richard_smith237

Nope... It is my understanding that criminal charges need to be file before such actions can be taken. Otherwise we'd see every sprurned BG getting their foreign ex black-listed... We've all heard the stories of relationships going sour and the naive guy asking if this is possible after the 'black-listing' threat was made...

Sorry for the loss of your friend 2008bangkok.....

Erm... Iran, Jamaica and Russia are your basis of comparison for popular tourist destinations ???? You can't even see how ridiculously flawed your examples are... Perhaps you should have added Iraq and Afghanistan !!!

How does one go about 'emergency braking' with moderation ??? I also struggle to understand how this happened... initially I thought the tuk-tuk was a 'side loader', but was corrected by another poster in a different thread - where it was explained that in local news the tuk-tuk was a 'rear-loader'... So, I'm wondering how the child fell out under heavy braking.

We're nearly half way though the year... I think I've been to an ATM twice this year.... (a very rough calculations suggest cash accounts for approximately 2% of my spending in Thailand). Thats all thats been needed - nearly all my transactions are 'cashless'... its just so much more convenient that way. Cash is not king anymore, its nearly dead... That said - this is no criticism of you 'Cash is King' guys... I'm happy you use cash... Cash is needed, I'd hate to be in a situation where I can't use cash if I wanted to... I like the idea of having both cash and cash-less options available to me - I find cashless more convenient and disagree with the flawed arguments many people make against digital payment... but, I firmly believe both cash and cashless options should remain available to the customer.

Tech has clearly passed you by and you are now responding out of paranoia. There are risks with online digital systems - but you haven't addressed any of them in your comments.

You don't know that you can wipe all data on your phone very quickly, not app by app. I can log in on any device and erase my phone within 30 seconds... The caveat here is that it has to be connected to the internet, but then for crims to do anything, it also has to be connected to the internet.

so you Don't know what two tier authentication is then ?

This has to be the oddest report ever... The deceased what having a disagreement with another rider (on a samlor) while it was raining, and 'after the samlor' passed him, he lost control and collided with an electricity pole ?? - Would this mean that they were both riding at speed (relatively at speed) and at the same time they were arguing, and the samlor rider cut him off forcing him off the road ? RIP to the Brit...

You've presented your argument as a mix of opinion, facts outright lies... Straddling your bias and lies with a fact does not make them any less of a lie or less bias. The confused one is you... the card works in some places and you are telling official that they are wrong to accept it... Yet they do... (numerous examples). Searching within your eco-chamber, have you found an official source that states the Pink ID card is not to be used by Western Foreigners ? So what...you know about the naturalisation process... but you are making a lot of bias assumptions about the Pink ID, its legality and its usefulness... all foreginers need a passport to enter Thailand... so ?? Here we have it... So the French guy upset you and ever since then you hate the Pink ID because this guy thought he was special with it... NON-Thai ID Card = its an ID Card for Non-Thai's... It also states 'This is not an ID card'... which really means, this card cannot be used as an ID card in the same manner which which Thai's use their Blue Thai ID card. Another lie... The Yellow house book is free.. the Pink ID is 40 baht... there is no extortion or hussle of 'farangs' to get the card. The card is clearly of value to some - I have found it useful and to date, its saved me a reasonable amount of money. Wrong... Sheryl also pointed out that some hosptials have multi-tier pricing and the Pink ID may be used to secure a discount from foreigner (tourist) rates.

What 'transactions do you make outside the bank' ???

I don't give two hoots about Pink ID - but repeatedly belch out false statements and outright lies because for some reason to hate it... ... So, its these lies and false statements I am correcting and calling you out on the BS you are posting.

Yup... I don't even know why I bother to carry a wallet anymore.. I could just put a 1000 baht note and ID card in my phone case, and thats sufficient, only carrying the phone... If I did need more cash while out... I can use cardless ATM....

Agreed... but then that could easily be countered with many reasons why carrying cash can be problematic too.. i.e. a shop not accepting £50... Shops in England not accepting the Scottish £ (even though they are supposed to), unknowingly carrying counterfeit cash etc etc... There are pro's and cons surrounding each method - specifically avoiding the use of one or the other is flawed thinking IMO.... the issue is not binary.... there are a number of times when cash is better, and there are a number of times when digital payment is better....

It could be for any reason that a moving vehicle is forced to stop quickly... I don't think a jaywalker could be at fault for a child falling out of a tuktuk unless the tuktuk driver was proven to be driving recklessly.

Good that there is a follow up... How was the initial story so fundamentally incorrect (when stating a following vehicle hit impacted the child)... ... So very tragic... but I think the parents are correct not to want to charge the TukTuk driver, ultimately, they are responsible.

The 'one day if everything goes down' is flawed... That has never happend. It's sometimes the case that single digital payment option is not working... But, the incidence of that is less than going up to an ATM and finding that it is not working... & Lets face it... getting cash from an ATM is still digital payment, you're just adding another step to the process by going to an ATM in the first place. You mentioned you like to count cash... Thats one of the very few 'anti-digital-payment' comments I'd agree with... Some people are personally attached to physical cash.... and thus, have their preference... but at least this argument doesn't rely on a flawed logic to justify a choice - its just admitting that emotion comes into the decision.

Binary thinking on an either or level when the convenience of cash-vs-cashless is multifaceted. Every 'pro-cash' comment, has an equally compelling 'pro-digital-payment' response and vice-versa.

Why not... they travel to Sydney... For the Gay and Lesbian Mardis Gras Parade... The smallest voices often shout the loudest... perhaps they need to and I'd support their voice, just not the manner in which 'they' shout. You can see this here the way Jing plays the victim with any post he disagrees with... discussion can't be held or entertained, instead hiding behind accusations is the go to response. Sure there are bigots about, but in general, the world doesn't care if people are LGBQT+ they just care about how people behave and how their agenda is forced on the rest of the world with inflammatory yet ridiculous attempts behavior such as Trans wanting to use female toilets or participate in female events etc... such behavior does no one any good.

Many of my Gay friends agree, these parades can be devisive.... one of my best mates is getting married this summer... I'm really looking forwards to his wedding.... We played football and rugby together in School.. we have drank beers together since our teens... holidayed together.. He's just a another bloke and his partner has become another friend, just as my Wife has also become a close friend of his... He's not interested in parading around, yet would strongly protest for his rights, as would I. These parades are not about rights, they are about showboating and the lewd behavior is somehow permitted even though it is offensive to families..

To an extent, I think you are correct - why not let a bung of fellow humans walk and dance through the streets - but for 5 days ??... But at the same time... IF someone were to try and instigate a 'White Honky Pride Day' it would get shut down immediately... and rightly so... I used the example of having a parade for 'Married Couples'... that soon would be shut down as if offends non hetero minorities... It is from this perspective I argue that the playing field has been unlevelled as any balanced opinion which does't perfectly fit the LBGQT+ agenda is knee-caped by the victim card.

Thought so... you have no intelligent response because you know you are overly bias and opinions you grasp onto are flawed.

Exactly this... Cashless payments are extremely convenient and something I use mostly these days... But, Carrying some cash makes sense, just incase the the cashless option fails (I have not encountered this as yet though). Also, cash is also more convenient for things such as flag-fall taxi's etc...

@Neeranam - have you forgotten?, we've done this dance before.. Each time you attempt to start isolating single events which may fit your rhetoric. Each time you ether grasp on to an irrelevant straw, or, I highlight where you are mistaken and how I and others have experienced first hand a contradiction to your comments.

The accounts are Opened with my name in English, but registered to the ID number on my Yellow House Book and Pink ID. No translations needed for immigration. Regarding translations outside of the Bank - the only translation outside of a Bank I have ever needed are: - Freedom of affirmation to Marry. - Translation of my an Embassy verified copy of my Passport. Thus - the pink ID comment is completely moot on this point.