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you sound like a wise man... stressing over things you can't change or have no control over is only advised if you are currently in a competition to see who can get their blood pressure highest!

People are people everywhere or anywhere you go you will find things that will be irritating.

jai yen yen

5 hours ago, BritTim said:

If he entered on the NZ passport, he must exit on the NZ passport. It would have been better to renew the Thai passport while overseas, and enter on that (or even have entered with his expired Thai passport which is also allowed). On future visits to Thailand, he should use his Thai passport, but may get into a discussion on why there is no Thai exit stamp in the Thai passport. If he stands his ground, and asks to see a supervisor, it should generally get sorted out OK, but it is better to avoid these kinds of complications. Anyway, short term, he must exit on the NZ passport before on overstay, and try to re-enter by air using the Thai passport.

 

the above sums it up...

do not overstay on your NZ passport end of discussion!

If thai people want to endanger their own lives so be it... but other people should not be allowed to endanger yours.

Place the responsibility on the truck owner by saying by allowing people in the back you are endangering someone elses life here is your ticket... also if someone does get hurt in the back of the truck the  owner will take full responsibility for any injury!

advice for future visits...

 you should settle up after every single drink... (do not ever do a running tab!!!!)

order a drink pay for it as soon as it arrives!

Every bar at soi I go to will bring your drink and the bill at the same time.

 don't take a single sip until you pay for your drink.

they bring you a shot or a beer look at the bill if its not correct, you can do something about it.(i changed my mind i don't want this drink, Why does this drink cost 1000 baht.....)

he is part of the staff

couldnt the shame be removed you know by like... offering to help the guy or join in?!?!?!

20 minutes ago, Ulic said:

Personally I don't get it. I have never seen a hotel pool in Thailand over 1.3 meters

deep. If you are experiencing difficulty, just stand up.

 

soo much this....  it makes zero sense that an adult would be required to scream for help in such a shallow pool unless she was being attacked.

how is this news????

she over reacted over her situation and then the issue was resolved later should be end of story... move along nothing to see here.

nothing harmed except her pride (people make mistakes when they are angry stop judging her for something so minor)

street food vendors in Bangkok are slowly but surely being eliminated.... 

the upper-class areas like paragon/ siam square  have been devoid of street food vendors for awhile 

Allot of vendors who use to frequent the Asok area are disappearing also. 

Cops in bangkok need to get serious about cracking down on cars and trucks spewing out thick black smoke.

2 hours ago, SpeakeasyThai said:

Why don't you mind your own business? Are they bothering anyone or making a disturbance? You need to think in a more pisitive manner instead of judging or thinking the worse of other people.

 

this kind of breaks the image of all westerners having money. its interesting they chose to set camp at paragon which is considered upper class on par with Beverly hills...  if they were thai  or even Asian looking they would have been shooed away or arrested immediately! That particular area is almost immaculate in terms of cleanliness and devoid of street vendors.

back packers who ran out of money?

1 hour ago, Kabula said:

When a woman leaves don't strike her, try to hug her.

 

Let her go and tell her how you feel about her.

 

Don't kill yourself.

 

If you have an addiction, admit it to yourself and get help.

 

Don't try to contact her until your problem is resolved.

 

It's never over till it's over!

 

Move on with what makes you happy and be the first to initiate conversation with women everywhere.

 

Sometimes they return within hours, days, weeks and even years!

 

what you stated should not need to be stated to anyone who is rational.... the fact that you have to say this at all is irrational 

IE.. your advice is completing meaningless and pointless. 

In general your average Thai citizen cares very little about politics in other countries, in fact your average Thai citizen doesn't even care about politics in Thailand unless it somehow affects them directly... I get some pretty frustrating questions in regards to American politics and from experience its best to avoid the subject all together....

My point... comparing your average thai citizen to the president of the united states is irrational...    

your average Thai citizen just wants to go about their daily lives and for the most part there is no need for them to have an opinion about what happens in other parts of the world... while trump is a world leader and it should be his business to know whats what....

I am kind of curious as to what the real issue is here and the real reason behind this post?  (seriously why post this??)

- Issan girls are stereo typed just like everyone else... get over it.. its just the way things are....

- common sense dictates this is a generalization and doesnt respresent 100% of all issan girls

- IF you know she is a good person and she makes you happy does really matter where she is from?

-  why do you care what strangers think? do the words of strangers bring doubt that the person you love is a good person somehow? (if it does you are an idiot)

On a side note I think its better if she applies on her own if her finances are in order.... if the embassy finds out she has an American boyfriend the odds of getting a visa are decreased.  Its best she doesn't have any connections to an American when applying. 

Logic... thai person is less likely to return to thailand or leave the states once their visa is expired if they know an American.

they should at least raise the the cost of entry for locals.

allot of thai people would like to travel outside of Thailand but the opportunity for most is low considering visa restrictions to western countries and average income levels in Thailand.. If you want to know what thai people think about the western world just do a youtube search....there are several videos of thai people uploading their experiences regarding the western world and will often comment on the difference in culture.  

Note: The people who are fortunate enough to travel from Thailand to a western country are usually well off and probably attended an international school... so if you were wondering what someone like a local Thai bar girl thinks the videos won't do much good.

I wonder if anyone has even considered raising the price for thais..

granted the fees shouldn't seem that unreasonable to someone living on a western income... but people won't feel very welcomed and don't take kindly to being treated unfairly... If I was traveling to Thailand for the first time and i found out i was paying a "farang -tax of 1000% i might not want to come back to Thailand ever again.

i have a feeling this thread is going to be locked shortly considering the direction the conversation is going

why are you bitching about it on a message board? take it up with the person or people who are causing this pet peeve of yours.

18 hours ago, Thian said:

I've watched the streets of Chinatown for many weeks....you rarely see a farang there mate.

 

And the ones you do see are watching their cellphones for google maps but even that doesn't work properly cause you can't download a free map of Bangkok....You can download loads of offline maps but not in Thailand.

 

BKK needs many more farang waiters, the dumb waiters is the reason i won't eat in many restaurants without a Thai friend.

 

just curious how long have you lived in thailand? are you not picking up the language at all?

Time for you to move on.. you made the right decision by breaking up with her...

you get back together and you will just be reminded why you broke up with her in the first place. 

On 9/20/2016 at 7:25 AM, colinneil said:

It would appear that the brown envelope was not big enough or was never handed over.

You dont pay we take it away.  T.I.T.

 

this....

have you considered the possibility that the gun she is holding up in the picture is not actually a real gun? it could easily be a replica or an air soft rifle.

1 hour ago, tagalong said:

What a load of rubbish....Rubber tires on a push bike is no worse then rubber shoes....You idiots believe the earth is still flat...

it has nothing to do with rubber tires or rubber shoes 

I have no clue what faith or religion you have if any... but its about showing respect

riding a bike through temple grounds is like riding a bike through a church, common sense you just don't do it out of respect for other people's beliefs!

and if you still dont get it... how would you feel if someone pissed on the side of your house?