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do people pay just for the access to salad bar? 

I thought the point is that they set the salad bar price so high it seems cheap to go for any of the 'meat' dishes with included salad bar

don't they have cheaper price during weekdays monday-friday too? maybe it's just that this monday counts as a hoiday so the normal weekday discount don't apply

in case for a counter top plug-in oven

other issue is the plugs and wiring, is it adequate for an oven, in older houses with poor wiring the plugs and wiring can get hot from the currents 

Some government hospitals insist on everyone wearing masks before entering still

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

Most Thais do not eat beef.

Reminds them of the pet buffalo at home - akin to us eating dogs.

Also, pork and chicken are much cheaper.

None of the Thais that I know here on the island eat beef, and it is only in latter years that the Thai supermarkets have started selling it.

20+ years ago, we could not find beef anywhere on the island.

I would buy it when I did a major shop up in Bangkok.

Here in Chiangmai buffalo is actually a delicacy 

how much ground is left on the 'beach' side anyway most of the building seem to be on piers already 

they shouldn't pour money into improvements of the area unless they can clear up the legal status of those lands 

Do you know how to change the fonts used in excel in English, it's the same method, you just have to remember the name of the font select the Thai font

you have to highlight the cells with the words, then select the thai fonts' name form the list of font either on the menu bar or the  when you right click

31 minutes ago, Dcheech said:

My wife will upchuck if she eats beef. An involuntary response. I know a number of Thais who react to beef that way. Sounds like a heads up marketing move. They can always bring in beef if & when the demand is there, making sure it is clearly labeled. 

They do have beef now, but it's extra charge to go beef 

I know most of the beef in most corporate burger place are imported, thai beef are too variable in quality and price to use consistently, so they probably can't make the cost work 

33 minutes ago, ricklev said:

I happened to be walking past the opening of the first Taco Bell in Bangkok at The Mercury Ville and I noticed a young foreign woman greeting customers.  (There was a very long line of mostly young Thais waiting to get in and order.)  I asked her about the decision only to offer chicken and pork and she (from the USA) told me with absolute confidence that Thai people don't eat beef. 

Some Thai-Chinese really don't 

it used to be a thing to be able to tell how much in  the boonies you are when you order a burger at McDonald's and they have to ask to confirm if you really want beef or pork, don't happen in downtown Bangkok, but out in the suburbs definitely, and never seen it asked in the past 10 years, so whomever advised Taco Bell on the opening was going by some very old playbook 

13 hours ago, ricklev said:

I was very much anticipating the bean and cheese burrito of my youth when Taco Bell opened in Bangkok but, alas, Taco Bell Thailand, with their marketing wisdom, decided that beans would not be sold in any form at any Taco Bell in Thailand. It's a damn shame is what it is.  

They didn't even have beef for a while when they firs opened in Bangkok

there's an auction at the customs house every now and then of goods that's been 'stuck' or left by the owner refusing to pay customs/vat and possibly storage for every day it's been sitting in customs 

the worst outcome is your goods is destroyed, or Fedex send it back to the seller who can refund you

4 hours ago, orchidfan said:

HK cops are some of the best I've ever seen (over 25yrs here...HK...working and now 40/60 with living in TH).

 

They are polite, respectful, helpful,non~intrusive and multi lingual.

 

Originally trained by the British, and still maintain those standards.

Majority are born raised and educated in HK......NOT sent down from the mainland by the CCP!!

 

There are no "bath busses" in HK (only excellent bus,train ferry and taxi services.)

So, it no doubt was this policeman's own fault, but he had probably never experienced anything like it before.

 

RIP.

they had routemaster bus with platform out the back like in London, if you jumped from that while the bus is moving you'll likely meet the same fate

it's still illegal to smoke 'indoors' cigarette included, what's the 'lounge' situation like for these place, are the seating area comfortable, well cooled and do any of  them serve foods and beverage as well? 

plenty of stoner run shops with flashy storefront, good products but nowhere to enjoy them

plenty of 'vintage' watch dealers in Bangkok, but watchmaker that service high-end watch tend to be a separate entity, the service guys rarely sells, while the dealers can open the caseback, they won't be able to do much

While the dealers in shophouse that sells seikos and such will trade in Rolexes, plenty circulating around from pawnshops and all, they won't know their way around a patek for example

Malls and Night Markets are quite beginner friendly enough, taking the ferry to iconsiam can be a spectacle itself, EmSphere always have some decent street food in their event space and various cuisines from the restaurants and well decorated enough to not be a boring western mall

the street food scene like Chinatown or Chula univ area while good are just as unauthentic as malls or tourist focussed night market, most of the shops there are brand new, 

For day out with culture there's either a walk around Koh Kret or Bang Krachao for the 'rural' feel

Malls are probably the most authentic feel to how the real Bangkokian lives, more than any floating market or elephant ride, if you want to try living like a Thai, riding the Saen Saeb canal boat in stinking sewer to 'The Mall' in Bang Kapi is probably the closest you'll get to living working/Middle class Bangkok Thai lives 

55 minutes ago, Freddy42OZ said:

I just wish they would allow people to get citizenship without the language requirements. I'll probably be here for 40 years but I will never learn Thai.

Imagine the furor if immigrants in say, the UK or Australia are allowed citizenship without being able to speak English

At least the Thai citizenship don't test you on history or cultural bits

On 7/8/2024 at 4:51 PM, Ebumbu said:

Well, guess it's time to exercise my First Amendment right to free speech, free assembly, and protest! LOL. 

Where is that written? 

contract signing and detail revealed on the orange line: 3 car trains, also more trains and frequencies for the blue line ordered, but no extension to 4 cars, which is a shame with all that platform space  going unused for decades, probably cheaper to just get more trains and update signaling for headway rather than refitting all the platform screen doors in all stations and mix of 3 and 4 car trains 

On the proper bus in Bangkok I've had to do a running jump to get of as they barely stop, but those are from side exit, I doubt I could jump out the back of a moving songthaew baht bus successfully

Latest update in this case is still ongoing and residents still don't have clean water and recommended that they don't put the water near their face/eyes

why should they rent from you, if you believe the location is sound, cough up the money for a building and franchise and bear the risks

for pharmacy that sells tramadol with no questions asked, looks for the ever revolving clientele of boys on  motorcycle out the front, 

some even sell soft drinks for the convenience too 

in the UK i used to be able to get paracetamol and caffein in one pills, not available in Thailand, so a shot of Redbull with the pill seem to work

The gel cap version of paracetamol or ibuprofen also seem hard to come by or not available at all

For me diclofenac (Voltaren) in various forms works well for arthritis pain,

tramadol never seem to works for me, got loads from Thai hospitals after surgery, just makes me feel nauseous 

If you buy direct from the bank - you have to go through the court to evict the previous owner etc. 

Whereas if you buy through the Legal Execution Department auction, it'll come with the papers you can take to the police to start eviction

the bank will save lots of time selling to you direct rather than wait it out to get it to auctioned by the court, if you think you'll get a better deal but have to do your own legwork to get evictions etc. go ahead.

2m+ cash withdrawal will likely trigger reporting threshold from the Bank too

cashier's cheque/ bank draft are relatively easy to do, but cost more than just transfer, which if it's over your limit on the app/internet banking you can still do over the counter with the bank's staff