Lacessit

1 hour ago, AussieBob18 said:

Just learned that if a Thai presents to Hospital for test and the result is negative they are charged 8k-10K Baht. Can anyone else confirm. If true and have no reason not to believe sources (BKK, CM and Issan) then now I know why so few new cases (besides being not counted as virus but as a chest infection). 

Same deal as workplace injuries. When the company I used to work for mandated reporting of workplace injuries in its Thai plant, nobody would fess up to them.

Wondering how long it would take to get sick of a diet of fresh fish and coconuts.

1 hour ago, Nyezhov said:

Must be all those pics of Katyn and the Holodomor we get shown.

Yeah, the Molly Maguires and Ford hunger marchers never did get to love capitalism.

Perhaps we Aussies are a bit more sensible, we let the socialists and capitalists have their turn, then toss them out when they get too full of themselves.

Given the Thai history of not wearing helmets on motorbikes and scooters, with a much higher death toll than coronavirus, permit me to doubt compulsory wearing of masks outdoors is going to get very far.

26 minutes ago, saengd said:

I just don't get the blame game or revenge at this stage of the proceedings and I don't think it's helpful, constructive or warranted. With hindsight China would have done things differently, with hindsight I wouldn't have married my first wife either!

With hindsight I'd be a billionaire, and would never have contemplated any relationship with a Western woman.

Americans won't buy socialism, it's too close to Communism, against which they are conditioned like any Pavlov dog.

1 hour ago, Arkady said:

In the government's Emergency Operations Department best case scenario 400,000 people will be infected. So with

200,000 tablets of Favipiravir they will get half a tab each.

 

 

Of those 400,000 infected people, probably only 10% will be serious enough to need the therapy. The rest will recover without it. Simple maths and logic, which seems to be in short supply.

IMO no-one will be prevented from leaving Thailand, just returning.

1 minute ago, Hank Gunn said:

 

Totally off topic but two other things I enjoyed. On the drive into CM from CR, going past the hot springs, we bought some outstanding avocados at the side of the road. Pretty close to as good as I used to get when I lived in N. Calif. (We get them here in Buriram but the local grown is not too good and the imports from NZ are limited to their seasonality.) I also discovered the local sausage, Sai oowa (?) served with garlic, peanuts and chilis. Wow, delicious. I'm a fan of the Isaan sausages, sai krauw but really liked those sai oowa. Some of those with a cold beer or two in the evening, with a nice dinner. Nice!

You're close. It's sai ua. There's a shop near the gold clock tower in Chiang Rai which specializes in it, Thais drive up from Bangkok to load up with 5 - 10 kilos. Keeps very well, no bacteria can live in it. I usually have it with salad, sweet chili sauce, and a beer.

9 minutes ago, Hank Gunn said:

 

I was up in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai for a short trip (5 days) in Jan. and really enjoyed it; mostly Chiang Rai but liked both. Stayed at a nice little hotel that was walking distance to that large, outdoor courtyard with the restaurant that had wooden tables/benches and outdoor stage with some musical entertainment. Great food and chill atmosphere. (Sorry, don't know the town well enough.)

 

Had the airport taxi dud give us a nice tour with another Thai/Farang couple from Buriram we were with, of some of the sites in the area. Started with the tea plantation which was great. The only downside was the air quality (which is also bad down here) and it hindered the views of the mountains that I'd been looking forward to. Hoping to get a motorcycle soon and would like to head up there again to enjoy the beautiful riding roads/scenery.

The Night Bazaar is closed with the coronavirus.

Chiang Rai is a much better launch point for the sights than Chiang Mai, which really has only 3 or 4 tourist attractions. If you come in low season, when the air is clearer, there's lots to see.

9 minutes ago, Sambotte said:

Yeah well you live in confinement then ? ????

Not really. I play golf, swim, go out for coffee ( very good ) and have massages. My GF visits from a village 25 km away. I enjoy pooting around on my scooter looking for new restaurants. A couple nearby have good and inexpensive food. The fruit and vegetable markets in Chiang Rai are ridiculously cheap. Three mangos for 12 baht.

I moved to Chiang Rai from Chiang Mai on March 1. Left a couple of friends back in CM, still stay in touch with them. Have no reason to regret the move, anywhere is what one makes of it. Having lived in Port Hedland during the first iron ore boom ( 1966 ) most places are luxury by comparison.