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50 minutes ago, christophe75 said:

 

 So 2314, even if we extrapolate on 12 months = 27000... is not much... Plus, how many of those old 27000 victims would have died anyway during the year ?).

 

That figure doesn't hold up at all. 

The death rate is increasing rapidly so you can't simply 2314x12=27000

I booked a flight with EVA air yesterday for April 1(bkk-london).

I already have a flight with EVA on April 15 but had little faith in that not being cancelled. 

Tried to get the ticket changed to an earlier date through their Bangkok office but after an hour on hold my phone credit ran out????

With flights home disappearing before my very eyes(tried Finnair and by the time I got my details sorted they'd sold out) 

I decided to book 3 EVA flights for myself and friends. 

Cost around £600 each one way. 

Not too bad and at least its direct so there no potential problem with countries closing their borders. 

I still think its a 50/50 chance that the flight will even happen though. 

I also don't have much faith in in travel agents. 

2 of my friends flew with Emirates using Travel trolley and after their return flights were cancelled they emailed Travel Trolly and basically got a "tough <deleted>" reply. 

So, I'd suggest, if you can, book direct with the airline even if it might cost a little more. 

BTW, as I understand it, just because a travel agent is selling tickets and the airline says there are none available, that doesn't mean the travel agent isn't keeping up with what's happening. 

The travel agents are issued groups of tickets by the airline that they then proceed to sell on, yes? 

So those seat should still be available. 

I've made 2 attempts over the last week to get a 30 days extension in Chiang Mai to no avail. 

Evrytime they've said they are too busy. 

I wanted to get it before travelling to Pattaya tomorrow. 

I will try to get in Jontiem but expect it to be even busier the Chiang Mai immigration with land border closing daily

When I am home I not bothered about quarantine etc. Just don't want to be stranded in Thailand

I'm wondering this also. 

I and 2 friends have 30 day exempts. 

They are due back to the UK on the 27th.im due back later but I'm looking into getting a flight back earlier. 

But what if the UK goes into total lock down. How do the Thai authorities deal with us? 

I was just thinking of worst case scenarios because of the possibilities of airports closing altogether. 

Surely no way to get home then

13 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

OP, I'm seriously not a fan of scaremongering. You mention in your op that you are considering returning home.

Just now the AU PM has recommended that Australian citizens return home. Meaning now.

They have more sources of information than us.

I'm staying in los because I live here and permission of stay not an issue. If I was a tourist, I would be leaving asap. 

Watching the UK news,the situation does seem to be worsening and reports are that airports themselves could go bust, let alone the airlines. 

But... does anyone have any idea what my situation would be if let's says I could get home, what would the Thai authorities do with me, would they allow me to stay indefinitely, would I have to sek refuge in the British Embassy? 

If I really couldn't return, I do have an expat friend I can stay with and I believe my work would be fairly understandable about the situation. 

I'm just thinking about the worst case scenario here. 

9 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

The money exchange documents are not sent to immigration. The money changer keeps them for their records.

Immigration only looks for your most recent TM30 report and the hotels report will be the only one they care about.

Thanks very much for the reply. 

I tend to worry about and overthink these things a lot. 

Earlier today I had  had my EVA flight cancelled and had to reschedule for April 15th.

Ill need a 30 day visa extension, do you think I should be OK to get that at Jontiem? 

To be honest, I'm considering knocking this holiday on the head and flying back home next week. With the coronavirus  who knows if flights will be available by April 15th? 

Can someone clear up for me what exactly happens to myself if the Thai authorities realise my condo landlord hasn't filed a TM. 30?

I booked a 3 weeks stay at the condo through a friend, not directly with the landlord(I have no idea who this person even is). 

I've just changed some money at a money exchange and had to provide my passport and fill in a form detailing where I'm staying. 

I assume this goes to immigration. I'm moving in to a hotal in Pattaya tomorrow and will then be TM.30 registered for sure but in the meantime I'm becoming increasingly worried I'm gonna be in trouble with the authorities. 

I read somewhere some guy saying it's a 1600baht fine for each day a Tm30 is not reported.

Ive been here 21 days????

Any information or guidance would be much appreciated 

It does sound unlikely you need a doctors note saying you have self isolated for 14 days previous to leaving. 

Then what will they do if you have no doctors nore, keep you in Thailand? 

I don't understand what can be gained from that. 

Surely they just want you out of the country asap? 

I do understand it was suggested that new arrivals from some countries may have to quarantine themselves for 14 days on arrival. 

Not sure if that has been implemented but the UK wasn't one of the countries listed and its also a different process to doctors note 'before' leaving. 

Apologies in advance in I've posted this in the wrong sub forum. 

I'm getting information from a friend which is causing me concern regarding my stay in Thailand and return to UK. 

He is telling me when i attempt to fly back to England I will have to provide and doctors note from Thailand saying I am corona free and have left quarantined for the 14 days prior to flying.this is to be given to Thai authorities at BKK airport

He's suggesting I will not be allowed out of the country if this i don't provide the doctors note. 

This is news to me and why would Thais want to KEEP you in Thailand if you have Covid19? 

Also he suggests if you fail a temperature check in Doha Airport you have to go into 14 days quarantine at you own cost.

Oce again, this sounds an unlikely scenario to me. 

Thanks. 

I am in a similar situation, looking to extend 30 days on a 30 exempt but I have an additional problem as no Tm30 form has been completed for my saty at my condo(staying 3 weeks) 

My 30 day visa ends 25th of March and I move onto Pattaya tomorrow and will check into a hotel which will at least fill in a Tm30. 

Then a few days later I will go and apply for a 30day visa extension at Jontiem. 

Am I likely to have any issues because a tm30 wasn't registered for my condo stay and/or will this affect my 30 days extension application? 

Thanks in advance

4 hours ago, Caldera said:

Giant Ibis sells cross-border bus tickets from Bangkok to Siem Reap. You can buy a ticket online. Whether or not your airline would accept such a ticket, I don't know.

Ok,i'll check that out,thanks.

I'm due to visit Thailand for around 7 weeks and will be visiting Cambodia or Myanmar during that time so i can get a 2nd VISA exemption.

I know airlines can ask for evidence of onward travel if my outbound and return flights are over 29/30 days apart with the possibilty of them refusing myself permission to board the flight to Thailand.

So ive looked into purchasing a bus ticket to either Cambodia or Myanmar but no tickets appear to be cross border tickets.

For example,i can get a bus from Chiang Mai to Mae Sai but not Chiang Mai to Tachileik.So,althogh the intention is there for me to cross the border,according to the ticket,i am remaining in the same country.

Likewise,i can get a bus ticket for Poi Pet to Siem Reap(i would be driving with a friend to the border) but thats travel in Camobia and not cross border travel.

Common sense would suggest im leaving Thailand if i have a Cambodian Bus ticket or have a ticket to Mae Sai but I not sure the airline will see it that way.

Any ideas whether these bus tickets would but acceptable or should i find some onward travel evidence that carries a bit more weight?

Also,im flying with EVA AIR,do they have a reputation for checking onward travel out of Thailand and do Thai immigration ever check for onward travel(i do recall them doing so before in my previous 5-6 visits)?

Sorry for my ignorance on these matters:( 

I would imagine the main event will start 3/4am UK time,so 9/10am Thai time,

On the subject of bar girls,I never knew i was handsome until i walked down Loi Kroh road for the first time.

Seriously,first time in Thailand and i did have to ask myself "Have i got it all wrong,am i handsome and haven't had a girlfriend for 13 years simply because im shy?" lol

Fortunately,I soon worked out there's a bit of a scam going on here.

Which is more than can be said for the 68 year old fat guy with dirty toe nails i  travelled with.

You'd think a guy his age wouldn't be so naive,yet he was convinced the girls like an older guy because they respect age and they like a 'big' guy for <deleted> knows what reason?

He was even convinced a young Thai girl was giving him the 'eye' on  the plane home. 

This was a fairly pretty (7/10) young Thai girl travelling with her family to England,why on earth would she pay him any attention if she's not stuck in a bar and has to pay him attention?

It has affected(effected?) him so much that he regurarly pours scorn at women back home with remarks like "Look at the state of her","She's rough" etc.

These women wouldnt touch him with a barge pole,yet in his mind they are beneath him.

It made me chuckle somewhat when i returned to Thailand alone and discovered these ladies,that supposedly admired him so much had a  rather unflattering nickname for him.

Conversation went something like this...[me to bar lady] " You remember so and so"...[lady]"No,who you mean"....,i show them photo of him....."Oh,Hobbit man" lol

9 hours ago, sanemax said:

Typically , they will have a child back in the village , living with grandparents , who is 16 years younger than them , they will also have another child with a felang , living abroad .

   Their former Thai boyfriend is a bad man who drank too much and hit her and the felang b/f will be coming over at Christmas to visit her .

  She doesnt actually work in the bar as a bargirl, she just goes there some nights to visit her freinds

   If her phones rings , she may not answer, as its a wrong number

Wow,we both know the same lady.Coincidence much?.

I know this thread should perhaps be put to bed now but a thought has occurred to me that i'd like to share.

Is there any reason why I can't purchase my drink and also buy a lady drink for a girl(obviously)but then drink lady drink myself?

It may sound an odd idea  but half these girls don't even want a drink,they are just doing their job and being bought a lady drink is how they make money.

If i buy and drink the lady drink,its a win-win situation.She gets paid/helps make quota and i get another slightly more expensive drink instead of throwing my money away.

Ok,she's got to sit there while i neck two beers but but it's a small price to pay for the pleasure of my company,hahaha.

I feel like i've just split the atom,reversed time and discovered the meaning of life in one moment of genius:)

Please don't pooh pooh this idea.

It's a bit late in the day to be posting this but for those few people that have been trying to calculate my bar bill i should add i always buy large beers at 110 baht each and 6 beers purchased isn't necessarily 100% accurate,neither is the 3000baht bar bill.Its a 'ballpark' figure,it could have been  be less,could have be more.

The point was meant to be that i had spend a lot more than i had got out of it(drinkswise).

Whoever posted that i must have bought 20 lady drinks is a little wide of the mark.I certainly have never bought anywhere near that amount of lady drinks.

But i'm also thinking there's a possibility the 3000baht(ballpark) bar bill may suggest 1 or 2 drinks were added to my bill unbeknown to me?More fool me for having a tab.

I remember toying with the idea of arguing over the bar bill but if you're too drunk remember exactly what drinks you bought you're in no position to argue(in my opinion).

I do intend on paying for drinks as and when i drink them from now on.

I think if i limit myself to buying 1 lady drink per night i'll be ok.

It's highly unlikely i will be looking to bar fine a girl,so 1 lady drink for some lucky girl and my conscience is clear and my wallet is fat :)

Slight tangent......The standard/quality of the bar girls in Chiang Mai is really quite poor.Many old,plump girls that i assume can't hack it down south.

Surely if someone is visiting Thailand for the girls they would stay in Pattaya(never been myself) not Chiang Mai?

So,do you guys think its a good idea to ring the bell or not? 

Hahahahaha

So,i like drinking in bars and inevitably some of those bars will be girly bars.

I'm a fairly generous bloke,maybe a bit of a pushover and certainly can have a lack of judgement when the beers are necked.

This all leads to regular nights out where i have a bar bill for 3000 baht and i think to myself "I've only had 6 Leo's? How did this happen?"

I've discussed this with a friend who travels to Thailand regularly and he says if I buy a girl a drink,I should ask for 'bar price'.

Is this accepted? Seems to me the girl would pretty pissed off if shes not making any money from the drink.

This same guy told me when he stayed in Chiang Mai for 3 months he would have a bottle of whiskey he bought from 7-11 kept behind the bar.So he'd go and drink from that every night.

I don't know if this is actually true and i would imagine he'd be extremely unpopular with the bar owner and staff.

I've also noticed some ex-pats that live in Chiang Mai and are regulars in some of the bars i frequent rarely buy the girls a drink(understandable,as it would be a severe drain on resources to do so if you're out drinking almost every night)

I suppose ex-pats have to watch the purse strings more because they are living a 'normal' day to day life in Thailand,whereas holidaymakers like myself are there for a good time and blowing a load of money every night is almost expected.

So,what is the best way of approaching the 'lady drink' situation without offending anyone or looking like a cheapskate?

I was thinking perhaps i could make it clear in the bars that i would buy no more than 1 lady drink for each bar i visit(sometimes i'll spend the whole night in 1 bar so would be a fairly cheap night  ) 

Buying just 1 lady drink in each bar i would be saving quite a lot of money compared to my last trip.

On a side note,the first time i went to Chiang Mai i had no idea the 'lady drink' was a thing.I thought i was buying as drink for a girl to be sociable,as i would in the UK.(i really should have researched Thai culture a little more before arriving )

It was only when i got home and did a little internet research that i discovered the concept of the 'Lady Drink'

No wonder i spent £2000 in  3 weeks 

10 hours ago, KhonKaenKowboy said:

I say BS on that....although there might be slight variations from brewery to brewery.  Just like Marlboros or Eli Lilly insulin...there are different production facilities.  It is hotter in many parts of America, China, South America, and Africa...minute differences...but all the green bottles go bad in the sun...photochmical l reaction, and Heineken has a touch of sour beer in it intentionally so that can become overpowering.  I'll take four month o!d can instead oif a bottle that has been in the light any day.  The draft can often be the best of the three, but the cans are most insistent.  I don't think I could tell a difference on the US and Thai cans..same for the o as at the Hainan Brewery.

 The same brand of beer can be produced in different countries and the quality and taste can vary widely.

Take for example Cobra Beer,i first tried this in an Indian restaurant and quite liked it,it went very well with a curry.

I would purchase from the supermarket and it still tasted good until after a while,i realised i no longer enjoyed it.

Checking out the bottles i found the beer was no longer brewed in India but the UK.

There seems to be a bait and switch trend where a quality beer is introduced to the UK and afters the punters get a taste for it,it's replaced by an inferior(cheaper) home brewed product that may have the same recipe but not the exact same ingredients(different local water supply,different hops etc) 

Same thing has happened with Staropramen,which was a great tasting Czech lager.

Look at how awful Carlsberg tastes in the UK.Absolutely vile stuff.The export tastes better,but still not good.

Point being,these are supposed to be the same beer but the mere fact that theres an 'export' version shows you will get differences in flavour depending where the beer is brewed.

Also alcohol volume varies in same brand beer depending on where brewed.This also will change the taste.

Finally,i have to say Heineken (Thailand)doesn't taste the same as the Heineken i have drunk in Europe.

There could be some mitigating factors such as the heat and environment your drinking it in but i'm pretty sure its not the same taste

16 hours ago, Ace of Pop said:

Is Beer supposed to taste nice.?.I drink it for the effect ,tastes bloody awfull compared to Vodka n Coke with some nice Pistachio Nuts.?


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Beer,tastes fantastic.There's so many different types of beers/flavours too.

A cannot drink spirits.How can anything that you have to dilute with coke be considered superior to beer?

You drink beer for the effect?Why,does it work out cheaper in Thailand to get drunk on beer than Vodka and coke?(i ask because i only drink beer)

2 hours ago, heybruce said:

I don't understand people who acknowledge that Thai beer, at its best, is bland, yet insist that it shouldn't be sullied with ice.  Even if your large bottle is just above freezing when served, it will get warm in 15 or 20 minutes, which means high speed drinking if you want to finish it while it's cold.  I enjoy downing a few large ones over the course of an evening, but not all in one hour.  So I drink the bland beer (Tiger) or worse (Leo) with ice, avoid Chang and Singha, and enjoy a relaxed evening with food and pretties pouring my beer and adding the ice.

 

In short, in the US I drink quality ake and never add ice (quality ale shouldn't be served ice cold, it's best somewhere around the midpoint between freezing and room temperature).  In Thailand I drink the beerwater with ice.

Because the ice quickly turns to water,severely damaging the taste of the beer.I would much rather have a cold beer and 'neck it' than have a beer with ice in it.The whole concept of ice in beer is alien to me.Besides i dont think the beer goes warm that quickly if its served cold in the first place.