richard_smith237

The answer to this one is a lot simpler than people always try to project. In General Thai's feel as indifferent about us (foreigners) as they do about each other. That's they really don't consider us at all until interacting and when there is an interaction its generally taken at face value. There are of course those Thai's whose attitudes have become tainted in area's where there are a lot of foreigners because some have behaved poorly which triggers a negative bias and self perpetuates a degree of mutual disregard. In my daily interaction with Thai's in Bangkok in general walks of life I feel perfectly normal, I feel I am treated perfectly normally.

Erm.. thats someone what of an oversimplified misunderstanding... The companies I consult for have large IT departments, large multinationals... It is the IT techs that cause most of the issues IMO (under the guise of security in many situations). The most common issue though is windows stalling or crashing when I'm trying to do too much.... Similar issues, different companies, different machines, different countries... the common denominator is that Windows just isn't as stable or reliable as it should be.

The 'shiny and dark' stuff is just the 'Dark Roast' coffee... all the oils have been drawn out... You'll be looking for medium roast...

Give coffee culture a try.. Plenty of choice, price is not crazy, you order the 'degree of roast'... based on the Op - it lools like he wants to be ordering medium roast. https://coffeeculture.asia/product/khun-chang-khian-coffee/ As an example..

IF wanting a driver, you have to be prepared to pay approx 15,000 baht per month for 'office hours'... and then, most drivers want the kind of job where they took people to and from the office. Otherwise a 'full time driver' for odd hours etc is closes to 25,000 baht (which is what some people I know pay, for the School run & running the Wife around). Securing someone reliable for a few hours 2-3 times per week is going to be extremely difficult. Do you live in a house as well ???... If so, perhaps considering offering the package of a 'handman - gardener - driver' type arranegment where you can place someone on a salary that my look more attractive to them. We tried to get a driver in Bangkok a few years back... we were unsuccessful, every driver spoke with wanted the 'driver for a corporate' type (drive to an office and hang around all day to drive back).

Not good optics for Thai Elite…. Indian - Vanuatu nationality, what are the odds of this guy having any Melanesian heritage?? Aren't there Thai Elite police checks ? Paid guards fighting immigration ??? A ban means nothing…,

I'm about to pop out (just down the road) - for such as short journey I'd usually use my open face helmet... I'll use my full face helmet and that decision is based on this thread and how Brit described how his full face helmet made a difference.

Linux is not an OS 😉 Which kind of highlights how little I know about it !!..... But... then there's this...

My Car is white (pearlescent white I think its called)... I agree with all of the points you write... The point I've been trying to get across is that the difference is negligible in a country like Thailand as you will need to put the AC on anyway and modern AC's are very good... It matters more where you park, what tint is on the windows etc than the colour of the car - it also makes a bigger difference if you have a large sun-roof or moonroof. As for visibility... Yes lighter is more visible than darker, but again the difference is negligible because all cars have lights, and whether dark or light colour a dark coloured with lights on is more visible than a white coloured car with lights on. Thus: temperature differential and / or low light visibility is not really a great consideration when choosing a car - I've had both dark and light cars and I don't consider there was any notable difference.

@BritManToo - how is your recovery coming along ?

I use a Windows at Work (Dell and an HP).. and use Apple MacBook at home. I never have an issue with anything on the Mac.... Yet both windows machines crash regularly. Having used both for years Mac just simply works better... But, a Mac is no good if you are the type of person who digs into the nuts and bolts of operating system - then Linux is probably better (not that I know much about that OS).

The Fingerprint scanner can be a little dodgy... I had this glitch with the Macbook Air M2 (the finger prints scanner is the same as the pro). It took me days to work out what was going on, the finger print scanner was not working properly. I accidentally found out that it worked perfectly when the laptop was not charging. The issue turned out to be using a 3rd party USB-C charger and this generated enough of an electrical field to interfere with the way the scanner functions. With the original (Apple) plug / charger and cable it all worked fine. Thus: Use original chargers because there is a difference.

Exactly this... .

Do you read the Thai news ??? The articles you read on this forum are targeted towards Westerners with a lot of news about Westerners - it stands to reason that we'll see more of such news.

Is it not risky to have a tyre on a motorcycle thats not 100% intact ???...

Some people lack the intelligence to deal with each post on its own merits and they resort trolling others with the confused or sad emoji just because they don't like other posters - I agree it would be good to know who these idiot trolls are. I see this happening to other posters, they make valid points over a series of posts and some tool is trolling them by posting a 'confused' emoji against all of their posts (its often obvious who the troll is in such situations). At least posters such as Watchit are adult enough to address their opinion directly rather than hiding behind an anonymous emoji. I find myself disagreeing with some certain posters comments quite regularly, but the same posters also often makes some good comments which I like and thus give the thumbs up to.

Its certainly a safer option... One of the 'good decisions' I made when I first arrived here was to get a car rather than a bike... This helped me learn the complete unpredictability of traffic around me such that when I did get a bike I was instinctively aware that anything can and does unfold around you.... Having a car first, certainly made riding a motorbike safer a few years later.

It seems you are suggesting that Tuk-Tuks don't get stuck in traffic which is quite wrong, they are subject to the same traffic as any other car. Additionally, why would the TukTuk drivers know short cuts the taxi's don't ? These 'short cuts' you talk of are known by most drivers so they too become gridlocked. Also, TukTuk drivers are known for being more dishonest and rip off merchants than the taxi drivers. If you prefer a TukTuk to a regular taxi thats perfectly fine of course, but the reasoning you present seems rather flawed.

You have proof that you paid the broker. You have proof that you used the broker recommended to you by the Insurance company. The way I see this is that the insurance company is responsible for their mistake in approving a fraudulent broker and should be honouring your transaction. Sheryl has good information 'for all things medical' and will be able to point you in the direction of the insurance ombudsman where you can lodge a complaint. The issue of course is that you need continued insurance cover for your sister that includes the pre-existing condition and you need confirmation of this now, I'd be very forceful with the insurance company and push to speak to someone higher up.

I have held an SCB account for decades... he's two reasons why I wouldn't bother with them now (and will make move to another bank). 1) No internet Banking (they shut that down this year). 2) No option for the 'face recognition' for foreigners, so we can't transfer more than 50,000 baht at a time (unless we sign a 'risk waver').

Daft comment… I could fall off tomorrow, however, in well over a decade of riding here I haven’t… so, telling the op he’s definitely going to fall off is something that’s impossible to predict. Safety gear, yes.. that’s a solid point / ATGATT…

This is turning into a ridiculous d!ck contest about who has better riding knowledge… when coming to a stop or slowing to a near stop you need to use your clutch… An auto is just easier in heavy traffic…

Spotify premium & download what you want…

Isn't speculation and discussion kind of the point of a forum designed for discussion ????? Your speculation would be as valid as anyone elses, more so with plenty of experience of living here and witnessing what happens. IMO - its ok to suggest the car driver didn't stop, because thats how it looks.

Why are you claiming the driver is a 'he'..... it wasn't stated in the story that the driver of the CRV was male or female.... so do you have link to back up that the driver of the CRV was male ?? (yes, I'm just being silly).... While I have no proof - my bet is the driver of the CRV didn't stop..... You'd never draw an opinion of what you think may have happened without unequivocal proof, right ?