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I am wondering who wrote the OP, possibly a MAGA supporter who made it past primary school.

The TRD could wonder all they want, it would take years for me to convert my savings into Thai baht and there would be proof every step of the way. Meantime, my pension payments can accumulate in an Australian account away from prying eyes. I am risk averse too, my policy is to give ANY government department as little information as possible. Giving them data is like feeding piranhas.

I am not the poster you are arguing with over the issue of damage to fragile items. Having said that, I fail to see why my luggage choices should be dictated by the lack of consideration of others. There are also plenty of oversize hard shell cases with wheels being stowed in overhead lockers, which is a contradiction. Why does something supposed to be carried need wheels? Either you have not flown for a while, or you just don't want to see what is staring you in the face.

How many hard shell cases would fit in the frame at every gate? My answer is damn few.

IMO us bigger guys are discriminated against enough by having to shoehorn ourselves into seats designed to maximize airline profit, and minimize leg room. Although I do agree obese people should not be taking up the seat space of others. What's next, BMI and skinfold testing?

I tried a Krispy Kreme - once. It seemed to be an amalgam of fat, carbohydrate, and sugar. Duty Free nowadays appears to be an oxymoron, everything in there is too expensive. I don't drink, smoke, or use perfume, so I am a poor target.

I used to fly business class on the company dime, and when prices were reasonable pre-COVID. Even in business class, there were still people with outsize cabin luggage. Perhaps they did not want to wait at a carousel. Don't worry, the probability of me actually having to bare my bum is vanishingly small.

There is a frame at every gate for measuring luggage size. If the luggage does not fit that frame, send the person back to check-in to have the case put into hold luggage, and pay for it. I am happy to help midgets if, IMO, their stuff in the overhead locker is a reasonable size. Small people with luggage nearly as big as themselves can go screw.

I have taken screenshots of every asset in Australia as at 31/12/2023, as proof of savings. I don't have to declare anything on a tax return if I don't have a Thai tax number. Until an IO tells me I need one to get my extension, or someone posts to that effect, I see no reason to get one. Statements I am evading tax appear to be arguing in a circle.

If I am picking up hold luggage, I wait seated until nearly everyone has left the plane. I've never had the situation where my luggage beats me to the carousel. I am usually last aboard, or close to it. No plane can take off when there is hold luggage aboard, and no corresponding passenger.

I don't know how many Russians are fleeing. However, it does make sense to stay away from a situation where they could be scooped up, and sent to a meat grinder with inadequate equipment and training. I'd be doing the same.

How about the ones who cannot possibly give up a nanosecond of posting on social media, after being told repeatedly by cabin staff to shut down their phone/tablet/ laptop during takeoff and landing.

If you need to ask that question, perhaps you are not one of them.

Kerry Packer once famously said anyone who does not minimize their tax needs their head read. If I am bringing in AUD 5300 in savings to Thailand, please explain why that is income, and taxable. Also please explain how the Thai tax authorities can differentiate between income and savings in an Australian bank account.

I am not aware of business class being available on domestic flights within Thailand. Normal people prefer to spend their money on things less ephemeral than business class big-noting.

Very happy to be back here, I left Melbourne when it was 13 C, not counting windchill. Hoping to survive a plague carrier seated next to me, who coughed continuously from Melbourne to Singapore. The Singapore - Bangkok leg had a howling infant a few seats away. The joys of air travel.

I recently brought $5300 in cash { AUD } from Australia to Thailand, to be converted into baht when needed. It got me to thinking there is a way around the new personal tax regulations in Thailand, not that they are set in stone as yet. I have an Australian bank account, in which my age pension accumulates. I transfer by WISE every 4 - 6 months for living expenses. Those transfers may be taxed as they occur by Thai banks in the future, being classed as income. What if I had a trusted relative or friend who could send me cash by registered post instead, and I converted said cash to baht here? As I have said before, when governments make up stupid rules, people look for ways to circumvent them.

I guess everyone has seen people of all nationalities who are too cheap to purchase hold luggage, and instead have rigid suitcases which can barely fit into overhead lockers. If they all meet airline specifications for carry-on luggage, I will bare my bum in Times Square. Or the ones who have the carry-on, then add a couple of large Krispy Kreme boxes. Eat s##t and die. It's obvious the airlines do nothing to discourage the practice, even with items which are manifestly way over volume and weight restrictions. I am wondering when someone is going to be turned into a paraplegic by being hit with an oversize, overweight item tumbling onto their head from an overhead locker. And what excuses the airline will have. It also slows down the boarding and disembarkation processes, when most five foot Asians can't even reach the lip of the lockers. Being six foot, I used to help. Now I think, stew in your own juice.

This is only the first bar in the cage being erected around Trump by the prosecutors. If it was illegal to have affairs or employ hookers, there would be a lot more people in jail. The real meat is in where the hush money came from.

I have just transitioned from 13 C in Melbourne to 38 C in Chiang Rai, my aircon is set on 27 C. I am quite comfortable, thank you. The lass in the bikini is too young and too meaty for my taste. My nose, penis etc. are entirely my own business.

So do I.

You don't know what Schwab has invested your money in?

It will be a giant step backward if Trump gets in. Did you buy any stock in DJT?

Non-Americans are quite bewildered by the bi-polar characteristics of the USA and its citizens. There are some things America is superbly competent at. In others, we can only gaze in wonder at abject stupidity.