Farang Muang Phrae

21 hours ago, aqua4 said:

Wonder if he is still going to pay double for everything like an expat. In any event, he grew up in Thailand and I am sure he feels at home in the country as that is all he knows. Good luck to him. 

What does that mean, "pay double for everything like an expat"?

On 3/1/2020 at 11:53 PM, Monomial said:

The vast majority of people who obtain a second citizenship are not wealthy. They get a second citizenship through bonafide residency in foreign countries. The $2400 fee was instituted about 5 years ago because too many expats were renouncing and the government wanted to stop this trend. Before this, the fee to renounce was only around $300, and that was deemed insufficient to penalize citizens wanting to renounce.

 

The only reason I keep my US citizenship is because A) my mother has not died yet and I want to attend her funeral, and B) because the fee is prohibitively expensive. So I put up with the unreasonable burdens that US citizenship forces upon you. Once my mother is dead, I will probably find a way to come up with the money to renounce, although this really is a hefty amount for me in my present situation, and it angers me that I will be forced to give this to the US government rather than direct it to my children's education where it rightfully belongs.

 

I congratulate Udom for finally achieving what most of us wish we could. If anyone knows him, let him know that I would be happy to meet up with him and offer a toast in his honor.

 

Thank you for your kind words!  If you're ever in Phrae, please let me know. 

4 minutes ago, Is this real said:

His actions demonstrate that he never received a good education.  Would he have done this if he had?

Smarter people than me have done this.  

10 hours ago, Fex Bluse said:

You are NOT Thai.

Do you understand that?

I'm sorry but you're wrong.  I am Thai and along with millions and millions of other Thai people I am EXTREMELY proud to be Thai.  

6 hours ago, abrahamzvi said:

I think that Udom should be congratulated, not because he has chosen the Thai citizenship. That is his decision and if he feels his loyalty lies with Thailand, I think he is absolutely right in becoming a Thai and renouncing his US citizenship. I think he should be congratulated for drawing the attention to a phenomenon which has become most popular recently and that is carrying two or more passports of different countries. It seems to me that most people nowadays consider passports as a document that makes one's life easier travelling. The fact is, or should be that this is a tag of one's national identity and loyalty. This is the reason why I am against dual nationality. One reads nowadays of people buying a second or third nationality (passports), of people in the UK, who for many years, justifiably or not, decried the new democratic Germany now applying for German nationality in addition to the British one that they hold. There are other examples. I sincerely believe that national loyalty is not something that can or should be divided. If a person lives in a country other than his/her native one and feels that he/she belongs there, he/she should try to demonstrate his loyalty for his adopted national home by trying to get naturalized and at the same time demonstrate his loyalty to his new home by renouncing the loyalty to his old one, by renouncing its citizenship. There are, of course exception, such as a child of a mixed marriage. Even in such cases, I believe that at reaching legal maturity (18or21 years of age) they should make a choice.

Thank you for your kind words!

6 hours ago, Ebumbu said:

Now he can visit Cuba. 

I never thought of that but I guess you're right.  

On 2/28/2020 at 6:41 PM, Jane Dough said:

Udom tells me that he has enjoyed reading all the comments.

 

Rooster

Its true, I really do!

2 hours ago, lemonjelly said:

Can your kids still have the chance of US citizenship if you renounce yours?


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If a U.S. citizen hasn't spent enough time on U.S. soil he or she isn't able to to "transfer" their U.S. citizenship to their child.  However, the U.S. citizen grandparents can "transfer" their citizenship to their grandchildren.  At any rate my children are not affected by my decision.   

On 9/18/2018 at 8:30 AM, Thian said:

I liked that movie of him and his ants....

Ha ha ha, thanks!  

I want to thank everyone for the comments and thoughts, especially the ones wishing me the best.  All I want to say right now is that I my love, loyalty and patriotism for Thailand is genuine.  All I ask is for a chance to become a citizen of this great Kingdom.

20 hours ago, Arin Chokphisit said:

I have met with Udom some 13 years ago and can attest to the fact that he feels like a Thai, speaks and eats like a Thai and has never ever wanted anything else but to be a Thai. Where he lives near Phrae he went to Thai school, lived with Thais all his life and is in every regard (but his looks) a Thai. I wish him very best of luck in finally getting Thai citizenship. I moved here 35 years ago at the age of 25 and have received my Thai citizenship 11 years ago. He deserves (and needs) Thai citizenship more than I..

K. Arin!!!!!  Thank you for still remembering me.  I remember you showing me your Thai ID card.  I will never give up on my Thainess.  Please come visit again some time.  -udom

10 hours ago, Big Guns said:

If you have a Thai wife the salary requirement is 40,000 Baht per month. I have had Thai citizenship for 11 months now I applied via having a Thai wife route. Thai citizenship isn't impossible if you meet the requirements.

Congratulations, by the way!  I wish I had your good fortune.

3 hours ago, agudbuk said:

I hope the article does not end up giving him problems with his work permit.

No worries there, believe me.  

14 hours ago, siamcrut said:

Why would someone steal a tree ant nest? Is that eatable?
Funny vdo btw.

Ha ha ha, thanks for enjoying the video!!  It was all in fun and good laughs based on a common Thai joke on the matter.

5 hours ago, Berkshire said:

This guy is good.  I speak pretty decent Thai, but this guy is fluent.  Cool!

Thank you for your kind comment!

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

I hope he has a work permit for cutting down that banana tree....

Believe me, I'm prepared to handle that particular issue if it becomes one.