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I guess I am a Cheap Charlie. I almost never buy “lady drinks”. If I do, it has to be a beer. Not some super cheap watered down tequila for double or triple price. And if you do, you will get pestered for another and another, a round for her and a few “friends”, the mamasan expects one. There goes your bankroll! I’d rather be a Cheap Charlie than having the entire vibe ruined with everyone tapping on my shoulder like beggars holding out a tin cup.

I have never been asked to show an onward ticket in all of my eleven years (dozens and dozens of flights) , until my last trip from HCMC to Bangkok a few weeks ago. This was Nok Air. I was entering on visa exempt, made a little fuss (politely) because I just had cataract surgery and could see well and my flight was boarding soon, and showed them my previous non-o visa based on marriage. They let me slide and said they were just doing their job, which I understand. But it has never happened before. Moral of the story: bet to follow @DrJack54’s advice, or at least be to the airport early enough to book a flight or bus. (The Nok Air staff did say I could just even book a cheap bus or train ticket to a neighboring country). I just didn’t have the vision ability or time to do so). Lesson learned.

No. It isn’t American usage. Think about what you are saying before you spew it. Idiot.

I read this post at the perfect time! I am a little outside od BKK where there are no “ladies of the night”. Two super slim Thai hotties wearing those tiny shorts. Their bodies looked perfect for my taste, and they looked young but old enough. Unfortunately, they were both wearing thos goddamn MASKS! Definitely not trying to hit on presumably legal aged teens with masks on because…I can only presume. My guestimate- between 18-20. Reality, could have been much older or even worse younger. Stop withe th masks, already! p.s. i used to agree that everyone wears mask. Like 3 years ago. Why are they still wearing them?

So go to war, Thailand. With your broken aircraft carrier that has been rotting in the sea for decades and your Chinese submarine with no engine. ????

This post is hilarious and has happened to me probably more times than I realized. But my wife usually hands it back to me…I think. ????????

Lol. How much of that money was donated, along with vaccines masks, etc from USA and other countries? Even China made vaccine donations (which are a complete failure). Happily accepted for free and sold to the public for profit.

Burn the entire country tobthe ground and no one would care at this point. Madness coming in frim every direction. Definitely a third workd country, NOT a developing country.

I know the story, so I read the headlins, skipped the article, and headed straight to the comments! Hahaha

As others have claimed, this has never happened to me neither. Thais can be strange (to us). Could be something as simple as you accidentally forgetting to pay your bill before and instead of confronting you and causing you to lose face, they give you this “evil eye”? And not saying you (the OP) would do something like this, but I have seen foreigners (not just farang) getting too familiar with staff and crossing the line. Also, they aren’t too keen on sarcasm. Could you hve made a comment or comments that you assumed was an innocent joke, but they considered it rude. Could be a number of things, I assume. I hope you are not putting your feet up on the table or chairs or something, especially if their is a portrait of a member of a family I don’t think Inneed to even mention. Anyway, if this bothers you, I would blow it off. You could humbly ask what’s up, but I don’t think it would get you anwhere. Maybe. Good luck.

I also found what is needed to apply on a different thread that you replied to. ???? @DrJack54

Ok. Thanks for all the replies, fellas. So, doing it on Monday is fine, but everyone seems to agree it is better to do it earlier. Including Ubon Joe, in the thread Dr Jack posted (thanks for linking that). I am going to follow the majority her, including Dr Jack and do it tomorrow, just to be safe. Thanks again guys!

Hi guys. I came in on a 45 day stamp, which expires Sunday, Jan 22nd. Will I be charged for one day overstay if I go to immigration for a 30 day extension on the next business day (Monday 23rd)? I think not, but I want to check with the wiser on this forum because I am close to running out of Passport pages. Also, from what I understand I can't do it online unless I live in Bangkok, right? I live in Nonthaburi. I could hit the Bangkok border with a nine iron, but my address is in fact Nonthaburi. 10 minutes from Chaengwattana immigration and 40 minutes from Nonthaburi immigration. Would it be possible to do it at CW? Again, I think not. p.s. I know people will say the sooner the better, but I have a hell of a week ahead and don't really want to spend a whole day traveling and doing the extension. Monday would be much better, if I am not taking a big gamble! TIA!

I contacted my landlord and for some reason she can't do it online. She said every time she tried to register online before that she needs a "code", which she can't get. So she told me to go to immigration, but I will have to pay 500 baht per day. She said she would go this afternoon to do it for me if I pay her 500 baht, which isn't bad because it costs me about that much in a taxi. So I gave her 2500 for five days + her 500 (she said she would try to get immigration to take less). But then I read the fine can be nothing or a max of 2000 thb. This all sounds strange to me, but she said Bangkok immigration is easy, but Nonthaburi immigration charges 500 per day. Would love to hear your thoughts about this.

Thanks for all the replies. I will contact my landlord to do one today. I thought it was scrapped, but I think I had that confused with the TM28 (If that's what it is). I'm like a week late, but if they ask I could have been staying in a hotel because hotels don't do TM30's? Hate to be tricky, but with the constantly changing rules it's pretty easy to make a mistake like this. Also, don't know why the most reliable source of information is this forum, but idk what many of us would do without guys like DrJack and many others!

Hi. I am confused about the TM 30 rules. I was on a non-O based on marriage, but it was expiring and I just went to Phnom Penh for a few days and reentered Thailand on December 9th with the 45 day stamp, which I will likely extend for 30 days. Does my landlord need to do a new TM 30? Sme passport and same address. Thanks!

Thanks! Understood and easy-peasy! I looked into the re entry permit process and just printed the TM8. Making photocopies of the Passport front page and page of last entry date, as I read was required (and I will make a copy of my last extension stamp with my extension of stay date, just in case). I think I still have a few photos left I can dig up to attach. Thanks for your response and all the help you bring to this forum. Same for Joe and BritTim and a few other guys that spend time sharing knowledge and answering questions and helping others. You guys sure are generous with your time and I really appreciate it!

Thanks for the advice, gents. Quick question- how do I get the reentry permit at the airport (DMK)? Just ask the immigration officer when they are stamping me out upon departure?

Thanks, but if I get a reentry permit, My stay expires in 27-28 days, and then don't I have to start all over again and leave to get a new non-o visa based on marriage, including showing 400k in the bank, seasoned for two months. Is that correct?

Hey all, apologies in advance if this is a dumb question, but you can never be too careful and I will try to make it quick. Non-O-Visa based on marriage with an extension of stay until December 8th , 2022. This was my first marriage visa so I'm not sure, but in case you are wondering why there is an extension of stay (or maybe this is normal), I guess it was because I got a couple COVID extensions before the visa was activated. My 90 day residency check in is all good until December 10th, after my extension of stay expires. My wife and I are making a plan to take a trip to Tokyo the first week of November. Depending on the return time, a re entry permit would only give me 27-28 days before my stay expires. I have read getting a reentry permit is not a big hassle, can be done at the airport upon departure and costs 1000 baht. Is this all correct? Even if so, I don't necessarily plan to be in Thailand for more than a week upon return. Depends on if I can save this marriage during our trip to Tokyo (we are having some marital issues). If things are still rough and we are living separately, I would prefer to get out and go to Vietnam for awhile and just see if our feelings change in time or just move forward in my life. Most likely, it would be Vietnam to take time apart. With that said, wouldn't it be wiser to come in on a visa exempt and have the option to extend it if I so desired, rather than pay for a reentry permit that would give me 2-3 days I really wouldn't need anyway? Or would I risk being hassled at airport immigration (BKK or DMK...not booked yet) for being married and/or having a valid extension of stay with no reentry permit? Rookie question, but thanks in advance.

Are you man enough to admit your mistakes, or are you just a 100% perfect person? Oh, I got it...a troll!

Actually, I think I am leaving Thailand. I was in DaNang, Vietnam for a year and a half during COVID and loved it. Also eyeballing Columbia. SO, great idea and thanks, but without cocktails.

This reply was amazing on so many levels. Thanks for all the info and encouragement. The funny thing is, I have absolutely no craving. When I go to 7-11 I buy orange juice which is right next to the beer cooler and don't even notice the beers (Or Soju or whiskey behind the counter. So, that's great. A social situation would be more difficult I imagine, though.

nope Yeah, I am quite shocked at the nastiness, actually. Especially being in serious mental pain for over a month being home alone working and trying to get the thought of what she is out doing every day and night out of my head. Nightmares, insomnia, the whole 9 yards. This will definitely be the last time I post anything personal on this forum and I already tried to remove it, but can't. Oh well, others like to hurt people to make themselves feel better, I suppose. Almost everyone is focusing on me admitting I would drink too much sometimes, then calling me a drunkard that got kicked to the kerb. A lot of illiterate Saints here, I suppose. But a great thanks to the few sensible comments as well as your advice. I appreciate and agree with it.

She won't willingly divorce, it looks like I will need a lawyer. Totally understand what you mean, I would doubt it too. It would be the most likely situation, but no I did not meet her in a bar and she wasn't a prostitute before. Like I said in the OP, we were having a very nice dinner and two "friends" showed up, they ended up getting wasted and I can only suppose they talked her into doing it.