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7 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

So there is 121 better Universities elsewhere in Asia , that says a lot for Thai education doesn't it NOT .

Yes, there IS 121 better universities in Asia.  If you had gone to even a <deleted> university, you might have noted that Universities is pleural  so the verb must be ARE.  The second phrase of your sentence contains a double negative so ends up being meaningless. Wear was u teached English ?

4 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Sort it out yourselves .. The idea of getting govt' involved is to strong arm the negotiations to T A's advantage .. Another aspect of this is major aircraft components such as engines requiring overhaul are sent back to manufacturers or certified overhaulers outside of Thailand and can be held back until legal and financial issues are resolved .. not only engines are worth a lot of money they are a bargaining asset that T A need and cannot operate without .. 

I seem to remember that Thai bought some engines from Rolls Royce not too long ago - and that squeeky clean British company seemed to have been handing out vast sums money in bribes in order to get the conract.

1 hour ago, Phil McCaverty said:

Still the case for Germans.

"Seven years ago though, when he went on overstay , you just needed a letter from your Embassy without actually having to have the cash"

After I retired, I came in 2008 and got a one-year A-O Visa.  I did not need any cash, but I did need proof of adequate income in the UK which was verified the British Consulate.

Perhaps our German friend did not have sufficient income in Germany because it seems that he woukd not yet have a pension and with no job he was probably financially challeneged  !

On 3/22/2020 at 5:15 AM, colinneil said:

Look at the photo the woman at Pinnarts side says it all, gawd when will she stop spouting BS.????

I rather fancy this lady  .............

sultry, graceful and  ............................. :)

5 hours ago, bluesofa said:

They are pretty comprehensive. I remember mine for a work permit once:

Doctor: "Are you well?"   Me: "Yes, fine."  

Doctor then wrote a out a health certificate. 

I had to get a medial certificate for a work prmit too. I went to the hospital, gave the girl at the desk my passport. She asked me to wait - I thought this was to wait for the doctor to see me.  A couple of minutes later she brought my medical certificate to me. Very efficient service !!!

1 hour ago, Assurancetourix said:

Maybe the Post Of The Year  ( POTY 2020 ? ) 

I wonder whether the forummers here would protest if there is a virus outbreak in New York and all Americans are prevented from entering Thailand.

Not all Americans,   but those from New York State in the US of America would be a good idea 

16 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

Surely this would be more environmentally friendly, less expensive and more efficient tooperate

Don;t joke.  That's what they will be goi ng for now. What's 10% of the cost of one of those machines ?

Can we know where these people were when they were identified with the virus ?

I guess this information is hidden so that it does not cause 'panic'

On 2/5/2020 at 12:21 PM, thaikahuna said:

They are less likely to pimp them out too. IMO...

But some Thai  ladies love that ............  

15 hours ago, losworld said:

I think it depends where you are going.  I would avoid major tourist areas and try to find an area not frequented by tourists and particularly chinese toruists.  I would travel parts of Isaan or southern Thailand but l would avoid phuket, bangkok, pattaya, krabi, chiang mai, koh chang, koh samui.  And I would definitely not fly with a Chinese carrier and a transfer through China.  The plane may be more worrisome than when you land.  Nothing against the Chinese just this could be a dangerous virus we will know more in a few weeks.

So Hua Hin is not a place to be avoided  ?

On 2/6/2020 at 7:36 AM, RichardColeman said:

Up in Soi Khoa Noi they are building a gazillion new Choc Chai condos - they even built a three storey sales building catering to the Chinese. They were trafficking in the Chinese by the coachload a few weeks ago - now the odd taxi turns up. 

where is Soi Khao Noi  ?  Is it the one in Hua Hin ?

5 hours ago, davehowden said:

The second row left hand side lady has big feet !!

"In the land off the blind the man with one eye is king." Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus

In the land of the blind ............

12 hours ago, sirineou said:

Our primary concern is getting on a plane, and transfers at high risk locations, but a secondary concern is that  if things got bad, we might not be able to return to the US and even if we were we might have to be quarantined for 14 days. 

I share your concern. I'm an aging retired Brit booked to fly home mid-February. The greatest dangers seem to be getting to the airport : taxi drivers are a great risk in Thailand  - for lots of reasons; are gtrains safe ?), and oncd at the airport you are in the highest risk location full of potential carriers.  Should I stay here until it's all over ?  

Its good to see the immigration officers taking all reasonable precautions against infection.

Will they require me to put my fingers and thumbs on a biometric scanner which has been touched by the whole world and his dog  when I leave Thailand in a couple of weeks time.

This pre-supposes that we are allowed to leave LOS ............

Jindarat further explained that since October 2019, BMA has been working with Royal Thai Police to randomly inspect vehicles in Bangkok areas for black smoke emission. “We have already identified almost 30,000 vehicles that have high levels of emission and ordered the owners to fix the problem,” she said.

Does anybody think that they with folow these arders ?

Great !   let's not worry about the climate - we like it HOT !

6 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Sure this guy wont be happy until the carts are in the street collecting the dead and a man in a plague mask painting large 'X's' on doors

will it be like in Monty Python's  Holy Grail ?

13 hours ago, ivor bigun said:

Bangkok

That narrows it down a lot ????

5 hours ago, blazes said:

I would think the result of this little squabble is known in advance: the last time the French won a battle over the English was in 1066 (and even then it was only the Norman French).

If this statement were right, England woud still hold half of France ! We did win some majot battles later (Crecy, Agincourt) which all Brits know about thanks to Shakespear and Olivier's Henri 5. But we must have lost a lot (obvously I do not know them) later to end the 100 Year War.  We realy should have claimed back Normandy after liberating it (with US help) in 1944  ..........

5 hours ago, malibukid said:

also called the reproduction number. the virus will decline as the number of human host diminish either through immunity or death.

There's me thinking it was vitrinite reflection ......

19 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

A motorbike was stolen by two Thais at my place a couple weeks ago, that never made the news...

They are Thai - so that's OK. Nicking bikes is a profession reserved  for Thais - that's why the Brits are in big trouble.