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9 hours ago, Mattd said:

Quite possibly they do, although given the nature of the US system, even this is probably only certain limited info, i.e. whatever is on a federal database.

I still doubt the Thai's have this sort of access.

And 25 years ago. He could not be refused entry due to a minor crime of 25 years ago.

4 hours ago, Ian1980 said:

I am quite sure bus will be more dangerous that airplane.

By air is the best option. One friend was on overstay and went to Bangkok by bus and as he left the bus station with his luggage, a police officer corned him and got 10k from him with all the threats of sending him to the IDC and him missing his flight out of Thailand. When the police see foreigners at the bus station with luggage, they suspect that they may be on overstay and may be leaving. At the airport, they are mostly concern with checking your name and the name on the air ticket as well as the photo to confirm that you are the person.

1 minute ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Depends on the woman, I suppose. Four year and running thus far, hasn't happened yet.

 

1 minute ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Depends on the woman, I suppose. Four year and running thus far, hasn't happened yet.

 

She will never open it  in peace time. Wait when there is a major issue at hand. Just my guess.Lol!!!

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

There's an old saying in Thailand that I've found valuable to remember through the years:

 

If you're living here, best to be worth more ALIVE (to those around you) than dead.

 

I have a will and other financial documents in a very well sealed envelope at home. The wife knows it's there (but not the details of what's inside), and that she should open it if I ever die unexpectedly.

 

But I've also told her very clearly, if she ever opens it BEFORE I'm dead, that I'll cancel everything inside. (I'm not sure I'd really do that, but that's what I've told her repeatedly, in no uncertain terms).

Curiosity will force her to open it before time. Women are what they are.

On 10/6/2016 at 0:15 PM, BritTim said:

 

Sure, if I have a sudden medical emergency, the police are going straight to the immigration office to search through their records to see if there is a foreigner information form with someone to contact in an emergency. That is far easier than having a "who to contact in case of emergency" card in my wallet.

So the only problem that you think and know you could have is a medical situation? Did you see anywhere in my post that I mentioned any medical situation? Someone's life being in danger could not only be a medical situation. The example that I gave was not a medical problem. When you create suspicion by claiming not to know things that anyone knows that you know or you should know, you draw attend to yourself and hiding information in this case, one may be tempted to think that you have something to hide.

Do you really think leaving out information that is vital to your life in here is waste of time and paper? What if something happens to you and they need to contact someone who could help safe say your life if you were in any danger? We shouldn't just criticize for the sake of the word but we should be objective in our thinking. I think giving the names and contacts of people who could be contacted if something goes wrong with you here is very important. What do we really think the immigration can do with say the contact of a person you give from your country or even a friend you give their contacts here? Will they go harrasing them in any way???? I think a big no. It is also very important to know the contacts of people will deal with or that of family members. I went to Myanmar for a Non B visa and when I returned to Thailand, the immigration officer said I was a footballer and almost sent me back to my country. I told him I had a teaching job and was in Myanmar for a Non B visa. So he said ok and that he needed to call my school director to confirm what I was saying. I had no document with me from the school as I left everything at the embassy in Myanmar. But I had the director's contact (though I had been in the school for only half a month) He called the director and I was let go with ease. If I didn't have that contact, things would have gone bad for me. We shouldn't hide information that is for our own interest and safety.

They are selling at the temple because the monk won the first prize on the first.

No , that is not Thai mentality . that's your girlfriend's mentality . By the way , does she have driving license for car , or even a motor cycle ?

The law is very clear but hard to say about common sense on this. Anyway , she is your girlfriend and you should know her better , she happens to be Thai doesn"t necessarily means she represents all Thais.

Btw , I am not a Thai apologists nor Thai basher , just my two cents worht of thoughts!

A judicious use of sense will let you know that when it said that Thai mentality, it doesn't mean that all Thais are like that. It simply means that majority will act that way. Look at how many comments came before yours and you will realize that you are the only one thinking that way.

Does the labor department check resumes? No. That is not a requirement in their documents list so they don't ask. It is the employer who asks for a resume.

People have always been "duped, conned, scammed, robbed, thieved, etc., etc., etc., in all sorts of ways since the beginning of time itself....strange how you are only noticing this now?

The OP like me is not noticing it only now but so strange, so funny, so stupid, so naive, so desperate, so unthinkable, so unwise, so unreasonable, so foolish, so cowardly, so gullible, etc, etc that in this modern age, in this age of information technology, someone will pick money (some times huge sums of money) to send to someone you don't know or you have just met in the name of love. Cowardice can't go any further.