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  1. StayinThailand2much
    Seems to become common at smaller shops. I was quoted (at another small shop, not 7-Eleven) a 'minimum of 300 baht'. Perhaps due to fees?
  2. StayinThailand2much
    Who does he think he is; Super Mario?
  3. StayinThailand2much
    I read somewhere that the banks planned to reduce new lending to their customers...
  4. StayinThailand2much
    "Soft Power" again? How 'amazing'! Perhaps TAT staff should broaden their linguistic capabilities. Seeing the same words in most TAT announcements for years and years is really boring.
  5. StayinThailand2much
    So, going to shops, where it is clearly more than 1 or 2%, one is considered to be 'out of Thailand' (to make such flawed numbers work)?
  6. StayinThailand2much
    'Rice prices skyrocket thanks to export ban'; yes, makes perfect sense! Do the traders charge local customers export prices now?
  7. StayinThailand2much
    I know Thais in Bangkok who wouldn't drive down to Pattaya cause they can't/won't afford the toll fees.
  8. StayinThailand2much
    "Sought-after" meaning what? Searches, accidental clicks on online promotional ads, or actual bookings?
  9. StayinThailand2much
    Look who's talking... Well, people and parties given a large percentage of votes in general elections, but cowardly giving up, and easily caving in with a "mai bpen rai" attitude, then happily stepping aside for others certainly doesn't help, does it?
  10. StayinThailand2much
    Yes, three of my Thai neighbours told me that they were each 15,500 baht (1.084 trillion : 70 million) richer now (or was it 15,500 baht more in debt?)... Well, big numbers!
  11. StayinThailand2much
    Maybe she told him she'd only be away for a couple days, but never came back.
  12. StayinThailand2much
    What would be the odds that she was hired by the TAT...
  13. StayinThailand2much
    LOL. Nothing about stealing. Just a stupid vendor who couldn't remember giving back money just a moment ago, so she gave it (first the customer's banknote, then change) back twice. Vendor at fault, unlike common scams in Thailand: charging an extra item which customer didn't buy (and not giving a receipt, 7-Eleven), or intentionally giving wrong change (Lotus's, banks...)
  14. StayinThailand2much
    Well, political insecurity, limited freedom, unliked jobs, chronically and above-head indebtedness (just to name a few)... - Funnily enough, a couple weeks ago, I went swimming, and a Thai bloke said to me: "I like how you're smiling." Took me aback at first, but then I thought, well, I'm doing okay, so being contented, I was smiling just because I felt good, and it had nothing to do with other people.
  15. StayinThailand2much
    Yes, smiles from Thai people were much more common 20 years ago, but have steadily decreased since then. Not just younger people smile much less, but older ones too.
  16. StayinThailand2much
    A smile in Thailand is more about social interaction and status, not necessarily about 'friendliness'.
  17. StayinThailand2much
    Problem is that Immigration will neither accept a balance spread over 17 bank accounts, nor keeping the sum in your home country.
  18. StayinThailand2much
    If they waived visa fees, but still not many came, they'd have to find other factors to blame.
  19. StayinThailand2much
    'July 31' was mentioned. But, personally, I was disappointed not seeing any pics of a reenactment, and finger-pointing. A nice styrofoam board showing details of the crime would have been nice too.
  20. StayinThailand2much
    Lots of Indian travellers already, but many 'ifs' to even get half the 2019 number of Chinese tourists. With many in China cash-strapped, perhaps Thailand could offer them all-paid-for zero-dollar-tours*.... (*Beware: sarcasm!)
  21. StayinThailand2much
    What's the latest dreamed-up total? "85%" of 39 million (2019) = 33.15 million? - So, where are the remaining 25.15 million supposed to come from? Still not many Chinese coming, so, perhaps half (12.6 million) from Oz, and the "rest" from Bhutan, Nepal, and the Maldives?
  22. StayinThailand2much
    So, if numbers are still (well) below those in 2019, was there 'overcrowding' back then, and, if yes, what have they done in the four years since then? Or did they expect the pandemic to go on forever?
  23. StayinThailand2much
    Same in Bangkok. Often "heavy rain" announced, but then, at best, we get 10 min. of drizzle rain...
  24. StayinThailand2much
    This 'mafioso' looks pretty strange in the pic, like wearing a mask, or, possibly, having half his face covered in whitening cream...
  25. StayinThailand2much
    Damn foreigners Not to mention that 'intimidating tourists' is a job description reserved for Thai taxi drivers, cops, etc.

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