richard_smith237

And thats just for his shorts... But, this is significantly more than death by dangerous driving, there is negligent driving and also (potentially) driving under the influence... ... on the surface, there seems to be a strong case for cumulative charges here... so more than 10 years is definitely a possibility.

I do the same - I travel so much I've usually already seen anything I want to watch thats on the inflight entertainment. So... I have netflix / Prime / Disney+ downloaded and watch that. But.. you want to do something slightly different and watch from your thumb drive, or copy files from a thumb drive to a 'file location' on the tablet - I think any tablet will be able to do this, it doesn't necessarily need to be an iPad.

You went to the school of hard knocks and university of life - thats quite clear in the manner with which you make up your own rubbish and present it as fact.

There are two facets to the dual charging: 1) Where 'toursts' are ripped off - I think that is unfair and as you highlight, disrespectful to those who the nation so actively covets. 2) Where 'residents' are charged more - even though they can show residency, live here, have spent money here over decades, have paid taxes etc - yet are still treated with what can be interpreted as a degree of prejudice - its not enough to spoil my day or even bother about - but when there is a discussion, I have an opinion on how wrong this is.

Foreigners don't have 'more rights'... repeating that mantra does not make it right, it just means in arguing with you I'm getting dragged down to the level of inane bias and stupidity and you'll beat be into submission with experience... ... in fact you already have - only sensible and intelligent discussion is worthy of a response from here on in.

Its fortunate that the British education system is of a somewhat higher standard than that of whichever country you originate.... for you fail to comprehend the basics... But just imagine, had your parents lived in the UK as residents for 3 years, you too would have been able to receive a better education at the UK Residents fees and then perhaps been able to 'grasp this simple concept'... If I have not paid tax and a resident has - they they 'deserve' the rights that that tax has afforded them.

No.. .You are arguing the UK discriminates against its own citizens... that is not true. Though I do agree how some will 'suspect't his when reading the Sun news paper.

No discrimination at all - If I have not lived in the UK and paid taxes, why should I get the UK resident rate. Meanwhile, if a Thai has lived in the UK as a resident and Paid Taxes they get the resident rate. Thats perfectly fair....

We probably do... But that still does not make the policy of Dual Charging based on nationality right... IMO its a despicable act - particularly in hospitals.

Uninformed, emotional and exaggerated bias - hardly the grounds of a solid argument.

Then clearly you're doing something wrong. If she's British, she should be paying the local price. There is a requirement to have lived in the UK for at least 3 years to secure British Resident rates at Uni - this is for 'any nationality'.

It is commonplace all over the world for different nationalities to have differing rules for entry . It is based on the practicalities relating to likelihood of them failing to return/ overstay their visas. Obviously those from poorer countries ( and historical experience) do that more often - Thailand is one of those unfortunately Exactly... but add to this - Thai's have a relatively easy access to British Citizenship, especially those who are married. Conversely, unless working in Thailand, access to Thai citizenship for a foreigner is impossible. But, none of that is about 'dual charging' the flawed 'examples' are used to stray off track by people who are unintelligent enough to grasp the subject of 'dual charging'... In Thailand - Dual charging is based on Nationality and not residency, and this is why its wrong. The arguments which are used by some apologists highlight dual charing exists in many or our home countries always includes the flawed 'use' of charging based on residency and its a flawed comparison.

You use this example many times... You were not a resident of the area. A Thai (or any other national) who could prove local residency would get the local price - thus that is not dual-charging. Thailand exercises dual charging based on nationality, many others (including yourself) are using dual charging based on residency as a comparison which is flawed. Another flawed example of yours below: You / Your daughter pays the 'non-Resident' price - if you / she had lived in the UK for three years leading up to Uni, she'd be paying the UK Resident Price. Equally so, If a Thai family (or any other nationality) Live in the UK (as residents) for 3 years leading to Uni, they also would get the the UK resident price.

Just ban their access to anything that relies upon liquid hydrocarbons... including transport, sterile bandages, syringes etc. Any active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) which are synthesised using petrochemicals such as: Acetylsalicylic Acid (Found in aspirin), Paracetamol, Antihistamines, Antibiotics (Some antibiotics are synthesised with petrochemical-derived intermediates), Anaesthetics (Both local and general anaesthetics often involve petrochemical inputs)..... The stupidity of the 'just stop oil protestors' is beyond belief...

The mother did not leave the motorcycle unattended. She was still sat aboard when the kid 'hit the throttle'. True... this was more a result of inattention.... all in all just a dumb accident, at least the kid wasn't hurt. But really, how hard is it to turn the bike off in that situation ? (20/20 hindsight of course).

Where are you ? / price range ? (if in Bangkok - MBK is worth a visit) - you could take your Thumb drive with you and ask them to show you how to watch movie on the iPad before making the purchase. In answer to your question - yes its possible to watch movies from a USB drive on an iPad. I'd recommend an iPad 10th Gen (see here) - which second hand will set you back around 10,000 baht. The reason I recommend the 10th Gen is because its USB-C (which also helps with power), if you get an older iPad with a Lightening port, you may need an adapter and also an external power source (See here) if thats too expensive, you may consider an Amazon Fire for about 6000 baht. With the iPad You can also have Netflix / Prime / Disney etc... and 'download movies' to watch offline.

I had Bangkok Bank in mind actually, especially one branch in Rhamkhamheng, Bangkok with a straight run of 30 steps up to it's entry, no handrail. I once saw an old woman descending sitting on her bum, down one step at a time. You mean this one ?? (photo below) While I recognise that the steps can be difficult - there seems to be a lot of 'faux-confirmation-bias' in these discussions with a bit of made up information... they all have hand-rails. I agree that really, everything should be 'wheel-chair accessible'... But, its not as if there are no alternatives..... If the steps are an issue, there are plenty of Banks accessible within the Malls or at 'ground level' with small wheel-chair ramps.

All of the cars I have previously owned in Thailand have had 'any driver' insurance (first class). With our EV, we could not have 'any driver' - both my Wife and I had to be Named Drivers - we were told this is an insurance regulation for EV's. I'm not sure how true that is - its difficult to find out unless calling lots of insurance companies, and asking others on this forum etc (but it was 1st year insurance included with the car so there was little we could do about it). When your EV is as fast 0-100 kmh as the Ferrari Testarossa was... then I can see why the insurance companies want to be more careful.

Yes and no... (IMO of course)... People get familiar with a certain level of acceleration.... and thus, in EV's the acceleration is a lot faster than a conventional ICE and they reach 'speed' a lot sooner.... Thus acceleration is a factor as higher speeds can be achieved more readily in a short distance, also the 'quietness' of EV's is also a factor as people are more aware of speed when its noisier. Thus: The rate of acceleration could be a factor in contributing to accidents, however, the newer cars have far more driver aids which also makes cars a lot safer.

It seems some folk are looking for liability, or want to blame 'Thailand' (or a facet of Thai safety culture for this), but realistically, this is just 4 steps... It was a tragic accident, just like tripping over your slippers.... 100% of incidents can't be protected against 100% of the time. There's a line in the sand where safety is concerned, and while many aspects in thailand fall on the 'wrong side of that line' I think this is just one of those 'freak incidents'.... tragic consequences. What are the alternatives... remove all steps, handrails everywhere, remove swimming pools as they are a drowning risk etc etc... I don't think this incidence falls on the 'wrong side of that safetly line in the sand', its just a tragic freak incident.

You're mixing your melons to formulate an argument against cashless payment. It doesn't matter how poor your Wifi is at home - when making a 'Cashless Payment' with a system such as PromptPay or True Money Wallet in Thailand - the connection is via your cell signal. I've been doing this for years - I'll be honest and mention that a couple of times there has been an 'App Glitch' - which slowed me down (when attempting to pay in a Bar at around midnight - BKK Bank App), but in the interest of balance, I've encountered more 'out of order' ATM's etc... Additionally, payments such as Apple Pay (are a one tap button on the phone combined with Face ID) and do not require an instant internet connection (on our side) - its exactly the same as 'tapping our card' (Debit or Credit etc) and this payments are exceptionally efficient.... On this forum I've encountered the argument "what if you lose your phone ?"... my answer is always the same..."then you're just as shafted as if you lose your wallet" . For the record: I'm not anti-cash - think its incredibly important that we still use cash, however, I find many of the arguments presented against cashless payments are fundamentally flawed, its is only those points I counter. If you prefer cash - then thats a simple preference I agree with. But, formulating an argument against cash-less payments because some people are slow to get their phone out is flawed, as that same type of character is slow to get their wallet out to pay in cash (and slow in pretty much anything they do). (on a separate note: If your home Wifi is an issue - try considering a new router or get a Mesh system).

I'm awaiting delivery of the Ledger Flex (ordered from Groov - Thai dealer) - so I'll see how I get on. For the same reasons as you, and under the advice of pretty much 'everyone' its best to keep our Crypto Keys in a cold wallet. Another benefit if a cold wallet is taking large sums of money out of Thailand - i.e. From BitKub to the Cold Wallet, then transfer to Another exchange elsewhere and make the withdraw overseas.

Whatever floats your boat. It appears Johnny is a Jock not a Kiwi...

What do you do when your service provider decided to throw a wobbly when you are making a call ? using google maps ? reading the internet ???... ... has it actually ever happened ??... are you creating problems to solutions that don't exist ?

It might be for tiktokers..... Don't eat your 7-Eleven ham and cheese toastie while live streaming !!! But, back to these points (below).... 100% agree... there's some juvenile deflection going on here - this is a Major Thai issue... as is child drownings...