difference between cultural differences and something that is simply wrong/abnormal/un-ethical/immoral....

For example if a culture just to take an example; the Azteks, are offering their virgin children to the gods by slaughtering them on a table and ripping their guts out, reading the future in the entrails... I would definitely call that wrong, even if it is a part of their culture. Some things are wrong wherever it is being done or under what "cultural umbrella" it's done.

When watching the video, I cant see any distinct difference between this family groups behavior and a pack of chimpanzees fighting all against one..... 

Difference between regions and schools. Where I am it starts October 13. 

Yes, the investigation is now 80% finished and will conclude soon...... 

the remaining 20% will certainly reveal that the police truck going around her house was in fact a Burmese truck hired by a couple of Rohingya, made up to look like a police truck. 

A accordion playing raccoon has also been implicated in the plot and now there is ample evidence that in fact this raccoon is member of the red shirts.

meanwhile police would investigate the possibility that the Lady has in fact left the country.....

Didn't know Putin was that little.......

Spending one full hour or more in the immigration line at DMK is worth ranting about.....

Try tea tree oil.

Another thing you could try; Every morning and evening, cut a lemon in half and squeeze the lemon onto your skin where you have a problem.  

You can buy Tea tree oil at Chemipan (google it) local supplier.

1 minute ago, Techno Viking said:

I used it on sunday turning right from Klang to Suk, is it closed again

Oh yeah ok, the turning thing, right i forgot about that. (not in Pattaya very often....).

2 minutes ago, Techno Viking said:

If the remainder of the planned tunnels are built then it will help massively with traffic congestion. one single tunnel does nothing though.

How does it help traffic? The island on top of the tunnel is unused? I mean the space taken by the tunnel is the same space taken by the previous five lanes of road surface?

For once, I think those tunnels are pretty nice, good job. Only question is why did it have to take so bloody long to build just one of them? Second question is; what is it for? There is no apparent benefit from building the tunnels other than having the opportunity to put a shitload of decorative stuff on top of it?