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It appears to me that most, if not all of the above respondents are not American. Americans do not need a tourist visa and they treat you like a VIP at the airport when you arrive. Your US passport is stamped at the airport for a 30 day stay and you may extend that for 15 days at the immigration office nearest you. Most expats use land routes to Laos, Burma, etc. for new visas but I recommend flying to Kuala Lumpur and spending 2 or more days in Malaysia. Other nearby countries are great also. I don't know how many times a year you can do this, so be sure to look into this. Best bet is to connect with some American expats who do not work for a company that takes  care of immigration requirements. Regards and good  luck. 

Dave

Originally from NY but lived in LA for 28 years and 8 years in Jacksonville, FL. Also lived and worked in ten other countries for 2 years or more. 

They claim to be duty free, which may be debatable but it sure isn't profit-free. So-called duty-free shops have been a ripoff for over 30 years. I've been traveling a lot since 1967 and it used to be a pleasure. No more. 

My wife also thinks cold water, causes illness. I told her that bacteria cause upper respiratory distress, not temperature. She changed the subject. 

I used to own (lease) the bar in the Park hotel on Soi 7. We called it the Topaz Room. We had a great dance floor and, for some years, a great quartet of musicians/singers. We were one of only about four bars in Bangkok that did not have bar girls and was popular among expat married couples. Does the Park Hotel still exist? 

I arrived in Bangkok on 7 March and every employee was extremely polite and helpful. 

I've traveled extensively around the world and used to shop at the duty free shops, primarily to get my permitted allotment of alcoholic drinks. Over the years I've seen the prices steadily rise to the point of now being double the prices in American liquor stores. Of course, in some countries taxes are so high  that airport prices may seem attractive. I still come out of those stores with the clear feeling that, although the prices may be "duty free" they are very far from "profit free." In addition, a brief conversation with the store manager often shows how rude and arrogant they can be. My feeling now is that nobody should ever buy anything at all from any duty free shop. 

Quite different from when I first came to Thailand about 40 years ago. I'm 1.83 cm (6'0") tall and I was healthy and fit but about 110 kg (242 lb). Every day people would cone up to me, pat my belly and say things like "number one" or dee mok or suay mok. They seemed to be envious of my size back then. Times have changed. This past April I was about 118 kg and nobody seemed to notice. 

"Dice" is the plural form of die. If you need a native English speaker who is an experienced copy editor, I may be available. 

David 

I have a little more information but want to withhold it so it can be used for verification. I think my son's first name is Andrew which is definitely not a common name for a Thai man, especially one who is now 50 years old. 

Still no harm in trying. If I were flush I'd certainly go there and pay a private investigator. Why won't you publish my name? 

I'm an American and I lived in Thailand in the late 1960's where I had a lovely girlfriend. I want to find my grown son I never met who was born in Bangkok in February 1967. I know his mother's first name and nickname but not her last name. I think I know his first name. I didn't abandon him. I asked my girl friend to marry me but she declined. I don't want to upset the man because he might have been raised by a nice man who was a good father. I think he works with computers and might have been a webmaster about 25 years ago, I am now 79 and living on a small fixed income so going to Thailand is difficult and expensive for me but I will do so if I can meet him. 

Thank you. 

David Silverman

In the 1960's it was still possible to get a lifetime Thai driver's license which I still have. Are they still honored? 

Thanks, 

David