Jonathan Swift

I doubt it. In most cases the mule knows. It’s not hard for them to figure out why they get paid so much for carrying baggage that isn’t theirs. But I’m not privy to statistics, so who knows?

You mean the high quality tourists which exist only in their imaginations?

Maybe if they make enough from this they can shut the border to Israeli IDF troublemakers

To be fair, his English probably wasn’t so good either. Anyone with any brains can figure something like this out with e few hand gestures or use a translator

7-11 would make out pretty well no doubt

That’s how much my apartment rent is. Good thing I’m not a boozer

It has happened in the US, some of these people had to have full lung transplants

Correct. If you bring in more people there will be proportionately more ɑsshoIes. It's built into the math. Hopefully they will move the midpoint needle and tip the scales enough to serve both sides of the issue. The locals are not making good money off the Israelis because Israelis are not the big tourist spenders that Thailand wants or needs. I think it's clear to everyone including the police and immigration that they are not worth the trouble. It sounds like certain groups may end up with a target on their backs the moment they arrive, which I'm fine with, no doubt others would be fine with it. This is total speculation on my part, I don't in any way actually claim to know what I'm talking about. Basically, it sounds like the Israelis may be specifically targeted for "enhanced surveillance". Then immigration may be pre-primed to expedite deportation if necessary. That's the way I would do it. Memos to all immigration checkpoints: flag all Israeli passports the moment they set foot here. Enhanced security, enhanced surveillance from entry to departure. It could be done entirely within the database and system with minimal extra cost or effort. It would be sad if hotels and hostels started to refuse Israelis accommodation when their passports were presented because they were flagged. If motorbikes were not rented without valid drivers licenses. If police memos were sent to motorbike rentals telling them that valid motorbike licenses must be produced. Real sad.

We all know and agree on that, I believe that token attempts have been made, but such a change is immensely difficult and would likely take decades. As it stands, Thailand just doesn't have a lot of economic resources to offer the world, and Thai workers themselves are deeply dependent on tourist dollars.

I have a name for it. "Israeli Tourist Terrorists" . Perfect.

Yes.

Awww, another immigration scofflaw got caught, waahhhhh

If you think it’s so bad you don’t have to stay here and suffer

That's your experience. To paraphrase Gump, shallow is as shallow does. If you want depth you have to be deep to see and experience it. If you're only operating on one channel you're never going to see or here the rest.

You mean Pidgin English? Last I checked Pigeons don't speak English or any other language. My blood type is O negative, next time you need some authentic farang blood. I have extra.

They should have specified which type of mask will filter PM 2.5 particles. Most don't. You need the N95 or equivalent. https://aqicn.org/mask/

Do you mean stutter, or shudder?

All agencies use crooked tactics which rely on bribes to get away with breaking the law. Often times foreigners are misled and taken advantage of, spending stupid amounts of money instead of learning the ropes.

For chronic complainers maybe. None of this is going to bother me in the least. I had a lot of work and a lot of hoops to jump through when I got my retirement O visa. If this is too much work for retirees then I agree. Don't come here. See if retiring is better anywhere else.

I'm not unhappy to see those shady "agents" go.

The bad publicity has embarrassed the powers that be into holding a high level meeting about this, in the town of Pai with the police and locals. Things look like they are about to change. A bar just got raided and a whole band of musicians were caught working without a permit. This may not seem like much, but it shows a radical departure from the previous status quo of turning a blind eye to the behavior of foreigners. The local hippie colony is all shocked and outraged that their little hippie stoner paradise is now being stepped on with actual enforcement of laws. They've been flauting visa rules, flauting motorbike license laws and endangering people with their driving, publicly flauting work laws by actually advertising services on facebook, parasite begpackers and deadbeats contributing nothing to the local economy. I'm sure this was a deliberate signal as to what's coming. But of course I could be wrong, because, the more I learn the less I know. Thailand if nothing else is largely unpredictable. One thing for sure, the times they are a-changin, and the good old days are gone.

These things are more complicated than most people are able to grasp. This kind of radical change acts like a fast moving blunt object, a swinging pendulum of force that goes one way when it's pushed in that direction, going past the intended target, knocking people over, uprooting and smashing things in the process. It happens everywhere, not just Thailand, it is the nature of change when it happens faster than people can keep up with. In this case, obviously the government had to do something to save and preserve the economy, I think we all understand that, and it is virtually impossible to foresee all of the repercussions. It's also impossible to keep government operating in a consistently effective and sensible manner

Well, that's a viewpoint. A simpleton's viewpoint. So what's next, the "racism against farangs" worn out routine? There's a lot more to it than that, but that's why this is the grownups' page.

Wait, didn't someone beat him in 2020? Trump didn't win on the merits, everyone knows he beat a feeble old man who was virtually incoherent in the debate, Kamala just came in too late to turn things around. The democratic party handed it to him. Doesn't matter, he's only got 4 years, then everything he does will be undone. I don't even care, you can say what you want, I'm neutral, I came to Thailand and I'm 8,000 miles away from that dumpster fire, and that's the way I like it. Luckily, I don't run into people like you anywhere. Wonder why?

Please quote any phrase from the article that shows hate. After all, you're the expert, your people are full of it from the soles of your feet to the top of your hair.