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Yeah I suffered through it for tens of years. The during assignment in PI, did a lot of scuba diving - salt water and sunshine wiped out just about all of my psoraisis except for that on the scalp. The I began using coal tar shampoos - eventually all on the scalp disappeared too until just recently after a COVID bout. I eventually found a some coal tar shampoos on shopee and began using it a couple of times a week. Much relief for sure.

Also for scalp, shopee/et all sell coal tar based shampoo - rids the scalp totally of the disease. Unfortunately if you had COVID, that is a disease that is affected by the bodiy's autoimmune system and COVID seems to have unleashed that plus hives and other autoimmune diseases. Salt water and sunshine seem to help wipe some fo it away too. Google "healthline" and psoraisis and it can possibly provide answers too.

Yeah, added to all the other comments about locals and criminal acty, on the Swiss kicker stories, recall the news items about the beach areas taken over by the rich folks renting - according to the news items on this forum, a Thai land development company took over all those beaches to help rent out the villas for big bucks - the Swiss guy said that the stairs upon which the dr was sitting was on his property and then we learned that some of the beaches were blocked by the housing developments owned by the Thai locals. Now it seems the lower ranking citizens there want their beaches back as they are supposedly public lands according to the news.

Well recent media programs here in Bangkok have reported that the Thai govt is coordinating with Japan to non-criminalize 150K illegal Thai workers there while in S. Korea they are coordinating with the govt there to de-criminalize the 170K Thai workers in Korea. Not sure how many other countries have the same problem. I see no problem with the local govt checking businesses, for illegal workers no matter what nationality and for punishing criminal activity otherwise. I try to avoid doing anything even remotely seeming to be illegal. On this forum, they have reported this past week that since Oct of last year they have cancelled the visas of 68 foreigners - that seems to be a very small number to me. Maybe as the 180-day stay and possible tax problems, that number may increase but I sure won't be included in that category.

AMEN to that!

well, that may be 100% true about the PI but reading their forum, I see almost the same comments - some people happy, many not so happy. The PI was my 2nd choice for retirement as I spent 6 years there but the natural disasters on a regular basis there made my choice of Thailand easy. The immigration situation in Thailand seems to be a strongly felt major complaint area - I have been here for over 20 years and it has gotten better and easier than it used to be. To better enjoy life, look for the good rather than the bad and once the bad wins out all the time, it is easy to see that it is time for a change of location maybe. Take care stay safe.

I found the same results as you last year when I was due for a renewal in May. The only date (90 days before in checking) was the day before my due date! I have always done my renewal 30 days in advance just in case something new was added and I needed that extra time to fix things. But, in both of the last two years I just walked in, got my queue ticket, waited inside and never spent more than 90 minutes at immigration so since we used to have to wait hours in various queues, I see no real problem in not having an appointment - last year I was only in immigration for 45 minutes.

Mike I have to just applaud your response! If ex-pats here (seems just like the ex-pat complaints in the PI) came here for the good life or better life and obey the laws/regulations, there shouldn't be any real complaints. I remember how it used to be at immigration for any reports - some people even got in a queue line to get a queue number possibly for that day only - they were in line at midnight! I used to get in line by 4 AM and yes I normally was able to get a queue number for that day but mostly in the PM times. Things have definitely improved while changing. They dropped the TM.28 (according to the IO that processed my last one years ago), starte ENFORCING the TM.30, yeah I understand, they put the onus on the ex-pat and not the landlords but most hotels or rented houselords do a tm.30 for us and there are even agents that can do it for us so not so much problems today. I just got my LTR and won't have to do the 90-day reports anymore. taxes - I am an American and cannot escape the federal taxes. If I remained in the US then I would have to add another 10K USD on taxes so I have always paid my taxes and fortunately my pension is a govt pension so Thailand won't be able to tax that either...but even if my pension wasn't a govt pension with the LTR I could still not have to pay taxes here. Many local problems are only in people's minds - life here is still way more pleasant than in the US in my opinion. I also lived in many countries over he years - in Europe - great but not as great as here, Africa - definitely not as great as here, Asia - some really great but in total - still better here. Things are changing in these Asian states too for the taxes.

Not always. I watched what videos there were taken by cell phones during the assault - the attackers looked like they were big guys, total unlike those pictured as captured shooters. If cornered, yeah, they would rather blow themselves up before being captured. This immediate capture and looking at those captured, surely looks like a staged event for Putin to try to garner some more public support for the Ukraine war which has wiped out a generation of young Russians. My opinion only of course but I am not a fan of Putin nor of ISIS nor of any of the militant Muslims.

I get daily healthline reports...on hair loss by menopausal or older women, they recommend a diet of certain foods or supplements that could help with whatever is going on in the body that could be causing the hair loss Suggest one google "hair loss among older women" and suggested supplements/diet foods. Good luck!

Daughter went to Seoul for a concert, snowy and cold and came back with what sounds exactly like many seem to be experiencing. She already had a doctor's appointment and while there they tested her ad said it was not a virus but then wife caught it from her and they both have now had it for almost two weeks. Getting somewhat better but still there. I avoid both of them as much as possible. Good health to all! in spite of the bd air quality...this AM in Bkk our neighborhood was 125 so 4 times the healthy limit!

Sure sounds like the gangster executions I have seen in the movies over many decades.

Guess this is still the cause of the 120+ reading on my 2.5 micron meter this Friday morning! Smoke is visable. Even within the house, have to have the air purifiers all running. Guess BKK will be up on the charts with CM area.

I do believe that the Thai RD should be following conversations on the local media and in response to the same kind of question on a daily basis, should be putting out some kind of guidance. Otherwise, next March should be a total fiasco within the RD trying to figure it all out. Luckily some folks will study available documentation about taxes in Thailand, and will be able to understand that not all folks will be affected by these new regulations. "google" search is readily available and carries numerous documents regarding all the issues. I myself have now satisfied myself about any issue that might affect me or not so can relax knowing that life can still be great here. Next week I will receive my LTR visa. The BOI folks are truly helpful and patient with those applying for that visa. Although the pollution problem in BKK is almost as bad as CM, I still notice very few people wearing masks even when exercising outside. Another reason to use google search - masks do help! Take care and good searching for all.

When I read your question I decided to visit google search and checked N95 masks and air pollution. Scientists and experts that responded to this question said YES! a good quality n95 surgical mask will help block out even the 2.5 micron pollutants. Cloth masks and the cheaper other masks can reportedly only block about 30% max of those smaller particles. Need to have a close-fitting as when you inhale if the mask is not tight against the face, the smaller particles may enter. One can google the same as I did but must trust whoever the experts are. I know for sure that I have worn a mask for many years, even before COVID as doctors visiting me in capital cities around the had warned me about pollution many years ago. To date my lungs and other organs do not appear to have been affected by being in heavily polluted cities and being a regular outdoor jogger. Now though just a walker! but I still wear my mask every day as here in Thailand where I live, it is polluted more often than not. Accuweather combined with your location may also provide you with the pollution level. 2.5micron meters on Lazada and Shopee are fairly cheap. I use mine regularly and have done so for many years. Good luck. Stay healthy! Eat a healthy diet to counter some of the pollutants too.

For air pollution levels one can check "accuweather (your local district/subdistrict)" and the site will advise at least 2.5 micron reading. I have found this accuweather report valuable as I exercise outside and have used it for quite sometime both in CM and in districts of Bangkok.

seemed to be okay - that is the problem! I checked early AM and then after the rain. Early AM was around 50 while after the rains over a 100!

Yeah, yesterday morning before the rain, at 4 AM I checked the 2.5 micron levels and mine meter showed 50-52 . Then we had a brief shower. that was followed by a pattern of more sustained rain and brief periods of all clear. I checked the levels again and it was 105! so much for the rain clearing up the pollution. Today it is back in the mid 50's range which it has been almost every day for months. Yet, daily locals/foreigners in this village continue running or walking for exercise with no masks. Their health instead of improving will surely suffer in the future.

I thought originally it was from age 16...but at 77 I might be mistaken. Surely someone has the criteria.

Actually, women are this way I think anyway, because of the eternal male ego where he gets to go out and work to provide for his family and he insists on the wife having babies and so has to stay home all the time and care for the babies until they grow up. Meanwhile, since the wife is tired from caring for the baby, cleaning the house, fixing food for "Master", she loses any desire for him to climb upon her in bed or wherever so what does the man do? goes out to find some other female and then expects her too to be his slave. In some countries, women are considered to be lower than whale crap. I have lived in those societies too and am amazed that so many women continue to accept this. Now I heard on the news today that one of the African country's government is considering lifting the ban on "female circumcism" as it seems the women are not bowing to the men as they used too. Look around the world today - especially the "developed" countries - marriage rates dropping, birth rates dropping so drastically that some countries are asking retirees to come back to work, China has had a negative birth rate for 5 years, S. Korea says they won't have enough workers in 20 years due to their .8% birthrate, while Thailand is saying that in x number of years, their population will number half that of today! Women are I believe, tired of being 2nd or lower class human beings. Times are changing, women have learned that they can be anything (just about) that a man can be work wise as they are being educated as well. My opinion anyway.

actually, check out the Thai Revenue Department rules about obtaining a Tax ID number - it says that one should obtain said tax number within 60 days of remitting assessible income into Thailand...key word here is assessible of course. Read and be informed about local regulations that could affect any ex-pats be it monetarily or something else entirely as immigration has reportedly been told to scrutinize more closely all the foreigners. Look at the news since the Swiss kicker appeared and the regular police and -immigration police seem to be really following this instruction and you will note ex-pats of many nations are now being caught up for "crimes". Have a great day! Stay safe!

Haven't hung around any of the bars here in over 20 years...but even in the days that I did, I never experienced anything negative with my speaking of Thai. I used to be fairly fluent 50 years ago after studying the language but then studied too many other languages before I retired here and all fluency was lost. I can carry on a conversation but if I think it is worth doing I usually apologize first for making any speaking errors. That always gets a laugh which shows that a conversation might be worthwhile. But that is just a personal experience, and I do not doubt that you feel slighted by that restaurant owner. SUch is life in TIT - while all is far from perfect, just where is any perfect area found nowadays? Good luck! Stay safe!

Strange for sure. I speak Thai always whenever I go anywhere. The response has always been more than pleasant. Sometimes, a cool reception changes immediately when I do speak Thai. My experiences only of course so that is why I find your experience in that business strange.

just wait, probably will require a "shower shot" of you and the wife together as they are going told to better scrutinize those dirty foreigners.

well I did the transfer of stamps last month at CM and didn't have any bank books with me. I was told to go to the tm30 office which opens 15 minutes before the main office and then they told me to go to the walk-in 90 day as it was due on that day but that I had to do it in my old P/P first. Didn't have to wait more than 5 minutes total at the tent screening area prior to going to window 2 inside which is marked for transfer of stamps...also no charges.