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There are plenty of international schools to choose from, with a wide range of fees, but it depends on where you're going to be living. As well as the academic/English requirements for your son, pick a school that is nearby.  Having a 1-2 hour journey every morning/afternoon is not recommended.

37 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

Are death sentences actually carried out in this country? or are they just symbolic? (You've been such a naughty boy we're just we're just so so angry with you we just we just dunno wot todo ...)

Rarely.  Most are commuted by HM.  The last one was in 2018 (lethal injection).

46 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Up to 65 and more die daily on the roads, mainly because laws on the books aren't enforced, people are paid off, and a wai, and maybe a bribe, gets many out of situations where jail time is mandatory. Locals do not pay child support for the children they make, meaning the men. This absence of fathers, and eventually mothers, who feel the need to go elsewhere to work instead of staying with their children, at least giving the kids one parent who raises them, leaves many kids to fend for themselves, as grandmas, many of whom are illiterate and not capable of taking good responsibility, can't do the job. This lets children to grow up with no guidance, which of course lets them do what their peers do, which is mistreating women, animals, and leaving the kids they make also, repeating the pattern of many decades. Corruption here is huge, and the human trafficking that is sometimes protected by this corruption, lets it flourish. In a democracy, which is the best source of government, the people can elect new leaders. The people here do not have much of a say. Leaders elected are put aside and the rich who are in charge put one of their own in position. This would be okay if they did the job intended, which is to help all people. Yes, in America, sometimes, or actually may times, a leader is voted in place who does more harm than good, but at least the people have a say in who's elected. Expats are treated as outsiders, whereas Thais are accepted in the US as like all others, except by those who are racist or prejudiced., and not allowed to work in most jobs. In the US, you can get most any job a citizen has eventually. Women and girls are considered second class here. This isn't the case in other countries besides some Muslim and other Asian. They are slaves to the men in many cases, a place where boys, many useless, are put in higher regard than the girls, who usually are the ones trying to get ahead. Thousands of food stalls are unlicensed and many get sick from the food they serve in filthy conditions. Animals, especially dogs, are allowed to roam free because no one takes care of them or their offspring, besides the spay and neuter programs who are sometimes frowned upon, and the laws are there to keep this from happening but aren't enforced strictly. Greed is very high here, and scammers are everywhere, which doesn't help with tourism but has been hurting it more and more. Thailand's image of a place to go and have a good time has been tainted by this and crime towards foreigners. Punishment should be dealt out more, especially towards those who are targeting farangs, for the same reason. This is a beautiful country, with many good people, but it's gotten worse for decades now, and is one reason I will take my daughter from here to give her a better life back home. I don't see things improving until the younger crowd gets their say and removes the ones who have been doing the damage for years. This also happens in the US, but as mentioned, there you can get rid of the garbage by voting them out, or punishing them when they commit crimes.

I'm sure you've made some good points, but the lack of paragraphing doesn't make me want to try to read what you've written.

Didn't the pandemic finish years ago?🙄

Just now, Gottfrid said:

Let the scaremongering commence. I am an over 20 years of proof it is not a big chance or especially dangerous to eat raw beef in Thailand. Now, let´s read all that are going to tell me I have been lucky for over 20 years. Sorry guys! Never won the lottery.

Well said.  Raw beef is a staple of Japanese and Italian cuisine, as well as French.  Why would eating it in Thailand be any different.  Thais love their raw food, prawns/shrimps not to mention 'larb moo'.

It's ridiculous putting this in the Bangkok Forum, when it's a Thailand wide issue.  Maybe there should be a separate PM2.5 Forum with daily updates for those who are interested?