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Yeah 90-day report is probably a different queue letter, not D... Funnily enough, when checking the queue yesterday by chance I met another friend who was stuck. Every seat outside in the waiting area taken and, yes, one officer working. Might have been your lucky Friday 17th!

Just dropped a friend at Hua Hin immigration at Bluport, for visa extensions. Nice shiny office with lots of desks, but only one desk occupied. Long queue, with lots of people waiting for hours. Went there the next day again, just to have a look. Same same. A bit disrespectful, to say the least. Best is to come say 3 p.m., they close at 5, so they'll process the applicant before closing time.

Maybe hardly any naturalizations anymore, so interest is waning?

You are correct there, been traveling to a dozen countries recently and did not consider China. Do they even let in biz people and tourists without long quarantine? So you are spot on, I did not consider China, and am accused of a racist comment now? Beware dimwits. What comes around, goes around. Others might call it karma. Remember in January 2020, Hua Hin was sprawling with Chinese - and then the whole mayhem took its course. So are we to repeat the official Chinese propaganda in here that Covid was brought upon to the world by the West a.k.a. foreigners, as the elderly Thai accused a farang in the Skytrain? It's probably safe to say, but of course not proven, that the virus somehow originated in Wuhan. Even though strains were found months before in Italy and few other places, according to wastewater analyses. In regards to China I don't even mind to be called a racist. Look what they do to their own people and the planet, just to mention their complete disgregard for personal freedoms, wildlife, etc. I wish China could be a source of inspiration. It is not. As to Thais wearing masks before Covid: a few, but certainly not more than 5-10 percent. And then only when PM 2.5 count was very high. I am a firm believer in the self-healing properties of the body, and the immune system can and has to be challenged and trained. At this stage it is likely better for the whole population to face the (weaker) strains than trying to remain uninfected, at the cost of having a non-responsive immune system that's not trained. That doesn't mean I'm an antivaxxer. Recently got my second booster, all fine over here.

What a racist comment. First off, am a local. Second: Just been traveling many countries, you won't see anymore masks. So why should I adapt to the local herd mentality? When more people are dying from regular flu, but no one reports it and baseless fear is upheld?

Disagree with wearing face masks on BTS, there are not even announcements anymore in the trains reminding passengers to please wear them. If a local is paranoid and blames foreigners for Covid, well chances are high he has some Chinese ancestors, the race which might be at the heart of the disease. Not saying, just saying. Of course I wouldn't get intimidated by someone scolding at me for not wearing the mask. So this commentator Tim Newton seems to be more Catholic than the Pope by suggesting people not wearing the mask now are anti-Thai. Saw his Youtube roundup for the first time now, and it will be the last time.

Strangely enough he seemed to type something, obviously the flight number, into the system, but no writing above or below the entry stamp. It's just noteworthy that at the same airport you have different arrival procedures ????

Thanks for the feedback @BKKBike09. After an about 1,5 km walk from the gate I used the main Arrival 1, could indeed explain that I wasn't hallucinating handing over that passport to the official who wasn't able to speak a full sentence. The only word he muttered: "krueang." Of course, I said, I arrived by "krueang." He did not think it's funny. Now I know, he just wanted the flight no.

Came back inbound yesterday, Swampy, still manual processing... with huge queues prepared for non-Thai arrivals. A bit confused that @drjoy could enjoy e-gates?