richard_smith237

Perhaps they don't understand you? Thats a more realistic possibility.... Its like going into a 7-11 and asking them to Microwave a food item you've purchased... Use the word microwave and you'll get a blank stare... Use the word 'wave'... and thats it.. they know exactly what you want. Its the same with the QR code... Mention anything other than 'Sa-kan' (scan) and they won't know what you mean... While there may be 'some' vendors who don't use QR payment, these days most do, wet-markets, even if you don't have the cash to pay a taxi driver he'll accept a QR Payment... 7-11 is the one of the only places I know that doesn't (as its TrueMoney Wallet there for reasons explained by others).

Governments have a record on their computer systems forever of everything you buy, where and how much. It is the ultimate government control and a reason why cashless is coming soon. Entertainingly Orwellian... . Are the government going to tell me I've bought too many 'toasties' in the last 12 months ? These 'government control' comments are always hilarious... Did you pay cash for your car ?... never used a credit card ? Paying digitally for every day items is going allow the government to control us how exactly ??? Ultimate Government Control !!!.. how 'tin-foil-hat-ish'....

Yup... very much so... Have main account... then a secondary 'user' account which is topped up as and when needed...

A little myopic that view point - a traveller could equally lose their cash or their debit card... so singling out the 'travel card' is made somewhat moot. Its a 'currency card'... i.e. you load up the card with currency of the nation you are visiting, and use that as you would a local card in that country.... As mentioned earlier: The SCB Planet card works like this... i.e. Going to Japan, load up the card with 25,000 bahts worth of JPY and pay the exchange rate at that time... you then have about 106,000 JPY on your card and spend... no need to worry about international transaction or exchange fees etc. HSBC do the same with their Global Money account - you can load up your card with the currency of the country you are visiting (not all currencies are covered though). With the over-seas accounts (such as HSBC) you can add the Card to your Apple Pay or Google Wallet, so you don't even need the card, you can just pay with your phone - extremely convenient. There are plenty of options: Revolute is one of them. At what exchange rate? Or you do not ncare. When loading up the SCB Planet Account - you have already paid the banks (SCB) exchange rates at the time of initial transfer. That said: When withdrawing cash overseas the cost is 100 baht fixed fee.

Oooh the Thai Government bringing the reputation of Indonesia into disrepute with this announcement & further publicity…. On behalf of Indonesia, & netizens, I’m outraged!!! 🥱

Take it easy, it’s just a discussion forum & you’ve started off a discussion- that’s all…. Relax & roll with the thread. I answered you in the 3rd post on this thread…. Q: what happened to the big bike license? A: Nothing, it was just a pie in the sky announcement with no teeth, just like most announcements.

The Tobacco Authority of Thailand, otherwise known as the Tobacco Monopoly is very strong in Thailand.... owned by the Ministry of Finance. Ultimately, legalising vape would eat into the 'big tobacco' profits...

Quite likely difficult for anyone to evaluate as there is very little basis for comparison, unless someone has had a number of suits from a range of different tailors and can identify the better one. .. People get a suit and that's that... they like it.. and thats their recommendation, when in reality, another tailor may be better. ...... From a personal perspective - I've had 3 suits made in Thailand over the years, from three difference tailors and I wasn't really that impressed with them. Being 'normally sized' I found that an off the rack suit from a decent brand to be much better, only requiring adjustment for leg-length (as they come). That said, the off the rack brands were Boss, Paul Smith and Givenchy - so the price point very different at 50-60,000 baht, compared to the 15,000 baht or so for a Tailored suit - the issue I found with the tailored suits was that they just didn't hold their shape well enough so they didn't get much wear. There was a sponsored article on this site yesterday - I'd be tempted to give a suit from there a try... Its near Thonglor, so perhaps worth a throw of the dice. https://aseannow.com/topic/1327257-a-guide-through-the-world-of-your-bespoke-suit/ https://classbespoke.com/ Perhaps someone has been there and can comment.

Do they ??... Dealerships would say no to a 16-19 year old ready to drop cash on a 650cc bike ?? I like the idea that they'd be that responsible, though I struggle to believe they'd chose morals over a sale.

Not always - in some area's BOLT / GRAB moto-taxi will not accept the ride because they are scared they'll be attacked by the local win-rider hoodlams... This happened to me in Bangkok, years ago... I called a Grab Bike - rider turned up, then told me he'll drop me off round the corner as he doesn't want to pass the Moto-Taxi's with me on the back, he was worried about being attacked... There are plenty of stories of similar. Anyway - the Ops 'friend' is likely already being ripped off being charged 60 baht for a 30-40 baht ride... so he's already highlighted that he can be taken for a mug... and tipping on top of that makes it worse...

Our own subjective opinion is somewhat irrelevant to what the authorities call a big bike... Ride a Triumph Rocket (at 2458cc) and nearly every other motorcycle is no longer a big-bike !!!...

well they announced the "big bike licence" so i assumed theyd done it , hence why I put big bike licence as its relevant to the thread of "whatever happened to it" You mean you renewed your own motorcycle licence and assumed you had a big big licence that was being renewed because of an announcement a couple of years ago ???? [ "Just renewed my big bike licence" ]

For those in Bangkok - I find Wine Pro on Sukhumvit 24 to have decent wines... priced more favourably than a lot of other outlets such as Villa and Gormet Market etc...

Because the Thai government policy pushes state sanctioned dual pricing... Parks etc. It allows hospitals to dual charge. It sends the message that dual charging is acceptable.

A fundamentally flawed model... becuase they (the taxi's and TukTuks) all get into cahoots and fix their fares illegally high. Leaving the Rajamangla stadium last month - Every single taxi we asked wanted a 1000 baht flat fare... TukTuks wanted the same. (No Grab or Bolt available)... The Grab to the venue was less than 100 Baht. We refused to pay and went and had a late bite to eat - then called a Grab an hour later. These guys are all scammers & rip off merchants.

As others have pointed out - so the TukTuk driver is 3500 baht up then... Winner for him !!!... And he'll be back in his TukTuk tomorrow - they should have confiscated it for 90 days... But, then he'll have no money and have to turn to something else to make ends meet - its difficult to practically penalise someone (theoretically) so poor without pushing them into 'other crime'... What of the Japanese guys - 6000 baht for a TukTuk fare is ridiculous - can't believe they paid it.

100%.... I've sold my last three cars and two motorcyles on FB Market place... The only issue with selling... its that you get a LOT of people asking "is it still available"... (which is an auto reply)... Then you get a lot of time-wasters... asking for silly discounts etc... some even getting upset about it... Or... the person who does't read the full add and asks loads of questions already answered in the add. Or.. the person who just asks loads of questions, negotiates, agrees the price and then just disappears !!!.. But.. thats part and parcel of selling something - people seem to think because they are the purchaser they hold some sort of addition power.. is weird... BUT.. FB Market Place will expose you to the most potential buyers.

I get enough of idiots looking for their wallet, struggling to find the best note, then looking for the odd satang to use up just to pay cash while three TrueMoney customers on the next till have paid and left the shop. We get these binary arguments all the time when it comes to 'cashless payment... IMO... the reality is... the same type of person who's not prepared with their phone on, app open, ready to pay... is the same type of person who only takes their wallet or purse out of their pocket when told the amount... ... the same type of person who only takes their keys out of their pocket or handbag when they get to the front door, not when they are walking up to it... Slow people are slow people... whatever method of payment they are doing and generally whatever they are going about doing.

Why ? what do the government get out of someone buying their 7-11 toastie with their TrueMoney wallet ????

I face similar issues... I'm ready to pay... Phone in hand, TrueMoney wallet app open ready to scan in an instant... 3 people in front of me in the queue... #1 - Papaya... 7-11 cashier tells the customer... 42 baht... the customer then fumbles through his pockets finds his notes... takes out 100 baht.. gives to the cashier.. the casheir counts out a 50 baht note, a 10 baht coin, a 5 baht coin and 3x 1 baht coins. #2 - A Can of beer... 7-11 cashier tells the customer... 66 baht... the customer then fumbles through his pockets finds 3x 20 baht notes, a 5 baht coin and a 1 baht coin. #3 - Orders a pack of smokes... 7-11 cashier tells the customer... 120 baht.. Customer only has a 1000 baht note... cashier counts out change... customer then wants all 100 baht notes (not the 500 baht note)... All the while, while I'm standing there to get one bag of watermelon with my App ready to scan and pay instantly.... See what I did there ???.... This strawman stuff is compelling evidence !!! The reality is as I see it - People in Thailand have adopted to TrueMoney Wallet and QR payments and are quick with it... The odd 'anti-cashless' boomer, less so....

Cashless... Option 1) Credit / Debit Card (over 200 baht)... Option 2) TrueMoney Wallet

Many of the lower socio-economic-educational demographic see consideration and politeness as weakness. Its not that they don't remember him (the 'big tipper') - its that he failed to treat the motorcycle taxi's with a general degree of indifference (just as Thais would) and they now see him as weak and have no respect for him. Many expats here don't know the game when playing with those on the lower rungs of the Thai status totem-pole ' (for want of a better description)... they don't see the world the way way we do or the same way Thai's higher up the totem-pole do.... Its difficult to generalise, however many of these 'types' are uneducated formally and socially, and, especially in area's of high tourist footfall value very little in terms of 'community spirit'. If the same guy goes back tomorrow any pays the exact 60 baht fare - they'll likely not notice.

Erm... oh dear... ... You have demonstrated that the education system doesn't meet the needs of every individual.

Littering so overtly.... he just threw thew joint into the water instead of putting it out and putting the remains (roach) in a bin. .... thus, IMO... anyone littering in such an manner exposes a degree of indifference to his surroundings and those around him, this IMO is ignorant.

Ah... the body snatchers.... Gang Warfare under the guise of being first aiders... They've been taking each other out to get to the 'bodies' for decades.... Its all about turf wars and who gets the 'bonus' for dropping off the injured (or dying) at the hospitals.