geisha

Hi, does the Visa Exempt stamp actually state the date/ 45 days ? I arrive on the 2/03 and after around 40 days will be going to Bali. It will save me buying a throw away ticket which my airline ( emirates at Nice France) always ask me for. ( or what proof can I show them that it’s 45 and not 30 days ,)

Hi, does the Visa Exempt stamp actually state the date/ 45 days ? I arrive on the 2/03 and after around 40 days will be going to Bali. It will save me buying a throw away ticket which my airline ( emirates at Nice France) always ask me for.

Bit of a difference between bona fide Chinese tourists and crooks isn’t there ??

If you’re talking about western Expats , why ? If not western expats, then who do you mean ?

Surely they know that everyone is laughing about such statements ? I know they don’t care, but why bother ?

Ohhh, and such a nice looking guy too !

Wow , you really think you’re something don’t you ?

No, the pick up from your address is done by mini bus ( Bells) then you transfer at Pattaya bus station to their very comfortable coach. Very good value. The one from Jomtien is very good too for the price .

Obviously you have no idea why he’s called Big Joke, which has nothing to do with the English meaning. Look it up.

If it happened in a crowded bar, I suppose there are many witnesses. I doubt Thai chief Surachate would get involved over a few slaps.

You insure your car don’t you ? And your house ? Your health is the same .

In my opinion, everyone should have a good travel insurance. I’ve always had one , peace of mind. No one is accident proof, health problems happen everywhere, also when you’re in Thailand,! At home, in your own country, you most probably are helped , in Thailand , ( anywhere abroad) you are not helped. If you don’t have the couple of thousand, or maybe a few hundred thousand $£€ to pay, that’s your problem, or maybe your families ? Why take the risk for the price of a good meal out ?

And who’s going to take care of the rest of us ?

So all was fine, he booked a room/ condo , then what happened ?

That’s the problem in Thailand , the grandparents illiterate, parents no education, no idea how to bring up children. Too many drugs easily bought, too easy to fall into a mess., I saw it on my first visit to Thailand 1984,,nothing has changed.. There are jobs , I have many friends who work in restaurants, hotels, shops, offices etc I suppose they’ve been lucky to have a caring family . The education system here is terrible, especially if you need extra help.

Too many kids are left to their own devices. I see them in their shorts just out of school buying a beer and smoking. I see young girls hanging around with guys , ending up pregnant at 15 or 16. I know this happens all over the world, but we’re talking about Thailand, where fathers come and go, mothers disappear to work abroad or worse, kids dumped with grandparents , kids lacking in education, and then we wonder why the guys are a bunch of lazy wasters, and the girls turn into bar girls .

I don’t think the airline industry bosses are going to be happy about being dictated to by a third world country that is run by idiots.

Hi, if , for example the UK asked for Covid test for entry into UK on your return from Thailand, then you must have Covid covered insurance. I don’t think UK do. Their explaining of this is, IF you caught Covid in Thailand , you would miss your flight/ or be hospitalized obliging you to stay longer in Thailand and costing you more money. Wow, I don’t think they have a brain between them !!! It will probably be printed properly in the next few days.

None of you have understood the article correctly !! Pattaya is the No 2 dirtiest beach in the world. So any ideas which is no 1 dirtiest please ?

What I don’t understand is that China has opened its borders ? Surely they also have a lot to loose if all those 1.4 billion + inhabitants risk getting sick ? Or is it a way of “ natural” extermination?

A British doctor in China (on tv a few days ago) said that there were enormous numbers of Covid infections and that doctors and hospitals were overflowing . Now if this happens again, in Thailand or the other third world countries, there’s a lot of misery to come. Haven’t we learnt from the past 3 years ? Do we really need another serious Covid epidemic? And is it really so bad to insist on vaccinations ( the new ones ) and testing for travelers ? ( obviously not for people who cannot for medical reasons). Doesn’t bother me one bit.

I could understand the governments fondness of Chinese visitors, but the ones you see all over Thailand are rude, noisy, filthy habits and pushy ! These are cheap tours that stink out Thai towns with tour buses , and crowd the airports , pavements and malls, even the 7/11s. They are not the ones that go to my local designer shops and spend 4000€ on a handbag. They do not get carried round in stinking buses ( which are not allowed in urban areas anyway) and in general behave . Groups are often refused in nice restaurants , I always remember a table of 6 Chinese in a good restaurant where the “ guide” asked the proprietor for a tip for bringing them there. They were quickly shown the door. I for one will keep out of their way if they return to a mass tourist invasion of Thailand or elsewhere.

This was already reported before Christmas and the lady in question has been arrested. Awaiting more news.

So someone of high rank facing bribery charges ( and what else?) is automatically moved to work in the Prime Ministers office ??

Take into account there may be departure / arrivals delays.Just go,for a nice tea or B Fast / dinner at Novotel. That way you are back at the airport in 15 mins if need be. I would not risk going into the city just for a chat.