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have you used it to pay for anything online successfully before?  

On 6/4/2024 at 5:22 PM, ChumpChange said:

What adaptations in Thailand of Western foods do you find strange and/or unappealing?

 

... salt in fresh squeezed orange juice, coconut ice cream served in hot dog buns, American fried rice, condensed sweetened milk on thick pieces of white bread toast, or how about those black colored "horse urine eggs"?

More than half of those on your list aren't even western to begin with? Orang Juice is culture specific? Century Egg is western? 

I wonder how are they 'arresting' people for selling what's currently a legal substance

I mean, if they want pretense, I'd say have a do it yourself cake icing on the table that requires whipped cream and the required bottle and gas

I can look up in the sky and see the moon and the sun... that's hundred of thousands kilometers away at least 

1 minute ago, ChipButty said:

If the condo block has a hotel license the you as a owner are allowed to do STR, 

that's a generous interpretation, in a mixed used condo there might be part of the building that's operating as a hotel, with separate entrance, check in desk and separate facilities like pool and lounge area, the condo residents can't access the hotel's lounge or pool and vice versa... the hotel there applied for their own license, just being in the same attached building does not grant you the right to that same license 

if it's a timeshare condo type of set up where you could pool your room into the hotel and guest got check in through the hotel's reception, use the hotel's maid for housekeeping then yes, you are part of the hotel 

2 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

 

What about a hostel with bunk beds in a detached house?

I think certain areas will have their own  interpretation on how many rooms in a house requires a hotel licence

for detached house, you can rent out as short as you like as a 'homestay' there is provision for it no problem

for a room in a condo it's illegal - they consider it multi-room building and needs hotel license which you won't get from having a few rooms in a condo 

Was it more than 50,000 bah transfer? they've blocked transfer over 50,000 for accounts/methods without biometric data

on the phone app you can do it as it has biometrics, not sure if putting in cards at the ATM to transfer counts as having biometrics or not, I see some newer ATMs has extra cameras 

15 hours ago, proton said:

... was not told last time I went in. Their explanation was they were only just told from May 2024, but the customers were not told it seems. Banks and immigration here are a real pain.

So.... did they told you yet that you need it next time you come in? 

this was the norm for Thais since 2020, it used to be that at your 'home' branch they let you make withdrawal if signature match, but since then it's ID only, and now even to use the cash deposit machine ID or card is required

despite the low pay, ten thousands apply every year for openings of a few thousands position, what kind of people and expected lifestyle would that attracts?

58 minutes ago, beaufoy said:

I thought it was obvious that "the owner" is a reference to the person who owns the complex/the freehold

In a fully occupied condo everyone holds the freehold

the only case where someone owns the freehold and you don't is that your condo is leasehold, in which case you shouldn't have to pay for any repairs at all 

in a new build, there might be a case where the developers hold the unsold rooms that makes him the majority, or in some condos with mixed retail/hotel space, whoever holds those might always have a bigger share of the title and can always vote anything in their way at the committee 

On 6/2/2024 at 8:33 AM, beaufoy said:

I have been told that the owner does not like being contacted and keeps his contact details a secret........how do I find contact details of the committee 

What owner? are you leasing the condo? if you own the condo you're the owner 

The owner on the committee and their unit numbers/contact details should be available at the juristic person office

If you're not used to the tropics, you might leave windows open and let all sorts of insects in

hotels rarely has bug screen for aesthetic reasons 

was the high insurance premiums on teslas still due to the previous gray-market imports with the full import tax and then the grey-dealers even had some parts in they imported themselves with very high markup

even if the owners of thai market teslas went to these dealers for parts like replacement windows due to the long wait from official tesla shops, this shouldn't affect insurance companies at all as they probably wouldn't approve repairs like that

it's been almost 2 years since Teslas start selling officially in Thailan, why's the insurance on teslas still high 

2 hours ago, bigt3116 said:

 

Do you have a link for that? Certainly not mentioned on any of the many websites I checked yesterday.

 

sorry, yes it's a paid holiday - same as paid sick leave and annual leave that's normal in Thailand i forgot that it's paid as in no deduction if you take the day off

What I meant was that you don't get paid extras 1.5 times the normal rate if you have to come to work on that day, 

otherwise you can take the day off with no deduction from your normal salary - a paid holiday if you consider it like that

On 6/3/2024 at 9:01 AM, Enzian said:

AFAIK we're all still waiting to see lower prices on the shelf, ...

Non-Vintage Champage like Moet and Veuve clicquot are now around 2000 baht as opposed to 4000+ or before, some old stock of other labels are still at the old price 

For thai travel cards (thai citizens going overseas) some cards give better than standard visa/mastercard rates but only for certain currency, and some even let you 'exchange' in advance of travels by buying the currency, working like a multi-currency account  

39 minutes ago, bigt3116 said:

The law says you should be paid for public holidays.

only if you work on those days or the holiday coincides with your regular 'off' day

If you think you can get a better deal on them compared to Hondas and Toyotas, and can stand to walk away from them being unable to be repaired economically, go ahead, 

there's a reason even 2nd hand dealer will lowball or outright refuses to buy MGs

the Fiesta's gearbox is also pretty horrendous, but some do turn out fine

mobile skips

they might even pay to get rid of it for you

Finally seeing some price lowered in store shelves, 

Some French Champagne are now 2,000 baht compared to around 4000+ of before, last time prices were this low must be decades back

but now some brands are still holding on to the old price (old stock maybe?)

nothing on Australian wines or Scotch and other hard spirits yet 

the law was from an era where the bikes are slow to accelerate and would be a hindrance on slope such as bridges

modern bikes handles these overpass and underpasses just fine

but bikes filtering between cars can be a problem, in Bangkok, the overpasses can be narrow with no shoulders, sure if traffic is slow enough or at standstill there's no danger

26 minutes ago, paddypower said:

this gives me a chance to ask: my tenant is using the 3BB 4 G package. the modem is about 5 years old (it came free from 3BB). he wants to sign up for the 5G package, called Super Hi Speed: download speed is 2,000 GB and upload speed remains at 1,000 GB. cost 1399 + VAT. my question is, do i need to upgrade the modem? the 3BB service centre says 'no worries' , but my tenant is going to be doing musical studio work which will be uploaded and downloaded. any advice, ? thanks.

Are you sure this is 4g as in connected via sim card (mobile phone) rather than through a fiberoptic cable? some package come with sim card you can use on the phone and tablet when out and about as well and might be labelled '4g' as such

2gig down and 1 up sounds like wired broadband package, usually the provider, 3BB, AIS will provide appropriate router unless you ask for a package with no router to use your own, which is really for people who knows what they're doing