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Jabs compromise the immune system? I assume you have read research papers that demonstrate this (not just correlative papers. This virus mutates so fast, that vaccines are virtually useless now. I'm done with them. What is worse is continual mask wearign when it is completely unnecessary. The lack of exposure to pathogens means the immune system is not beign stimulated. The few people know who have caught the common cold recently got hit hard (more than they normally experience).

You think? Wait to see. He will go down for a long stretch. This was a serious crime, not like jumping a red light.

Good job! Someonereclaimed near my village and they have raised the road over a meter above the road level (which sould be safe against another 2011 flood). Not sure what they will build there.

The timber floors in my wife's family place are probably close to 100 years old. They are hard as a rock. Never had to treat for termites! I doubt that type of timber can be bought anywhere now, unless it's old used timber. The house is defnitely cooler that our brick/stone place. Only in the day it gets hot upstairs but being timber and not that well insulated it cools very fast (unlike concrete).

The land can still erode even on a straight part. This happened to the families Land which is on the Mae klong river (the one that runs through Kanchanaburi to Ratchaburi). For better or worse, they has to sell that land (I couldn't afford to buy it off them, sadly). The new owners have cleared and grassed it. They will need to build a retaining wall to stop the loss of soil, which is quite expensive. Havng said that, this river has never flooded the local houses. So for the OP it will depend on the location of the house relative to the river. Some areas arevery low lying and flood annually, such as Ayutthaya.

The latest variants are escaping the immunity from previous infection and vaccinations. Nothing will stop you getting infected with them, but severity of symptoms should be less. The Chinese are getting hammered as they have no natural immunity at all and low vaccination rates off the elderly with a low quality vaccine. I see them going through several waves this year as new variants pass through their country. If I was Chinese, I'd be trying to get out of there as well. Flights are currently limited from China, so massive numbers won't be seen just yet. But expect large numbers to be infected and walking around the community (until o sich they turn up at a hospital). I hope they are required to have insurance or deep pockets.

One of my students did this. He studied in my Thai school (Englsh program). He went on to study at Assumption University, then did a Masters in the UK. He got a job at a local international school (not top tierm but quite good enough). The school and sother teachers know he is part Thai and speaks Thai. He never speaks Thai to the students. As far as I'm aware, he would be using his Thai passport to work here (so no yearly extensions). What helped him get the job was the UK Masters, so I would not expect a high salary without foreign qualifications - regardless of what passport you use. Also, Thais don't need a work permit - but they still need teaching qualifications (or in the process of getting them). Foreign teachers do to, or need to do a teachign course while they are teachign with a provisional work permit). This is for teaching in k-12 schools. So this is another issue to address.

Like when my relatives used to say to me when I was a kid "children shoud be seen and not heard". They aren't Thai.

How much soil would you plan to add? It's quite expensive to do that. My wife put 100K baht of soil onto 2 rai of land,. The increase in land level was quite small. We still need to add a lot more if we plan to put a house on it (the brother-in-law lieves next door), so we need it up to about that height. It could cost several hundred thouand to increase the level significantly. I would recommend a house on stilts, or a house with a significantly raised bottom floor (so several steps up into the house....and a raised parking area. If you have a pool or a pond, that dug soil could be used to raise the land also. I dont think the land flooding is a big problem; you just dont want water in your house or vehicles.

Mine was 1310cc. Modified engine. fast enough to keep me out of trouble, but not so fast to get me into too much trouble. The brakes were horrible so that kept me to reasonable speeds. It liked to cruise about 130km/h topped out close to 160 (only ever did that speed once - it was frightening!).

I doubt those travellers were tested. Hence the high percentage. Who will foot the bill if hundeds of Chinese turn up at Thai hospitals looking for treatment?

Private schools certainly don't have to provide access to SSO for their teachers. We pushed very hard for this, and not have it, but the teacher pays the full amount (school contributes nothing - scumbags). I did not join as I have another fund.

It's more to do with blanket lockdowns resulting in a lack of any kind of natural immunity. Repeated exposure to previous variants (cross immunity), helps with b- and t-cell immunity against current variants. Most Chinese have none of that. They should be thankful they are getting hit with omicron and not delta.

At this time there are no restrictions to the UK (up to date as of yesterday). There are restrictions to travel to the US though.

50% is an insane percentage. The pandemic should be over in 3 months in China, as nearly all people will have been infected. Expect total deaths to be in the millions. I see no reason to expect a different percentage for newly arrived Chinese in Thailand.

That photo looks like a shrew. I guess Thais call them "squirrels", but they are different. There are also squirrels here You can check out this site. https://www.thainationalparks.com/list-of-mammals-of-thailand

Just go to Bquik, cockpit, or some other similar outlet. Avoid the dealer at all costs. There are many reputable brands out there so I dont think you need genuine MB items.

Even spare tires degrade over time, manufacturers recommend they be replaced also. I doubt anyone does that though.

Medical students often use english books in Thailand. I know of my my past students studied to be a pharmacist and used lots of pharmacy books in english. Now working in a private hospital here. So I suspect that their english comprehension is much more advanced than speaking/listening for the most part. Having said that, I've had no problems talking with any doctor or dentist in Bangkok and surrounds.

Not per head they are not...

Immigration officer are reading aseannow?

That's what I was implying. OBSERVE the qualityof the tire during it's lifespan. ANY brand of tire used on Thai roads will be rock hard by 10 years and well past their useby date. I value my life over a few thousand lousy baht saved.

A cheap charlie and his life are soon parted also.

What has air pressure got to do with tread depth? If yu like to drive with barely no tread, I don't care. If you are such a cheap charlie it will be your problem if you tires delaminate at speed. Noone here will have any sympathy for you.