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  1. Caldera
    I haven't seen any evidence of "mass hysteria" here in Bangkok. Have you, or did you just dream that up?
  2. Caldera
    Hawala isn't secret at all.
  3. Caldera
    I would call that stupid.
  4. Caldera
    Not really. They usually get denied for "spending too much time" visa-exempt in Thailand. Quite some people have reported flying in and out frequently, without any issues as their overall time spent in Thailand is short.
  5. Caldera
    I'm here mostly for my amusement. I know that most posters cannot be taken seriously and I don't really have a problem with that, as long as they don't try to sell me anything.
  6. Caldera
    What an incredibly foolish act by someone of such a mature age.
  7. Caldera
    Maybe they realize that their waitstaff and cashiers fled as well and wouldn't even have been there to collect any payments.
  8. Caldera
    Luckily, Thailand isn't a Western country where people can abuse such an event to milk the system for benefits due to imaginary distress. Seriously, how bad could the mental toll be unless you were near that collapsed construction site? I stayed in a swaying high-rise and I think I'll survive without seeing a shrink.
  9. Caldera
    What are the chances that all of those hastily recruited "volunteer engineers" (the article mentions this term a whopping FOUR times) are adequately qualified and incorruptible?
  10. Caldera
    There's no way Trump, or anyone else, can make America great again. He's a great showman and hyperactive, but I don't think there will be any tangible benefit for the vast majority of Americans. Most of the disruption he causes works in China's favor in any case.
  11. Caldera
    There's no official rule, so it will be whatever that individual IO or supervisor says. If you stayed in Thailand for 8 months as a tourist, an airport IO might well consider 2 months out insufficient to be allowed in again.
  12. Caldera
    Nonsense. I use the TrueMoney app for PromptPay payments all the time. As I wrote, it can be used for both. Have a look at the payment categories you can get TrueMoney coins for on the screenshot below. "PromptPay Merchants" is one of them.
  13. Caldera
    Well just have a dig and produce some real evidence for all to see then. Till then...
  14. Caldera
    I'll use my passport country for country of residence and my place of birth for city of residence, at least that will be easy to remember for consistency. And what else could they expect? If you actually reside in Thailand but they don't have Thailand in the list ...
  15. Caldera
    I told you exactly what the difference is. My condo building's assembly area borders neighboring buildings. It would be relatively safe if there's a fire in our building. It wouldn't be safe at all if there's an earthquake, as those neighboring buildings are equally a threat. There are simply no safe open spaces anywhere near my condo building, and the same is true for many buildings in Central Bangkok I'd imagine.
  16. Caldera
    In fairness, in Central Bangkok it can be pretty difficult to get to a safe area away from ALL buildings. Because that's the main difference between your fire (drill) scenario and an earthquake - just staying away from YOUR building doesn't help.
  17. Caldera
    Yes, I had a look, but why would I fill it in? Not like there's any immediate need or benefit.
  18. Caldera
    You can top up TrueMoney with cash (Thai baht) at 7-11. There's no fee. So I think it's superior to Tagthai (what this topic is about), because Tagthai forces you to exchange foreign currency at Kasikorn Bank to top it up. If you prefer to use an exchange like SuperRich or ATM withdrawals, there's no way (yet?) to top up Tagthai with Thai baht.
  19. Caldera
    There's no login. It's still under development and due to start in May. So, no.
  20. Caldera
    Nonsense. Once it becomes a requirement, it's just like with any other requirement, you either comply or you'll miss your flight.
  21. Caldera
    I've never understood why people have asked me to show them a payment confirmation on MY phone screen anyway, it has never been a tamper-proof way to assure that a payment has in fact been made by me to them. There is obviously a perfectly safe way - to check THEIR own bank app for confirmation of receipt of funds.
  22. Caldera
    Look, when e-tickets replaced paper tickets, people came up with the same kind of argument. What about people who don't have email, etc. Did that stop the airlines from switching to e-tickets? No. Will saying that not everyone understands QR codes stop the TDAC rollout? No. Travelers will adapt.
  23. Caldera
    I agree, that's bound to happen.
  24. Caldera
    I cannot only imagine that, I did just that yesterday, evacuating from the 22nd floor. It really wasn't a problem, for me anyway, but let's say I wouldn't have enjoyed walking UP again.
  25. Caldera
    You're wrong about TrueMoney, because the TrueMoney app cannot only be used for TrueMoney payments, but ALSO for PromptPay QR code payments. I use it for both, and it works everywhere.

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