Caldera

Seven days? Gosh, I knew he's as delusional as they come, but this is really taking the cake.

Well done, OP. Looks like you've reassessed your feelings towards Thailand honestly, I wish you and yours all the best for your move and "life after Thailand".

29 minutes ago, elviajero said:

@Caldera is quite happy to describe them a criminal. Just not brave enough to name one.

I'm not sure what amuses me more, your inept attempts at baiting me or your lack of understanding how Thailand works after having spent a princely 23 years (t)here.

Reports on here don't allow any of us to make the call if a particular rejection was legal or illegal. I stick to that, you don't. Go ahead defending Thai immigration, if you must - I think their reputation is well deserved and speaks for itself.

I don't know, but people who choose to visit Thailand because they can save the 2000 baht VOA fee probably won't be willing or able to spend a lot while holidaying. Looks like a silly idea to go after that group in particular.

Things in the US get more ridiculous by the day. Yet another nothing burger.

I'd stay nearby the river. If you stay for 6-7 days, distance to the consulate is of secondary concern - you only need to go there twice, after all. Personally, I've always walked to the consulate, but it's a bit of a hike and the heat at this time of the year won't help.

Maybe you should consider traveling somewhere else while waiting for the appointment. You clearly don't like Vientiane, why stay there for a whole week when you could visit another place for 3-4 days?

Idiotic. There's no way to enjoy Songkran while sober.

18 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

i thought Germany had to give Poland back.

Poland, but not the Polish.

Outside my local district office in Bangkok, a poster with all the relevant figures (votes for each party, numbers of valid and invalid ballots as well as eligible voters) has been up since shortly after the election. Surely that's the case throughout Thailand, so someone who collects all the data would have had a good overview early on.

That the turnout seems to have jumped from about 65% to about 75% looks very suspicious. I'm curious what the explanation might be.

A potential problem is that such a co-op would predominantly attract people whose financial standing is questionable. A bit like with getting a loan from a bank - the less you need it, the more a bank is willing to extend credit to you.

At least he clarified what he means with "AI" - nothing more than fingerprint and iris scanners. Their imminent arrival has been announced for at least a decade.

I would like to get 34 baht per USD, that's a no-brainer. No idea if it will actually happen though.

At Chaeng Watthana they're more accommodating than elsewhere, but going there more than 14 days before your visa exempt entry expires is stretching it. If you have a good explanation (not sure what that might be - there are immigration offices all over Thailand that you could use), they might do it, but there's no guarantee.

Quite an immature mindset displayed by the OP despite his ripe age, I must say.

4 hours ago, jonclark said:

b) how will this requirement be enforced when entering Thailand? Are they going to deny plane loads of probably Chinese tourist entry as they are the largest and most frequent visitors to Thailand if they have no insurance.

They could install vending machines at the airports for those who screwed up. Or add the insurance premium to the VOA / tourist visa fee.

19 hours ago, otherstuff1957 said:

Easily enough to elect the next PM after you add 250 senators!

True, but what then? How will they get any legislation passed down the line?

12 minutes ago, pr9spk said:

Genuine tourists do not enter a country multiple times a year for months on end! When will people realise this?

That depends on your definition of tourism. I like the following from Wikipedia:

Tourism means people traveling for fun. It includes activities such as sightseeing and camping. People who travel for fun are called "tourist".