StevieAus

Not all private hospitals charge foreigners higher rates, I can quote two in Chiang Mai one of which I have dealt with for over ten years. If I am an apologist so be it but preferable to being a bigot.

I will have to think about that.

My daughter holds Thai Australian and UK citizenship. On leaving and arriving in Thailand we use the Thai passport and the others as applicable. Has been traveling for years and never a problem

Fortunately my wife doesn’t read ASEAN now, but as she also holds Australian citizenship does this mean she only abstains for half of the time?

Thanks for the clarification.

I suppose by giving them Leo it wouldn’t have affected their concentration or ability !! But agree their service is excellent. My wife always tips them in cash.

Are you saying that the driver turning out of the side road has priority over all traffic traveling towards them or only the car turning right into their road? If the former is the case it would potentially cause mayhem on two or three lane roads.

Some business seem to retain them. Where I live in Northern Chiang Mai Province I see the same people working for the same business and they have been there more than ten years, maybe they are looked after.

I think what you state in. your second paragraph might be common practice rather than law. At traffic lights drivers turn right in front of oncoming traffic. According to the police and DLT officials I have spoken to they do not legally have the right of way.

I think you are wrong about people not looking ahead. Why do you think so many want to work for the government whether local, national or whatever.? Its because unless they commit a criminal act, they have a job for life. They generally work five days a week, receive all the public and religious holidays off work with pay, sick pay , holiday pay and a pension when they retire.

You are spot on in what you have said in both posts. I have four Jack Russell Terriers sometimes they are spoken to in Thailand and other times English I agree it’s the tone you use.

You have only to read the many negative comments posted on this site to form that view. Yet these people are still living here. Like you I am happy living here and my only negative views are about the poor standard of driving and high tax on important wine. However, as I am unable to change or influence either I get on with life.

Do you have memory problems ? My daughter wears three different uniforms but it is for the same days each week and never changes except maybe at Christmas for a party. As far as uniforms generally I believe it creates a sense of belonging and ensures that some kids don’t turn up in designer labels and others in shabby clothes.

I would have thought that a nice drop of Boddingtons would have been available in your area.

According to the guy who has/ had a pub in Chiang Mai I visited a few years that sold Guinness it is brewed in Malaysia. I recently visited the UK and compared to Guinness on tap I didn’t think much of the cans.

Did you once work in Thailand or are you married to a Thai who is a government employee.? As I understand that’s how you can obtain free treatment.

I have to say I have never heard that having a Thai ID card gives you access to the Thai healthcare system although I do have one. Long before I obtained one I had no trouble accessing outpatient treatment at a Government hospital and have always been charged the Thai person rate. I know others without the card and even visitors who have accessed the government hospital system.

If you have lived here as an adult you would probably be aware that every office often has different procedures. Can you not get someone here to contact the office or obtain the telephone number and call them yourself.

I find it hard to believe that Thailand is the only country that shows disinterest. I would be interested to know what response he gets from Myanmar, where the Shan State army are supposedly involved in the manufacture of Met-amphetamines most of which seems to be trafficked here.

Probably the best advice I have read today, ask at the office you deal with. I don’t have a girl friend but my wife in the past has been excellent at translating the questions. You need to train them well !!!

I agree it is but that’s the way of the world, it runs on credit businesses, governments etc etc

It’s no different in most Western countries the concept of live and spend now and pay later ( or not pay ) has been around for more years than I can remember. Credit in the West particularly with credit cards has been so easy to obtain that people are sucked in. When I lived in Australia I regularly received offers of a new credit card with a guaranteed large credit limit. My own bank used to automatically increase my credit limit every year which I then had to decline. I paid my balance in full every month so no interest was paid.o

If you have a bank account with funds in Thailand presumably you will receive interest minuscule as it may be. Obtaining a tax number is very easy allowing you then to claim it back. Personally I don’t bother. know of others who do this.

Thanks for your comment the good thing is kids soon bounce back and she was treated in Chiang Mai Ram an excellent private hospital where she was born. We always take her there if a problem sees the same pediatrician who is brilliant. Has since had her first shot of Pfizer and due the booster end of August no side effects except doesn’t like needles. We live in the North of Chiang Mai Province and she got hers shot at one of the local hospitals it was full of kids good to see We are certainly not anti vaccination but there seemed to be mixed advice on the minimum age so we waited until she was six. I suppose now she like my wife will have the anti bodies as well hopefully as will your daughter.

They are both ok but our daughter now six and was unvaccinated spent two nights in hospital due to high temperature and vommiting.