StayinThailand2much

I doubt it. This was weeks ago. Announcing the decision a day, or so after he criticised Paramount, talking of "bribes", etc., however, did it...

Yes, one may not agree with his political views, but his show is highly entertaining and hilarious, using intelligent instead of dumb humour. Also, great and interesting interviews with guests of the show. Shame on Paramount and CBS to cancel the show, even though, IMHO, he went too far complaining about his employers' actions. (I watched, thinking: 'Are you sure you want to name and shame them like this?') Still, a lame excuse to cancel such a great established show due to 'financial decisions'. Wonder, what cr** they will show instead...

Software, payment collection...

Yes, K-Bank freezing both, my bank account and debit card may very soon force me to leave with all my (stored) belongings and cash for good. (Currently trying to figure out alternative banking options.)

Nuff said! 😆

No, but being disabled and taking three(!) strangers (of this kind of trade, not less) to his room, while having all the cash (probably) just lying around... C'mon! At least he should have put the money in a safe.

Yes, when I travelled to Thailand in mid 1998, I saw lower Sukhumvit 1-2 feet under water. Nothing really has been done, or even planned since then against serious flooding...

Very risky! Why did he do that?

That reminds me of the homeless Thai guy I rescued from drowning about two years ago; also in a safe area, opposite Pattaya Klang. Everyone else just ignored him while he was floating head down in the water...

Sorry, not that I want to hijack the topic, but, yes, very recently I've had problems with my K-Bank savings account, starting in July... 1) An investment fund company repeatedly failed to charge funds from my K-Bank account. 2) Trying to pay a hotel booking early, my Visa debit card attached to the account was not accepted for payment. I am not currently in Thailand, and wondering what is going on... (Unfortunately, not using online-banking.) Seems, that my account has either been blocked, or closed very recently. (Visa card could still be used in late June.) Anyone with similar experience?

They could make a beeline to those bins, though... 😆

I can highly recommend the company, as I used them in the past; not for this particular trip, though. However, the "more than 4 free visa (...) in current passport" caught my eye... Could this be a 'limit' Bangkok airports and other entry points adhere to?

Exactly. It would probably be a bureaucratic and costly (more staff needed) nightmare, with only a fraction left after expenses for tax coffers, but zero baht used for insurance, or tourism improvements...

I moved to live in Thailand at a relatively young age. Dabbling in financial markets, I experienced roller-coaster rides... If I ever gambled my life-savings away, that would obviously be a major reason. Others are sickness, or old age... (I don't intent to get old in Thailand, but I may still visit from time to time.) Also, after many years, Thailand is not longer an 'exotic' country to me, so, yes, with many alternatives, I may go and discover new places when being retired.

Yes, what happens if homeschooling doesn't work out? Will they have enough savings for international school educational?

How about enforcing 'Taxi Meters' always using their meters?

Soi 0 has been gone for many years now. Unfortunately, I missed the opportunity going there when it existed.

Used to be '3-3-3' (3,000 baht, 3min., 3 inches), but nowadays they probably pay even more. The last time I visited Thermae was more than 20 years ago. Heard that Asian guys have been favoured there for a long time...

Agree 100%. 1. Japan, 2. NZ, 3. Australia (despite one eerie experience in Darwin)...

Yes, just ask a Danish man named Jakob Jensen, who was found dead in a Bangkok police cell in 2025 after being missing for over two months, or 25-year-old Swedish Felicia Cedergren, who was in a coma in 2023 after a motorbike accident on Koh Samui, or, perhaps, the Danish Tourist stabbed in Phuket in 2024. Personally, I could name more than a dozen countries where I feel much safer and more 'secure' than in Thailand, with Japan leading the list...

Why am I not surprised about such proposals in a country where they stop alcohol sales in the middle of the day, and jump through hoops like apps, ID checks, and QR codes, just to stop foreigners using flat-rate train fares... I heard that HIV rates are up for people under 30... Best to make it a law that people under 30 cannot have sex, cannot buy condoms, and, while we're at it, stop all sex education! Enforcement can't be that hard; after all the country managed so far to "have no prostitution"... 😆😂

Yes, I met a compatriot who lived here long-time, but couldn't even come up with 400,000 baht for a marriage-visa-extension, and who asked me to buy some stuff online from him. Add to that the occasional tourist asking you for money, or trying to sell you leather belts, not to mention guys who have businesses here, but are on overstay for a long time, or into gambling, etc., etc., and you get the feeling to best avoid foreigners, particularly expats in Thailand... (That's probably why I don't go out much in Thailand, except for the occasional visit to Walking Street on my rare trips to Pattaya.)

I wouldn't be surprised if non-subsidised ticket prices rose because of this. One more thing to consider when weighing holidays in Thailand vs. other destinations.

Me too, and whenever I'm in Thailand, I usually don't drink much alcohol. 'Fun' is somewhere else, and Thailand is just a stopover place these days.

Yes, but then they should also stop lamenting every other day on all the news channels: "Boo hoo, why fewer tourists??" 😆