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  1. StayinThailand2much
    Or pee into your soup... 😆
  2. StayinThailand2much
    'Pro' of sending back your dish cause it's not 'properly' cooked; they may actually do it. 'Con', they may spit into your dish (or worse)... 😆
  3. StayinThailand2much
    A slice of toast and a coffee. (No time for more.)
  4. StayinThailand2much
    The planned 300-baht fee is no airport tax, but a tourism tax due every time one crosses any border post, incl. shopping trips overland, say, to Vientiane. It will neither be used to improve airport, nor tourist facilities.
  5. StayinThailand2much
    Yeah, that's what every tourist dreams about. Being doused in dirty water, and most shops being closed... 😆
  6. StayinThailand2much
    Why do they never stop at Zebra Crossings? I quote, talking to a few Thais about this: "No zebras in Thailand..." What do you expect in a country, where every immigration official, bank clerk, etc., etc., makes up their own rules and/or ignores existing laws and regulations?
  7. StayinThailand2much
    So, they expect tourists to get drunk before boarding a flight, thanks to the fact that during their yearly holiday they were only allowed to drink water and soda?
  8. StayinThailand2much
    Has been going on at K-Bank for years.
  9. StayinThailand2much
    Partly outsourced, as so many things these days, to China... 😆
  10. StayinThailand2much
    And not to be confused with the Congolese-Brazzavillians... 😆
  11. StayinThailand2much
    Well, Kuala Lumpur is not Thailand. In Malaysia, I've never been asked 'why you come many times'.
  12. StayinThailand2much
    I think, there is a word for 'foreigner' in the Thai language...
  13. StayinThailand2much
    Yes, but not my loss. And again, it always depends on the syllable stress. One can easily hear, if Thais use the word as a slur, or not.
  14. StayinThailand2much
    Thais who use this word, except in a well-meaning tone, or unknowledgeable sense (both rare), I simply ignore. If they have a business, I vote with my feet. Similarly, ignorant foreigners that use the F-word, showing me that they have 'gone native', I usually ignore, or avoid as well.
  15. StayinThailand2much
    Spot on. IMHO, we won't get anything meaningful (e.g. hospital treatment) for it. It's just a money grab. But yes, I appreciate the planning assistance. Instead of most of the year for the next few years, I will plan only 2-3 months in Thailand, checking out Vietnam, the Philippines, etc. instead.
  16. StayinThailand2much
    What insurance?? I don't think, it will guarantee entry. And any 'insurance' one might get, will be useless. Okay, maybe they will insure accidental death with 10,000 baht... 😆
  17. StayinThailand2much
    That's what I meant. Not keen to pay 300 baht every time, so, personally, I will limit my trips to not more than 2 a year due to this extra bureaucratic (not so much financial) burden... Also, what happens if one is denied entry? Will there be a on-the-spot refund in cash by the IO? 😆
  18. StayinThailand2much
    I don't mind paying once, but imagine you travel to Thailand six times a year; that would be a cool 2,000 baht incl. bank fees...
  19. StayinThailand2much
    Most likely not a problem for people travelling to Thailand once a year for a short holiday. But will be tricky for tourists that like to visit other countries in the region as well, before returning once more to Thailand. Personally, I will probably get a visa for, say two months, extend it, and that's it till next year... Will just spend the other nine months somewhere else.
  20. StayinThailand2much
    I don't think that this will happen. IOs want to keep their power to ask you inane questions ("Why you come many times?", "When you go back your country?"...) - The automated gates will, IMHO, only be used at Departure.
  21. StayinThailand2much
    Agreed; Malaysia, Vietnam, and Cambodia are all much better value.
  22. StayinThailand2much
    Well, the CCP warned, not so long ago, about seafood from Japan.
  23. StayinThailand2much
    So, they cracked down on call center scams, and the Chinese didn't bother going to Thailand anymore... What does that tell you about Chinese tourists in Thailand? 😆
  24. StayinThailand2much
    Is this Google-translated? 😆 If the perpetrator is American, why did the mother file a complaint with the French Embassy?
  25. StayinThailand2much
    Wow, that's 49,090 baht for one person's holiday! 😲 Are people sleeping on the beach again, splurging on Mama noodles, or both?

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