StayinThailand2much

No need for that in Thailand. Elections are swayed by Thais any which way the top 50 or so families want.

Yes, Thailand will 'close down' Facebook! LOL. Best they could do is block it in Thailand, but people will find ways around it, as they do in China...

I was referring to all those accidents recently involving higher-priced vehicles driven by Chinese, which were at least 3 in recent times... I don't know who was at fault, as I wasn't there.

Yes, and why all the accidents? Do the Chinese drive on the wrong side (like they do in NZ)?

A bit confusing; 55 per cent regret Brexit, another 7 per cent think it was bad, but 'never mind', but only 46 per cent say there should be a new referendum in the foreseeable future... Do the remaining 16 per cent (62 - 46) just want to 'carry on', no matter what?

On Asean Now I often get weird ads in French, even though I'm in Thailand, not French, and never ever browse French websites. And on YouTube, I, most of the time, get ads in Thai for products that have absolutely nothing to do with what I watch there, or with my browsing history, or my searches on Google. Strange is that, while almost all ads are in Thai, I also, occasionally, get ads to study Thai! - Obviously, I would never buy stocks in Google, as, despite all the tracking they do on me, they have absolutely no idea who I am... What a joke this company must be!

All already forgotten. Money is #1 again...

Years ago when I lived in London, I wondered why so many Chinese ate at McDonald's. Can't have been the lack of Chinese restaurants... Also, my girlfriend told me that her Thai friend once travelled with a big suitcase full of Mama noodles to study abroad - in Italy!

The reason someone would go for dental work in Thailand, is because it's supposedly 'cheap'. If one wants 'cheap', India, Bangladesh, or, perhaps, Turkey, might be other choices.

Kep tang...

Damn, there goes the chance of getting meaningful investment...

I will never get those 30 seconds (for reading such "news") back...

He's also the world's biggest eater of Som Tum, Phat Thai, and Thom Yum Goong...

You're not the only one. Money seems to be (I'm wording it carefully) the main reason for a Thai woman in a relationship with a foreigner. I met, what I thought was the love of my life, but the relationship had numerous up and downs. I realised too late that the woman I loved did not care much about me, but rather my money only. Fortunately, I didn't marry her. - In a Thai-foreigner relationship I would not expect feelings of love (anymore), but more like a companionship where one partner is just there for financial gain.

Thailand's version of Kinder Surprise?

Yes, because they want to help Thailand. And they probably build it for free...

Wonder, if they know at the TAT how to search on Google. Then they would know that the total population of Hong Kong (incl. toddlers and grannies) is less than 7.5 million... - How do they plan to lure 1 out of seven to Thailand? (They do have shrimps in Hong Kong, so offering free shrimp cocktails won't be enough...) What's next, '1 million tourists from both, Macau, and Bhutan'?

And yet, every other day we read that Thailand needs even stronger ties, and be more dependent on China in, basically, everything...

Someone once said: "Oftentimes a people deserves its governments." - In the case of Thailand this is probably true...

Yes, running a party (and, indirectly, government) is much easier from a hospital than from a prison. What's going on is so predictable...

Not to worry. Prosperity is just around the corner...

I don't care. I know that Thais only care about money. Many Thais cannot figure out whether I'm rich or poor. Even my ex-girlfriend never figured out how much money I had. People who treat me as an ATM won't enjoy my company for long.

A few years ago I flew with Thai Airways from Hong Kong (boarding in China) to Bangkok. I was asked for a return ticket, for which I had no need. I told them that I had half a million baht in different currencies on me, which satisfied them.

Maybe. I was stopped by IOs three times just before the pandemic, but the question of having 20,000 baht on me never came up. If they really want to refuse you, they won't even look at the money, even if you carried 20,000 dollars in a briefcase with you.

Reportedly, yes, it can be in a major currency. However, having travelled in and out of Thailand over the past 26 years, I have neither been asked about how much cash I carry on me, nor seen that anyone has. If, upon arrival, one IO thinks that you have been here 'too often, or too long', they won't care about the 20,000 baht anyway...