Chongalulu

Setting the bar very low. How many countries were charging peopl (including foreigners) for vaccinations? In much of the West they were chasing people to get their free vaccinations and making them easily available- even paying people in some instances! Here it was late ,chaotic and you had to chase around blitzing many sources to try to find one . I too got vaccinated eventually by being persistent and determined even driving hundreds of kilometres to get what we’re donated Pfizer vaccines from USA . Your implied praise is very much misplaced.

Here,it’s really not that common… 'even while riding a motorcycle alone'… ????

Now you’d rightly get a kicking for being in possession of an uncool Nokia phone !

Yes you can, the coverage probably is way better than the Thai insurers. I've entered twice with similar insurance. A UK friend is arriving next month having a standard annual travel insurance policy which includes Covid cover . Is there any additional clarification/covering letter from the insurers needed for the Thai pass stating that or do they accept/need the extract from the document specifying those Covid cover terms. Is there a requirement, for instance to illustrate quarantine cover ?

Yes,I did perceive that thinking wasn’t one of your strengths…

Not so impressive was your previous daft "Ukrainian motive". ????

If you don't think endemic corruption affects everyone’s life that only means you haven’t thought about it too deeply. Further illustration of a lack of thought is not considering the degree of corruption by country. Inform yourself better by starting with transparency.org for a better understanding.

I did that and still awaiting you living up to your promise. See,I was right and proved you wrong - I’m feeling quite quite smug now ! … oh wait… did you… ? ????

Properly invested in equities over 45 years that £5k would likely be a six figure sum funding a much more comfortable retirement for you now. Hope that’s cheered you up…. ? ????

Perhaps she’s half scouse? I’ll leave you to work out which part returned or filched the ???? ..,. ????

Someone bright enough to know they’ll survive fine (cats!) and the moneys more important!

A dumb low life . If you’re going to keep it,keep it all !

You haven’t heard about Thais and maths proficiency?! ????

The current incumbents can certainly spell disaster…

Oh my word! With all those "chavvy' superfluous stuck on dials your windscreen tint is the least of your worries. When do the Wayne & Tracy windscreen decal and fluffy dice arrive? How much faster do they make it go ?! ???? ????

Had 3M fitted by the dealer on first purchase. Went for "40%" all round though have to say it’s difficult to notice much tint as such - no issues at night. Probably wished we’d gone for 60% on the side windows (as they suggested) with hindsight. Is 3M a different tint profile? 7 years on its standing up well,endorsing your better quality suggestion . Only negative observation is the vacuum sucker on the dash cam doesn’t hold as well on the film vs glass and drops off occasionally! Unless that’s something else (heat?).

What you have to envisage is how a Thai website works (or doesn’t) when you load it with orders of magnitude more applications that would pertain if anything like the numbers required for a tourist industry to sustain its current infrastructure. Tens of millions per annum. ???? Equating it to buying an airline ticket on line is a specious comparison. There you are not uploading documents and having to wait for approval- it’s just another on line purchase mirroring what people are already very familiar with. Do you have faith the Thai system would work seamlessly (as it would have to) coping with vastly increased numbers ? Given the potential consequences of hiccups when people have already committed substantial sums on tickets /accommodation you’ll be surprised how many are not prepared for that risk/stress when most /all other destinations are offering a far simpler process.

Pathetic hyperbolic hysteria for the sake of a clumsy‘virtue signal". An observation of a trait is not racist ????. Deal with a fact .

I frequently confuse the two items wearing them in juxtaposed positions. This annoys the wife when she’s wondering where her panties have gone…. ????

It’s symptomatic of the unthinking mindset of Thais (and some other Asians) evidenced by seeing a motorcycle 3 up ,all mask wearing but no helmets ! ???? I live in a more rural area and mask wearing is universal when out and about,but noticed on a trip to Phuket that both Thais and Farang mostly eschewed mask wearing in all settings.

It’s a warning with no basis in fact. You cannot have your pension forfeit for not declaring your correct residency. It was just bull ???? off the top of his head .

I think they’re reluctant to go into those gypsy traveller's camps…? ????

"Fraud is fraud and you’ll get no sympathy in a court of law" is rather more than a hint suggesting prosecution. How would you appear in court without a prosecution?

Tell me your knowledge of anyone who’s been prosecuted for fraud in relation to this? I’ll wait….

It is quite credible and not unusual for someone to return to uk in their twilight years as circumstances change and medical insurance/health care becomes prohibitive in their adopted country. Basically they do take your word for it in the first place without requiring proof ,but you would need an address (relative?) in the UK (or other qualifying country) . I would also register on the electoral roll (can be done on line) and ideally with a local GP to get those details on the NHS register. A bigger hurdle might be getting a uK bank account ,unless you maintained one, given they will do ID / address checks to open one. One thing for everyone to be aware of is "connectivity " whereby increasingly, government departments are swapping information. So for instance you renew your UK passport in Thailand and that gets flagged. It is doable,but can be much more difficult depending on your circumstances. If you’ve basically cut most ties for 30 years it’ll be much harder than say you own but rent out your house in uk ,have maintained a uk driving licence,bank account , GP etc. Forget the fraud prosecution /forfeiture of pension hysteria mentioned by the ignorant , that’s not happened to my knowledge ,but you would likely have to repay any excess payments. In summary,if your circumstances enable a facade to be created fairly easily it’s definitely worth the effort!