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20 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

They won't like me as Hitler then????

That's been done before and got the person in a whole heap of trouble. 

On 8/29/2022 at 7:30 AM, swm59nj said:

I don’t think the majority of the tourists that visit Thailand are extravagant spenders to begin with. 

Just many more of them.

11 hours ago, wombat said:

It started the other week when i had to wear a long sleeve shirt it was so cold

I've had to dig my vests out as well. 

Many thanks all for your useful replies. 

I'll do an update regarding the tailors once I have spoken with them. 

13 hours ago, jvs said:

Good on you losing the weight.

I have bought a fair share of clothes made by tailors in Thailand.

Most tailors do not have their own company that makes the garments.

It is outsourced to other people and i do believe most tailors use the same

sewing atelier.

The quality of the work will be the same for most every tailor and you get

three fittings most times anyway.

So what the tailors are doing is just measuring and provide the material.

The real quality part is the material,a cheap (inexpensive) suit is made from

cheap material.

Pay more for quality material and you will be happy with the product for years to come.

Many thanks for your reply, it is a useful start point. 

A while ago I mentioned that  I had lost 20kg weight (and still off) and needed to change my whole wardrobe. I enquired about good quality tailors in Bangkok and had quite a few useful replies. 

When the covid restrictions were lifted i returned to Thailand and headed straight back to my home in Hua Hin. 

The question now is, does anybody have first hand experiences in purchasing clothes from a decent tailor in Hua Hin? If so could you please let me know names and addresses?

On another note. I do not drive and get around by public transport. 

Does anybody know what the current price for the green songtaew and an average for a motorcycle taxi in Hua Hin?

Many thanks. 

On 10/22/2022 at 10:21 AM, CharlieH said:

 

Reminds me of the joke,

Dr: YOu only have two weeks to live

Patient: I'll have the last week of Aug first week in September.

Or. Doc says "I should have told you a fortnight ago"

5 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Wrong from start to end.

You want to rely on mobile gadgets and internet?

Maybe you should check with your home country disaster plans/offices?

Batteries and radio on every list.

 

 

And who controls the radio stations?. BB 1984

On 8/4/2022 at 2:22 AM, IAMHERE said:

A Nigerian, a Thai guy, and a German National; they flew from New York then?

That sounds like the start of a joke.

On 7/14/2022 at 1:17 AM, Gottfrid said:

Blaming the rain, is out of fashion. Not trendy at all. I see a better choice in lowering their expectations. Honesty is the new hot!

I'm surprised it's not due to Covid. 

21 hours ago, Soikhaonoiken said:

Needs to explain himself,, 

But that won't happen,  no doubt it wasn't his decision,  it was etc,etc,

Misunderstanding?

19 hours ago, actonion said:

I wonder if TAT will use this as  another arrival in  Thailand      ????

The hub of Covid?

On 6/27/2022 at 10:43 PM, worldexpress said:

Meh.

In a similar survey a few days ago, Kansas City was named #1 in the world, which is laughable at best. I don't put much stock in these worthless rankings.

 

Best cities around the world to take a working vacation (cnbc.com)

"There's no place like home".

"There's no place like home".

On 6/22/2022 at 8:36 PM, Stargeezr said:

Yup the glory days of crypto are gone. Poof.

  Nice to be poor enough to have no money worries.

  

That reminds me of a chap who told me that he came into the world with nothing and still has most of it left. 

On 6/9/2022 at 6:11 AM, MJCM said:

That should already have been a warning as +69 is NOT the Thailand International Access Number, +66 is!

 

I have now ALL (unknown) numbers silenced and when someone calls me with an unknown number I will call them back, but 9 out of 10 it's a unreachable number thus Spammer!

It's best to Google the incoming number to see if it's on a list of spam/illicit numbers.

On 6/17/2022 at 10:06 AM, richard_smith237 said:

Always baby steps.... but there really aren’t that many steps left to take.

 

 

This could have happened back in April....   At least Thailand is moving in the right direction which sends out the message to tourists who were sitting on the fence that they can go ahead. 

 

Combined with 45 day Visa on entry (should really be 90) and temporarily no need for *TM6 at Immigration (reducing Immigration queues), things are looking better for tourists. 

 

Now Thailand only has to deal with its ‘insurance’ issues... i.e. insist all arrivals have insurance, or included an insurance in the price of the ticket, or just stop complaining about it and agree to treat emergency cases on Thailands national health system with the understanding that the additional medical costs incurred by tourists are a tiny **percentage (0.03%) of the income tourists bring to the country... 

 

 

*It seems immigration have shunted the TM6 responsibility to the airlines who submit in bulk (if I’m not mistaken), this seems like it could be the first ‘baby-step’ towards getting rid of those unnecessary pieces of paper. 

 

** In 2019 it was reported that there was THB700 Million in unpaid medical bills from tourists. 

In the same year it was reported that revenue from Tourism was US$62 Billion (THB 2.165 Trillion)

Which begs the question: Does Thailand really need to be getting upset about 0.03% cost of its tourism revenue to the medical industry ????

When you say 'insurance issues' surely this is meant be covered by the additional B300 tax for all international arrivals

I'm not quite sure which forum this should be pasted to.

I have been waiting for some time for cataract surgery in UK and I probably have a few months remaining on the waiting list.

Yesterday I was talking with an old friend from Hua Hin who reminded me that Thailand has a pretty good success rate with such procedures.

It got me thinking that I should cinsider having surgery in Thailand. 

I would like to know if any members have had cataract surgery in Thailand and what was the experience, cost and recovery time?

Naturally, there is a cost involved v free in UK however, due to a current accelerated deterioration, I would like to arrange surgery sooner rather than later.

Many thanks.

11 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Thanks, I was going to write ask the same question.

 

Maybe at some stage someone should add M and F to that list to include those people who still think they are just Male or Female. You know, it should be all inclusive.

 

And for everybody who wants to learn more I can highly recommend this documentary:

 

 

Or straight?

On 6/3/2022 at 10:35 PM, smedly said:

let me interpret that

 

 

The US is not willing to sell Thailand an F35 - they can have a replica which might look like an F35 sort of - in shape only, I would be very skeptical that they would even get that, there is absolutely no way the US would supply technology like that to Thailand ..................... dream on

A bit like the genuine Samsung phone I bought for 3,000THB at MBK.

21 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Tat announce new estimates of 10 million ? Near 2 million a month from here on in ?     

Drop the pass, insurance, the baht and prices and you may get -4 at best, guys are competing with themselves now to look the most ridiculous !

Maybe open the bars too?

On 5/27/2022 at 5:32 AM, SunnyinBangrak said:

Exactly. That is the only reason for this windfall tax. Johnson and co know full well that by punishing energy companies the price hikes will be passed straight to the consumer. Total disaster in terms of managing inflation and energy prices, but a wonderful diversion of the party gate embarrassment. 

Where did you obtain your degree in economics or are you simply surmising? 

20 hours ago, fusion58 said:

That’s too bad. If anyone deserves the death penalty, then it would be this POS.

Hell probably wish there was a death penalty after 8 years in a Thai prison. 

5 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

Soon we'll be walking around like monkey's if the media has it's way, monkey pox lol.

An interesting tail!

On 5/10/2022 at 3:10 AM, RandiRona said:

"PM happy with Thai reopening numbers"

 

Why this country need to depend on happiness of its premier?? Isnt it suppose to be what makes people happy?? 

Ohh I forgot...people here only serve the premier!

Long live the premier!!! 

Four legs good, two legs bad. 

13 hours ago, gargamon said:

So you only last 3 months before you leave, or are fired from your job?

 

You want some free time with your companion not around? What exactly do you want to do in this free time? Drink? Drugs? Other women?

 

How much  money did you leave her? How many month's rent did you prepay?

 

Sounds to me like you aren't a good catch anyway. She is lucky to be rid of you.

And she has probably moved on to the next person on her chat list.