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hioctane

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  1. Yeah. No one is on the beach nor at a bar or "disco" with a mask on.
  2. Keep in mind that an antigen test is a minimum US requirement. You need to also confirm with your airline / transit country what their requirements are if any.
  3. Common sense when you have lots of guests over. Did they specify whether it was just lying on a table or hidden away?
  4. That makes more sense. The article made it sound like it was out in the open. “Too many” is a bit of an exaggeration. Of course there will be a few with fake IDs and using there sister’s ID (same as anywhere in the world), but bars check IDs. Too many overage girls is my opinion here!
  5. That makes more sense. The article made it sound like it was out in the open. “Too many” is a bit of an exaggeration. Of course there will be a few with fake IDs and using there sister’s ID (same as anywhere in the world), but bars check IDs. Too many overage girls is my opinion here!
  6. I don’t think you get the long running joke. The military does through Walking Street in Pattaya and declares there is no prostitution happening! So therefore the law is irrelevant.
  7. Many countries are already starting to. Thailand wouldn’t be the first.
  8. It is illegal. If you get caught, you will be deported. Yes, many of the digital nomads are working illegally. It is not a good idea to brag about it outside the digital nomad circle.
  9. People just seem oblivious to how the employment system works all over the world. It is pretty much the same all over. In the US, to work you need a H1B1 visa which is only given to those with sponsorships and in skilled positions. The other way is to become a permanent resident and then you can work anywhere you want. Sure there are many illegals working. However, if you get caught, you get deported. If you are working without a working permit, you get deported.
  10. I think it is better idea to have it deposited to your Canadian account and transfer as needed to save yourself on fees.
  11. They have to realize that in order for Covid to become endemic, everyone needs to get infected. The unvaccinated will need to avoid crowds. Lots of seft testing and self isolation needs to be encouraged. At home, about 80% of my friends, who were triple vaxxed, got omnicron and a majority recovered with minimal symptoms. When this happens, cases will peak and drop down drastically.
  12. If anything, this is the best time as any to let it peak before another worse variant comes out. However, the unvaccinated still needs to be very worried.
  13. The average cost is 300,000 baht even for the most severe cases. Over estimation in the beginning. Regardless, the difference in costs between $20,000 and $50,000 coverage is a couple of dollars. They are following other countries in easing restrictions.
  14. When I came in October, I had a test that just said "PCR." No one blinked twice when I showed them on departure, transit, nor Thai immigration. Looking back at the past half a dozen+ PCR tests I have taken... some private labs and some government labs, not one had "RT" in it.
  15. Regardless of how easy or hard it is to enter, many places are still closed. The average tourist would be disappointed anyway. Only the hardcore Thailand lovers are going in under these conditions.
  16. "Patients who are symptomatic or who have mild symptoms being treated in hospital or in home isolation and are without doctor’s certificate stating the need for treatment in such facilities will not be covered by the medical care or compensation scheme." This is common sense! I don't know if the wording is off but it sounds like it is saying that a doctor must consider it "medically necessary" in addition to testing positive. I don't know why people would want to but it sounds like there are overly paranoid people who want to be treated just because they are positive (even with no symptoms).
  17. On the spot fines just encourages police to pocket the money. High fines like that won’t be paid. A better option is double fines and a court appearance. Second offense is 3x plus appearance. Third offense is revoke your license for 6 months. All these apply for just being in the zebra by a meter.
  18. People can’t read. The limit was for OUT of the country. Not entering. It does make sense because masks are so cheap in Thailand. I might be tempted to bring a suitcase full back to the USA because they were so expensive.. especially at the peak of the pandemic.
  19. It will be some time (if ever) before most countries allow the unvaccinated in.
  20. Relax. 50 cases in 80 years in the whole world! You are a million times more likely to get salmonella from salad. There is always risk with raw food.
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