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You up at 6am? On a Saturday morning?

I'm thinking and I have no evidence but I'm thinking tipping is going out of fashion with expats living in Asia Of course many are in fixed incomes and cannot tip all the time

This question is mainly do with expats ,older guys who retired ,not tourists or " 2 week millionaire" visitors to Asia but you can answer if you want, but obviously if your a tourist you would be tipping everyone from the bellboy to the hotel reception And yes I said Asia ,whether you live Thailand ,in Philippines,Bali or Cambodia as a expat , do you still tip? When you go for your coffee everyday or weekly so you still leave a tip in the cafe? The problem of course is ,if you are a expat and you go to the same Caffe or bar must times and you don't tip then what's the service going to be like? Is that a problem? What about great eateries such as Cheap Charlie's do they expect a tip? ? Who wouldn't you tip that others do? For example if you have the delivery guy over bringing food you tip him? Furniture removals? Cleaners? Barber? Massage? Lazada delivery? Mechanic Phone repair? Grab/bolt driver ? Do you tip far less now your an expat in Asia rather than a tourist? Who either as a tourist or a expat doesn't tip and the reasons why

I would imagine if would be hard to get a appointment Let me know if you get one early

Is this the one on Sundays opp /near the Dr Oliver clinic?

Yes , there must be a lot of second hand markets in Pattaya ,I have been meaning to go to the second hand auctions

Yes for me the secondhand markets but I can't see anything entertaining walking around say the night bazaar in Pattaya with everyone selling the same thing

Are markets such as the Night Bazaar in Pattaya etc still relevant? But must say I Iove secondhand markets or trash n treasure as they used to call them I love the one at Jomtien on a Sunday all the trash n treasure,shoes etc Mind you I love the soi Bukhao markets on a Friday I buy the second hand t shirts etc But let's talk about ones such as the night bazaar selling new shirts ,spin off brands etc I have to haggle with what they look like Burmese or Nepalese ? Most of this you can cheaper off Lazada and Temu can you not? And the trouble of haggling ,how much is this t shirt than I can buy in Kmart back home possible cheaper It's ok I guess if you need something right now AND you can manage to haggle it down Let's face how do you haggle ? Are you a good haggler at markets? Are markets dying out ?

Obviously....... I have visited a dentist in my home country with my affected tooth

Yes ! I'm thinking a big hospital like BKK Pattaya would have that along with a X ray machine....maybe it's possible that some of the smaller clinics don't have that not even a X ray And I really don't want a dental clinic who has to call in a sub contractor root canal specialist to visit on certain days

Well according to that dental clinic I emailed there Root canal specialist is in every Saturday . I'm thinking maybe this guy travels/visits to all Pattaya Dental clinics like a sub contractor? So what I need is a full time Root canal specialist I'm thinking Bangkok Pattaya hospital may have full time staff Can they get it all done in one day ? Is that possible?

Yes I had a bad experience a few years ago in South Pattaya. One of those with Smile in their name, broke one of my tooth cleaning it and then offered to fix it for a fee , I had to wait to get back to Australia to fix his damage ,he was dressed as a ladyboy

Your absolutely right 3 visits in 7-10 days according to their email .but ..I just emailed their surgery and the Root canal specialist is there only on a Saturday which isnt any good for me ! I may email or call the Bangkok Pattaya hospital, being a big company they charge more BUT they may get it done quicker because they will have the machines and technology AND staff ... that small dentist don't have , is a hospital dental department better than say some dentist surgery? I don't know who to go to actually I'm confused, there's that many dentist in Pattaya

Love your post You are a realist and respect to you 🙏

So according to their email,they charge an extra 5k for prep /labour Yes I don't think I will pay more than 30k It's just I have no idea of what sort of Crown I require Anyone know anything about Crowns can advise me? It's a upper right tooth molar in the middle of the jaw so it's a big tooth

Also says in the email I need to go 3 times in 7-10 days ....and that's apparently just for the root canal surgery 😮 Then the crown another 3 times apparently I bet it works out far more than the 25-30k they quote though 😀

I won't be going for gold 😄

Yes thanks I will have to do some research in this crown process, in the email they say between 10,000 to 15,000 baht if I'm reading it correctly. I'm not sure what sort of crown that buys? Might be plastic for that price ?

Yes I noticed a lot of recommendations for Dr Warin

You guys living in remote or small villages away from cities ,have you ever had to call the cops ? I was just watching a farang YouTuber living in a village in Isaan who was angry the cops took an hour to arrive for a altercation during the Songkran festival He was "pissed" off that they took their time ,his words But I'm sure anywhere in the World if you live in a country area away from the city the cops will be around a hour or more to arrive . Do you have a local Cop in your village nearby ,how do you find police response times ?

Yes I still don't understand their email "Depending on the material inside" Inside what ? My tooth? Or the crown ?

No one has mentioned AMAZON cafe?

I need a root canal I emailed this dentist in Pattaya with this reply 😬Thank you for your email. Your inquiry for the cost of root canal treatment on a molar tooth is 10,000 THB. need 2-3 appointments in 7-10 days. When you finish the root canal dentist recommends doing a post 5,000 THB./tooth and crown 10,000 - 15,000 THB/tooth (depending on the material inside). need 2-3 appointments in 7-10 days. 😬 I have to do some research into exactly if I need a Crown and WHAT type of Crown.,sounds like the full cost will be between 25k -30k What kind of CROWN do you guys recommend? A crown is a crown which is a cap ok

What about S&P in Tukcom? I like their Caramel cream coffees with the whipped cream on top ,😋

You could direct him to the same clinic where you got your red veins in your nose 🐽 lasered !