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3 hours ago, starky said:

Yes mate but you add nicknames to accounts you have already confirmed or pay into frequently. 

  You dont go and transfer money into an account of a person of whom you dont even know their real name.

  And its not just the average person "here" happens everywhere some people just have more dollars than sense. 

That is what I said in my 1st sentence.  Your 2nd sentence is moot in my view.

10 hours ago, starky said:

Cant open a bank account with a nickname. As clearly stated when transferring money before confirmation the account holders name must be confirmed.

Yes, we use nicknames when we add an account to favorites, bill pay, or Top Off.  We always check their real names before we hit next, send, OK, or whatever.  And the amount sent of course.  But we know what kind of common sense is used here, something my wife and others we know always use.  Plus she contacts the sender and the bank apps immediately.  Apps usually asks if you want to share a message once transactions are completed. Or an SMS.  Kind of idiot proof if That tells us something about the average person here.

50 minutes ago, wombat said:

The eyes have it.

Good comment. I definitely see a smile in their eyes.  When Thais, or anyone, are giving you a real smile or a real laugh.  A true smile is always revealed by the eyes and surrounding muscles even if you can see their face smiling.  Or even a real thumbs up.

11 hours ago, DBath said:

"I don't need no Doctor, I don't need no Doctor!!!"

I still prefer Mark Farner.

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I wonder if he likes eating "humble pie" ?

Don't dishonor that great rock band with these two. 555

There goes a run on blue PVC tubing, right angle fittings, and rope.

1 hour ago, Dukeleto said:

Tik tok Anutin tik tok!

 

That's maybe where he gets his so called amazing ideas and information.  As well as his wild talking points.  That's anyone's guess who he follows on that Xhina app.

8 hours ago, jerrymahoney said:

Could and would you live where you live without your wife?

 

I did for almost 20 years. People say the place is boring. I like boring.

I'm with you. I've worked and lived in many BIG cities in the US including near Florida beaches, as well as in some other country's BIG cities, army brat. So I'm not impressed with Bangkok, etc... Y'all can have all the beaches and tourists areas. That's one of the reasons I took the SSA early retirement cut and we moved to my Thai wife's home in a village along the Mekong as soon as I was eligible. Her family does not need my money. Not going back to America. Everything is set for me to stay where I am if she should pass before me. I'm 69 and she is 63. Married 10 years, only 4 years in the US. So her Thainess that I love so much wasn't ruined by living in America. It just broadened her view. No children except for my own 2 sons in their early 40's back in America that are waiting for this C19 mess in Thailand to "get over it" to visit us here. (Eagles Pun Intended).  Then and only then will I fly to Bangkok.

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

I see many Thai females on the front of a small scooter with a big heavy falang on the back...it  don't look safer to me! And that Thai lady will drive as a Thai, we just know that is going to be dangerous. 

My Mrs is OK in the truck, but I don't watch what is going on because it puts me on edge. 

That's why we have the largest SaLeng around our area, with a larger seat for me, that would fit her motorcycle.  It's so well balanced.  My wife is usually the slowest driver anyway.  No hurry like most here.  Both of us are always looking everywhere for possible danger as well as for the many potholes or road construction hazards.  I'll never ride a motorcycle or sit on the back of one here.  She always gives way to other traffic.  I'm still trying to get her to drive our pickup, she has the license.  So it goes, maybe some day she might get over her fears.

What I use and pay for is my business and it's so much cheaper than back in the USA for the only fact that I consider.  I refused to listen to that cr@p in America so why should I change here, especially when the exchange rate is in my favor and total utilities cost is much less %wise than in America.  I run my air when the rising sun starts to get hot or the humidity makes everyone sweat even though it's not hot yet.  Otherwise the rooms are airing out every morning before her daily floor cleaning.  I keep the air on in our bedroom once it's turned on and when I'm outside for a while my wife goes in to turn off the air.  Explaining it to her just doesn't work so when I am finished with what I'm doing I go back to our bedroom to turn on both air conditioners until it's cool enough for me to turn one of them off.  She always comes in saying she's hot and going to rest.  Next thing I know her phone's on, then she's snoring, and next she moves onto the floor with blankets where the tiles are now cold.  My wife had the 2nd air conditioner on the opposite wall installed for me.  So who am I going to listen to?  My wife and myself or the regular annual repetitive buffoons (those in power or any self proclaimed AN specialists with charts and links always mouthing off).

5 hours ago, StayinThailand2much said:

Spot on! Positive test results are roughly 1 out of 2, meaning tests, esp. PCR tests, are only conducted if someone seeks medical attention due to more serious symptoms.

I'm in the hospital today for PreOp and scheduled for surgery tomorrow on L3,4,5,6,7,&8.  I was given a PCR test and my wife was given an ATK Test because she's staying with me for the total six days in hospital.  They sure are giving people PCR tests besides those having COVID.  we quarantined ourselves at home for a week before today so we would not test positive.  Half way through PreOp we got a call today that my surgeon just tested positive.  Everything rescheduled and quarantined at home again and another PCR test.  So there os no "only".  So many dangerous generalizations made on AN.  I sure can't believe you.

19 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Crime is up all over the world this place will not be exempt.  In fact, I fear it will increase as more people come and want to release all that pent up frustration over the past 2 years.  Getting drunk and crazy and confrontational will be on the agenda for idiots

 

 

Delete all, it's useless commenting on AN anymore.

Truthfully, I just look at my calendar to find the Thai holidays download from this forum and insert dates, thanks a lot AN, and I could care less about holidays for such a long time ago.  It's just another holiday, something I try to ignore living in Thailand.  I don't miss it at all here and I'm thankful I don't have to put up with the associated US cr@p anymore since I'm on a permanent holiday anyway.  Now my wife enjoys putting up a Thai style Christmas tree and puts lights along the fence since I showed her how to decorate a tree ????and our house back in America.  Everyone in our village drives by to see what she's done different each year and some stop to chat.   But I do help her decorate, of course, because it's fun for her and she would decorate for New Years anyway.  What l do find aggravating about all holidays is messing up the timing of my SSA deposits and company retirement transfers to my bank in Thailand.  Weekends messing up with deposits are enough as enough as it is.

3 hours ago, StayinThailand2much said:

I did nothing like that. The only thing I did, was commenting on the passage, saying that 'Thailand does not want to upset its NATO allies' . Obviously, Thailand is not a NATO member, does not border NATO members, and is not allied with NATO as an organisation. And while Thailand is allied to the U.S. (which happens to be a NATO member), these U.S.-Thai relations have, reportedly, been strained for years. (And no, I don't blame the U.S.)

 

 

I disagree and I will leave it at that.  My opinion.

On 4/5/2022 at 8:12 AM, StayinThailand2much said:

I just know, if it were correct, that the Thai government has 'NATO allies', or does the writer perhaps mean Western allies (e.g. the U.S.) that, accidentally, happen to be NATO members? Besides, Thailand over the past 15-20 years has more and more moved away from being allied with the West to being allied with, mostly, China, while still, at the same time, getting the benefits of U.S.-Thailand military exercises, and trade privileges.

 

Nowadays, the only country that Thailand doesn't want to 'upset' seems to be China, due to the fact that, economically, politically, and strategically all of Thailand's 'eggs' are in that red basket. 

I agree with most of what you commented but get your facts straight.  The last time I checked there were quite a few Northern States, all be it most are small land wise or were only islands.  There are many States in America that have North Atlantic coastlines, look at a map first before you try to belittle the USA.  Talk about propaganda.  A NATO member by default, not by accident at all as you erroneously contend.  Which country do you think developed NATO and funded NATO?  The European countries themselves after WWII.  NATO was developed to protect Europe against the hold the USSR had during the Cold War.  They were all devastated by war and it would have take maybe 3 times as long to become what they are today without the US aid.  That is what NATO was if you want to get down to it.  Who was it that told NATO to start paying there own fair share percentages?  Who was it that told Gorbachev to "Tear Down That Wall".  The USA built back the NATO countries, especially Germany, for free post wartime reconstruction, financially and otherwise.  But not the same damage as was done to the Southern States for decades after America's Civil War even with the short Reconstruction era.  But it was both mostly done for power, big business, and control over the Southern masses or the EU countries including Great Britain.  The US did have their alternate reasons beyond reconstruction for NATO.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union (Google it).  Note the US was named first.  You were wrong by many counts.

But I do definitely agree with your last paragraph, right on.

19 hours ago, Chaichara said:

Bought on LAZADA perhaps?  The advertisers on the LAZ -e-commerce platform include a great many scammers, especially among those that 'ship-from abroad'. Generally, Thai based suppliers are more trustworthy, but 20% of the orders are received broken due to inadequate packing, or even the wrong product.  Getting a refund from LAZ is a minefield of excessively complicated administrative procedure but if you can wade through it, they will collect the return product for free - and then the waiting starts...

No, assumptions and generalizations on your part not knowing us.  She did order and pay for at a Thai pharmacy in Bangkok shipped to her in Issan.  COD because I warned her not to order that cr@p.  It may be soon time to tighten the purse strings.  I do have to say that my wife spends so much more on my needs and wants than she does for herself, so no string pulling right now.  She is afraid like most Thais in the family that's all over the place in Thailand and especially in our peer pressure run village.  Funny but Thai family or friends in Sweden and back in America don't have the same pandemic spread of obsession or extremism as seems to be happening in Thailand.  By here I also mean on the AN forum as well.  So much stress, seriousness, and anger at times.  I rarely go beyond one page anymore nor comment much.

I've had no problems with anything I've ordered from Lazada since I learned to screen shot, hit google translate, and look locally B4 ordering as I can sometimes get a lot here that saves me a shipping fee and/or cheaper basic costs.  As for the one time they swapped a photo on the family options when I clicked for a larger specific photo/more info it wasn't worth my time or hassle to send the wrong one back.  And I had to search in order to find the hidden small print for the Netherlands company name on my saved ATK kit as well.  I've not been sick yet from the beginning except for a slight infection on my tonsils and an ear infection, never a fever.

But we do follow prodicals, especially distance and no crowds even out here in Issan.  I'll soon be having disc surgery so I might just catch the C while layed up in the hospital even if they follow all protocols and vaccines.

20 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Was it because of the not needed PCR test at departure or is it because people are coming for coming Songkran holidays??? I guess it is the last one...

Probably most likely people returning home for Songkran is nearest the truth.  Some party goers but who wants to come here for a Songkran with no fun play; like B4 C19, or the rampant continuous yes, no, maybe drinking ping pong ball playing antics like my wife does daily.

20 hours ago, RafPinto said:

The photographer had to buy a special camera to zoom in on all those arrivals.

They don't want anyone to see all of the empty or near empty spaces nearby. 555

5 hours ago, internationalism said:

As the great majority are self-tested, they would not report it and just don't turn to work or send to school, because of 10 days self-isolation and social stigma coming with it. 
They would give some other excuses for absence. 
There was suppose to be much higher ratio between atk and pcr tests. 
government knows weekly sales of atk's, so they can estimate how many positives are not reported. Just by compering to rate for pcr positives, which are always properly conducted and reported by hospitals

My wife just bought 20 ATK kits in Thailand but the very small print shows manufactured in China.  So is that automatically 20 positives since they have never been used?  I kept a previously purchased ATK made in the Netherlands for myself, if I ever get any symptoms.

1 hour ago, pacovl46 said:

They certainly won't come for the 0.2% s..t! That's for sure! You need to legalize it completely like Canada did, with all restrictions lifted so people can develop and sell proper strains and THEN people will come in droves! 

Especially when you're used to at least 20% THC.  They've got a long way to go for anyone to spend money on a "Pot Visa" at just 0.2% and doubled tourist rates.  They will go down with smoke if the % doesn't go way up high.  The word will spread quickly "Don't waste a trip to Thailand.  All you'll get is something worse than dirt weed.  Had to smoke a pound just to get a light buzz.  Then have to deal with that awful after headache you get from smoking cr@p weed."

18 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

From experience, they'd put up a flare to mark your position, wave a white flag and tell the enemy to shoot you to save their own skin. 

Ready, Aim, Point Fingers.

Gustov Holst "The Planets" was not by any means my first classical but it definitely made the most impact on me the first time I heard it all the way through.  Some of the "Planets" were used in over 127 movies.  The best I heard was my first time putting that album on my Oracle TT.  It was conducted by Sir Georg Solti and the London Philharmonic.  A very expensive audiophile album.  I can't believe I paid over $50 for it back in the mid 70's.  (Be careful setting down that Koetsu Onyx stylus Tim)  London Records also made a fantastic sounding "The Planets" direct to disc master recording by Sir Adrian Boult and the London Philharmonic.  I just saved it on SPOTIFY which is the best I can do only hearing out of my right ear these days.  The doom of an avid audiophile.

On 1/17/2022 at 6:46 PM, Anant72 said:

 

She wanted to be in pole position.

No, she can't get the dancing around a pole out of her system.  The temptation is too strong and a lifetime of practice.  After all she's only 40.

On 1/17/2022 at 2:11 PM, Sup3rfarang said:

Exactly!  I have yet to see the results of my second test but, assuming it's truly positive, it would mean that I didn't bring covid to Thailand. Thailand gave me covid! And how does Thailand compensate me for this?  Well, they stuck me up $1100 USD and jailed me in a dive hotel with <deleted> food for ten days!

 

So tell me, Mr. Prime Minister, just what effect do you imagine this treatment of tourists will have on Thai Tourism going forward? I'm curious to know.  Of course, if you actually gave a rat's ass about Tourism, tourists, Thais, or the economy you would rush down here, spring me from this Roach Motel, refund my money, and personally apologize to me on behalf of Thailand. 

 

Oh but I do like the the pretty language about how Omicron isn't so bad and maybe we should re-evaluate policy. Ya think?

The doctors in South Africa were saying that on Omicron Day One.

I'm starting to like your way of thinking.  Good comment.