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TonyClifton

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  1. This topic is annoying me.  Has no one read the Affidavit?  It says, and I shall quote mine:

     

    "I also affirm that I receive a monthly income of $_________________ from sources in the United States.  

     

    There is nothing there about retirement income or social security income.  It can be any type of income.  If I clip coupons on municipal bonds once a year and divide it by 12 months, then it's still an accurate statement.

     

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  2. 15 minutes ago, lovelomsak said:

    Never any problems in Bangkok.

      But last time I flew  to Canada Canada could not give me boarding pass from Chins to Bangkok. In China I was called to  airline desk and told they may not let me go because I did not have a return flight to Canada.I told them I was retired and on visa extension. They still seemed unwilling to give me my boarding pass. So I had to show them all my past extensions in passport and present extension they finally said ok.

    Why is it their business in the first place?

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  3. On 12/22/2018 at 5:41 PM, Pedrogaz said:

    Why on earth would you expect Thais to learn English to make your life easier? You are in Thailand. People speak Thai here, not English. It is one of the difficulties of living in a foreign country where you don't speak the language. You came to live here, they didn't;t beg you to come here. Learn to speak Thai.

    English is the Universal Language of the world.  It's the language of medicine and aviation, and I'm sure a few other professions.  In America we find translators to help our visitors navigate things such as border crossings.  

     

    Perhaps we are just more evolved.

  4. 1 minute ago, spidermike007 said:

     

    As an American I can say that what happened in Vietnam and Cambodia, was not our proudest moment. To this day, the US is still living the nightmare of the atrocity it committed in this region. And for what? The fight against communism? Did anyone really think we could beat the Vietnamese, in guerrilla warfare, that took place in their own jungles? It was a war based on hubris, disinformation, profiteering, defense industry lobbying, Johnson's misguided notions, and McNamara's insane illusions. He spoke of that in the Fog of War, and more or less admitted what a mistake the entire campaign was. 

     

    At least Thailand benefitted from it. At least something decent came out of it all. As an American, I can say that the Vietnam war, is one of the most shameful events to take place in my lifetime. Frankly, I am not sure if the US has been engaged in a single "righteous" war since WWII. 

    That is the question.  No veteran, no one from that time, can tell me why we (The USA) was involved in Vietnam and Laos.  No one can answer that question.

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  5. 19 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

    Was not in my reading but perhaps was what you mean.  Way I read it is the money could also be in his home country bank account as was posted to extension of stay question.  And that is not true.

    We were discussing getting an OA visa.  You can't get it in Thailand so money would have to be in your home account.  From experience, all the paperwork required for the OA is onerous at best.

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