StayinThailand2much

Foreigners = "criminals"?? Wonder, whether the regular police does the same with locals...

Knowing the Thai digital systems and Immigration websites, I'm sure, doing this one minute ahead will work just fine... 😆

AirAsia are scammers. Buyer beware!

Why?? Do Chinese tourists have to pay U.S. customs duties in Thailand for 'importing themselves'?? 😳 And why are they instead flocking to Japan, despite of these?

Yeah, perhaps in a parallel universe... 😂

Didn't the TAT just recently announce an anticipated spending bonanza? Seems, that the Thai Restaurant Association has a much more realistic view on consumer spending (unless, of course, Thais have stopped eating out)... 😆

Rewatching some of my favourite drama shows and sitcoms: 'The Day of the Jackal', 'The Rings of Power', 'The Walking Dead', 'The 100', 'The Office (U.S.)', 'Two And a Half Men', 'The King of Queens', while waiting for new seasons of 'Outlander' and 'The Rings of Power'...

Exactly; always when I arrive in Thailand, needing change, I go to the next 7-Eleven, pay, say, with a 1,000-baht note, then turn around, and buy some more with the given 100-baht note... Easy way to get some needed 20s and coins.

I have yet to meet Indians, Brits, Israelis, (etc.,) spitting, urinating, defecating, etc., wherever they stand, and right next to/in the direction of other people, unlike some Chinese citizens do.

Well, he/she should probably just copy what Trump's doing right now... 😆

Tell me about it; I'm 30% down... Hoping for a recovery till late 2026.

Problem today is, that most Thai women (I use 'lady' only in the aristocratic sense) on those websites/apps seem to look for income rather than love.

I made the same experience there. Certainly more friendly than Thais, Burmese, and, probably, Vietnamese and Laotians as well...

Also, I'm sure that The Thaiger (and other Thai media) would point out clearly that she is "Thai" if it were a positive news item. Only when Thais abroad go rogue, their other nationalities are mentioned, or it is trivialised with cute terms, e.g. "little ghosts"...

Interesting. In my home country they're using Hookah-Shisha bars for all the same reasons (esp. criminal activities, money-laundering, etc.)

Exactly. I was on the second floor of a building during the earthquake, but I stayed all cool. Only checked, whether there appeared any cracks in the ceiling, or not. Talking of which, I wouldn't be surprised if the TAT soon blamed 'earthquake angst' in case less Chinese visitors arrived... 😆

Fair enough.

Never been asked for any cash at Immigration in 28 years. Only time, I was ever asked about money was at airline check-in in China (on the way to Thailand), cause they couldn't understand how someone would be admitted without a pre-arranged visa. 😆

Will arrive in Thailand on April 30th. 😆 Last time I arrived by air, and overland, the TM6 forms were still used. What is the latest on providing accommodation information (Email, screenshot...) to the IO?

Yes, but nothing found. I uninstalled AnyDesk, however, and deleted as well as I could some Windows files and programs that uploaded automatically yesterday on my laptop. The strange 'delete and transfer' function still there as soon as I click on anything, but it's more manageable now.

Hello, for some reason, I cannot post in the 'Internet&Computer' forum... My laptop just got hacked today via AnyDesk, with many of my Yahoo emails being deleted online, and a number of shortcuts on my desktop deleted. I managed to stop some 'transfers' and permanent deletions. Windows popped up on my laptop asking me for 'authorization' of desktop access... Anyhow, I took a picture of the remote ID in these windows, and was wondering, whether there is a way to find the culprit with the number ID accessing my laptop. Also, deletions still going on, even though I uninstalled AnyDesk. What to do?

Anyone has a clue up to how many days/weeks/months a "border run" is, i.e. IOs not considering one to overstaying their welcome when returning? Say, if I stayed in Thailand for 8 months, then left for 2, would they roll out the red carpet again?

What the heck did they plan to do with these docs? Give them to Winnie the Pooh? ☺️

I wouldn't be surprised if they had the paper forms ready as a backup. 😆

Confusing as always... Fill out arrival card, then download. And then what?? Will they have all those data in their Immigration computers?